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Will & Grace star Eric McCormack believes straight actors SHOULD be able to play gay roles: ‘If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over’

Sabir Ansary — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:20:52 +0000

Eric McCormack — a straight actor who rose to fame playing a gay character on NBC’s Will & Grace — has joined the debate over gay roles.

The 60-year-old Toronto native played gay lawyer Will Truman for 11 seasons, the first eight on the original series from 1998 to 2006 and another three seasons from 2017 to 2020.

Will & Grace was a landmark series for the LGBTQ community and became one of the first successful network sitcoms to feature gay cast members.

Now there’s been a lot of discussion about whether heterosexual actors should play gay roles, which McCormack addressed during a Good morning Great Britain interview.

“That’s a tough call for me because I didn’t become an actor so I could play an actor,” McCormack said on the show, weeks after appearing at an Oscar viewing party with his estranged wife Janet Holden.

Eric McCormack — a straight actor who rose to fame playing a gay character on NBC’s Will & Grace — has joined the debate over gay roles.

The 60-year-old Toronto native played gay lawyer Will Truman for 11 seasons, the first eight on the original series from 1998 to 2006 and another three seasons from 2017 to 2020.

Now, there has been a lot of discussion about whether heterosexual actors should play gay roles, which McCormack addressed during a Good Morning Britain interview.

“There’s not a role I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the performance. If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over. So this is what we do,” he continued.

McCormack added: So this is what we do. I think I represent it well. I came out of theater and one of my best friends was gay.”

“So I think I took their spirit and their message into what was otherwise just a sitcom and represented it, I hope,” he continued.

The actor was also asked about the sitcom being cast today and if he would get the role, and he had this to say.

‘Well, I guess the answer would be that they would have to say in the casting room, “And you’re gay, right?” which I don’t think they can say,” he began.

“I would like to think generally that the best person for the role, the one who comes in and knocks it out of the park, is the one who gets the role,” he said.

The interview comes nearly four months after the actor’s wife of 26 years, Janet Holden, filed for divorce.

She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split, although no date of separation was stated in the documents.

‘Well, I guess the answer would be that they would have to say in the casting room, “And you’re gay, right?” which I don’t think they can say,” he began

Janet is seeking spousal support and reportedly wants to “end the court’s ability to award spousal support to Eric,” according to TMZ’s report.

The Canadian actor and Janet share one child together: 21-year-old son Finnigan Holden McCormack.

However, last week they attended the Elton John AIDS Foundation 2024 Oscars viewing party on Sunday evening.

Although there is no update on the divorce filing, the couple seemed to be in good spirits as they hung out together at the gala event.

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Football’s first openly gay star gets engaged in an incredible on-field proposal

Jeffrey Bailey — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:01:09 +0000

Football’s first openly gay star has become engaged to his electrician partner in an incredible on-pitch proposal.

Josh Cavallo, 24, came out as gay in October 2021, becoming the only active male professional footballer to do so at the time.

Football’s first openly gay player has become engaged to his partner

Josh Cavallo popped the question at Adelaide United’s stadium

The Adelaide United star was praised for his bravery by fans around the world, while several other players were inspired by his actions.

And three and a half years later, Cavallo is now engaged to his partner Leighton Morrell

The ace popped the question at Adelaide’s Copper Stadium.

And he thanks his Australian club for providing a ‘safe space in football’.

Cavallo said: “Started this year with my fiancée. Thanks Adelaide for helping us set up this surprise.

“You have created a safe space in football, a place that I never in my dreams thought would ever be possible.

“To share this special moment on the field, where it all started.”

Fans congratulated the happy couple on their news.

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One said: “Big congratulations to you both.”

Another stated: “Good luck to you two.”

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Cavallo came out in 2021 and has inspired several other gay footballersCredit: AP

Cavallo thanked Adelaide for their supportCredit: PA

One commented: “Absolute scenes, congratulations!”

Another added: “How exciting, it was done in a place where you felt so comfortable.”

When Cavallo came out in 2021, he posted an emotional message to the world.

He said: “I’m a footballer and I’m gay. All I want is to play football and be treated equally.

“I’m tired of trying to perform as best I can and living this double life, it’s exhausting.

‘I thought people would think differently about me if they found out. They would treat me differently.

“They would say bad things about me or make fun of me. That’s not the case. At least you would earn more respect from people.”

He added: “I have been battling my sexuality for over six years now and I am happy to put an end to it.

“For those who know me personally, you know that I am a private person. Growing up, I always felt the need to hide myself because I was ashamed.

‘I felt ashamed that I would never be able to do what I loved: being gay.

“Hiding who I really am, pursuing a dream I always longed for as a child, playing football and being treated equally never felt like a reality.

“As a gay footballer, I have had to learn to mask my feelings to fit into the image of a professional footballer.

“Growing up gay and playing football were two worlds that had never crossed before.

“I’ve lived my whole life under the impression that this was a topic that should never be talked about.”

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David Mixner, fierce fighter for gay rights, has died at the age of 77

Sabir Ansary — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:59:57 +0000

David B. Mixner, a political strategist who played a prominent role in the anti-Vietnam War movement and in the uphill battle for gay rights, and whose decades of influence with Bill Clinton spanned both eras, died Monday at his home in Midtown Manhattan. He was 77.

The cause was complications from the prolonged Covid-19 crisis, said Steven Guy, a close friend.

Mr. Mixner, born three days after Mr. Clinton and raised in similar rural hardships, met the future president when they were in their early 20s. He later arranged for Clinton to deliver the first public speech by a major presidential candidate to a gay and lesbian audience in 1992.

His political acumen was such that he convinced California’s leading conservative, Ronald Reagan, to oppose a 1978 state initiative to ban gay teachers. The measure’s defeat was the most important victory for gay rights in the country at the time.

“When I met him when he was young,” Mr. Clinton said of Mr. Mixner in 1999, addressing an LGBTQ group, “I thought I had never met anyone whose heart burned with the fire of social justice that was so strong.”

The son of a farm worker in southern New Jersey, Mr. Mixner dropped out of college to work as a political organizer, and in the late 1960s he seemed to be everywhere, including as part of Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 presidential campaign and as presenter. at the Democratic convention in Chicago that year. He was one of four national co-chairs of the Moratorium to End the Vietnam War, a series of major protests in the fall of 1969.

Mr. Clinton met Mr. Mixner that year at a retreat for moratorium supporters on Martha’s Vineyard. The two men bonded over a walk on the beach, in part because of their humble backgrounds, which set them apart from the upper-middle-class Ivy League students who played a dominant role in the anti-war movement.

Mr. Clinton, an Arkansas native and a 23-year-old Rhodes Scholar then studying at Oxford, slept on Mr. Mixner’s couch when he visited the moratorium offices in Washington. He volunteered to help with a satellite protest at the U.S. Embassy in London. Mr. Mixner later visited him in Oxford, where he lay on the floor of a house Mr. Clinton was renting.

A Democratic insider at a time when almost all homosexuals were closeted in politics, the 1960s and early 1970s, Mr. Mixner dreamed of a career in the public sector but was convinced that his “terrible secret” of homosexuality wouldn’t allow it. he wrote in a memoir, “Stranger Among Friends” (1996).

