«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»

TORONTO — Perez Hilton is upset that a gay rights group is criticizing him for using an anti-gay slur during his recent verbal dust-up with will.i.am.The celebrity blogger engaged in a heated war of words with the Black Eyed Peas singer on Monday, alleging that the band's manager had punched him in the eye following the MuchMusic Video Awards. The two men posted various tweets and videos giving their version of events. In one video, Hilton, who is openly gay, said he called will.i.am a "faggot" in the lead-up to the alleged altercation. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation subsequently issued a statement decrying Hilton's use of the slur, saying it feeds a climate of "hatred and intolerance" toward the gay community.
In an email to The Canadian Press, Hilton - who says he's a former GLAAD employee - said he was upset by the organization's reaction."I am saddened GLAAD chose to victimize me further by criticizing me for how I non-violently dealt with a very scary situation that, unfortunately, turned violent," Hilton wrote Tuesday.

-The Canadian Press