13.09 / 01:29
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Ricky Martin’s anti-gay, alleged ex-boyfriend is running for president in Mexico
Tim Scott isn’t the only unmarried, middle aged man with long-shot presidential aspirations.Ricky Martin‘s rumored ex-boyfriend, Eduardo Verástegui, has filed paperwork to run for president of Mexico as independent candidate in the country’s June 2024 elections, according to Newsweek.Verástegui, who enjoyed a brief moment in the Hollywood spotlight starring in Jennifer Lopez‘s “Ain’t That Funny” video in 2001 and alongside Sofia Vergara in the 2003 rom-com Chasing Papi, has since become a right-wing troll who campaigns for MAGA loons and routinely spews anti-gay vitriol on social media.Prior to getting red-pilled, the 49-year-old initially garnered fame in his homeland by starring in telenovelas and as a member of the ’90s boy band Kairo.Watch Verástegui sing and dance in this totally not gay Kairo video:It was around this time that Verástegui first met Ricky Martin and rumors swirled that the hunky duo were allegedly more than friends.While Verástegui has vehemently denied the reports, the story made the rounds in Spanish-language media and still remains a topic of interest today. pic.twitter.com/Wk060Dzf0CFun fact: Versátegui has never married and is not currently dating anyone, at least not publicly.In April, his alleged former romance with the Puerto Rican superstar bubbled up again after Verástegui made false statements linking pedophilia with homosexuality and set off a war of words with out Mexican actor Polo Morin.Morin responded to his tweet by alluding to the Verástegui’s long-rumored love affair with Martin.“If that was YOUR case when you “were” homosexual, it only remains in that: YOUR CRIMINAL PERSONAL experience.