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'J. Edgar Hoover was NOT gay!': FBI warned Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio not to camp up portrayal of bureau chief in new film

"Historians have for years speculated about the sexuality of the first FBI chief, J. Edgar Hoover, with some suggesting he was gay and enjoyed cross-dressing.

And with an upcoming movie about his life in the pipeline, it seems current bosses at the bureau were more than a little concerned about the whispers spreading.

When Clint Eastwood, who is directing the biopic, and Lionardo Dicaprio, who plays Hoover, met with bureau representatives to research the part, they were reportedly warned not to camp up the role."

all my life I've never been able to cross my legs like that