In recent days the internet has been buzzing with yet another celebrity rumour which in itself is nothing new.  This particular bit of gossip however seems to have quickly gathered momentum amongst the Hip Hop community without many questioning it's validity.  It was reported widely that Asher Roth intended to come out publicly in an impending TV interview on the E! network.  My whole interest in this story was sparked by the many varied responses I witnessed.   It turns out this is yet another bit of hearsay and apparently nothing more with a representative for Roth's record label SRC releasing a statement on Sunday refuting all of the allegations.

"Asher Roth is not gay, and is not scheduled to be interviewed on the E! Channel," the statement reads. "Furthermore, Asher has not been dropped from SRC Records, and is a top priority at the label after having sold over a million copies his 'I Love College' single. Asher is currently working on his next album for SRC,"

This whole episode does raise many questions though as people were more inclined to buy into the hype this time.  If this had been true how badly would it have really affected the sales of an artist with major crossover appeal,  how much have a big deal would it have been if it were true?  Does anyone even care anymore what our rap stars do in their private lives?

I mean with all these shirtless middle aged MC's appearing all greased up in their videos is it really such a huge leap of the imagination?