Michael Musto on Being Called Out By Sarah Jessica Parker "SJP"

Michael Musto steps Behind The Rope. Michael chats about the full trajectory of his career none the least of which was his ahead of its time legendary Village Voice column which included dish, tabloid fodder, celeb accolades and interviews with anyone who was and is everyone. Michael breaks down the process of “outing” Gay Hollywood, the hate he received for it over the years, Rosie, Ellen, Jodie Foster, where Hollywood is today on the subject, the obvious celebs who are still in the closet - oh hey there Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah and why and just who may be slipping under our radar. Did we mention, tabloid fodder? Michael also breaks down his ahead of its time blind item, how he was not only the original blogger but also an ahead of his time influencer who picked some of today’s A list names out of obscurity and what he thinks of today’s social media culture, famous for being famous, reality tv (did someone say Real Housewives and Kardashians) and the Queen or King of blind items Deux Moi. Michael also opens up how one of his blind items led to the investigation and ultimate arrest of now infamous club kid Michael Alig for the death and dismemberment of Angel Melendez. Michael discusses which celebs were the nicest, rudest, most upset at his hold nothing back snarky opinion in print and what current day celeb scandals keep him up at night. Finally, as all roads often do, Michael deep dives Madonna - how she, then unknown, prevented him from sound checking with his band, how he predicted she will “never amount to anything” - a statement which still gets him screamed at by M fans globally, Madonna’s current social media behavior and whether she is “trying too hard” or once again is just ahead of us all.
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[@DitzyDorisAnn]

Good morning David! ❤️ great interview as always

[@behindthevelvetrope]

aww thank you very much. Loved having Michael on. He will be back

[@MissPerriwinkle]

SJP is the joke of the industry......bravo Musto !!! oh them fun times at Area bb...

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Love Musto

[@samanthab1923]

Saw Richard Gere & Cindy Crawford at LGA years ago. Just walking thru with PA police. Breathtaking couple. Can’t say the same about SJP & Matthew Brodrick. They were positively tiny. My dad used to read the Voice back in the day.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Oooh

[@benbelzer8303]

Richard Gere is a huge talking point on his own! David if you could get an interview with him that would be epic. Richard has been very supportive of the Dalai Lama and Tibet. I would love to hear him talk about this and maybe the industry in relation to it.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Yes to all that

[@ScubaSteve3560]

I wonder if he ever met nelson, the guy that filmed RuPaul and friends on the streets of new york in the 80s

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Oooh

[@benbelzer8303]

And BTW, I really wish Jennifer Hudson would have been in AJLT. She was great in the first movie and fun to watch! I kept saying it as I watched those first few episodes of AJLT, before eventually throwing in the towel after the peeing scene. 🤢

[@behindthevelvetrope]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@DeadDave]

What the uppity is goin' on?! lol

[@behindthevelvetrope]

not much just a legend and icon stopping by in the form of the one - the only Michael Musto

[@ovh992]

It was rude and disrespectful to call Cindy and Richard Gere gay. You are refusing to validate their relationship. Let's be honest, gay gays can be malicious evil gossip queens. People actually believed the gerbil rumor! The gay community should apologize for what they put them through.

[@behindthevelvetrope]

Not a fan of Musto huh?

[@ovh992]

Actually I am a very big fan of musto. What is cool is that he admitted his mistakes. Few people are confident enough to do that.

[@COBYKOEHL2]

Musto is Brilliant