Singer Ne-yo Announces He Is Gay

Essence Magazine August 23,2006

 

The newly famed singer/songwriter has came out of the closet and announced that he is gay. The multi-platinum recording artist sat down for the October issue of Essence Magazine last week and announced the shocking news stating, "Yes, I am gay, and I have always been." After several internet rumors have been circulating around the internet. He also said, "You now this world we live in is full of judgement, resulting in one of the reasons why it took me so long to come out of the closet." Earlier this month, a man by the name of Derrick Johnson claimed that he had an intimate relationship with the singer during there teen years in high school. He also said that for months the singer and Def Jam has been trying to pay him to keep quiet over the ordeal. Worrying that it would destroy his image. Ne-yo responds saying, that the relationship did occur and he is no longer ashamed of saying that he was deeply in love. Reciting "That situation was what inspired me to write the song Unfaithful. But no one knew it was actually about myself, and our relationship." He told Essence that he doesn't care anymore, he was tired of living a lie and is ready to come clean. Quoting, "the music industry can either except me for who I am, or desert me." The full interview with the magazine is expected to hit stands mid-October.

 

Barbra Stradoff,

Essence Magazine

 

:o :o :o

Edited August 26, 200618 yr by Matty.

:o woah! I didnt see that one coming!

Good for him though! You don't get many openly gay people in the genre of music he's in.

This is so brave of him to speak out about this, especially when homophobia is so rife in his line of work. Well done Ne-Yo. :D

that really surprised me, especially with songs like So Sick & Sexy Love, but good for him that he's being true to himself

Now I feel compelled to like him a bit more, as hes gay and brave :(

:o Woaaaaaah!

:o

Woot :o :o now that is a huge surprise :o but he's very brave indeed! You don't see many Urban singers coming out of the closet just like that

Has anyone seen that picture floating around the internet of Ne*Yo in quite a compromising position so to speak? If that picture isn't fake, then I would have to say this information is false... but I agree very brave. :D

Oo where is that pic? :rofl:

And me. :lol:

I would have to say this information is fake bearing in mind that he's a father!

He's a father? :wacko:

Talk about going to any lengths possible to be straight even having vagina :(

 

If this is true I take my hat off to him I still hate his songs but it takes a lot of courage and strength to come out especially to the whole frickin world <3 If only Beenie Man would instead of making homophobic lyrics to cover his love for c**k the poor soul :(

I would have to say this information is fake bearing in mind that he's a father!

 

Maybe he's done a Paul O'Grady?. :unsure:

what a shocker, it just goes to show you can get easily fooled by image and music videos with him gettin close with sexy ladies but its all a lie <_<

what a shocker, it just goes to show you can get easily fooled by image and music videos with him gettin close with sexy ladies but its all a lie <_<

Erm Will Young sings about girls too and he's gay, does it matter?

If only Beenie Man would instead of making homophobic lyrics to cover his love for c**k the poor soul :(

 

:rofl: Ah, it's the old 'Hitler' argument again! :lol:

:o didnt see this one coming..

 

AT ALL

Wheres the pictures of him in a compromising postition?