Howard Bragman, public relations and crisis management expert and longtime LGBTQ+ activist, has died after a short battle with leukemia. He was 66.
According to a journal entry by his husband, Mike Maimone, Bragman died peacefully in his sleep in Los Angeles Saturday, where he was surrounded by his brother, Alan, his niece, Lizzy, and many of his dearest friends.
“It is with our heaviest hearts we share that our dear Howard passed away peacefully in his sleep at 8:50 Pm, tonight, February 11, 2023,” Maimone wrote on Caringbridge.com, an online forum that allows people facing various medical conditions, and their families, to communicate. “Mike, Alan, Lizzy and (Dr.) Gary were with him, holding him close, to his last breath. The enormity of our shared loss can’t be overstated – Howard was a constant in so many of our lives and the brightest star in his wide constellation of friends and family.
According to a journal entry by his husband, Mike Maimone, Bragman died peacefully in his sleep in Los Angeles Saturday, where he was surrounded by his brother, Alan, his niece, Lizzy, and many of his dearest friends.
“It is with our heaviest hearts we share that our dear Howard passed away peacefully in his sleep at 8:50 Pm, tonight, February 11, 2023,” Maimone wrote on Caringbridge.com, an online forum that allows people facing various medical conditions, and their families, to communicate. “Mike, Alan, Lizzy and (Dr.) Gary were with him, holding him close, to his last breath. The enormity of our shared loss can’t be overstated – Howard was a constant in so many of our lives and the brightest star in his wide constellation of friends and family.
- 2/12/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Howard Bragman, a public relations giant who helped guide all-star clients grappling with a dilemma while becoming an expert in crisis PR and a key advocate for Lbgtq rights, has died. He was 66.
His death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by a source close to the family. It was also announced by his friend John Duran on Twitter on Saturday night.
“My dear old friend for the last 30 years passed away tonight. Rip Howard Bragman. Lbgt warrior. Gentle giant. Wicked humor. Love you eternally. See you on the other side,” Duran’s tweet read.
If a Hollywood star found themselves in a predicament, Bragman was usually on the call list to help. He most recently repped embattled talk show host Wendy Williams, but over the years his clients had also included Monica Lewinsky and Chaz Bono.
Bragman also was known for helping closeted celebrities reveal their sexuality at a...
His death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by a source close to the family. It was also announced by his friend John Duran on Twitter on Saturday night.
“My dear old friend for the last 30 years passed away tonight. Rip Howard Bragman. Lbgt warrior. Gentle giant. Wicked humor. Love you eternally. See you on the other side,” Duran’s tweet read.
If a Hollywood star found themselves in a predicament, Bragman was usually on the call list to help. He most recently repped embattled talk show host Wendy Williams, but over the years his clients had also included Monica Lewinsky and Chaz Bono.
Bragman also was known for helping closeted celebrities reveal their sexuality at a...
- 2/12/2023
- by Nekesa Mumbi Moody
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Updated with more information) Howard Bragman, one of Hollywood’s top crisis management experts whose clients included Sharon Osbourne, Monica Lewinsky, Stevie Wonder, Chaz Bono and many more, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night after a private battle with acute monocytic leukemia. He was 66, just days shy of his 67th birthday.
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The PR vet was surrounded by his husband Mike, his brother Alan, his niece Lizzy and friends when he passed, we are told.
According to a family representative, Bragman will be laid to rest in a private ceremony later this week in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Arrangements are being made for a memorial service in Los Angeles at a date to be named.
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The PR vet was surrounded by his husband Mike, his brother Alan, his niece Lizzy and friends when he passed, we are told.
According to a family representative, Bragman will be laid to rest in a private ceremony later this week in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Arrangements are being made for a memorial service in Los Angeles at a date to be named.
- 2/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Linebacker Carl Nassib, who made history in 2021 as the first active NFL player to come out as gay publicly, is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022/2023 season.
Nassib announced he was gay in June of last year and received an outpouring of support from NFL and college football organizations.
Nassib’s announcement happened when he was playing for the Las Vegas Raiders, and he has previously played for the Bucs from 2018 until 2019 and the Cleveland Browns.
