Brad Pitt and George Clooney headlined a star-studded cast of Hollywood actors in a reading of "8," a play about California's Proposition 8 Saturday night. (March 3, 2012)
The reading was an account of the Federal District court trial in Perry v Schwarzenegger, the case filed by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to overturn proposition 8, California Marriage Protection Act, which states "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
Besides, Clooney and Pitt, the cast for the play included actor John C. Reilly, Jaime Lee Curtis and Jane Lynch.
SOUNDBITE Actress Jane Lynch saying (English):
"I hope that there are some people who tuned in because they're interested in seeing George Clooney, they're interested in seeing Brad Pitt be a judge and in the process got moved and now understand it's a big part of the civil rights puzzle that needs to be in place."
The reading was streamed live on YouTube.
John Russell, Reuters.
