Sparks has made a strong statement of support of the LGBTQ+ community today. Lena Hall To Star In Broadway-Aimed Roy Orbison Jukebox Musical From '& Juliet' Writer & Director The Daily Beast article quotes and reprints messages written by Sparks that suggest the author was opposed to the inclusion of sexual orientation in the school’s non-discrimination policies. The fired Benjamin is suing Sparks and the Epiphany board over his dismissal, and claims, among other things, that Sparks made homophobic remarks. Included in the Daily Beast article – which detailed a lawsuit that pits Sparks and the faith-based Epiphany School of Global Studies (which he co-founded) against former headmaster Saul Benjamin. The pointed assertion of artistic independence came just several hours after Sparks released a lengthy statement (read it below) in which he took issue with last week’s Daily Beast article that portrayed the hugely successful romance writer as homophobic and racist. The producers and creative team behind Broadway’s upcoming musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook say they are “encouraged” by the author’s “strong statement of support of the LGBTQ+ community today,” and note in a statement of their own that they have “complete freedom to create a very new piece of art from the source material of the book” that “that reflects our core values of diversity and inclusion.”
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