Mark Ronson has come out as sapiosexual: ‘I didn’t know there was a word for it’ – AOL
It’s all about the brain. Mark Ronson came out as sapiosexual on-air in an interview with Good Morning Britain on Thursday, September 19.
The 44-year-old music producer — behind hits such as Lady Gaga‘s “Shallow” and Bruno Mars‘ “Uptown Funk” — discovered the term backstage when the talk show aired a segment on sapiosexuality prior to his interview.
“Now we know you are single, and Mark has got very involved in our debate backstage, you are identifying as a man who likes intellect?” host Kate Harraway asked Ronson, who separated from his wife, French actress Joséphine de La Baume, in 2017. The former couple’s divorce was finalized in 2018.
“Yeah, I didn’t know that there was a word for it,” he replied. “We were all arguing backstage in the dressing room with a couple of your producers. And yes, I feel like I identify as sapiosexual.”
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BILLUND, DENMARK – SEPTEMBER 17: Today, musician and producer, Mark Ronson and The LEGO Group launch Rebuild The World, a campaign to help nurture the creative skills of the next generation on September 17, 2019 in Billund, Denmark. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The LEGO Group)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 30: Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson perform live on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 30, 2019 in Glastonbury, England. The festival, founded by farmer Michael Eavis in 1970, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. Tickets for the festival sold out in just 36 minutes as it returns following a fallow year. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 29: Mark Ronson backstage during day four of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2019 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)
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NEW YORK – JUNE 13: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Mark Ronson during Thursday’s June 13, 2019 show. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
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“So, you are coming out as sapiosexual,” host Ben Shepard said. “Out and proud on Good Morning Britain,” Harraway added.
In the earlier segment, the hosts discussed French equality minister Marlene Schiappa, who also came out as sapiosexual. Author Nichi Hodgson defined what the lesser-known sexuality term means.
“The definition means intelligence first then attraction,” she explained. “I date men and women and identify as bisexual, and I realized the thing that linked all people that I have dated has been their brains.”
Hodgson added: “We know a certain percentage of the population is sapiosexual. It’s always existed, we just didn’t have a word for it.”
Sapiosexual is a derivative of the Latin word sapio, which means “to be wise” or “to have sense.”
Ronson previously dated singer Samantha Urbani and was engaged to actress Rashida Jones from 2003 to 2004. He has also collaborated with names such as Lily Allen, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus and Amy Winehouse.
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