Oll Beckham, Jr. Addrs Gay Rumors 'I Have Friends Who Are Gay' & Backlash For Datg Whe Women - theJasmeBRAND

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• OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORSIT’S THE FIRST TIME THE CLEVELAND BROWNS RECEIVER HAS SPOKEN PUBLICLY ON THE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 PL MEARAJULY 22, 2019/5:30 {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:5184PX;WIDTH:3456PX;}PHOTO: PHILLIP FARAONE/FILMMAGICBY PL MEARAJULY 22, 2019 / 5:30 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS","SCRIPTN":"IT’S THE FIRST TIME HE'S SPOKEN PUBLICLY ON THE MATTER.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-22T21:30:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-22T21:30:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"PL MEARA","KEYWORDS":"OLL BECKHAM JR, SPORTS NEWS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL EY WILL BE ON OLL BECKHAM JR. DURG THE UPG NFL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S JOED A CLEVELAND BROWNS OFFENSE ALREADY WH A BUNCH OF FIREPOWER ON OFFENSE, AND ACRDG TO THE SUPERSTAR WI RECEIVER, HE HAS SOME BIG GOALS FOR THE RT OF HIS PLAYG REER – LIKE 23,000 RECEIVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOOTBALL WAS THE TOPIC OF HIS MOST RECENT TERVIEW, HOWEVER, WASN’T THE ONLY THG BROUGHT UP. DURG A S DOWN WH GQ, OBJ WAS ASKED ABOUT MORS SURROUNDG HIS SEXUALY. WHILE HE WASN’T EXPLICLY ASKED IF HE’S GAY, THE TERVIEWER BROUGHT UP THE MORS MA MOSTLY BY SOCIAL MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-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 NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNY TO TALK ABOUT THIS,” BECKHAM REPLIED. “HONTLY WASN’T OFFEND. I’VE NEVER ONCE HAD NO PROBLEM WH ANYBODY WHO HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIFE THAT THEY LIVE. I HAVE IENDS WHO ARE GAY. IT WAS ALMOST MORE FUNNY TO ME. I ALMOST MSED WH THEM EVEN MORE. IT’S LIKE WHEN SOMEONE GIV ME AN ULTIMATUM, I’M UALLY ALWAYS GOG TO GO TO THE OPPOSE WAY OF WHAT YOU WANT ME TO GO. SO WHEN THEY WOULD SAY THAT, I WOULD ALMOST MS WH THEM EVEN MORE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WH ANYONE’S SEXUAL ORIENTATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN WAS BROUGHT UP THAT MANY OF THOSE PONRG HIS SEXUALY ARE BLACK, BECKHAM RELAYED HIS DISAPPOTMENT AND SAYS HE’S BEEN CRICIZED FOR DATG WOMEN OUTSI OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS JT A LOSE-LOSE,” BECKHAM SAID. “THEY’D SEE ME WH A WHE WOMAN AND BE LIKE, ‘WHY DON’T YOU BE WH ANY SISTERS?’ I HAVE NO PROBLEM WH ANY RACE. LOVE IS LOVE. IF YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SOMEBODY, YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SOMEBODY. THERE WAS SUCH A STIGMA BUILT UP, [AS THOUGH] I DON’T LIKE MY OWN WOMEN. IT’S LIKE, NO, I DON’T LIKE ANYBODY WHO ANNOYS , MAK WORSE WHEN OM THE BLACK MUNY,” HE NTUED. “I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHG IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE BLACK MUNY, AND THEN YOU GO OUT AND BASH BLACK PEOPLE FOR BEG HAPPY. SO SOMEONE N’T BE HAPPY, SOMEONE N’T BE DANCG. ‘OH, HE’S ALWAYS AROUND GUYS, HE’S NEVER AROUND GIRLS.’ I JT DON’T WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT WOMAN I’M WH, AND I DON’T WANT YOU MY PERSONAL LIFE. I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP MY PERSONAL LIFE MY PERSONAL LIFE. I FEEL LIKE I DON’T OWE THAT TO ANYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO DURG THE TERVIEW, OLL BECKHAM JR. SPOKE ABOUT HIS FORMER TEAM, THE NEW YORK GIANTS, HIS FAVORE MIC AND MORE. READ THE FULL FEATURE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}OLL BECKHAM JRSPORTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}TORY LANEZ SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS PRISONTHE TORONTO RAPPER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTG MEGAN THEE STALLN AFTER A PARTY JULY 2020. LAMAR ODOM SHAR PHOTOS OF SON LAMAR JR. AND DGHTER DTY LATT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THE FORMER NBA PLAYER SAID HE’S A “PROUD FATHER.”YUNG JOC MOURNS MOTHER’S DEATH TOUCHG POSTTHE ATLANTA RAPPER SAYS HE IS AT PEACE.WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE {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
