Perez Hilton Dissed By Matthew Shepard Foundation
Perez Hilton is really getting himself into one problem after another. The PR rolling in regarding him has turned very ugly, from Carrie Prejean to rapper Will.i.am and now Michael Jackson.
As news reports surfaced of Michael Jackson being rushed to the hospital, homosexual blogger, Perez Hilton doodled awful items on a picture of the pop singer and accused him of feigning illness to get out of his comeback tour that was scheduled for London next month.
Hilton's post was vicious. When Jackson was pronounced dead, Hilton withdrew the negative, defamatory posts and pretended nothing happened.
Perez Hilton
In other Hilton news, Perez vowed to donate all proceeds from a lawsuit against Black Eyed Peas' manager, Polo Molino, to the Matthew Shepard foundation, dedicated to the gay man that was killed for being a homosexual.
However, the foundation, run by Shephard's mom, put out a press release declining any possible donation from Perez's lawsuit. They want no part of it or him, as Perez used the slur "fa*got" as an insult Black Eyed Peas' rapper Will.i.am.
Brutal Perez MJ Post Sparks Twitter War
Perez Hilton is no stranger to controversy, and now many of the stars who he often pals around with have turned on him via Twitter, ripping the celebrity blogger for his posts based around Michael Jackson in the moments before his death.
Hilton purportedly posted a photograph of Jackson with his signature white writing on it, with the phrase "Heart Attack or Cold Feet?" scrawled across the top, quetioning whether Jackson was sick or possibly bailing out of his summer concerts. "Either he's lying or making himself sick, but we're curious to see if he's able to go on!!! Get your money back, ticket holders!!!!" he wrote -- which has since been redacted. As it turns out, Jackson truly did have a heart attack and died. That's when the celebs stepped in to give Perez a piece of their mind:
STATEMENT FROM MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION REGARDING PEREZHILTON.COM
The Matthew Shepard Foundation was surprised to learn this morning via media reports that blogger Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira) has announced he plans to donate, to our organization, the proceeds of a lawsuit he is contesting over an altercation which has been widely reported in recent days.
We had no advance notice or contact from Mr. Hilton or his representatives regarding this proposal, nor any communication since he posted this plan to his website.
We do not know the details of the lawsuit, whether it has been filed, the nature of his claims or the likely outcome. But because the lawsuit presumably involves the physical attack prompted by Mr. Hilton's admitted use of an anti-gay slur, the Foundation will be unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner.
We very much appreciate the generosity of the offer to support our continuing work to memorialize Matthew through activism in defense of sexual minorities and in favor of understanding, compassion, and acceptance. But because so much of our work involves education to reduce the use of hateful language against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, or those so perceived, it would be inappropriate for us to benefit financially from circumstances in which such a verbal attack was involved.
While we applaud Mr. Hilton's apology to the LGBT community and their loved ones for his use of such a slur, we also feel compelled to point out that use of epithets can often lead to physical violence, as it appears it may have in this case, and that the Matthew Shepard Foundation has worked for more than 10 years to bring to people's attention the consequences of hateful or inolerant language.
Judy Shepard
Chair, MSF Governing Board
