When people break-up they always want to experience other people, be it straight away or after a couple of months, but what isn’t so common is when one of the people decides to go gay. But after all this is Hollywood so here is a list of 10 celebrities that decided to play for the same.
Since the shock of Christina Aguilera‘s recent divorce announcement from Jordan Bratman, it’s been revealed that Aguilera turned to Samantha Ronson for emotional support when her marriage started to crumble. And it’s been said that Jordan eventually “found himself unnecessary in his wife’s life.” And during their marriage, it’s been said that Christina picked up women at gay bars around Los Angeles, one solicited woman said, “The bodyguard told me it was an understanding within their marriage and that she brings girls home and Jordan’s okay with it… I met Christina in the bathroom and she told me she liked to play with girls.” Well, perhaps Christina and Ronson can be of comfort to each other now that their loves are lost? We’ve rounded up a few other celebs who went gay after their big breakups or divorces.
Back in the mid-‘90s, Anne Heche dated Steve Martin for two years but eventually left him for Ellen DeGeneres, whom she dated until 2000. It’s even been rumored that Heche was Martin’s inspiration for Heather Graham‘s character in “Bowfinger,” who hooked up with Bowfinger to get ahead but ends up with “the most powerful lesbian in Hollywood.” Martin denies any similarities. Guffaw.
Cynthia Nixon was dating an English professor named Danny Mozes for 15 years and had two children with him, but got separated in 2003 when she began seeing education activist Christine Marinoni. Nixon and Marinoni got engaged in 2009 and now raise Nixon’s kids together.
After Al and Tipper Gore got divorced after 40 years of marriage, it was rumored that Gore was “caught up in a nasty gay affair.” Of course, there were also rumors that he was sexually harassing homely female hotel masseurs, so it’s hard to know who to believe.
Meredith Baxter played the matriarch on “Family Ties” and had five kids from three different marriages. After her third divorce in 2000, Meredith admitted that it took a few years before she “discovered herself” and began dating Nancy Locke, who she’s been with since 2005. She didn’t come out of the closet until 2009 though, when the National Enquirer printed pictures of her on a gay cruise.
Portia de Rossi says that she has known she was a lesbian since she was little, but she married documentary filmmaker Mel Metcalfe in 1996, in an effort to get a green card. After their divorce in 1999, Portia said “it just obviously wasn’t right” and began dating singer Francesca Gregorini for 4 years, eventually falling for and marrying Ellen DeGeneres in 2008.
Former N’Sync member Lance Bass dated women until he was 22 years old, including “Boy Meets World” actress Danielle Fishel. Bass knew he was gay early on but thought it would be “something that I would have to hide my whole life.” Of dating women, Bass said, “I’ve definitely, you know, been with women. And I’ve had great relationships with them where I was definitely in love. It’s just I grew to a point where deep inside I knew that I could never truly have a relationship with a woman. I don’t know if they ever suspected. It was never brought up.” Instead of keeping up with the charade, Bass came out in 2006.
After losing her spot on “The View,” Star Jones‘s marriage to Al Reynolds also fell apart. Reynolds spoke up afterward, mentioning that he takes pride in his appearance and “some people call that kind of soft” or “metrosexual.” He also said that he agreed to leave his plush Wall Street job to support Star’s career. But apparently, all of that was in order to deny that he was gay as the rumor mill persistently insisted.
Tom Cruise‘s “Top Gun” love interest, Kelly McGillis has two kids from two marriages, but came out last year after having “battled with her sexuality for more than 40-years.” She denied her homosexuality in 2007, after appearing on “The L Word” but last month, Kelly married her girlfriend Melanie Leis, who she met when Leis worked at the restaurant McGillis owned with her then-husband Fred Tillman.
In her teen years, Jodie Foster was involved with Scott Baio and used to make out with him on the set of “Bugsey Malone” and “Foxes.” Foster began dating producer Cydney Bernard in 1993, while raising two sons from unknown father(s) but only admit to that relationship 14-years later at a Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast. The two broke up in 2007.
source: 10 Celebs Who Went Gay After Their Breakup [The Frisky]
Just like Ego TV says … “celebrities are just like us, it’s safe to assume that 25-35% of them are currently carrying an STD, just like us.” So they came up with a list of 9 celebrities who are known to have STDs, sadly not many celebrities are outspoken about their STDs but I’m willing to guess that a lot of them have caught something from sleeping around so much.
