New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight nfirms he's gay publicly after former flame Tiffany outed him on Bravo's "Watch What Happens."
Contents:
- JONATHAN KNIGHT SAYS HE WAS TOLD NKOTB WOULD BE 'OVER' IF HE CAME OUT AS GAY
- JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT
- JONATHAN KNIGHT BREAKS SILENCE: ‘I HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY’
- JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE’S GAY AFTER BEG OUTED ON BRAVO SHOW
- ‘HE BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN’T DO ! BUT HE’S FABULO’: WHAT A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK DID NEXT
- WAS JONATHAN KNIGHT FORCED TO E OUT AS GAY? HOW THE SGER'S LOVE LIFE AND SEXUALY WAS CELLY OUTED
- JONATHAN KNIGHT OUT: NEWS KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER NFIRMS HE IS GAY
- FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: IS HE GAY?KYLE WILKER JONATHAN KNIGHT RELATNSHIP: HE’S MY GAY EX-BOYIEND
- EXCLUSIVE: JONATHAN KNIGHT ON BEG THE 'FAT GUY' NKOTB, DROPPG 21 POUNDS AND GAY STEREOTYP
- NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT COM OUT OF THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY AMBER KATZJANUARY 31, 2011/11:21 AMBY AMBER KATZJANUARY 31, 2011 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT COM OUT OF THE CLOSET","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-31T16:21:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-31T16:21:22.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"AMBER KATZ","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(CRED: ROBERT E. KLE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER YEARS OF ATTRACTG THRONGS OF SCREAMG GIRLS DURG HIS TEEN DAYS, JONATHAN KNIGHT NOW JOS THE EVER-GROWG BAND OF BOY BANRS WHO LIKE BOYS -- CLUDG FOUNDG MEMBERS *NSYNC'S LANCE BASS AND MENUDO'S RICKY MART -- BY NFIRMG PUBLICLY THAT HE IS GAY. MANY JON GIRLS (GIRLS WHOSE FAVORE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER WAS JONATHAN KNIGHT BACK THE '80S, DURG THE BAND'S ORIGAL N) SPECULATED AS TO WHETHER JONATHAN WAS REALLY LIKE "PLEASE DO GO GIRL" WHEN HE WAS CROONG "PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL." ONE FAMO FORMER JON GIRL PARTICULAR (PERHAPS THE MOST FAMO JON GIRL), TIFFANY, UNWTGLY KDA OUTED THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER AN TERVIEW ON BRAVO'S "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE." A WEEK AFTER THE TERVIEW, JONATHAN POSTED A BLOG THE MEMBERS-ONLY SECTN OF THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK WEBSE, NFIRMG HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY BUT CLAIMED HE HAD ACTUALLY PRIVATELY REVEALED HE WAS GAY "ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIFFANY TOLD BRAVO HOST ANDY COHEN THAT HER EX "BEME GAY LATER." "NOW LOOKG BACK WHEN WE WERE DATG," TIFFANY SAID, "HE WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE ED TO DO FACIALS TOGETHER. HE WAS SO EASY TO TALK TO… AND HE WAS FABULO." TIFFANY LATER APOLOGIZED FOR OUTG JONATHAN ON TWTER: "REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE WRONG THG TO SAY... NEVER MEANT TO HURT JON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPLIED A GOOD-NATURED JONATHAN, "TIFF, PLEASE DON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER ! I KNOW YOU WEREN'T BEG MEAN, AND I FOUND TO BE FUNNY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE APPLD JONATHAN KNIGHT FOR BEG OPEN WH THE PUBLIC ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AFTER SO MANY YEARS. BUT WE'RE STILL NOT RETIRG OUR OVERSIZE JON P BEFORE THE NKOTBBSB TOUR THIS SUMMER. AND MEMO TO BACKSTREET BOY A.J. MCLEAN: WHILE JON'S G OUT, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOG IN -- TO REHAB TO GET SOME HELP. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEG BOTH GROUPS BACK ACTN E JUNE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
JONATHAN KNIGHT SAYS HE WAS TOLD NKOTB WOULD BE 'OVER' IF HE CAME OUT AS GAY
New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight: I'm Gay * jonathan knight is gay *
Knight, now 54, said that the band’s manager at the time knew that he was gay, but urged him to keep his sexualy a secret. Number one, beg a young gay kid I was trated and wanted to get on wh my own life. Bass, who beme a father to tws wh his hband, Michael Turch, 2021, also brought up changg attus to parenthood wh the gay muny.
