Takei on Trump: He Attends, But Doesn't Support Gay Marriage

During a recent interview with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, George Takei recently opened up about a lunch he had with 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump, 68, in 2013 regarding marriage equality the Hollywood Reporter reports.

"I challenged him to have lunch with me so that we can discuss marriage equality,"Takei said. "He did accept, and we had that lunch. When I again met him, he said, 'You know what, George? I just came from a gay marriage' - he had come from a wedding of a very important Broadway big wig, Jordan Roth [who tied the knot with producer Richie Jackson]. ... He told me, 'They're good friends of mine. It was a beautiful marriage. They're wonderful friends.'"

But when the "Star Trek" star, who appeared on "Celebrity Apprentice" Season 12 in 2012, he asked the billionaire why he can't support same-sex marriage even when he attends gay weddings, "he said, 'Well, I'm for traditional marriage,' and we had a long discussion over lunch. We finally agreed to disagree - he was for traditional marriage, despite the fact that he'd been married three times. That is not traditional."

Takei, 78, added that he "approve[s]" of his three marriages "because you want to find the person that you love, but the important thing here is to understand that our democracy is a dynamic democracy, and our Constitution is a living document, it's not carved in stone."

"I think Donald Trump's interpretation of marriage is something that he himself doesn't really believe in," 'Takei added. "'Traditional marriage' is where two people love each other, commit to each other, care for each other over the years. It is a meaningful ceremony, and his interpretation of that is not recognizing what real marriage is."

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