Nick Offerman slams 'homophobic hate' towards The Last of Us role at Independent Spirits Awards

The actor won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for his portrayal of survivalist Bill in the post-apocalyptic drama, and he addressed the "homophobic" response to his episode Long, Long Time. "Thank you so much, Film Independent. I'm astonished to be in this category, which is bananas," he began. "Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent. Stories with guts that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, 'Why did you have to make it a gay story?'...