Perez Hilton apologizes for using gay slur

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Perez Hilton is saying he’s sorry for using a gay slur.

The openly gay gossip blogger apologized Thursday for unleashing the word during a nightclub altercation Monday with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am that resulted in the band’s tour manager being charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation had been pressing Hilton to apologize.

“I am sorry,” Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, posted Th...

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