Nathan Lane recalled how 'saint' Robin Williams 'protected' him from being outed on Oprah

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Nathan Lane recalled how 'saint' Robin Williams 'protected' him from having to come out on 'Oprah': 'I just wasn't ready to do that.' https://t.co/ejTV6i2jxR
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 27, 2023
Nathan Lane shared a story about Robin Williams during the promotion for 'The Birdcage' and how he helped deflect questions about his sexuality on

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[colorfilm]

man the day he died, is probably the first death i saw reported in real time on twitter. i didn't wanna believe it.

[my_moloko]

Same. I remember thinking it couldn't be real.

[genbu_no_miko24]

I heard about it cause The Weeknd posted a picture from Jumanji.

[ty]

I just started screaming and screaming and I have not stopped

[beaucadeau]

i saw the news, called my mother, and burst into tears. i'm still not over it

[espressotorte]

It's still a death that doesn't register for me

[baglady25]

I was cooking dinner so I wasn’t on Twitter but my best friend texted me and I lost it

[josiefier]

It took two things for it to really hit me and have that, "it's real" moment and start crying. One was The Academy posting the Aladdin image of, "Genie, you're free" and shockingly the second was when Jimmy Fallon got on his desk, doing his best Dead Poet's Society

[sweet_ali]

I didn’t know Fallon did that. I just watched. Not a Fallon fan, but love that.

[josiefier]

I think that's how we all felt when we watched it

[gillenvillain]

First celeb that I was genuinely shocked and cried over. He felt like he was my fav uncle or something like that. Such a sweet and loving soul. I don't think anyone had a clue how sad he was.

I miss him still.

[loonyluna26]

I was so devastated I was like hysterical and I still remember how bewildered my dad was that I was crying so hard over a celeb. I've never been that way before over an actor. I had just met him too :( he was so nice

[anagramofbrat]

Yeah still not over it honestly.