Wale Pulls Out of DC Gay Pride Concert to Protect His Image?
According to DC Black Gay Pride organizers, rapper Wale has abruptly pulled out of a Gay Pride concert as headliner.
Apparently, Wale asked the organizers to hide the fact that the event was part of the Black Gay Pride festivities going on in DC that weekend.
It seems Wale didn’t mind taking the organizer’s cash, he just didn’t want it publicized that he was participating in a “gay” event. But I thought Wale was gay?
Earl Fowlkes, the DC Black Pride board member acting as spokesperson for the nonprofit organization, said Wale’s decision to cancel his appearance was due to homophobia.
”Basically we had an agreement, and we were very clear to the different parties and agents involved that this was an LGBT event,” Fowlkes says. ”What happened is that when the first blast went out that Wale was going to be at Black Pride he got cold feet, and his agent first said Wale wasn’t available because he had to do family stuff. Then we got another e-mail saying he didn’t know what kind of event this was when he agreed to it.”
According to an e-mail from Jesse Kirshbaum, a talent agent representing Wale… his client took the [gig] because it was a local Washington event, but that he was ”mislead.”
”All of the facts of the event were not disclosed with the offer and therefore, he feels mislead and regretfully declines.”
Fowlkes says that is not true. ”We said, ‘We told you up front, how could we hide that DC Black Pride is LGBT?”’ Fowlkes says. ”They just said he couldn’t do it. So it basically is homophobia rearing its ugly head once again, and on our 20th anniversary, it’s really sad.”
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Thw Wale I know (in my head, And bish?!?!) has a very good reason for this…
I really, really like Wale.
Wale Pulls Out of DC Gay Pride Concert to Protect His Image?
What image?
I’m not familiar with him other than seeing him in some picture with Solange…
I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!! GREAT MUSIC
And I cant really blame him… Cause if he wouldv’e did it, everybody((including YOU SANDRA)) wouldv’e accused him of being gay.
And Sandra Mae Rose you need to stop! You the main one calling this man gay every which’a way, is there any wonder he wouldnt want to be connected?????
You would make a person homophobic. Just like you post on something over and over…claim to hate it and then enjoy the hits when your posters decide they hate it too (but they not influenced by you, unh uh NO way! /sarcasm)…good formula.
You got it @Flo.
And this is going to be another one of them posts where I am going to get real sensitive [(c)CRZA] so I might need to back away…
Why so sensitive ma?
I like his new song “Diary”. I don’t think he’s gay but maybe he knows how some people will judge him if he plays at the event.
Cause I like Wale! *throws mini fit cause ppl missing the greatness*
And I’m like @Man…I got pet peeves…peeve #79? Ppl posting on topics “dont care” or “who is this” when its like, up there, above their head…
Why he got that shoe in his mouth??
I think Wale backed out so People don’t accuse him of being gay…A lot of people can’t take criticism…
No more twitter beefs please…so Leave Wale alone….
@pinksghetti “Diary” is my song 2. The video is ok.
@ OTB -
We are >>>>HERE<<<<
I love this man's music — U like that song called Shades with Chrisette Michelle??
FloridaChick813 says:
I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!! GREAT MUSIC
And I cant really blame him… Cause if he wouldv’e did it, everybody((including YOU SANDRA)) wouldv’e accused him of being gay.
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EXACTLY! Stop playin Sandra.
This is another case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
And you know I have a crush on Wale (I have no clue why) so leave him alone!
Soooo, is there any particular reason why he has his shoe in his mouth
Al-Ameera says:
FloridaChick813 says:
I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!! GREAT MUSIC
And I cant really blame him… Cause if he wouldv’e did it, everybody((including YOU SANDRA)) wouldv’e accused him of being gay.
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EXACTLY! Stop playin Sandra.
This is another case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
And you know I have a crush on Wale (I have no clue why) so leave him alone!
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Who even cares about a WALE??? SNOOZE!!!
Ms Rose, you talk a lot about self-hate and such. So I have to ask you if you hate yourself?? #noshade
#imjustsayin, you go in on gays everyday (your people), you have a well-known hate for LSLH females, you seem to hate black men, and you hide from the camera every chance you get.
