The Orlando nightclub massacre was an act of revenge against gay Latin men not terrorism, says a man who was the gunman’s former lover.
The man, wearing a prosthetic facial mask to disguise his features and using the pseudonym “Miguel,” made the accusations during an exclusive TV interview with Univision News.
Miguel said he and Mateen, 29, met on Grindr, a gay dating app, and had a two-month “friends with benefits” relationship last fall.
“He was a very sweet guy,” Miguel said. 
Univision reported that the FBI told the network that agents have interviewed the man, but FBI officials did not immediately return messages from Yahoo News regarding “Miguel” or the focus of that interview.
Omar Mateen died in a shootout with police after authorities said he killed 49 people and injured 53 others on June 12 at Pulse, a popular Orlando gay dance club.
“Maybe he wanted to die as a hero for something terrible he did,” Miguel told Univision. “They cannot think this was terrorism. There’s too many questions that have to be answered.”
Mateen’s rage on June 12, Miguel alleged, may have stemmed from an encounter in which Mateen told him he was with two Puerto Rican men, one of whom later revealed he was HIV positive.
“He adored Latinos — but he felt rejected,” Miguel told Univision. “He felt used by them — there were moments in the Pulse nightclub that made him feel really bad. Guys used him. That really affected him. I believe this crazy horrible thing he did — that was revenge.”
Miguel said he and Mateen had 15 to 20 encounters last fall, but stopped dating when Miguel moved from Orlando in late December.
The man said he asked that his identity be hidden because he is worried about his safety.

Source ; Arab News