Perez Hilton: I apologize (but not to GLAAD)
”I have made many [mistakes] in my life, but this past week I have made more than I can count on one hand…. The “F” word will never be uttered from my lips again…. I am NOT apologizing to GLAAD. I could care less about them, my former employers. I am apologizing to the gay community, to anyone who was hurt by my choice of words, and to all the people who have ever emailed me to thank me for all that I have done to fight for gay rights over the last few years.”
Controversial celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who is gay, apologizing for using the the word “faggot” as an intentional insult toward hip-hop artist Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas. He was recorded on video at the time of an altercation he had with the musician and his manager. In typical Hilton style, he went online to scream obscenities at the Will.I.Am and singer Fergie for him ending up with a black eye (no pun intended). Hilton is infamous for publicly going after former Californai beauty queen Carrie Prejean for stating during the Miss USA pageant that she is against gays being extended legal marriage status. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation had sought an apology from Hilton for promoting the notion that it’s okay to use the word ”faggot” and call someone ”gay” as an insult during an argument. (PerezHilton.com)
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