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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Madison Square Garden Sues WIRED Over Article Claiming It Kept List of Gay Celebrities

Madison Square Garden files lawsuit against publication WIRED after running a story about keeping a list of gay celebrities (Credit: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

A defamation lawsuit has been filed by Madison Square Garden (MSG) Entertainment against WIRED after the technology magazine published an investigation alleging that the company maintained internal records identifying celebrities by sexual orientation and assigning them 'risk' ratings.

WIRED ran the story headlined 'Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities,' on 9 July 2026, which the lawsuit claims falsely stated that the venue maintained an internal database categorising celebrities and VIPs by their sexual orientation, race, and perceived risk level.

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