He didn't call a news conference like former major league catcher Mike Piazza once did. Then again, Aaron Rodgers has his own radio show. He didn't have to call a news conference.
According to Deadspin.com, Rodgers announced on ESPN Radio 540-AM in Milwaukee that he isn't gay. He was responding to an article on PerezHilton.com, quoting an "insider" who suggested - without much proof - that Rodgers' personal assistant and one-time roommate Kevin Lanflisi was Rodgers' boyfriend.
"I'm just going to say I'm not gay," Rodgers said. "I really, really like women. That's all I can say about that."
On Monday, PerezHilton.com's insider had this to say about the relationship between Rodgers and Lanflisi:
"Aaron has attended numerous sports award shows with Kevin, always color coordinated and without any double female dates, including the ESPY's. Kevin was also the first person Aaron embraced when the Packers won the Super-bowl in 2011. I just find it really strange that as of late there has been many bitter subliminal tweets on Kevin Lanflisi's twitter alluding to a relationship much deeper than a friendship he had, with who I perceive to be Aaron Rodgers, because Kevin has NEVER once tweeted about having a girlfriend, just mainly about the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, and Justin Bieber's music and sitting front row at Bieber's concert. There has been speculation for years here in Wisconsin that Aaron is gay."
Rodgers said that he's learned to understand that off-the-wall rumors come with the celebrity of being a professional athlete.
"The uncool side, there isn't a lot of separation from your public and private life. You always have to be on at times. Occasionally people get upset if you say no to a picture while you're eating dinner or something like that. That's kind of the hard part.
"Or if you get crazy rumors that swirl around you from time to time that are just silly."
Piazza, who was playing for the New York Mets, had similar circumstances arise in 2002 and decided to hold a news conference to announce he was not gay.
"I'm not gay. I'm heterosexual," he said, as reported by SI.com. "I can't control what people think. I date women."
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