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The Oscar winner tackles the fabled life of the "Wizard of Oz" star in "Judy," due out in September.
A fabled link to the Stonewall riots has helped the star’s legacy resonate.
The film is set in 1968 -- the year before Garland's untimely death.
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He also said his "Love Actually" co-star, Emma Thompson, is "not remotely sane."
But the director says that's not what it means.
Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey charm their way through the franchise's third installment.
“Somehow people were using that as a way to be cruel and calling someone gay as a pejorative."
She also recalled the time her gay pal was mistaken for a boyfriend.
"Why do we value beauty over contribution?"