Somerhalder Hits Back At 'Anti-Gay' Slur

LOST star [Ian Somerhalder](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/ian-somerhalder) is furious he was slammed as homophobic when he decided his famous gay kiss in [The Rules Of Attraction](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/the-rules-of-attraction) would be his last.

The 26-year-old hunk nearly lost a lot of friends as a result of the public reaction to his remark, although he insists his words had been spectacularly misconstrued.

He says, "It's not me who can't handle it, it's the audience.

"[Seann William Scott](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/seann-william-scott) didn't get all of the backlash that I received when he did just the same in [American Pie](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/american-pie) (2).

"It was completely unjustified - fans and outraged men saying that I was making anti-gay remarks.

"I wasn't and those very close to me who are gay were visibly upset.

"I'd never make a disrespectful remark about anyone, especially in public, about one's sexual preference."