So he largely played behind-the-scenes roles. In the 1970s he moved to Los Angeles, where he brought his organizational and strategic expertise to California politics. He worked on campaigns for Harvey Milk, the first openly gay candidate elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and for anti-war activist Tom Hayden. He was the campaign manager for Tom Bradley’s successful bid for re-election as mayor of Los Angeles in 1977.

While still largely closeted, Mr. Mixner in 1976 helped found the Los Angeles Municipal Election Commission, the nation’s first gay and lesbian political action committee. Politicians at the time often returned money from openly gay donors.

Two years later, California Republicans, hoping to exploit a backlash against the rising gay rights movement, placed Proposition 6 on the ballot: a proposal to ban gay men and lesbians from working in public schools.

The measure, also known as the Briggs Initiative (named after its sponsor, Senator John Briggs), received broad support in the polls. Mr. Mixner set out to oppose it. In a letter to friends, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, he announced that he was gay and asked for donations to fight the proposal.

It was Mr. Mixner who crafted an argument to convince Mr. Reagan to oppose Prop 6, according to the book “Out For Good: The Struggle to Build a Gay Rights Movement in America” by reporters Dudley Clendinen and Adam Nagourney from The New York Times.

As a former Republican governor of California, Mr. Reagan prepared to run for president as an anti-government conservative. At a meeting, Mr. Mixner made it clear that the initiative was not about gay rights at all; it was, he said, a matter of government interference and privacy and would open the door for disgruntled students to blackmail their teachers.

Mr. Reagan agreed and publicly expressed his opposition to Proposition 6. Overnight, public opinion turned. The initiative was convincingly defeated.

The 1980s and early 1990s, the height of the AIDS epidemic, claimed many leaders of the gay rights movement, including Mr. Mixner’s romantic and professional partner, Peter Scott, who died in 1989. After years of inaction on AIDS by the White Houses of Mr. Reagan and his successor, George HW Bush, there was cautious hope among LGBTQ activists for the 1992 presidential election. Most gay and lesbian leaders favored Paul Tsongas, a liberal former U.S. senator from Massachusetts. But Mr. Mixner’s old friend, Mr. Clinton, asked him to raise money on his behalf and build support in the gay community.

At first, Mr. Mixner hesitated. “I said, ‘Bill, I’ve lost more than 180 friends to AIDS,’” he told The New York Times in 1992. “Before I can get behind this campaign, I need to know where you stand on this, where you stand on AIDS and our fight for our freedom.’”

A key issue for Mr. Mixner was ending the ban on gay men and lesbians serving in the military. In a interview in 2023, he told Time magazine that he agreed to help Mr. Clinton on the condition that he lift the ban.

In May 1992, Mr. Mixner introduced Mr. Clinton to 500 gay donors at a fundraiser in Los Angeles. To loud applause, Mr. Clinton said: “What I came here today to tell you in simple terms is: I have a vision and you are part of it.” He reiterated that he would end discrimination in the military based on sexual orientation.

But once in power, Clinton faced fierce opposition to that plan. He compromised with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which banned the harassment of closeted gay soldiers while banning openly gay people from serving.

Mr. Mixner felt betrayed and expressed his anger on the ABC News program “Nightline.” In his memoirs he describes how he was ostracized by the Clinton administration because of his criticism.

In July 1993, Mr. Mixner helped lead a protest against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” outside the White House, where his arrest as a known “friend of Bill” received news media coverage.

He and Mr. Clinton eventually healed the rift. During a meeting in the Oval Office, Mr. Clinton jokingly said he had considered handing him a pair of handcuffs from his arrest, Mr. Mixner recalled in his book. (Congress lifted the military ban on gay men and women in 2011.)

David Benjamin Mixner was born on August 16, 1946 in Salem County, NJ, the youngest of three children. His father, Ben, worked long hours on a commercial farm growing and packaging frozen vegetables. His mother, Mary (Grove) Mixner, was a bookkeeper for a John Deere tractor dealer.

Mr. Mixner is survived by a brother, Melvin.

In the fall of 1964, Mr. Mixner arrived at Arizona State University as a freshman and became involved in political activism. He organized students to support a strike by local sanitation workers. He transferred to the University of Maryland to be near the center of the anti-war movement in Washington, and volunteered as an organizer of the 1967 March on the Pentagon, where demonstrators chanted, “Hell no, we won.” t go!” to Vietnam to fight.

He dropped out of college soon afterward and became a $320-a-month organizer for Mr. McCarthy’s presidential campaign.

After Clinton’s presidency, Mr. Mixner supported Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries. In 2009, he helped lead a march on Washington for equal rights, speaking alongside Lady Gaga and Cynthia Nixon.

When he received an award from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD in 2008, he recalled his life trajectory in an interview with the news website SFGateexpressing pride in his political activism, but also striking a sad tone about the toll of AIDS on his generation of gay men.

“All my peers died of AIDS, and I have no one to celebrate my past or my journey, or to help me pass on stories to the next generation,” he said. “We have lost a whole generation of storytellers.”

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Legal settlement clarifies the scope of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Sabir Ansary — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:32:37 +0000

The state of Florida and plaintiffs challenging a parental rights law that critics have nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” agreed Monday to a settlement that clarifies the scope of the legislation, which would require instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten up to and including the eighth birthday. figure.

The plaintiffs, a group that included students, parents, educators and LGBTQ advocacy groups, had blamed the law, which was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, for causing confusion and fear in public schools. The settlement says students and teachers in public schools can talk about sexual identity and gender orientation as long as it is not part of formal classroom education.

The plaintiffs claimed victory, saying it would end discrimination resulting from ambiguities in the law, officially called the Parental Rights in Education Act.

The administration of Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, also portrayed the settlement as a major victory, saying it confirmed that critics had deliberately misinterpreted the law as more broadly applicable than it actually was.

Opponents had argued that the law’s vague language made students think they couldn’t create art depicting same-sex parents, that teachers thought they couldn’t show a photo of a same-sex partner, and that schools thought they could no longer allow homosexual sex. theme books or student organizations that support gay students.

Roberta Kaplan, the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, said in a statement that the settlement “provides protection against hate and bullying.” She added: “Simply put, the state of Florida has now made it clear that LGBTQ+ children, parents and teachers in Florida can actually say they are gay.”

In its own statement, Mr. DeSantis’ office said the settlement would ensure “children will be protected from radical gender and sexual ideology in the classroom” because the law remains on the books. The administration now expects the case to be dismissed, said Ryan Newman, the governor’s general counsel.

“We fought hard to ensure that this law could not be vilified in court as it was in the public arena by the media and major corporations,” Mr. Newman said in the statement.

The settlement, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta, comes nearly two years after Mr. DeSantis signed the law. The measure became central to the image he built ahead of his failed presidential campaign of a Republican who would not succumb to the political left, which he derided as “woke.”

Mr. DeSantis has long defended the law as a popular, common-sense measure. Critics, he said, “essentially endorse a gender ideology awakening in first grade.”

But the nickname stuck. And the law, along with a slew of other controversial bills signed by Mr. DeSantis in recent years, prompted organizations such as Equality Florida, one of the plaintiffs, to issue travel advisories last year, citing concerns about declining rights and freedoms in the state. .

