He’s did it! He finally did it! Eleven years after “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and ten years after “She Bangs,” Ricky Martin has told the world he’s one of us. Of course we’ll always claim we knew the truth, way back then: “He might be Latin, but no straight guy moves his hips like that,” you thought. Certainly helping things: Ricky is a hottie. From his cuteness as part of Menudo to his sex appeal as a solo artist, and even his hot daddy good looks today, we all wanted Ricky on our team because he was an attractive international pop star. Well now, he’s officially here. But just because he’s out doesn’t mean we know all the secrets of his life. And until he spills all in his upcoming memoir, a few lingering questions …
First, let’s get this out of the way: We should all be happy for Ricky Martin. Coming out is a reason to celebrate, not to criticize. Each of us (hopefully) gets there eventually, on our own time. Some are fortune enough to share their sexuality with family and friends without the entire world watching. Not Ricky. So while this isn’t an act of heroism, it is an act of courageousness.
A day out, Ricky tweets: “Whats going on gang?I’m doing great!Stronger than ever!I’m here relaxing @ home enjoying ur messages!I feel the love!Thanx for all!peace”
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How much did having kids play a role in coming out?
We know they played some role. Probably a big one, if not the biggest. “To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with,” he says. “Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.” Ricky has spent years outside the public spotlight, and his priorities are now larger than making music and money. He says in his statement that “from the moment I wrote the first phrase [of my memories] I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time.” Memoirs are about being honest, and authoring your own legacy. The one his children will read.
Is that cute guy that was with him on the beach in Speedos really his “cousin”?
Was this mystery ever solved? We heard the cutie was either his cousin or his trainer, but something about those yoga poses suggested otherwise. And if the relationship was platonic, well, what has Ricky’s dating life been life? Did he date men during the 2000s as his international celebrity exploded? Is he dating anyone now?
Will he become a gay rights activist?
No stranger to activism and using his celebrity for good, Ricky has been working with Habitat for Hummanity with his Ricky Martin Foundation. From the sound of things — and our own personal experience — the issue of being known as a gay man has been a struggle for him. But, even he says the time was right for him to come out. Does this mean he’ll reconcile this part of his identity with his activism and become a new face in the LGBT equality fight? Just by coming out, he’s already become somebody little gay boys can look up to as a role model, but whether it’s gay marriage or gay adoption, there’s plenty of room for him to upgrade his role.
How will coming out affect book sales?
Ricky’s got a new memoir coming out. So, uh, hello, this is going to generate huge levels of interest. We predict copies will sell like bananas, unless are the juicy parts are published in teasers before publication.
And concert ticket sales?
A return to performing would be hugely lucrative for Ricky — whether he had come out or not. His target demo has always been gay men and straight women (okay, gal girls loved him too!), and not all of those hetero chicks are going to ditch Ricky just because their dreams of bedding him just imploded.
Has he ever seriously considered coming out before?
He’s had plenty of opportunities, from Barbara Walters pushing him about the rumors to that magazine interview where he raised the possibility that his heart could belong to a man or a woman. And he’s seen what happened to Lance Bass (namely, nothin’ much), which is as close a case study you can get in pop singers coming out. And we’ve all considered coming out before we actually do it. But whether there was actually an all-hands meeting to discuss the possibility — publicists, agents, managers in the room — is uknown.
Will there be backlash?
There always is when somebody comes out — from people who are small minded and choose not to understand how the world works. But the most vicious backlash is what we’ve already seen from The Gays, saying Ricky should’ve come out years ago, that his celebrity is a fraction of what it used to be, and how coming out now doesn’t make as much of an impact. But ya know what? Tough shit. He’s always been one of us; it’s just that he’s only receiving his membership card. Let’s embrace him, the way we would want anyone to embrace us.
Is Barbara Walters vindicated?
No. She shoved. All any gay needs to come out is a gentle nudging, in the form of letting him know you’ll be accepting either way.
Top or bottom?
Hmmm, too personal?
And what lingering questions do you have?
Cam
Meh, I think the one question answered was “Would anybody interview you about your upcoming book if you DIDN’T come out?” Sorry, but I’ll buy the whole “Now was the right time” line a bit more if he wasn’t promoting upcoming projects.
