Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton released an 11-minute video on Tuesday lashing out at Black Eyed Peas manager Polo Molina after he allegedly assaulted him at a party following the MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada on Sunday night.
Hilton, who routinely criticizes and attacks celebrities on his web site, claimed “he doesn’t need this drama in his life” during the tearful and mostly laughable explanation of the events that led Molina to reportedly punch him several times.
The ruckus began when Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am confronted Hilton at a Toronto nightclub where the after-party was being held, asking why he was so critical of Fergie, a member of the hip-hop group.
After several words were exchanged between the two, Will.i.am claims a crazed Hilton referred to him as a “faggot” as they argued.
It was at that point Molina supposedly struck Hilton in the head several times. Hilton alleged he was left bleeding and in shock as a result of the attack. Molina later turned himself in to Toronto authorities and was charged with assault.
Earlier on Tuesday, the gay rights activist group GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) denounced Perez for using the anti-gay slur during the confrontation with Will.i.am.
In a statement, GLAAD spokesperson Rashad Robinson says, “These are vulgar anti-gay slurs that feed a climate of hatred and intolerance toward our community.
“For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that it is, quote, ‘The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,’ is incredibly dangerous.
It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that it is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting anti-gay attitudes.”
“We have reached out to Hilton and asked him to apologize for promoting this anti-gay slur, and we would ask media outlets to avoid repetition of the slur in their coverage of this story.”
The 11-minute video essentially has Hilton attempting to paint himself as the victim in this confrontation.
Hilton spends his work day publicly criticizing, humiliating or attacking anyone he chooses, but it’s not OK for anyone to do the same to him. In short, it’s a case of do as I say, not as I do.
At the end of the day, Hilton’s outrage is a misdirected attempt to curry public favor, but in reality he ended up getting what he deserved.
Hilton’s physical wounds will heal, but what hurt him the most was the fact he was the one being humiliated for a change, and he doesn’t like it.
I’m of the opinion Hilton has this skewed idea he’s untouchable, but he found out the hard way that running your mouth will make you very touchable.
In the future Hilton might want to be very careful about what he says in public and what he writes on his web site.
