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" Bryan Batt has claimed that it is difficult for actors to be openly gay. The former Mad Men star, who has been dating his partner Tom Cianfici for 21 years, explained that he understands why some stars choose to hide their sexuality. &amp;quot;If you are openly gay, the masses can be asses and sometimes can&amp;#039;t get past the fact that that&amp;#039;s how someone lives their private life,&amp;quot; Batt told The Huffington Post. &amp;quot;Some actors have to make a choice. If they have the opportunity to become these huge megastars, making millions and millions of dollars and have to live a lie, that&amp;#039;s a choice they have to make. Not that I would ever be a big star, but I just had to live my life the way I saw fit.&amp;quot; However, Batt praised How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris, who came out in 2006. &amp;quot;God love Neil Patrick Harris,&amp;quot; Batt said. &amp;quot;How good is that? People grew up with him, they go, &amp;#039;Oh it&amp;#039;s him, it&amp;#039;s that little boy, and he just happens to be gay. How great for him!&amp;#039; The more of those kind of examples that happen, the better it&amp;#039;s going to be.&amp;quot; Batt recently landed a role in Ugly Betty. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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