Neil Patrick Harris, who currently stars on the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother, is officially not gay. Seriously. That’s what his publicist says. It was apparently the following item that cause the ruckus in the first place:

“Nepotism is alive and well in Hollywood. Former Doogie Howser star Neil Patrick Harris, 33, recently got his longtime sweetheart David Burtka, 31, a guest role on his series How I Met Your Mother (airing Wednesday nights on CH). Burtka is an experienced theatre actor (he played opposite Bernadette Peters in Gypsy on Broadway and starred in the touring company of Beauty and the Beast) but also had small parts on episodes of The West Wing and Crossing Jordan.”

In response, Harris’ PR rep stated, “He’s not of that persuasion.”

I think he might need to marry Katie Holmes to clear up any confusion.

Neil Patrick Harris Publicist: He’s Not Gay [Towleroad]

Written by Lisa Timmons