Ricky Martin ripped off mic after Billy Bush nearly outed him mid-interview

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00:00Barbara Walters had asked him about his sexuality. I'm like, God, I'm young in this job. I'm like,

00:04wouldn't that be a big newsmaker? I am in the hotel lobby bar the night before. I'm talking

00:10to some people. I said, all right, ladies, I'm interviewing Ricky Martin tomorrow. What do you

00:15want to know? Is he gay? Is he gay? Is he gay? Is he gay? Sure enough, I say, Ricky, I asked eight

00:20people in a lobby bar last night what they wanted to know about you. I pinned it on the people.

00:24He stiffens up in the chair and he goes, what? And I go, he wanted to know if you're gay.

00:36And he goes, you mother f***ing rips off his microphone. Barbara Walters asked me this.

00:46And now you, you don't care at all about me. You want your headline. You want your this,

00:50you piece of garbage that you think you are? This is not running. He rips off the mic.

00:55He gets up and he walks off the set. And I'm sitting there going.