George Santos, the controversial and factually-challenged Lengthy Island congressman, held an engagement occasion whereas being married to a girl, The Each day Beast reported.
In an invite for an “engagement dinner” written on Fb in 2014, Santos apparently requested visitors to “be part of us on Sunday November 23 at 8:30 pm at La Bonne Soupe,” a French restaurant in Manhattan.
“Good night everybody! As you all could already know Pedro and I’ve determined to affix our toothbrushes! Lol and a only a few mates have been chosen to share this particular second with us!” Santos wrote.
Public data point out that Santos was married to Uadla Vieira Santos on the time; the couple reportedly married in 2012 and cut up in 2019.
“I hope to see everybody [sic] of you there and be sharp and make it depend 😉 I do know there was no time for an written [sic] invitation however due to ‘Fb’ everybody has an entire weeks [sic] discover! Lmao for all of you that know me I can suck on timing! Thanks for sharing this crucial day in our lives! See you all there,” Santos wrote.
The engagement dinner, nevertheless, didn’t truly find yourself happening as a result of, as his then boyfriend, Pedro Vilarva, put it: “He requested me 3x however I didn’t settle for it,” Vilarva mentioned through textual content, explaining he rejected Santos’ proposals. “There was by no means a celebration [or] something with reference to it.”
His ex-wife didn’t reply to requests for remark.
All through the marketing campaign path, Santos has recognized as brazenly homosexual, however has saved his earlier marriage to a girl a secret.
Nonetheless, Santos, who identifies as a Republican, has spoken in help of anti-LGBTQ laws, together with Florida’s “Don’t Say Homosexual” legislation. Governor Ron DeSantis additionally took purpose at drag reveals in July, when he filed a grievance towards a restaurant for violating the state’s public nuisance legislation, saying drag reveals “manifestly injurious to the morals or manners of the folks.”
Earlier this week, Twitter buzzed with phrase that Santos was a drag queen in Brazil—a declare that was supported statements and movies from his mates.
However the congressman staunchly denied it, tweeting: “The newest obsession from the media claiming that I’m a drag Queen or ‘carried out’ as a drag Queen is categorically false. The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life whereas I’m working to ship outcomes. I can’t be distracted nor fazed by this.”
