Coming out

Perhaps the public version of Ricky Martin could eventually become the whole person.

In an interview after coming out, Ricky said he spent so much time trying to manipulate his sexuality that, had he devoted even a fraction of these hours to the piano, he might have become an extraordinary pianist.

That word, manipulate, says a great deal.

He was not simply concealing information from strangers.

Look into the camera and they want more.

Just do not stop long enough to ask what the performance is costing you.

In 1999, close friends warned Ricky that coming out would end his career.

He had become the man of the moment by selling a very particular fantasy.