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Pop stars have right
to be gay, Ricky Martin says
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Apr 2007- Ricky Martin defended the right of pop stars to come out of the
closet, saying he felt solidarity with Christian Chavez of Mexican band RBD, who
recently said publicly that he is gay.
“Life is too short to live
closed up, guarding what you say,” said Martin, whose sexual orientation has
been the subject of speculation. Christian “has to be free in many aspects. I
wish him much strength.”
Martin, who was named person
of the year in 2006 by the Latin Recording Academy, has hits including “Livin’
la Vida Loca” and “Shake Your Bon-Bon.” He will tour the U.S. in April and May.
RBD, which spun off Mexico’s
wildly popular soap opera, Rebelde, has achieved success throughout Latin
America and among Spanish speakers in the United States.
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