Cecile Houry, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said she and her partner, Rabbi Amy Morrison, filed a lawsuit because they feared the law could lead to their two young children being discriminated against in public schools because they are two mothers. to have. The legislation may not explicitly say, “Don’t say gay,” says Dr. Houry, grants manager for the city of Miami Beach, but that has had its practical effect.

“If you make everything a potential problem, a possible lawsuit and a possible dismissal, that’s what happens,” she said. “People either couldn’t or felt they shouldn’t, or felt they were in danger if they spoke up, which ultimately ended up muting or silencing a lot of things.”

The law allows parents to sue school districts for alleged violations.

The settlement’s language, which the state must share with Florida’s 67 public school districts, makes clear that the law does not restrict “literary references to a gay or transgender person or to a same-sex couple” in public school classrooms. It says LGBTQ references are not prohibited in literature, classroom discussions, student academic work, or the review thereof. Such references are also not prohibited when referring to teachers’ spouses or partners, or in any other context outside of instruction.

The settlement also says that education must be neutral when it comes to issues of sexual orientation or gender identity, meaning that teachers cannot, for example, teach that heterosexuality is superior to homosexuality or bisexuality.

It also clarifies that the law does not ban classes on or interventions to stop bullying, and does not require the removal of “safe spaces” in schools for LGBTQ people or the installation of stickers identifying such places.

And it makes clear that student-run organizations such as gay-straight alliances are allowed in Florida schools, along with book fairs, musicals or plays with LGBTQ references or characters, and expressions and clothing that do not conform to the perceived gender identity of a person.

The law does not apply to school library books as long as they are not used for instruction, the settlement states.

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Star Wars star Billy Dee Williams, 86, opens up about embracing gay rumors in the 1970s – after admitting he’s flirted all his life: ‘I’ve been called a Closet Queen’

Sabir Ansary — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:03:56 +0000

Star Wars star Billy Dee Williams has opened up about embracing gay rumors in the 1970s.

The 86-year-old acting legend – who earlier this month admitted to being a lifelong flirt – had another revealing confession when she said he didn’t care if people thought he was gay during his Hollywood heyday.

He opened up about the gay rumors that could have derailed his acting career Page six on Sunday when he said, “I’ve been called a ‘Closet Queen.’

“But I don’t pay much attention to that.”

Billy Dee said he had always felt comfortable around members of the LGBTQIA+ community and had even hung out at secret gay parties in the basement of the Metropolitan Opera when he was an extra there.

Star Wars star Billy Dee Williams (pictured in New York on February 14) has opened up about embracing gay rumors in the 1970s, when he told Page Six on Sunday: “I’m called a ‘Closet Queen.’ ‘But I don’t pay much attention to that’

The 86-year-old acting legend is seen with his 64-year-old son Corey Dee Williams

He explained: ‘It all seemed very normal to me. I was dealing with it all my life, so I never really thought about it.”

In 2019, Billy Dee had made headlines when he seemingly came out as gender fluid after revealing this in an interview with Esquire that he uses both ‘himself’ and ‘herself’ pronouns.

However, days later, the Star Wars actor clarified that his statements had been misinterpreted and clarified that he identifies as a straight man in a subsequent interview with The undefeated.

Williams revealed that until his story went viral, he had never heard the term gender fluid and didn’t know what it meant.

“Well, first of all, I asked last night. I said, “What is gender fluid?” That’s a whole new term,” the Lando Calrissian actor said.

The narrative that the octogenarian was gender fluid stemmed from this statement to Esquire: “You see, I say ‘herself’ and ‘herself’ because I also see myself as feminine and masculine. I am a very gentle person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself.’

In reality, Billy told The Undefeated, he was referring to men getting in touch with their “softer side” and affirming that he identifies as a straight man.

He said, “There’s an expression that was coined by Carl G. Jung, a psychiatrist, a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, and they divided because they had different ideas about the… what do you call it? ? Conscience. Unconscious. It is collective unconscious.

In 2019, Billy Dee (seen in April 2019) had made headlines when he seemingly came out as gender fluid after revealing in an interview with Esquire that he used both the pronouns “himself” and “herself” but later clarified which he meant in an after interview with The Undefeated

“Well, first of all, I asked last night. I said, “What is gender fluid?” That’s a whole new term,” the Lando Calrissian actor explained

“But he coined a phrase: ‘Anima animus.’ And anima means that this is the feminine counterpart of the masculine self, and the animus is the masculine counterpart of the feminine.”

Williams further clarified, “So that’s what I was talking about. I was talking about men getting in touch with the feminine side of themselves. I wasn’t talking about sex, I wasn’t talking about being gay or straight. People should read [Jung]. I mean, it would be an interesting education for a lot of people.”

As for his sexuality, the actor said: ‘No, no, no, I’m not gay – not in any way. Not that I have anything against gays. But personally? Not gay.’

Meanwhile, the veteran actor came clean about his infidelity earlier this month.

The 86-year-old actor – who is releasing a memoir spanning his nearly eight-decade career – spoke honestly and openly about being a ladies’ man and the role cheating has played in his life.

He told People magazine Wednesday that it all started at a young age when he grew up as a hopeless romantic, he said, “I always fall in love.”

Billy told the publication that while he struggled with school, he excelled in both art and romance, but it wasn’t until he starred opposite Diana Ross in a 1972 biographical drama film that he really hit his stride.

He said, ‘Lady Sings the Blues [the 1972 Billie Holliday biopic] and mahogany [1975] really changed my whole world, as far as a romantic figure goes.

Earlier this month, he came clean about his infidelity when he spoke honestly and openly about being a ladies’ man and the role cheating has played in his life.

Billy told the publication that while he struggled with school, he excelled in both art and romance, but he was really on the right track when he starred opposite Diana Ross in a 1972 Billie Holiday biographical drama film, Lady Sings the Blues.

Those roles made the veteran actor one of Hollywood’s first black heartthrobs.

Billy said, “I think I’m the first little brown boy who really exudes that kind of personality. That was a lot of fun for me.’

However, this made it difficult for him to maintain a monogamous relationship without infidelity.

The actor who played Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back explained: “I’m intrigued by strong women. That obviously gets me into trouble.’

He has been married three times, including to Audrey Sellers from 1959 to 1963, Marlene Clark from 1968 to 1971, and Teruko Nakagami, whom he has been married to since 1972 but divorced in 1993.

Billy also shares 64-year-old son Corey with Audrey Sellers and 51-year-old daughter Hanako with Teruko Nakagami.

When asked by People how he would characterize himself as a husband, the actor replied, “A womanizer! I’ve been flirting all my life.’

Billy was open about the role infidelity had played in the failure of all three of his marriages and that not even fatherhood could hold him back.

Those roles made the veteran actor (pictured with Bernadette Peters in 1981) one of Hollywood’s first black heartthrobs. Billy said, “I think I’m the first little brown boy who really exudes that kind of personality. Which has been a lot of fun for me.”

Billy famously played Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

The actor (pictured with Harrison Ford) was asked by People how he would characterize himself as a husband, to which he replied, “A womanizer! I’ve flirted all my life

He can be seen as Harvey Dent in 1989’s Batman

His memoir What Have We Here?: Portraits of A Life – which spans his nearly eight-decade career – will be released on February 13.

