Uh, did someone forget to tell him?
BARRY MANILOW APOLOGIZES TO GAYS
by Rex Wockner
Singer Barry Manilow said Oct. 12 he's sorry he offended some gay people and others in the audience during his Oct. 7 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As he was introducing a love-song duet he was about to sing with a male star of his upcoming Broadway musical about a 1930s German boy band, Manilow said, "Of course, we're not going to sing it to each other -- that would be creepy."
Several concertgoers contacted this reporter to complain about the remark.
Asked to respond Oct. 12, Manilow said: "I'm terribly sorry if I offended anyone. I meant it only as a joke about Brian [d'Arcy James] and me, and not as a reflection on anyone else. I strongly believe in and support equal rights and acceptance for everyone, and apologize if my joke came off to the contrary."
