Posted on 04/08/2015 11:17:50 AM PDT by drewh
Barry Manilow has secretly married his longtime partner.The “Copacabana” crooner said “I do” to Garry Kief, his manager and the president of Barry Manilow Productions, an insider has revealed. Around 50 guests attended the intimate ceremony after they were led to believe they were invited to lunch at the couple’s multi-million dollar Palm Springs mansion. “It was a total surprise. When they arrived they were told it was a wedding!” a source close to the 71-year-old said.
“Barry has lived a very secretive life and the wedding was no different. Barry and Garry did not tell friends or family that the occasion was their wedding,” the insider explained. “It was a beautiful wedding and consummated their lifelong love affair.”
But the happy duo did not file the paperwork to formalize their union out of fear the big news would leak, sources said. “Barry is paranoid that his fans would not approve of him being gay, when in reality, many have suspected it for years — and most wouldn’t care,” the source said. “They would be happy for him!”
Longtime friend and Palm Springs neighbor Suzanne Somers was the best man, and Marc Hulett — Manilow’s assistant since the 1980s — performed the “commitment ceremony” after he registered online to become a minister. The dramatic development in the “Mandy” hitmaker’s personal life ends the constant speculation — is he, or isn’t he gay — that has followed him for his entire adult life.
In a little known secret, Manilow had a brief marriage — to a woman — in the late ’60s, but he hadn’t dated anyone for years, publicly at least. Fans recently began speculating that he might have married when he performed on stage wearing his wedding band.
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Probably the other way around.
In what other species in nature to males of the species eschew the females of the species preferring to exclusively penetrate males of their species exclusively ? In what other species in nature to females of the species eschew males of the species preferring instead to ‘fawn on’ females of their species exclusively ? Answer : ( to the best of my knowledge) None . And this is why such behavior goes against nature and can be considered a pernicious form of mass insanity .
IF you believe in God , this is also why this behavior is condemned by God and is repulsive to God . It defies the nature that God ordained .
Barry Manilow is gay? Wow, who would have guessed?
Constant speculation? You do not have to follow Manilow around for his entire life to figure THAT ONE out.
I suppose that *is* saying something....
Everyone pretty much knew back when he was playing the bathhouses with Bette Midler.
Liberace was a supporter of Ronald Reagan and Ronald and Nancy were good friends with Liberace.
I have cousin who has written songs recorded by Barry Manilow.
His “friend” looks like Jerry Mathers (aka The Beaver).
He does!
I wish Barry, his beefcakes and all the gerbils nothing but the very best!
He married “The Beav”, Jerry Mathers? They said it couldn’t be done.......
Perhaps “The Beav” is no longer an apt nickname.
What the HELL IS THAT??????
People that I know always refer to him as “Barry Maniblow”.
Why did you post a pic of Jerry Mathers and Rod Stewart there?
Actually, it happens in a lot of species.
But “natural law” does not mean “what happens in nature” or “what the animals do.”
Proctor and Gamble gave the “couple” a lifetime supply of vaseline.
And Suzanne Somers claims she’s a Christian conservative. LOL.
Why it is two gay guys riding a horse made up to look like a unicorn into their wedding reception.
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