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Festivals October 03, 2026 08:03 PM

The Gay King of Christmas, Jonathan Bennett, is revealing how his MAGA haters motivate him.Bennett, 45, first broke through as Aaron Samuels in the 2004 comedy Mean Girls, and has now become a Hallmark icon, racking up a slate of firsts for the channel. His 2020 movie The Christmas House featured Hallmark's first same-sex kiss, and 2022's The Holiday Sitter was Hallmark's first LGBTQ-led holiday movie. His films have drawn a lot of blowback from MAGA viewers, especially since Trump, 80, took office for the second time. But Bennett won't let pushback stop him.

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