Adam Levine Slams American Idol Treatment of Gay Contestants

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Maroon 5 singer and The Voice coach Adam Levine poses topless for the new issue of gay magazine Out, while taking shots at a rival singing competition.

Levine, whose brother is gay, takes American Idol to task for making its contestants allegedly "mask" their sexuality, as Adam Lambert recently claimed.

Runner-up Lambert said he wasn't allowed to discuss his sexuality on the show due to AI's restriction on contestants giving interviews during the season.

Adam Levine Shirtless

"What’s always pi**ed me off about American Idol is wanting to mask it, for it to go unspoken,” says Levine. “C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point?"

"On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives," he adds. "To me, the fact that The Voice didn’t have any qualms about being completely about it is a great thing.”

Ironically, on The Voice this spring, Levine was briefly criticized for a perceived slam of Lambert, whose hit song he claimed he had never heard of.

In any case, two of the final eight contestants, Vicci Martinez and Beverly McClellan, were "out" lesbians on the first season of Adam's reality show.

In the interview, the 32-year-old singer also opens up about his gay brother, telling the magazine that above all else, "We all really wanted to provide some cushion for him and constantly let him know that it’s OK."

"A lot of people don’t want their kid to be gay and will fight it all costs," Levine laments. "But I’ve got news for you - it’s a losing f**king battle.”

[Photo: OUT]

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    Vanessa

    I love Adam Levine=He is the hottest man on earth!!!

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    Leigh

    Used to think Levine was attractive, but these pics and his dopey statements have destroyed that illusion.

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    Leigh

    As many above have already posted, Lambert was never told to deny he was gay and his subsequent actions during Idol bear that out. Levine simply doesn't know what he's talking about (just as on the Voice he screws up other people's music - some reviewer said, "buy that guy a radio.")

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    Jason

    Where is Adam Levine's outrage over the two judges on "The Voice" Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green who were recently called out for making Homophobic remarks! Why isn't he calling them out if he is so gay friendly? Between Blake and Green and his own perceived slam at Adam Lambert earlier in the season, he doesn't need to look any further than his own show. And where is Christina? Why doesn't she say anything about any of these Aholes?

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    tess4ADAM

    I think there should be a "DISLIKE" button at the top of the page for times when the article is NOT to your liking. This one for instance is taken way out of context by Adam Levine & OUT mag. I think they should go back over ADAM LAMBERT's interviews & TV Specials & get it RIGHT before they MISquote him. Don't like this article AT ALL but ANYTHING about him (ADAM LAMBERT) draws my attention ... he is so OPEN & HONEST!! OUT mag editor should try EMULATING him!!