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Anne Hathaway renounced Catholicism when her brother came out
Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway has revealed that she and her entire family renounced their Catholicism when her brother told them he was gay.
The Oscar nominee, who plays the White Queen to Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's forthcoming Alice in Wonderland, told the US edition of GQ magazine that brother Michael's news caused her New Jersey family to question their faith because of its position on gay issues.
"The whole family converted to Episcopalianism after my elder brother came out," she said. "Why should I support an organization that has a limited view of my beloved brother?"
A vocal champion of gay rights since her performance in Brokeback Mountain, Hathaway said she was currently unsure about the Episcopal church as well: "So I'm nothing...[no denomination]. F**k it, I'm forming. I'm a work in progress."
