Glee star Diana Agron breaks silence on GQ photoshoot controversy
Glee star Dianna Agron broke her silence over the controversy generated by her and fellow Glee actors Leah Michele and Cory Monteith photo shoot for GQ, saying it was never their intention to make readers "uncomfortable." In a post on her blog, Agron apologized to "eight-year old" who reads GQ. However, Diana Agron did not shy away from asking, "how on earth did it get there?"
"In the land of Madonna, Britney, Miley, Gossip Girl, other public figures and shows that have pushed the envelope and challenged the levels of comfort in their viewers and fans...we are not the first. Now, in perpetuating the type of images that evoke these kind of emotions, I am sorry. If you are hurt or these photos make you uncomfortable, it was never our intention. And if your eight-year-old has a copy of our GQ cover in hand, again I am sorry. But I would have to ask, how on earth did it get there?," wrote Agron.
Agron was reacting to a statement from the Hollywood watchdog Parents Television Council (PTC) where it denounced the makers of the TV show Glee for a hyper-sexualized GQ photo shoot for its November issue.
Glee's Monteith, Michele and Agron posed in a provocative cover for the November issue of GQ. The Glee stars were photographed in their High School get up as in Glee's McKingley High but with a sexier and edgier twist. (See full report here: Glee stars Monteith, Michele and Agron naughty cover shoot for GQ's Novermber issues slammed.)
Dianna Argon further wrote that: "I understand that in today's world of advanced technology, the internet, our kids can be subject to very adult material at the click of a button. But there are parental locks, and ways to get around this."
The Glee cast member also came into the defense of the popular musical show, which PTC said "seems only masquerading as a family show and is far from appropriate for young viewers."
"Glee is a show that represents the underdogs, which is a feeling I have embraced much of my own life, and to those viewers, the photos in GQ don't give them that same feeling. I understand completely."
In the accompanying article for the GQ photographs, Glee creator Ryan Murphy said Glee is not a family show, but his own version of the family show, although the Glee cast and crew try to be responsible as youngsters are also watching.
However, Diana Agron conceded that her GQ photo shoot with her Glee co-stars Leah Michele and Monteith are not photos that she is going to frame and put on her desk.
"But hey, nor are any of the photos I take for magazines."