Ne-Yo To Essence: I'm Not Gay ... I Just LOVE Shopping For WOMEN'S SHOES!!!

: MediaTakeOut.com has learned that Ne-Yo made an interesting statement in this month's issue of Essence Magazine. When asked what he thought about speculation that he may be a closeted homosexual - this is his response:

Honestly, when I first heard that there were rumors out there about me being gay I thought, Wow someone must really hate me.

There’s nothing wrong with being gay, but I just couldn’t understand why someone would make up lies like that. I remember speaking to Jay-Z about it and he was like, ‘Look, man you haven’t made it until someone says you’re gay.”

Okay, so because I can respect a woman’s shoe game, and not to mention that I’ve bought a few pairs of shoes in the past for the women in my life, that makes me gay? That’s hilarious.”

Alrighty then .... That clears EVERYTHING up...

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steffiebaby

AND WEARING THEM TOO, HUH NEYO??


shai2fresh

3rd..and his GAY!!


Hunnie626

gay as all day!


RobbandShoRadio

Let that man do his sexy love with the things he do.No really Ne-yo you need to stop that for real.


email2michael

If he walk like a duck, form his lips like a duck in eery damn picture he take, shop for shoes like a duck..that mu'fukka is a DUCK damnit!


EpitomeofFashion

I like Ne-yo a lot. It's something that I kinda get that vibe that he is kinda....ya know. But I try to look past it because he's really talented. I mean it doesn't matter if he was gay, doesn't affect his talent...but you know how the hip hop community is.


Delicatelioness

He is a certified FAG!!!!


CertifiedDyme2008

Neyo is gay..........he is jus those type of men that like taking care of themselves....and whoeva they wit too....and i don't see nothin wrong wit that


JafeeGee

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ssadess

Oo Ok that explains it all...but my feet are still lonely.. ne-yo.. can u buy me some shoes sweetheart


paperboy64

he look gay in all his pics idk ne-yo


anthonyasj

idk i alwayz thought he was gay he got that vibe


terrence77

neyo is gay dat boi wearin lip stick he gay dats all im gonna say he GAY

BED STUY BROOKLYN'S FINEST MOVE OVER PAPOOSE


selene25

Maybe when he shops, he asks the sales clerk advice on what women are into, that could be what he means,it is just like shopping for perfume for your wife or girlfriend! Don't we women do the same for our men when we shop?


selene25

But still....that vibe of his.....maybe he is BI


Dior100679

Sounds like a case of 'foot fetish' if you ask me!

Didn't ya'll see that episode of 'Sex in the City, when Charlotte met a guy who works at a shoe store and he was giving her free shoes as long as she let him play with her feet? That's why I'm going to New York.

Ne-yo ain't gay, he just love sucking toes after a woman gets done wearing them sexy, strappy stilletos. Fellas know, that they get on charge watching a woman cross their path with some pretty azz, smooth as silk legs, with some big thighs with a skirt or dress and then when they look at her feet, so working them heels with her toes painted (I does that).

Me and Ne-yo? We'd be the best shoe shopping buddies! I'd wear them shoes well cause I'm pretty and my feet!


yeahright3030

I think it's GAY to spend all of your time talking about who might be gay.


FlyaThenIEvaWasB4

I Think He Is Indeed GAY....He Look Like E.T...Lol


step_into_the_light

damn dude. I think he is a lot how u doin? IDK


LLov3ly

FIrst off, i read that damn intereview, i didn't see anything in there talking about how he love shopping for womens shoes...so is MTO making [EXPLETIVE] up?............... i think so


jimmy67luv

Yeah, Jay told him that... then he left the room and Jay said "I tell all the suspect gay guys that".

He bought those shoes for his lady friends...she can wear em when she comes over his house...till then, he just breaking em in for her.


shiningstar

come on Neyo just admit you're gay! I love you and everything but just come out of the closet for crying out loud..I'll be a fan regardless but dude, stop hiding it..


beatsRwhatIdo

THATS LIKE SAYING, I'M NOT HUNGRY, I JUST WANNA SNACK.... NE-YO IS BASICALLY SAYING I'M NOT GAY BUT I WANNA GRAB DAT DUDE BUT OVER THERE....


