Yesterday, we heard about ’80s mall girl Tiffany outing her ex-boyfriend, New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knight. They dated, back in the ‘80s, before Jonathan knew he was gay, I guess. Anyway, Tiffany’s drunk ass announced that Jonathan was gay while she was on live television, so there were no takesies-backsies. Anyway, when I wrote up the story, a lot of you bitches yelled at me, claiming that Jonathan was already out of the closet, so there was no “outing”. Some of you saved your anger for Tiffany, because she was a drunk bitch who outed an ex (as many of us do, let’s be honest). Well, Tiffany and Jonathan are here to soothe everyone. First of all, it looks like Jonathan was not already “out” – in the sense that he had stated it before God and NKOTB fans. Also, Jonathan isn’t mad at Tiff. He actually sounds like a nice guy:
Pop singer Tiffany had to defend herself on Twitter after she outed New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight during an appearance Thursday on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live.” When host Andy Cohen asked the singer if she had ever dated one of the NKOTB members, Tiffany admitted she had a romance with Knight.
“The quiet one. The shy one,” she said. “He became gay later. I didn’t do it! But he’s fabulous.”
Cohen then asked if Tiffany “turned him.”
“No. See, I had issues with that. I was thinking maybe I did but no,” she revealed. “Now looking back when we were dating, he was so much fun. We used to do facials together. He was so easy to talk to … And he was fabulous. He’s an awesome person.”
Tiffany, 39, promptly faced accusations that she revealed Knight’s true sexuality, which he himself had never confirmed or denied.
“Really didn’t know that was the wrong thing to say,” she tweeted Friday in response. “Never meant to hurt Jon.”
Knight, 42, seemed to be taking it in stride.
“I’m so devastated ………….” he tweeted Friday, “How can I not remember getting facials???????”
He even had a message for Tiffany herself.
“Tiff, please don’t lose any sleep over it!” he wrote to her. “I know you weren’t being mean and I found it to be funny!”
“Knock em dead tomorrow!” he continued. “Wishing nothing but the best for you always!”
[From The NY Daily News]
Jonathan’s classiness has made me a fan – so much so that I need to admit something: back in the day, when I was a kid, Jonathan was my favorite. Those were the days before gaydar. But looking back, it certainly makes sense. I always love the gay ones. As far as Jonathan coming out and all – considering his classy reaction, I think he probably was out to his friends and family, but he’s just never given some big interview about his sexuality. Which is fine – whatever, you know?
Also: NKOTB Super Fans – be cool.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
My fav was Jordan but he’s shown alot of class.
I was never a fan of his but he is super cute! He’s aging well! Not so much for her……
Wow, an ex boy-bander turns out to be gay….
Anyone else less shocked than me about this?
It is nice that he is cool with it though. I find that sort of response refreshing.
Damn! Why are the hottest guys always gay?
I don’t know why this is such a big deal – he came out years ago, I remember watching something about it….this isn’t like, new news…
Is she the new creature feature for SyFy…she looks like a beached whale waiting to implode (sic) Jonathan is classy
Good for him , Jordan was my fave
Well played, Jonathan Knight, you’re a class act.
I think the most important question here is this:
What in the name of home made gauze bandages is Tiffany wearing in that picture?!? It’s like one side of her chest was sinking underneath the living room drape she had originally made this dress out of, so she made a quick make shift boob sling out of her old 80s mall tour first aid kit to keep it up. But, then the other side of her chest got jealous and tried to run away, so she strapped it down to keep it from upstaging her other half. Also, I’m just going to assume her hips were doing some seriously wild stuff before her medical storage room wonder dress roped them in.
Tiffany’s dress, a work in progress.
Was she in the middle of a mummy wrap?
i’m a big fan of jon’s but first of all he’s not gay. if he just laughs it off, doesn’t mean he’s gay. just shows how much class he has. that’s how much i admire him.
@DetRiotgirl – ROFLMAO
That header pic is cracking me up!
Here’s the thing: You know how you make homosexuality a non-issue in our culture? You treat it like a non-issue…and then it becomes one.
NKOTB forever.
