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MANILA, Philippines – (2nd UPDATE) Sarangani representative and Filipino boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao was barred from an interview with entertainment show “Extra” at the Grove in Los Angeles after making an anti-gay remark.

Speaking with the National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao said: “God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they are in love with each other.”

“It should not be of the same sex so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom of Gomorrah of Old,” he added.

Pacquiao made the comment after disagreeing with United States President Barack Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage.

Last week, Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, telling ABC News that “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

The Examiner report also quoted Leviticus 20:13, which says, “If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.”

“They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”

The Bible verse and Pacquiao’s statement were also published on his official website.

Grove appearance cancelled

Following Pacquiao’s statements, his scheduled appearance on “Extra” was cancelled, according to LA Weekly.

Pacquiao was supposed to be interviewed by “Extra” host Mario Lopez; both Pacquiao and Lopez even promoted the appearance on Twitter.

But Bill Reich, spokesman of The Grove, told LA Weekly that they were cancelling the event.

“Manny Pacquiao is not coming to the Grove,” he said.

In their Twitter account, it was announced that Pacquiao is not welcome at The Grove.

(ABS-CBNnews.com)