Laura Bush asked the Respect of Marriage Coalition to remove her name and image from the campaign's main advertisement promoting pro-gay marriage, though the former First Lady is openly a supporter of the cause.

The $1 million campaign consisting of print, television and Internet ads was created to prove that Republicans support gay marriage and it features clips of public speaking appearances and interviews, according to The Atlantic Wire. The commercial first aired on cable TV Wednesday. Though there has not been a word from featured speakers such as President Barack Obama, former Secretary of Defense Colin Powell or former Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush asked to be removed from the ad.

The original commercial had a clip from a Larry King-Bush interview in 2010, when she talked about her stance on gay marriage:

"I think that we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as traditionally between a man and a woman, but I also know that when couples are committed to each other and love each other that they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has."

Bush's spokesperson said in a statement that Bush "did not approve of her inclusion in this advertisement nor is she associated with the group that made the ad in any way. When she became aware of the advertisement last night, we requested that the group remove her from it."

The Respect of Marriage Coalition will replace the ads that with new ones this weekend, according to The Associated Press. The group said Thursday that it appreciated Bush's pro-gay marriage comments, "but are sorry she didn't want to be included in an ad."

The coalition is made up of more than 80 organizations supporting gay marriage.

Watch below Bush's 2010 interview with King in which she talks about her views on gay marriage.

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