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Darren Young Feared Losing His Job By Becoming The First Wrestling Star To Come Out Publicly

45b553d148darrenyoungI was terrified of losing friends, losing my job, just everything. I had no idea what would happen if I came out… There came a point in my life where I just wasn’t happy living a double life. It was spur of the moment, and I said what I said and I was confident. But when I left, I said to myself, ‘What the hell did I just do?'”

 

WWE’s Darren Young discussing his spontaneous decision to come out to a TMZ reporter in August, in an interview with People magazine

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