Outing Gay Celebrities - Is It Sound
Legal Territory
Blogger Attempts To Out Music
Mogul Clive Davis And Singer Mariah Carey
August 20, 2007
Clive Davis
Bloggers like Perez Hilton and now former
publicists, Jonathan Jaxson, have taken to outing celebrities as gay in a big
way. Jaxson's claims are drawing attention because he was proven correct in the past. While I don't know those two bloggers and this isn't about them personally,
I would like to discuss the legal aspect of this trend popularized by Perez.
If a person is labeled gay and they are not, can
they sue. Some judges have thrown out such lawsuits under the premise that being
called gay is not a slur or something bad.
Mariah Carey
However, what if it is a person who makes their
money in the entertainment industry off an image of being a wholesome, straight
family person with children. If the person is actually gay or bi-sexual then the
image would be a lie and they did so at their own risk. But what if they are not
gay and are labeled as such causing their career and reputation harm.
In closing, as a Christian, I like millions of
others of the faith believe based on the Bible that being gay is not God's will
for a person's life. However, He gave everyone in this world free will,
therefore it is each person's choice.
Here is
Jonathan Jaxson's list of who he is saying is gay -
and I have highlighted a few in red that may surprise you (can you believe he
thinks Elton John is gay - whatever gave him that idea - just kidding):
* Cuba Gooding Jr.
* Jamie Fox
* Usher
* Will Smith
* Jada Pickett Smith
* Rapper Eve
* Rapper DaBrat
* Merv Griffin
* Clive Davis
* Clay Aiken
* Kelly Clarkson
* Lance Bass
* JC Chasez
* Jonathan Knight
* EJay Day
* Ricky Martion
* RJ Helton
* Ryan Cabrera
* Alicia Keys
* Queen Latifah
* PINK
* Rosie O'Donnell
* Cillian Murphy
* Tom Cruise
* Ellen
* Paris Hilton
* Lindsay Lohan
* Samantha Ronson
* Ryan Seacrest
* Angelina Jolie
* Jodie Foster
* TR Knight
* Jonathan Taylor Thomas
* Neil Patrick Harris
* John Travolta
* Carmen Electra
* Britney Spears
* Elton John
* Mariah Carey
http://jonathanjaxson.blogspot.com/2007/08/hollywood-outedlike-it-or-not.html
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