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February 27, 2002 - A fan trolling for information on Ricky Martin in the GroupieCentral.com message boards was scolded by an unnamed fan insisting they "Please go away NOW!" The groupie explained, "Okay, I'm assuming you're new here and that you haven't heard, because it's one of the worst-kept secrets that Ricky Martin is gay! That means he has NO SEXUAL interest in females. About 80% of his fans are females, and most of the rest of his fans are gay men. Many of his fans are Catholic Hispanics and it's a well-known fact that much of Catholic Hispanic culture is prejudiced against homosexuality because according to the Catholic religion, gay people are going to hell if they don't repent for their 'sinful behavior.'" Read more.

February 18, 2002 - US Weekly spoke with celebs who took in the All-Star game last Sunday where Ricky Martin explained his flight to town saying, "I flew all the way here just to see [Michael Jordan] kill everyone else. Then I'm going home." Meahwhile, his Latin 'competition' Enrique Iglesias performed for children at a All Star reading event, Read to Achieve, where he admitted, "I wish I would have read more growing up. I'm here to let kids know that."

February 11, 2002 - Ricky Martin is nominated in the latest popdirt.com poll asking, "Who do you think is the sexiest male pop star?" Vote here.

February 10, 2002 - Mercedes-Benz partners with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to aucition off celebrity designed pedal cars and Ricky Martin has contributed with an autographed legendary 300SL Gullwing he 'designed' (probably color selection). The car is currently bid at $224.50 and the auction ends February 17. You can check out the pedal car and bid on it here.

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