New season of 'Drop Dead Diva' to feature gay pro athlete storyline
The fifth season of Lifetime's hit show Drop Dead Divaa will not only showcase a hunky new (sometimes shirtless) guardian angel, but it will feature a one-episode storyline involving a gay professional athlete.
"Certainly nothing is more topical right now than gays in major league sports," said show creator and executive producer Josh Berman. "Given the competitive nature of sports and how much money pro athletes make, it's ripe for a legal storyline."
The story of the gay-athlete episode will revolve around the pro athlete's perceived need to keep his sexual orientation a secret from the public. While the story was developed and written before Jason Collins came out publicly, only one sentence needed to be changed following Collins' announcement.
Taking the case will be the lead diva of the show, Jane Bingham (played by Brooke Elliott). While the show's law firm sports a former collegiate athlete (Grayson Kent, played by Jackson Hurst), for Berman it was more fun to have Bingham stumble her way through navigating the pro-sports world.
http://www.outsports.com/2013/6/11/4419296/drop-dead-diva-gay-athlete-angel