Chandler in Las Vegas
If he were a top he wouldn’t have to come out as homosexual in Latin cultures.
Just if you think you cannot connect the dots. . .
Jason
10th Lingering Question: Why the fuck do I care?
mk
@Cam: True, I suspect part of the reason now is the right time may be partly related to the book. He doesn’t have to write a book at all, though, does he? As far as I know he still has a pretty active career in latin american countries so he can still live well enough off performing music.
I’m not going to hold it against him if he is hoping to reap some practical benefits from coming out. That’s what we all are trying to do when we hope celebrities come out or try to force them out. We are trying to reap practical benefits for ourselves and the rest of the community off of the celebrity’s fame and coming out.
jason
The music industry is based on the marketing of male heterosexual fantasy. From Elvis to the Beatles to KISS to all the black rappers and hip-hop artists, it’s been about the marketing of male heterosexual fantasy. Gay men, unless they are closeted, are generally considered a threat to this domain.
Witness how Gene Simmons criticized Adam Lambert recently for simply being out.
ggreen
@Chandler in Las Vegas: Classic Falcon porn star (monster cock) Chad Douglas was Puerto Rican and a 100% top and out.
Heinz Roth
I have a question…Is he a top or a bottom?…probably versatile?
ME
“A return to performing would be hugely lucrative for Ricky”
You must not be tuned in. He continues to have and has had a successful Spanish-language career before and after America’s brief romance with him.
hephaestion
I am thrilled for Ricky. He is gorgeous & brilliant and a great humanitarian. The State Dept. called him a hero for his work to end human trafficking. I am so proud of him. Bravo Ricky!!!
Rock On
YEAH!!!! Would love him if he’s str8t or gay. Beauty and Talent are just wonderful. He’s definetly got my Daddy approval.
Tackle
@GGREEN
LOL. You obviously did not know Chad Douglas. Don’t believe everything you see on screen. Like most so-called tops in porn, Chad was very much a bottom in his personal life. What you seen on screen with Chad and many porn stars today is a manufactured image.
Erick
For all of those who are saying that he is a has been and since I get the sense they are mostly from the US, let me tell you this: the US is not the world.
Latin american artists look at the US as a niche market or as a medium to sell new stuff on their own turf, its a nice thing to have, but not necessary. So in this case specially, its not a good measure of success. Think of his success in the US at his heyday an multiply it by at least four and you will start to get how big he is in Latinamerica and Asia, even though he hasnt made an album in years. He is big, so in that sense, this is big news.
He has had more that 20 years of career, so the latinamerican market has had more time and more information suggesting he is gay, Im not sure about the asian market, but the fact that he is gay was an unofficial fact. He will surely take a hit, most likely in Asia where culture is more restrictive with such issues, but his fans are not as delusional or clueless as say…claymates were, they have been historically younger and more open minded. Even if his fanbase contracts by half, believe me he will be able to make a healthy buck and if he keeps rolling good pop albums, like his last couple of spanish records, he will grow at least part of it back.
Yes he has a book out, which is why is completely logical that the introspection needed to write his memoirs would prompt him evaluate his life, both how he has lived it and how he will live it in the future. He did not have to address it if he did not want to, other celebrities have written about their lives and kept quiet, he did not do it. I for one, give him kudos for that.
Coming out is a process and is different for everyone. It very easy to criticize, sometimes just for the sake of doing so, I just wish some would be more supportive of anyone that reaches this point in their process of self acceptance, what ever their circumstances.
D'oh, The Magnificent
@Cam: Agreed. I don’t begrudge him his career, but this is self serving.
D'oh, The Magnificent
@ME: Something that no one, including those in his Spanish language career, is impressed by. The holy grail is English in the US in the music industry. Let’s not play pretend here regarding what brings in the money.
jeffree
@Erick: Well put!
My question is *why* he came on on the internet & not in a magazine or on a Tv interview?? Thats not a criticism but just a question….
He still appears on the Spanish language TV shows about music, & i hear he is still *very* popular in Latin America. i don’t know if his fan base will there shrink, but i hope he expands his charity work 2 include adoption — a issue i care A LOT about.
i agree w/ Queerty about the Barbara Walters *shove* being 2 pushy.
firefly
oh please… he has to be a bottom. I’m a latin guy and he has to be a bottom…
gayvirgo
“So while this isn’t an act of heroism, it is an act of courageousness.”
