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Dolce & Gabbana: Glee creator Ryan Murphy urges Hollywood boycott of designers after 'ugly evil' IVF remarks

The TV producer has pledged to ban the designers' creations after they described babies conceived using IVF as 'synthetic'

Helen Nianias
Tuesday 17 March 2015 11:00 GMT
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Ryan Murphy, the creator of hit TV programmes such as Glee, American Horror Story and Nip/Tuck, has vowed not to use Dolce & Gabbana clothes in his shows - and is encouraging other producers to follow suit.

Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Murphy said: "It's so ignorant of Dolce & Gabbana to speak out with such ugly evil — what they said is a not-modern thing to say. There are all kinds of families today."

He told the publication that any Dolce & Gabbana clothes lined up in his programme's wardrobe departments would be disposed of or returned.

Domenico Dolce incurred the ire of Elton John this weekend after calling IVF babies "synthetic" and adding "the only family is the traditional one. Life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed."

John, who has two sons conceived via IVF, led the charge against the designers.

Murphy predicted there will be "crickets" in D&G shops as they'd offended gay people and women.

"This is not just a gay issue," Murphy insisted. "I know 10 women in my life who used IVF to conceive - and three doing it right now. IVF is a scientific miracle that helps loving families fulfill their dreams. To tell them their choices as women - anyone's choices on family - are not embraced, well, I don't think they'll be traipsing off to a Dolce & Gabbana store to buy clothes anytime soon."

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