Actor Kerr Smith has recalled being targeted by protestors after his character on Dawson’s Creek made history with the first kiss between two men on American network television.

The actor, now 53, played high school student Jack McPhee in the hit teen drama between season two in 1998 and the show’s final season, season six, in 2003.

Jack was seen to be struggling with his sexuality and during the season three finale, he kissed prep school student Ethan Brody (Adam Kaufman).

While the scene marked a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ representation , becoming the first gay kiss on primetime TV, it was met with a fair amount of backlash. Speaking on the Pod Meets World podcast earlier this week, Smith said he almost came face-to-face with protestors who were “angry as hell”.

“We had protests out

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