Miley Cyrus On Lesbian Rumors: 'I'm Not Offended'

The "Almost Famous" star said she was baffled by rumors she'd embarked on a steamy lesbian affair. "No, no, no," she was quoted as saying. "Strictly boys for me!"

Cowell, who has faced rumors about his sexuality throughout his career, told the author of "Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell," "If I was gay, why wouldn't I admit it? It wouldn't harm me, and my mother wouldn't freak out."

Rumors that the pop star had come out of the closet began after a CNN iReport -- a subsection of the media outlet comprising 'citizen journalists' from around the world -- posted a since-removed story that stated, "The famous pop-star Bruno Mars admits his homosexuality," which caused Mars' name to trend on Twitter. Nonetheless, Mars' rep called the report "completely fabricated" and "false," according to Gossip Cop.

Speculation has swirled over the talk show queen's long-standing kinship with TV anchor friend Gayle King for years. But as Winfrey told Barbara Walters, "I'm not even kind of a lesbian. And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. That's No. 1. No. 2... why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life."

Maybe it's the "Saturday Night Fever" syndrome, but Travolta, who has been married to Kelly Preston since 1991, has been dogged by gay rumors and reports since the late 1980s. His attorney, Marty Singer, sent a five-page letter to Gawker threatening to sue over posting "false and outrageous" claims in a 2010 story the site ran in a post called "The Secret Sex Life of John Travolta."

In 2014 Travolta responded to rumors -- and a 2012 lawsuit filed by his former pilot and alleged lover -- saying, "This is every celebrity's Achilles heel. It's just people wanting money. That's all. It happens on many levels... Also, I don't care that much about [those types of allegations]. Other people may attack back more than I do, but I let all the media stuff go a long time ago because I can't control it."

The British pop star, who is openly bisexual, faced allegations in an unauthorized biography that she'd been ordered to withhold the fact that she was a lesbian by her record label. "Jessie might have been with boys in the past -- but she is 100 per cent gay," author Chloe Govan wrote in an excerpt of the book. "Jessie was openly lesbian and didn't hide it." The singer quickly took to Twitter to deny the accusations, noting, "I'm really a lesbian?! Ha! Thanks for writing yet another boring untrue story."

Jessie discussed same-sex attraction in 2011 but in 2014 claimed her bisexuality was "just a phase."

The star of "The Avengers" blasted persistent rumors about his sexuality -- as well as probes into his personal life in general. "I want my personal life to be personal, and it's not f***ing true," Renner, 41, is quoted as saying. "And I don't care if you're talking about things that are true, you're still talking about my personal life... How about I go peek in your window, take what underwear you wore last night, whose husband you were f***ing, and shove that in the megaphone throughout your neighborhood? How does that feel?"

Speaking with Cosmopolitan magazine for the February 2013 "Love Issue," Clarkson addressed gay rumors that have followed her throughout her career, saying she thinks speculation grew because she hadn't been dating anyone for a while.

"People think, 'Oh, she's been single for too long,'" the singer, who is now married with one child and another on the way, said. "That's kind of an insult to the gay community. Being single doesn't mean you're gay. But I'm never insulted by it, obviously. I mean, I get hit on by the hottest girls ever. Oh, my god, if I were a lesbian, I would be so in luck. But it's just not my thing."

After Esquire uncovered a website that referred to the Oscar-winning hunk as "gay, gay, gay," the good-natured actor quipped, "No, I'm gay, gay. The third gay -- that was pushing it."

Tabloid speculation over the button-handsome young stars of "Gossip Girl" has been rampant, particularly given the fact that Chace Crawford (right) and Ed Westwick (middle) were roommates for some time, according to New York Magazine. Westwick later blasted the rumors, saying, "It's funny because I love this f**king dude dearly. I would die for this f**king dude. He's my brother. But, by God, we are so into our f**king women it's ridiculous."

The singer-songwriter acknowledges why many thought she was a lesbian shortly after her Grammy Award-winning debut: "I was definitely rough around the edges. I look back at certain interviews and I'm like, 'Damn! Did I have to look that hard? Did I have to do my hair that way?'

The 21st century actor, artist, intellectual and overall "Renaissance man" has believably played gay characters onscreen numerous times (most memorably as Harvey Milk's lover in the Oscar-winning "Milk"), but Franco has downplayed the rumors about his real-life sexuality. "There are lots of other reasons to be interested in gay characters than wanting myself to go out and have sex with guys," he was quoted by Entertainment Weekly as saying.

Speculation about the well-groomed TV's host sexuality has been so rampant, even his one-time girlfriend Julianne Hough thought he was gay: "He totally wasn't my type," she said, according to TMZ.com. "I thought he was gay." Several years earlier, Seacrest himself had addressed the rumors, noting, "I know a lot of gay males who I work with that are fantastic people and I love hanging out with them. But because I hang out and bring gay men into my life, does that mean that I'm gay? I promise you that I very much love women."

Though many have claimed that Queen Latifah is a lesbian, the rapper and actress has refused to discuss her sexuality.

In an 2013 Hollywood Reporter interview, Latifah stated, "I don't feel the need to discuss my private life on this show or any other show," the 43-year-old star told the magazine's Marisa Guthrie. "There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me."

Heartthrob Taylor Lautner, best known for his role as "Jacob Black" on "The Twilight Saga," was featured on a fake People magazine cover in 2011 with a caption that read: "Out and Proud." Lautner spoke with GQ Australia earlier that year and refused those claims about his sexuality and proclaimed, "I'm straight."

Hugh Jackman is no stranger to rumors about his sexuality. Despite being married with children, the "Les Misérables" leading man told The Hollywood Reporter that the gossip "bugs" his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness. He went on to talk about his infatuation with Furness, saying that she is "very beautiful" and "unbelievably fun."

The late Whitney Houston was subject to rumors about her sexuality dating back to 1985. People speculated about her relationship with her childhood New Jersey friend, Robyn Crawford, who would become Houston's assistant and creative director. In an interview with Oprah, Houston's mother, Cissy, spoke up about those rumors and said that she would "absolutely" disapprove if her daughter were gay.

Country superstar Kenny Chesney, who WAS BRIEFLY married to actress Renee Zellweger, got most of the heat from the gay rumors when Zellweger cited "fraud" in their annulment papers. Chesney went on record in a 2007 "60 Minutes" interview and said, "It's not true. Period. Maybe I should have come out and said, `No, I'm not (gay),' but I didn't want to draw any more attention to it... I didn't have to prove to anybody that I wasn't (gay). I didn't feel like I really did."