I completely agree, and that is the best sentence on the subject I have ever read! As much as it riles me that he wasn’t a hero, I cannot possibly begin to imagine his life or his choices. Not a single reader can unless they, too, have had MASSIVE international celebrity as a closeted individual.
Let he who has come out at the height of his stardom cast the first stone.
The rest of us need to celebrate and say, with a wink and a nudge “Well done” and “I knew it all along”.
The Artist
Yikes, not feeling the love! We should give the man props and move on. It’s not that big of a deal. Spread the word. PEACELUVNBWILD!
Bill
guys, guys, guys…
really? he’d be more of a man if he were a top? really???
i can’t believe what i am reading here in the comments.
seems like a lot of you hate yourselves for liking a dick up your ass.
here’s a tip, guys: sex does’t make you a man. being a top doesn’t make you masculine. being a bottom doesn’t make you feminine.
y’all must be a fucking BLAST in the sack.
Oy vay.
CHIEFSSRSHA
Oh, this makes my jerking off to him that much BETTER! LOLZ
Ricky
I enjoyed his music before and I still love it now. Nothing is affected by this. I hope he continues working it in the industry… his talent is what draws me to him. It is now an added plus that he’s gay.
Robert
I sort of suspected he may have been a homosexual since when he was asked in an interview he seemed not to be certain himself…. but seem to entertain the possibility.maybe that was the Barbara Walters interview.If she asked me that question…its best not to go there but Like some one once told me if you think you’re gay you are. Than again that could be a self full filling prophecy and probably the reason he turned gay.
AxelDC
Only 10 years after I cared….
aalan brickman
who is the speedo guy?…….very important question…
mk
@jeffree:
My question is *why* he came on on the internet & not in a magazine or on a Tv interview??
Aren’t celebrities choosing to communicate to their fans through the internet more and more now? It’s totally direct and the celebrity has control over the process. They don’t have to wonder what is going to happen in editing. They don’t have to be concerned about an interviewer trying to take them off the message they are trying to give or failing to give them time to say things the way they planned.
He obviously put a lot of time and thought into expressing himself in his website statement.
jeffree
@mk: Very good answer. Thanks! That way he controls the message…. Plus he prob saw the trainwreck that happened when Sean Hayes got run over –or ran himself over @ the Advocate!
His charity work against human sex trafficking already made him someone 2 admire. If he can add some Q advocacy 2 the mix, well then he will be be a brighter star!
Bert
@Erick
You’re right, his career in the States is minuscule in comparison to his native culture’s. I’m a Hispanic-American who grew up watching both sides of his endeavors unfold in the eyes of two very different societies. He is HUGE in Latin America, he’s had an almost three decade long career. Think of how many people in any of our world’s different cultures accomplish feats like that. And in a society that is totally and completely ingrained with conservative Catholicism and machismo, this is definitely going to cause some debate and hopefully broaden some people’s perspectives. This is literally the (hypothetically; if he was still alive) social equivalent to Americans as if Micheal Jackson publicly acknowledged his homosexuality (we ALL god damn well know that he was a queer just like the rest of us, and the straights know it too). Latin America now has their Elton John.
D'oh, The Magnificent
@Bert: I love how people are now pretending that his latin roots are some how what he really wants for his career. I am not putting it down. I am saying its a consolation prize for singers like him.
It does not even reflect the fact of where his career was in the earlier part of the decade or where he probably thought he would be now when he was in the closet. The reason why he stayed in the closet when Barbara Walters asked him about his sexuality is he thought it would matter here in the US when he was just becoming hot as an American name brand.
Do you like him less as a performer if you have to be honest about his ambition and career pathway versus the revisionist POV about Latin America.
Finally, it is obvious from you last sentence how the music business works. You mention an English speaking singer who is well known in America. That’s ironic.
Kamikapse
@D’oh, The Magnificent:
Always a joy to hear from arrogant americans … a career in the US isn’t all that, despite what you claim.
DR
*sigh*
And the bitchiness continues…
Can’t we just be happy for him and his kids and move on? This wasn’t a Sean Hayes “What do you want from me?” coming out story. It was a well-written blog post expressing his feelings (and beter in Spanish).
