MSG Sues WIRED Over Alleged LGBTQ Blacklist

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG), owner of the iconic Sphere in Las Vegas, has filed a defamation suit against WIRED magazine. MSG says the magazine published claims that led it to bring legal action challenging the story’s accuracy and alleging harm to the company’s reputation.

WIRED published an article headlined “Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities,” which alleges that MSG maintained an internal blacklist targeting LGBTQ celebrities. That allegation is the central claim cited by MSG in its defamation complaint.

The report of the lawsuit was published on 2026-07-20. MSG is pursuing the defamation case against WIRED, and the dispute focuses on the magazine’s allegation of a blacklist of LGBTQ celebrities.