United Kingdom, April 9 -- Matt Bomer believes his "personal narrative" about his sexuality was "stolen" from him.

The 47-year-old actor came out as gay during a speech in 2012 in which he thanked his now-husband Simon Halls and their three children as he picked up the New Generation Arts and Activism prize for his work on HIV/AIDS awareness at the 18th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards - but he had previously been subjected to a flurry of rumours about his personal life which he sees as "unfair".

During an appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's 'Dinner's on Me' podcast, Matt explained: "It was that time when folks could kind of take over your own personal narrative before you even had a chance to.

"I remember outlets talking about ...