Patricia Arquette: Bruce Jenner has ‘my love and support’

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for WGAw Actress Patricia Arquette supports what Bruce Jenner is going through with his transformation, calling him ‘courageous to live this truth of who you are.’

Oscar nominee Patricia Arquette has one message for Bruce Jenner as he transforms into a woman: ignore the “haters.”

The actress, who won widespread praise for her performance in “Boyhood,” said Kim Kardashian’s dad deserved support and understanding through the life-altering process.

“Why anyone would be upset by a choice another person makes, I don’t know,” she told the Day after day News at the Writers Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Michael Jordan Jenner is currently undergoing a transformation to become a woman, and it was revealed ealier this month that he is taking hormones to give himself a more feminine appearance.

Arquette, 46, noted that her own sister, actress Alexis Arquette, went through the same exchange in 2004.

“I really like and accept her and at the end of the day it didn’t really exchange our relationship at all. But it is a cruel world,” she said.

Many people going through the gender transition are vulnerable — and bullying can lead to tragic consequences, she said. Mockery of Jenner could easily be taken the incorrect way by kids unsure of their identity.

“Just look at all the kids who have committed suicide,” she said.

“Don’t think (bullies) don’t have blood on their hands. They are chipping away … at a bigwig else’s self esteem. And there is nothing to be proud of in that.”