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REM's Michael Stipe admits he is gay

REM frontman Michael Stipe has ended years of speculation about his sexuality by admitting he is gay.

The singer told Time Magazine that he has been in a relationship with a man for three years.

Stipe told the magazine he believed it was the right time to reveal his sexuality, saying "I was being made to be a coward about it, rather than someone who felt like it really was a very private thing".

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