Tremolina said:

what lawsuits?

DesireeNevermind said:

Well, apparantly Prince is being sued by a perfume company.

Tremolina said:

but i heard his perfume was rank/stinky/foul/nostrilly offensive. what they suing for?

CrozzaUK said:

Betcha Madonna dont dig homos as much as she used to. She all kabbalah hetero now I think ppl need to stop looking up to celebs so much. At the end of the day we all just end up with a sore neck

DesireeNevermind said:

Has he denied that he is against gay marriage (aka equality for everyone)?

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

The way Prince talks out both sides his face lately, I wouldn't believe it even if he did.

Now motives have entered the mix....is he claiming misquote to stem the backlash or was it really a misquote.

His contradicting behavior skews any statement he might possibly make, IMHO.

Colyr said:

Yikes.

Fucked up, dude.

eireboy34 said:

I would normally agree with this eireboy 34 but I can't ignore his comments.
Prince has the right to believe what he wants but I can't support this type of hypocrisy.

This is a sad day for me....it's the end of an era. I'm getting off the boat.

Nothinbutjoy said:

True, very true.

thanks2joniandu said:

isn't it only hypocrisy if he diddled another dude in the man cave?
or if ur referring to him being a womanizer, well, that's all guys pretty much

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this is a sad day for this site they call the org.
so called fans attacking the man they claim to cherish....
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Anxiety said:

The gay community has been a big part of Prince's fan base, and probably about half of the country believes he's gay himself... I can't really believe he was dumb enough to make these types of comments....
[Edited 11/18/08 11:32am]

metallicjigolo said:

unfortunately, there's a lot of that around here.

DesireeNevermind said:

PRINCE attacked his fans. You get what you give!

JustErin said:

Exactly.
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DesireeNevermind said:

I can not for the life of me understand why it's so incredibly difficult for some people on here to understand that there are some of us on who love Prince's music, not Prince himself.

For some of us (sane people, it would appear) it's about the music, not the man.

And before you weirdos say you can't appreciate the music without appreciating the man....well, you're wrong and you're all off your fucking rockers anyway.

sunsetdriver1999 said:

he didn't attack me. i never took take anything away from him. attack is such a strong word where he's concerned. now if you say he pissed us off..then hell yeah he did and does. but ppl talk all this shit and they are still on this site waiting and wining about when he's gonna tour again and release a new CD. face it you love him like hugh heffner loves viagara!

DesireeNevermind said:

Me? Love Prince... That's where your wrong my friend...

I refuse to even officially purchase his music...
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sunsetdriver1999 said:

oh lawd i hope ur joking.

metallicjigolo said:

You'll find this on all fan sites of any artist.

DesireeNevermind said:

or, they could stop putting themselves on pedestals

and speaking down to the rest of the human race

I went to a JW forum and they are saying Prince had to be misquoted because JWS are supposed to be "politically neutral." They also were critical of him worshipping himself, which is idolatry.

Hopefully, he will be excommunicated and we can have the real P back.

union119 said:

Can I have an example of Prince speaking down to the rest of the human race please?

DesireeNevermind said:

Excerpt from a former employee...
"The above is my perception of what occured. I was there, and
that's what I thought of it. I did not intend to invade anyone's privacy,
nor have I signed a non-disclosure agreement with any of the parties
mentioned. I also want to add that I truly enjoyed my years working for
Prince, but the man treats people as if he thinks he is actually "better"
than them, like he's royalty or something, and that makes it hard to look
back on working with him fondly." -- Michael Koppelman

contrapposto said:

that's your example of speaking down to the rest of the human race? one unhappy employee? i mean sheesh, have you had any kind of job? EVER? I thought you were going to give me a direct quote of the Tom Cruise and Matt Laur kind; you know the kind where the celeb outright tells somebody else that he knows it all and they are wrong esp when all evidence points to the contrary.

I don't mean to give you a hard time, really, but come on! People expect too damn much of this man at times- as they do of most celebs. I'm sure someone from your life has felt you've been condescending to them...we've all done it and we really don't mean to but we're stressing so we act out. Now is Prince a difficult employer and fair weather friend? Yes, I am sure of it. But I would take that particular person's comment with a grain of salt as I expect they would get it from whatever celeb they worked for and it depends on what their attitude was. Maybe they got what they gave. Celebs can't trust too many people and the business hardens them. I wonder how many of Madonna's or Keanu Reeves employees think they're jerks.

DesireeNevermind said:

contrapposto said:

I knew you had thick skin

DesireeNevermind said:

Oh look, it's the "it's said by an ex-employee so it must be a lie" Prince defense crowd. Except that Prince's past is littered with numerous unhappy employees -- it's just that most only speak off the record due to GAG ORDERS. So Michael Koppelmann's on the record quote speaks volumes.

As for all those who wait for Prince to speak in person: can I just remind you lot that you're putting your trust in a man who screwed songwriters out of money by neglecting to give them proper due? Can I just point you to the liner notes for Crystal Ball and remind you that they contain numerous "errors"?

Can I also remind people that Prince wasn't bothering with incorrect things in articles when those incorrect things were making him look good? Funny how it took a huge backlash for ole Princey boy to "react" via a lame blog. Of course, he puts all the blame with the reporter, ignoring that he's opposed the use of notepads and recorders for over a decade.

Oh, and can I also point out that this is merely yet another example of Prince's homophobia? Some of us haven't forgotten about the "fabulous" post on L4OA. And there were several posts on the PPML (now sadly removed from this site) discussing some homophobic behavior. Oh, and there's Alex Hahn's book which caused quite a stir. That's a lot of documented homophobia. Hmmm, who to believe, the reporter (who isn't a rookie), or Prince, who has a history of foot-in-mouth + homophobia + lying?

this is a great thread. dang good points, all. and i'd like to add that prince shouldn't have said what he said about gay people. and soup. mind you i didn't read the thing myself, but it's in the new yorker and besides i've read about it at the ORG enough to know god would never tell gay people to abstain from soup. prince is wrong about that. prince, in future stick to pancakes and leave off the soup!!!

BartVanHemelen said:

And yet you remain on prince.org. That speaks volumes too- presuming you have a problem with Prince.
Sorry but I do prefer, but not solely rely blindly on, Prince's words and actions and I don't give a crap about gag orders as they would be null and void if the employee is being discriminated against. If I were a gay employee who had been treated unfairly by Prince b/c I was gay (don't know how I woulda gotten hired in the first place) I would be writing a freaking book and filing a law suit!!!

I agree that Prince's objection to tape recorders yields unflattering print results but that's for him to deal with and it still doesn't mean that what is ultimately reported is FACT. As for the post on L4OA - didn't read it, wasn't a member of whatever that was, don't know who its from so can't and won't comment on it. But if you'd like to share here or via orgnote I am open. Lastly, if Prince doesn't approve of homosexuality that still does not make him a hatemonger as some are insinuating. Sorry but it just doesn't! You can't rob people of their moral beliefs just b/c they hurt your feelings. Prince is not destroying anybody's life or setting anyone's home on fire (shit the man didn't even vote) so with that said, I think some, not all, just take this stuff way too seriously. And if it is that serious for whatever reason then folks need to check out of the org and every other Prince fansite. Call it a day and move on.