Louiisiiana

HE IS SO NOT GAY THATS JUST LIKE MEN GOIN BUY PADS FOR THEY LADY


HOLDONTO

WHO SHOULD CARE, DAMM GIVE HIM A BREAK..


prettylady205

I don't think he's gay.He just has a more feminine side. Nothing wrong with that.


vote4misskeke

damn i can respect a man that can go shoe shopping for that special some1 in his life. Whats so gay about that???? I ain't mad @ ne-yo. stop hatin' on him!!!


handsomeJE

I WOULD NEVER GO AND BUY A WOMAN SHOES. I'D GIVE HER THE MONEY TO BUY THEM BUT TO ACTUALLY PLAN TO GO BUY A WOMAN SHOES IS CRAZY!!!!!!!


SwillzWifey

Ne-Yo is my boy! He's a fantastic songwriter, performer and singer all in one...a triple threat if you will. But, whenever I see pics of him and he has that damn pucker to his lips looking like he thinking he "fierce"......it damn sure makes me wonder. It almost seems like he tries hard to NOT look gay...


Yve

Hey Ne-Yo...I like shoes....*crickets chirping*


cordewife1

GAY!


tempertease

he need to shop his sister a new face neyo ur fruity thats y people play ya


Yve

Whats wrong with a man who likes to shop for women people??.....I think its endering....

NEYO..........I LIKE SHOES !!!!


shiningstar

its not even about him buying the damn shoes..that's not gay whatsover. its all the little things Neyo does that is gay..he is just too damn feminine..sometimes you just gotta read between the lines..like i said i love Neyo regardless,he just needs to quit denying it


dulcedleche

GAY OR NOT I LOVE NEYO I THINK HE IS VERY TALENTED AND HE IS GONNA GO VERY FAR IN HIS CAREER SO STOP HATIN HATERZ LOVE YA NEYO OH YOU CAN BUY ME SHOES ANYTIME !!!!!!


cNinja

....RIGHT...RIGHT....WAS HE JUMPING ON A COUCH SCREAMIN, " IM IN LOVE WITH KATIE HOLMES" TOO....I SMELL A DO DO CHASER......


plug

i like shoes to honey call momma ok


You_Know_Me

MTO your title is SO misleading. Him saying that does not indicate that he's gay. A LOT of men love to see a woman with some nice shoes & will even buy her some. I have had a man buy shoes for me before and he was far from gay..Ya'll need to stop for real..Have other proof other than that. Please..


thefirstangel011

Idk Ne-yo...he always been questionable, he's cd was good though...jus keep playin off...i think he's bi


Starr_Quality

i don't have a problem wit a man buyin me shoes...as long as they cute we good to go!!!


CuteBigGirl

gay as blade hunni!


semisweet

Agree with Fine Ya AZZ. You are so right, we as a community are so quick to label a man gay/bi because he doesn't fit the mold or critera of a masculine black male.SMH And also agree with the statement with this epedimic of down low men it's because of the our closed minded pea size brains can't comprehend a mens softer side. What's funny is that the men you least suspect are gay are proably on the dl and one thing a dl brother is good at is misleading and disqusing his true idenity. You would rarely have any indication or suspicion that man has a double life unless you walked on him getting his ass rammed through or vice versa.


BlaqPrincess

Oh man whats wrong with everyone?? He has a foot fetish. Damn! I had a few ex's that LOVED buying me shoes (That didn't bother me any, I have a shoe/handbag thing goin' on). It's not the shoe itself... It's how the woman looks in it. That's the turn on to men like that. Get off Ne-yo, Leave that man alone.


sexz

NOW WE KNOW HE LOOK LIKE HE CAN TAKE A NICE D@#k down his mouth with those sexy lips!!!!!!!


CAMDENTRACK

IS IT JUST ME OR DO I SMELL HATERS CUZ THAT'S ALL YOU GUYS ARE..IS HATERS

LEAVE HIM ALONE(HE'S NOT GAY)

AND *MTO* YOU GUYS NEED TO STOP IT ON SOME REAL CUZ SOME OF THE SH*T YOU GUYS PUT ON HEAR IS FAKE


datgurlcansing

UM...OKAY I GUESS. IT'S WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE IF YOU GAY OR STRAIGHT NE-YO, JUST PLEASE KEEP PUMPING OUT THE HITS. DAMN THE REST OF THAT BULL-ISH.