He said, “I think I was a good husband once. I value family.

‘Then my son [Corey, 63, with Sellers] was born, I thought that was the most beautiful thing in the whole world. And my daughter [Hanako, 50] from my third marriage was a gift.’

Billy then sweetly commented on all of his ex-wives, saying, “They’re all wonderful people I married.

“How I ended up in those situations, I’ll never know.”

His memoir What Have We Here?: Portraits of A Life, which covers his nearly eight-decade career, will be released on February 13.

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I am a woman married to a gay man. We're not romantic and he has Grindr hookups

Jeffrey Bailey — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:08:58 +0000

A MARRIED couple has proven that unconventional unions don't always end in divorce.

While the straight woman found out her husband was gay after they tied the knot, she has no plans to leave him.

One woman said she and her husband haven't been romantically involved in yearsCredit: Tiktok/brelandemory

He came out to her as gay when they were already married, but they stayed togetherCredit: Tiktok/brelandemory

Breland Emory Kent (@brelandemory) responded to a question about whether she was “joking” about her relationship with a gay man.

“While this may sound like satire, unfortunately it is not,” she began in one clampnoting that it was indeed her real life.

“We were legally married and he came out as gay later in our marriage.”

Despite the unexpected bump in the road, the couple plans to stay together for the foreseeable future as they never want to marry other people again.

“If that changes, of course we will divorce.”

Still, she finds it unlikely on her end.

“Never again. This whole situation of my husband turning gay on me is not something I would want to do again.

'And these days it seems like most men are a bit fruity… and I won't take that risk again. So no more marriage.”

She noted that her entire situation was “damn insane,” and followed up with another clamp revealing that her 'gay husband is cheating [her].”

As her husband nodded in agreement in the background, Breland said he “just got back from a Grindr date” in which he “hooked up with one of the guys he used to fuck.”

Everyone told me to stay away from my 'lying, cheating, hot-tubbing womanizer' husband – we're still married 10 years later

He unashamedly showed off his hickeys.

And Breland wasn't ashamed either, as she denied feeling hurt knowing her husband was on Grindr.

“I have zero romantic feelings for my gay husband,” she continued clamp.

“He and I are no longer in a romantic relationship. It's been about five years since we've done that.”

Since they were friends before they became lovers, she noticed that things just went back to what they were.

“We returned to a friendship relationship.

“So when I see him on Grindr or when I'm with other people, I can't give less. I find Grindr incredibly entertaining, and I love seeing all the weird stuff on there.”

Viewers were captivated by her story.

“I will never delete this app,” one person wrote.

“There's a lot to unpack here,” another added.

Breland often reveals glimpses of their unconventional relationship on TikTokCredit: Tiktok/brelandemory

Although the two have a solid friendship, she said the whole situation put her off ever getting married againCredit: Tiktok/brelandemory

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Judge Alito renews criticism of the landmark ruling on gay marriage

Sabir Ansary — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:46:09 +0000

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Tuesday reiterated his criticism of the Supreme Court's landmark decision recognizing the right to same-sex marriage, saying people who oppose homosexuality risk being unfairly “labeled as bigots and treated as such are being treated'.

The judge took up his warning a five-page statement explaining why the court rejected this a request to hear a case in Missouri about people removed from a jury after expressing religious objections to gay relationships. The case, Justice Alito added, “exemplifies the danger” of the court's 2015 decision, Obergefell v. Hodges.

The ruling, he added, shows how “Americans who do not conceal their adherence to traditional religious beliefs about homosexual behavior will be 'labeled as bigots and treated as such' by the government.”

The statement appeared to offer a glimpse into Justice Alito's lingering dissatisfaction with Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the court voted 5-4 to guarantee the right to same-sex marriage, a long-sought victory for gay rights. movement.

In the years since, Justice Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas, both of whom disagreed with the 2015 decision, appeared to urge the court to reconsider the ruling. The court, they have argued, invented a right not based in the text of the Constitution, saying it portrayed “people of good will as bigots.”

Only two members of the court who ruled in Obergefell remain on the bench: Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. The court has since been transformed under the presidency of Donald J. Trump with the addition of three conservative justices who have strengthened a conservative supermajority.

The case at issue Tuesday, Missouri Department of Corrections v. Jean Finney, No. 23-203, involved a dispute over the dismissal of jurors who raised religious concerns about same-sex relationships during jury selection in an employment discrimination case.

Jean Finney, an employee of the Missouri Department of Corrections, alleged that after he began a same-sex relationship with the former wife of a co-worker, that co-worker made Ms. Finney's job intolerable. The co-worker spread rumors about her, sent derogatory messages and withheld information she needed to perform her job duties, Ms. Finney said. Ms. Finney sued the Department of Corrections, accusing the department of being responsible for the colleague's actions.

During jury selection, Ms. Finney's attorney questioned potential jurors about their religious beliefs about sexuality. Among the questions: “How many of you went to a religious organization growing up where it was taught that people who are homosexual should not have the same rights as anyone else because what they did was a sin?”

The trial attorney decided to strike certain jurors based on his questions, according to the Department of Corrections legal order. The letter took issue with the trial attorney's approach, saying it essentially endorsed the idea that “a person with traditional religious beliefs should never serve on a jury if one party has been in a same-sex relationship because if a prospective juror believes that he has a religious issue 'that is a sin, there is no way to rehabilitate.'”

The Department of Corrections attorney objected, saying such a request could lead to religious discrimination.

The judge granted Ms. Finney's attorney's request to seize the jurors, and the jury sided with Ms. Finney, prompting the Department of Corrections to request a new trial.

The Department of Corrections alleged that the judge violated the 14th Amendment by excluding jurors who expressed their religious beliefs.

After the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the verdict and the state Supreme Court declined to review the case, the Office of the Missouri Attorney General asked the United States Supreme Court to take up the case.

Even as Judge Alito wrote that he reluctantly agreed that the court should not hear the case, he said he was still concerned about the issue.

“I am concerned that the lower court's reasoning will spread and could be a foretaste of things to come,” he wrote.

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Netflix docuseries about Alexander the Great labeled 'poor-quality fiction' by Greek politicians after the Macedonian king was depicted in a gay relationship with Haphaestion

Sabir Ansary — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:22:44 +0000

People in Greece are up in arms over the portrayal of Alexander the Great in a Netflix series depicting the Macedonian king in a romantic relationship with his friend Hephaestion.

Alexander: The Making of a God stars Buck Braithwaite in a series of reenactments, following the style of a documentary. Six episodes dramatize key events and attempt to summarize his desire to conquer the world.

However, as a romantic encounter between Alexander and Haphaestion unfolds, Greece's culture minister has criticized Netflix for “extremely poor quality fiction” that is “full of historical inaccuracies.”

Lina Mendoni has joined a chorus of voices in Greece who have criticized the streaming giant's series, with a Greek newspaper blaming a previous adaptation of the story of Alexander the Great for starting a “propaganda campaign” that Alexander was homosexual.

The Guardian reports a commentary piece in Eleftheros Typos accused Oliver Stone's 2004 film starring Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie of perpetuating the idea that the Macedonian king had homosexual relationships.

