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10/31/2009
Report: Adam Lambert Splits with Boyfriend Drake LaBry
Adam Lambert has split with his boyfriend, interior designer Drake LaBry, a source close to the couple tells Just Jared:
“The relationship just ran its course. The break-up was mutual and amicable. They remain friends and still care for each other.”
Posted 10:22 PM EST by Andy Towle in Adam Lambert, News | Permalink
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Hope he stays single for a while and enjoys all his hard work.
He's gonna be hella popular with the boys and the girls
Posted by: RONTEX | Oct 31, 2009 10:35:53 PM
"They remain friends and still care for each other."
Ah... so they're lesbians.
Posted by: Christie Keith | Oct 31, 2009 10:43:16 PM
Headline grabbing romantic drama on the eve of his album release? How very Madonna. Lambert's not playing around.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, though. Unlike every other Idol, Lambert actually seems to have a strong hand in shaping the debut product. Could be a force to be reckoned with.
Posted by: 24play | Oct 31, 2009 11:18:10 PM
How about a cover of Sheryl Crow's "Are you strong enough to be my man"?
Posted by: NanMan | Oct 31, 2009 11:30:52 PM
It was starting to seem like Drake was not liking the spot light that was constantly being shinned on Adam. Between the lack of privacy and Adam's busy schedule, it doesn't surprise me. I hope Adam finds the love he is looking for and I wish both boys happiness. Adam deserves to find the love he is looking for; he is a really decent guy and has a big heart.
Posted by: JLM | Nov 1, 2009 12:00:21 AM
What a sad week for celebrity gay couples. I hope Adam finds a nice guy.
Posted by: Chris | Nov 1, 2009 1:24:01 AM
No one with a life of their own gives a sh*t.
Posted by: Louis | Nov 1, 2009 1:52:02 AM
No surprise there. He freaking hid the fact that he was dating the guy when he was on Idol so why shouldn't he just dump him now that he can have a host of starfuckers to bed.
Posted by: Glenn | Nov 1, 2009 3:06:46 AM
Lucky Drake. No more base, mascara and blusher stains on his pillowcases.
Posted by: johnny | Nov 1, 2009 9:17:28 AM
Now Adam can feel free to explore his "bi-curious" side and start dating women. He'll certainly have no trouble finding one who wants to sleep with him.
Posted by: Mick | Nov 1, 2009 10:22:29 AM
Couldn't care less... Before all of the Lambert-bunnies attack me, let it be known I don't care about any celebrity couple breaking up...
Kinda with Louis on this one...
Posted by: Nathan | Nov 1, 2009 11:03:37 AM
It doesn't surprise me. Gay relationships that last long are a rarity. They're kind of like dog years. If a gay couple(male, that is) lasts a year, it's like 7 years.
Posted by: Jimmy/Boston | Nov 1, 2009 11:31:10 AM
I never thought it would last with Drake, especially after he said on 20/20 he'd only been in love once and was still looking.
Posted by: fern | Nov 1, 2009 12:04:13 PM
Let me get over my shock and surprise.
There it passed.
Posted by: Jeff in NC | Nov 1, 2009 12:07:49 PM
Why is it ok for Jimmy to say 'Gay relationships that last long are a rarity. They're kind of like dog years. If a gay couple(male, that is) lasts a year, it's like 7 years.'?
If Fred Phelps said this we would be all over it. Gay relationships are like all other relationships. Some last, some don't.
Don't brand the rest of us based on your own inability to sustain a relationship.
Posted by: James | Nov 1, 2009 12:17:16 PM
"It doesn't surprise me. Gay relationships that last long are a rarity. They're kind of like dog years."
Speak for yourself, honey.
Adam's a young guy thrust into the celebrity spotlight. Probably not the best ingredients for sustaining a romantic relationship, and probably he's not exactly looking to get married at the moment. As for what this implies about gay men in general: zilch.
Posted by: Ernie | Nov 1, 2009 12:38:22 PM
Drake must have packed his bags after he saw the album cover
Posted by: steve | Nov 1, 2009 12:59:03 PM
So it didn't last with the guy with the porn-stache? Utterly, shocking!
