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IT'S ANNOYING ENOUGH WHEN CELEBRITY lesbians go hetero hetero prefix, Latin, different , but that's nothing compared to what World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources  pulled in September with Chuck and Billy, who have long given the coy impression that they're a gay couple. That all ended during the duo's much-hyped commitment ceremony on UPN's WWE SmackDown! when the tag team kiboshed the wedding and declared themselves to be straight after all.

Chuck and Billy (who always make it a point to assert their real-life heterosexuality to interviewers) were faves among wrestling fans and queer watchdog groups alike. But not everyone is buying their sudden turnaround. "We believe that Billy and Chuck Billy and Chuck was the professional wrestling tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment. History
When the Invasion storyline was nearing its end, WCW wrestler Chuck Palumbo was fired from The Alliance.
 are in denial, and at GLAAD GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation  we understand how hard it is for people in the spotlight to come out of the closet Verb 1. come out of the closet - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
out, come out

disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public
, and when they're ready to accept who they are, we will be there to support them," says Scott Seomin, entertainment media director of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. "Chuck and Billy's actions of affection speak louder than their words of denial."
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Oct 15, 2002
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