If you do have self-esteem issues, please dont try to solve that problem by being negative towards the way others live their lives. Look in the mirror and love yourself. Embrace your beauty. Go hang out with Daisy on the weekends or something. Just dont spend the rest of your life being sour. #lifeistooshortforallthatnegativity
The Wale love in this place is doing something to me!!!!
Oowwwww!!!!!
Songs by Wale I like:
World tour w/ Jazmine Sullivan
Beautiful Bliss w/Melanie Fiona & J.Cole
Letter w/John Mayer
MIrrors w/ Bun B
I like me some Wale!!!
“Girls, I ask em do they smoke?
Ask em what do they know?
Ask em can we go? Pretty girls..
Sunshine in the air, perfume everywhere
Girls are everywhere
Pretty Girls”
Ugly girls be quiet (quiet), pretty girls clap like this
Ugly girls be quiet (quiet), pretty girls clap(clap) like this
That’s my jam…
I hope its just a BIG misunderstanding!!
And there go SugarPie…that name will fool ya, I tell ya!
Nothing sweet ’bout her!
:shotsfirsd1:
*clapping*
Naturally.
i like wale too…my husband has me on him and B.O.B. right now.
Dead @ “go hang out with Daisy on the weeknds”
I will ignore the first statement though!
@ Flo, I’m serious. He is so not my type. I like clean cut, corporate looking types and he looks so scruffy, not to mention, I am about 12 years older than him. LOL
@ bigtyme – im loving some B.O.B right now too!
“go hang out with Daisy on the weeknds”
See. What I told y’all. She sugar coat it with all that SugarPieHoneyBun foolishness…but I eat through that.
That ish killed me. Literally.
Okay so I don’t feel weird for thinking Wale was cute..so something is wrong with all of us…
Thetruth32 says:
@pinksghetti “Diary” is my song 2. The video is ok.
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I saw it yesterday but missed the first part of it.
I
Wale and I don’t think he is gay, but if he is I still love him.
It took Wale for you to figure out something is wrong with all of us?? LOL.. I kid.. I kid..
I like his voice (in my Darla voice from Little Rascals) “he makes me melt like a popcicle, on the fourth of the lye”
This whole attack on almost every black man is like hunting for witches in Salem. Do you want everybody to be a part of the BGLO? I guess if it worked for Wendy Williams, it could work for you as well. If and when he wants to come out of the closet, let it be his choice. Wale makes great music, no matter if he is gay or straight.
I can’t believe Sandra gives Wale shade but shows whack azz Wacka Flocka
Flame love
What?? Now yall know I’m as sweet as a funnell cake with strawberries and whipped cream on top. Yall know DAT!!
But for real, maybe I’m in the dark about this WALE character, but I always thought he was supposed to be a fake Kanye. Honestly, I have never heard any of his music. Does this dude have a CD out?? Hmm, rabid fans??
@ Missy, basically we are all a bunch of sicko’s
Team Wale
FloridaChick813 says:
You just showed your age. I have not seen any re runs on TVLand for that show.
I like his voice (in my Darla voice from Little Rascals) “he makes me melt like a popcicle, on the fourth of the lye.
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Why is there a ad right after you click on comments for a Atlantis Gay Crusie w/3 White Guys?
I really like B.O.B. too and I kinda think I got a crush on B.O.B.
@ Sugarpie,
Sandra has coined him a fake azz Kanye. I have never heard anyone else make the comparison. For the record, I don’t think they are anything alike but that is my opinion
I don’t get why people NOT wanting to be associated with homosexuals or homosexuality is a big deal? Everybody isn’t down with it. Sorry. That is just the way it is. Just because you don’t want to be involved with the lifestyle or any weekend promoting and celebrating it doesn’t mean you are “homophobic”. It just means you are interested or attached.
It’s a free country and I am so tired of people being persecuted for NOT embrassing every new issue of the day. It’s ridiculous. We don’t have to if we don’t want to. Stop trying to force it down our throats.
Moving on!
I think Drake tries to sound like Kanye a little bit but Wale sounds like Wale.
@AL & flo-
I knew we were all a little crazy 
SugarPie…never heard Pretty Girls? I would say thats the most famous commercial song..
Correction: It means you AREN’T interested or attached.
(I’ll start using the PREVIEW tool).
