Exclusive: Michelle Rodriguez Opens Up About Her Sexuality

Michelle Rodriguez

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From the time she got Hollywood's attention as a tough teen with an attitude problem in 2000's Girlfight, Michelle Rodriguez has had people buzzing for another reason: is she, or isn't she? In spite of the rumors, slander and wild speculation, the sometimes reclusive, often explosive star has remained tight-lipped about her sexuality—until now. Michelle tells Latina.com why she has refused to answer questions about her love life in the past, and what she has to say to inquiring minds now.

The Vagina Monologue

"What the majority of [people] want to know is what I'm doing with my vagina, and I think that that's sick," she says over the phone from New Zealand, where she's shooting the new James Cameron film Avatar. "What do you care who I'm dating? I can tell when somebody just wants to know about sex. And it makes me sick."

Bad to the Bone

Michelle's tough-as-nails attitude and refusal to succumb to the industry's standards of femininity have resulted in endless questions about her sexuality. "I think that they wonder because I'm such a tomboy. And I don't care about what I look like most of the time. You'll see me walking around in my jeans for the most part. I'm pretty much a tough ass. You don’t see that type of s**t in a lot of women," she says, before a long pause. "Sorry, I just had to knock out that burp."

Dirty Little Secrets

As almost anyone who knows her can attest, Michelle isn't one to bite her tongue once she's on a roll. "Every time you see a woman who walks down the street, you think, 'is she f*ckable?'" she says, when we ask why she thinks there is enduring interest in her love life, " Any woman who is in some way f*ckable, you know, if she's beautiful, or if she has a nice body, you wonder what kind of things that person does with their private area." She goes on to say, "it's a very perverse way of thinking, but it's the way that the majority of adults in the United States and around the world think. Or the porn industry wouldn't be the highest grossing industry in the world."

Behind Closed Doors

"I picture them turning into pigs, slime coming out the side of their mouth, and I picture them jerking off," she says of the journalists and bloggers who she believes are constantly trying to 'out' her: "I don't answer those questions. I just keep it to myself and it's nobody's business. If I wanna f*ck a girl, a boy, a dog—that's my business. That's why there's bathroom doors."

To read what Michelle has to say about working with James Cameron, dissing Perez Hilton, and doing time in jail, pick up the May issue of Latina magazine, on newsstands April 22.

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'I commend M.R. for refusing to give in to the media and societal pressure to reveal aspects of her private life. It is absolutely none of anyone's business to know who she is sleeping with. It is unfortunate that so many people seem to believe that knowing every aspect of a celebrity's life is their god-given right as curiousity is a part of every human being's genetic makeup. However, there is a world of difference between being curious and wanting to know information that is none of your business. This world would be a better place if people focused on getting their own lives in order. If you have a happy, full, busy life, you won't have the time to gossip and get into other people's business. ' gendos, April 26, 2008 - 10:05am

'I agree with Michelle Rodriguez and the way she feel, papparazzis great more problemas and sex is not the reason or I should say the only reason people want to be stars. Talent ' gmail.com, April 22, 2008 - 10:03am

'Well, my dear senora cosa - when you are in the entertainment field, everything goes when it comes to curiousity. You should be in that line of business if you don't want enquiring minds to know. That is nature. We are all curious human beings on everything in life. It is what it is. ' doubleg828, April 18, 2008 - 12:19pm

'Yes, Michelle but people aren't interested in your vagina, they're interested in your heart. You're in a position to demystify the myth that being gay or lesbian is all about sex whereas we both know it's about love. By talking about your vagina, you're reinforcing those falsehoods and by staying closeted, you're saying there is something inherently wrong with being gay. Wake up!' Sarah_S, April 18, 2008 - 5:52am

'I truly respect her determination to keep her personal life private. Actors need publicity for their success but the scrutiny and intrusion by papparazzi and the bloggers is disgusting. ' Indiayque, April 17, 2008 - 5:55pm

'i thing she meant bedroom... and it just sounded like bathroom... lol.. but onto my point... LOVE is LOVE and who cares if it's female + female, male + male, or male +female. she rocks!' Mr.California, April 17, 2008 - 5:50pm

'I don't blame her, it's sad just how important this subject is, however a partner of hers, Kristanna Loken, has been pretty forthcoming in outting them both!' lalupe, April 17, 2008 - 5:44pm

'Bathrooms are private places. I think what she meant was behind private doors. ' kARITO, April 16, 2008 - 10:41am

'Ouch. I didn't speculate. I didn't know. But like she says. Who cares. But she only engages in Bathrooms? I didn't get that part.' Anaquel, April 16, 2008 - 10:37am