Perez Hilton Matthew Shepard Donation Offer Refused

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Perez Hilton, who refused to apologize to GLAAD for using the word "faggot" to attack Will.i.am, wrote a non-apology statement the other day where he offered to donate money from a lawsuit against Polo Molina, who Perez claims punched him, but doesn’t know for sure. Perez has to blame someone so he doesn’t have to take responsibility for his provoking the punch. Here’s the offer Perez made:

“I will be donating any money collected from my lawsuit against Polo Molina, road manager for the Black Eyed Peas, to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.”

Judy Shepard, who runs the Matthew Shepard Foundation in the name of her son, wrote a statement last night refusing Perez’s offer:

The Matthew Shepard Foundation was surprised to learn this morning via media reports that blogger Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira) has announced he plans to donate, to our organization, the proceeds of a lawsuit he is contesting over an altercation which has been widely reported in recent days.

We had no advance notice or contact from Mr. Hilton or his representatives regarding this proposal, nor any communication since he posted this plan to his website.

We do not know the details of the lawsuit, whether it has been filed, the nature of his claims or the likely outcome. But because the lawsuit presumably involves the physical attack prompted by Mr. Hilton’s admitted use of an anti-gay slur, the Foundation will be unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner.

We very much appreciate the generosity of the offer to support our continuing work to memorialize Matthew through activism in defense of sexual minorities and in favor of understanding, compassion, and acceptance. But because so much of our work involves education to reduce the use of hateful language against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, or those so perceived, it would be inappropriate for us to benefit financially from circumstances in which such a verbal attack was involved.

While we applaud Mr. Hilton’s apology to the LGBT community and their loved ones for his use of such a slur, we also feel compelled to point out that use of epithets can often lead to physical violence, as it appears it may have in this case, and that the Matthew Shepard Foundation has worked for more than 10 years to bring to people’s attention the consequences of hateful or intolerant language.

Judy Shepard

Perez is punched for using a gay slur against a straight guy, then he refuses to apologize to GLAAD who is one of the most prominent gay organizations, and to top it off a charity who works to end violence against gay people won’t take money from him. At this point it’s pretty safe to say Perez is a piece of dog poop.

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  • lil miss me
    im lost i thought perez was gay..... isnt he? im not saying its right so say the word "faggot" but ...
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    The only thing involving the number 12 I want Perez involved with is a 12 gauge. He is without a ...


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