Anna says:
FloridaChick813 says:
I like his voice (in my Darla voice from Little Rascals) “he makes me melt like a popcicle, on the fourth of the lye.
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You just showed your age. I have not seen any re runs on TVLand for that show.
Why is there a ad right after you click on comments for a Atlantis Gay Crusie w/3 White Guys?
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Well im only 25
But my son is 6 and is a full fledge member to the WOMAN HATERS CLUB, so we watch the movie all the time!
Ohhhh Honey…anytime someones (in this case some groups) civil rights are trampled, I’m in for the overhaul of said systems.
FloridaChick813 says:
Anna says:
FloridaChick813 says:
I like his voice (in my Darla voice from Little Rascals) “he makes me melt like a popcicle, on the fourth of the lye.
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You just showed your age. I have not seen any re runs on TVLand for that show.
Why is there a ad right after you click on comments for a Atlantis Gay Crusie w/3 White Guys?
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Well im only 25 But my son is 6 and is a full fledge member to the WOMAN HATERS CLUB, so we watch the movie all the time!
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I forgot about the movie(s). I think I went home for lunch last yr and my 21 yr. old son was watching that movie on cable.
That is too cute. I am ancient and remember the tv show.
Do you think EVERY man is gay?
My goodness.
missy says:
Okay so I don’t feel weird for thinking Wale was cute..so something is wrong with all of us…
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I think he’s cute too. But I feel like I’m the only one that thinks that Akon is a sexy
@ Al-Ameera
Oh Okay. I have become a victim of SR propaganda.
@ OTB
Nope. I have heard Beautiful Girls by B.O.B. though LOL
But just because you guys have shined some light on this dude for me, I shall youtube him and check out his greatness and see if I agree.
I just dont understand what would of been the big deal just to perform??? I mean really, as long as you know what you are..get yo damn money a phuck everything else. Not performing isnt going to stop the gay rumors
And as someone said earlier….”what image” ????
Umm…. The one you took time to comment on????
How ’bout I take my ass on home?! cause this aint working!
Y’all have a good one. *waves*
Sandra and I attend the same church and have yet to meet. I see yall got jjokes
@ Daisy LOL
@ OTB Later!!
-boy817 says:
I just dont understand what would of been the big deal just to perform??? I mean really, as long as you know what you are..get yo damn money a phuck everything else. Not performing isnt going to stop the gay rumors
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Ditto. Maybe women just embrace these events more. Cher, Madonna, Liza M., all have a “Tranny Following” but it didn’t hurt their careers. Of course all mentioned were probably “bi” or just freaks, in Liza’s case she married a gay man. I don’t see the big deal. It’s an even, isn’t your job to entertain and create new fans? What, a gay, bi, lesbian is not worthly of you performing your music. Everyone has an associate who is gay but you just don’t know it. Not all gays are out of the closet or so sterotypical gays that it shows on their sleeve. Also there are straight ppl who attend gay events.
you know people need to grow up. your performing at an event. its just like any other event. this society is so messed up. does he know how many undercover gay men and women he is around on a daily basis in the industry??? so this gay pride event should be nothing. they are proud of who they are.
I don’t blame him for it either. It would only cause people to develop accusations and assumptions about him. We all know how people are.
who cares. we wanted Drake anyways.
It shouldn’t matter if one is straight or gay, he is a performer he should have stayed in the performance, he has all kinds of supporters, but probably lost out on some now because he is afraid to be judged.
insecurities of a man, he must not know that the majority of people who buy albums, are the gays and young girls. What a shame, he must not be secure in his ish.
If I were Wale’s manager and publicist, I probably would tell him to pull out as well. I’ve known him for about 4 years, he’s cool peoples for real and not gay. I know he wasn’t amused when Sandra first said it, but it was so riduclous that I couldn’t do anything but laugh.
It’s very unfortunate that he wasn’t man enough to put on a show for his fans. Who gives a damn what people say about him? Maybe those gay folks need to keep this incident in mind when/if his next album comes out. Definately not cool.
@POINTHIMOUT ARE YOU MALE OR FEMALE? NOSHADE
Whats a Wale? If he doesn’t want to participate in the Pride festivities, then thats his perogative. Let his ugly, shoe eating ass stay home. Let someone whom the world recognizes as an artist make that money.