Barry Manilow says reaction to his coming out announcement was disappointing

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Barry Manilow says reaction to his coming out announcement was disappointing

Singer Barry Manilow has shared that he was a little bit disappointed with the reaction to his coming out announcement back in 2017. After keeping his sexuality private for decades, at the age of 73 the singer shared the personal information in an interview with People magazine. Now in a new interview he says the reaction to his coming out was underwhelming. “You know, it was a non-event,” the Brooklyn-born singer, 81, exclusively told The New Y…