IS NE YO GAY???

[ i mean he do look kind of feminine in the face, like he has gloss and eyeliner on...nahhhh]

HELL NAW!!!
This has been going on since the beginning of time and i just ran across a statement supposedly made by the R&B artist. For some odd reason i don't believe it, possibly because i dont really want to believe it. Well heres the statement thats supposedly showing up in the october issue of ESSENCE magazine:

Essence Magazine BR
August 23, 2008

The newly famed singer/songwriter has come out of the closet and announced that he is gay. The multi-platinum recording artist sat down for the October issue of Essence Magazine last week and announced the shocking news stating, 'Yes, I am gay, and I have always been.' After several internet rumors have been circulating around the internet. He also said, 'You know this world we live in is full of judgment, resulting in one of the reasons why it took me so long to come out of the closet.' Earlier this month, a man by the name of Derrick Johnson claimed that he had an intimate relationship with the singer during their teen years in high school. He also said that for months the singer and Def Jam have been trying to pay him to keep quiet over the ordeal. Worrying that it would destroy his image. Ne-yo responds saying, that the relationship did occur and he is no longer ashamed of saying that he was deeply in love. Reciting 'That situation was what inspired me to write the song Unfaithful. But no one knew it was actually about myself, and our relationship.' He told Essence that he doesn't care anymore, he was tired of living a lie and is ready to come clean. Quoting, 'the music industry can either accept me for who I am, or desert me.' The full interview with the magazine is expected to hit stands mid October.

Barbra Stradoff, Essence Magazine
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BUT when i went to the ESSENCE magazine website the only thing i could find on Ne Yo and the Gay rumor was this :

Essence.com: And your initial reaction to folks questioning your sexuality?

N.Y.: Honestly, when I first heard that there were rumors out there about me being gay I thought, Wow someone must really hate me. There’s nothing wrong with being gay, but I just couldn’t understand why someone would make up lies like that. I remember speaking to Jay-Z about it and he was like, ‘Look, man you haven’t made it until someone says you’re gay.”

Essence.com: And what about now?

N.Y.: Nah, I don’t even think about that mess anymore. Once it’s said, it ain’t nothing you can do but ignore it.

I Mean I Always Thought Ne Yo was a little on the fruity acting side, but i didnt think he was gay. I Figured he loved women and was one of those guys deprived of male instruction in his life so he got everyhting from females in his life. BUT GAY??? Nahhhh i dont know we'll have to see in October when my Essence Mag comes in the mail.