Video Shows Richard Dreyfuss Trying on 5 Dresses Before Anti-Trans Rant

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Richard Dreyfuss‘ transphobic rant was seemingly premeditated — ’cause the guy was at a store right before he hit the stage and was trying on dresses … and we got the video.

TMZ has obtained surveillance footage from the end of May … showing Richard being helped by a number of staffers at Worthy Girl Consignment in Beverly, MA — where he later got onstage and made a number of controversial remarks, including against trans folks.

As you can see — the employees are seen helping the Oscar winner as he tries on 5 different looks … smiling and laughing with those in the store before finally picking one.

As we previously reported … the actor then made a controversial appearance at the Cabot Theater later Saturday evening … where he stepped out in the dress in question before going off on a tirade about the trans community — among other inflammatory remarks.

Now, Worthy Girl Consignment is seriously pissed off … with an employee telling us that the actor’s rant insulted their main clientele — the LGBTQ+ community, which they’re shocked by.

The employee adds they thought RD was just a cute, little old guy trying on dresses — and they never could’ve known he planned on any of that.

It’s interesting … of all the stores in Beverly, Richard selected Worthy Girl Consignment … as the business makes it clear they’re pro-LGBTQ+ by hanging a Pride flag on its storefront.

Whether or not Richard realized the irony at the time remains unclear. Anyway, we’re told the store is capitalizing on this controversy for a good cause, designing a Pride shirt referencing the incident — with proceeds going to the North Shore Alliance for GLBTQ+ Youth.

We’ve reached out to Richard’s reps … so far, no word back.

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