Paris Hilton, Genital Herpes
This must come as a terrible surprise to everyone reading this, so I’ll take a moment and let you catch your breath…..Cool? Cool. In news that is shocking to no one, this Hollywood B-list hot potato has been infected with genital herpes since at least 2007. How did this information come about? A while back, Paris had failed to pay rent on a storage unit she was leasing. Per the contract, her possessions were forfeited after a certain amount of time and a tabloid consortium got a hold of them. They came across a two year-old prescription for Valtrex, a herpes medicine, as well as printed doctor’s instructions, made out to her, on how to take the medication. Pretty hard to misinterpret that.
This should definitively answer the question, “If I get the chance, should I have sex with Paris Hilton?” No. You shouldn’t. Unless you have herpes already, too. Then, by all means, go nuts. Since he wasn’t wearing protection in that sex video with her, it’s quite possible that douchenozzle Rick Solomon has herpes too, so, uh…don’t sleep with him either.
Robin Williams, Genital Herpes
It’s not just the sleazy ones that catch STD’s, kids, but also the funny ones. Take Robin Williams, who was once hilarious but now chooses just to be depressing in movies like Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting and What Dreams May Come. While Williams’ star was on the rise in the early 80’s, he was sued by a cocktail waitress who claimed that during Williams’ first marriage, he had had an extramarital affair with her and knowingly infected her with herpes during this period. Unsurprisingly, the case was settled out of court.
While the incident didn’t tarnish Williams’ reputation in the long haul (having acted in family fare such as Flubber and Mrs. Doubtfire), it did cause a bit of damage to the public, namely having to read accounts of his affair and then imagine Robin Williams having sex. The damage has been done.
David Hasselhoff, Genital Herpes
I’m going to interpret “David Hasselhoff has genital herpes” as “David Hasselhoff enjoyed his fame in the early to mid-80’s”. Apparently, K.I.T.T wasn’t around to advise Michael to wear a rubber. Oh well.
Hasselhoff’s infection has been known since his divorce from wife Pamela Bach in 2006, when she claimed he has been infect since their marriage in 1989. Which means that the entire cast of “Baywatch” could probably reunite for their spot on a Valtrex billboard. Though, these days, the “Jersey Shore” cast would probably take their place.
Magic Johnson, HIV/AIDS
Certainly the best-known case of HIV infection in the world, Magic Johnson conducted a press conference in November of 1991 to let the public know that he was infected with HIV. The press conference was so shocking and unexpected that it still exists as a “Where were you when you heard the news?” moment for an entire generation.
Magic Johnson promptly resigned from the NBA, amid concerns for his own health and the health of his competitors, though did shortly return to the game and compete in the All-Star game, despite vocal objections from a handful of NBA players. Magic continues to work as a broadcaster on TNT and remains in good health, with t-cell counts (the barometer of infection of HIV) similar to those of normal, healthy people.
Tommy Morrison, HIV/AIDS
Best known as Tommy “The Machine” Gunn in Rocky V, Tommy Morrison was a journeyman heavyweight boxer with a rather strange history of infection of HIV. He has submitted to many, many tests for both the press and boxing authorities that seem to vacillate back and forth between positive and negative since his original positive test in December 1996. Ruddock had been a promising contender before his diagnosis and his subsequent ban from fighting. Morrison defeated titleholder Razor Ruddock by TKO in 1995, before going up against Lennox Lewis and losing a conservative bout in the sixth round.
However, since his infection with HIV, Morrison has only been able to fight recently against low-ranked opponents. He has also dabbled in MMA, though it seems that his best days were forfeited during a period of HIV tests with confounding results.
Greg Louganis, HIV/AIDS
Unlike for Morrison, HIV tests were not a condition of participation for diving competitions, so Louganis was actually able to compete for several years after learning of his infection in 1988 with no one the wiser. On his way to winning gold medals in 1988, he hit his head on a springboard during a preliminary dive, introducing his blood into the pool. Not much was made of this event, since his HIV-positive status had not been disclosed at this point, though it if it had, the outcry against his participation would have been profound.
In 1995, he came out as a homosexual and now spends his days training a dog named Mr. Woof Blitzer in agility competitions, which we can all agree is pretty gay.
