On his new boyfriend: “I’m in love.” The relationship began just as he was writing a chapter in his new memoir, Me, about hoping for a soulmate. He won’t reveal the man’s identity but says: “He has nothing to do with the industry.” He says they will go public “whenever he’s ready.”
On writing his memoir: “All I wanted to do with this book was to let it all out. Every time I go over the pages, I feel relief.”
On fatherhood: “I always knew I was destined to be a father. … I will never forget the moment that each of them looked into my eyes for the very first time. Those were the most precious moments in my life. … I want to make sure that my kids grow up without the pressures that I grew up with. I want them to feel total freedom to be who they are. And if they like men or women or both, I won’t be the one to hold them back.”
On coming out publicly: “[Colleagues and friends] tried to dissuade me: it was not the right time, people wouldn’t understand. I know [it] came from love and concern. But I said, ‘What part of ‘I can’t take it anymore’ do you not understand?’ … When I pressed ‘Send’ [he came out in a letter on his website], I closed the computer and went to my room to take a nap. But the curiosity killed the cat. I called a friend and asked her to go to my Twitter account and tell me what people were saying. She said, ‘Kiki [his nickname], it’s pure love.”
His life today: “I feel strong, happy, and free. Thanks to [my sons], I found the strength to live without secrets. When they flash [their] smiles at me, I think, ‘The world could fall apart tomorrow, but it wouldn’t matter to me. This is the greatest joy imaginable.”
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