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Bodybuilder Michael Hoffman Accuses Brent Everett Of Stealing His Nude Videos In Bizarre Rant

Bodybuilder Michael Hoffman Accuses Brent Everett Of Stealing His Nude Videos In Bizarre Rant

Screen Shot 2015-03-02 at 10.36.06 AMHell hath no fury like a teenage bodybuilder whose pseudo-fame derives from consuming his own semen scorned. Or something like that.

Michael Hoffman is once again claiming his image has been wrongfully represented in the media. An image, it has to be noted, that he created all on his own.

When we first heard of him, it was because he was claiming an explicit video of him masturbating on camera had leaked. He posted a video message to let us all know that he’s not gay but he’s definitely humiliated. The guy certainly knows how to clean up a mess.

Well last week the internet saw even more of Hoffman (link very NSFW), and wouldn’t you know it? He’s claiming the videos were stolen, this time fingering (sorry) porn star Brent Everett for the crime.

“It’s hard for me to walk around in the public without people looking at me like, ‘Oh, look, that’s the dude who jerks off. Oh, he’s the guy who ate his cum,” he complains in a nearly unwatchable YouTube rant.

Hoffman claims Everett’s studio never paid him for the footage of him exercising, flexing and masturbating.

Amid lots of rambling, he issues this warning: “Brent Everett does NOT have my permission to be putting my videos out there.”

Except it would seem that Brent has every right to be putting those videos out there, seeing as he paid for them.

Brent’s manager/husband Steven Pena gave The Gaily Grind a detailed account of their side of the story, providing texts and proof of payment. He wrote:

Statement from Brent Everett Media on behalf of BrentEverett.com

Steve Pena, Personnel Manager and Director of Public Relations for the company (and husband of Brent Everett) began discussions with Michael Hoffman in mid-December 2014 regarding possible collaboration with him to produce videos for the company. He made it clear that he was acting on behalf of the company and not as a private individual.

He offered Michael Hoffman $8,000 to $10,000 to act as model/performer in gay adult scenes for BrentEverett.com. Mr. Hoffman declined this offer. Steve Pena then offered to represent Michael Hoffman in order to obtain non-gay, non-adult nightclub appearances for him. Mr. Hoffman declined this offer as well.

Following this, Michael Hoffman offered to sell Steve Pena, acting for the company, 14 high definition videos of himself exercising and masturbating for $250. Steve Pena accepted this offer and the videos were paid for using PayPal. It is our understanding that Mr. Hoffman also offered to sell these videos to others.

Here are the text messages Brent between him and Hoffman:

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And here is a screenshot of the PayPal payment referenced:

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And last but not least, Hoffman’s rant. Bonus points if you can make it through more than 30 seconds of it:

Dan Tracer

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Eric Holder Calls LGBT Equality 'The Defining Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time' In New Op-Ed on Marriage

Eric Holder Calls LGBT Equality 'The Defining Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time' In New Op-Ed on Marriage

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Ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing on the issue later this year, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is speaking out on marriage equality in a USA Today op-ed:

Writes the outgoing AG:

This week, the Justice Department will file a brief setting forth our position that state bans on same-sex marriage violate the fundamental constitutional guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.” It is clear that the time has come to recognize that gay and lesbian people deserve robust protection from discrimination.

Nothing justifies excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage. Denying them the right to marry serves only to demean them and their children, to degrade the dignity of their families and to deny them the full, free and equal participation in American life to which every citizen is entitled.

Marriage bans inflict concrete harms that touch nearly every aspect of daily life for gay and lesbian couples. The bans intersect with issues as varied as workers’ compensation, taxation and inheritance, posing challenges to basic financial security. Same-sex couples living in states with bans too often face obstacles to adopting and raising children together. And restrictions on medical decision-making and hospital visitation impose devastating burdens during the moments when a partner is needed most.

