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."
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- JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT
- NKOTB JONATHAN KNIGHT: I’M GAY
- NKOTB'S JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY'I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE VERY OPENLY AND HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY,' '80S BOY-BAND MEMBER {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 GIL KFMANJANUARY 31, 2011/9:11 {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 GIL KFMANJANUARY 31, 2011 / 9:11 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NKOTB'S JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-31T14:11:38.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-31T14:11:38.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"GIL KFMAN","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;}YOU N'T OUT NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT BEE HE ALREADY ME OUT, LIKE, A LONG TIME AGO. THE 1980S-BOY-BAND MEMBER WAS SEEMGLY PHED OUT OF THE CLOSET BY FELLOW '80S TEEN POP STAR TIFFANY RECENTLY WHEN SHE TOLD BRAVO'S "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE" THAT SHE WAS A RELATNSHIP WH A MEMBER OF NKOTB AROUND 20 YEARS {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;}"THE QUIET ONE, THE SHY ONE," TIFFANY SAID REFERENCE TO KNIGHT. "[HE] BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN'T DO . I HAD ISSU WH THAT. I WAS THKG MAYBE I DID. NOW LOOKG BACK WHEN WE WERE DATG, HE WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE ED TO DO FACIALS TOGETHER. HE WAS SO EASY TO TALK TO."{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 TIFFANY WAS SLAMMED ON SOME ONLE FOMS FOR THE MENTS, KNIGHT RELEASED A STATEMENT OVER THE WEEKEND NFIRMG THE NEWS, WHICH HE SAID WAS NOT REALLY NEWS. ACRDG TO THE WEBSE , THE STATEMENT POSTED ON THE FAN FOM ON THE NKOTB WEBSE, KNIGHT WROTE, "I HAVE NEVER BEEN OUTED BY ANYONE BUT MYSELF! I DID SO ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO. I NEVER KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO ALL OVER AGA PUBLICLY JT BEE I RNED WH NKOTB! I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE VERY OPENLY AND HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY! APPARENTLY THE PREREQUISE TO BEG A GAY PUBLIC FIGURE IS TO APPEAR ON THE VER OF A MAGAZE WH THE PTN 'I AM GAY.' I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT DOG SO IF THIS IS WHAT WAS EXPECTED! MY BELIEF IS THAT YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE BY EXAMPLE, AND NOT BY A PTN ON A MAGAZE! IF THERE EVER HAS BEEN ANY NFN ABOUT MY SEXUALY, THEN YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!"{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;}KNIGHT WILL TAKE PART THE UPG TOUR BY THE SUPERSTAR BOY-BAND PAIRG OF [ARTICLE ID="1652841"]NKOTB AND THE BACKSTREET BOYS[/ARTICLE]. HE ADD HIS MENTS THAT LIKE HIS BANDMAT, HE DON'T FEEL THAT HE HAS TO DISCS HIS PRIVATE LIFE PUBLIC. "I LOVE LIVG MY LIFE BEG OPEN AND HONT, BUT AT THIS TIME I CHOOSE NOT TO DISCS MY PRIVATE LIFE ANY FURTHER!" HE WROTE. "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!"{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;}SHOWG THAT THERE ARE CLEARLY NO HARD FEELGS, KNIGHT ALSO ME TO TIFFANY'S FENSE WHEN THE SGER WAS ATTACKED BY ANGRY FANS, TWEETG, "I'D ALSO APPRECIATE IF THE PEOPLE TALKG TRASH ABOUT TIFFANY AND DEBORAH [GIBSON] KNOCK OFF AND STOP BEG NASTY!" HE ALSO TWEETED A PERSONAL MSAGE TO HIS EX, WRG, "@TIFFANYTUN 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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE’S GAY AFTER BEG OUTED ON BRAVO SHOW
- 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
- ‘HE BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN’T DO ! BUT HE’S FABULO’: WHAT A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK DID NEXT