Netflix's new series about Alexander the Great, Alexander: The Making of a God, has been criticized by Greek politicians and newspapers

Dimitris Natsiou, leader of the far-right Orthodox Niki party, said in the Greek parliament that the new Netflix series is “deplorable, unacceptable and unhistorical.”

He added that there is “no basis” for assuming that Alexander the Great was homosexual.

In response, Mendoni said the director's style reflected “sloppiness” and added that ancient texts never revealed any sense that the relationship between the Macedonian king and Hephaestion exceeded “the limits of friendship.”

The series explores a romantic relationship between the Macedonian king and the man often described as his 'best friend' Hephaestion

However, the Culture Minister added that the concept of love has always been “broad and multi-dimensional” throughout the centuries, stressing that modern society cannot impose its norms on the conventions of ancient civilizations.

Despite criticism of the show, she insisted that the Greek government would not take action against the streaming giant as it would be 'unconstitutional'.

She noted that the Greek constitution protects “freedom of art” and that carrying out such an action would amount to “censorship.”

“The inspiration of artists, the personal interpretation and judgment of individuals cannot, of course, be subject to a regulatory regime and control, nor can they be governed or dragged into the courts,” she said.

“Instead, it is judged and judged by each of us, by the international community. That's how Netflix is judged.'

Historians have long debated Alexander the Great's sexuality, which is never specified in ancient texts.

One piece of text that is sometimes taken as a sign of homosexuality is the text by the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus, which states that Alexander's mother was concerned that her son seemed to have no romantic interest in women.

The text reads: 'He disdained sensual pleasures to such an extent that his mother feared that he would not be able to produce offspring.'

Writings suggest that Alexander's mother brought him a woman, Callixena, and asked him to sleep with her, but he refused.

Of Alexander's relationship with Hephaestion, Rufus once wrote that he was “the dearest of all the king's friends” who “shared all his secrets.”

When Hephaestion died, Alexander is said to have gone into a period of deep mourning and not eaten for several days. He then held a funeral for him in Babylon.

However, the king was married to three different women throughout his life, and the Greek philosopher Plutarch once stated that Alexander had sex with one woman, Barsine, after being won over by her beauty and love of literature.

FEMAIL has contacted Netflix for comment.

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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 4 Reunion Part 3: Heather Gay reveals how Jen Shah gave her that infamous BLACK EYE and Monica opens up about her troll account

Sabir Ansary — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:11:40 +0000

Season 4 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City came to a close with Part 3 of the reunion where Heather Gay opened up about Jen Shah giving her the infamous black eye.

The 49-year-old Heather revealed during the RHOSLC Season 4 finale in Bermuda that Shah was the one who gave her the black eye.

Tuesday’s Part 3 of the reunion showed brand new footage from the morning after the black eye – though there still is no footage of the black eye happening, as Gay told Shah that she would cover for her.

The reunion also featured Monica Garcia – who it was reported just hours before Part 3 that she was leaving the show – opening up about being a part of the troll account Reality Von (Tea)se, which she claimed was started to expose Jen Shah, who is currently serving six and a half years on a conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge.

Host Andy Cohen said Heather, ‘shocked the world’ when she said during the finale that Shah gave her the black eye, but when Heather was asked how it happened, those details are still a bit fuzzy.

Season 4 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City came to a close with Part 3 of the reunion where Heather Gay opened up about Jen Shah giving her the infamous black eye

The 49-year-old Heather revealed during the RHOSLC Season 4 finale in Bermuda that Shah was the one who gave her the black eye

‘I mean, honestly, it was a lot of drinking. And the next morning, I woke up with the black eye. I knew I’d gotten it from Jen. I didn’t know how, but I knew I’d gotten it from Jen,’ Heather admitted.

‘She was the first person I texted. She came in the room. She said, “Did I give that to you?” And I said, “Don’t worry. I’ll cover,’ Heather admitted, as Andy asked why she wanted to cover for her.

‘I don’t know. I was scared of her, I think. I had been covering for her for three years. I was not gonna stop with the black eye. I was that in, and I was too scared to say anything. I was terrified to say it. I was still scared to say it at reunion. I was still scared to say it in Bermuda, but as I sat there, watching this happen again, I realized that, like, I was contributing, kind of,’ Heather said.

Andy added that they had brand new footage to share, with a title card stating that, ‘Security footage from Heather’s room was reviewed immediately. The audio was unintelligible.’

‘At the time, Jen and Heather both said they were discussing a different topic. Heather now claims this footage shows them discussing the black eye,’ a second title card read.

Jen is seen entering Heather’s room in San Diego in April 2022 and sitting down on he couch, as Jen is heard saying something that Heather says is, ‘Thanks for letting me borrow this.’

Heather then explains that Jen says of the black eye, ‘I did that to you? I can’t believe I did that to you.’

Heather says she told Jen, ‘Don’t worry about it. I got you,’ adding, ‘She was upset. We were both upset.’

Andy added that they had brand new footage to share, with a title card stating that, ‘Security footage from Heather’s room was reviewed immediately. The audio was unintelligible’

‘At the time, Jen and Heather both said they were discussing a different topic. Heather now claims this footage shows them discussing the black eye,’ a second title card read

Jen is seen entering Heather’s room in San Diego in April 2022 and sitting down on he couch, as Jen is heard saying something that Heather says is, ‘ Thanks for letting me borrow this’

Heather then explains that Jen says of the black eye, ‘ I did that to you? I can’t believe I did that to you’

Host Andy Cohen adds, ‘Well, Heather, Jen has continued to deny she gave you the black eye,’ as Heather starts apologizing to everyone.

‘Let me just start by saying I’m sorry. I’m sorry to you. I’m sorry to…you guys,’ she says of her fellow cast, her voice starting to break.

‘I’m sorry to the network. I’m sorry to the audience. I didn’t know how to navigate it myself. I knew that it was becoming bigger and more than I could handle. It was a horrible situation, and I have lived through this, and I knew the relentlessness of what would come, and I lived a lot of that from it. A lot of Reality Von (tea)se was fixated on the black eye. And I… I don’t know how to say other than, like, I was scared, and I did what I always do. I deflected with humor. It was in poor taste. It was horrible,’ Heather said, as Andy added, ‘I don’t know that it was humor.’

Andy added that she probably ‘started freaking out’ when lawyers became involved,’ and she admitted she did.

‘I started freaking out because I didn’t have that– all I had was that she had told me she had done it and that I said I’d cover for her,’ Heather said, as they show footage of Heather talking to Jen about a cover story, where Jen suggested, ‘a spider laid eggs in your eyeball. Or you might have poison in your eye.’

Heather added, ‘I couldn’t say how it happened,’ as Andy added, ‘You went as far as to lie on your book tour and say you thought you fell into a bedroom cabinet. At another book tour stop, you said someone may have broken into the house and hit you, but production edited it out because of a non-disparagement clause between the rental company and production,’ as Heather started laughing, but Andy took her to task.

‘I have to say, it’s not funny to accuse the producers or the production company of covering up a crime and an assault,’ Andy said.

