Harry Connick Jr: 'I'm probably gay'

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• THE STORY BEHD HARRY CONNICK'S GAY ROMANCE ON BROADWAY
• HARRY CONNICK JR: 'I'M PROBABLY GAY'
• HARRY CONNICK JR. EMOTNAL ABOUT FIRST GAY FALIST ON 'IDOL'BY ALISON BONAGUROFEBARY 19, 2014/12:36 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ALISON BONAGUROFEBARY 19, 2014 / 12:36 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HARRY CONNICK JR. EMOTNAL ABOUT FIRST GAY FALIST ON 'IDOL'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-02-19T17:36:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-02-19T17:36:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"CMT"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"CMT","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080}},"CREATOR":"ALISON BONAGURO","KEYWORDS":"CMT OFFSTAGE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS WONRED IF THE JUDG ON AMERIN IDOL GET EMOTNAL WHEN THE MERAS AREN'T ROLLG. NOW I KNOW THEY DO BEE HARRY CONNICK JR. ADMTED AS MUCH TUDAY (FEB. 18) WHEN HE WAS A GUT ON THE ELLEN DEGENER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHG?" CONNICK ASKED DEGENER WHEN THEY STARTED TALKG ABOUT THE REALY SHOW'S HISTORY-MAKG CISN TO WELE M.K. NOBILETTE -- AN OPENLY GAY WOMAN -- TO THE TOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THEY DIDN'T SHOW THIS ON THE AIR," CONNICK SAID OF HIS EMOTNAL OUTBURST. "WHEN SHE ME , AND WE TOLD HER SHE WENT THROUGH, SHE TOLD THAT SHE WAS GAY. AND I N'T REMEMBER WHO SAID WHAT, BUT WAS SOMETHG TO THE EFFECT OF 'THE WORLD IS CHANGG AND, THANK GOD, THE WORLD IS CHANGG.' I LOST . I HOPE I DON'T GET EMOTNAL NOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FELLOW JUDGE JENNIFER LOPEZ ACTUALLY MA THE MENT LAST WEEK AFTER NOBILETTE TOLD THE JUDG, "I'M VERY OBVLY GAY, AND THERE ARE ALWAYS GONNA BE PEOPLE AMERI AND EVERYWHERE ELSE WHO WILL FELY HATE ME. BUT I THK THAT THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THGS THAT HAVE REALLY CHANGED THAT AND HAVE MA A POSIVE THG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONNICK ACKNOWLEDGED HE DON'T ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR THE NTTANTS' BACK STORI BEE IDOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ABOUT THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'M LIKE, 'IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEBODY GO THROUGH, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN SOMEBODY DON'T GO THROUGH?'" HE SAID. HOWEVER, WHEN NOBILETTE SHARED HER STORY, HE SAID HE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, "WHAT A WONRFUL DAY OUR UNTRY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CMT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

THE STORY BEHD HARRY CONNICK'S GAY ROMANCE ON BROADWAY

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HARRY CONNICK JR: 'I'M PROBABLY GAY'

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HARRY CONNICK JR. EMOTNAL ABOUT FIRST GAY FALIST ON 'IDOL'BY ALISON BONAGUROFEBARY 19, 2014/12:36 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ALISON BONAGUROFEBARY 19, 2014 / 12:36 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HARRY CONNICK JR. EMOTNAL ABOUT FIRST GAY FALIST ON 'IDOL'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-02-19T17:36:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-02-19T17:36:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"CMT"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"CMT","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080}},"CREATOR":"ALISON BONAGURO","KEYWORDS":"CMT OFFSTAGE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS WONRED IF THE JUDG ON AMERIN IDOL GET EMOTNAL WHEN THE MERAS AREN'T ROLLG. NOW I KNOW THEY DO BEE HARRY CONNICK JR. ADMTED AS MUCH TUDAY (FEB. 18) WHEN HE WAS A GUT ON THE ELLEN DEGENER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHG?" CONNICK ASKED DEGENER WHEN THEY STARTED TALKG ABOUT THE REALY SHOW'S HISTORY-MAKG CISN TO WELE M.K. NOBILETTE -- AN OPENLY GAY WOMAN -- TO THE TOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THEY DIDN'T SHOW THIS ON THE AIR," CONNICK SAID OF HIS EMOTNAL OUTBURST. "WHEN SHE ME , AND WE TOLD HER SHE WENT THROUGH, SHE TOLD THAT SHE WAS GAY. AND I N'T REMEMBER WHO SAID WHAT, BUT WAS SOMETHG TO THE EFFECT OF 'THE WORLD IS CHANGG AND, THANK GOD, THE WORLD IS CHANGG.' I LOST . I HOPE I DON'T GET EMOTNAL NOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FELLOW JUDGE JENNIFER LOPEZ ACTUALLY MA THE MENT LAST WEEK AFTER NOBILETTE TOLD THE JUDG, "I'M VERY OBVLY GAY, AND THERE ARE ALWAYS GONNA BE PEOPLE AMERI AND EVERYWHERE ELSE WHO WILL FELY HATE ME. BUT I THK THAT THE LAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THGS THAT HAVE REALLY CHANGED THAT AND HAVE MA A POSIVE THG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONNICK ACKNOWLEDGED HE DON'T ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR THE NTTANTS' BACK STORI BEE IDOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ABOUT THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'M LIKE, 'IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEBODY GO THROUGH, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN SOMEBODY DON'T GO THROUGH?'" HE SAID. HOWEVER, WHEN NOBILETTE SHARED HER STORY, HE SAID HE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, "WHAT A WONRFUL DAY OUR UNTRY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CMT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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