The rumors of his bisexuality do have a basis, although they are often greatly exaggerated. He probably did a bit of hustling in his early Hollywood days, when he was practically starving, calling his gay dates “free meal tickets.” For a time he was “kept” by Rogers Bracket, a Hollywood ex-producer, but this was probably the only real affair he had with a man. Mostly what he did with men he did dispassionately-for the experience, for the money, or for the connects, until he found out the connections never came through. He told a friend, “i’ve had my cock sucked by five of the big names in Hollywood, and I think it’s pretty funny because I wanted more than anything to get some little part, something to do, and they’d invite me for fancy dinners…” When asked if he was gay, he replied, “Well, I’m certainly not going through life with one hand tied behind my back.”

He wanted me to love him unconditionally, but Jimmy was not able to love someone else in return … it was the troubled boy that wanted to be loved very badly. I loved Jimmy as I have loved no one else in my life, but I could not give him the enormous amount that he needed. Loving Jimmy was something that could empty a person.

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