To Jimmy: 14 years and counting (and legally married) here. Not all gay men are promiscuous whores. Why do you think we're fighting for the right to get married?
Posted by: David in Houston | Nov 1, 2009 1:14:12 PM
Jimmy/Boston: Sorry you've had it bad. It's going on 28 years for us and we know a lot of couples long-term.
Posted by: hodzer | Nov 1, 2009 1:17:54 PM
My hubby and I are going on 11 years.
We are friends with one couple who are together longer than 25, not sure of the exact #; and one couple that we celebrated their 40th with in June. Then there's our Canadian friends who are not only legally married, but together, I beleive, 44 years.
So, it can and will happen when you least expect it.
Posted by: Jeff in NC | Nov 1, 2009 1:49:24 PM
Hey guys, didn't think I'd have to explain myself, but I've been in a 12 year monogamous relationship. Most straight people think it's awesome. Unfortunately, most gay men think the opposite. They think we should be "partnered but play guys" or move on to other partners by now. Not sure if it's jealousy on their part or maybe they just don't get us. We don't fit into the lifestyle that's expected of us.
It's a fact gay men rarely last in long term monogamous relationships. Look how much devastation STD's have had on our community. It didn't happen that way from monogamy or LTR's that's for sure!
James, I have no respect for Fred Phelps, but if he said what I said earlier I'd unfortunately have to agree with him.
Posted by: Jimmy/Boston | Nov 1, 2009 2:34:13 PM
Why is it each time a gay celebrity beaks it off with someone, it becomes a referendum on gay relationships in the comments sections of whatever? And if it does (and it does), at least have something cool to say about them...something that gets to the reason...hint: biology.
Posted by: TANK | Nov 1, 2009 2:49:01 PM
I first thought this a positive comment -- 'If a gay couple(male, that is) lasts a year, it's like 7 years.' -- because relationships between 2 men or 2 women CAN seem to be more intense, more quickly, than it seems with straight people - so 1 year can feel like 7. But now it seems it was meant to be somewhat self loathing. -- 'It's a fact gay men rarely last in long term monogamous relationships. Look how much devastation STD's have had on our community. It didn't happen that way from monogamy or LTR's that's for sure!' --
It is NOT a fact that gay relationships don't last long. I have been in a relationship for 30 years and many of our friends have been similar or longer. Not being single, couples tend to socialize with other couples both straight and gay.. so to single people it appears that few people are in relationships because most of what they see are the guys going back to the bars, internet, whatever. when they become single again. It is an 'optical delusion' to think that means few gay couples stay together.
Many gay people are brought up thinking they don't deserve a long-term relationship with a person, family support is mixed, and formal support from society is lacking - and yet they do.
Over 50% of straight marriages end in divorces and CONSERVATIVE estimates are that over 60% of men cheat and over 40% of women cheat (not necessarily the same 50% that divorce). For people to continue to says gays have some sort of problem being monogamous because they are gay, then those people have negative self esteem or are unaware of basic facts. I feel sorry for those people.
Posted by: Steve Talbert | Nov 1, 2009 3:22:40 PM
So sorry, Jimmy, that you feel threatened by the fact that many other gay men feel that their relationships don't have to ape a failed, 19th-Century heterosexual ideal.
Posted by: 24play | Nov 1, 2009 4:04:58 PM
24play, I'm not threatened at all. If gay people don't want marriage or as you say, "19th-Century heterosexual ideal" they wouldn't be fighting so hard for it.
Steve, it's not self loathing to say that the gay community has suffered greatly from STD's or HIV/AIDS. It's a fact when you look at the statistics. Promiscuity among gay men was and is still a major problem. It's also a fact that male/male relationships don't last as long as male/female or female/female.
You're right, hetero relationships do have a high divorce rate. I can only hope that same sex marriage--as it becomes more widespread--doesn't have the same failure rates as hetero marriages.
And you misinterpreted what I said about dog years. One year is a long time for a male/male relationship, and is like the equivalent to 7 years of a straight relationship. It has nothing to do with intensity. Many of these relationships start out sexual, and don't last long as there's really nothing else there.
I wish Adam Lambert the best.
Posted by: Jimmy/Boston | Nov 1, 2009 4:36:58 PM