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Dwight Howard has been the talk of the ter, but sadly has nothg to do wh his play on the urt. The center has been the subject of sndalo allegatns after a man claimed he was a relatnship wh Howard. In an terview, he opens up about his sexualy and says he is not gay.

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NBA STAR DWIGHT HOWARD ADDRS GAY RUMORS: 'I DON'T WANNA WEAR NO MASK'

Dwight Howard opened up to Kriste Leahy on 'Fair Game' about his ongog legal battle wh a man claimg to be Howard's ex-boyiend, clarifyg 'I'm not gay.' * dwight howard being gay *

Memphis Grizzli center Dwight Howard addrsed his sexualy and a lawsu agast him durg a two-part terview on FOX Sports, who sat down wh FOX Sports’ Kriste Leahy for an episo of “Fair Game, ” said he isn’t gay and he touched on a lawsu that was filed agast him March by Mas Elije — who has said the eight-time All-Star was a romantic relatnship wh him and harassed him to signg a non-disclosure agreement after their alleged relatnship was HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGEHoward told Leahy the suatn set him “ee” and also upset him bee he didn’t know who the person was.

“I’m not gay, ” he said.

DWIGHT HOWARD SAYS HE FEEL ‘FREE’ AFTER RUMORS THAT HE WAS GAY

NBA player Dwight Howard has told how he was 'hurt' by qutns over his sexualy  — but ultimately gay mours set him ee. * dwight howard being gay *

"I'm not gay, " Howard, the subject of a sexual harassment lawsu by a man who claimed they had a romantic relatnship, said on Fair Game wh Kriste Leahy. In March, Mas Elije, an openly gay man, filed a su agast Howard, allegg the two dated but that Elije broke off bee Howard was seeg other men and trans women. "I was aaid to speak but today my life was threatened after I was sexually harassed, threatened and manipulated, by someone I rpected, my ex boyiend NBA player Dwight Howard, " Eljie posted, "and his mp also ""tfished"" by his disrpectful ass works for Dwight and Calv begun to get irate, disrpectful and homophobic as I ntued to ny his “hh money” and said I wasn’t signg the NDA!

"I thk that liberated me, bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they're gay or they're straight, or whether they have issu, people are aaid to be who they are, " he ntued. Bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or they’re straight.

DWIGHT HOWARD ON MORS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY: 'I'M NOT GAY'

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Howard add, “I’m not gay.

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THEY’RE AAID TO STEP OUT AND BE, LIKE YOU [HOST KRISTE LEAHY] SAID, BEE THEY ARE AAID OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT SAY OR THK ABOUT THEM,” HE ADD.HOWARD SAID THIS ALLEGATN MA HIM REALIZE EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL FORTABLE BEG THEMSELV.“I’M NOT GAY. IT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, AND THEY HAVE TO HI, AND ’S PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL ISSU, AND THEY HAVE TO HI,” HOWARD SAID. “IT’S PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS LIFE, AND THEY HAVE TO HI. THEY HAVE TO PUT ON THE MASK EVERY DAY. IT’S LIKE, I DON’T WANT TO WEAR NO MASK. I JT WANT TO BE.”AFTER THE TERVIEW, ELIJE WROTE ON TWTER THAT HOWARD WAS TRYG TO PROTECT HIS IMAGE AND “I STAND BY WHAT I SAID.” ALTHOUGH THE TWEET HAS SCE BEEN LETED, ELIJE HAS RETWEETED OTHER POSTS ALLEGG HOWARD IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{MARG-TOP:54PX;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;WIDTH:100%;}{MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:NONE;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;} + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:NONE;}(:EMPTY){DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;}(:EMPTY) + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}SPORTS NEWSDWIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Dwight Howard says he was "hurt" by mors that he is gay, but alg wh the fallout has "liberated" him.

DWIGHT HOWARD SPEAKS ON ALLEGATNS OF BEG GAY: “I NEVER WANT TO COME OUTSI AGA” (VIDEO)

Dwight Howard had a measured, matured rponse to people who lled him gay and trolled him based on that. * dwight howard being gay *

While he played only ne gam last season due to juri, he had to al wh reports, first brought to light last year, that he is gay.

DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME

“I’m not gay. “And I thk that liberated me bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or they’re straight, whether they have issu. Is Dwight Howard gay?

Howard faced a lawsu om a gay man named Mas Elijie back 2019. However, the one-time NBA champ nied the allegatns and claimed that he's not gay, an appearance on Fair Game wh Kriste Leahy on FS1.

DWIGHT HOWARD: I’M NOT GAY, BUT I UNRSTAND WHY PEOPLE HI THAT

"I'm not gay, " Howard said.

