Actress Candace Cameron Bure denied allegations she wanted the first queer character on āFuller Houseā removed from the show.
In a statement to People, Bure, 47, addressed the claims made by actor Miss Benny, 24, who identifies as a transgender woman.
āI never asked Miss Bennyās character to be removed from āFuller Houseā and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show,ā Bure, who played DJ Tanner on the Netflix showās revival of āFull House,ā said.
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She added, āāFuller Houseā has always welcomed a wide range of characters. I thought Miss Benny did a great job as āCaseyā on the show.ā
Bure also shared she and Miss Benny ādidnāt share any scenes together, so we didnāt get a chance to talk much while filming on set.ā
āI wish Miss Benny only the best,ā she concluded.
This came after Miss Benny made a TikTok video on Thursday recalling the alleged incident to his followers.
He revealed āone of the Tanner sistersā was āvery publicly not for the girls.ā
āI remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person allegedly was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show,ā he continued.
Furthermore, Miss Benny said he was also somewhat āwarned and preparedā that the actressās fan base āmight be encouragedā to ātargetā him.
In the video, he did not name names but did hashtag Bureās name in the caption.
Bure is no stranger to controversy. In 2022, she responded to backlash she received for telling The Wall Street Journal in an interview she moved from the Hallmark Channel to Great American Family (GAC Family) because she thinks āthat Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core,ā excluding same-sex couples in its movies.
āAll of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people. It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone,ā she wrote on her Instagram page.
