John Rich Rponds to Alleged Anti-Gay Remarks Ma to Chely Wright - Oh No They Didn't! — LiveJournal

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• COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007/9:51 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007 / 9:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A BIGOT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE TO NFS BEFORE TODAY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF COUNTRY WTERN DUO BIG AND RICH FEATURG JOHN RICH (PICTURED). ALAS, I STILL WISH I HADN'T HEARD OF HIM. VIA PAM'S HOE BLEND WORD THAT RICH RECENTLY WENT ON THE THE STEVE GILL SHOW (A RH LIMBGH WANNABE) WHERE HE ANNOUNCED HE SUPPORTED FRED THOMPSON FOR PRINT -- AND PARED BEG GAY TO CT. SAID RICH:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK IF YOU LEGALIZE THAT [SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], YOU'VE GOT TO LEGALIZE SOME OTHER THGS THAT ARE PRETTY UNSAVORY. YOU N LL ME A RADIL, BUT HOW N YOU TELL AN NT THAT SHE N'T MARRY HER NEPHEW IF THEY ARE REALLY LOVE AND SHARG THE BILLS? HOW N YOU TELL THEM THEY N'T GET MARRIED, BUT SOMETHG ELSE THAT'S UNNATURAL N HAPPEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN ASS. SADLY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG NEW ABOUT THIS KD OF BIGOTRY, BUT APPEARS THERE IS A BACKLASH BREWG NASHVILLE OVER RICH'S MENTS. HOWIE KLE OVER AT THE HUFFGTON POST REPORTS THAT GAY AND NON-GAY EMPLOYE AT WARNER BROTHERS -- RICH'S RERD LABEL -- HAVE BEEN MAKG THEIR UNHAPPS OVER RICH'S MENTS KNOWN AS HAVE SOME NASHVILLE RAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RICH HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT HIS EARLIER MENTS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY EARLIER MENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DON’T REFLECT MY FULL VIEWS ON THE BROAR ISSU REGARDG TOLERANCE AND THE TREATMENT OF GAYS AND LBIANS OUR SOCIETY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND WISH TO STATE CLEARLY MY VIEWS. I OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BEE MY FATHER AND MISTER BROUGHT ME UP TO BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS AN STUTN FOR THE UNN OF A MAN AND A WOMAN. HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOLERANCE, BIGOTRY AND HATRED ARE WRONG. PEOPLE SHOULD BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR MERS, NOT ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD AND SHOULD BE VALUED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO EXPRS THE BELIEF WE SHOULD BE VALUED AND RPECTED BY PARG OUR RELATNSHIPS TO CT? BLEAH. RICH N TAKE HIS DAMAGE NTROL STATEMENT AND BLOW THEM OUT OF HIS WBOY HAT. IT'S 2007 AND AFTER THE TIM HARDAWAYS AND JERRY FALWELLS AND THE HOMOPHOBIC ATHLET AND RAP STARS AND ALL THE RT OF THE BIGOTS WHO FEEL EE TO SLANR , I'M SICK OF THEIR LAME APOLOGI AND STATEMENTS. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. NOT BY A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF RICH REALLY WANTS TO SHOW HIS RPECT HOW ABOUT A $25,000 DONATN TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND A FUNDRAISER FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT? THEN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO NVCE ME THAT RICH IS ANYTHG MORE THAN ANOTHER PRIVILEGED, STRAIGHT MALE BIGOT. GIVE ME TIM MCGRAW ANY DAY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• JOHN RICH RPONDS TO ALLEGED ANTI-GAY REMARKS MA TO CHELY WRIGHT
• JOHN RICH: "CHELY WRIGHT TOOK GAY COMMENTS TOO FAR"
• JOHN GAY
• WALL STREET CEOS OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR GAY SONS
• JOHN RICH: "CHELY WRIGHT TOOK GAY COMMENTS TOO FAR"
• JOHN RICH RPONDS TO ALLEGED ANTI-GAY REMARKS MA TO CHELY WRIGHT

COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007/9:51 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007 / 9:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A BIGOT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE TO NFS BEFORE TODAY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF COUNTRY WTERN DUO BIG AND RICH FEATURG JOHN RICH (PICTURED). ALAS, I STILL WISH I HADN'T HEARD OF HIM. VIA PAM'S HOE BLEND WORD THAT RICH RECENTLY WENT ON THE THE STEVE GILL SHOW (A RH LIMBGH WANNABE) WHERE HE ANNOUNCED HE SUPPORTED FRED THOMPSON FOR PRINT -- AND PARED BEG GAY TO CT. SAID RICH:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK IF YOU LEGALIZE THAT [SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], YOU'VE GOT TO LEGALIZE SOME OTHER THGS THAT ARE PRETTY UNSAVORY. YOU N LL ME A RADIL, BUT HOW N YOU TELL AN NT THAT SHE N'T MARRY HER NEPHEW IF THEY ARE REALLY LOVE AND SHARG THE BILLS? HOW N YOU TELL THEM THEY N'T GET MARRIED, BUT SOMETHG ELSE THAT'S UNNATURAL N HAPPEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN ASS. SADLY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG NEW ABOUT THIS KD OF BIGOTRY, BUT APPEARS THERE IS A BACKLASH BREWG NASHVILLE OVER RICH'S MENTS. HOWIE KLE OVER AT THE HUFFGTON POST REPORTS THAT GAY AND NON-GAY EMPLOYE AT WARNER BROTHERS -- RICH'S RERD LABEL -- HAVE BEEN MAKG THEIR UNHAPPS OVER RICH'S MENTS KNOWN AS HAVE SOME NASHVILLE RAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RICH HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT HIS EARLIER MENTS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY EARLIER MENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DON’T REFLECT MY FULL VIEWS ON THE BROAR ISSU REGARDG TOLERANCE AND THE TREATMENT OF GAYS AND LBIANS OUR SOCIETY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND WISH TO STATE CLEARLY MY VIEWS. I OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BEE MY FATHER AND MISTER BROUGHT ME UP TO BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS AN STUTN FOR THE UNN OF A MAN AND A WOMAN. HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOLERANCE, BIGOTRY AND HATRED ARE WRONG. PEOPLE SHOULD BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR MERS, NOT ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD AND SHOULD BE VALUED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO EXPRS THE BELIEF WE SHOULD BE VALUED AND RPECTED BY PARG OUR RELATNSHIPS TO CT? BLEAH. RICH N TAKE HIS DAMAGE NTROL STATEMENT AND BLOW THEM OUT OF HIS WBOY HAT. IT'S 2007 AND AFTER THE TIM HARDAWAYS AND JERRY FALWELLS AND THE HOMOPHOBIC ATHLET AND RAP STARS AND ALL THE RT OF THE BIGOTS WHO FEEL EE TO SLANR , I'M SICK OF THEIR LAME APOLOGI AND STATEMENTS. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. NOT BY A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF RICH REALLY WANTS TO SHOW HIS RPECT HOW ABOUT A $25,000 DONATN TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND A FUNDRAISER FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT? THEN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO NVCE ME THAT RICH IS ANYTHG MORE THAN ANOTHER PRIVILEGED, STRAIGHT MALE BIGOT. GIVE ME TIM MCGRAW ANY DAY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

She discs many personal stori her book, cludg her feelgs about beg gay and a untry sger and how she eventually me to terms wh . Photos: Out the SpotlightChely Wright Reveals She is GayShe shar one exchange she had wh fellow untry sger and iend John Rich, of the band Big and Rich, which she says led to her havg a meltdown.

She told Accs Hollywood that Rich asked her if she was gay, and when she replied "no, " he said "Good. Via Pam's Hoe Blend word that Rich recently went on the The Steve Gill Show (a Rh Limbgh wannabe) where he announced he supported Fred Thompson for print -- and pared beg gay to ct. Howie Kle over at The Huffgton Post reports that gay and non-gay employe at Warner Brothers -- Rich's rerd label -- have been makg their unhapps over Rich's ments known as have some Nashville rad Rich has issued a statement about his earlier ments:My earlier ments on same-sex marriage don’t reflect my full views on the broar issu regardg tolerance and the treatment of gays and lbians our society.

It's 2007 and after the Tim Hardaways and Jerry Falwells and the homophobic athlet and rap stars and all the rt of the bigots who feel ee to slanr , I'm sick of their lame apologi and statements. Chely, who recently me out to PEOPLE, tells 'Accs Hollywood' that when John (wh whom she had performed an Opryland show years ago) asked her pot blank if she was gay, she lied to avoid embarrassment. "[John] said, 'You're not gay are you?

