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MissIzzy wrote:

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He himself is openly gay, and claims he asked the Spitzer question because he often asks such questions, because, he says, they get interesting responses. I don't know; it still doesn't strike me as a very nice question to ask anyone.

Kinda ITA.
But since you mentioned it, I think it should be fair to post a part of Tim Murphy's own comment from the article/video he did a while ago:

If you couldn't tell from my feyly-aspiring-to-butchness inflections and mannerisms, I myself am a longtime practicing gay. I also think Johnny Weir is fierce and funny and his skating talent dazzles me. I know he's chosen not to disclose his sexuality, and yes, I was winking at that a bit when I asked about how he spins. But come on, I didn't mean it cruelly or homophobically and I really don't think he took it that way.

As for the Spitzer question, it did not immediately follow--the videos are edited down to a fraction of what we shoot and I don't take part in the editing process. I like to ask people what they think of current newsmakers because the answers are often funny, revealing, surprising. And it was sort of surprising that Weir, living in the tristate area, didn't know who he was.

What can I say? I wasn't trying to be mean, and I regret it if it came off that way. And Johnny, if, in the unlikely event that you have nothing better to do and you're reading this, I think you're fabulous, whichever way you spin.

I think it's at least nice of him trying clear up the situation and declaring he had no bad intentions.