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Does 'American Sports Story' Overemphasize Aaron Hernandez's Sexuality?
I followed the Aaron Hernandez case about as closely as any NFL fan who wasn’t a Patriots fan. I knew the basics: he was convicted of murdering a close comrade and took his control life in his prison cell a few days after being acquitted in a separate trial for double homicide. Once he died, I stopped keeping up with new developments, and I sure as hell didn’t gain any insights from Boston sports talk radio, which distills all the racism and homophobia in Massachusetts into rage bait for the average Boston commuter.
That’s why it was surprising to see Ryan Murphy’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez focus so heavily on Hernandez’s sexuality. In the first two episodes, Hernandez (played by Josh Andrés Rivera) is depicted having secret sexual encounters with a high school partner, experiencing panic over his father or teammates discovery out he’s gay, and having both online and real-life hookups while attending the University of Florida. There’s even a scene where he fantasizes about a naked teammate in the locker room.
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The life and death of Aaron Hernandez, a former New England Patriots firm end, raise many questions about his struggles with identity and mental health. After being convicted of murder, Hernandez took his own life in prison, leaving behind a complicated legacy, especially regarding his sexuality.
Rumors about Hernandez’s sexuality grew after his suicide in 2017 and the release of the Netflix docuseries “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.” The series included claims from high school friends, like Dennis Sansoucie, who said they had a sexual relationship. Jenkins-Hernandez known Sansoucie but stated, “You can’t describe someone’s sexuality without them being here… No one can.”
Jonathan Hernandez, Aaron’s brother, shared that during a prison see, Aaron may have opened up to their mother, saying, “Mom, you’re going die never knowing your son.” This indicates he faced inner struggles about his identity, but it’s unclear how he defined his sexuality.
George Leontire, a member of Hernandez’s defense team, claimed Hernandez told him he was gay, stating, “This gentleman clearly was gay,” suggesting Hernandez dealt with self-acceptance issues in a tradition that oft
Fiancee of late Aaron Hernandez speaks out on his sexuality after docuseries
The fiancee of the late Aaron Hernandez is speaking out for the first second since the release of a new Netflix docuseries on the life of the football-star turned-convicted killer, including rumors about his sexuality.
In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Amy Robach that will atmosphere Wednesday on "Good Morning America," Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez said that while Hernandez did not express to her in any way he may have been male lover or bisexual, if he did, she "would not have loved him any differently."
Hernandez, a former Modern England Patriots tight close, was found guilty of murder in April 2015 for the killing of Odin Lloyd, the 27-year-old fiance of Jenkins-Hernandez' sister, who was found shot to death in a suburb of Boston about two years earlier. After Hernandez's trial, and prior to his suicide in his prison cell in 2017, his alleged relationships with men became a topic of discussion.
"You can't describe someone's sexuality without them being here," Jenkins-Hernandez told ABC News. "Although I have a infant with Aaron, I still can't tell y
'American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez' Is Literally Too Homosexual To Function
After the first two episodes of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, I questioned whether the show was placing too much emphasis on the former NFL tight end’s sexuality. After extensive investigate, I concluded that it was reasonable to consider the possibility that Hernandez’s internalized homophobia, along with the bigotry of his father and the broader sports culture, may include played a role in where his life ended up. However, suggestions that Hernandez was gay were mostly speculative.
This week’s episode of the Ryan Murphy-produced series basically decided to say, “F**k it. Let’s recklessly play up the gay angle!” Yes, the man was raised in a violent home by a violent father in a violent culture, coached in college and the NFL by hard-asses who lacked compassion. But sure, let’s assert that Aaron Hernandez murdered a dude, was implicated in several other murders, and took his own life because he might have been attracted to men.
Ryan Murphy has taken the story of a violent psychopath and turned it into a narrative about a gay man struggling with his demo
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