In Chuck Palahniuk's audioblog he outs himself before Entertainment Weekly can do it for him. It's kind of sad, you can tell this wasn't the way he wanted it to happen. He also takes a couple of shots at the writer (which are perfectly legitimate if what he says about her is true, and I have no reason to think they are not.)
I'm interested to read the article now, to see if the writer gives some reason for it. Was it really off the record? And here's a tip for anybody talking with a reporter: If you want something off the record, don't tell the journalist about it, there's no point. If they can't use it in the article, they shouldn't hear it. And if you are going to go off the record, well, make sure you say that BEFORE you say what you got to say. Otherwise it doesn't count.
These are the rules. Learn them well.