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Real World Star's Antigay Tweet War


REAL WORLD STAR RYAN LESLIE X390

Real World New Orleans star Ryan Leslie says there’s “no gay hate here,” responding to demands from GLAAD that he stop “threatening antigay violence” on Twitter.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation posted Saturday an exchange between Leslie and one of his Twitter followers. After a gay Twitter user made accusations that Leslie was homophobic, Leslie responded with the Tweet, “I would love to see you in person, and smash your gay f*cking face in.”

GLAAD followed with a tweet of its own — one thousands of supporters also posted: “Tell @MTV Real World’s @imRyanLeslie: stop threatening anti-gay violence on Twitter.”

Leslie responded Monday morning, saying there’s, “no gay hate here,” but the Real World star didn’t elaborate.

Last week, MTV scored the first ever “excellent” rating for a cable network on GLAAD’s annual Network Responsibility Index for LGBT representation in media.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: DANTE
    Date posted: 7/29/2010 10:31:46 AM
    Hometown: CHICAGO

    Comment:

    methinks the lady doth protest too much...

  • Name: Paul
    Date posted: 7/28/2010 7:02:27 PM
    Hometown: Floral Park

    Comment:

    What took you so Long? Over the years, I have tried to watch several so called "Reality" shows. Unfortunately, I have always come to the conclusion that they were about as "Real" as the Lockness Monster, or the Abomnimal Snowman (please excuse my spelling}, and not very well written fiction.

  • Name: david
    Date posted: 7/27/2010 8:41:14 AM
    Hometown: cleveland

    Comment:

    star?

  • Name: Jeff Eastwood
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 7:57:09 PM
    Hometown: New Orleans

    Comment:

    Adam Ant wrote a song about this guy. It's call "Young, Dumb and Full of It."

  • Name: Geoff
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 6:14:25 PM
    Hometown: Columbus, GA

    Comment:

    I agree, who is Ryan Leslie, and why is there picture of Ellen Degeneres's little sister on this article?

  • Name: Name
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 5:59:16 PM
    Hometown: Hometown

    Comment:

    Who the fuck is Ryan Leslie?

  • Name: Bruce
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 5:52:44 PM
    Hometown: WDC

    Comment:

    This limp wristed fag could take this idiot down with one swipe of my hand!

  • Name: Terry
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 5:41:15 PM
    Hometown: Hillsboro

    Comment:

    Ryan Leslie: Really? Are you kidding. Your attitudes sucks worse than lack of concern for other's feelings, which is obvious! Sad, you think that now you are on Twitter, and national television, you can hide behind the lies. You are a real trip.

  • Name: Twinky B. Gone
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 3:44:07 PM
    Hometown: Butchville

    Comment:

    Gee, when first glancing at his picture, I thought it was a shot of Ellen when she had that really bad haircut. In other words, he looks like an effeminate lesbian. Maybe that's why he's so upset with gays? Everyone thinks he's a lesbian and he's fed up with it. Poor thing - if only someone could teach him fashion sense besides some twinkies!

  • Name: Frank
    Date posted: 7/26/2010 2:59:08 PM
    Hometown: Atlanta

    Comment:

    I watched the first episode of this Real World season. This Ryan character is just another of many exhibitionistic clods who have inhabited the many seasons of RW. He is a hairdresser and the son and brother of other hairdressers. The gang went to a gay bar in the episode and the openly gay roommate fretted that more guys would hit on Ryan than they would on him and he was right. Ryan seemed more at home in the gay bar. Later that night there was a big argument between the two guys ending eventually with a hug, but Ryan just pushed and pushed taking on the role of the needlessly confrontational roommate which nearly every season I ever watched has had. I don't know what his deal is. Maybe he's a self-loathing closet case as others suggest. I just decided I wasn't interested in watching this season because of him. The other roommates weren't very interesting either. Maybe I've finally outgrown the show.

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