Rupert Everett, Hollywood's Eternal Gay Friend, Reflects on His Past: “I Was only Interested in Myself and My Pleasure. I Was a Bit of a sociopath.”

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For years, the only roles available to actor Rupert Everett (UK, 67 years old) were those of "the gay friend of." He played Julia Roberts's in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and Madonna's in The Next Best Thing (2000). Typecast or not, these films served as a global platform for this tall (almost two meters) Brit with the appearance of an English lord to become known worldwide, a man who ultimately revealed himself to be one of Hollywood's most…