The mental and emotional injuries are just as acute. A marriage ban written into state law broadcasts the state’s view that same-sex couples and their children are second-class families, undeserving of the rights and protections offered to opposite-sex couples. It creates a stigma that pervades society, encouraging individuals to harass or belittle even their loved ones because of pressures brought by their community. And it harms relationships between family members by perpetuating a destructive notion that some individuals — and some children — should be shown less love and support simply because of who they are. That is a view the Department of Justice flatly rejects. And with our brief, we will make clear that the United States stands firmly on the side of equality.

Read the full op-ed HERE

Watch President Obama highlight Holder’s longstanding support for LGBT equality at a goodbye ceremony last Friday, AFTER THE JUMP

 


Kyler Geoffroy

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Arkansas Former Attorney General: “Conscience Protection Act” Defies State’s Values

Arkansas Former Attorney General: “Conscience Protection Act” Defies State’s Values

In an op-ed for the Democrat-Gazette published today, former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel made the case against the discriminatory HB 1228, referred to as the “Conscience Protection Act.”
HRC.org

www.hrc.org/blog/entry/arkansas-former-attorney-general-conscience-protection-act-defies-states-va?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Closeted Gay Teen Finds Homophobic Dad On Grindr

Closeted Gay Teen Finds Homophobic Dad On Grindr

grindrAs if being gay and in the throes of puberty weren’t difficult enough, a teenager claims he found his homophobic dad on Grindr.

Reddit user decidinginbetween posted the following thread online:

Found out that my “Homophobe” dad has Grindr on his iPhone when he asked me to go fetch it from the car. I am still closeted (denial/curious) so i know what Grindr is, even though i don’t have it myself. This makes it so much more confusing for me.

The post has received over 100 responses, with other Reddit users offering a wide range of advice.

“My dad was extremely homophobic before I came out to him when I was 18,” atomicpunksf replied. “He ended up doing a total 180 after going to therapy and eventually became the president of our local PFLAG chapter for a while. He later told me that he was bisexual and admitted that his homophobia was due to his own self hatred around being bisexual.”

“A closeted married guy on Grindr might have some intense homophobia going on that he could take out on the queer kid in his care,” jaycatt7 warned. “Tread carefully.”

“Don’t tell your mother until you have had the chance to talk to him,” dipaolo said. “I know that family makes this predicament 10 times more complicated, but outing someone has repercussions.”

Other advice was slightly less helpful.

“You may have to make a fake profile and try to seduce him,” varianlogic said.

“Is your dad hot?” Jota769 asked.

“Don’t hook up with him,” NotAmused1001 advised.

A few weeks later, decidinginbetween posted the following update on the situation:

Hi all, appreciate all the kind words of help and encouragement. I don’t know how to explain it in details though, but TLDR: Dad stood in denial and went on the defensive, even tried to question my own sexuality. Mom still does not know and that pains me. I guess he would still be that closeted homophobe and I that closeted homo who is too shit to do more. Maybe all of this is just in my head. Maybe i am just thinking too much.

Here’s hoping these two find peace in their complicated situation.

Related stories:

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Hetero Guys Open Up About Their Gay Porn Fetishes With Each Other

Graham Gremore

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Federal Judge Overturns Nebraska Gay Marriage Ban

Federal Judge Overturns Nebraska Gay Marriage Ban
A federal judge has ruled Nebraska’s statewide ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued the ruling Monday, saying county clerks will be permitted to begin issuing gay marriage licenses on March 9.

“[A]ll relevant state officials are ordered to treat same-sex couples the same as different sex couples in the context of processing a marriage license or determining the rights, protections, obligations or benefits of marriage,” he wrote in the order.

The Nebraska attorney general’s office has already said it will appeal the judge’s order. Attorney General Doug Peterson is confident the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will grant the appeal.

Bataillon has struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage before; in 2005, the judge ruled the ban unconstitutional, but the Eight Circuit reversed his decision in July 2006.

The news comes just after the state lifted a 20-year-old ban on gay people becoming licensed foster parents. The policy barred unmarried, unrelated adults who live together from fostering parents, extending its reach to same-sex couples and people who identify themselves as homosexual — even those living without a partner.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/02/nebraska-gay-marriage_n_6783464.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices