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This is presumably a reference to Perkins' status as a closeted gay man, something Hitchcock likely knew, and not because Perkins had homicidal tendencies.
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Wil, a closeted Chinese-American lesbian, is at the apartment of Vivian, a childhood friend with whom she’s recently reunited in adulthood.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The pilot episode kicks off with a closeted member of the Washberg family, Dale (Tim Blake Nelson), appearing to commit suicide after Lee’s latest exposé (excuse me, long-form magazine article).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Chris Carmack costarred on Nashville as Will Lexington, a closeted country star coming to terms with his sexuality.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Wil, a closeted Chinese-American lesbian, is at the apartment of Vivian, a childhood friend with whom she’s recently reunited in adulthood.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The pilot episode kicks off with a closeted member of the Washberg family, Dale (Tim Blake Nelson), appearing to commit suicide after Lee’s latest exposé (excuse me, long-form magazine article).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Chris Carmack costarred on Nashville as Will Lexington, a closeted country star coming to terms with his sexuality.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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