Openly gay retired figure skater Johnny Weir confirms separation from husband
Retired US figure skater Johnny Weir has publicly announced that he and his husband have separated.
Weir, who is gay and announced his retirement from skating in October, worked as a commentator for NBC as part of its coverage of February’s Winter Olympics.
Taking to Twitter, Weir said that “with great sadness… I announce that my husband [Victor Weir-Voronov] and I are no longer together.
“My heart hurts and I wish him well”, he continued.
In a separate tweet, he said: “No matter what, I am a cheerleader of love and partnership and creation. I am sad yet I am thankful that I was loved and that I could love.”
In an interview to Vocativ, Weir also apologised for describing Russian anti-gay legislation as merely a “no-anal-sex-in-front-of-children’s-libraries situation.”
Realising that his remarks appeared glib, Weir said: “I apologise, I misspeak, if I’ve offended anyone in this room, sometimes I make bad comparisons, so thanks for pointing that out,” he said.
