sentences:  He had befriended the younger journalist and author Constantin Ţoiu, who divided his time between writing for communist-aligned journals such as "Gazeta Literară" and frequenting marginalized figures; reportedly, it was a consequence of this ambivalence that "Gazeta Literară" editor Paul Georgescu effectively terminated Ţoiu's employment.Despite his political dossier and the officially endorsed repression of homosexuality, Negoiţescu had by then been made notorious for his successive amorous relationships with men from all walks of life, and rumors spread that he was also briefly involved with local celebrities.His heterosexual friend Nicolae Balotă also recalled running into Negoiţescu at a 1955 party of "Uranians", where writer Mihai Rădulescu and classical pianist Alexandru Demetriad were in attendance, and where Balotă was allegedly the only straight man.