Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has revealed that he is a homosexual and feels “blessed” to be himself.

“Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution. I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am,” the singer wrote in a statement posted on his website Monday.

The pop star announced that he will write his memoirs, a project which will bring him “closer to an amazing turning point” in his life.

“From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside,” he said.

He also admitted that he could not reveal his homosexuality over the years because he was told by his friends and associates that “many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature”.

“Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth,” Martin said. “Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage.

“Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions,” the singer, philanthropist and activist said.

In 2008, Ricky Martin became the father of twins with the helo of a surrogate mother.

“What will happen from now on? It doesn’t matter. I can only focus on what’s happening to me in this moment,” he said.

Actress Lindsay Lohan has branded her father a liar for telling the press she contacted him during his recent stint in hospital.

Imdb.com reports that Lindsay, who has accused her father of worsening her problems by going public with his views, was said to have been back in touch with her dad after he was admitted to hospital earlier this month with a heart complaint.

He said that his daughter had sent him a text message to enquire about his health, but she’s adamant his claims are not true.

In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, “My father is a liar… is all false!”

“Avatar” actress Zoe Saldana has revealed her passion for sex and claims she cannot live without it.

“S is for Sex. Love it, love it, love it… can’t live without it. I love sex. I love skin. I don’t believe the body is something to hide. I think in American society we’re messing up our kids by taking away the education on, and awareness of, our sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns and video games-and we’re breeding little criminals,” she said.

Saldana, who lives with her long-term boyfriend Keith Britton, says she is proud of her body and thinks people should be encouraged to take a greater interest in their sexuality from a young age to stop them turning to crime, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The 31-year-old star also admitted she won’t rule out ever starring in a graphic sex scene in any of her movies.

“If you asked a painter, ‘Are you going to paint in red?’ the answer would be, ‘I’m going to paint paintings and if one day there is red in it, there’s red in it’,” she said.