Actor Eddie Deezen draws backlash after post about asking out 16-year-old: 'An honest mistake'

Eddie Deezen, the actor who played Eugene Felsnic in the 1978 film "Grease," is facing online criticism after he described in a Facebook post how he asked out a 16-year-old girl at a Starbucks, then compared the reaction to homophobia.

Actor Eddie Deezen draws backlash after post about asking out 16-year-old: 'An honest mistake'

TL;DR

  • Actor Eddie Deezen is facing online criticism.
  • The criticism stems from a Facebook post.
  • In the post, Deezen described asking out a 16-year-old girl at Starbucks.
  • He then compared the reaction to his post to homophobia.