Heather responde, ‘It’s not, and there was… It’s not funny. And that’s why I led with I’m sorry. I would have never have come clean if I didn’t… If this hadn’t happened. You know what I mean?’ as her voice started to crack.

‘Let me just start by saying I’m sorry. I’m sorry to you. I’m sorry to…you guys,’ she says of her fellow cast, her voice starting to break

‘I started freaking out because I didn’t have that– all I had was that she had told me she had done it and that I said I’d cover for her,’ Heather said, as they show footage of Heather talking to Jen about a cover story, where Jen suggested, ‘ a spider laid eggs in your eyeball. Or you might have poison in your eye’

‘I have to say, it’s not funny to accuse the producers or the production company of covering up a crime and an assault,’ Andy said

She added, ‘I took a lot of hits for the black eye,’ from the fans, adding, ‘I mean, I didn’t go on social media for six months, and I was too scared to accuse or say anything otherwise. I’m still scared. I don’t even wanna have to do it now.

Andy asked, ‘Is the grace that you are… Asking of everyone now the same grace that should be given to her?’

‘I can’t answer that question because the way that I handled it was to internalize and to–to– and I’m not gonna–it’s not noble,’ as Andy added, ‘Well, but you did… you accused production, which is not internalizing it.’

Heather added, ‘I mean, I didn’t make an accusation. I said it could have been– I mean, it was a joke. I said a good-looking producer, you know, like, we made jokes about rough sex. It was like, it was clearly in absurd humor, and it wasn’t posted online. It wasn’t perpetuated. It was not like that, Andy. It wasn’t. But to take it on myself and to repress it and make it my responsibility, I was the victim, but I was also supposed to be the person that, like, told on her, and I didn’t have the capacity to do that.’

Andy added, ‘Look, you lied to production, Bravo, and even at one point said that maybe a producer had done it to you, which is very serious because it puts people’s reputations and jobs at risk. Did you ever go to her and say this is getting bigger than…

Heather said, ‘Yeah, we talked about it a lot. She said, “Unless they can show us the footage, we deny.”‘

Andy asked if Jen ever thanked her for covering for her and Heather admitted, ‘No. Jen Shah? She was never my friend. She pretended to be my friend, and I fell for it. And I will not fall for a pretend friend again.’

‘I was a different person then, and I was worried about the retaliation. I’m still worried about the retaliation. But there’s been some distance. There’s enough distance now, but it’s more than that. I was a different person when I started the show, and the person that would eat that s**t then is not gonna do it now. And it–it was a really pivotal moment for me in Bermuda. I was sitting there. I kind of thought… That you would say… “The gig is up. I’m sorry, and I-I wanted to be here so badly that I did all of this,” but you didn’t. You spun it. You deflected. And as I sat there thinking like, this is familiar to me, I’ve been there before, and I, in fact, defended this behavior, and I’m not gonna do it again. I never want to revisit this type of toxicity. And if this is part of the job, then maybe… It shouldn’t be part of the job.’

One of the other big revelations of the reunion was that Monica Garcia finally fessed up to being a part of the internet troll account Reality Von (tea)se.

When asked directly by Andy if she was posting to that account, she said, ‘I am part of the page. Yes. I did not set up the account. I didn’t name the account or open the accounts.

She admitted to posting under the account but clarified, ‘not all of them,’ adding the site started in 2021 when the show was on the air, but after her time working for Jen Shah.

‘I don’t know if I had given my evidence yet,’ she said, but when Andy asked if she had given her statement against Shah she said yes.

When asked what the ‘point’ of the site was, Monica said, ‘It was to expose Jen. It was to expose the truth of how she was treating her employees, and that’s what it was.’

When Andy asked about the posts about other RHOSLC stars, Monica said, ‘I don’t feel like that page was made for talking s**t on these ladies. I honestly feel like that page did not come for any of them.’

Andy asked Heather if she had, ‘documentation of things that were posted by this account’ that hurt her and she said, ‘Yeah, absolutly. They’re still up.’

Heather added that one of the posts was a quote from Jen Shah that called Heather, ‘a tranny twin’ and a ‘manatee’ though Monica said she was just posting what Jen Shah had said about Heather, insisting, ‘We were sticking up in your defense.’

One of the other big revelations of the reunion was that Monica Garcia finally fessed up to being a part of the internet troll account Reality Von (tea)se

When asked directly by Andy if she was posting to that account, she said, ‘ I am part of the page. Yes. I did not set up the account. I didn’t name the account or open the accounts

An argument between Monica and Heather ensued as Monica insisted, ‘It wasn’t a lie. It was Jen calling you an awful name. We were trying to expose how abusive she was to you. Do you not understand that?’

Heather insisted, ‘You are not a hero in this, Monica. You are not a hero,’ as Monica insisted, ‘I’m fine being the villain in your story, Heather, ’cause you’re the clowns in mine.’

They showed more examples of hurtful posts like, ‘Y’all’s grandma is still pretending she can get a black D,’ but Monica insisted she didn’t write that one, adding, ‘That doesn’t even sound like me,’ but Heather said, ‘It sounds exactly like you.’

Monica added, ‘That’s because we wanted you guys to see. I’m not denying any of that,’ though Lisa Harlow said, ‘But it’s literally so deceptive to not know that it was you trying to engage.’

Lisa insisted that Monica is a bully and doesn’t deserve a platform when Monica pulled out a Burn Book, which upset all of the other ladies.

She showed the Burn Book to Andy, but he didn’t quite get the point of putting the book together.

‘It sounds like in trying to expose Jen, what you did was hurt all of them,’ Andy said, but Monica insisted, ‘That was not the intention.

Andy added, ‘If Jen called her that, and you guys posted it, then what you’re doing is perpetuating something mean about her,’ asking how it’s helpful.’

Heather insisted, ‘You are not a hero in this, Monica. You are not a hero,’ as Monica insisted, ‘I’m fine being the villain in your story, Heather, ’cause you’re the clowns in mine’

Monica tried to explain, ‘I literally just said that I see how that hurt you, but I’m telling you that,’ but when they said they don’t get it, Monica adds, ‘You guys aren’t listening,’ but Andy says, ‘Well, they are.’

Monica insists, ‘We were trying to get out how awful she was. I am sorry that that ended up hurting you.’

Andy added, ‘I gotta tell you something. I’m kind of amazed that you’re so surprised that they’re pissed off by this.’

Monica said, ‘I really am. Because they were such big fans of the page,’ adding they all were, but none of them said they were.

Andy asked if they posted positive things about the women and Monica said, ‘We did post positive things about the women. We did try and support them. We did say nice things,’ but Heather scoffed at that notion.

‘Because it’s one out of 10,000. You’re not a hero,’ Heather said, as Lisa added, ‘Based on the things she wrote, she did not like any of us. So, why do you wanna be our friend? Why do you wanna be here with us? Because based on everything you wrote, you f***ing hate us.

Andy asked, ‘Do you wanna be their friends, or do you wanna be on the show?’ Monica responded, ‘I think both can be true, to be completely honest. I genuinely feel bad because, truly,’ but Heather added, ‘I don’t think you do, but that’s fine.

Monica yelled, ‘What is wrong with me wanting to sit on this couch?! You don’t think I belong here, right? Because that is what you have– you have said several times,’ she said to Lisa, and while Lisa said she has never said that, they showed video of her doing so.

