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	==List of celebrities==		==List of celebrities==
	~~References will be provided whenever possible.~~		Purpose of this article is not to prove which of these celebrities really is or was homophobic but to compile a list of controversies regarding alleged homophobic remarks or behaviour and their discussion in the media.
	Purpose of this article is not to prove which of these celebrities really is or was homophobic but to compile a list of controversies regarding alleged homophobic remarks or behaviour and their discussion in the media.

	==Gibson, Mel==		==Gibson, Mel==

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	==References==		==References==
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	~~[[Category:Alleged homophobic remarks by celebrities]]~~

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	During an exclusive interview for one of the Eurovision-related websites before the 2006 contest, Carola was also questioned about this, and stated that she "would love for every gay person to feel that she loves them" and that she does not think that "being gay is a sickness". She went on to criticize the [[tabloid]]s for misinterpreting her original words and making an issue out of it. Later in the interview, she also commented on one of her supporting dancers being gay and his boyfriend being "great".<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6096 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 \| News - Exclusive: Carola (Sweden) speaks out!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		During an exclusive interview for one of the Eurovision-related websites before the 2006 contest, Carola was also questioned about this, and stated that she "would love for every gay person to feel that she loves them" and that she does not think that "being gay is a sickness". She went on to criticize the [[tabloid]]s for misinterpreting her original words and making an issue out of it. Later in the interview, she also commented on one of her supporting dancers being gay and his boyfriend being "great".<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6096 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 \| News - Exclusive: Carola (Sweden) speaks out!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

	==Donna ~~Summer~~==		==Rybak, Alexander==
			Alexander Rybak is the winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2009\|2009 Eurovision Song Contest]].

			The British internet site LowCulture reported in May 2009 that Rybak refused to have his picture taken with gay fans.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lowculture.co.uk/index.php/2009/05/12/dont-vote-for-norway/\|title= Don't vote for Norway\| \|date=12 May 2009\|publisher=LowCulture.co.uk\|accessdate=2009-05-21}}</ref> The article was updated four days later, saying that in the meantime he had posed for pictures with gay fans, so Rybak may have been unaware of this incident.

			==Summer, Donna==
	Donna Summer is probably one of the most discussed celebrity for allegedly having made anti-gay comments regarding the AIDS epidemic as being a punishment from God for homosexuality. The fallout from the alleged quote had a hugely negative impact on Summer's career, which saw thousands of her records being returned to her record company by angered fans. However, Summer denied making any such remarks and many years later she filed a lawsuit against "New York" magazine when it reprinted the rumors "as fact", coincidently, right as Summer was about to release her latest album "Mistaken Identity" in 1991. <ref>http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=15092</ref>. According to an A&E Biography program in which Summer participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court with neither side discussing details of the setllement.		Donna Summer is probably one of the most discussed celebrity for allegedly having made anti-gay comments regarding the AIDS epidemic as being a punishment from God for homosexuality. The fallout from the alleged quote had a hugely negative impact on Summer's career, which saw thousands of her records being returned to her record company by angered fans. However, Summer denied making any such remarks and many years later she filed a lawsuit against "New York" magazine when it reprinted the rumors "as fact", coincidently, right as Summer was about to release her latest album "Mistaken Identity" in 1991. <ref>http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=15092</ref>. According to an A&E Biography program in which Summer participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court with neither side discussing details of the setllement.

wikademia>Prari: rm Rybak section, only cites one biased journalist's anonymous heartbroken gay-activist source's quote of an unnamed member of Rybak's entourage WP:BLP

