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Kerr Smith Says 'Dawson's Creek' Kept Jack's Coming-Out Plan Secret, Recalls Backlash and Teases Memoir

The actor describes a tightly guarded decision that he says even the network did not know, framing the 2000 storyline as a breakthrough that drew protests.