Ricky Martin Gay Bombshell: 'I am a Fortunate Homosexual Man'

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 29th 2010 04:42PM

After years of fighting off rumors about his sexuality, Latin singer Ricky Martin has finally just posted the following message on his official Web site, coming out and telling the world he is gay.

"Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment. These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed ... I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am," he wrote.

"What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment. The word 'happiness' takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution," Marin continues.

Why is Ricky Martin coming out now? He admits he never talked about his sexuality because people advised him not to. "Many people told me: 'Ricky it's not important,' 'it's not worth it,' 'all the years you've worked and everything you've built will collapse,' 'many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature.' Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth. Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions," he adds.

Earlier this month, Barbara Walters revealed she regretted trying to force Martin to open up about his sexuality in a 2000 interview, saying that her questioning may have ended his career. "In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was," she told The Toronto Star. "A lot of people say that destroyed his career, and when I think back on it now, I feel it was an inappropriate question."

During the interview, Walters tells him, "You know, you could stop these rumors. You could say, as many artists have, 'Yes I am gay,' or you could say, 'No I'm not,' or you could leave it, as you are, ambiguous. I don't want to put you on the spot, but it's in your power to do it."

(Forward to :39 to watch the interview.)

The 'Livin' La Vida Loca' singer is a single dad to twin sons, who were born via a surrogate in August 2008. This raised tabloid rumors about his sexuality, but he tried to avoid commenting on the topic until now.

"This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now," Martin writes.

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Monday 29 March

By Jonny

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Well dur

By wbny

Jonny says all that needs to be said on the subject.

By Sue

Well put, Jonny. I like his music and still think he's a cutie. Still a fan.

By pnut166

"Ricky Martin Gay Bombshell" >>>>LOLOL - that qualifies as a bombshell???

By gedvs23

lol i agree with jonny. this is by far not a shock or a bombshell. it was something that was obvious and im glad he finally came out. gay or not his music isnt bad and hes still hot.

By ashleigh

Why does the headline say "Bombshell"? What bombshell? We all already KNEW he was gay! So, like Jonny said "duh!" (or "dur")...

By AdamAddict

As a heterosexual married woman, I have NO problem loving Ricky Martin. I had a crush on him way back when, thought he was sexy, still do. I also happen to LOVE Adam Lambert. I think what attracts women to gay men is that they are more sensitive, more real, less "macho" like hetero-men who seemed to be so self-centered. Gay men are just much more attractive to women I think because we know they aren't going to push us around for something. We're sick of pushy trailer trash gun-totin' macho men. I'll take a smart, talented, intelligent, sensitive gay or straight man any day!

Tuesday 30 March

By Titangirl

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Well that's good...
Now we women don't have to stay in the kitchen and be barefoot and pregnant. And also not have to open our legs for him to do it every night...
Cool.... now I can focus on being rich and having career. woo hoo....!!!

By duffhessian1776

spot on, johnny! as for the rest of you: very proud that you are on the same page! for once we have a group of people who are taking the high road on this. so what if he is gay? does sexuality incerease or negate his talent? NO! mu gosh, look at freddie mercury: one of the most talented muscians of our time! we lost a giant when aids took him from us. no one questioned his sexuality. it was known, but his contribution to music was far more newsworthy. same with george michael and now with ricky martin. whether gay or straight,we are all in this thing together. let's make the best of it that we can. for the record, i am 100% hetero conservative christian republican. i am so glad to see that maybe we all can get along, after all. props to all of you today!!

By steve

ya hahah this is about as surprising as when nathan lane came out

Wednesday 31 March

By elkscorpion

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I agree any man that is single and uses a surrogate is usually suspect or if he does artificial insemination and has no wife or g/f usually turns out to be gay roflllll duhhhhhhhh is soooo right hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa

By miguel

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Right, who cares if a man diddles another man or plays with his penis, except maybe his unsuspecting innocent children.

By mary

His children will have no mother. Too bad for them. Kind of like, Daddy? Why does mommy have a penis?

By randy

Well obviously a LOT of people care because they've been prying into his business and forcing him to make a public statement about it so he can live in peace.

By Rachel

who cares?????? I don't...even when george michaels came out..I just didn't care..maybe because I've got a life,,work..friends...etc.etc..the only thing that would make me say "WHAT THE HELL" is if they are a child molester...then I do care, and give a damn...other than that...hollywood is not my thing..and I don't get into celebrities..they are just people trying to make a living..and its people with nothing better to do, no life to live that make these celebrities bigger than they need to be....live and let live..gotta go time to play ball with my dog...

Thursday 17 June

By let's go

You are so right. So many people judge others by their orientation. I say let the man live the way he want to!! Anyhow, does being gay effect his job?? Hell NO!!! He is a terrific singer and a great person. He is real

By Tori

This is not a surprise and it is not news.

By ADMR

AMEN

By Luna

Oh, I'm so shocked. Not

By toyvibes

OMG, I am soooooo tired of hearing about every stars sex life.....its not mine or anyone elses business, yet there it is on my front screen everytime I sign on.....GRRRRR

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