{"id":92786,"date":"2019-07-17T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-me-free\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T12:25:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:25:47","slug":"nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-me-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-me-free\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA superstar Dwight Howard says gay rumors \u201cset me free\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>NBA superstar Dwight Howard says <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rumors \u201cset me free\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnKkkQDB3mz\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div> <a 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560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BnKkkQDB3mz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cI feel like I\u2019m chosen, I\u2019m covered in gold\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwighthoward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Dwight Howard<\/a> (@dwighthoward) on <time datetime=\"2018-09-01T01:32:33+00:00\">Aug 31, 2018 at 6:32pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NBA superstar Dwight Howard is finally opening up about those <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rumors that began circulating around him last year.<\/p>\n<p>A little backstory: Last November, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> by the name of Masin Elije alleged that he had engaged in an ongoing sexual relationship with the NBA player and that he threatened to \u201cbeat the sh*t out of him\u201d if he ever went public about it.<\/p>\n<p>Elije claimed he first met Howard at a <em>Wild n\u2019 Out\u00a0<\/em>party. They kept in touch on Instagram where things \u201cescalated quickly.\u201d Soon they were swapping <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">nudes<\/a> and talking every night before bed.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was fine, 6\u201911, goofy, very charming, NO WIFE and NEVER been married so of course I was interested. I kept it real with him, and he kept it real with me about everything EXCEPT 1 THING\u2026..\u201d Elije wrote in a since-deleted social media post.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that Howard began secretly attending \u201ctransgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> parties\u201d without Elije\u2019s knowledge, and when Elije learned about it, Howard threatened him with violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhkMKS2hIs8\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhkMKS2hIs8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhkMKS2hIs8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Still dragging her, so don\u2019t pick up the bitch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/masinelije\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Masin Elij\u00e8<\/a> (@masinelije) on <time datetime=\"2018-04-14T21:11:10+00:00\">Apr 14, 2018 at 2:11pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elije further claimed that Howard offered him \u201chush money\u201d in exchange for signing an NDA about their relationship. When he refused, Howard\u2019s camp \u201cbegun to tell me things like \u2018we know where you\u2019re at\u2019 \u2018we are watching you\u2019 \u2018we saw what building you came out of\u2019 and even went as deep to telling me \u2018You gon find a new residence.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo at this point, I am afraid for my life, I\u2019m panicking, I\u2019m having anxiety attacks and for a whole week I was bullied by Dwight\u2019s team and Dwight Howard stood there and allowed his team to harass me, and I became a \u2018f*ggot in a wig\u2019 when Dwight is a 6\u201911 BOTTOM,\u201d Elije\u00a0 said in a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> posted to his social media account.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>From the very beginning, Howard has denied the allegations, though he hasn\u2019t spoken much about them, other than to say they aren\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>Until now.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with Fox Sports 1\u2019s Kristine Leahy, the 33-year-old talks about the impact the rumors had on him, saying that for a while they made him \u201cnever want to come outside again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI went through a situation last year that really just set me free,\u201d he recalls. \u201cIt ended up being a situation that was\u2014it went viral.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>Howard, who was traded\u00a0to the Memphis Grizzlies from the Washington Wizards during the offseason, says he received hate mail from people he didn\u2019t know but who were convinced he was <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>. Their vitriol helped him to understand why so many people, athletes especially, are still afraid to come out.<\/section>\n<p>\u201cPeople were talking about it, and it upset me because I didn\u2019t even know who the person was. Why would somebody who I never met, never had any contact with, make up a whole story about me? I saw all the hate, the pure hate, from people that I\u2019ve never met before, just pile up everywhere I went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a short clip from the interview, which will air tonight on FS1.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>\u2026 It hurt at first to go through it. I sat at home and I was like &#8216;I never want to come outside again.'&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwightHoward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DwightHoward<\/a> spoke on the allegations that he was <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>(?: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FairGameonFS1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FairGameonFS1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristineLeahy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KristineLeahy<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WcXz2WtOfY\">pic.twitter.com\/WcXz2WtOfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1151144466826371072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=buYrELe18DE:2ZXCmuwIEX4:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=buYrELe18DE:2ZXCmuwIEX4:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-free-20190717?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.queerty.com\/nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-free-20190717?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA superstar Dwight Howard says <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rumors \u201cset me free\u201d View this post on Instagram \u201cI feel like I\u2019m chosen, I\u2019m covered in gold\u2026\u2026\u201d A post shared by Dwight Howard (@dwighthoward) on Aug 31, 2018 at 6:32pm PDT NBA superstar Dwight Howard is finally opening up about those <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> rumors that began circulating around him &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nba-superstar-dwight-howard-says-gay-rumors-set-me-free\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NBA superstar Dwight Howard says gay rumors \u201cset me free\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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