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“People kept saying that I [came out]... I didn’t do that,” Dawson said. “I mean, it’s not inaccurate, but I never did come out. I mean, I guess I am now. … I’ve never had a relationship in that space, so it’s never felt like an authentic calling to me.”

That exact comment spawned headlines like "Rosario Dawson officially comes out as part of the LGBTQ community" (New York Post) and "Rosario Dawson Confirms She’s Bisexual" (CBS), yet Dawson's reps clarified to the Daily Beast that she was coming out as an ally, not as a member of the community.