Julianne Moore nike free 3.0 v3 & Ellen Page Lesbian Drama Freeheld Barred From Filming at Catholic School, Producers Say

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Producers of the new drama film, in whichJulianne MooreandEllen Page play a same-sex couple, say administrators of an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in New York won't allow a scene from the movie to be filmed on its campus after initially agreeing to the shoot.

is based on a true story that made headlines nationwide. Moore, 53, plays New Jersey police officerLaurel Hester, who was diagnosed with cancer and appeals to the Ocean County legislature, including from her deathbed, to try to ensure that her pension benefits are able to be passed on to her domestic partner,Stacie Andree, played by Page, 27. The real Hester died in 2006. A documentary about her was released a year later and won an Oscar for Best Short Documentary.

According to, a location manager for the new movie wanted to have Salesian High School in New Rochelle, New York stand in as the county's town hall, where they would film a key scene that sees Hester applying for a domestic partnership with Andree, and had descripted the drama's plot to school staffers, who allowed still photos of the building to be taken.

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The outlet reported that the movie shoot was approved initially but that the school's principal,John Flaherty, later toldproducerMichael Shambergthat it was no longer permitted.

"They turned us down because of the subject matter,"quoted him as saying.

"All are welcomed at Salesian High School. Our School chooses to embrace the social issues such as hunger, homelessness, poverty and helping the less fortunate," Flaherty toldBuzzFeed News, when asked about the school's reasoning for not wanting a movie with LGBT content to film there.

said Shamberg emailed the principal, saying that the movie was "not about gay marriage, nor are the women attempting to get married. It is about recognizing the dignity of a woman who was a brave civil servant."

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The Pope nike free 3.0 v3 had told reporters in 2013, "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" according ier this month, Roman Catholic bishops issued a draft of adocument that talked about "accepting and valuing their [homosexuals'] sexual orientations" and giving gay Catholics "a welcoming home," marking the most positive remarks about gay people bythe Catholic Church in its history.

Following objections by conservative bishops, the language was changed in the final version to say, "No grounds whatsoever exist for assimilating or drawing analogies, however remote, between homosexual unions and God's design for matrimony and the family" and that "Nevertheless, men and women with homosexual tendencies should be accepted with respect and sensitivity."

said Shamberg also wrote in his email to the principal, "I believe the theme of the movie is whatPope Francisrecognized just yesterday when he called for the Church to welcome and accept gay people" and that the producer was told that the email would be passed to the school's president.

After that it was crickets," anotherproducer,Kelly Bush, told the outlet.

School officials have not commented about the reported email exchange. The scene ended up being filmed at the town hall of the nearby village ofRye Brook, with permission from MayorPaul Rosenberg. He posted a photo of himself with Moore, who sports feathered blonde hair, on Oct. 17.

Thank you to @_juliannemoore for filming in @RyeBrookVillage today! Check out the movie "Freeheld" when it comes out!

? Mayor Paul Rosenberg (@paulrosenberg) October 17, 2014

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Salesian High School is described on itswebsiteas "a home that welcomes, a school that prepares for life, a parish that evangelizes by shaping character through Christian values, and a playground where lasting friendships are formed." The school was the location ofFall Out Boy's 2005 music video, "Dance, Dance," which depicts a high school's homecoming dance and shows two (heterosexual) couples kissing.

Page and Moore have not commented about the reported shoot cancellation. The former actress, also known for roles in movies such asand, made headlines in February when she announced during aspeech atthe Human Right Campaign's Time to THRIVEconference to promote the welfare of LGBTyouth, thatshe is gay. Moore is married toBart Freundlich, who directed her in the 1997 movie, and the two are parents to a son and a daughter.

Moore had praised Page about her coming out speech, telling E! News, "I was very happy for her."

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