When Jason Collins, the Washington Wizards' Center that announced to the world that he was gay, the revelation shocked his former fiancée. Former WNBA player Carolyn Moos and Jason Collins were together for over seven years. Jason Collins is now considered the first openly gay NBA player.
On the subject of what some called another example of leaving the bride standing at the altar, Collins commented in-part that "Calling off the wedding was obviously a tough decision but it was the right one."
In response, Carolyn Moos said she was not disappointed in the fact the two never made it work: "I care about [Jason] tremendously and only want the best for him." Moos said she wanted him to "stay true to who he really is, inside and out."
"I was shocked," Carolyn Moos said, according to ESPN, noting that she had no idea Collins was gay for the near-decade they were going out. "It's very emotional for me as a woman to have invested 8 years in my dream to have a husband [and a] soulmate ...This is all hard to understand," she told TMZ. Jason Collins has gotten recognition from many dignitaries regarding his revelation that he is gay.
"I just try to live an honest, genuine life and next thing you know you have the president calling you," Collins said about his announcement, noting President Barack Obama took time out of his executive branch schedule to call the basketball player.
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