- NEW GAY KID ON THE BLOCK: JONATHAN KNIGHT OUTED BY NATNAL {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;}LIFEBY JOHN POLLYFEBARY 5, 2009/9:35 AMBY JOHN POLLYFEBARY 5, 2009 / 9:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW GAY KID ON THE BLOCK: JONATHAN KNIGHT OUTED BY NATNAL ENQUIRER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-02-05T14:35:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-02-05T14:35:58.000+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":"JOHN POLLY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}NEW KID ON THE BLOCK JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY, REPORTS THE NATNAL ENQUIRER AND A BUNCH OF GAY-TASTIC BLOGS. TURNS OUT JONATHAN'S ALLEGED EX-BOYIEND, A BRAZILIAN MOL NAMED KYLE WILKER, SOLD PICS OF THE TWO SMOOCHG TO 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;}CAN WE JT START A SUPER-GAY BOY BAND FULL OF ALL THE HOMO ALUMS OF OTHER ON: LANCE BASS, BOYZONE'S STEPHEN GATELY, WTLIFE'S MARK FEEHILY, AND... WELL, WE'RE SURE THERE'S SOMEBODY {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;} BELOW, MORE PICS OF JONATHAN (A.K.A. "THE RELUCTANT KID"){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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT
New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight: I'm Gay * which new kid on the block 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.
"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.
NKOTB JONATHAN KNIGHT: I’M GAY
* which new kid on the block is gay *
Further still, wasn't even Knight's choice for the world to know he was gay, eher. He had lns of crazed, weepg female fans screamg his name the late Eighti, but New Kid on the Block Jonathan Knight has an announcement: He’s gay.
NKOTB'S JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY'I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE VERY OPENLY AND HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY,' '80S BOY-BAND MEMBER {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 GIL KFMANJANUARY 31, 2011/9:11 {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 GIL KFMANJANUARY 31, 2011 / 9:11 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NKOTB'S JONATHAN KNIGHT CONFIRMS HE'S GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-31T14:11:38.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-31T14:11:38.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"GIL KFMAN","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;}YOU N'T OUT NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S JONATHAN KNIGHT BEE HE ALREADY ME OUT, LIKE, A LONG TIME AGO. THE 1980S-BOY-BAND MEMBER WAS SEEMGLY PHED OUT OF THE CLOSET BY FELLOW '80S TEEN POP STAR TIFFANY RECENTLY WHEN SHE TOLD BRAVO'S "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE" THAT SHE WAS A RELATNSHIP WH A MEMBER OF NKOTB AROUND 20 YEARS {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;}"THE QUIET ONE, THE SHY ONE," TIFFANY SAID REFERENCE TO KNIGHT. "[HE] BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN'T DO . I HAD ISSU WH THAT. I WAS THKG MAYBE I DID. NOW LOOKG BACK WHEN WE WERE DATG, HE WAS SO MUCH FUN. WE ED TO DO FACIALS TOGETHER. HE WAS SO EASY TO TALK TO."{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 TIFFANY WAS SLAMMED ON SOME ONLE FOMS FOR THE MENTS, KNIGHT RELEASED A STATEMENT OVER THE WEEKEND NFIRMG THE NEWS, WHICH HE SAID WAS NOT REALLY NEWS. ACRDG TO THE WEBSE , THE STATEMENT POSTED ON THE FAN FOM ON THE NKOTB WEBSE, KNIGHT WROTE, "I HAVE NEVER BEEN OUTED BY ANYONE BUT MYSELF! I DID SO ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO. I NEVER KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO ALL OVER AGA PUBLICLY JT BEE I RNED WH NKOTB! I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE VERY OPENLY AND HAVE NEVER HIDN THE FACT THAT I AM GAY! APPARENTLY THE PREREQUISE TO BEG A GAY PUBLIC FIGURE IS TO APPEAR ON THE VER OF A MAGAZE WH THE PTN 'I AM GAY.' I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT DOG SO IF THIS IS WHAT WAS EXPECTED! MY BELIEF IS THAT YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE BY EXAMPLE, AND NOT BY A PTN ON A MAGAZE! IF THERE EVER HAS BEEN ANY NFN ABOUT MY SEXUALY, THEN YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!"