“He was not contacted for clarification before some outlets reported his Instagram post as an announcement of a homosexual relationship.
“His comment was made as a genuine reflection of his relationship with his business partner, best friend and house mate of five years,” a statement read. Last night marked five years of being house mates! Good on everyone for being so supportive.”ĬA later added that it “does not consider the social commentary this morning from James Faulkner to be a joke, nor does James”. “Let’s never forget love is love, however is just a great friend. “There seems to be a misunderstanding about my post from last night, I am not gay, however it has been fantastic to see the support from and for the LBGT community,” Faulkner said. But Cricket Australia confirmed that the posts, which said the player was having “dinner with the boyfriend”, had been “misinterpreted” before Faulkner posted again to Instagram on Tuesday morning to say he is not gay.