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Esai Morales Comes Clean to His Fans

Posted Jul 23rd 2007 5:51PM by TMZ Staff

Esai MoralesFormer "NYPD Blue" star Esai Morales has written an open letter to his fans on his MySpace page in response to a lawsuit filed by his former live-in girlfriend, who claims he sexually assaulted her and gave her herpes:


To My Fans,

As you may have already heard, I have been put in a very frustrating situation by some hurtful accusations that were leveled against me in a recent lawsuit. But, because of the nature of the litigious society we live in, my very competent legal counsel is advising me not to comment at this time.

Yet, I need to assure you personally that the charges that have been leveled against me are absolutely false and without merit and I am prepared to vigorously defend myself and my reputation.

You know me. You've known me for nearly three decades. And you know in your hearts that these claims are baseless. This is not the way I live my life and I am incapable of committing these kinds of acts.

I am proud of my humanity, my activism and my respect for fellow human beings. I will continue to be optimistic and I will not let a personal attack deter me from the bigger picture.

I am grateful and humbled by your prayers, well wishes and expressions of trust and support at this time and look forward to the day when the truth will prevail.
Peace,

Esai Morales

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1. FIRST!!! You go Esai!!!

Posted at 5:57PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Perflictionist

2. "YOU KNOW ME"

Is this guy for real??? Fan's don't "KNOW" these people they see on TV and in movies....you never "KNOW" these people!

*****In fact these hollywood types are always throwing "you DON'T really know me" out to the press and fans all the time.....take paris for example!!*****

#1 NO ONE gives a flying rats bottom if he gave his ex love blisters -HA-
#2 "KNOW" enough not to try to schmooz people via a lame website letter
LAME!

Posted at 5:59PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by MsKnowsItYahll

3. fans?!

Posted at 5:02PM on Nov 6th 2007 by CO

4. I hope what he is saying is true. That would be refreshing. Good luck, man.

Posted at 6:03PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by she smiled

5. DO WE HAVE A GIRL FOR YOU, ESAI!!! GOES BY THE NAME OF PARIS HILTON....& u don't have to worry about the herpes-thing...go get her, dude!!!

Posted at 6:01PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by shut up

6. People that feel the need to respond to derogatory comments made about them are just shooting themselves in the foot. Take your lawyers advice and just shut up.

Posted at 6:03PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by newfgirl

7. HE IS ANOTHER "MEN WHORE" SO KNOW ONE SHOULD BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAYS. HE IS AN " ACTORRR"., THAT'S WHAT ACT'ORRS SAY AND DO. THEY ARE FAKE.

SO I BELIEVE HER!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:58PM on Jul 24th 2007 by Nina

8. He left out the part about being a gay rent boy in NYC back in the 80s. "You known me for nearly three decades." Yes, some of us have.

Posted at 6:07PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by PerezSux

9. Once, somebody I dated for a brief period of time did something just like this. I had left the relationship owing them a VERY SMALL amount of money, when I didn't pay them back right away, they ran around town telling everybody I had given them CRABS !!! This of course was COMPLETELY UNTRUE and the people who knew me for real knew I wasn't gross like that.

Posted at 6:09PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by someone who's been there

10. hope fully all that is true for you will come to light ..... relationship's especailly in hollywood can be vicious !!

Posted at 10:32AM on Jul 24th 2007 by shara on the coast

11. Is he running for office?

Posted at 6:25PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Edward

12. Just itching to get the truth out? A burning desire to "set the record straight?" Don't stress, bro, take yourself a long hot bath, calm those nerves down.... - "YOU'VE JUST BEEN PUNK'D! SEASON 3: NO BOUNDARIES!" {"Come on, man, lighten up! Damn, you should've seen your face! Alright, bring in his old girlfriend, don't stress bro, lunch's on me... thanks for being a good sport."}

Posted at 6:34PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Lovediggs

13. We know him? LOL, what an idiot. We don't "know you" at all, Mr. Morales, so expecting anyone to believe anything you say based only on the ROLES you have had over the years is as ludicrous as it is arrgogant. Didn't your lawyer tell you to keep quiet? Good idea. Oh well, too late, now we know that at the very least, you are too stupid to take the advice of your lawyer. Probably too stupid in other areas as well. Seems we know more about you from your assinine MySpace BS than we would have ever known from your years of role-playing. Thanks for the insight, not that I give a rat's a$$ about you.

Posted at 6:35PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Omni

14. So many haters out there. You are so easily swayed to believe the worst about someone better-off than you are. Do you stop to think that woman is pissed that she didn't get famous while dating him? Maybe she first stated she would shut up and go away if he paid her enough. Has onyone checked her medical record to see if she has been diagnosed with Herpes prior to her hooking up with Esai? Celebrities are not all bad. I am quite sure there are more common folks trying to take advantage of celebrities than the other way around. Besides, if he did have herpes, we likely would have heard about it before today. I have one word for anyone wasting time to read this (yeah, I'm wasting time - at work!), CONDOMS CONDOMS CONDOMS!!!

Posted at 6:48PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Shelley

15. HERPES, YEASH

Posted at 7:11PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Scot Savage, LAS VEGAS REALTOR

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