Knight said that “95%” of his and Rodriguez’s gay iends are now parents, but that the procs was not straightforward for them.
JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT
New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight has ma his first public ments about beg gay an emotnal post on the group's members-only blog. * jonathan knight is gay *
Knight, who is gay, appeared this week on the “Frosted Tips wh Lance Bass” podst, where he shared the paful memory of beg told by a manager that his time as a pop sger would be “over” if he addrsed his sexualy publicly.
JONATHAN KNIGHT BREAKS SILENCE: ‘I HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY’
The pop mic star recently opened up about havg to hi that he was gay durg his group's early years. * jonathan knight is gay *
“My manager knew I was gay, ” Knight relled to Bass. "My manager knew I was gay, " he said, although he also noted he felt like was somethg he uldn't share at the Bass asked if Knight had been told to keep quiet, he said, "My manager actually did. Further still, wasn't even Knight's choice for the world to know he was gay, eher.
News om the block: sger Jonathan Knight has revealed that he is, ed, gay... I have lived my life very openly and have never hidn the fact that I am gay! Apparently the pre requise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn 'I am gay'.
JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE’S GAY AFTER BEG OUTED ON BRAVO SHOW
The boy banr opened up about growg up gay and his new life wh fns traer Harley Rodriguez. * jonathan knight is gay *
My fellow band members don't discs their private liv wh their loved on and I don't feel that jt bee I am gay, I should have to discs me!
‘HE BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN’T DO ! BUT HE’S FABULO’: WHAT A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK DID NEXT
Kyle Wilker Jonathan Knight gay relatnship. Kyle claims that New Kids sger is gay and that they dated as boyiends. Photos of Kyle wh Jonathan. * jonathan knight is gay *
[He] beme gay later.
WAS JONATHAN KNIGHT FORCED TO E OUT AS GAY? HOW THE SGER'S LOVE LIFE AND SEXUALY WAS CELLY OUTED
New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight has ma his first public ments about beg gay an emotnal post on the group's members-only blog.
New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight has ma his first public ments about beg gay an emotnal post on the group’s members-only blog. “I have lived my life very openly and have never hidn the fact that I am gay!
“Apparently the pre requise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn ‘I am gay’. Vio: Tiffany Outs Jonathan Knight As Gay.
JONATHAN KNIGHT OUT: NEWS KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER NFIRMS HE IS GAY
In an terview wh Bravo one week ago, Tiffany joked about datg Knight when the two were teen pop stars and later fdg out he was gay. He beme gay later, ” said Tiffany. When asked if she thought she had “turned” him gay, Tiffany said, “I had issu wh that, I was thkg maybe I did.
FAMEWATCHER SEARCH PRIMARY MENU SKIP TO NTENT HOMECELEBRY HAIR TRANSPLANTCELEBRY PLASTIC SURGERYCELEBRY LEATHER JACKETBODY SHAPER SEARCH FOR: IS HE GAY?KYLE WILKER JONATHAN KNIGHT RELATNSHIP: HE’S MY GAY EX-BOYIEND
My fellow band members don’t discs their private liv wh their loved on and I don’t feel that jt bee I am gay, I should have to discs me!
"My manager knew I was gay, " Knight explaed, addg that wasn't somethg he hadn't realized.
EXCLUSIVE: JONATHAN KNIGHT ON BEG THE 'FAT GUY' NKOTB, DROPPG 21 POUNDS AND GAY STEREOTYP
"Eventually, he was overwhelmed wh anxiety and felt like he was havg a nervo, was several years before he me out as gay -- and wasn't somethg he did by choice. Article ntu below advertisementIn 2009, a man claimg to be Jonathan's ex-boyiend spoke wh the Natnal Enquirer and said that the sger is gay. The sger, 54, opened up about his experienc beg a young gay star on the Frosted Tips wh Lance Bass podst, and said he was told by his manager that revealg his sexualy would have a negative impact on his reer.
