Billy Crystal has been forced to explain some controversial comments he made about gay sex scenes during the Television Critics Association press tour, in which he shocked reporters when claiming today's TV writers are at risk of "pushing it" with homosexual storylines.

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Crystal attending the Winter Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles

The legendary funnyman, who appeared on the panel in Los Angeles to promote his new FX series 'The Comedians,' has now released a statement to clarify that he wasn't just targeting LGBT characters, but all sexual content on television.

"What I meant was that whenever sex or graphic nudity of any kind (gay or straight) is gratuitous to the plot or story it becomes a little too much for my taste," he told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement.

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Crystal, who played one of the first openly gay characters on U.S. TV in 'Soap,' made the contentious remarks when he was asked about the difficulties of playing a homosexual role in the 1970's and how television has changed since then.

"Sometimes, it's just pushing it a little too far for my taste and I'm not going to reveal to you which ones they are," responded Crystal, who later added, "I hope people don't abuse it and shove it in our face... to the point where it feels like an everyday kind of think."

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On 'Soap,' which ran from 1977 to 1981, Crystal played the openly gay character Jodie Dallas, who was the sitcom's main character's son.

Crystal also addressed his questionable comments shortly after the TCA tour panel in an interview with Xfinity. "First of all, I don't understand why there would be anything offensive that I said," he said. "When it gets too far either visually...now, that world exists because it does for the hetero world, it exists, and I don't want to see that either. But when I feel it's a cause, when I feel it's 'You're going to like my lifestyle,' no matter what it is, I'm going to have a problem."

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He continued, "There were a couple of shows I went 'I couldn't watch that with somebody else.' That's fine. If whoever writes it or produces it...totally get it. It's all about personal taste..."