• OLL BECKHAM JR. NOT BOTHERED BY PEOPLE SPECULATG HE IS GAY
• OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORSKAVAHRA HOLM' ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 EVELYN DIAZDECEMBER 28, 2015/9:15 {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:900PX;WIDTH:1600PX;}BY EVELYN DIAZDECEMBER 28, 2015 / 9:15 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS","SCRIPTN":"KAVAHRA HOLM' ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-12-28T14:15:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-12-28T14:15:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"EVELYN DIAZ","KEYWORDS":"OLL BECKHAM JR, LGBT CELEBS, FOOTBALL, RUMORS, CELEBRY NEWS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OLL BECKHAM JR. LOV TO DANCE, AND SOMETIM HE LOV TO DANCE WH HIS MALE IENDS, BUT THAT DON'T MEAN WE SHOULD JUMP TO ANY NCLNS. AT LEAST, ACRDG TO HIS SOMETIM DANCE PARTNER AND FORMER LSU TEAMMATE KAVAHRA HOLM.AFTER A NUMBER OF VIOS SHOWG OFF BECKHAM'S DANCE MOV — SOME FEATURG HOLM — FUELED SPECULATN THAT THE NEW YORK GIANTS PLAYER IS GAY, HIS PAL FELT THE NEED TO SPEAK OUT AND CLARIFY. "IT'S CRAZY HOW WE BEEN BROTHERS FOR SO LONG AND IF ANYBODY REALLY KNOWS KNOW ANYWHERE WE GO THEY SEE BEG CLOWNS AND DANCG BUT OF URSE 'S MA AS 'WE GAY,'" WROTE HOLM ON INSTAGRAM. HE NTUED, "STRICTLY BROTHERHOOD AND JT CUZ WE DANCG HAVG FUN DON'T MAKE GAY.. I DANCE WH OUR [SIC] WHOUT HIM AND VICE VERSA SO THE 'GAY' MENTS REALLY FUNNY .. WE LGHG ... BUT WE GONE KEEP DANCG LOL."INED, HOLM'S INSTAGRAM IS FULL OF VIOS OF HIM HTG THE DAB, WHIPPG, NAE-NAEG AND DOG JT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DANCE OUT THERE. BECKHAM, WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF HOMOPHOBIC SLURS BY CAROLA PANTHERS JOSH NORMAN EARLIER THIS MONTH, IS ALSO CLEARLY A NEW BREED OF NFL PLAYER, REFG TO BE TYPEST AS A MASCULE JOCK. HE IS CLEARLY FORTABLE HIS OWN SK. HOPEFULLY, NFL CULTURE WILL BEE MORE OPEN-MD, BUT  THE MEAN TIME, WE ENURAGE BECKHAM, HOLM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO FEELS LIKE TO KEEP DANCG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH A REP OF OBJ'S DRAMA WH NORMAN BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(PHOTO OM LEFT: KAVAHRA HOLM VIA INSTAGRAM, JASON MERRT/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} IS YOUR NO. 1 SOURCE FOR BLACK CELEBRY NEWS, PHOTOS, EXCLIVE VIOS AND ALL THE LATT THE WORLD OF HIP HOP AND R&B MIC. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}OLL BECKHAM JRLGBT CELEBSFOOTBALLRUMORSCELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}TORY LANEZ SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS PRISONTHE TORONTO RAPPER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTG MEGAN THEE STALLN AFTER A PARTY JULY 2020. LAMAR ODOM SHAR PHOTOS OF SON LAMAR JR. AND DGHTER DTY LATT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THE FORMER NBA PLAYER SAID HE’S A “PROUD FATHER.”YUNG JOC MOURNS MOTHER’S DEATH TOUCHG POSTTHE ATLANTA RAPPER SAYS HE IS AT PEACE.WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE {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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• OLL BECKHAM, JR. ADDRS GAY RUMORS ‘I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE GAY’ & BACKLASH FOR DATG WHE WOMEN

OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORSIT’S THE FIRST TIME THE CLEVELAND BROWNS RECEIVER HAS SPOKEN PUBLICLY ON THE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 PL MEARAJULY 22, 2019/5:30 {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:5184PX;WIDTH:3456PX;}PHOTO: PHILLIP FARAONE/FILMMAGICBY PL MEARAJULY 22, 2019 / 5:30 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS","SCRIPTN":"IT’S THE FIRST TIME HE'S SPOKEN PUBLICLY ON THE MATTER.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-22T21:30:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-22T21:30:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"PL MEARA","KEYWORDS":"OLL BECKHAM JR, SPORTS NEWS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL EY WILL BE ON OLL BECKHAM JR. DURG THE UPG NFL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S JOED A CLEVELAND BROWNS OFFENSE ALREADY WH A BUNCH OF FIREPOWER ON OFFENSE, AND ACRDG TO THE SUPERSTAR WI RECEIVER, HE HAS SOME BIG GOALS FOR THE RT OF HIS PLAYG REER – LIKE 23,000 RECEIVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOOTBALL WAS THE TOPIC OF HIS MOST RECENT TERVIEW, HOWEVER, WASN’T THE ONLY THG BROUGHT UP. DURG A S DOWN WH GQ, OBJ WAS ASKED ABOUT MORS SURROUNDG HIS SEXUALY. WHILE HE WASN’T EXPLICLY ASKED IF HE’S GAY, THE TERVIEWER BROUGHT UP THE MORS MA MOSTLY BY SOCIAL MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-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 NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNY TO TALK ABOUT THIS,” BECKHAM REPLIED. “HONTLY WASN’T OFFEND. I’VE NEVER ONCE HAD NO PROBLEM WH ANYBODY WHO HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIFE THAT THEY LIVE. I HAVE IENDS WHO ARE GAY. IT WAS ALMOST MORE FUNNY TO ME. I ALMOST MSED WH THEM EVEN MORE. IT’S LIKE WHEN SOMEONE GIV ME AN ULTIMATUM, I’M UALLY ALWAYS GOG TO GO TO THE OPPOSE WAY OF WHAT YOU WANT ME TO GO. SO WHEN THEY WOULD SAY THAT, I WOULD ALMOST MS WH THEM EVEN MORE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WH ANYONE’S SEXUAL ORIENTATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN WAS BROUGHT UP THAT MANY OF THOSE PONRG HIS SEXUALY ARE BLACK, BECKHAM RELAYED HIS DISAPPOTMENT AND SAYS HE’S BEEN CRICIZED FOR DATG WOMEN OUTSI OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS JT A LOSE-LOSE,” BECKHAM SAID. “THEY’D SEE ME WH A WHE WOMAN AND BE LIKE, ‘WHY DON’T YOU BE WH ANY SISTERS?’ I HAVE NO PROBLEM WH ANY RACE. LOVE IS LOVE. IF YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SOMEBODY, YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SOMEBODY. THERE WAS SUCH A STIGMA BUILT UP, [AS THOUGH] I DON’T LIKE MY OWN WOMEN. IT’S LIKE, NO, I DON’T LIKE ANYBODY WHO ANNOYS , MAK WORSE WHEN OM THE BLACK MUNY,” HE NTUED. “I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHG IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE BLACK MUNY, AND THEN YOU GO OUT AND BASH BLACK PEOPLE FOR BEG HAPPY. SO SOMEONE N’T BE HAPPY, SOMEONE N’T BE DANCG. ‘OH, HE’S ALWAYS AROUND GUYS, HE’S NEVER AROUND GIRLS.’ I JT DON’T WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT WOMAN I’M WH, AND I DON’T WANT YOU MY PERSONAL LIFE. I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP MY PERSONAL LIFE MY PERSONAL LIFE. I FEEL LIKE I DON’T OWE THAT TO ANYBODY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO DURG THE TERVIEW, OLL BECKHAM JR. SPOKE ABOUT HIS FORMER TEAM, THE NEW YORK GIANTS, HIS FAVORE MIC AND MORE. READ THE FULL FEATURE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}OLL BECKHAM JRSPORTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}TORY LANEZ SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS PRISONTHE TORONTO RAPPER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTG MEGAN THEE STALLN AFTER A PARTY JULY 2020. LAMAR ODOM SHAR PHOTOS OF SON LAMAR JR. AND DGHTER DTY LATT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THE FORMER NBA PLAYER SAID HE’S A “PROUD FATHER.”YUNG JOC MOURNS MOTHER’S DEATH TOUCHG POSTTHE ATLANTA RAPPER SAYS HE IS AT PEACE.WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE {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

While he wasn’t explicly asked if he’s gay, the terviewer brought up the mors ma mostly by social media ers. I have iends who are gay. Says he was not offend by people speculatg that he is gay, a mor that got turbocharged 2015 when var Carola Panthers ed gay slurs agast him a game when he was wh the New York Giants.

