Michael Stipe, who shocked the world by announcing his homosexuality this week, offers another statement today: REM cohorts Mike Mills and Peter Buck are heterosexual, or straight.

It’s an absolutely startling turn of events and we’re not quite sure whether the world will ever be the same.

R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe officially came out of the closet today, saying that he wants to help guppies come to terms with their own tangled sexualities. Of his own proclivities, the long-coy Stipe told Spin via Us: It was super complicated for me in the ’80s. I was totally open with the band and my family and my friends and certainly the people I was sleeping with. I thought it was pretty obvious.
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I’d just never felt strongly enough about a particular relationship to say, ‘Yeah, he’s my boyfriend, that is what it is.’

Now I recognize that to have public figures be very open about their sexuality helps some kid somewhere out there. … Continued…

REM front man and noted polysexual Michael Stipe made an appearance at rising fashion star Patrik Ervell’s show this weekend.

Both men were obviously thrilled to be there. See some shots of Ervell’s next collection, after the jump.
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Marc Jacobs drew stars galore at his show last night, including this fine - and perplexing - trio: Vincent Gallo, Heath Ledger and Michael Stipe.

See some more crowd shots - and a monstrous looking Courtney Love - after the jump…
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