I realize this may get me banned from the entire internet. I realize he’s beloved.
BUT THOSE ARE ALWAYS THE WORST ONES.
I’m probably wrong. I hope I am. I’m not saying it’s true. I’m literally only saying what I’m saying, which is that every time I’ve watched interviews with him (e.g. on Conan), he gives me the willies a little bit.
Edit: Just realized “gives me the willies” is an unintentional pun. Giving 10/10 points to myself retroactively.
Oh thank you for the correction ! I guess I was just going off of what other people had told me, and how he was so well beloved by LGBT+ communities. For what it’s worth as I’m looking into it now it seems there were some rumors, including a very complicated relationship with Richard Pryor who went on the record describing Wilder with a slur.
I also may have been confusing Gene Wilder with Oscar Wilde.