He also donated 100,000 to the LGBTQ charity The Trevor Project at the same time as coming out.
Nassib said in the video he was coming out because “I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that like one day videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary, but until then I’m going to do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting,...
Nassib announced he was gay in June of last year and received an outpouring of support from NFL and college football organizations.
Nassib’s announcement happened when he was playing for the Las Vegas Raiders, and he has previously played for the Bucs from 2018 until 2019 and the Cleveland Browns.
He also donated 100,000 to the LGBTQ charity The Trevor Project at the same time as coming out.
Nassib said in the video he was coming out because “I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that like one day videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary, but until then I’m going to do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Colton Underwood never thought he would come out. “I thought I was going to die with this secret,” the former Bachelor star admits in the just-released trailer for his upcoming Netflix docuseries Coming Out Colton.
Premiering on Friday, Dec. 3, the six-part series chronicles Underwood’s journey of coming out to the people closest to him, while facing his personal demons and learning how to embrace his new life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Premiering on Friday, Dec. 3, the six-part series chronicles Underwood’s journey of coming out to the people closest to him, while facing his personal demons and learning how to embrace his new life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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- 11/29/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Sexuality in football is currently under the microscope. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib this month became the first active NFL player to come out as gay, and while historic, it was also a moment of reflection for Ryan Russell.
The league immediately lent support behind Nassib’s announcement. On Monday, it went a step further by releasing a video pledging support to LGBTQ community with a declaration that football is all-inclusive.
It was a different experience for Russell, however, who in August 2019 announced that he is bisexual, and...
The league immediately lent support behind Nassib’s announcement. On Monday, it went a step further by releasing a video pledging support to LGBTQ community with a declaration that football is all-inclusive.
It was a different experience for Russell, however, who in August 2019 announced that he is bisexual, and...
- 6/30/2021
- by Mike Bohn
- Rollingstone.com
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history today, becoming the first active NFL player to come out as gay. He made the announcement in an Instagram post.
“I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” he said in the video post, which you can watch below. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest.”
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He added: “I’m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know I’m really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that, like, one day videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary. But until then, you know, I’m gonna do my best and do...
“I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” he said in the video post, which you can watch below. “I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest.”
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A post shared by Carl Nassib (@carlnassib)
He added: “I’m a pretty private person, so I hope you guys know I’m really not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that, like, one day videos like this and the whole coming-out process are just not necessary. But until then, you know, I’m gonna do my best and do...
- 6/21/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Until this day, no out man has ever played on an American professional football team. That means Americans have never turned on the TV to see an honest gay man in the end zone. Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib made history on Monday by casually coming out as gay via social media. While retired players such as Dave Kopay (who has been called the father of the modern LGBTQ sports movement) and others came out publicly after retiring — and Michael Sam made history in 2014 as the first openly gay player...
- 6/21/2021
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
When Michael Sam came out as gay in 2014, becoming the first-ever openly gay football player to be drafted by an NFL team, Colton Underwood finally saw an opportunity to be his true self.
The future star of “The Bachelor” had been hiding his sexuality — from his family, his friends and himself — for his entire life. Underwood knew, at the age of six, that he was different; by his early teenage years, he knew he was attracted to men. But growing up in a religious and conservative small town, especially as a star football player, he was taught that being gay was wrong.
“I had the opportunity in 2014 when I entered the draft. Michael Sam came out,” Underwood tells Variety during a cover story interview, revealing that he had considered coming out years ago. Getting choked up, Underwood expresses his regret and says he was not brave enough at the time.
The future star of “The Bachelor” had been hiding his sexuality — from his family, his friends and himself — for his entire life. Underwood knew, at the age of six, that he was different; by his early teenage years, he knew he was attracted to men. But growing up in a religious and conservative small town, especially as a star football player, he was taught that being gay was wrong.
“I had the opportunity in 2014 when I entered the draft. Michael Sam came out,” Underwood tells Variety during a cover story interview, revealing that he had considered coming out years ago. Getting choked up, Underwood expresses his regret and says he was not brave enough at the time.
