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Catholic Actor Reveals Why He Was Booted From Show By ABC. The Reason Why Is Deplorable
greatamericanpolitics.com ^ | January 8, 2019 | By Michael Stanley

Posted on 01/09/2019 10:41:35 AM PST by Red Badger

Actor Neal McDonough recently revealed the shocking reason he was fired by ABC from their hit 2010 television series, “Scoundrels.”

He refused to do sex scenes with co-star Virginia Madsen. Apparently being a “one woman guy” isn’t a hip thing in Hollywood.

“I was [surprised], and it was a horrible situation for me,” the actor recently told Closer Weekly. “After that, I couldn’t get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious. I put God and family first, and me second. That’s what I live by. It was hard for a few years.”

Deadline.com previously reported McDonough, now 52, was suddenly replaced with David James Elliott three days into the filming of the series and was poised to lose “as much as $1 million in paydays.” The New York Daily News added the network’s decision to replace McDonough was a shocker because he is known for refusing sex scenes due to his religious beliefs.

At the time, ABC explained the move was simply a casting change.

McDonough has been married to model Ruvé Robertson since 2003 and the couple shares five children. McDonough told the magazine that he’s so dedicated to his wife that he still refuses to do love scenes with other actresses.

“I won’t kiss any other woman because these lips are meant for one woman,” he declared.

McDonough told Closer Weekly he had no regrets ditching love scenes with his on-screen wife Nicollette Sheridan in “Desperate Housewives.” McDonough appeared in that series from 2008 until 2009.

“When [creator] Marc Cherry signed me, I said, ‘I’m sure you know, but I won’t kiss anybody,’” recalled McDonough. “He was like, ‘But this is ‘Desperate Housewives!’ I said, ‘I know.’ He paused for about five seconds and said, ‘All right, I’m just going to have to write better.’ And we had a great time.”

This McDonough guy is a class act, isn’t he? Wow. To hear someone talk so highly of their wife and their family relationship who works in Hollywood is absolutely refreshing.

The entertainment industry has garnered a reputation for being a cesspool of liberal thought and belief, where being a person of faith or espousing conservative views could land you in hot water. The fact that there is an increasing presence of Christians in Hollywood, working in mainstream entertainment, is very encouraging.

Here’s to many more happy, faithful years of marriage for McDonough and his bride.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Religion; Society; TV/Movies
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1 posted on 01/09/2019 10:41:35 AM PST by Red Badger
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He’s lucky. It is more likely he will be told to do a sex scene with another man, these days...


2 posted on 01/09/2019 10:44:31 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: Red Badger

Don’t they do kissing scenes without actually kissing?


3 posted on 01/09/2019 10:44:40 AM PST by DLfromthedesert
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To: Red Badger

Available to kiss in.


4 posted on 01/09/2019 10:45:37 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Red Badger
p28
5 posted on 01/09/2019 10:46:11 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Red Badger

Good for you, Mr. McDonough.

Don’t let them push you around. You’re in a snake pit, as you know.


6 posted on 01/09/2019 10:46:23 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger
‘All right, I’m just going to have to write better.’

Well, that's a new concept.

7 posted on 01/09/2019 10:47:14 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Red Badger
Neal's a fine actor. He won't lack for good roles.

Just watched him this morning this morning in the new "Project Blue Book" on the History Channel (I watched it on Amazon Prime). Looks good BTW.

8 posted on 01/09/2019 10:47:49 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Red Badger

I’m confused. Do sex scenes on ABC mean they have to ACTUALLY have sex?

If not isn’t it just acting?


9 posted on 01/09/2019 10:48:00 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Red Badger

He was great in “Band of Brothers”.


10 posted on 01/09/2019 10:48:35 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

No, but they usually require the actors to be nude..................


11 posted on 01/09/2019 10:48:35 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Snickering Hound

?


12 posted on 01/09/2019 10:50:19 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: SaveFerris

Ah, O.K. “Red 2”, “Minority Report” and “Star Trek: First Contact”.

Knew he was familiar. Haven’t seen most of what he’s done but I’ve seen those. “Red 2” is awesome. A lot of fun.


13 posted on 01/09/2019 10:50:49 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: RoosterRedux

Interesting program


14 posted on 01/09/2019 10:51:02 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Red Badger

ahh....gotcha

A lot of actresses refuse to do nude scenes.
Perhaps this guy can file a sex discrimination lawsuit.


15 posted on 01/09/2019 10:51:46 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Snickering Hound
Virginia Madsen is more like this today:


16 posted on 01/09/2019 10:52:24 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Remember, Satan’s minions have no need for Christians standing strong.


17 posted on 01/09/2019 10:57:24 AM PST by bioqubit (bioqubit: Educated Men Make Terrible Slaves - Aristotle)
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To: Red Badger

The entertainment industry has garnered a reputation for being a cesspool of liberal thought and belief, ..

==

garnered a reputation? more like trumpeted it.


18 posted on 01/09/2019 10:59:21 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Red Badger

Which is funny, because he played a homosexual criminal predator on the FX series “Justified”.


19 posted on 01/09/2019 10:59:31 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: SaveFerris
Knew he was familiar. Haven’t seen most of what he’s done but I’ve seen those.

He was a bright spot in "Green Arrow."

20 posted on 01/09/2019 11:00:25 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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