Ne-Yo Comes Out

**NoDayButToday** · August 27th, 2006, 09:53 AM

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

Pulled from ONTD!

I don't think I buy it, only b/c there are 2 spelling errors and at least 1 grammatical one. I'd expect better in something from a major magazine.

Yazzi · August 27th, 2006, 10:05 AM

wow that really is a shocker

LynnieD · August 27th, 2006, 10:44 AM

Don't know him, but good for him.

heart_leigh · August 27th, 2006, 10:52 AM

Kudos to Ne-Yo. I'm sure it wasn't easy.

Raspberry gashes · August 27th, 2006, 12:55 PM

Damn now i have that 'so sick of love songs' song in my head.

SVZ · August 27th, 2006, 12:57 PM

Do NeYo and Chingy look a like? Or am I just confusing them...or maybe I'm thinking of Mario

**NoDayButToday** · August 27th, 2006, 01:46 PM

No idea, I don't know what Chingy looks like. I hate Ne-Yo's music, but that's huge if he really is coming out publicly this early in his career. I'll have massive respect for him based on that alone.

ShaeMae · August 29th, 2006, 02:02 PM

That is not true.

Grimmlok · August 29th, 2006, 02:10 PM

WHat's not true?

SammysMom · August 29th, 2006, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVZ

Do NeYo and Chingy look a like? Or am I just confusing them...or maybe I'm thinking of Mario

Ne Yo

Chingy

ShaeMae · August 29th, 2006, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimmlok

WHat's not true?

Ne-Yo isn't gay.

dragonlady · August 29th, 2006, 05:42 PM

Apparently, there is no one at Essence Magazine who goes by that Barbara-whatever name, and Ne-yo isn't even in the upcoming issue, so this is fake (well, at least the statement purported to be in the magazine is fake).

ShaeMae · August 30th, 2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by dragonlady

Apparently, there is no one at Essence Magazine who goes by that Barbara-whatever name, and Ne-yo isn't even in the upcoming issue, so this is fake (well, at least the statement purported to be in the magazine is fake).

Thank u.