I was a HUGE NKOTB fan growing up. My older sister was too. We both liked Jonathon but she told me I wasn’t allowed to like him since she was older and he was a better “fit” and she would ignore me anytime I mentioned Jon and be like, “Yeah, Jordan IS blah” pretending I said him instead…so I went to Jordan. God, that was forever ago…gotta remind her of this, she’ll get a kick.
What a classy sweetheart — I cracked up at the facials tweet.
Not trying to be mean, but if you’re a woman who is a bit “large”, it does wonders when you dress in a way that’s flattering to your size. You just look stupid when you try to dress in form fitting attire that only a size 2 woman would look good in.
Remember when Jordan was on the surreal life trying to “woo” Adrienne Curry? She was having none of it, and was after Christopher Knight. Jordan was humiliated and pitched a diva-like fit. Obviously VERY accustomed to getting what he wants! He handled the situation like a total brat and it really changed my perception of him. Johnathan, on the other hand, seems like he got ALL the class in that family.
Jonathan is hot, classy and funny. I think I may be finally turning into an NKOTB fan!
He does seem like a sweet and funny guy! Was also a huge fan, but my fav was Jordan…had this poster of him and would kiss him every night! Good times.
Well that was pretty cool of him.
she was lucky. it was still a bitch move.
Bonus to this: he gets publicity. And I don’t mean that in a snarky way (coughRickyGervaiscough), I mean I’m glad he’s getting positive publicity for his music. Heck, I’m suddenly interested in him and his work.
On a superficial note, has this guy been featured on HGF yet? If not, he should be. He is smokin’!
He actually looks BETTER now than he did then!! Life is good like that to men. Tiffany just looks odd.
He’s hotness!
@ ElizabethM– totally agree! Jonathon Knight for HGF!!!
Times have changed, he just sold alot more tour tickets!
@Mortician…Jordan was on a completely different season than Adrienne Curry. She was on with Chris Knight, Verne Troyer, Da Brat, Jane Wiedlin and Joanie “Chyna” Laurer. Jordan was on with Flava Flav, Brigitte Nielsen, Charo, and Dave Coulier.
I’m really kind of pissed off at myself for knowing that.
@Corina…No…Jon IS Gay. His ex-boyfriend sold his story to the Enquirer, smoochy pics and all. It’s okay…it’s not a bad thing.
Wow. He turned out to be the hottest. Who’d have guessed? The rest haven’t aged well (Joey is cute, I guess, but Jonathan is “manly hot”)…
The Backstreet Boys should be embarrassed that NKOTB are totally out-hotting them. Except for Nick Carter. Nick is still gorgeous.
Clearly we chose correctly as he’s aged the best. We make it work by bringing in James Franco on the weekends.
And thats why every girl need a a bestest ghey friend because his response is awesome,amusing and witty and just what I expect from a ghey!
He still looks great!
Way to go Jon, you’re a total class act!
jordan and jon were my fav, but Jon said he gas gay some time ago…never saw that coming to be honest. and I love his answer.
As my husband would say, she looks like she was rode hard and put away wet…
Jon was my favorite also, and I felt like the only one. I was the only one of my friends who had an oversized Jon Knight pin. Everyone else liked Jordan and Joey.
I love the way he handled this situation–he’s still my fave!
Good for him!!! what a PRO!
I’m a Joey girl and a huge NKOTB fan! We don’t care if Jon is gay or not-he is loved because he is an amazing guy!His response was great!And,yeah…JON KNIGHT-HE’S A FREAKIN’ PIMP Y’ALL!!!
GirlyGirl – “Wow, an ex boy-bander turns out to be gay… Anyone else less shocked than me about this?”
So much so that I initially assumed it was a prerequisite to join a boy band. (I guess that applies to the majority, not necessarily the rule. I know a few ex-boy-banders have been married with children.
God, I loved NKOTB. Donnie was my fave, Jordan was my sister’s. I saw a later interview w/ Jon and he seemed so down to earth and sweet. Great response! Hot guy!
I don’t care one way or the other if Jonathan is gay because there isn’t very much that anybody can do about it.
He’s had a lot of people trying to out him. He knows that Tiffany didn’t mean any harm by outing him. My gaydar was kind of off when he was younger. But I’m glad that Jonathan came out because it means that he’s comfortable in his sexuality not that it ever matter to me at all. 🙂