Enough with the hating already. This is why gay celebs don’t come out, in part. This “community” eats them alive! You guys are worse than the straight press!
Cam
No. 30 · DR
*sigh*
Enough with the hating already. This is why gay celebs don’t come out, in part. This “community” eats them alive! You guys are worse than the straight press!
_________________
I get what you are saying, and yes, it’s nice that he came out, but I have to dissagree with your comment on “This is why gay celebs don’t come out, this “”Community”” eats them alive!”
There have only been a few celebs that have come out and the community didn’t eat them alive. Ellen had people cheering, Neil Patrick Harris had people cheering, Lance Bass had people noticing him for the first time in years. Rosie had people jeering but only because she had so blantantly tried to fake being hetro to her audience it came off as sad and desperate.” Clay Aiken got the cover of People Magazsine and yes, took some hits as far as “Why wait so long?”, but they weren’t any worse than what he’d been getting for years by staying in the closet. Just imagine, if Clay had been out, that Enquierer story wouldn’t have even gone to press because nobody would bother to write about some mid-level singing star having a possible one nighter. It was only a story because it could have outed him. So in many ways these celbs are MUCH safer from gossipy press now. And as for Clay Aiken, once he did come out he got a major magazine cover and now is speaking at Gay events etc…
So I don’t think that Ricky Martins decision to not come out 10 years ago had anything to do with the fact that Sean Hayes took hits for being a douchebag when he came out. He said himself, he worried about his career, not about what some people on a blg would say about him.
D'oh, The Magnificent
@Kamikapse: Ricky Martin shares my “arrogance” about the music markets, and so does the poster who calls Martin “Latin America’s” Elton John although like you he pretends otherwise. What you call “arrogance” is economic and cultural reality of which music markets are critical to being a music super star and which ones while nice are not critical to Martin. His own actions says as much.
Robert, NYC
Good for Ricky. People are at different stages in the coming out process. The fact is, he did it, we should all support him. Now if only Hollywood actors and actresses would have the guts and do the same, to make it better for the next generation. The more visible we are, the more power we have, strength in numbers.
DR
@Cam:
But again I ask, who are any of YOU to judge him?
Let me answer. NO ONE.
zenflo
In spite of RM’s edge-of-book-tour timing, I’m glad he came out as homosexual, rather than equivocating.
Jeff
Gentlemen: Great post!!! I’m shocked by the US -centric tone of some comments. RM still sells out stadiums worldwide. He is an international pop star – emphasis on international. He even sells out stadiums in the US. So his voluntary coming out was courageous because financially he has a lot to lose if his traditional fan base would desert him. Keep in mind that Latins are now the largest minority in the US and if certain polls are correct Latins will become the majority in this country within a few decades so the Latin market is a force to be reckoned with. Concerts are what now generate big money for most recording artists.
Perhaps his career dimished in the American marketplace because of poor management, choices or planning. It doesn’t deflect from his status as an international star. Kylie is huge internationally but has never made it in the US. Sade did nothing for years and now – WOW! People seem to forget that RM also starred on “General Hospital” prior to his English language debut and soap fandom is nothing to be scoffed at. The potential for a major US comeback has always existed. His career has spanned decades.
He came out voluntarily! I am sure RM and his managers are aware of the risks. Remember what happened to Ellen after she initially came out? It is still a risk and he choose to do so. Unlike Europe where they don’t have DADT and many countries have legalized gay marriage or civil unions, the US, parts of Latin America and Asia don’t seem to be incredibly inviting places to out oneself.
With regard to the claims that he was facing outing by the paparazzi or to sell his forthcoming memiors, I find them dubious at best. The paparazzi and press have known for years that he was gay and have voluntarily looked the other way. They were not about to out him. It’s called show BUSINESS and there are millions of dollars involved. Do you really think that celebrities of his stature don’t have the financial and personal resources to control what appears in the media unless the celebrity in question foolishly jeopardizes the safety of the closet – and I am not suggesting that one should remain in the closet. Isn’t it odd that no other major closeted pop stars or movie stars have been outed? NPH, Lance Bass, et al were not major film stars or viable pop stars when they were outed. The majority of public outings involve television actors, second tier celebrities, etc. RM chose to voluntarily come out when he still has a very viable international career. No matter how many books he sells, the financial rewards from future concerts and cds in international markets far outweigh the money he would earn from his memoirs.
