Joel McHale Rumors: Actor Takes Gay Accusations 'As a Compliment'

For those who think actor/comedian Joel McHale is gay, it really doesn’t bother him. When asked about by liberal magazine The Advocate, he said “I take it as a compliment”, according to E News.

Some have said McHale is gay because of this ability to dress in an exceptional manner.

“Oh, I still see that on Twitter every day. It's flattering," McHale said in the interview. "I always find it really weird when guys flip out over someone thinking they might be gay. If a guy gets offended by that, there's something's wrong with him."

The magazine also asked about his segment titled, “Gay Shows,” which appears on McHale’s Comedy Central show “The Soup." During the segment, McHale makes jokes homosexual-themed jokes while trying to make sure they’re not offensive.

“You have to be intelligent, you have to laugh with, and you have to meet the clip where it is. I know that sounds weird and vague, but it’s a case-by-case situation. We’re mostly commenting on what’s happening on those shows — like RuPaul sticking cake pops into glory holes on RuPaul’s Drag Race — and not on someone’s orientation,” he said.

McHale was also asked if he ever gets hit on by men:

“Much like in Say Anything, guys usually stand outside my house with a boombox over their head blasting the Indigo Girls. Actually, guys sometimes will tweet me, 'I’m in L.A. Staying at such-and-such hotel. What do you think?' Of course, it all depends on the quality of the hotel. Back when I had just moved to L.A., before I was on any show, I was meeting a friend at a bar connected to this restaurant we went to. When I got there, I was the only one in the bar. While I was messing with my phone, I didn’t notice the whole bar fill up with men. Guys kept coming up, asking, 'What’s going on, man?' I figured they’d seen the commercials I was in. Then I realized that these men were coming on to me because I was alone in a gay bar.”

McHale, who also appears on NBC’s “Community”, has been married to his wife, Sarah Williams, for 17 years.