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The music producer, whoseemingly disclosed his sexual orientation last week, clarified his statements during a recent interview withRolling Stone.
Ronson, 44, claimed that his words were taken out of context and that he does not identify as sapiosexual. By definition, a sapiosexual person is “someone who finds intelligence and the human mind to be the most sexually attractive feature for a potential sexual relationship,” according toPsychology Today.
The deejay also apologized for sending the wrong message to fans, noting that he should not have spoken without being properly educated on the topic.
“I do not consider myself part of any marginalized community and I apologize if anybody misunderstood or took offense to it,” Ronson told the magazine on Wednesday during Ralph Lauren’s “In Conversation” series at the brand’s New York City Prince Street location.
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The music producer said that while he was onGood Morning Britain, the show’s hosts explained how they recently had a segment on sapiosexuality. When Ronson asked what it was, he said the hosts told him, “When you’re attracted to intelligence.”
In response, Ronson said, “That sounds great. Of course, who wouldn’t be?” — something he claimed the hosts misinterpreted as him identifying as a sapiosexual.
“And they were like basically like, ‘OK, Mark Ronson identifies himself as sapiosexual, that’s great,'” Ronson continued. “And then they proceeded to ask me about Miley Cyrus’ dating life and something else I probably wasn’t that informed to talk about, either, and then that was it.”
“But that’s not what happens on Twitter anymore,” he quipped.
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Ronson and his wife, French model Joséphine De La Baume, split in 2017 after six years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in 2018.
“Yeah, I didn’t know that there was a word for it,” Ronson said onGood Morning Britain. “We were all arguing backstage in the dressing room with a couple of your producers. And yes, I feel like I identify as sapiosexual.”
Ronson’s declaration — and clarification — comes a few months after heconfirmed he was datingSaturday Night Livetalent executive Rebecca Schwartz.
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In his cover story forWSJ‘s March Men’s Style Issue, the award-winning musician — who co-wrote “Shallow” withLady GagaforA Star Is Born— confirmed he was dating someone new. Ronson and Schwartz were previously spotted at the Oscars together in February.
As Ronson put on a Supreme varsity jacket during the interview, he mentioned that the jacket belonged to his girlfriend — “whose very mention seems to brighten his expression,” according to the publication.
“Yeah, I am in a relationship,” Ronson toldWSJ. “It’s good. I’m dating a nice girl.”
It is not immediately clear as to whether or not the two are still an item. (The Sunreportsthe two split in May.)
source: people.com