The informed gossip in Miami’s Latin entertainment circles prior to the Barbara Walter’s interview was that allegedly RM was seriously considering coming out and that various industry friends and insiders counseled against it. His statement alluded to the same regarding coming out. I have no clue whether or not said interview hurt his career but I find it rather odd on Barbara’s part that she asked the question – do you really think that given her insider knowledge she hasn’t interviewed countless closeted movies stars, singers, celebrities or skanky politicians who she conveniently failed to ask similarly tough questions while complicitly buttressing the false image that they wanted to project to the public? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Best, Jeff R
Meowzer
I just can’t beleive all the hate on this thread about Ricky. I wonder how many of you who judge him are actually out in your own lives. How many of you would be willing to step into the spotlight and declare you’re gay! Sure, maybe some of your friends know. Maybe your parents suspect, but you haven’t confirmed their suspicion. Are you completely out at work, or do you fear losing your job?
So what if maybe he worried about his career and the implications of coming out. Aren’t we all supposed to make that decision when it’s right for us?
So what he has a book coming out and he chooses to announce it now? He still came out. He could have continued the lie, but he didn’t.
What the hell is wrong with owning your life and making decision right for you? We all may have “suspected” for a few years, but who cares? We all should be showing him love and support!
The Artist
@Bert: His native cultures! FYI. The man is an American. Extended tip if you are born in the US Virgin Islands you are also an American. PEACELUVNBWILD!
Cam
No. 34 · DR
@Cam:
But again I ask, who are any of YOU to judge him?
Let me answer. NO ONE.
____________________________
Oh give me a break, this phony attitude of “Nobody has the right to judge anybody” is complete B.S. Ok, then DR, who are YOU to judge which politician to vote for? Who are YOU to judge your waiter or waitress by how large a tip you leave? Who are YOU to judge that your friend should marry or break up with their boyfriend/girlfriend because they are abusive or wonderful? Who are YOU to judge that Kate Gosselin is an abuser, or a victim based on her actions on camera? Ricky Martin has lived his life in front of the cameras for his entire life. He has been quiet for a while and now is out in the public eye again. To say that none of us have the right to comment on his actions is stupid and I would respond that if that is the case, then he shouldn’t be putting himself into the public eye. Oh, and lastly, if you really are a Medical Doctor, then who are YOU to judge whether or not a patient needs treatment? And if you are a PHD, then who are YOU to pass judgement on the work a student turns in?
D'oh, The Magnificent
@DR: People have a right to do what they want. That includes our right to judge what they do. You seem to be of the view that to have freedom requires others not to have theirs. I don’t get comments like yours. And for the record, there is no hate going on here. I am happy he came out. I just have a problem with the excuses that I hear from those engaging in bullshit as to why he did so or why he did not do so before. We should be happy when people come out with out making excuses for the closet. This is a nuance that many you whining about “hate” gloss over. I can understand why. It is easy to demonize those without a simple minded view of the subject. it takes more to understand a view that requires a complicated view of our relationship to each other and ourselves. That’s a view that involves both what we want as invididuals and what we should expect from one another in a community. Your view is simple minded. We all get to pretend we are atomized from each other.
D'oh, The Magnificent
@Cam: I just came from another blog, and found this comment by DR. He doesn’t even think a partner of a closet person has the right to judge that person, so DR is clearly nuts:
“When dating someone in the closet, this is what happens. You don’t get to pick his coming out; you either deal with it or you go find someone out enough for your tastes. IF this is true, sounds like his boyfriend is a real loser.
POSTED BY: DR | MAR 31, 2010 1:27:26 PM”
So, basically, DR is a closet case trying to rationalize the closet.
Alfonzo
Either way, I never thought he was attractive. Now that he’s out, I do.
CHIEFSSRSHA
@Jeff: “He came out voluntarily!”
<a href="http://guanabee.com/2010/03/paparazzi-ricky-martin-pictures"/Care to test that theory?
jack
Ricky Martin played it safe and reaped the benefits of pretending to be straight for more than a decade.
If you have an open mind, read further before you blast back with the usual negative responses to points of view that differ from the safe mainstream.
