Hilarie Burton Didn’t Work With Hallmark After They Refused Her Diversity Requests

December 16, 2019 / Posted by: Kristian

Peyton Sawyer is a lesbian iconne who has been fighting for gayelle rights since the early 2000s. So of course the woman who played her, Hilarie Burton Morgan, piled onto Hallmark for their decision to stop airing a lesbian commercial after pressure from a conservative group (they later reversed that decision after getting shit left and right). She let us know that she and Hallmark parted ways because she was very specific about including ethnicities and gays in a movie and they were very much interested in not doing those things.

Entertainment Tonight says that Hilarie Burton is calling out Hallmark, and her husband, Zaddy Jeffrey Dean Morgan tagged in as well. Hilarie revealed on Twitter that she was cast in a Hallmark movie, and made specific requests (like the inclusion of an LGBTQ character and an interracial couple) for the movie. Hilarie also shouted out Hallmark’s competition Lifetime for loving the gays and people of color:

Requests were honored, I was told “take it or leave it”.
I left it. And the paycheck. Shitty being penalized for standing up for inclusivity. I really wanted that job. It was close to my house. It paid really well. It was about the military, which you all know I hold dear. But?

— Hilarie Burton Morgan (@HilarieBurton) December 15, 2019

Key point here: I have a wonderful husband @JDMorgan who works his ass off so I have the luxury to choose morals over paying bills. Not everyone has that! Nor should we be forced to be dependent. If I had to cover our mortgage and was told “take it or leave it”, I’d be fucked.

— Hilarie Burton Morgan (@HilarieBurton) December 15, 2019

Jeffrey hopped onto the thread to pile on because the couple that roasts on socials together stays together… and also maybe weird sexual Christmas role-play has a part in it?

One, I do love you in an elf costume. Two, and most importantly… @Hallmark and @hallmarkchannel ?? Gross. No other words needed. #loveislove

— Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@JDMorgan) December 15, 2019

Hil replied:

I love you, Santa. Xxx

— Hilarie Burton Morgan (@HilarieBurton) December 15, 2019

Okay, people are out here worried about the gays tainting society, but the straights are having Christmas Kink sex-talk in front of my Godly-eyes??! Why is an elf with Santa? He’s cheating on Mrs. Clause with an elf!?! The heterosexuals are sinful!

Pic: Wenn.com

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