Lee Alexander McQueen Cried For Help Before Suicide, Gareth Thomas Bemoans The Absence Of Openly Gay Athletes, Evan Lysacek Lashes Out At Johnny Weir, Johnny Weir Responds, Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Leggy

Lee Alexander McQueen tried to commit suicide twice in 2009, “a cry for help” triggered by a history of anxiety attacks, depression, insomnia, and the “misuse” of substances, an inquest was told Wednesday. McQueen, according to the Telegraph, took his own life in February, one day before the funeral of his mother, after her death left him “with not to live for.” McQueen hung himself with his “favourite brown belt” after ingesting a combination of cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquillizers. He was 40.

Sports Illustrated profiles Gareth Thomas, the 35 year old Welsh sporting icon, who came out publically in November. The rugby star says that so far coming out is the best thing he could have ever done. “It’s like waking up on Christmas Day, walking down the stairs and seeing Father Christmas. The horizons are wide open. I’m like a teenager again. People keep asking me ‘What’s the negative of coming out?’ But there’s none so far.” Thomas, does, however, express disappointment that he is alone in being an openly gay professional male athlete on a team, and underlines how unfortunate it is that gay men and women with obvious athletic talent give up, conforming to clichés about sports and homosexuals. “The e-mails and letter and Twitters I get tell me there is so much confusion,” says Thomas, “so many kids who love sports get pushed away. A lot of the notes are from America. I love the United States, but ... but why wouldn’t the people who run your sports and sponsor them make a public announcement that they welcome gay people and will support them? Because even if they feel that’s bringing too much attention to something that should be a private matter, at this point that’s what’s needed.”

Evan Lysacek spoke to the Indianapolis Star and was asked about reports that Johnny Weir was not asked to be a part of the Smuckers sponsored Stars on Ice Tour because his perceived sexual orientation was not family friendly enough, to which, as if on cue, Evan, so straight, said “Stars on Ice is really selective of who they hire and they only hire the best of the best to skate. It would’ve been hard of them to justify hiring him, and I think he was really upset because he wanted the financial benefit of the tour. A lot of us in the skating world were really disappointed in the way he reacted, basically whining that he wasn’t chosen.” Curiously, asked if he were dating, he says “I’m single. The reason, well ... (laughs) ... I’m limited to who I can see.” Yes, Evan Lysacek is like heterosexual of the year.

Weir, meanwhile, appeared on The Wendy Williams Show Wednesday, and responded, articulate and generous, given Lysacek’s chronic harping, calling Evan a “slore” – a combination of the words slut and whore.



Cristiano Ronaldo spotted Tuesday, um, stretching?