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| New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza might finally squelch the rumors
about his sexual orientation now that he’s getting hitched (to a woman).
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It now appears that the New York Mets’ hunky catcher is not a switch hitter after all.
The New York Daily News reports that he plans to marry his girlfriend of two
years, former Playboy playmate Alicia Rickter, next weekend in Florida, where
Piazza owns a house and a condo.
It’s been a rocky road to love for Piazza, whose pretty boy good looks
(and a whole lot of fawning gay fans) made him the subject of persistent rumors
that he was out at the ballgame in more than one way. Even though former girlfriend
Darlene Bernaola, another Playboy playmate, went on the record talking about
their active and fabulous sex life, the rumors continued.
It eventually got so bad that he held a news conference in 2002 to tell everyone
he wasn’t playing for our team.
Dish could carry on the baseball metaphors and make jokes about how he’s
definitely a catcher, but she’s sick of that trope already.
Piazza isn’t the first celeb to deny those gay rumors — , and have all done the same. But he’s the first one to
actually hold a news conference to announce it. With his marriage, I suppose
we can all put this rumor to rest.
And if this works, look for hot Aussie swimmer , who has done everything in his power to stop the gay rumors to
little effect, to be doing the breaststroke all the way to the altar.
Speaking of sports stars, lesbian tennis player seems to be a little upset at the return of her former rival
.
Hingis, who retired in 2002 after surgery on both ankles, recently entered
a tennis tournament in Thailand and seems poised for a comeback.
That’s not good news for Mauresmo, who briefly was ranked the No. 1 female
tennis player in the world last year. In 1999, former numero uno Hingis defeated
her in the Australian Open and, to add insult to injury, called Mauresmo “half
a man.”
The Associated Press reports that at a recent press conference, Mauresmo did
not react well when asked about Hingis’ return.
“I have nothing to say, absolutely nothing at all.” When the questioner
persisted, she reiterated “Nothing!” while walking out of the pressroom.
Dish knows you’ve heard a lot about her recently, but she can’t
stop talking about her favorite home wrecker, . It seems as if the relationship between the “Arrested
Development” star and the lesbian talk show host (at the expense of their respective long-term girlfriends)
is getting even stranger.
A source told US magazine that de Rossi has been at every taping of DeGeneres’
syndicated talk show since it started shooting again on Jan. 5. Even more annoying,
the two communicate during the opening monologue. The source says, “Portia
will mouth, ‘That was a good one!’ And Ellen mouths, ‘Thanks!’”
Showtime recently announced unceremoniously that the fifth season of hit gay
drama “” would be the
last one for the series. A rep for Showtime offered no explanation, but it returns
to the air this spring.
Hit lesbian drama “ is
poised to return on Feb. 20. Two weeks ago, Showtime renewed it for a third,
12-episode season before even an episode of the second season hit the screen.
Now that’s girl power.
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