NEWSParis Hilton Apologizes to GLAAD for Anti-Gay Rant
Sept. 21 2012, Published 12:18 p.m. ET
Paris Hilton is eating her words right now with a massive apology to the gay community.
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Essentially, she indicated "gay guys are the horniest people in the world" in response to Grindr, an app that gay men use to locate other gay men for hookups. RadarOnline exclusively reported that she talked to her friend who was an openly gay male model and commented the app is "disgusting" and that "most of them probably have AIDS."
She added, "I would be so scared if I were a gay guy...you'll like, die of AIDS."
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Well, shuffling in crisis mode, the socialite issued a statement to GLAAD: "As anyone close to me knows, I always have been and always will be a huge supporter of the gay community. I am so sorry and so upset that I caused pain to my gay friends, fans and their families with the comments heard this morning. I was having this private conversation with a friend of mine who is gay and our conversation was in no way towards the entire gay community. It is the last thing that I would ever want to do and I cannot put into words how much I wish I could take back every word."
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The heiress also Tweeted, "I want to say how sorry I am. I can't fit the whole apology about the cab recording here, so please read it at @glaad tinyurl.com/9ewgyhc"
As for GLAAD's response? "Paris is right that HIV/AIDS can affect anyone. Over thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, better education around HIV/AIDS is still needed by much of the public and the media."
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