Gay porn star Cal Culver claims he had an affair with Superman star Christopher Reeve
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He was best known for playing a man of steel with a sensitive side who seemed to offer a woman everything.
But Superman star Christopher Reeve once had a gay affair and was 'curious' about homosexuality, according to a new book.
Cal Culver, a gay porn star, has claimed from beyond the grave that Reeve was not gay but was 'willing to try anything once'.
He alleged he had a two-month affair with the star which left Reeve 'liberated'.
Sensational: Gay porn star Cal Culver claims he had an affair with Superman star Christopher Reeve during the 1970s
The claim six years after Reeve's death will shock his family.
It will also surprise fans who remember him as the superhero who romanced Lois Lane in the films of the 1970s and 1980s.
Claims: Culver's claims appear in the new book Hollywood Babylon Strikes Again
The claims by Culver, who died of Aids-related illnesses in 1987, were made in the book Hollywood Babylon Strikes Again!
It contains interviews he did for his autobiography although this was never published.
He said he met Reeve when they auditioned for a role on Broadway in the mid-1970s and that he was 'the man of my dreams'.
According to Culver, they had a passionate two-month long fling which ended when Reeve learned that he was a gay porn star performing under the name Casey Donovan.
'Christopher was a great lover and I think I liberated him sexually', wrote Culver. 'I didn't think he was gay but he seemed willing to try anything once. He was curious.'
Darwin Porter, who co-wrote the book, said: 'I have no doubt this was legit - I knew Cal for years and at one stage we even lived next to each other. He was a very credible source and all the other stories he has told me checked out.
'Christopher Reeve was a very liberated man and this fits in with what I knew about him and how I knew him.'
Although Reeve was best known as Superman, he did once share a screen kiss with Michael Caine in the 1982 film Deathtrap.
Affair? Reeve is alleged to have had an affair with Culver in the mid-1970s, when this photograph was taken
Controversial role: Reeve shares a kiss with co-star Michael Caine in the 1982 film Deathtrap
Reeve died in 2004 of heart failure nearly a decade after being paralysed from the shoulders down in a horse riding accident.
He became an advocate for spinal cord research and earned the respect of millions as he coped with his condition.
He was nursed by his wife Dana, who died in 2006 from lung cancer. They were married for 12 years and had a son. Reeve also had two children from a previous relationship.
As Superman, Reeve played a human-like alien who became the protector of the Earth.
Culver appeared in titles such as the 1971 Boys in the Sand, the first widely available gay porn film.
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