Jodie Sweetin is not happy her movie will air on Great American Family network
While Candace Cameron Bure continually reveals herself to be a mean, homophobic bigot, her Fuller House costar Jodie Sweetin shows up as an ally for everyone whom Candace hates. Which is why Jodie was not happy when she learned her new movie, Craft Me a Romance, had been sold to Cameron’s Great American Family network. Remember, the network that was created because Hallmark had become a hotbed of homo-eroticism? On Friday Entertainment Weekly reported on Jodie’s reaction to the news of the film sale:
Oh my lanta. Jodie Sweetin is none too pleased that one of her upcoming films has been sold to Candace Cameron Bure’s Great American Family.
In a statement issued to PEOPLE, Sweetin said she was surprised to learn that her film Craft Me a Romance had been sold to the network, which counts her former Full House costar as chief creative officer, without her knowledge.
“Sometimes, we, as actors, don’t have control over which network buys the projects we are in, nor are we a part of the process in which they get sold,” she said. “So I was very surprised to learn by reading about it in the press yesterday that the independent film I worked on over a year ago was sold to Great American Family.”
Sweetin, 41, continued, “I am disappointed, but in keeping with my mission of supporting the LGBTQ+ family, any potential or future money made from this sale will be donated to LGBTQ+ organizations.”
The film, which also stars Brent Bailey, Maxwell Caulfield, and Julie Brown, is part of the network’s autumn slate and will premiere Sept. 16. It stars Sweetin as the owner of a quaint arts and crafts store who finds herself faced with an ultimatum when the owner of a competing store (Bailey) tells her she must either sell her store or be forced out of business.
Great American Family didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
Yeah, I would be gutted too if I learned that my work would be making money for GAF. That being said, I’m a little confused when Jodie says “any potential or future money made from this sale will be donated to LGBTQ+ organizations.” What money is she referring to, specifically? Is it her salary? It’s just weird to say “money from this sale” when she’s not a producer on the film. Aside from that, I have no doubt Jodie will find a positive, proactive way to pivot this development into something good for the LGBTQ+ community. Maybe then we’ll be able to move on from bemoaning the sale of the film to GAF, to bemoaning the film’s title. Seriously, how did “Craft Me a Romance” go through multiple meetings and get approved?!?!
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