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	During an exclusive interview for one of the Eurovision-related websites before the 2006 contest, Carola was also questioned about this, and stated that she "would love for every gay person to feel that she loves them" and that she does not think that "being gay is a sickness". She went on to criticize the [[tabloid]]s for misinterpreting her original words and making an issue out of it. Later in the interview, she also commented on one of her supporting dancers being gay and his boyfriend being "great".<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6096 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 \| News - Exclusive: Carola (Sweden) speaks out!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		During an exclusive interview for one of the Eurovision-related websites before the 2006 contest, Carola was also questioned about this, and stated that she "would love for every gay person to feel that she loves them" and that she does not think that "being gay is a sickness". She went on to criticize the [[tabloid]]s for misinterpreting her original words and making an issue out of it. Later in the interview, she also commented on one of her supporting dancers being gay and his boyfriend being "great".<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6096 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 \| News - Exclusive: Carola (Sweden) speaks out!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

	==~~Rybak, Alexander==~~		==Donna Summer==
	~~Alexander Rybak is the winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2009\|2009 Eurovision Song Contest]].~~

	The British internet site LowCulture reported in May 2009 that Rybak refused to have his picture taken with gay fans.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://lowculture.co.uk/index.php/2009/05/12/dont-vote-for-norway/\|title= Don't vote for Norway\| \|date=12 May 2009\|publisher=LowCulture.co.uk\|accessdate=2009-05-21}}</ref> The article was updated four days later, saying that in the meantime he had posed for pictures with gay fans, so Rybak may have been unaware of this incident.

	==Summer~~, Donna~~==
	Donna Summer is probably one of the most discussed celebrity for allegedly having made anti-gay comments regarding the AIDS epidemic as being a punishment from God for homosexuality. The fallout from the alleged quote had a hugely negative impact on Summer's career, which saw thousands of her records being returned to her record company by angered fans. However, Summer denied making any such remarks and many years later she filed a lawsuit against "New York" magazine when it reprinted the rumors "as fact", coincidently, right as Summer was about to release her latest album "Mistaken Identity" in 1991. <ref>http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=15092</ref>. According to an A&E Biography program in which Summer participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court with neither side discussing details of the setllement.		Donna Summer is probably one of the most discussed celebrity for allegedly having made anti-gay comments regarding the AIDS epidemic as being a punishment from God for homosexuality. The fallout from the alleged quote had a hugely negative impact on Summer's career, which saw thousands of her records being returned to her record company by angered fans. However, Summer denied making any such remarks and many years later she filed a lawsuit against "New York" magazine when it reprinted the rumors "as fact", coincidently, right as Summer was about to release her latest album "Mistaken Identity" in 1991. <ref>http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=15092</ref>. According to an A&E Biography program in which Summer participated in 1995, the lawsuit was settled out of court with neither side discussing details of the setllement.

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	The website Donna Tribute features an article by Gay Times (from November 1999) explaining how this rumour started after all<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.donna-tribute.com/articles/99/wrongly.html\|title=Gay Times: Wrongly punished\| \|date=November 1999\|publisher=donna-tribute.com\|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref>. The incident obviously occured after a concert in 1983 when one of her fans who suffered from AIDS asked Summer whether she would pray for him. Eyewitnesses confirmed that Summer did not make this statement but that she may have been a bit "naive" and stated that AIDS was "because of the reckless lifestyle."		The website Donna Tribute features an article by Gay Times (from November 1999) explaining how this rumour started after all<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.donna-tribute.com/articles/99/wrongly.html\|title=Gay Times: Wrongly punished\| \|date=November 1999\|publisher=donna-tribute.com\|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref>. The incident obviously occured after a concert in 1983 when one of her fans who suffered from AIDS asked Summer whether she would pray for him. Eyewitnesses confirmed that Summer did not make this statement but that she may have been a bit "naive" and stated that AIDS was "because of the reckless lifestyle."

			==Washington, Isaiah==
			Isaiah Washington is best known for his role as [[Preston Burke\|Dr. Preston Burke]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]] [[medical drama]] ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''.

