Pacquiao pays price for anti-gay stand

[William769]

Manny Pacquiao is a congressman in the Philippines. He's been the subject of a "60 Minutes" interview. You would think he had already walked through every political minefield possible for a boxer.

But Pacquiao created a stir when comments he made in an interview for a Philippine website denouncing President Obama's personal stance on gay marriage surfaced this week. In the same interview a quote using a Bible verse from Leviticus about putting homosexuals to death appeared to be attributed to Pacquiao.

The backlash from the comments was immediate. Pacquiao, who is training in Hollywood, Calif., at the Wild Card Gym for his fight against Timothy Bradley on June 1, was supposed to do an appearance at the Grove in L.A. with Mario Lopez, but management for the outdoor mall cancelled.

Pacquiao later backed away from the quote condemning gays, but he maintained his stance against gay marriage. That seemed to cool things some. At least the Grove reconsidered his appearance with Lopez.


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[joeybee12]

1. Fuck you, Manny. knr

[dbackjon]

2. Yup - not another penny to your bigoted ass.

[dickthegrouch]

3. Mario Lopez should refuse to appear with him

Mario seems to have been de-gayed recently and I'm disappointed (heartbroken, actually, but that's a different story).

I think Mario needs to give Pacquiao a 'surprise' during their appearance, or just refuse to appear with him.