Perez Hilton Defends Use Of Word "F*gg*t"

LOS ANGELES — Perez Hilton isn't apologizing for using a gay slur, and says he's never claimed to be a spokesperson for the gay community.

The celebrity blogger said in a statement Tuesday that he will continue to say things upsetting to gay and straight people alike. The comments came after the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called for Hilton to apologize for unleashing the word during an altercation with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.

Hilton said he felt physically threatened and sought the most hurtful thing he could say during the confrontation at a Toronto nightclub early Monday. Police charged the band's tour manager with assault for allegedly punching Hilton.

Hilton said he did what he thought best to stand up for himself.

Comments

[Mij13]

It's amazing the people who get to be celebrities. But this dizzy queen is SO underving.

[phinney]

maybe the BEP thought it was time to stand up for themselves also.

what if all those people he slanders decided to stand up for themselves?

and who does he think he is, with that size of head, to criticize anyones looks?

[Anastasia]

While "violence is never the answer" calling someone a fa%#ot is hardly following in the footsteps of Gandhi.

[MyTurn2020]

Perez Hilton is a loser and should be shunned!

[We-Are-The-Ones]

You utter a fighting word, you have to expect a fight.

[jackstpaul]

Expecting a fight and justifying a fight are different things.

A playground taunt in response to being threatened by someone doesn't justify the other person's violence. Sticks and stones. The other guy is at fault for becoming violent.

[ktdowner]

I'm going with retarded. Never heard of him before the Miss USA pageant, everything i have seen since then makes me wonder why he is in the news ever. He is not intelligent in any sense, his personality is about as developed as a 12 year old. Seems Mario's idea of being gay is not becoming a man at any point in his life.

[BHall]

Uhm, wasn't he one of the people calling for Isiah Washington to be fired when he used exactly the same word for exactly the same reason? LOSER.

[Bashley]

Thank you. Isaiah Washington had a talent and a place on that show, Perez was funny at first, now he's just sad and awful to watch/listen to/read. He's also very misogynistic, he rags on women all day everyday on his blog.

[woodcut]

Harvey Milk just died a 2nd time - from shame that this fool is representing gays. Oy vey!

[JayinPhoenix]

Don't worry gay community...we straights all know he doesn't represent you...

[daddybum]

This Bozo thought he would yell out some incendiary insult to incite someone to punch him in his eye....it worked only "The whole thing" was caught on someones cell phone and splashed on the internet.....Guess you know how it feels now "punkarazzi"...

[bazokbros]

Are people in the public eye capable anymore of accepting true mea culpa for their behavior anymore such as PH not accepting responsibility for using a word that he has harrangued and sat in judgement of others such as Isaiah Washington? I honestly agreed and laughed along with Ann Coulter about Isaiah Washington having to go to "rehab" for using a word.

Maybe Mr. Trump will make a statement soon that PH will be disinvited from judging future Miss USA pageants since PH is digging in his heels. Essentially it's ok for him to say the words but no one else since he thinks he can justify what he said.

[dzent1]

By the way, I think he must evermore be spoken about with his REAL name, Mario Lavandeira.

Hey, Mario, want a steak for that eye? It's turning lavender...

[dzent1]

What's that whooshing sound? Oh, it's just everyone who ever looked twice at this guy, leaving the room.

[TLThomas]

Tell me again why this guy is famous?

[skyslimit]

He draws white dots on pictures with MS Paint program.

[OhReallySheSaid]

Did Hilton feel physically threatened when Miss California stated her personal and au courant incorrect views on gay marriage that he had to call her a b**ch to defend himself?

On the surface it seems the guy can dish it out but can't take it, especially when he is fully aware that defamatory words often lead to violence.

[badmama3]

You hit the nail on the head! Not that I condone violence, but if you insist on provoking people, it will eventually come back to bite you, and the big pity party is hard to swallow. This guy hides behind a keyboard and posts nasty comments about men, women and children alike. He is a glorified gossip columnist, who passes judgment against celebrities, all the while desperately positioning himself as a "celebrity".
Again, I don't think the Peas manager should have hit him, but Perez really needs to quit whining. ANd he's filing a lawsuit? Good grief!

[Lisa-G]

Right on...