They’d ll you “exced” a hot-tub photo wh your teammat or simply jt say you’re gay. GQ: I feel like posts like that only ntribute to homophobia the black muny.

The ia that someone mt be gay — or that beg gay is any way shameful — bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md. Beckham never f what his sexual orientatn is, though I assume he is sayg he is not gay, pecially sce he says earlier the terview: “You never hear about the woman I’m datg or anythg like that. After the game, members of the Giants anizatn and the media said Beckham was the target of homophobic slurs on the field before the game.

OLL BECKHAM JR. NOT BOTHERED BY PEOPLE SPECULATG HE IS GAY

I asked Norman at the 2016 Super Bowl about the cint and he nied g gay slurs agast Beckham. It is much better than actg as if beg gay is somethg that has to be strenuoly nied or referred to as “silly” and “crazy mors” like another NFL star did. At least, acrdg to his sometim dance partner and former LSU teammate Kavahra a number of vios showg off Beckham's dance mov — some featurg Holm — fueled speculatn that the New York Giants player is gay, his pal felt the need to speak out and clarify.

"It's crazy how we been brothers for so long and if anybody really knows know anywhere we go they see beg clowns and dancg but of urse 's ma as 'we gay, '" wrote Holm on Instagram. He ntued, "Strictly brotherhood and jt cuz we dancg havg fun don't make gay.. I dance wh our [sic] whout him and vice versa so the 'gay' ments really funny..

Beckham, who was the subject of homophobic slurs by Carola Panthers Josh Norman earlier this month, is also clearly a new breed of NFL player, refg to be typest as a mascule jock. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar suatns.It's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn."I don't want to feel like I have to thk about anymore," Maxen said the piece published Thursday afternoon. Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game 2021.The Associated Prs ntributed to this report.

OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORSKAVAHRA HOLM' ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 EVELYN DIAZDECEMBER 28, 2015/9:15 {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:900PX;WIDTH:1600PX;}BY EVELYN DIAZDECEMBER 28, 2015 / 9:15 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS","SCRIPTN":"KAVAHRA HOLM' ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-12-28T14:15:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-12-28T14:15:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"EVELYN DIAZ","KEYWORDS":"OLL BECKHAM JR, LGBT CELEBS, FOOTBALL, RUMORS, CELEBRY NEWS","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OLL BECKHAM JR. LOV TO DANCE, AND SOMETIM HE LOV TO DANCE WH HIS MALE IENDS, BUT THAT DON'T MEAN WE SHOULD JUMP TO ANY NCLNS. AT LEAST, ACRDG TO HIS SOMETIM DANCE PARTNER AND FORMER LSU TEAMMATE KAVAHRA HOLM.AFTER A NUMBER OF VIOS SHOWG OFF BECKHAM'S DANCE MOV — SOME FEATURG HOLM — FUELED SPECULATN THAT THE NEW YORK GIANTS PLAYER IS GAY, HIS PAL FELT THE NEED TO SPEAK OUT AND CLARIFY. "IT'S CRAZY HOW WE BEEN BROTHERS FOR SO LONG AND IF ANYBODY REALLY KNOWS KNOW ANYWHERE WE GO THEY SEE BEG CLOWNS AND DANCG BUT OF URSE 'S MA AS 'WE GAY,'" WROTE HOLM ON INSTAGRAM. HE NTUED, "STRICTLY BROTHERHOOD AND JT CUZ WE DANCG HAVG FUN DON'T MAKE GAY.. I DANCE WH OUR [SIC] WHOUT HIM AND VICE VERSA SO THE 'GAY' MENTS REALLY FUNNY .. WE LGHG ... BUT WE GONE KEEP DANCG LOL."INED, HOLM'S INSTAGRAM IS FULL OF VIOS OF HIM HTG THE DAB, WHIPPG, NAE-NAEG AND DOG JT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DANCE OUT THERE. BECKHAM, WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF HOMOPHOBIC SLURS BY CAROLA PANTHERS JOSH NORMAN EARLIER THIS MONTH, IS ALSO CLEARLY A NEW BREED OF NFL PLAYER, REFG TO BE TYPEST AS A MASCULE JOCK. HE IS CLEARLY FORTABLE HIS OWN SK. HOPEFULLY, NFL CULTURE WILL BEE MORE OPEN-MD, BUT  THE MEAN TIME, WE ENURAGE BECKHAM, HOLM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO FEELS LIKE TO KEEP DANCG:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH A REP OF OBJ'S DRAMA WH NORMAN BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(PHOTO OM LEFT: KAVAHRA HOLM VIA INSTAGRAM, JASON MERRT/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} IS YOUR NO. 1 SOURCE FOR BLACK CELEBRY NEWS, PHOTOS, EXCLIVE VIOS AND ALL THE LATT THE WORLD OF HIP HOP AND R&B MIC. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}OLL BECKHAM JRLGBT CELEBSFOOTBALLRUMORSCELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}TORY LANEZ SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS PRISONTHE TORONTO RAPPER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTG MEGAN THEE STALLN AFTER A PARTY JULY 2020. 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That beme apparent after the 26-year-old posted a picture of himself wearg nothg but CK unrwear on Instagram, and homophobic trolls took upon themselv to qutn whether or not he is gay.

