Monday, December 10, 2007

Ricky Martin accidentally outed


Hollywood skincare guru Ole Henriksen's comments about Ricky Martin have been receiving international attention.

In an interview with E's Ted Casablanca, Henriksen perhaps broke the client confidentiality rule when asked who he'd take on a romantic getaway (aside from his partner). Said Henriksen: "I’d go for Stig Tøfting [former Danish soccer player], but since he’s straight, I’d say my client Ricky Martin."

In an interview with Swedish gay magazine Salonk, the Hollywood-based Danish facialist said that he knew for a fact that Ricky Martin is gay. Additional remarks were published, which quoted Henriksen as saying (loose translation): "[Ricky Martin] is a little more open about it these days than he used to be...I don’t know if he has a boyfriend."

Ricky Martin spoke out on the issue of closeted celebrities following Mexican pop star Christian Chavez's disclosure that he was gay earlier this year. At that time, Martin said: "Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say. [Christian] has to be free in many aspects. I wish him much strength."

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