personly i dont believe it i think its fake, ill only believe it if i see him on tv confusing, i got this from concreteloop.


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

I highly doubt that's true. I think some guy is probably hating on him and decided to make a fake article. He said he was deeply in love with a girl when he was 18 and he made a mistake by cheating on her. I think that's how he wrote Unfaithful. Also he had a baby by his high school sweet heart I think. I know for a fact that two dudes can't make a baby so that's a straight up lie right there.

If the man is gay then he's gay.

I think we should just pin up a Gay thread..since this seems to be the year of "Coming out the Closet" lol...

Yeah but me being a previous subscriber to Essence and still a fan of their magazine a Barbara Stradoff doesn't even work there. Also when Essence interviews celebrities it's usually more than just one paragraph of information.

4 real..i wonder whos next!..

and wasnt he jus gettin some head from a background dancer? lol

He can be Bi? Who knows?

This has got to be fake. There are just too many spelling and grammar errors for this to be something that was actually published in a magazine.