- 5/13/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Gleb Savchenko wanted to dance with Johnny Weir last season when the figure skater was cast in the 29th season of “Dancing with the Stars” last fall. That’s what the pro dancer told Mr. Warburton Magazine in a recent interview. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. The conservative-leaning ABC reality competition series still has never had a same-sex couple compete for the Mirror Ball Trophy. And it’s long overdue.
SEERemember when Zendaya almost won ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and Val Chmerkovskiy told her she’d win an Oscar one day?
“I can’t wait for this moment!” Savchenko said about the possibility of breaking new ground on “DWTS.” “Last season when Johnny Weir got on the show I was like, ‘Johnny, you have to be my partner,’ but they ended up not doing it. They’ve done it before in Australia with Courtney Act and in...
SEERemember when Zendaya almost won ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and Val Chmerkovskiy told her she’d win an Oscar one day?
“I can’t wait for this moment!” Savchenko said about the possibility of breaking new ground on “DWTS.” “Last season when Johnny Weir got on the show I was like, ‘Johnny, you have to be my partner,’ but they ended up not doing it. They’ve done it before in Australia with Courtney Act and in...
- 2/17/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Freestyle Digital Media has secured the North American distrubtuion rights to On Thin Ice, a social justice-themed sports documentary featuring athletes Allyson Felix, Evander Holyfield, Robbie Rogers, Apolo Ohno, Michael Sam, Aimee Mullins, and Greg Louganis. Directed by Keli Price, the film will be available to rent and own on February 2. The doc calls attention to athletes who have struggled for acceptance due to race, religion, sexual orientation, and other prejudices. The film chronicles the life of filmmaker Keli Price’s Great-grandfather Jack Brooks, who escaped the anti-Jewish pogroms in Eastern Europe in 1923 and went on to become one of the premier speed skaters of interwar America. He skated with the U.S. Olympic team, and traveled to Lake Placid in 1932 for the III Olympic Winter Games. But his dream was cut short. Singled out because of the religion he practiced and the place he called home, the “speedster from...
- 1/14/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Dancing With the Stars” starts its 28th season on Monday, September 16, with “Queer Eye” co-host Karamo Brown among the celebrities vying for the Mirror Ball Trophy. Will his fab personality score him the win, or will his recent defense of Sean Spicer cost him? Let’s consider his pros and cons.
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Pros
Brown is no stranger to reality television. Before being known as one of the Fab Five in the Netflix reboot of “Queer Eye” he was a cast member on “The Real World,” “Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II” and “The Next :15.” As a veteran of the genre, he should be savvy enough to avoid the potentially manipulative editing that often comes with reality television.
“DWTS” has been great at casting Lgbtq+ celebrities like Carson Kressley, Nyle Dimarco, Margret Cho, Chaz Bono and Adam Rippon. In fact,...
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Pros
Brown is no stranger to reality television. Before being known as one of the Fab Five in the Netflix reboot of “Queer Eye” he was a cast member on “The Real World,” “Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II” and “The Next :15.” As a veteran of the genre, he should be savvy enough to avoid the potentially manipulative editing that often comes with reality television.
“DWTS” has been great at casting Lgbtq+ celebrities like Carson Kressley, Nyle Dimarco, Margret Cho, Chaz Bono and Adam Rippon. In fact,...
- 9/8/2019
- by Cordell Martin
- Gold Derby
“Hard Knocks” has drafted its next team.
The series, produced by HBO Sports and NFL Films, is teaming up with the Cleveland Browns for a five-episode season focused on the Afc North franchise. The 13th edition of the Sports Emmy Award-winning reality series will debut this summer on HBO.
The Browns are coming off yet another losing season after finishing 0-16 last year, a feat the once again earned them the number one draft pick with which they took former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield last month.
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According to HBO’s description,”Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Cleveland Browns” will chronicle head coach Hue Jackson entering his third season leading the team and an intriguing mix of young emerging stars, established veterans, free agent additions and highly-regarded rookie hopefuls throughout training camp and the preseason.