Add my music page and show ya girl some love ;)


youngblackballa

yea iight and I put on a pair of panties this morning but im not gay lol


mstiffany

U A UGLY BIGG WHOP HEADED RICH MUTHA [EXPLETIVE]


ladyfyrestarrter

ok let me clear things up for a few of you. As a person who used to live in a city where there are ALOT of Gay Men, especially GAY BLACK MEN, there's a few things the rest of you just don't seem to get or understand. We have a disproportionate number of Black Males being raised by WOMEN! So of course they are going to know some things about what WOMEN LIKE. I have my share of gay males friends of all shapes, sizes, & colours & trust NE-YO IS NOT GAY. I get REALLY tired of our brothas who actually CARE about how they dress, act, or present themselves being called GAY, & TRUST NE-YO is smart because ANY lady he is with, he has NO trouble spoiling her or buying her gifts because he TAKES THE TIME to get to know her & has a GENUINE interest in what she likes. Oh & I agree, keep pumping out the hits because I love NE-YO & listen to at least 3 songs that he sings or that were written by him a day & with a iPod that TRULY has 10,000 songs in it, that's NOT an easy achievement!!!


ladyfyrestarrter

@semisweet, that is true of where I used to live for sure, the dudes who were the most "straight-looking" were the ones that ALWAYS turned out to be GAY HOMO-THUGS lol. You know... the running backs, linebackers, Defensive ends, TIGHT (lol pun intended) ends etc.


Xa

Okay, NeYo is gay but that has nothing to do with him liking women's shoes. Instead, it has to do with him sucking dick. Let's not get lost in the sauce. A man can like/buy women's shoes all day--nobody really cares about that. It's the taking it up the ass that people begin to question...

NeYo, you go gurl!!


Xa

87th biotches!!!! Suck on it!!


MysteryCelebrity

"Maybee that decisonn was a misstakkkee.."


Foxyfeline

OK, I won't speculate on his orientation, but MTO you are jumping to conclusions and possibly taking his comment out of context.I mean come on, what man hasn't bought his girl a clothing article or even a pair of shoes???? Uhh, okay the shoes is pushin' it;) Nuff love, Foxy Feline


Azjhuan

Y'all need to leave NEYO alone! Who cares if he is gay? Does that take away from his talent?


Mskee

I don't know about every1 else but I like a man who knows how to shop for his woman theres nothing gay about that. I would rather sometimes take an opinion from my man on what looks sexy on me than a woman.

For example is a man gay for being a hairstylist? no, even though there are gay men who do but I would rather have a man do my hair knowing that his opinion will be honest according to what looks good and what don't because sometimes you can't trust women in that department always and thats from experience.


JamaicanPrincess10

Those lips hmmmm...


dredre2k

Ok, so either way he's either shopping to WEAR those shoes or he has a foot/shoe fetish? Sounds like he has a fetish... he a freak, tee hee!


Haterallday

Come on people you can't blame Neyo for being G.A.Y., because according to my ethernet cord his momma breast fed him from his fathers P.E.N.I.S. "This milk is not only good for your bones and teeth, but is very high in protein." So sucking D.I.C.K. is all he knows. Hahahaaaaa Peaceeeeee


SAVEMONEYFLIGHTSCOM

NE-YO IS THAT DUD ONE OF THE BEST SONG WRITERS OF THE DAY....

WWW.SAVEMONEYFLIGHTS.COM THE CHEAPEST WAY TO TRAVEL


strongforu

What does his sexual preference have to do with anything? People bought millions of Luther, Prince and Michael Jackson records knowing that they were all gay, bisexual or just plain ole' freaks. Get real black people, the bottom line is that in spite of your purported hatred of gays the reality is that 99.9% of you have at least one openly gay person in your family and several more closeted ones (male & female) that you don't know about. So get real and let the hatred go. We're not going anywhere!


nhizeyez81

I dont think he is gay, he just got a foot fetish or something like that.


sexychoclit

I never thought he was gay, but then again I dont pay to much attention to people unless they're right in my face...and my hubby buys me shoes, if he sees a pair that he thinks are ugly, then he'll get them for me because we have opposite taste- what's cute to me aint cute to him (I guess thats how it should be)- LOL


digmyshine

LOL he prollie got a foot fetish!!


jessifbaby

its ok to buy women shoes ne-yo, but do not accidently slip and fall into some dudes booty hole and it be on the net...cuz right now i'm on ur side...if u make me look bad...


sexe757

He is not GAY PEOPLE! Damn....leave the brotha alone.


djkrissy88

amen


MissJNS

Who is he trying to convince? Himself?


knee-grow

lmao whatever he can buy me some shoes..shittt


unfoolish15

he is not gay.. he got a kid right?


focus

If I were a gay celeb, I'd refrain from answering any personal questions about my private life. It is no one's business and should remain that way. A lot of gay people want these celebs to come out of their closets to justify all of them. Oh, he's like me and is defending me. NOT. Get some self-esteem.


