MSNBC Host Joy Reid’s Blog Under FBI Investigation For Homophobic Posts

MSNBC Host Joy Reid’s Blog Under FBI Investigation For Homophobic Posts

MSNBC host Joy Reid cannot escape homophobic blog posts that on her now defunct website The Reid Report. On Wednesday, Reid’s lawyer has claimed that an FBI investigation has been launched to probe for potential criminal activity on her site.

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Reid claims that her site was hacked and that posts were written to make her appear homophobic. “We have received confirmation the FBI has opened an investigation into potential criminal activities surrounding several online accounts, including personal email and blog accounts, belonging to Joy-Ann Reid,” said her lawyer John H. Reichman in a statement. “Our own investigation and monitoring of the situation will continue in parallel, and we are cooperating with law enforcement as their investigation proceeds.”

The homophobic comments in question dates back to December when blog posts on the Reid Report speculated Republican governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, was a closeted gay man and married a woman as a coverup. The blog also included posts degrading lesbians, condemning gay sex, promoting offensive gay stereotypes, and how she couldn’t watch Brokeback Mountain.

Reid has since apologized saying that she regretted “the way I addressed the complex issue of the closet and speculation on a person’s sexual orientation with a mocking tone and sarcasm.”