Winona Ryder Says She Was Beaten Up Because People Thought She Was A Gay Boy In High School

Winona Ryder is teaming up with Jason Statham and James Franco for the action-thriller Homefront, and ahead of the release of that movie, she’s been talking to V Magazine about the role and the fact she once had to change schools for being gay bashed.

The magazine quotes her as saying, ‘”The lore! That did happen,” she confirmed, explaining how she dropped out of Kenilworth Junior High School after being gay-bashed by a group of bullies who mistook her for a boy. “I was obsessed with Bugsy Malone and had cut my hair short. I remember the halls were empty and these kids started shouting ‘faggot.’ “‘

It just shows how dumb teenagers and homophobes can be, when they beat up a girl, just in case she’s a gay boy.

Ryder also talks about how she was once fired from a job because of her role in the now classic Heathers. She says, “I was fired once from a movie because I did Heathers! I was cast in a movie and the director saw an advance screening and was offended by it and fired me. It wasn’t until years later that [the film] became more appreciated.”