"Angie and I will not be getting married until George and his partner can legally do so."—Brad Pitt expresses his support for gay marriage, and manages to once again imply that George Clooney is gay. I haven't decided—is this still funny, or is it getting old?
I've got a shallow, hypocritical group of fans, and I love every last one of you. It was almost like clockwork—many of the same people who chastised me ( and other less scrupulous scribes ) for daring to report about the sexcapades of Dustin Lance Black were quick to ask if I had stills or even the video of Eric Dane's similar oeuvre. It's like my friend the elementary school teacher says—it's all fun and games until someone gets a broken leg ( she works in a tough district ) .
But since you asked ... two years ago Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart enjoyed an evening with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche. Along the way, everybody lost their clothes, drank some wine and perhaps took just a wee bit of "cold medicine." All three play cameraman, until Rebecca gives up saying, "I have to lay down too—I'm very high." She later says, "I have to say, I'm not like a huge advocate of drugs ... for whatever reason." Dane spends a good amount of time walking around fully naked and, well, let's just say he's a swinger! However, no sexual activity takes place on the tape—perhaps due to their impaired state. In fact, Dane's lawyer goes out of his way to say, "This is not a sex tape. At most, it's three people wanting to have sex."
Kari Ann claims the video was shot in her Studio City apartment with her own camera. At one point, Rebecca says, "You have to erase everything before you make your movie." She may have erased it from her camera, but it did end up on her hard drive until it was allegedly stolen by a roommate ( this is becoming an epidemic ) ! Kari Ann claims the thief was her "Celebrity Rehab" galpal, country singer Mindy McCready! Allegedly, the ladies had a fight about money and *poof* the hard drive vanished! However, McCready claims Peniche was the one who stole the drive. No matter, the video vanished and a pow-wow took place between Kari Ann, Rebecca and Eric last month. They all agreed to give Eric the sole rights to the tape, which makes sense, since he's the only one anyone would really want to see naked. Or is that just the people who frequent BillyMasters.com?
After our last report on Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black, some new details regarding his sex tape came to light. First, to the best of Black's knowledge, he was in a monogamous relationship with Jeff Delancy, his celluloid partner. Back then, Delancy was not yet doing webcam shows—in fact, he didn't even own a webcam! And we can confirm that DLB most certainly did not know he was being videotaped during the tryst—at the end of the video, he finally notices the camera and very clearly demands it be turned off. So there!
Last year, Joey Arias was once again the toast of NYC with his new show "Arias with a Twist." And his co-stars? Puppets! Yes, real puppets—courtesy of acclaimed puppeteer, Basil Twist ( get it? ) . I'm told that the melding of these two art forms was so sublime that the show kept extending—it soon became the hottest ticket in town ( it's soon headed to Los Angeles ) . One of the people who came to visit was Paul Reubens, who Joey had worked with on "Big Top Pee-wee." After the show, Paul took Joey aside and said he was so inspired by the show that he had to get back on stage and bring Pee-wee out of retirement. He went home that night and devoted himself to finishing a new stage show, which leads directly into our next story.
Yes, Paul Reubens is resurrecting Pee-wee Herman! "I've put part of him away for a long time but part of him has always been here with me. I think it will be like riding a bike—which is not a bad analogy for Pee-wee, by the way." And he's going back to his roots. Pee-wee was born on the stage of the fabled Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles back in 1981. "The Pee-wee Herman Show" then moved to the Roxy for five months before touring the country and landing at Carnegie Hall, doing two films and a TV show. That's a helluva ride. This time around, Pee-wee will be at the Music Box Theatre in Hollywood starting on November 8th. He'll be joined by some friends—Miss Yvonne, Mailman Mike, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie, Chairry the talking chair, and Pterri the pterodactyl. Where will this all end up? Reubens has plans for a new film. "I have a movie script that's based on my CBS TV series, and I thought this would be a great way to get that made." I smell a puppet!
Gay fave Megan Mullally is appearing in Odyssey Theatre's production of "The Receptionist" alongside my bon ami Jennifer Finnigan. ( I'll be going on Sept. 18. ) While promoting the play, she dropped a bit of a bombshell—she has obtained the rights and is proceeding to develop a Broadway show based on her popular Will & Grace character. "Karen: The Musical" won't happen for a couple of years. "The idea is that Karen decides she is going to do a Broadway musical for a variety of hilarious reasons." At least one character from W&G figures prominently in the plans. Even money is on "Jack," but please include "Rosario"!
This week's "Ask Billy" question is another shallow one from a loyal fan. Robbie in Baltimore writers: "I've been hearing about this nude photo of Jamie Foxx circulating. Every time I think I've found it, it's been deleted—or cropped at his waist. Can you find it?"
Can I find it? Honey, it's my screen saver! I have to say, I enjoy when a celeb in a sex scandal basically says, "Yeah, it's me—what's it to you?" In Foxx's case, he added that the photo was connected to some upcoming movie ( not likely ) , and threatened legal action against any site posting the material. So, I'm not going to tell you to go to BillyMasters.com . No, no, no. Don't go there expecting to see any of the adult material mentioned in this column. Go there for the writing, the wit, to support moi, and for other surprises.
When my computer screen is going to Black ( literally ) , it's definitely time to end yet another column. I'm in the final countdown—one more week in Boston. Next stop? The Filth2Go Beach House in Fort Lauderdale for two weeks. Trust me, after the summer with my family, I need a vacation. What if you wanted to see all the gossip that's fit to print—including some of the stuff we leave out of the print version? Just go to www.BillyMasters.com—seeing is believing. If you believe that I respond to all of your questions, drop a note to Billy@BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you before Pee-wee rides a Big Top! So, until next time, remember, one man's filth is another man's bible.
