Article continues below advertisementThe man who attempted to assassinate former President Ronald Reagan in 1981 thinks he's the reason Jodie Foster is a lesbian.John Hinckley Jr. told an outlet that he speculates his failed assassination attempt - a move he believed would impress the A-list actress, whom he was obsessed with - turned her off to men completely. Hinckley, 70, who's been promoting his new memoir, Who I Really Am, claimed Foster, 63, previously dated men before he tried to gun down the 40th POTUS.Article continues below advertisementJohn Hinckley Jr.