Celebrity Outtings: March 2007 Archives
Ricky Martin (pictured above with his "friend") stood up for gay pop stars who want to come out of the closet, saying he felt solidarity with Christian Chavez of the Mexican band RBD, who we recently reported had come out of the closet.
"Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say," Martin said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Christian "has to be free in many aspects. I wish him much strength," Ricky added.
But wait... does this mean that Ricky is coming out himself? Pictures like this one here has put Martin's sexual orientation under speculation, but he has never admitted that he is gay.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see! By the way, his "friend" sure looks good in a speedo!
Singer and Australian Idol runner-up Anthony Callea is gay, and says he has “no issue with [his] sexuality”, on his official website today as he came out of the closet.
"When I was first asked if I was gay, I remember being scared, shocked, and intruded upon,” he wrote on anthonycallea.com.
“It was very confronting at the time and I wasn’t mentally prepared for it. I lied and, for that, I’m sorry.”
Callea, who has been in a relationship for two and a half years, also wrote he “hated himself” for being gay during his teenage years, but had learned to feel good about his sexuality.
“Yes, I am gay,” he wrote.
“But I want it clear that I am proud, happy, comfortable and confident in who I am.
“In my late teens, I had difficulty coming to terms with my sexuality. Whether it was perceived family pressures, or the feelings of being a disappointment, or of not meeting my own expectations, those first years were extremely difficult.”
Callea wrote he had come out to his parents a year before competing on Australian Idol, but did not want to be known as “the gay contestant”.
Rumors were spreading like wild fire that Callea was gay, and I guess he wanted to stop it while he still had control. Good for him!!
Welcome to the family Anthony. I wish a few American Idol contestants would just come out of the freakin' closet!!
I guess I never thought about the fact that everyone may not know that former American Idol contestant Mario Vasquez is gay. Since we both live in New York, I guess I just assumed it was common knowledge. Today I found out that Vasquez is "straight" in the public eye and has been avoiding accusations from bloggers and gossip writers attempting to out him.
It looks like Mario can run, but he can't hide anymore. TMZ.com is reporting that Vasquez is being sued by a former Idol employee for sexual harassment.
The lawsuit alleges that Vazquez "started to rub his genitals over his pants. Attempting to leave the bathroom, Olmos opened the door of the stall and saw Vazquez standing in front of him with his pants down masturbating."
According to the documents, Vazquez pushed Olmos "further into the stall and continued masturbating with one hand and trying to pull down Olmos' pants with another hand."
Olmos claims that he tried to "cover his body with his hands" but Vazquez touched his "chest and stomach underneath his shirt, and Olmos' "genitals" as Vazquez "attempted to unzip" Olmos' pants.
Vazquez then allegedly asked Olmos "if he wanted oral sex."
TMZ goes on to explain that a few months after incident, Olmos says he was "terminated."
I was once offered a discounted hair cut by some queen who claims to know Mario Vasquez's boyfriend, a hair stylist.
Could this have anything to do with why Mario left the show? Most assume he dropped out after record execs told him that he didn't need the show to get a deal.
Looks like someone is cashing in on a love affair gone wrong if you ask us here in the GaySocialites newsroom!
What does the Real World have to do with the Lance Bass/ Reichen Lehmkuhl break-up?
Two words: Davis Mallory. Mallory is the token gay (who makes out with the girls) on the Real World: Denver currently airing on MTV.
Evidently, Mallory was seen canoodling with Reichen in Atlanta last month before Lance gave his muscle stud the boot. Now, Mallory is trying to clear his name on his blog.
I did meet Reichen in Atlanta in early January at a night club. We spent the evening talking and left with a large group of friends to an after party. During the evening Reichen made it clear that he and Lance had already broken up. I recently broke up with my boyfriend and so was under the impression we were both two single guys. So what's so wrong with that?
I was asked by Life and Style to give any "juicy" details, but I chose only to give the simple statement that "I honestly can't believe this has escalated to the point where they split up." What I meant by that statement was that I can't believe Reichen and Lance were even still dating at this point. I can't believe this story about Reichen and I in Atlanta is now the one that is causing them to break up.
Wow, a bit self indulging don't you think? Notice how he doesn't deny that he is the reason they broke up, he just says he can't believe he is the reason.
What do Reichen and Davis have in common? They're both reality stars whose only hope at fame is to date a celeb... not a good match for each other I don't think.
I HEARD that Mexican Catholics are all in an uproar over one of their highly popular boy banders coming out of the closet. I'm surprised anyone ever thought he was straight. One look at Christian Chavez, and you know he's a 'mo... gaydar or no!
Chavez is one of six members of a Mexican pop band called RBD. It's like the equivalent of Lance Bass coming out in America, really.
He came out after a gossip blog released pictures of Chavez in a commitment ceremony with his male partner in Canada.
I HEARD that Catholic priests were encouraged to work homosexuality into their sermons today at churches across the tiny country.
Fuck that! The gay "disease" is coming, Mexico. Brace yourself. Before you know it you'll be a fabulous little country. AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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