The series, produced by HBO Sports and NFL Films, is teaming up with the Cleveland Browns for a five-episode season focused on the Afc North franchise. The 13th edition of the Sports Emmy Award-winning reality series will debut this summer on HBO.
The Browns are coming off yet another losing season after finishing 0-16 last year, a feat the once again earned them the number one draft pick with which they took former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield last month.
Also Read: Did NFL's Rams Draft Michael Sam to Avoid HBO's 'Hard Knocks'?
According to HBO’s description,”Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Cleveland Browns” will chronicle head coach Hue Jackson entering his third season leading the team and an intriguing mix of young emerging stars, established veterans, free agent additions and highly-regarded rookie hopefuls throughout training camp and the preseason.
- 5/17/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The women who accused former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2018 Espys, ESPN announced on Wednesday.
“We are honored to recognize the courage of these women at the 2018 Espys, to acknowledge the power of their voices, and to shine a very well-deserved spotlight on what speaking up, fighting back, and demanding accountability can accomplish,” Alison Overholt, vice president and editor in chief, ESPN the Magazine, espnW and the Espys, said in a statement.
“They have shown us all what it truly means to speak truth to power, and through their bravery, they are making change for future generations. By honoring this group who spoke out, we aim to honor all of those who are survivors of abuse.”
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Prior recipients of...
“We are honored to recognize the courage of these women at the 2018 Espys, to acknowledge the power of their voices, and to shine a very well-deserved spotlight on what speaking up, fighting back, and demanding accountability can accomplish,” Alison Overholt, vice president and editor in chief, ESPN the Magazine, espnW and the Espys, said in a statement.
“They have shown us all what it truly means to speak truth to power, and through their bravery, they are making change for future generations. By honoring this group who spoke out, we aim to honor all of those who are survivors of abuse.”
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Prior recipients of...
- 5/16/2018
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Aaron Feis, the assistant football coach who was shot and killed while protecting students in Parkland, Fl, is being nominated for an award for courage ... by thousands of people. There's an online campaign aimed for ESPN to posthumously award Aaron the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year's 'ESPYs.' As we reported, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School coach and security guard shielded students during the rampage. Sources connected to the ESPYs tell TMZ...
- 2/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_tzade73h"]] Michael Sam went straight "Over the Top" in a Dallas bar -- arm wrestling a dude who called him a "p*ssy" ... and TMZ Sports has the video. Here's the deal ... Sam (the 1st openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team) was hanging out at Bottled Blonde when he started chatting it up with Miami designer Jared Lang. Lang playfully challenged Sam to a test of arm strength -- and Sam obliged.
- 12/11/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
With fewer than 100 days until the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, U.S. freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has become one of the most prominent faces of the Games. And it should come as no surprise that the athlete has seen his profile rise in the four years since he took home a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Games, where he also became famous for rescuing four pups and their mother (aka the Sochi Strays) and earned the nickname “Gus Swoon-worthy.”
But most notably, a few months after returning home from Russia, Kenworthy publicly came out as gay, in an October 2015 interview with Espn the Magazine. He quickly became recognized and celebrated as one of only a few out American male athletes, joining the ranks of soccer player Robbie Rogers, NBA pro Jason Collins, and NFL newbie Michael Sam, who all came out just a couple of years prior.
What followed was a surge of support from sports...
But most notably, a few months after returning home from Russia, Kenworthy publicly came out as gay, in an October 2015 interview with Espn the Magazine. He quickly became recognized and celebrated as one of only a few out American male athletes, joining the ranks of soccer player Robbie Rogers, NBA pro Jason Collins, and NFL newbie Michael Sam, who all came out just a couple of years prior.
What followed was a surge of support from sports...
- 11/13/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
For the last 34 years, Dale Hansen has been the sports broadcaster for ABC affiliate station Wfaa in Dallas, Texas. His work has earned him a Peabody Award as well as various honors from the Associated Press, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and more. But his legacy will truly be defined by the times he has defied his sports beat, using happenings in the sports world to speak to larger issues facing America.
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Hansen was recently asked by his station whether or not he had something to say about the shooting that occurred at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning, and the resulting commentary finds Hansen acting less like sports broadcaster and more like an essential political orator. Hansen is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore.
