Disney star Alyson Stoner 'fired' from show after coming out 'They thought I'd be unsafe with kids!'

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Alyson Stoner was "fired from a children's show" after coming out. The 29-year-old star made multiple appearances in Disney Channel in the mid-to-late 2000s in hits such as 'Camp Rock' and 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' but was allegedly dismissed from a job in later years after publicly coming out as queer over "safety concerns" for children.

Speaking on' I'm Literally Screaming with Spencewuah', Alyson said: "There were other pressures and considerations for me to be public.

I felt like ‘OK, I wanna do this. ' But I spoke to my managers about it, who happened to be Christians, and so I was like, ‘OK, I know that there's a potential risk here. ' "They were very loving and supportive and helpful in me understanding that there are risks if I do this, it's totally my choice, but it could affect not only people's perceptions but also, like, hireability for jobs. "I did end up getting fired from a children's show because they felt that I was unsafe now that they knew I was queer to be around kids.

So, there was definitely discrimination there, but the beauty far outweighs the hate comments and death threats. " The 'Cheaper by the Dozen' star - who was lined up to front a 'That's So Raven' spin-off where she starred as a fictional celebrity before the concept was retooled into 'Hannah Montana' with Miley Cyrus - did not identify the show in question nor the production company but previously insisted that having had a "long, conservative" career in showbusiness did not change inner personality.