When did Matisyahu get accused of being gay?
I think because of his name.
Although I’ve admitted I was incorrect (i) because I relied on wiki, and (ii) because I don’t know anything about Hebrew, I can see how, through whatever path, chai (life) or Chaya was thought to mean “Gift from God” to the person who wrote the wiki entry. I had actually wondered about the name and looked this up several months ago and remembered seeing that explanation there then. Apparently, no one’s corrected it either.
If not right, at least I’ve inspired a very interesting side topic.
Hmmmm - no one mentioned Wayne Newton or Michael Jackson. OK, for Michael we have no idea what he was or how he was oriented but the Wayne Newton stuff seems to fit the OP.