In his ver story for the Augt 2019 issue of GQ, OBJ shared his thoughts about all those persistent gay mors.

OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDG FUEL TO GAY RUMORS AFTER CGHT ON CAMERA SPANKG MALE COP

"I have iends who are gay. The Amerin football star, who currently plays as the wi receiver for the Cleveland Browns, vered GQ for their latt issue and said the gay mours started after an altertn wh Jason Norman of the Carola Panthers.

Norman reportedly threatened Beckham wh a baseball bat and shouted anti-gay slurs at him, which led to the star beg spend for one game.

When the terviewer observed that “the ia that someone mt be gay – or that beg gay is any shameful – bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md,” Beckham rpond: “Or bee they’re ‘close wh other men’. Beckham also revealed that he’s often cricised by fans for beg wh whe women, and said the homophobic remarks feel worse when om the black muny, specifilly black media s.

OLL BECKHAM JR. GETS REAL WHILE ADDRSG RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY

“OBGay, ” wrote one menter, as a pun of OBJ’s ials. “Ssssss he tryna fend the fact that he’s gay, ” wrote another.

IS OLL BECKHAM GAY?

“Boy look gay as hell, ” shared a third. “I feel like posts like that only ntribute to homophobia the black muny, ” GQ rpond.

“The ia that someone mt be gay—or that beg gay is any way shameful—bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md. This Calv Kle cint spotlighted homophobia wh the black muny, which is the rult of the societal need for black men to be seen as hyper-mascule (and possibly an aftereffect of the Christian relign’s fluence on Black people). Straight men who aren’t gay are bothered by ntued mors and speculatn to topics that they’ve already nied such as Shawn Mens and Oll Beckham Jr.

And even if a celebry or personaly is gay but the closet, the ntued speculatn is not helpful to the g out procs. Actual gay men the closet feel prsured and watched bee of gay mors, as YouTuber Dan Powell nfsed. Is aga alg wh basels speculatn that he’s gay.

NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL STAR OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDRS GAY MORS HEAD ON

The nonsense all stems om a 2015 cint which Carola Panthers players, unr ach Ron Rivera’s watch, all but certaly ed gay slurs to harass Beckham durg a game.

To be clear, there are no mors that Beckham is gay, only speculatn based on utter nonsense. Gay!

OLL BECKHAM, JR. ADDRS GAY RUMORS ‘I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE GAY’ & BACKLASH FOR DATG WHE WOMEN

I don’t thk ’s necsarily bad to wonr if someone is gay. It’s not bad to be gay, so speculatg about someone beg gay n be, ankly, a pliment.

Over our 20 years of nng Outsports the vast majory of speculatn I’ve heard about athlet is wishful thkg by gay men hopg, prayg, they have a shot wh their csh. In answerg claims aga this week that he’s gay, Beckham said enough is enough.