Perez Can't Even Buy Gay Friends Right Now

After Perez Hilton was punched by Will.i.am's manager (which was provoked by Perez calling him a faggot. Yeah.) Perez decided to sue the dude. Having been called out by GLADD for his use of homophobic slurs, Perez defended his statement, but seemed to want to make up for it. Perez posted on his website that he intended to donate the proceeds of his lawsuit to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The problem? They don't want it. Judy Shepard released a statement stating that the foundation had never been contacted about this matter and that they would not accept the money regardless:

But because the lawsuit presumably involves the physical attack prompted by Mr. Hilton's admitted use of an anti-gay slur, the Foundation will be unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner. ... because so much of our work involves education to reduce the use of hateful language against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, or those so perceived, it would be inappropriate for us to benefit financially from circumstances in which such a verbal attack was involved.

I thought it was beyond ridiculous that Perez twittered for people to call the cops in the first place when this happened. He was so widely ridiculed, that you'd think maybe this time he'd maybe call around before he made this sort of announcement. I never think violence is ok, but I can't honestly say I feel sorry for this guy, either. I'd want to punch someone who used a homophobic slur against me, too.

The rest of Judy's statement and more making fun of Perez behind the cut.

STATEMENT FROM MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION REGARDING PEREZHILTON.COM

The Matthew Shepard Foundation was surprised to learn this morning via media reports that blogger Perez Hilton (Mario Lavandeira) has announced he plans to donate, to our organization, the proceeds of a lawsuit he is contesting over an altercation which has been widely reported in recent days.

We had no advance notice or contact from Mr. Hilton or his representatives regarding this proposal, nor any communication since he posted this plan to his website.

We do not know the details of the lawsuit, whether it has been filed, the nature of his claims or the likely outcome. But because the lawsuit presumably involves the physical attack prompted by Mr. Hilton's admitted use of an anti-gay slur, the Foundation will be unable to accept any funds obtained in such a manner.

We very much appreciate the generosity of the offer to support our continuing work to memorialize Matthew through activism in defense of sexual minorities and in favor of understanding, compassion, and acceptance. But because so much of our work involves education to reduce the use of hateful language against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, or those so perceived, it would be inappropriate for us to benefit financially from circumstances in which such a verbal attack was involved.

While we applaud Mr. Hilton's apology to the LGBT community and their loved ones for his use of such a slur, we also feel compelled to point out that use of epithets can often lead to physical violence, as it appears it may have in this case, and that the Matthew Shepard Foundation has worked for more than 10 years to bring to people's attention the consequences of hateful or intolerant language.

Judy Shepard

Chair, MSF Governing Board

I almost feel bad making fun of him at this point. Almost. Then I remember the tweet to the cops and I just start laughing again. Anyone who uses the term "faggot" because it's the worst insult he can think of is not the sort of person who a cause to end homophobia can really get behind. But really, I wonder if this will make the man shut up for a while? Will he go back to just being a blogger and stopping the fame-whoring? Please? At least for a little while?