Monica insists, ‘We were trying to get out how awful she was. I am sorry that that ended up hurting you’

Andy adds, ‘Her plotting to get on the show is not a crime,’ though Lisa adds, ‘That’s not a crime. You going against all of us is the crime. If you were so noble in your actions, then why didn’t she tell us all to begin with? Why didn’t she say, “I had your backs. I’m here for you guys. I love you guys”? You didn’t lead with that. You got busted and you f***ing had to cover your ass.’

Monica insisted, ‘I did not get busted. I knew from the jump that this was gonna come out,’ but Andy asked if she knew, why not lead with it?

‘Because when we made this page, we said to the grave, and it wasn’t just me. There were other people involved,’ Monica said.

Lisa alleged that she got all the leaked videos she used, ‘because she logged into their security system and was watching them for months. You logged into Jen and Sharrieff’s security system.’

Monica insisted, ‘I didn’t log in. It was mine,’ adding that Jen, ‘asked me to put it in my name, yes.’

Andy asked, ‘You had ability to watch Jen in her home and hear what she was saying, is what you’re saying,’ and Monica said, ‘If I wanted to, yeah.’

Another argument ensued as Monica yelled, ‘But the fact that you’re– you’re more mad at me for recording Jen throwing s**t at human beings than you are mad at Jen for doing it?! Do you hear yourself?! That’s psychotic! That’s psychotic. That’s psychotic.’

Andy adds that Lisa accused Monica of ‘stalking’ Jen because she drove by her house a lot, and another shouting match ensued.

Monica insisted, ‘I did not get busted. I knew from the jump that this was gonna come out,’ but Andy asked if she knew, why not lead with it?

Heather showed a video of Monica driving by her house, adding that she has ‘probably 20’ other videos.

They showed footage from some of the other videos, and when Andy asked what she was hoping to find, Heather insisted, ‘She wanted to get on the show, Andy,’ but Monica insisted it was about Jen.

‘This was about Jen! Do you understand that?!’ and Monica insisted that the FBI asked her to drive by her house, adding, ‘Yeah, and she also owed us money.’

When asked what they were hoping to find, Monica said, ‘Catching her driving and drinking,’ as Monica added, ‘She was being watched by several people.’

Andy seemingly had a hard time believing that as Monica added, ‘They said any evidence I have that she’s drinking and driving,’ which the others thought was funny.

‘You guys are a**holes. This is why there’s a Burn Book,’ Monica insisted, but they kept laughing when she tried to clarify.

When asked why she kept driving by Jen’s house, Monica said, ‘I mean, well, we were curious, and also we were keeping an eye to see if she was gonna drink and drive, because that would be violating her probation.’

Angie Katsanveas joked, ‘Were you gonna put a light on and pull her over and then give her a breathalyzer?’

They showed footage from some of the other videos, and when Andy asked what she was hoping to find, Heather insisted, ‘She wanted to get on the show, Andy,’ but Monica insisted it was about Jen

Angie Katsanveas joked, ‘Were you gonna put a light on and pull her over and then give her a breathalyzer?’

Monica added, ‘You call the police when you see her driving drunk,’ as Monica snapped, ‘Why are you coming at me?! Why are you defending a criminal?!’

Andy asked, ‘If she was driving by her former employer’s, who was up to no good in the hope of…catching her or adding more evidence, why do you care? She wasn’t driving by your houses. If she never stalked you guys, why do you care if she drove by Jen’s house? Like, what do you care?’

Heather adds, ‘The capability it would take for a human being to befriend someone as a fan, to beg to work for them, to then to get the chance to work for them… then to infiltrate their lives, to become their assistant, to install cameras in their home, to watch their security footage, to take every opportunity to take that, then post it and then spread it on social media, that raises a few alarm flags for me and makes me think I don’t necessarily want to be their friend. Because if she did that to Jen, she will do it me. And she, in fact, has. So, to hire someone that contributed that and profited off of it and then lied about it and then sat here with a Burn Book…’

Heather said this ‘ruined’ her experience of being a housewife, adding, ‘Every Housewife on every franchise would say, the only hard part about this job is the trolls on social media. That are relentless about ourselves and about our families, about our businesses, and if you could eliminate that or at least create a gap or at least hold someone accountable, it would change the experience for all of us. And you would get higher caliber women willing to expose their lives on television.’

Monica added, ‘”Higher caliber women.” So, someone like me doesn’t belong here? That’s exactly what I’m saying.’

Lisa added, ‘You guys brought her on knowing that she wanted to f***ing take every single one of us out, and nobody gives a f**k.

Lisa adds that Monica said someone in production knew that she ran Reality Von (tea)se, stating, ‘The first time I interviewed, I talked about it in my home with production, that this was their plan.’

An incredulous Andy said, ‘You told them in casting? If you said, “I run a burner account,” we wouldn’t have cast you.

The reunion began with a number of clips including one of Meredith Marks churning butter during one of the retreats, and some of the Housewives doing impressions of the others.

Monica added, ‘You call the police when you see her driving drunk,’ as Monica snapped, ‘Why are you coming at me?! Why are you defending a criminal?!’

Lisa also spoke about having ‘glam’ every day and having a makeup artist on retainr, adding the last time she did her own makeup was,’ probably 2019.’

‘Like, I told John, I’m like, I’m gonna die with glam and draped in diamonds. Those are my…things,’ Lisa said.

Mary Cosby clarified that she was not body shaming Heather, adding, ‘I was not body shaming her at all. That didn’t even come to my mind. That was not my point. I have no reason to do that. And I think she looks really good, especially today. I guess she shamed me, ’cause she looks great.’

When Andy asked Mary about her ‘future’ with the group, she added, ‘I’m just gonna continue being me, and if people are willing to open up and accept me in the–in this group as a group, maybe I would. But as long as that… That push out, like, like Whitney acts like she’s terrified of me, which she’s not. She’s always got something to say.’

Whitney Rose admitted, ‘I was always in the beginning scared of disappointing you because I actually was… So, the fear that you were feeling isn’t fear, ’cause I’m not scared of you. I was always scared of upsetting you or disappointing you.’

Mary asked, ‘Why? How is that whatever developed into a friendship?’ Whitney admitted, ‘Because what comes out of your mouth after.’

Mary added, ‘What do you mean what comes out of my mouth after? -That means you don’t know me.

Meredith added she had some ‘words’ with Mary and they squashed their beef quickly, adding, ‘So, maybe I can give you guys some lessons on how to navigate Mary.’

Lisa also spoke about having ‘glam’ every day and having a makeup artist on retainr, adding the last time she did her own makeup was,’ probably 2019′

Mary Cosby clarified that she was not body shaming Heather, adding, ‘ I was not body shaming her at all. That didn’t even come to my mind. That was not my point. I have no reason to do that. And I think she looks really good, especially today. I guess she shamed me, ’cause she looks great.’

They also discussed the rumors that Angie was part of the Greek Mafia, which Monica seemingly started on camera first.

Meredith says, ‘I got a dm that was– was predominantly, like, a variety of financial records that all tied back to things that Monica had told me coming back from Palm Springs about Angie that I didn’t know about prior to that.’

