Country Singer Chely Wright Says She's Gay
Posted on May 03, 2010 @ 08:05AM
Country singer Chely Wright has come out of the closet at 39, RadarOnline.com has learned, as the country crooner readies to release her book, Like Me, and Lifted off the Ground, her first album since 2005.
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Wright said that coming out made for the most magical moment in her life, and that she repressed her lesbian tendencies due to the prevalent attitude toward homosexuality in the Southern community she grew up in.
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Wright, once romantically linked to fellow country star Brad Paisley, is slated to appear on the Today Show Wednesday to discuss her revelation in further detail.
Wright is a decorated country music artist, having won the best new female vocalist honors from the Academy of Country Music in 1995; and nominations from the Academy for best female vocalist and best video (Single White Female) in 1999.
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I don't believe her, I think it is a publicity stunt. Like the rest of them.
Posted Mon, 05/03/2010 - 8:25pm
Well it's just a matter of weeks before Kenny Chesney breaks the news. He's just testing the waters to see what happen with Chely before he climbs out of the closet.
Posted Mon, 05/03/2010 - 2:07pm
never heard of her.
Posted Mon, 05/03/2010 - 11:02am
Magical moment??? yuck! I don't care who is coming out of the closet...it's wrong.
Posted Mon, 05/03/2010 - 10:48am
how can YOU say that it is wrong. Who really cares who someone wants to love. I think it is a REAL shame that in 2010 we still have to fight for civil rights in this country. I give Ms. Wright so much credit!
Posted Mon, 05/03/2010 - 3:14pm