"My manager knew I was gay and he would always nveniently have another kid that was gay around, so a few I hooked up wh, " he explaed. Still, Knight said he appreciat the ways which the dtry has bee more acceptg of gay stars, and that now, people acceptg awards will often thank their signifint others "and nobody flch. In 2011, Jonathan revealed that he was gay after prevly beg outed by an ex-boyiend 2009.
New Kids on the Block sger Jonathan Knight revealed he is gay on his group’s official webse over the weekend. Apparently the pre requise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn ‘I am gay’. He wasn’t closeted, but he also never clared on the ver of People magaze, “I’m gay!
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT COM OUT OF THE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY AMBER KATZJANUARY 31, 2011/11:21 AMBY AMBER KATZJANUARY 31, 2011 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT COM OUT OF THE CLOSET","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-31T16:21:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-31T16:21:22.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"AMBER KATZ","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(CRED: ROBERT E. KLE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER YEARS OF ATTRACTG THRONGS OF SCREAMG GIRLS DURG HIS TEEN DAYS, JONATHAN KNIGHT NOW JOS THE EVER-GROWG BAND OF BOY BANRS WHO LIKE BOYS -- CLUDG FOUNDG MEMBERS *NSYNC'S LANCE BASS AND MENUDO'S RICKY MART -- BY NFIRMG PUBLICLY THAT HE IS GAY. MANY JON GIRLS (GIRLS WHOSE FAVORE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER WAS JONATHAN KNIGHT BACK THE '80S, DURG THE BAND'S ORIGAL N) SPECULATED AS TO WHETHER JONATHAN WAS REALLY LIKE "PLEASE DO GO GIRL" WHEN HE WAS CROONG "PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL." ONE FAMO FORMER JON GIRL PARTICULAR (PERHAPS THE MOST FAMO JON GIRL), TIFFANY, UNWTGLY KDA OUTED THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK MEMBER AN TERVIEW ON BRAVO'S "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE." A WEEK AFTER THE TERVIEW, JONATHAN POSTED A BLOG THE MEMBERS-ONLY SECTN OF THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK WEBSE, NFIRMG HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY BUT CLAIMED HE HAD ACTUALLY PRIVATELY REVEALED HE WAS GAY "ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TIFFANY TOLD BRAVO HOST ANDY COHEN THAT HER EX "BEME GAY LATER." "NOW LOOKG BACK WHEN WE WERE DATG," TIFFANY SAID, "HE WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE ED TO DO FACIALS TOGETHER. HE WAS SO EASY TO TALK TO… AND HE WAS FABULO." TIFFANY LATER APOLOGIZED FOR OUTG JONATHAN ON TWTER: "REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE WRONG THG TO SAY... NEVER MEANT TO HURT JON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REPLIED A GOOD-NATURED JONATHAN, "TIFF, PLEASE DON'T LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER ! I KNOW YOU WEREN'T BEG MEAN, AND I FOUND TO BE FUNNY!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE APPLD JONATHAN KNIGHT FOR BEG OPEN WH THE PUBLIC ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AFTER SO MANY YEARS. BUT WE'RE STILL NOT RETIRG OUR OVERSIZE JON P BEFORE THE NKOTBBSB TOUR THIS SUMMER. AND MEMO TO BACKSTREET BOY A.J. MCLEAN: WHILE JON'S G OUT, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOG IN -- TO REHAB TO GET SOME HELP. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEG BOTH GROUPS BACK ACTN E JUNE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
” Rather, he was accintally outed the Natnal Enquirer, the news amplified by his fellow 1980s pop star Tiffany when she appeared on a talkshow 2011 and told the host that they’d dated and that “he beme gay later. “If we were then where we are today, I would have been openly gay om day one wh the New Kids and wouldn’t have been an issue, ” Knight tells ET.
The girls I went to prom wh were really good iends and today most girls love gay guys and would be like, ‘Yeah!