George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen and other celebrities starred in a reading of 8, a play based on the court proceedings over California’s ban on same sex marriage.The play was written by Dustin Lance Black, based on transcripts from the lawsuit to overturn the law, and directed by Rob Reiner. It was performed in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Both Black and Reiner are founding members of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which brought the lawsuit against Proposition 8.
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