15-year-old gay Soweto teen Tiro Moalusi took his own life allegedly after being humiliated in class
17.08.2022 - 18:51 / metroweekly.com
The former Mr. Gay World has been served with a gag order over statements he’s made about the competition.Pageant organizers have slapped former Mr. Gay World winner Louw Breytenbach with a public gag order after he made statements regarding his short tenure as titleholder.The situation began in 2021 when Breytenbach, a former Mr.
Gay South Africa, won the title of Mr. Gay World, but refused to sign the final contract making the Mr. Gay World organization his exclusive agent.
He had already had a successful TV agent and wanted to keep the two separate.“I don’t need them to manage whatever TV opportunities I get,” he told media outlet The Citizen. “My suggestion was that they manage me based on opportunities pertaining to the pageant and my role as Mr. Gay World.”He also had an issue with the fine of 5,000 euros that the contract required him to pay should he step down as titleholder, arguing it “doesn’t make sense.’ “This penalty is unlawful,” he said.
“What if they are in breach of contract, should I still pay the penalty?”In addition, Breytenbach wanted to know where his fundraising efforts would go in the community. The organization wouldn’t allow him to know where the money was going, and this upset him.“I think it is my right to know what happens to [the] money that I raise for the organization in my capacity as Mr. Gay World.
Who is benefiting from all of [these] sponsorships?” he asked.Quintin Steyn, an LGBTQ advocate and attorney representing both Breytenbach and his publicist, Gavin Prins, released a statement last week, explaining his intention of challenging the gag order.“I can hereby confirm that the Mr. Gay World Foundation has served my clients, former Mr. Gay World Louw Breytenbach and his publicist,
.15-year-old gay Soweto teen Tiro Moalusi took his own life allegedly after being humiliated in class
JoJo Siwa was in a relationship with Kylie Prew, who she met on a cruise ship in 2020. Siwa went public with her relationship in February 2021, about a month after she made the announcement that she was a part of the LGBTQ community.
K.J. Yossman Among the world premieres set for the BFI London Film Festival are Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and Emily Blunt series “The English.” Others include “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical,” Asif Kapadia’s ballet-infused “Creature,” family animation “My Father’s Dragon” from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and Nora Twomey, Jez Butterworth’s “Mammals,” which stars James Corden and “A Spy Among Friends,” starring Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis. The number of feature-length world premieres at the festival has gone up from 11% to 15% since 2019. This year three of those are Netflix productions: “Pinocchio,” “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” and “My Father’s Dragon.”
Black Lightning actress Charlbi Dean has died at the age of 32 following a sudden illness.The star died in New York on Monday 29 August, however an exact cause of death has not been confirmed.The up and coming star has a starring role in this year’s dark comedy The Triangle of Sadness, where she played Yaya, one half of a model couple who are invited on a trip on a yacht for the ultra-wealthy, before things head downhill. In a recent Instagram post, Charlbi’s partner Luke Volker wrote how “proud” he was of his girlfriend for the role in the Palme D’Or winning film.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Former WarnerMedia tech exec Alex Maghen has joined Husslup as chief technology officer. He’ll oversee all engineering and technological aspects of the company, including strategy, as the new mobile app for creative talent discovery in media and entertainment continues its launch. The app is currently in an invite-only beta stage. Maghen will report to Husslup CEO/founder H Schuster, who announced the hire on Monday. “Any tech company is only as good as the talented people behind it, and with Alex’s arrival we are now fully positioned to accelerate our product growth and fulfill our mission of democratizing and diversifying access to the industry,” Schuster said in a statement. “Alex is a triple threat—he has deep technical expertise, an impressive CV at the intersection of technology and entertainment, and a personal understanding of the obstacles that diverse members of our creative community face.”
England star to pull out of The Hundred due to injury, with the 29-year-old suffering an ankle problem which means he will miss Birmingham Phoenix's final two group games and the knockouts if they qualify. Livingstone is a crucial member of England's T20I side and they will be hoping the injury is not too serious given the number of stars already out of action ahead of the T20 World Cup in October.
Lambrook School expressed his joy at welcoming his new royal pupils. He said: “We are delighted that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as well as all of our new pupils, to our school community. " READ MORE: Kate Middleton reveals the trait she hopes George, Charlotte and Louis don't inherit from her In preparation for their futures in public service and helping the less fortunate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will get the perfect grounding at Lambrook School to learn about the importance of giving back.
A former girlfriend of R Kelly yesterday recalled how the musician’s one time business manager once remarked that he should just have had her killed after she took a videotape that featured a threesome involving her, Kelly and a young teenage girl, rather than paying her for the tape’s safe return.Lisa Van Allen was the latest witness to testify in Kelly’s current criminal trial in relation to the many allegations of sexual abuse that have been made against the musicianShe talked about her own relationship with Kelly, echoing a lot of what was said by other ex-girlfriends who testified during his earlier trial in New York last summer, especially regarding how he directed their sexual encounters and sought to exert control over various other aspects of their lives.But the real focus of Van Allen’s testimony was the videos of her having sex with Kelly and Jane, the musician’s god daughter and the star witness of the current trial, who testified last week. Van Allen says that she first met Jane in 1998, and that she had three sexual encounters with her and Kelly over the next three years.Jane would have been around fourteen in 1998, although Van Allen claims Kelly lied at the time and said that the younger girl was sixteen.
A gay former marine is being hailed as a hero for his timely intervention that averted a tragedy after an agitated man brought a grenade into a popular gay bar in Florida. The tense moments were captured on the bar’s closed circuit camera TV videos. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, around 9.26 pm, when a man walked into Corners Pub in Wilton Manors, Florida, and placed a grenade on the bar counter. Bartender Joseph Shakespeare told local news station WPLG that the the man said he had guns in his car. Darryl Darling, a gay former marine, overheard the conversation and stepped in to help.
Laura Whitmore has announced that she won't be hosting the next series of Love Island. The 37 year old took to Instagram to announce the news today (22 August) and explained how she'd found "certain elements" of the ITV2 dating show "very difficult".Taking to Instagram, Laura shared a photo of herself from her time on the show and told her fans: "Some news! I won’t be hosting the next series of Love Island.
Greg James is one lucky bugger after managing to make it on-stage at Wembley before Coldplay themselves. The Paradise hitmakers – featuring Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion – have been entertaining thousands of fans at London’s Wembley Stadium on a six-night run as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour. It’s been a cracking residency so far with the likes of Craig David, Natalie Imbruglia and even Alan Partridge joining the rock band as surprise guests during the shows.
This week, Marvel’s launched its latest series, “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law,” a much more comedic riff on their superhero tales. While the early VFX in trailers had audiences worried, by the time the show hit the air, it mainly had hit the mark.
The gay school pupil was allegedly discriminated against by his teacher (Image: Pixabay)
Louw Breytenbach was crowned Mr Gay World in October 2021