“A nut with a gun has happened before,...
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Hansen was recently asked by his station whether or not he had something to say about the shooting that occurred at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning, and the resulting commentary finds Hansen acting less like sports broadcaster and more like an essential political orator. Hansen is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore.
“A nut with a gun has happened before,...
- 6/16/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The L.A. Rams are breaking even more ground in the Lgbtq arena -- becoming the 1st NFL team ever to officially sponsor a gay pride event. The team has joined up with Venice Pride -- the organization behind the massive Venice Pride block party -- and has sponsored the blue lights in the letter "C" in the famous Venice sign. Each letter in the sign will be lit up with a different color --...
- 6/1/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's week two of Dancing With the Stars, and the competition is already heating up!
Ahead of the all-new episode airing Monday at 8 p.m. Et on ABC, Et's breaking down everything you need to know about what to expect in the ballroom as the stars continue to vie for the coveted mirror ball trophy.
Who's on top of the leaderboard?
1. Simone Biles and Sasha Farber: 32/40
2. Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater: 31/40
3. Three-way tie! Heather Morris and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, David Ross and Lindsay Arnold, Nancy Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev: 28/40
Who's in danger of elimination?
Chris Kattan and Witney Carson received the lowest score from the judges -- 17/40 -- on Monday, followed closely behind by Mr. T and Kym Herjavec, who received a score of 20.
But the low scores aren't bringing Witney down.
Following their week one performance, a Cha Cha to Haddaway's "What Is Love," the 23-year-old dancer amped up the energy during rehearsals with Chris...
Ahead of the all-new episode airing Monday at 8 p.m. Et on ABC, Et's breaking down everything you need to know about what to expect in the ballroom as the stars continue to vie for the coveted mirror ball trophy.
Who's on top of the leaderboard?
1. Simone Biles and Sasha Farber: 32/40
2. Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater: 31/40
3. Three-way tie! Heather Morris and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, David Ross and Lindsay Arnold, Nancy Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev: 28/40
Who's in danger of elimination?
Chris Kattan and Witney Carson received the lowest score from the judges -- 17/40 -- on Monday, followed closely behind by Mr. T and Kym Herjavec, who received a score of 20.
But the low scores aren't bringing Witney down.
Following their week one performance, a Cha Cha to Haddaway's "What Is Love," the 23-year-old dancer amped up the energy during rehearsals with Chris...
- 3/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
[[tmz:video id="0_li4ko8v6"]] Michael Sam weighed in on Donald Trump, clearly not believe he's a friend of the Lgbt community and calling him an "asshole." The hubbub was resurrected after Trump's recent comments expressing sympathy for the Lgbt community over Orlando. The media went back to the archives and re-posted video of Trump on "Fox and Friends" back in 2014, when an emotional Sam kissed his then-boyfriend after getting drafted. Trump clearly had a problem with the Pda, and made that clear.
- 7/3/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Los Angeles Rams are going to be featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this season, but the team may have gone to desperate lengths to avoid that distinction a few years ago — at least, according to one report. In 2014, the then-St. Louis franchise drafted the first openly gay player into the NFL, defensive end Michael Sam. The move may not have been as progressive as it appeared, however, according to local sportswriter Howard Balzar. “The league agreed not to ask the Rams to appear that year on HBO’s yearly summer series ‘Hard Knocks’ if they drafted Sam,” he alleged Wednesday on.
- 3/24/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
[[tmz:video id="0_f7hxa3rt"]] Michael Sam's already made up his mind ... he wants to see Blaine Gabbert start for the 49ers next season -- over Colin Kaepernick. Of course, there's no guarantee Ck will still be on the team next season -- but if the Qb competition comes down to Colin vs. Blaine ... Sam says he's riding with his fellow Mizzou guy all the way. Read more...
- 3/17/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_rmld0wdu"]] Michael Sam says he's still training his ass off for an NFL comeback ... but knows it ain't gonna be easy -- telling TMZ Sports, "[The NFL's] a hard f**king place." Sam was leaving The Nice Guy in L.A. when we asked if he had any advice for Johnny Manziel -- since he knows first hand about what it feels like to get cut. "He doesn't need my advice. He's a grown ass man," Sam said ... "He's a football player.