Andy asked Monica if she had anything to do with the DM about Angie’s finances, as Monica said, ‘No, but I would admit that.’

Meredith says, ‘You told me you had evidence of everything you told me on the plane to Palm Springs,’ but Monica disagrees.

Monica admits she did not talk to anyone else about the conversation she had with Meredith, as Monica admitted that she got the same DM from the same account.

Angie says, ‘I just really need everyone to be respectful for a minute, because this is my business, and it’s really important that I have the opportunity to address this. Um, basically, what they are accusing me of is being a schemer and being a fraud. And I’ve been working for 30 years. I’m self-made. This takes away from my credibility. It’s reckless to my business, and it feels like it was a takedown, like they wanted to ruin me as a business owner.’

When Andy asks, ‘Who’s they?’ as Angie says she doesn’t know, admitting that, ‘Monica has been pretending to be my friend and betrayed me the minute that she could.’

Andy said, ‘You can’t bring something out in front of the cameras, like the gay rumors and the thing, and then say, “I didn’t say it, I didn’t say it,” because it’s you saying it.’

Andy said, ‘But you’re bringing it to life on worldwide television,’ before another shouting match ensued.

Towards the end of the reunion, Andy said of Jen Shah, ‘I’m so surprised that we are all this time later still cleaning up the mess of this person who really had such a chokehold on everybody. If she’s watching this, you would say what to her?’

Heather says, ‘I would say… I’m no longer your b***h. And… I regret believing in you. I regret turning on my– all of you… [Sniffles] In her defense. I regret fighting her fight. I regret… Disrespecting my children and my family and my opportunity here. And I would say I’m glad that you’re in prison ’cause I might not have had the guts to do it otherwise.’

Andy added ‘Listen, the theme here seems to be that Jen has made people do things that are not maybe characteristic of who you really are. So, is there any grace there to be given to Monica at all?’

Heather said, ‘I appreciate what you said, Monica, and I think that you’re right. But the way that you handled it, and the way that it affected me and the way that you came in today, it hurt me more, and it didn’t resolve anything for me. It made it clearer to me and more real to me about my own boundaries and how far I’ve come. I mean, that collectively, how far we’ve all come, because this is the best season we’ve ever had. We enjoyed each other so much. We enjoyed every minute of it.’

Andy added, ‘So, knowing all those good things that have happened, is it too insurmountable for you guys to move on as a group? I guess that’s the question. We may not answer it today. You all may need a little bit of time.’

Whitney said, ‘I have to be very careful and protect boundaries that I’ve put up with relationships that are not safe in my life. And there has to be a clear line of trust for me to be able to move forward. And right now… I think I’m even more confused leaving the reunion. So, I don’t trust Monica, and I don’t trust my ability. Like, I have–I can’t put myself in that situation right now. So, I don’t have a strong answer for you other than no. That’s all I–the only word I can say, and I’m sorry I can’t give you a better answer. This whole thing is triggering for me and what I’ve been through personally in my life, and I tend to say the wrong things at the wrong time. So, my answer is just no.’

Andy asked if Monica could have said anything to make this ok, but none of them agreed there was anything she could have said.

Andy gave Monica one last chance to say her piece, and she says, ‘I mean, I think there’s a ton that’s been misunderstood, but…’ and when Andy asked if she wanted to say anything else she just said, ‘No.’

Just hours before the reunion, it was revealed that Monica was leaving the show after just one season.

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The Woke Harvard professor makes a groveling apology for insulting students she teaches after discovering that the conservative activist behind the toppling of Claudine Gay is an alumnus

Albert Elence — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:39:50 +0000

Jennifer Hochschild has written an apology to Harvard Extension School students
It came after he claimed HES is 'not the same' as the main school, in a bid to discredit Chris Rufo
Her apology was rejected by Rufo, who claimed she had 'disparaged' HES

By Bethan Sexton for Dailymail.Com

Published: 6:43 PM EST, January 13, 2024 | Updated: 8:30 PM EST, January 13, 2024

A Harvard professor has apologized for offending students at the university where she teaches after discovering that the activist who toppled Claudine Gay is an alumnus.

Jennifer Hochschild was criticized by her students after stating that the Harvard Extension School HES was “not the same” as the main school.

Her comments came as she tried to discredit conservative activist Chris Rufo, who was instrumental in exposing plagiarism claims that toppled former President Claudine Gay.

The professor of Government and African and African American Studies alleged that Rufo misrepresented his degree from HES.

“About Rufo: What does the Integrity Police say about his claim that he has a 'master's degree from Harvard,' which is actually from the open-enrollment Extension School?” Hochschild wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

“Those students are great – I teach them – but they are not the same as what we normally think of as Harvard students.”

Harvard professor Jennifer Hochschild apologized to the students at the Harvard Extension School, whom she teaches, for insulting the institution as a way to undermine the credibility of Chris Rufo, an HES alumnus who helped topple Claudine Gay undermine

Hochschild questioned Chris Rufo's integrity, saying he misrepresented his HES master's degree

Hochschild stated that HES is “not the same” as the main Harvard university, something later disputed by the HES student association

She added, “Rufo could have proudly and honorably said, 'I held myself up to prove that I have a master's degree from Harvard Extension School, along with other bright and courageous students.'

“Instead, he used weasel words to attach himself to Ivy's status and prestige. Insecurity??' she continued.

But days later she was forced into an embarrassing climb down, amid angry reactions from her students and student association HES.

“I was asked to clarify, and I am happy to do so: HES courses are Harvard U courses (often the same as in FAS, as for my courses),” Hochschild wrote.

'HES bachelor's and master's degrees are Harvard U degrees. HES is a school in Harvard U analogous to other schools. HES students are students at Harvard U.

Rufo was among those who highlighted the plagiarism allegations against former Harvard President Claudine Gay

The apology came after student association HES issued a statement about the professor's 'disappointing' statements

But it was rejected by Rufo, who said she had 'disparaged' HES

'About this maelstrom, especially to HES students/staff: I think it is a shame that you have become involved in a dispute that has nothing to do with you and that has caused a lot of unrest.

'I endorse and admire HES's promotion of an inclusive, committed and ambitious student organization. I'm sorry my writing seemed to suggest otherwise. '

However, her apology was rejected by Rufo in a response to the post on X.

“This is still not an apology,” he replied. “Try this: “I apologize for denigrating HES in a petty, failed attempt to discredit Christopher Rufo. I was angry that Mr. Rufo scalped my friend Claudine Gay. I should not have reacted this way. the facts wrong and I say 'I'm sorry.'

Rufo was one of Gay's most vocal opponents in the final days of her term, during which she was dogged by accusations of plagiarism and claimed she was not doing enough to protect Jewish students on campus amid clashes between Pro Israel and Pro Palestine supporters in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks.

Gay resigned from her position on December 2, amid the furor and after a disastrous congressional hearing in which she failed to declare that calling for the genocide of Jews would be considered hate speech on her campus.

Hochschild's apology came after the HES student association was “deeply concerned and disappointed” by Hochschild's comments.

“We urge the community, especially HES faculty, to consider the far-reaching impact of their words,” the group said in a statement.

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