Full House star Candace Cameron Bure called a ‘bigot’ over marriage comments

Candace Cameron Bure has been slammed by another Hollywood actress after the Full House star gave a controversial interview about marriage.

Candace Cameron Bure has been called out by Hilarie Burton. Picture: Crown Media/ David Owen Strongman

Hilarie Burton called Candace Cameron Bure a “bigot” over her comments about representing “traditional marriages” onscreen.

Burton responded to a Wall Street Journal interview in which Cameron Bure mentioned the Great American Family network does not feature same-sex couples at the forefront of its projects, accusing the former Full House star of “openly admitting [her] bigotry”.

Burton, 40, tweeted on Monday, “I don’t remember Jesus liking hypocrites like Candy. But sure. Make your money, honey.

“You ride that prejudice wave all the way to the bank,” Burton continued.

Burton also spoke out against the network’s CEO, Bill Abbott, who told the Journal that he was “aware of the trends”.

Burton clarified that “being LGBTQ+ isn’t a ‘trend” adding, “That guy and his network are disgusting. You too Candy. There is nothing untraditional about same-sex couples”.

Burton claimed to have “called this s**t out years ago” when Abbott was employed by the Hallmark Channel.

“I’m glad they dumped him,” the actress wrote.

Hilarie Burton called Candace Cameron Bure “disgusting” and a “bigot”. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Cameron Bure announced her Hallmark exit in April after more than 10 years and 30 movies, subsequently transitioning to Great American Family.

“I’m very excited to develop heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch,” she said in a statement at the time. “GAC fits my brand perfectly; we share a vision of creating compelling wholesome content.”

Cameron Bure further explained her decision to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, saying she “knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment”.

She noted, “My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them”.

Bob Saget and Candace Cameron Bure on Full House. Picture: Instagram

Previously, Bure said during a 2016 panel that she was “100 per cent on board” with working on projects including same-sex couples.

“I support all things that we go through as human beings and would love all our characters to explore whatever issues that are current in our culture and our society,” she explained at the time.

The following year later, Bure insisted via Instagram that she was not homophobic.

“Loving Jesus doesn’t mean I hate gay people or anyone,” she wrote.

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