Anne Heche, HIV/AIDS
Best known as an actress and for being the former “Mrs. Ellen Degeneres,” Heche has been publicly mocked for seemingly jumping back and forth between gay and straight during her adult life. Her infection with herpes sadly came well before her adult life. As she disclosed in her biography, Heche claims that she was infected with herpes by her molesting father, who later died of AIDS in 1983.
So let it be know to people of both genders that Anne Heche, like 25% of the adult population, has genital herpes. Proceed accordingly.
Julia Sweeney, HPV
Known originally for her role on SNL as “Pat”, a creepily androgynous semi-person, Sweeney would later find levels of fame through her one-woman show, “God Said Ha!” which detailed her recent trials after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, which stemmed from HPV (human papllomavirus), a sexually transmitted virus that can manifest as a host of symptoms, sometimes leading to cervical cancer in women.
Fortunately, Julia Sweeney has recovered and seems to have made a burgeoning career out of discussing her experiences through this ordeal, but the real reason for her inclusion on this list is the magnitude to which “Pat” is made creepier by knowing he or she is not only painfully androgynous, but also carrying STD’s. They could have at least dropped that into It’s Pat: The Movie.
Michael Vick,
Before Vick was widely despised for fighting dogs to their death with the Bad Newz Kennel Club, he was taking clandestine STD tests and perhaps knowingly infecting his sexual partners. Which, of course is not hilarious at all, but rather awful. However, during a lawsuit in 2005 when a plaintiff alleged that Vick knew he had genital herpes and didn’t disclose his infection with her before engaging in sex, it was revealed that Vick had in fact gotten tested. But not under his name, lest the media and others find out. So what name did he choose?
Why none other than “Ron Mexico”, hands down the greatest pseudonym for taking an STD test that has ever been created. Shortly thereafter, the NFL chose to remove the name “Mexico” from their online custom jersey store, as they felt the “Ron Mexico” moniker didn’t paint their players in the best possible light. Fortunately (?), the shame both Vick and the league experienced from the “Ron Mexico” affair would be short-lived due to tales of rape stands and drowning dogs for money. I’m sure Vick is looking back, wishing for simpler times.
Now I’m going to take a shower to wash myself of this.
Anne Heche has it in for her ex-husband and let it out last night in an interview with David Letterman.
“Oh gosh, can you say ‘lazy ass’ on television?” Heche asked, referring to Coley Laffoon, the father of her 7-year old son, Homer, to whom she pays monthly child support.
That the the feud was still on was made clear, when Letterman asked what Laffoon does for a living.
“He goes out to the mailbox and he opens up the little mailbox door and goes ‘Oh! I got a check from Anne! Oh my God! I got a check from Anne! Yay!’
“He wants me to come and watch him run around in his little white shorts playing soccer. Honestly, I don’t want to come to rehearsal and watch you run around in your tight shorts like trying to pretend you know how to play soccer. I divorced you! I don’t want to hang around with you Thursdays and Saturdays, and maybe on Sunday.”
Laffoon, who filed for divorce in February 2007, didn’t take his ex’s words kindly. Lafoon, an employee with Los Angeles real estate company Hilton & Hyland, told Usmagazine.com,
“After coming home from showing two different clients two different condominiums, I was disturbed to see Anne taking out her personal frustration on the father of her child on national television. I wish Anne Heche could see that public bullying isn’t good for the soul or positive for her child. It’s mean.”
The actress, 40, even went so far as to chastise Letterman for getting married.
When Letterman asked why Laffoon continued hanging on, Heche had a ready answer: “I’m so fantastic.”
Let’s face it: if you were a celebrity, you’d be doin’ everything around you. And you could…because you would be a celebrity, and everyone would want a piece of your sweet, sweet celebrity junk. But as history has shown us, gettin’ down with too many anonymous people means you’ll feel the burn, quite literally. Oh well.
Check out these celebs who allegedly have herpes.
Paris Hilton
Shock level: Low
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Highest
How We Know:
You’ve certainly seen or least heard about Paris’ horrifying sex-tape (yes there’s an IMDB page) with douchebag nobody Rick Salomon, so right there you know doin’ it is important to her. To be fair, it’s important to everyone. But when you’re as indiscriminate about your partners as she is, well, that’s where the trouble lies. She’s seen around the world with men as promiscuous as she is, so it’s fair to assume she’s got it. Oh, and then there’s her prescription for Valtrex which has been featured on many credible websites.
