“This Is Not True” Legally Blonde Writer Slaps Down Retroactive LGBTQ “Insinuation”

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Legally Blonde writer Karen McCullah has been active on Twitter slapping down rumors and the “insinuation” of an alternate LGBTQ storyline in the movie. 

On the 20th anniversary of the movie, an oral history was published in the New York Times. McCullah tweeted the original article before any other outlets latched onto the false claims made by one of the actors, Jessica Cauffiel. 

Cauffiel is quoted saying, “The first ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii in beach chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands. The insinuation was either they were best friends or they had gotten together romantically.” 

This retroactive “insinuation” by Cauffiel led many articles and “fans” of the movie to claim they had “missed out on the gay Legally Blonde ending.” 

McCullah has since been tweeting at the various outlets and people posting the false claims, saying they are “untrue.”

This is not true.

— Karen McCullah (@KarenMcCullah1) July 8, 2021

Not true

— Karen McCullah (@KarenMcCullah1) July 9, 2021

This is not true

— Karen McCullah (@KarenMcCullah1) July 9, 2021

This is not true.

— Karen McCullah (@KarenMcCullah1) July 8, 2021

One Twitter user who tried to upstage McCullah by asking for her source got the response, “I wrote the movie. I’m in the picture you just posted. The actress quoted was incorrect.”

I wrote the movie. Im in the picture you just posted. The actress quoted was incorrect

— Karen McCullah (@KarenMcCullah1) July 8, 2021

Legally Blonde 3 is set to release in 2022. Karen McCullah is writing the screenplay for the third installment. Jessica Cauffiel, the actress who made the false “insinuation,” will also appear in the film. That should make for some interesting creative discussions about the direction of the film and its’ storylines.