The discourse surrounding LeFou’s sexuality can be traced to director Bill Condon, who suggested in a 2017 interview that the character had more-than-platonic feelings for the film’s lead antagonist, ...

However, the Disney live-action remake received controversy when Gaston’s sidekick, LeFou, became part of Disney history’s LGBTQIA+ representation for having the “first gay moment.” ...

The chat was 'about the specific nature of LeFou's devotion to Gaston,' Gad said, adding that 'in the course of our discussions, we tried to distinguish whether or not LeFou loved Gaston or was in ...

Luke Evans played Gaston while Gad played Gaston’s sidekick and friend, LeFou. Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else ...

Condon said: “LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston. He’s confused about what he wants,” he told Attitude magazine at the time.

D Dipasupil/FilmMagic via Getty Images Josh Gad is opening up about the public response to his portrayal of LeFou in the live ...

However, the real controversy came when director Bill Condon said in his 2017 interview with Attitude that LeFou is a character who doesn’t know whether he simply idolizes Gaston or is in love ...