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Kenny Chesney: I'm Not Gay
Monday February 19, 2007


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Country star Kenny Chesney is finally speaking out about his sexuality and his brief marriage to Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger.

In an interview with 60 Minutes, Chesney, 38, denied rumors that have been circulating since his four-month marriage to Renee Zellweger ended in September 2005. Zellweger later filed for an annulment and cited "fraud" as the reason for the split, leading some to speculate that Chesney's sexual orientation was in question.

"It's not true," Chesney said. "Maybe I should have come out and said no, I'm not (gay), but I didn't want to draw any more attention to it … I didn't have to prove to anybody that I wasn't (gay) … I didn't feel like I really did."

Chesney went on to explain that the couple chose the term "fraud" in the their paperwork because it was the most ambiguous terminology avaiable, and that Chesney and Zellweger were hoping to protect their privacy.

"We thought was the least harmful was fraud 'cause it's kind of broad, whatever it is. Doesn't specify. And, boy, didn't, we were wrong. But, it's okay. The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was like. That I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't."

Chesney went on to say that he didn't regret the marriage and that he's looking forward to having a wife and kids down the road.

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