Adam Lambert is featured in this year’s “Out 100″ list in “Out” Magazine but there were apparently some rules about how he should represent himself. Reportedly, Lamberts reps insisted on limiting his questions, not wanting to make him seem “too gay” and the editior-in-chief of the magazine, Aaron Hicklin, was none to pleased and responded with an open letter to Lambert.
Per Out: “Although you narrowly lost to Kris Allen, you were the real winner for those of us who saw your success as a test of America’s growing tolerance. That’s why we’re proud to have you in this year’s Out 100, along with all the other men and women who don’t believe their sexuality should be a barrier to success. It’s unfortunate, therefore, that your record label and management don’t share the same view. We’re curious whether you know that we made cover offers for you before American Idol was even halfway through its run. Apparently, Out was too gay, even for you. There was the issue of what it would do to your record sales, we were told. Imagine! A gay musician on the cover of a gay magazine. What might the parents think! It’s only because this cover is a group shot that includes a straight woman that your team would allow you to be photographed at all — albeit with the caveat that we must avoid making you look “too gay.” (Is that a medical term? Just curious). Luckily, you seemed unaware that a similar caution was issued to our interviewer.
It’s odd, because this magazine has done covers with Pete Wentz and Lady Gaga — getting straight men and women to do Out is easy these days. It gives them cred. Getting gay stars like yourself is another matter. Much easier to stick you in Details, where your homosexuality can be neutralized by having you awkwardly grabbing a woman’s breast and saying, “Women are pretty.” So are kittens, Adam, but it doesn’t mean you have to make out with them.”
Meow, indeed! The author of the interview, Shana Naomi Krochmal, also posted a letter in which she responds to the thousands of comments the magazine got about Hicklin’s letter and the interview, in which she claims she was ushered out onto a balcony where she was cautioned by a publicist not to make the interview “too gay” or “you know, gay-gay.” Not one to sit back and stay quiet, Lambert had a simple Twitter response to the letter from the editor in chief of magazine: Chill.
Per Radar:
“Dear Aaron, it’s def not that deep. Chill! Guess ya gotta get attention for the magazine. U too are at the mercy of the marketing machine… Until we have a meaningful conversation, perhaps you should refrain from projecting your publications’ agenda onto my career.”
I wonder if his reps ok’ed his tweet beforehand? Something tells me we won’t see Lambert featured in the magazine again for quite some time, if ever. Adam is right on one account, the letter did draw attention to the magazine. Mission accomplished.
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