DWIGHT HOWARD DENI RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY

Dwight Howard is openg up about his sexualy after gettg h wh a lawsu allegg he forced a man to sign a non-disclosure agreement after engagg a relatnship wh a two-part terview on Fox Sports 1’s “Fair Game, ” Howard said while he isn’t gay, the allegatns about his sexualy gave him a new eedom.

“It really jt set me ee, ” Howard March, wrer Mas Elije, who is gay, filed a lawsu agast the Grizzli center allegg Howard erced him to signg an NDA about their relatnship after the lawsu was first reported by Black Sports Onle, Howard said, "I don't know this person, never seen him.

“And I thk that liberated me, bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or they’re straight, whether they have issu. He also ma ti clear that he was not gay. “I’m not gay… It hurt at first to go through .

NBA STAR DWIGHT HOWARD ‘SET EE’ BY GAY MOURS

In one msage, Howard explas that he’s not gay, he’s “j alil nasty sometim. Harper and Howard, who has never intified as gay or bisexual, met on social media and arranged to have sex. Now I want you to know I’m not gay or anythg.

“I’m not gay, ” clared NBA center Dwight Howard, a new terview wh Fox Sports. The Memphis Grizzli player once known as “Superman” addrsed mors about his sexualy that have been swirlg sce last November, and the reactn people had to those mors, which he said gave him new perspective on himself, on gay athlet, and others. “Bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or they’re straight.

DWIGHT HOWARD’S INCREDIBLE RPONSE TO GAY RUMORS

“I’m not gay, ” said Howard.

The terview amid a legal battle Geia between Howard and a self-intified gay man, thor Mas Elije. Howard was acced by Elije, who wrote on Twter that he is a gay man, of beg engaged a romantic relatnship wh him. Howard aga nied the allegatns durg the FS1 terview sayg, “I’m not gay, ” but went to tail about how the whole experience of alg wh the claims changed him on a more personal level.

DWIGHT HOWARD SAYS 'I'M NOT GAY'

After the act was over, Harper tried to go home an Uber after feelg "extremely vlated and huiated and was plete shock, " but Howard forced him to get a ri om nied beg gay 2019 This is not the first time Dwight Howard has been volved a sexual sndal. I thk liberated me bee I saw how a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or straight, or have issu. People are aaid to be who they are… I’m not gay.

“I AM NOT GAY”: DWIGHT HOWARD DENI HAVG SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH MAN IN INTERVIEW

On Tuday, Howard talked about how the viral story has affected his life, first clarifyg to Leahy that he’s not gay, and then openg up how the experience has given him a new perspective wh life after seeg the world om a lonely spe surround by hate and ridicule. NBA player Dwight Howard has told how he was ‘hurt’ by qutns over his sexualy — but ultimately gay mours set him ee. In an terview wh Fox Sports 1 show Fair Game he nfirmed that he is not gay, but explaed how qutns over his sexualy had shown him the realy of closeted gay sports stars.

‘PEOPLE ARE AAID TO BE WHO THEY ARE’: LAKERS’ DWIGHT HOWARD RPONDS TO GAY MORS AFTER ALLEGED RELATNSHIP

Explag further he said: “I saw all the hate, the pure hate, om people that I never met before jt pile up everywhere I went agast me… and that liberated me bee I saw hoe a lot of people would feel, whether they’re gay or they’re straight, whether they have issu. '” @DwightHoward spoke on the allegatns that he was gay. This past year, a self-proclaimed gay man claimed that he and Howard had been volved some sort of tawdry relatnship.

When nonted by an accatn that he had been a gay relatnship, Howard rpond olly and serenely.

IS DWIGHT HOWARD GAY? HERE’S WHAT THE NBA STAR HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE RUMORS!

“I’m not gay, ” Howard said at the time.

In the photograph of the alleged msag Howard allegedly msaged: “Now I want you to know I'm not like gay or anythg. More on Towleroad about Dwight Howard and gay athlet.

'I'm Not Gay'. Dwight Howard says he's not gay -- spe allegatns ma agast him a lawsu -- and claims the whole legal battle ma him "never want to e outsi aga. "I'm not gay, " Howard said when asked directly.

DWIGHT HOWARD SU GAY YOUTUBE STAR AFTER EXPLIC ALLEGATNS OF A RELATNSHIP

Dwight says he received a lot of hate om people who THOUGHT he was gay -- and says he now unrstands why people are aaid to e out and be their te selv public. In an terview, the once-domant force the league opens up about his sexualy and says he is not gay. A gay man who go by the name Mas Elije claimed he engaged a sexual relatnship wh the NBA baller.

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NBA Star Dwight Howard Addrs Gay Rumors: 'I Don't Wanna Wear No Mask' .

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