JOHN RICH RPONDS TO ALLEGED ANTI-GAY REMARKS MA TO CHELY WRIGHT

"But Chely also claims that durg this same nversatn, John lled homosexualy "sick... " Chely isn't buyg his explanatn pletely, though, partly due to John's history of exprsg his nservative views on homosexualy.

JOHN RICH: "CHELY WRIGHT TOOK GAY COMMENTS TOO FAR"

Back 2007, he ma remarks opposg gay marriage on a Nashville-based talk rad show...

Ments met wh bad publicy and outcry om the gay muny. "I thk he se what feels like to take on the gays, and he didn't like , " she tells "And I thk he may not want to take this on.

Country star John Rich has fired back at quot attributed to him gay sger Chely Wright's new memoirs, sistg she has misquoted him - and taken one remark he ma 10 years ago way too Big & Rich star is upset Wright never spoke to him before gog public wh her book, Like Me, which she stat an offhand ment he ma about her sexualy prompted a meltdown. TV show Accs Hollywood, Wright relled the hurtful ments Rich, who has remaed a close iend of hers, ma a said, "He said, 'You're not gay are you?! "Chely isn't buyg his explanatn pletely, though, partly due to John's history of exprsg his nservative views on homosexualy.

JOHN GAY

├óΓé¼┼ôEarly my life I went through what I thk a lot of gay people go through, thkg that I uld change and pray away, ├óΓé¼┬¥ said Chely. ├óΓé¼┼ôHe said, “You’re not gay are you?!

After makg his fame off the backs of gay and gay iendly folks, the homophobe announced on Nashville shock jock Steve Gill's rad show (listen here) that he is agast gay marriage bee is "unnatural"-- like ct:"I thk if you legalize that, you've got to legalize some other thgs that are pretty unsavory.

WALL STREET CEOS OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR GAY SONS

""Unnatural" is one of the favore words of homophob and misogynists alike, and John Rich appears to be both. Howie Kle, formerly of Warner Bros has the story about the uproar created by the Big and Rich homophobe up at both Huffgton Post (shorter versn) and Down wh Tyranny.

Here's an excerpt:Thursday I started gettg barraged wh e-mails om distrght former employe of me all plag about Big & Rich beg stems om half the duo, John Rich, gog on a gay-bashg, Santom-like jag for his polil hero, Frerick of Hollywood.

Rich is a regular mentator on Steve Gill's rad show Nashville, where he spouts his Limbghque nonsense to an dience where marryg one's s and nts is a lot more mon than gay marriage. And a slap at the -marryg Rudy Giuliani and at gay-Amerins, he spouted off about gay marriage... "Another WB employee, an out ont gay men, is torn between his disapproval of censorship and his disapproval of bigotry.

JOHN RICH: "CHELY WRIGHT TOOK GAY COMMENTS TOO FAR"

CBS did not tolerate Im's racist remarks agast Blacks nor should we wh Rich's remarks about gay fai.

John has ma a reer on the backs of many people, and a lot of them are gay. However, parg gay marriage to ct was unfivable. Well, I Gus I Was WrongHomobigot eptn roils Nashville mic sceneCountry sger John Rich is homophobicRich to the Gays: “Suck It!

JOHN RICH RPONDS TO ALLEGED ANTI-GAY REMARKS MA TO CHELY WRIGHT

”John Rich of "Big and Rich" Voic his Opposn to Gay MarriageAn Endorsement Out of Nashville: Fred Thompson is Homophobic Enough for Big & RichJOHN RICH OF BIG & RICH DOES A RICK SANTORUMIMPERSONATION ON NASHVILLE RADIO-- A NAIL IN HIS PROFESSIONAL COFFINKeel: John Rich is a Fred-like nservative!

Country Sger Is Socially ConservativeWarner Brothers Gay Fred Thompson Tennsee Polics Homophobe News John Rich Republin Big and Rich Nashville Steve Gill Bigot Gay Marriage. However there’s a surprisg number of nservative micians mastream culture, and while they have every right to have an opn, still may be shockg to learn that about their homophobic views.

Some of the homophobic micians on this list have changed their tune and pletely repented, while others have jt stopped talkg, and then there’s Ted Nugent. It would be easy if there was one genre of mic that homophob gravated to, but anti-gay sgers don’t jt exist untry, hip hop, or metal, they’re everywhere. No matter whether they’re jt stupid, they're tryg to be edgy, or if they’re spreadg a te msage of hate, homophobic sgers and micians are out there.