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Actor Leslie Jordan confronts men yelling anti-gay slurs

Beforehand, a Starbucks manager had also asked one of the men to leave, at which point he began “screaming and pointing ‘you will die fucking faggots, ‘” said Daniels.

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Jordan, 60, followed the men out to deliver a stern lecture.

As reported by TMZ, they had been having a very loud and inappropriate conversation about their heterosexual exploits.

When the situation turned hostile, the gossip blog claims he “doused” the man “with his cold drink”.

Joseph Daniels, a photographer, witnessed Jordan’s coffee-throw, as reported by local news site Wehoville. ‘The guy lunged at Leslie to hit him, ‘ Daniels said of one of the men.

L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene and the three men were handcuffed because they refused to calm down. The men were interviewed but ultimately not arrested because no crime was committed.

Mr Jordan did not face any action for throwing his drink at the men.

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Leslie, who played Beverley Leslie in Will and Grace between 2001 and 2006, then threw his drink over him – a move thought to be in self defence. A Sheriff’s official tells us deputies got the names of the 3 men and documented the disturbance as a “hate incident”, so it’s on file. The gay character actor and playwright best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Karen Walker’s archnemesis on Will & Grace – Beverly Leslie – did what any other Southern belle would when confronted with brutish behavior.

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