- 3/15/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Sunday's Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry was one of the most shocking episodes of the season! First Total Divas star Nattie Neidhart met with Tyler and he was able to connect her to two of her relatives, her late cousin and uncle. During her reading, Nattie was so overcome with emotion that she broke down crying! Then Tyler met with Michael Sam and he was able to tell him that his missing brother "might still be alive." Take a look at the recap below to see the jaw-dropping moments you missed on this episode of Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry! 1. Tyler Connects Tracey Gold to a Girl Who Was Murdered: When Tyler meets with actress Tracey Gold, a child comes through...
- 3/7/2016
- E! Online
Michael Sam is enlisting Tyler Henry's help to find his brother on tonight's Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. On the episode, Michael tells Tyler that his brother Julian went missing back in 1999 and that he and his little sister were the last people to see him. "Julian used to always wait by me and my little sister for the bus," Michael explains. "As the bus came close, he went in the back of the house and he waved at us and we waved back." That's the last time Michael and his sister saw Julian. Michael explains, "It was like he vanished." Two years after Julian went missing, they pronounced him dead but Michael wants to know if Tyler can tell him...
- 3/6/2016
- E! Online
Michael Sam says he's not convinced his older brother is dead after going missing in 1998 -- and now he's contacted a famous psychic to find out once and for all. Sam met with Tyler Henry -- star of "Hollywood Medium" -- and explained the situation ... saying he was only 9-years-old when Julian Sam (a teenager at the time) mysteriously disappeared. Sam says his family pronounced Julian dead two years later -- but they never found...
- 3/3/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Dancing with the Stars has always been fond of NFL players. Starting with Jerry Rice finishing in second place in season 2 and Emmitt Smith winning season 3, NFL stars appeared in 13 out of the first 17 seasons of the show. But in recent years, the NFL and DWTS have parted ways. Keyshawn Johnson, who was eliminated first in season 17, was the last NFL player to compete on the show (not counting Michael Sam, the openly gay college football player who never made it into the NFL).
- 3/3/2016
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Michael Sam knows his audience ... which might be why he is using a "Dancing With the Stars" photo as his lead pic on Tinder. Sam's been on the market ever since he broke things off with his fiance last June and has taken to looking for love online. We've confirmed the account's legit ... so feel free to swipe right if Sam's your type! Read more...
- 2/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_ykma4r4c"]] Michael Sam got jokes!!! Check out this clip of the football player goofin' around about the Rams coming to L.A. -- he's got some ideas about a new name for the team ... and who should take over coaching duties. Sam was on his way into Bootsy Bellows -- when we talked about the team that drafted him back in 2014. After the jokes, Sam made it clear he still wants to play football -- and...
- 1/25/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The NFL.s first openly gay draft pick has landed himself into hot water. Michael Sam saw a showing of The Force Awakens and tweeted a major spoiler immediately afterward. We won.t give away the spoiler ourselves, but it.s The spoiler of the movie. The biggest moment in the whole thing. Afterward, the internet basically exploded with hatred and condemnation for Sam.s actions, and he quickly took it down. After removing his foolish tweet, Sam tweeted a terrible excuse for an apology saying: #oops. Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) December 18, 2015 What a lovely way of taking responsibility for actions that ruined possibly thousands of Star Wars fans. experience. Really, I.m almost brought to tears from the genuine nature of this apology. If we ignore the prequel films, and we probably should, then fans of Star Wars have waited 30 years for The Force Awakens. How he didn.t realize...
- 12/20/2015
- cinemablend.com
Oops. Former NFL player Michael Sam broke one of the Internet's biggest rules when he tweeted a spoiler - which we won't spoil - for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Friday. Sam's tweet quickly earned all kinds of condemnation before he quickly deleted the tweet. He replaced it with another Friday night: "#oops." #oops— Michael Sam (@MichaelSamNFL) December 18, 2015 Carrie Fisher and Ellen DeGeneres Try To Sell Star Wars: The Force Awakens Tickets! Responses to Sam's message were strong from some fans - but not others. @MichaelSamNFL sooo you're responsible for spoiling the movie for me?... It's ok. You're still a cutie.