The words brave, strong or role-model do not have anything to do with Ricky Martin. He denied and dissembled, perpetuating a negative message about gays & lesbians. He played into the hands of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell crowd, that gays and lesbians are less than and should remain hidden. Sure, everyone at their own pace in their own time. He proved himself to be yet another celebrity who puts career and fame above all else, reinforcing it’s better to NOT be gay or lesbian.
The point of asking “why now” is that Martin did put gay people down with his decade-plus charade, raking in a fortune in record sales off an intentionally false ‘straight’ image. His profits would have dwindled had he not presented this lie. How much of his fortune was gained from people believing he was straight?
His message over and over: if you are gay, you cannot be successful. The issue is not telling someone when & where to do something very personal like coming out, but the making of millions and millions of dollars perpetuating a lie. For me, bravery does not come on an official website post from a Malibu mansion. This is not a realistic way to think of how coming out will be for most people.
NotWhatYouThink
Dear sirs, I am always amazed at the naivete of audiences everywhere, how gullible they are when it comes to their “stars”, and particularly in the States. The straights did not keep Ricky Martin in the closet; he and his assistant Joselo chose to do so. Things started to change however when Joselo began dating a man in Argentina and brought him to the States. Ricky did the same thing a while back with a fellow named Danny, his drum player from Cuba. Ricky set him up on Collins Avenue and gave him and job and then went back to Cuba for the guy’s relatives. At the time, Cuban press made a note of it, something not common in that country’s state-controlled media. But the U.S. missed the ball on that one, or pretended, once again, to look the other way. His reps at Sony Music said it was a lie fabricated by Cuba, and placed Ricky in Tibet. In the end, of course, it was all spinning and covering up. The guy eventually broke Ricky’s heart because he was allegedly “straight” and had a girlfriend. Ricky chose to live a life of deceit and subterfuge for many many years, all the way back from Menudo. Menudo had its own scandal when founder and director Edgardo Diaz was accused by some parents and Menudo members of sexually abusing the children. One of those children that were supposedly abused, and became Diaz’s favorite? Ricky Martin. And where did Mr. Diaz used to vacation? Thailand. You do the math. Ricky was romantically involved with one of the Menendez brothers, two Cuban American rich boys who brutally murdered their parents. The father was a music executive, and a friend of Ricky’s. At the time, Ricky was about to appear in an American soap opera, and was summoned to court to testify. His testimony was kept private and no cameras allowed. The scandal’s potential was so big that it could’ve destroyed his career right then and there. This was all documented in a book about the trial. With more than 80 million dollars in the bank account, homes in L.A., Miami,, NY (a $27 million apt.) and Puerto Rico’s exclusive Dorado area, he only came out for two reasons: because he was about to be exposed, and because, since he is planning on coming out with two albums later this year and a book, he knew the line of questioning regarding his children and the alleged true paternity by Mexican actor/singer turned anti-gay activist Eduardo Verastegui, was going to be the only thing reporters wanted to talk about. NO ONE cares about him anymore in artistic or music terms, not here, not in Latin America. He has become irrelevant in today’s musical landscape, thus he had NOTHING to lose by announcing his homosexuality and on his terms. Except of course, being caught in the lie by papparazzi who have had incriminating photos of him for quite some time. Even TIME magazine confirmed that they knew about his homosexuality, and had graphic proof, years ago when the publication put him on the cover. In the end, however, the magazine decided to continue playing the “is he or isn’t he” campaign. Yes, it is good that he has come out, at long last. And for that he should be commended, not vilified. But please, don’t think it was all for altruistic reasons. There’s so much behind this. Remember: celebrities calculate to the smallest detail every single business and artistic decision they make. Nothing, nothing happens by chance. Unless, of course, you get caught by someone else or make a stupid mistake, like when Ricky Martin told Blender magazine he liked golden showers. This at the time when he was promoting one of his children initiatives for the Ricky Martin Foundation. In media, Ricky’s homosexuality was the worse kept secret. Everyone knew, and everyone colluded with him.
Marcus
@Not WhatYouThink: “the alleged true paternity by Mexican actor/singer turned anti-gay activist Eduardo Verastegui, ”
Right, that makes total sense. Ricky’s so gay he can’t jerk off into a cup, so he got an anti-gay activist to be the real father..
