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Contents:
- HOW RICKY REBEL WENT FROM CLOSETED BOY BAND SGER TO GLAMMED-UP GAY POP STAR
- GAY PRO-TMP RERDG ARTIST BLACKLISTED BY MIC INDTRY INFLUENCERS
- INTERVIEW: RICKY REBEL ON BEG CLOSETED A BOY BAND, GAY MICIANS AND BEG THE "NEW ALPHA" STAR
HOW RICKY REBEL WENT FROM CLOSETED BOY BAND SGER TO GLAMMED-UP GAY POP STAR
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He had not yet realized he was gay, although his management had a hunch. “The label reps were like, ‘It’s OK if Ricky’s gay, ’” Rebel says, “'but he n’t be gay ont of everybody else.
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GAY PRO-TMP RERDG ARTIST BLACKLISTED BY MIC INDTRY INFLUENCERS
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INTERVIEW: RICKY REBEL ON BEG CLOSETED A BOY BAND, GAY MICIANS AND BEG THE "NEW ALPHA" STAR
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