Louie Anderson’s gayness! Faye Dunaway’s horror! And other sizzle!
Tom Rhodes alleged that in 1986, Louie had lured the then-19-year-old Rhodes to his apartment with compliments and sexually ambushed him.Louie didn’t exactly go back to his ex-wife after that.
In fact, in 1997, a man threatened to go public with the story that Louie had come on to him at a casino. The guy demanded money to keep quiet, so Louie paid him off because he reportedly wanted to stay closeted at this point since he was starring in “family” projects.
But when the guy kept upping his price, Louie turned him over to authorities and he ended up in jail. Alas, Louie remained tight-lipped on the record about his sexuality for the rest of his life.None of this is cause for any kind of Pride parade, that’s for sure.
Is there any positivity to be found in this particular episode of Fagg*ty Feud? Well, comedy writer/performer Bruce Vilanch revealed on Facebook that about 30 years ago, he and Louie were involved in some kind of televised beauty pageant in Japan.
