Rumors on the Internets: Are Omarion and Bow Wow a "Duo"?

Remember Omarion and Bow Wow's public feud earlier this year over which of the R&B pop tarts would receive "top" billing on their "Scream Tour"? Maybe there really was much more to the story...

The latest (gay and unsourced) rumors on the internets gaining some currency across message boards and blogs describe the "real" reason behind Bow Wow's departure from super-producer Jermaine Dupri to begin collaborating with Omarion on their upcoming Duo album: The teen heart throbs are "feeling each other" and are a couple.

[A] source in JD's camp, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, claims that the real cause for the split was that Bow Wow expressed to JD that his relationship with Omarion was more than simply musical after the two were caught engaged in a sexual activity. The source would not go into detail but said "He (Jermaine Dupri) was going nuts about it. These two were in a main room in the house doing all this. Me and two other assistants was with him (Jermaine Dupri) and we saw it going down and he sent us out of the room and was yelling and screaming at them". [...]

A producer who worked on the first Omarion-Bow Wow single released only a few months ago, confirms that, "what was going on with them in the back rooms and in the studio was more than just two dudes working on music. These dudes was feeling each other like a man and a woman."

The gossip isn't terribly original—the Hollywood gay rumor mill forever reports male actors and singers "caught" with other male actors and singers, as if no one ever thinks to lock a door or book a hotel room. On the other hand, it answers a few questions about Omarion and Bow Wow's thisclose relationship and a backstage concert video that was quickly and mysteriously pulled from YouTube several weeks ago.

Their version: "The video was taken by a backstage assistant, and showed the two, through a slightly ajar door to their green room, in what appeared to be an embrace and amongst other contact. The video stopped at what appeared to be the start of elicit contact, and in the video description the poster claims that he couldn't post the rest because Youtube does not permit nudity."

You can take it all with a grain of salt. It's worth keeping in mind that you-know-who has said several times that he's "too busy" for a girlfriend. And don't forget he was literally caught with his pants down with the others boys in B2K. Maybe it means something, maybe it doesn't.

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Comments

[M. Davis]

Maybe there is some truth to this story and maybe not, who really cares. I find it disgusting though that we are so quick to be so judgemental and accusing of people and what they do in their personal lives. They are simply entertainers, here to entertain us. whatever they decide to do off stage is their personal business. I would like to think that we have come far enough to embrace the idea of 2 (primarily) young african american males having love and admiration for one another without any of the sexual undertones. ( as I jump off my soapbox) I do think they make a cute couple. LOL

[Langston B.]

To M.davis,
I agree 100% with what you said.
Let's root for LOVE, in whatever relationship they are having with each other.

[Dex123ter]

They're both very cute. I hadn't thought about them being in a relationship before reading this article, but, really, it's irrelevant as y'all said.

Omarion's got a cute ass in that first pic.

[tyler grey]

Aren't some of you jumping the gun? It's gossip. Rod reported it as gossip and unconfirmed. It's even entitled "rumors on the internets."

Every time he reports any gossip, people get automatically righteous. Meanwhile, the children cant get enough of the sites that gossip 24/7 and Yahoo Groups, which are nothing but gossip and speculation on which celebrities are gay. Lighten up and have some fun.

[Derrick]

who cares

[greg g]

Tyler, that's something that I've noticed before and commented upon before. It's just a rumor and he's reported it as such. This is silly, to pretend that black gay men should not gossip or need to hold themselves to a higher standard. It's okay to laugh sometimes.

[DFS]

prolly dont believe it but its a hot fantasy story...

[ATL Kid]

>>>Who cares?

Surely that was a joke, especially coming from the same Hoodsworld that publishes nothing but half naked pictures of men.

[Franklyn Smith]

Of come on y'all, acting like you never think about stuff like that. If its true it's hot. Even if it ain't, its hot to think about.

[Bernie]

I say we stalk them and gather visual evidence.

[anon]

Bernie, I'm with ya! You take one, I'll take the other and we can compare notes!

[Ebony]

Well don't really care if it's true or not, but O has a very nice ass.

[Joseph]

If they are they are and if they are we should support them rather then beocme involved in this internally homophobic gossip

[Serp]

I'm suprised that no one has commented on the alleged behavior of Jermaine Dupri. If this story has one grain of truth then why should Jermaine give a rat's azz if these two are kicking it? Aren't they adults? Are we to assume that Jermaine is a homophobe? If so, that's bizarre coming from a man who is in a longterm relationship with perhaps the biggest gay icon of our generation, Janet Jackson. Jermaine seems to me that he would be a little more liberal than getting bent all out of shape considering it was probaly legions of gay men that purchased his girl's last CD when not many others did. Whole story seems a tad odd to me.

[Dluv33]

I like gossip like everybody else, but I can't stand when black oriented gossip sites like Media Take Out and people like Wendy Williams that use homosexuality like some kind of witch hunt. Speculating if celebrities are gay in a way that makes it seem that being gay is the absolute worse thing in the world. And they are the first people to criticize in the closet celebrities saying that they should come out and be who they are. Like it's that easy. But Omarion does have a nice ass, LOL!

[Long Nguyen]

If they can find some happiness together, what is wrong with that? Are you haters so deprived of relationship?

Long Nguyen
Flaunt Magazine

[Darryl]

Yeah Omarion do got a fat ass!!

[M]

I didn't know Omarion's ass was that big....did he gain weight.

LOL

I live here in Hollywood, and word from some of the Hip Hop camps, is that this has been going on for quite a while.

You didn't hear it from me, though.

[One Man's Opinion]

messy

[Derrick from Philly]

Long:

We had a student worker here back in the 90's whose name was Long Kok. He was very good natured about the jokes concerning his name. And he made me see how beautiful Viet Namese men can be...'course he was only 19 at the time and I had my morals (stayed sober while on the job, that's what it was).

[fc]

It is not that i believe it, i agree with most of the people here it is thier business, none of ours.

[Filip]

"Long:

We had a student worker here back in the 90's whose name was Long Kok. He was very good natured about the jokes concerning his name. And he made me see how beautiful Viet Namese men can be...'course he was only 19 at the time and I had my morals (stayed sober while on the job, that's what it was).

Did you really write this? How patronizing. I would hate if a white guy wrote "you know, I knew this Black guy once and he was hot..."

Well, at least I remember that we can just be just as ignant as anyone else...

[DJ]

i thought it was just me, but o's
ass looks so fat and soft you could just bang it till the sun came up!!! GO BOW!!!!!!

[Derrick from Philly]

We? Filip? Where the hell you from?

[Jay]

I must admit that IF this is true, as much as I dislike Bow Wow, I have to give him props for picking one SEXY ASS man. That AZZ is on FIRE.