08/30/2006
Ne-Yo Won't Announce He's Gay
At least not in the upcoming issue of Essence magazine.
The R&B singer's publicist just issued a statement intended to squelch rumors that Ne-Yo, aka Shaffer Chimere Smith, was about to pull a Lance Bass. The statement came after emails began circulating on the internet featuring quotes from the purported Barbra Stradoff-penned article.
Said a Def Jam rep: "There's isn't a staff member by that name at Essence, nor is Ne-Yo going to be featured in the October issue of the magazine."
Posted 11:00 AM EST by Andy Towle in I'm Not Gay, Magazines, Music, Ne-Yo | Permalink
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I'm surprised at you Andy -- did you actually read the original alleged press release? It was laden with so many grammatical errors & spelling mistakes, it was clearly a fake dreamed up by your typical uneducated negro.
Not to mention the fact that just a few days earlier, dirty pix of Ne-Yo getting blown by one of his female backup dancers (that he took HIMSELF!) showed up online.
Ne-Yo is an ape.
Posted by: Shirley | Aug 30, 2006 11:09:24 AM
Shirley,
While Ne-Yo might indeed be a person worth your scorn I think it is insensitive and offensive to call a negro an ape. I don't care if you're black, white, puerto rican or haitain, it makes you sound like a bigoted SLIMEBALL.
cheers
Posted by: mikey d | Aug 30, 2006 11:49:47 AM
How about calling a black person a negro?
Did we just timewarp back to the 1950s?
Disgusting
Posted by: jmg | Aug 30, 2006 12:12:08 PM
Yeam JMG -- what's that all about?
Posted by: David | Aug 30, 2006 12:41:23 PM
Yeah - not yeam...
Posted by: David | Aug 30, 2006 12:42:57 PM
I'm sure all of the Ne-Yo fans here will be shocked.
...holla!
Posted by: rod | Aug 30, 2006 1:29:15 PM
Who is Ne-Yo and why should we care if he's gay or not? Does that make him a better singer?
Posted by: Wayne | Aug 30, 2006 1:56:00 PM
Sounds almost like a clever stunt to get some PR. And look how well it worked!
Posted by: Anon | Aug 30, 2006 2:37:33 PM
How about this... Shirley from the very first comment is apparently a Female Species of Ape!!! And how dare she refer to someone as that? I say she is herself, the exact same thing that she is calling Ne-Yo!! And apparently a lower species thereof! LOL. Stupid ass female.
Posted by: HotParis | Aug 30, 2006 4:28:15 PM
HOTPARIS, I was cheering you on until you refered to her as a "stupid ass female".
Why sink to her level, don't equate all the intelligence of all females with the stupidity and ingorance of one individual.
Posted by: Mike | Aug 30, 2006 11:13:21 PM
I am mentally ill and forgot to take my meds. I actually masturbate to pictures of apes on a daily basis, if that makes any of you feel better.
Posted by: SHIRLEY | Aug 31, 2006 9:23:22 PM
lol. I think Shirley is having a bit of fun with you guys. Don't take the bait so easily.
Let's face it, being gay in the hip hop world is still an instant career-killer. If you lose your hyper-masculine cred you're dead in the water. Combine that with the undenianble fact that the industry is riddled with 'mo's, and you have a PR nightmare lurking around every corner. I just saw a Ne-yo video recently and my gaydar went into overdrive almost immediately. Sucks for him, especially if he isn't really gay. Why? Try typing Ne-yo into Google News and you'll see why. Apparently he's been very busy "laughing off" gay rumors recently. I doubt if there is any actual laughing involved though. None of this is likely to change, unfortunately, until the hip-hop community stops glorifying misogynistic violence and gangsterism. I'm not holding my breath...
Posted by: Aatom | Sep 2, 2006 11:45:56 AM
Hey,
In the previous post by "AATOM" he says that "..the industry is riddles with 'mo's..." What is a "'mo"? I figured you were trying to make a reference to black men on the DownLow (DL) but I guess not.
Someone please fill me in!
BTW, Kanye West tried to quell prejudices of those in the HipHop community towards Gays but apparently it hasn't helped Ne-yo.
What kind of name is Ne-Yo? Does it stand for something or does he have some Asian heredity?
Posted by: Charles | Sep 2, 2006 10:36:22 PM
OMGGG No Way!! E Cant Be Gayyy Ez Fookin Gawwwwjusssssssssssssssssssss!:D
nd e as son aswell hmmmmmmmmm......
omgg i h8 racism!
Posted by: chantal | Mar 27, 2007 3:22:25 PM
i think ne-yo isnt gay...i think he's one of tha best...and in his videos he makes out with gurls...so why do u think he would be gay!!u think after he does get done makin out with them he'll be like eww...no ne-yo is tha stuff..
Posted by: Tyrus | Mar 29, 2007 3:56:47 PM