omot

This was in bad taste of Essence.


gemini010

I think he is sexy. I don't mind my man buying me shoes, and if he is gay who are we to judge.


disgirliz4u2nv

IF I WAS NE-YO I WOULDNT HAVE EVEN SAID THAT CAUSE HE KNOW PPL IS GON' TAKE THAT COMMENT AND RUN W/ IT. I GUESS IT WOULD SOUND BETTA IF HE SAID HE TOOK HIS GIRL TO PICK OUT SOME SHOES. I CANT SEE MY DUDE IN A SHOE STORE "DO U GOT THIS IN A SIZE 8" LOL BUT I LOVE NE-YO, GAY OR NOT


Jayla

I Love his music regardless of the rumors


brickkdiesel

I CANT EVEN HATE ON THE MAN HE DOING BIGGER THINGS THAN ME, LOL


cremesaver

Until I can get an explanation for why his gat damn lips gotta always look so puckered up and ready to kiss azzzzz I REMAIN CONFUSED AS HECK DWL


mizzbrown_254

I STILLL DONT SEE HOW HE IS GAY.....

ALL HE SAID WAS HE RESPECT ARE SHOE GAME AND THAT HE HAS BOUGHT SHOES FOR [[HIS]] WOMEN IN THE PAST......

I LOVE NE-YO...HE'S TALENTED AND WRITES ALOT OF HITS FOR MANY PPL...

WAT DOES IT MATTER IF HE GAY OR STRAIGHT.... HE STILLL DOIN IT BIG....

BIG UP^S TO NE-YO


allllheart

WHO CARES OF HE IS GAY OR NIGHT - THE MAN OFFERS THE PUBLIC HIS MUSIC THATS ALL - THE REST IS [EXPLETIVE] WE DONT EVEN NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT !!!! SOME OF Y'ALL NEED TO GET A LIFE OF UR OWN AND STOP JUDING PEOPLE - HATERS !


Backyardtrim

Does buying Nikes or Rockports make him heterosexual?


keely-jai

ok if hes isn't gay and there are so many gay people in the industry, then really who is gonna come out and admit it...i'm sorry, i don't believe u neyo...love your music though...

ps what straight male would write a song with "you must not know bout me" in the hook...lol


stymelove

Ne Yo aint Gay, but his Boyfriend is!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Ne-yo.....How You doin!!!!!!


bhold02008

Awwww yall made it seem like he was buyin for hisself....TRIPPIN lol


blkpearl07

maybe he is confused......cause those lips are to big not to be doing something with em!!!


dallasFAN

SMALL MINDED BLACK FOLKS!!!! LOL...IF HE IS SO WHAT!!!!!


Ronnise

Yall are ALL [EXPLETIVE] stupid see thats why i cant stand Media Takeout, you guys are always turning certain things into something that does not involve what it is about! I don't even know why i'm here... guess I'm defending Ne-Yo and like he said he aint tryna hear that [EXPLETIVE], and thats old news (rumors) so keep HATIN' [EXPLETIVE] lo lifes naw j/k but you guys try being nice for a while... i expect some of that [EXPLETIVE] from people who aint got a life and pick on people to make themselves feel better!

NeYoholics4Life*

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Ronnise

he is sooo sexy in that picture and no gay wyas son!!!


tatibrown

first i don't beilieve he said that second if he did he's gay 4 real


SoSerious4life

AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE NE-YO BUT COME ON MTO. THAT DON'T MEAN THE MAN IS GAY FOR SHOPPING FOR A FEMALE. I DO BELIEVE HE GOT A LITTLE SUGAR IN HIS TANK THOUGH LMAO. CRYBABY AS BYTCH! DON'T LIKE IT, SUE ME!


SoSerious4life

NE-YO LOOK LIKE HE CAN SUCK A GOOD D*CK THOUGH. HE PROBABLY SUCKING JAY Z D*CK. HE ALWAYS RUNNING TELLING HIM EVERY DAMN THING. NE-YO MAN UP YOU PUNK!


SoSerious4life

.........@ unfoolish15

YOU ARE A COMPLETE IDIOT! JUST BECAUSE A GUY HAVE A CHILD, THEY CAN STILL BE GAY. YOU STUPID F*CK FACE!


ally8402

He says he's not gay but what is his song Love Migrain abt he says something abt tell n him that someone had a wife ??? what is that abt sounds to me like some gay [EXPLETIVE] and that is disappointing cuz i like ne-yo but something is fishy abt that.