- 12/19/2015
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_4mc50t9j"]] NY Giants Rb Rashad Jennings says he wants to be the next Michael Sam ... 'cause he is itching for the opportunity to strut his stuff in front of the world on "Dancing with the Stars." Jennings was out in NYC when we talked about his television watching habits ... and asked if he'd ever be down to trade in his cleats for dancing shoes to compete on 'DWTS,' a show he said he Loves. Check...
- 11/27/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_r5bero1k"]] So much for a reconciliation ... Michael Sam tells TMZ Sports he and his ex-fiance Vito Cammisano are Not back together ... despite the fact they hit the L.A. club scene together Sunday. Michael and Vito broke off their engagement back in June ... 6 months after Michael popped the question. They hooked back up to shoot an anti-bullying video last month ... and then were spotted out in Hollywood together having dinner and then hitting up a nightclub.
- 11/25/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_vpgso4ym"]] Smells like a reconciliation for Michael Sam ... 'cause the football player was out in L.A. with his ex-fiance this week ... and TMZ Sports has the video! We didn't even realize it at first ... but upon further inspection you can totally see Vito Cammisano leave Craig's restaurant with Sam and get into his waiting SUV on the way to the nearby Nice Guy bar. Sam and Vito were hanging with male model Shaun Ross that...
- 11/24/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_5a912d5u"]] Michael Sam says he's still serious about a return to the NFL ... and tells TMZ Sports he hopes to finally make his regular season debut in 2016. The 25-year-old hit up Craig's Sunday night ... where we also asked for his take on the epic collapse of Colin Kaepernick out in San Fran this year. Sam told us there's a silver lining in Colin's 49er demise -- and it's all about the new Qb running the show.
- 11/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Sam says he appreciated the way he was treated in St. Louis -- but says being drafted by the Rams was the Worst thing for his NFL career. Sam just appeared on the "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" and was asked if he regretted coming out before the NFL Draft ... his answer is very interesting. Of course, Sam made history becoming the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team --...
- 11/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Matt Bomer, Hillary Clinton, Sally Field and more big names are speaking out to fight for Lgbt rights on the eve of a big decision: On Tuesday, Houston, Texas, decides whether to pass an ordinance offering protections in employment, housing and public accommodations to its minority citizens.
These stars and many more are urging residents of the nation's fourth-largest city to vote "yes" on Prop 1, or the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (Hero), which – among other provisions protecting the rights of women, minorities, Lgbt people, veterans, and the disabled – would grant transgender people access to restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
These stars and many more are urging residents of the nation's fourth-largest city to vote "yes" on Prop 1, or the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (Hero), which – among other provisions protecting the rights of women, minorities, Lgbt people, veterans, and the disabled – would grant transgender people access to restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
- 10/30/2015
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- People.com - TV Watch
Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy marked a monumental moment in Lgbt history this week when he came out on the cover of Espn's "Being Out" issue. He begins the interview with a brave, short sentence: "I guess I should start by saying, 'I'm gay.'" While a slew of celebrities have come out over the years, Gus joins a very small group of openly gay athletes, which includes football player Michael Sam and Olympic diver Tom Daley. You might remember the skier from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi - he made headlines for rescuing stray dogs and even bringing a few home with him. Read on to see the adorable tweets he used to announce the news, then fall in love with him by looking at his cutest pictures.
- 10/22/2015
- by Ryan Roschke
- Popsugar.com
Can you really just be friends with an ex?? Michael Sam seems to be trying with his former fiance Vito Cammisano -- 'cause they just reunited for the first time since they broke things off back in June. Sam and Vito hooked up to make a video for Vito's YouTube channel promoting Spirit Day -- where people are supposed to wear purple to take a stand against the bullying of Lgbt youth. First off, props...
