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dawson’s creek star kerr smith Talked openly about the challenges he faced while playing Jack McPhee. The actor revealed that it was “very difficult” to discuss certain experiences while portraying a gay character.
Kerr Smith recalls homophobic vandalism during Dawson’s Creek
In his new book, I Don’t Wanna Wait: My Life on Dawson’s Creek, Smith reflects on the difficult moments he faced while shooting the show. He remembered having lunch at the studio in Wilmington, North Carolina, when he heard Baptist protesters outside the gate. Smith said he never received threats, but “he was mostly dealing with dark people at the time.”
in conversation with PeopleThe Final Destination star recalled the incidents he faced while portraying a gay character. He admitted that writing about him was “very difficult”.
He said, “I never talked about the incidents that happened to me over the years that were related to playing a character like Jack, but I decided to put them (in the book).”
Smith recalled another incident from 2001 when he was filming The Forsaken in Yuma, Arizona. He said, “I came out of a casino. I was playing some Hold’em on my day off and my car was completely painted with anything you could imagine in reference to homosexuality.” The actor was driving a black Ford Focus at the time, which was covered in graffiti.
He said, “It was crazy. I had to have the Transpo guys come out and clean it up. And they were pretty good at doing that. But it’s things that I had to deal with at the time that were really, really hard.”
In her new book, Smith also recalls feeling isolated despite the support from the cast and crew, including the late actor James Van Der BeekWhile filming Dawson’s Creek.
Her book, I Don’t Wanna Wait: My Life on Dawson’s Creek, is a memoir that shares stories, interviews, and experiences behind the scenes of the drama series.