Many would be surprised on the news that pop star singer Ricky Martin admits he’s gay. The singer declared it publicly this week, in his website and wrote, “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man, I am very blessed to be who I am.”

The singer finally confirmed what he avoided discussing for years. It was about a decade ago when ABC’s Barbara Walters pressed Martin to address the rumors on his sexuality, but he declined to confirm or deny them, saying “I just don’t feel like it.”

But now, the singer wrote, “these years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn’t even know existed.”

Ricky Martin started off with the Latin boy band Menudo before launching his solo career in 1991. His song “Livin’ La Vida Loca” propelled him to stardom as it rose to the top of the music charts in 1999.

The 39-year old singer said he decided “not to share the entire truth” to the world because he was warned by people he love that “everything you’ve built will collapses.”

“Today,” the singer wrote, “I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions.”

His decision to come out was initiated when he began writing his memoirs a few months ago, he said.

“From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time,” he wrote. “Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside.”

He said that disclosing his secret is important because of his two sons, born via surrogate. “To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with,” he wrote.

He knew things might change,  but the singer couldn’t care less. “What will happen from now on? It doesn’t matter. I can only focus on what’s happening to me in this moment.”

Yes, many would be surprise. But I’m sure his fans can still accept him and music despite his confession.

I don’t see anything wrong with this picture of Lindsey Vonn on the SI cover? Do you?

Lindsey Vonn is now known as the America’s best woman skier ever, and it goes without saying that she’s got the face to boot. A great combination, I must say.

But as Yahoo! Sports reports, some parties do take exception to the pose, and quoted womansportstalk.com as saying:

Vonn is first a GREAT athlete, but she also represents norm of feminine attractiveness. The combination of athleticism and attractiveness make Vonn the likely poster girl of the US Olympic Team, and the media hasn’t disappointed in constructed her as such.

Not to be left out, Sports Illustrated is featuring Vonn on their Feb. 8, 2010 cover. For those of you who follow SI Covers, know that female athletes are RARELY featured on the cover.

Over the last 60 years researchers have shown that about 4% of all SI covers have portrayed women.

When females are featured on the cover of SI, they are more likely than not to be in sexualized poses and not in action-and the most recent Vonn cover is no exception.

Just because Sports Illustrated featured a lady on its cover does not mean it is sending sexual overtures, does it?

Famous Victoria Secret Angel and Orlando Bloom girlfriend, Miranda Kerr lets all inhibitions in the as she posed in her birthday suit in the upcoming issue of GQ Magazine.

This is for the February issue of the GQ Magazine, which I believe is already out by this time.

Here’s some more pictures of Miranda Kerr.