Jessica Alba
Shock level: Medium
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Minimal
How We Know:
But she had a baby! Anyone with a baby can’t have herpes. Except they can…and she does. Apparently she got it from Derek Jeter. Yes, it’s a rumor, but there has been quite a bit of sources who worked closely with Alba and recalled having to pick up her Valtrex prescription on a regular basis. She’s also on the recently created Derek Jeter Herpes Tree.
Derek Jeter
Shock level: Medium
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Depends on if you are a Red Sox or Yankees fan
How We Know:
Again, rumors have been flying around about this guy’s sexual deviancy for quite a while. Hey, making $17 million a year for baseball’s most famous team allows you access to the most coveted poon. Anyway, there’s been enough speculation on the subject for someone to create the aforementioned tree, so we figured, “Why not post it and let YOU decide”? Even if you think it’s bull, it’s pretty funny to see the progression because even if the herpes speculation isn’t true, the fact that these celebrities dated one another is, meaning they’d be exposed to Jeter’s Yankee doodle.
Billy Idol
Shock Level: Low
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: It’s less interesting than it would be 20 years ago.
Robin Williams
Shock Level: High
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Depends on how much you liked “Aladdin”
How We Know:
Williams was slapped with a lawsuit in the mid-80s by a cocktail waitress who claimed he had given it to her without warning her he had it first. But hey, celebrities get accused of stuff they didn’t do all the time right? Sure. But the case was settled out of court, implying that Mrs. Doubtfire felt a bit guilty about it.
Anne Heche
Shock Level: Low-Medium
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Ehh
Tony Bennett
Shock Level: Very high
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: I left my heart in San Francisco, and my virus in some girl.
How We Know:
We admit, we were surprised by this one too. Bennett adamantly denies the allegations and even produced medical records which indicate he doesn’t. Oh well, the fact that someone would go far enough to accuse Tony Bennett of giving them herpes is all we need to find this hilarious.
Michael Vick
Shock level: Low
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Pre-dog murder: Medium Post-dog murder: High
How We Know:
Ron Mexico. Vick was getting treatments and medication under the name “Ron Mexico,” a fact that was discovered when a woman sued him for giving her the disease in 2002, claiming he willfully gave it to her without warning. Our thought is: if you’re willfully having unprotected sex with a professional athlete like Michael Vick, you were going to end up with it anyway, and you’re lucky you got it from a rich dude.
David Hasselhoff
Shock level: Low
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: High, if you aren’t German
How We Know:
During the Hoff’s divorce from Pamela Bach, the latter cited such marital problems as domestic violence and his penchant for drinking himself shitty, and by shitty, we mean he loved to shit his pants when he got drunk. Another problem Bach cited was that Hoff has genital herpes. A man that poops his pants and has herpes?
Liza Minnelli
Shock level: High
Amount You Enjoy Knowing: Should be ridiculously high
How We Know:
Alright, so it’s mentioned in her divorce proceedings from David Gest, who probably isn’t the greatest source in the world, but then again, he was divorcing Liza Minnelli. There are hundreds of things he could have made up to worsen her already horrible reputation.
Anne Heche and her beau, actor James Tupper, are expecting their first child together.
The two first met in 2006 on the set of their short-lived ABC drama Men In Trees while Heche was still wed to husband Coley Laffoon.
“In that friendship, we kind of discovered we saw the world in a somewhat similar way,” Tupper, who was also married at the time, told the Vancouver Sun last year. “I think we both made decisions that were based on the relationships we were in.”
Shortly after Heche announced her split from Laffoon (with whom she has a 6-year-old son, Homer), the two stepped out publicly.
“I wish people could meet her in person,” Tupper told the Sun of Heche, with whom he shares a home in Vancouver. “She has such a sparkle and such a love for people, and she works so hard. She is so dedicated to all the good things.”
Heche told Extra last year that she was relieved that they can finally be open about their relationship.
“We’re so much more comfortable now that our feelings are exposed and everybody knows about them,” said Heche, who will be appearing with Tupper on an upcoming episode of Samantha Who? this season.
