Andre Agassi is probably going to sell a shit ton of books thanks to revelations that he wore a hairpiece in the early 1990s (about as remarkable as Oprah revealing she’s fat again) and that he used crystal meth for, oh, the better part of 1997. Know who tore him up for it? Martina Navratilova. Know who wants her to F off? Andre Agassi.
Navratilova, who is doing more to harm gay rights than Perez Hilton, isn’t necessarily someone who should be running her mouth and criticizing others. But who can resist the chance to dump on a tennis legend but a fellow tennis legend?
The lesbian lady athlete called Agassi’s drug use revelation “shocking. Well, “not as much shock that he did it as shock he lied about it and didn’t own up to it. He’s up there with Roger Clemens, as far as I’m concerned. He owned up to it [in the book], but it doesn’t help now.”
To which Agassi, responding via 60 Minutes, is all: Can’t anyone feel bad for me? Please? You heartless wench?
How about we take this to the next level?
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Cam
What is Navritolova doing to harm gay rights? She took advantage of a law in a state that said that gay relationships were not the same as marriage in her break-up with her last girlfriend. The woman lied and said she was promised half of everything Martina had. I seriously doubt that if the editors of Queerty stood to lose millions and that was an option, that they would turn around to an ex who tried to take all their money and lied about being owed millions and say “Gee, this law says I don’t have to give you very much, but here is half of all the money I earned 20 years before we met anyway.” It’s unfortunate that gay marriage isn’t leagal, but until it is there is no reason that Navritolova should be subject to the difficult parts of marriage law without the benefits of the good parts.
jacqueline
Nobody, and especially you, has done more for gays than Martina Navratilova since the eighties.
The only thing that bothers me is that her girlfriends are in the closet… I miss the days of Martina and Judy.
Drake
Why should Agassi be shielded from people’s opinions about him using a gay party drug? It was irresponsible of him to do it, dishonest of him to lie about it, and now queerty thinks he should be able to make money for his confession? He engaged in lies and illegal behavior. I am not going to necessarily denounce him for this. However, why should queerty dump on Navratilova for having her opinion, which is certainly valid?
Navratilova deserves lots of credit for coming out when she did, at a time that was not nearly so accepting as today. Give her a break !
Mr. Enemabag Jones
I’m more shocked that he wore a hair piece, than about the drug use.
terrwill
One could hardly call crystal meth a “performance enhancing drug” unless of course the balls you are hitting are your balls against someones ass……..on the tennis court: eh not so much………
SouLKid
Any tennis fan would know that Martina Navratilova is always quick to judge others. She always have something to say everytime a tennis scandal comes up. I just can’t stand her holier than thou attitude.
I could be biased seeing as im a die hard Agassi fan but, god! the guy had a tough year(1997), he barely won matches and people are acting like this was a performance enhancement drug.Im not saying what he did was right but dude is only human. I actually think whatever Agassi did in 1997 did more harm to him than gain him any advantage over the rest of the ATP field.
Give the guy a break, gee!
Fitz
When he was using, he sucked. He was ranked like 130 or 135 or something– this was not a performance enhancer. I really think it is dumb to slam someone when they get well and try to fess up. Did he say “speed is GREAT!, I made a ton of money, was so happy, and did great work”? I don’t think so.
As far as Martina– she managed to get her old ass in the news again. Good for her, as we know that this is the most important thing in the world. I was a big Martina fan in her day, but she has become a sad old narcissist.
jacqueline
I think that there’s double standards concerning women with an opinion. Firstly, Martina comes from a country that used to forbid opinions, and now she feels she can say pretty much she wants. And secondly, women should be maternal, conciliatory, not disturbing, in (our) culture. Women with opinions pay for it.
Rafa and Roger said worse than she did about Agassi, but they haven’t been that pointed out by the press and public.
Andrew
I’ll admit, I’m a huge Agassi fan. Still, I’ve dealt with drug addiction in my family, friends, and clients — it’s complex, always sad, and deserving of compassion. Martina is entitled to her opinion certainly. But given how Agassi is talking about the issue, seems his talking will do more good than her condemnations. (more good for current/future users/addicts)
BTW, someone above refers to crystal meth as a “gay party drug.” It might be true that lots of gay folks use crystal but it’s use is not limited to gays by far. It’s widely used (and always has been widely used) not just by gays.
DelphKC
I think it’s a breath of fresh air to have a celebrity quietly and privately take care of his drug addiction and move on than have to make a big cry-cry public confession at the moment it’s happening and then drag us all into it. LoL, and then don’t forget the big 20/20 cry-cry confession after it’s all over. This is much better.
Allie
Agassi is a twit. Martina has every right to speak out about this issue. If she were criticizing about somebody else’s love life, that is another matter – people in glass houses etc.