Nearly three years after his death, the ghost of former NFL star/convicted murderer with an alleged bisexual past Aaron Hernandez haunts us still.
Just to recap: The 27-year-old former Patriots star was serving a life sentence for murder when he was found dead in his prison cell in 2017. The cause of death was ruled a suicide. Afterwards, rumors quickly began circulating that Hernandez was either gay or bisexual and that he had had a jailhouse lover.
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There have already been numerous exposés, tell-all books, and TV specials about Hernandez’s story, and now Netflix is getting in on the action.
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The streaming giant just released the trailer for its true crime documentary series “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.” According to Deadline, production on the series began back in 2017 ad producers hope to cover “all angles” of Hernadez’s story.
“From the studio that brought you Making a Murderer and Evil Genius, witness the rise and fall of the infamous athlete Aaron Hernandez,” Netflix announced in a tweet. “How can someone who had everything throw it all away? January 15, only on Netflix.”
Watch.
Killer Inside: The mind of Aaron Hernandez. From the studio that brought you Making a Murderer and Evil Genius, witness the rise and fall of the infamous athlete Aaron Hernandez. How can someone who had everything throw it all away? January 15, only on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/tak2JAwXj5
— Netflix US (@netflix) December 19, 2019
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RIGay
I thought he was pretty hot, and he pinged on my Gaydar more often than not – between he and Gronk, I was in heaven here in New England.
I suspect he had a substance abuse problem, combined with repetitive brain concussions (CTE) that led to his demise. I was in shock when they arrested him, but remember watching the video of the detectives walking him out of his house – there was certainly something pendulous swaying in the front of his shorts…
Anyhow. He’s gone. The fantasy is just a distant memory. At least I still have Gronk’s nude GQ spread to stoke the embers once in a while.
enlightenone
A tragic story to say the least, but truth can be stranger than fiction for sure! What month and year of GQ?
Josiah Freshmount
Good to know that I was not the only one who noticed the red shorts action that day. I imagined they woke him up to arrest him and walk him out.
Doug
I watched the documentary, and I’m curious if he was using meth or not. His paranoia and his impulsivity reminded me of a classic tweaker. I DON’T buy that he was tortured by the fact that he liked to have sex with men too.
Kangol2
Clearly yet another media entity wants to make money off this now dead man. What’s always underplayed is that he had one of the most severe cases of CTE brain disease/trauma seen in any athlete his age. Why isn’t this receiving more discussion, because he surely isn’t the only one whose brain and body was smashed up playing a sport that earns team owners and affiliated corporations, marketers, investors, etc. BILLIONS? And he isn’t the only player who’s suffered and acted out in bizarre, violent ways, yet the CTE/brain damage always gets swept under the rug to some degree.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
The only thing this proves is how twisted minded many gay men and the media itself has become. The last I heard Hernandez was convicted of taking the life of another human being and in his case it would not shock me to learn that was not the first time he had committed murder. He was what he was, a hoodlum who got lucky and made it to the NFL. Despite multimillion dollar paydays he chose a lifestyle that in the long run cost him everything. What should be focused on is how he messed up his life instead of what, where and whom he slept with. How many of you will experience a multimillion dollar per year payday? No proof exists that he was gay and the people coming forward who saw “this” and “remember that” about him are talking about a dead man who can not contradict what they are no doubt being paid to say. As a matter of fact it just might be them who are instigating this rumor on for just that reason, a payday. The guy who claims he had sex with James Dean is promoting a book, so what does that tell you about the validity of his claim? This is a stupid topic for a movie, documentary or docudrama. The man is dead. Now lets let him, the victim and their shattered families be in peace.
rustyiam
A thug a coward and a cold blooded murderer we don’t want him!
Black Pegasus
I never actually believed the gay and bisexual stories surrounding this guy. I don’t care what Netflix conjures up.
2ndcoming
It was obvious this guy had a big dick anyone watching football could tell you that but I was also obvious that he was either gay or bisexual as well which lead to some of his behavioral issues along with gay community trying to out him all the damn time. Some people famous and not famous like being in the closet and once they are out the Gay Community turn on them ie. Kevin Spacey.