{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;}KNIGHT WILL TAKE PART THE UPG TOUR BY THE SUPERSTAR BOY-BAND PAIRG OF [ARTICLE ID="1652841"]NKOTB AND THE BACKSTREET BOYS[/ARTICLE]. HE ADD HIS MENTS THAT LIKE HIS BANDMAT, HE DON'T FEEL THAT HE HAS TO DISCS HIS PRIVATE LIFE PUBLIC. "I LOVE LIVG MY LIFE BEG OPEN AND HONT, BUT AT THIS TIME I CHOOSE NOT TO DISCS MY PRIVATE LIFE ANY FURTHER!" HE WROTE. "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!"{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;}SHOWG THAT THERE ARE CLEARLY NO HARD FEELGS, KNIGHT ALSO ME TO TIFFANY'S FENSE WHEN THE SGER WAS ATTACKED BY ANGRY FANS, TWEETG, "I'D ALSO APPRECIATE IF THE PEOPLE TALKG TRASH ABOUT TIFFANY AND DEBORAH [GIBSON] KNOCK OFF AND STOP BEG NASTY!" HE ALSO TWEETED A PERSONAL MSAGE TO HIS EX, WRG, "@TIFFANYTUN 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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
I have lived my life very openly and have never hidn the fact that I am gay! Apparently the prerequise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn ‘I am gay’. “[He] beme gay later, ” Tiffany joshed.
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! News om the block: sger Jonathan Knight has revealed that he is, ed, 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
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. Jonathan Knight is gay and proud. In the ey of fans, Tiffany outed him when she mentned that she had dated one of the New Kids on the Block sgers back when she had been tourg wh them, notg that he later revealed he was 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
While fans immediately jumped to Knight's fense, he ma clear that she was not to blame and took the opportuny to nfirm that he is, fact, gay. He had lns of crazed, weepg female fans screamg his name the late 80s, but New Kid on the Block Jonathan Knight has an announcement: He's gay.
JONATHAN KNIGHT SAYS HE WAS TOLD NKOTB WOULD BE 'OVER' IF HE CAME OUT AS GAY
Apparently the prerequise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn 'I am gay'. "[He] beme gay later, " Tiffany joshed.
"[He] beme gay later.
‘HE BEME GAY LATER. I DIDN’T DO ! BUT HE’S FABULO’: WHAT A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK DID NEXT
Apparently the prerequise to beg a gay public figure is to appear on the ver of a magaze wh the ptn 'I am gay.
NEW GAY KID ON THE BLOCK: JONATHAN KNIGHT OUTED BY NATNAL {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;}LIFEBY JOHN POLLYFEBARY 5, 2009/9:35 AMBY JOHN POLLYFEBARY 5, 2009 / 9:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NEW GAY KID ON THE BLOCK: JONATHAN KNIGHT OUTED BY NATNAL ENQUIRER","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-02-05T14:35:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-02-05T14:35:58.000+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":"JOHN POLLY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}NEW KID ON THE BLOCK JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY, REPORTS THE NATNAL ENQUIRER AND A BUNCH OF GAY-TASTIC BLOGS. TURNS OUT JONATHAN'S ALLEGED EX-BOYIEND, A BRAZILIAN MOL NAMED KYLE WILKER, SOLD PICS OF THE TWO SMOOCHG TO 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;}CAN WE JT START A SUPER-GAY BOY BAND FULL OF ALL THE HOMO ALUMS OF OTHER ON: LANCE BASS, BOYZONE'S STEPHEN GATELY, WTLIFE'S MARK FEEHILY, AND... WELL, WE'RE SURE THERE'S SOMEBODY {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;} BELOW, MORE PICS OF JONATHAN (A.K.A. "THE RELUCTANT KID"){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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
"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! 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’.