			In the show's third season, Washington became a central figure in widely-reported backstage controversy. In October 2006, news reports surfaced that Washington had grabbed co-star [[Patrick Dempsey]] by the throat after Dempsey began screaming unprovoked into Washington's face. It was reported that the altercation was prompted by or related to Washington's use of a derogatory epithet toward co-star [[T. R. Knight]] and his sexuality. Shortly after the details of the argument became public, Knight publicly disclosed that he was gay.

			The controversy later resurfaced when the cast appeared at the [[Golden Globes]] in January 2007. While being interviewed on the [[red carpet]] prior to the awards, Washington joked, "I love gay. I wanted to be gay. Please let me be gay."<ref name="washingtonredcarpet">
			{{cite web
			\| author = The Associated Press
			\| title = Isaiah Washington: "I Love Gay"
			\| publisher = Access Hollywood
			\| date = January 17, 2007
			\| url = http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah3534.shtml
			\| accessdate = 2007-01-17}}
			</ref> After the show won Best Drama, Washington, in response to press queries as to any conflicts backstage, said that he had never referred to Knight as a "[[Faggot (epithet)\|faggot]]." However, in an interview with [[Ellen DeGeneres]] on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]],'' Knight said that Washington had, in fact, used that particular epithet.<ref name="globeheiglknight">
			{{cite web
			\| author = The Associated Press
			\| title = T.R. Knight says 'Grey' co-star Isaiah Washington's used slur about him
			\| publisher = The International Herald Tribune
			\| date = January 17, 2007
			\| url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/17/arts/NA-A-E-CEL-People-Heigl-Washington.php
			\| accessdate = 2007-02-28}}
			</ref>

			After being rebuked by his studio, Touchstone Television (now [[ABC Studios]]), Washington issued a statement apologizing at length for using the epithet in an argument with Patrick Dempsey. On January 30, 2007, a source told ''People'' magazine that Washington was scheduled to return to the ''Grey's Anatomy'' set as early on that Thursday for the first time since entering "executive counseling" after making the comments at the Golden Globes.

			However, on June 7, 2007, ABC announced they had decided not to renew Washington's contract, and that he would be dropped from the show. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement released by his publicist, borrowing the famous [[Howard Beale]] line from ''[[Network (film)\|Network]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|first= \|last= \|authorlink= \|author= \|coauthors= \|title=Washington Out of `Grey's Anatomy' \|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060800015.html \|format= \|work=[[The Washington Post]] \|publisher= \|id= \|pages= \|page= \|date=June 8, 2007 \|accessdate=2007-06-08 \|language= \|quote= }}</ref> In another report, Washington stated he was planning to "spend the summer pursuing charity work in Sierra Leone, work on an independent film and avoid worrying about the show."<ref>{{cite news \|first= \|last= \|authorlink= \|coauthors= \|title=ABC drops Washington from Grey's Anatomy \|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2007/06/08/abc-greys-washington.html \|work= \|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation\|Cbc.ca]] \|date=June 8, 2007 \|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref> In a subsequent interview, Washington claimed that "they fired the wrong guy" (referring to T.R. Knight) and said he was considering filing a lawsuit as a result. He accused Knight of using the controversy to bolster his own career and increase his salary on ''Grey's Anatomy.''<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4907210.html Grey's star says they fired the wrong guy], ''Houston Chronicle,'' June 21, 2007</ref>

			Washington, in late June 2007, began asserting that racism within the media was a factor in his firing from the series.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062801918.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews "Racism was a factor"],''Washington Post'', June 28, 2007</ref> On July 2, 2007, Washington appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' on [[CNN]], to present his side of the controversy. According to Washington, he never used the "F Word" in reference to T.R. Knight, but rather blurted it out in an unrelated context in the course of an argument "provoked" by castmate Patrick Dempsey, who, he felt, was treating him like a "B-word," a "P-word," and the "F-word," which Washington said conveyed "somebody who is being weak."<ref>For the transcript, see http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/02/lkl.01.html</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Category:Alleged homophobic remarks by celebrities]]		[[Category:Alleged homophobic remarks by celebrities]]