Seriously, what sort of telenovela fuckery is that?
nikko
MARCUS LOL! Telenovella fuckery!!!
PaquitofromtheBlock
@Marcus: Eduardo Verastegui (Google him) lived with Ricky for a while. It was all over the Spanish media. He turned anti gay later on, after he went a deep Catholic conversion. Again, it’s all over Latin media. And this story of the alleged paternity, was also reported in Latin media. So Marcus, baby, this ain’t no telenovela fuckery.
SebbyFTL
More questions? Um…cut or uncut..inches or centimeters???
CHIEFSSRSHA
@Marcus: “Telenovella fuckery”!!!
LMFMAO!!!!!!!!! I love you! I’m going to use that!
gilber
i don”t think eduardo verastigui is the father of those children. he is way too homophobic for allowing a openly gay man to raise his children, and eduardo’s mother would not allow that either. besides ricky can have his own kids without the need of having to adopt verastegui’s kids.this story is a hoax,please no more defamation and insults towards ricky ,he doesn’t deserve this disgusting attitude toward him ,specially from his own freaking people.
yeah
I think that asking someone whether they are a top or bottom is WAY too personal. Being a top or bottom is not part of one’s identity, like being gay or being straight. It’s a way you like having sex. That would be like asking Reese Witherspoon if she likes having sex doggy style or missionary. I think it’s a real shame that gay men in particular think that they are entitled to know whether gay celebs are tops or bottoms. Just be happy they are gay and that they have come out. And you can fantasize about them in any position you want, but don’t demand details about their sex life.
JaimeInMiami
@NotWhatYouThink: almost everything you stated as fact is bs. danny is a good friend of mine so i know that lie you spewed is 100% false. the whole menudo thing is also bs. edgardo’s accuser was a boy named ralphy. as an adult ralphy stated he said those things out of anger cuz he wasn’t allowed to write his own music. the menendez thing is only partly true. ricky did give his depo but it was only for background info about the music contracts held with menudo. as for Eduardo Verastegui i can’t comment much about that cuz i don’t know much but he is not the father of the twins. google ricky martin’s baby pictures. they look just like ricky, not eduardo. and it wasn’t time magazine that considered outing him, it was advocate! as for no one caring about him anymore? are you serious? he was latin grammy person of the year in 2008. he is still huge in latin america – HUGE! i don’t know where you get your info but it is mostly twisted and wrong.
Robert, NYC
I don’t know why some gays obsess over who plays what role in bed? Its as bad as ignorant straights asking, “who plays the woman’s role in bed?” something I’ve been asked several times by some family members and straight friends. Who cares if one is a top or bottom, just as I don’t care if wives and girlfriends get on top of their husbands and boyfriends. Its absurd, unnecessary and irrelevant to one’s sexual orientation. I’d never ask a straight that kind of question because its pointless and dumb.
Michasel Ricks
Ricky is going through the agony of properly identifying himself as a person as to who he truly is. Ricky is making the best possible choice that he believes to be right. There is a design inately given to all of us that we cannot give to ourselves. This is our true design and purpose. Without truly knowing the source and truth of this design we will never truly know ourselves as we truly are. We will only question, struggle, or identify ourselves based upon limited information. Only when we discover this design then we truly have peace and an identity that really who we are. Good luck him I hope Ricky is finding that inner peace.
Tony
I applaud you Ricky, whether the rumor started long ago, it’s nobodys business to come out or to tell anyone what your sexual orientation is. Straight people don’t have to explain who they sleep with, why should gay people. I’m proud of you Ricky and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. And I strongly believe that this will not hurt your career. We all suspected it, but now that you are out, kudos to you. Love you Ricky and I wish you nothing but the best. Muchos besos y abrasos!!!!!!
Maxie
Ass-to-mouth: yes or no?
JaimieInMiami
just to clerify, ricky isn’t promoting anything. his book isn’t even done yet. it has an expected release date in september along with his cd. if his book were coming out within the next couple of months, i’d say he was self-promoting.
Philip A.
He comes out when he has nothing to lose. Perhaps he expected to win something… he’s old now!
ossurworld
For his next number, Ricky will sing “Yes, We Have No Bananas.”