- 10/15/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_6fztectt"]] Sorry Vito ... Michael Sam is finally moving on -- 'cause the football player hit up his old stomping grounds at the University of Missouri yesterday and declared, "I might try to find a husband in here." Sam was doing his first Periscope with his friend L'Damian Washington and decided to livestream from the campus of Um while talking to various students. While walking into one of the buildings, L'Damian says, "I might find my wife today.
- 10/2/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_bprliumu"]] Michael Sam is making the right moves to get another shot at making it in the NFL, but it'll take divine intervention for him to beat Tim Tebow back to the league ... according to ex-player Shawne Merriman. Merriman says he's talked to Sam about his effort to get on an NFL roster -- and thinks firing his publicist is a good First move. Still, he says Sam has one major hurdle before he can convince...
- 9/28/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Sam made history as the first openly gay NFL player when he came out in February of last year. But after being dropped from two teams and having recently stepped away from the sport entirely, Sam told sportscaster Dan Patrick that he would still be playing professionally if he’d kept quiet about his sexuality. “I wanted to come out after I made an NFL roster. It really wasn’t supposed to be public,” Sam, who first came out to his teammates at the University of Missouri before letting the world know, said on Friday’s “Dan Patrick Show.
- 9/25/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Michael Sam is dead set on making his way back to the National Football League ... and has fired his agent and his publicist in an effort to get his career back on track. One of Sam's biggest hurdles will be convincing NFL teams he's serious about football -- and no longer cares about stuff like "Dancing With the Stars" and working with Oprah Winfrey. Firing his publicist and agent could go a long way to...
- 9/24/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Sam has landed a job in football, but it's not on the field ... it's on television. Sam has scored a gig working for the Mizzou Network, where he'll be talking about his alma mater, the University of Missouri Tigers. The job comes after Sam announced his retirement last month after a failed stint with the Montreal Alouettes of the Cfl. Sam's new job is reminiscent of the path Tim Tebow took after his career flamed out,...
- 9/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There are a lot of certainties during every Dancing With the Stars season: The likelihood that Derek Hough will be paired with a young firecracker who’s a shoe-in for Top 5. The odds that host Tom Bergeron will often act like he doesn’t want to do this job anymore. The chances that Julianne Hough will, at some point, wear a dress that puts her cleavage front and center (in case you didn’t already know it existed!).
Monday’s Season 21 premiere also served as a reminder that no matter how dismal the Week 1 routines — apologies, Chaka Khan — the judges...
Monday’s Season 21 premiere also served as a reminder that no matter how dismal the Week 1 routines — apologies, Chaka Khan — the judges...
- 9/15/2015
- TVLine.com
Just two weeks after Michael Sam walked away from football to "refocus" -- he's resurfaced at several bars ... including one of the hottest clubs in West Hollywood ... TMZ Sports has learned. Sam hit up the world famous Abbey on Friday night -- where he was seen socializing and hanging out like any other guy at the bar. He even took pics with fans. The very next night, he was back out on the town --...
- 8/31/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the Cfl, tweeted on Friday that he would be stepping away from football due to his concerns for his mental health. Michael Sam Leaves Football Sam was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes on May 22 and became the first openly gay player to be […]
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- 8/18/2015
- by els9
- Uinterview
Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer David Denson has come out publicly as gay, becoming the first active professional baseball player on a Major League Baseball-affiliated team to do so. Denson, who plays first base for the Brewers' rookie affiliate in Helena, Mont., told the Journal Sentinel that his decision to come out was prompted in part by a teammate using a gay slur about him last month. Denson, 20, then made the emotional announcement to many of his teammates before telling his story to the Milwaukee-based Journal Sentinel. { "nid": 815609, "type": "news", "title": "Michael Sam Steps Away From
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- 8/16/2015
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a rocky past few months, Michael Sam has announced that he's leaving football behind once again. The athlete broke the news on Twitter, explaining to his fans why he's decided to take a break and focus on some personal issues before diving head-first back into his career. "The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became concerned with my mental health. Because of this I am going to step away from the game at this time. I thank the Alouettes for this opportunity and hope to be back on the field soon," he wrote. Sam concluded by expressing his gratitude to all of his followers for their "understanding and support." Mid-June, the former...
- 8/15/2015
- E! Online
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