Twilight and New Moon star Robert Pattinson has apparently sunk his fangs into a man as well as Kristen Stewart's Bella, according to an Advovcate.com item. While on David Letterman's show, Pattinson told the host, "There were a couple more guys on this sequel. There was a guy, kind of, maybe a 230-pound guy who was at the premiere, kind of Hispanic-looking, and he was asking me to bite him as well. So I did. And surprisingly, I kind of liked it afterwards ... and I've been out to dinner a couple times with him since."
Eight months into his gender reassignment, Chaz Bono said that becoming male "was the best decision I've ever made," according to ABCNews.go.com . Bono told the TV show Good Morning America, "I feel so much more comfortable that I've ever been. I've felt male as far back as I can remember." He has received hormone treatments that have caused his voice to deepen; in addition, he has had his breasts removed. Born Chastity Bono to Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz lives in California with his girlfriend of four years, Jennifer Elia.
On her Sirius Satellite radio show, Rosie O'Donnell admitted that estranged partner Kelli O'Donnell moved out of their home in 2007, People.com reported. O'Donnell revealed the news, in part, because of a Chihuahua, she said. At one point, O'Donnell explained the circumstances that led her to getting the pup: "What happened [ was ] when Kelli moved out two years ago, I got the dog. Because I wanted another child or something to love. And I got the dog."
Actor James Van Der Beek is divorcing his wife of almost six years, actress Heather Ann McComb, according to People.com . Van Deer Beek and McComb got engaged in 2003 and separated earlier this year. The actor has played roles ranging from the main character on TV's Dawson's Creek to sexually ambiguous Sean Bateman in the movie Rules of Attraction.
The Wendy Williams Show has been renewed on the Fox Television Stations through the 2011-12 season, according to a press release. The show launched nationally on the Fox-owned stations and other major groups in July 2009 for the current season, following a successful six-week, four-market preview on Fox stations the previous summer. Taped live in New York, The Wendy Williams Show combines the latest buzz and hot topics with a diverse mix of celebrities from film, music, sports and television in a no-holds-barred ( and very LGBT-friendly ) format.
Pamela Anderson recently told British talk-show host Jeremy Kyle that the movie Borat forced her to tell sons Brandon, 12, and Dylan, 11, about the sex tape she made with ex-husband Tommy Lee, according to USMagazine.com . She said she told her children, "Look: Mommy and Daddy were massively in love, we videotaped everything, everything was videotaped, and you're probably going hear about something at school." She also said in the interview that she has dabbled in drugs, including cocaine.
Reality-TV veterans Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian have become gay-rights advocates, according to Divaa.com . The sisters recently posed as part of the anti-Prop 8 NOH8 campaign, and Kim recently blogged, "It shouldn't matter if you are straight, gay, bisexual, black, white, rich, poor… every citizen deserves to be treated as an equal. ... I think what President Obama has said he will do to move gay rights forward is such a huge step in the right direction."
Actor Bronson Pinchot ( best-known for TV's Perfect Strangers ) said that Tom Cruise made a lot of homophobic jokes while on the set of the '80s film Risky Business, according to MetroWeekly.com . Pinchot said of Cruise, "He was tense and made constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments, like, 'You want some ice cream, in case there are no gay people there?' ... There was no basis for it. It was like, 'It's a nice day, I'm glad there are no gay people standing here.' Very, very strange."
Actress Charlize Theron engaged in a long lip-lock with another woman at a fundraiser for OneXOne, according to a Bay Windows item. ( OneXOne provides food, assistance and services to Ethiopian and Rawandan children. ) At the event, Theron offer a seven-second kiss to a man for $130,000 after actor Jeremy Piven raised more money than she did; then, a female audience member bid $140,000, and she and Theron kissed for 20 seconds.
In an interview with Details magazine, gay actor Sir Ian McKellen talked about being a "second-class citizen" when it comes to marriage and having children, according to PinkNews.co.uk. When asked why he had not decided to have a civil partnership, the 70-year-old McKellen said, "It's never crossed my mind that it'd ever be possible for me. That's the scar that I and so many others bear—we believed ourselves to be second-rate citizens for so long, the idea of being able to say 'This is my husband, these are my children' was not an option."
Sir Ian McKellen's habit of tearing out pages of hotel-room Bibles is apparently catching on, according to Entertainment Daily. The openly gay actor recently said in Details magazine that he rips out a section of the Biblical book Leviticus that supposedly condemns homosexuality. Now, fans are sending him those same sections that they have removed.
Gay icon Sir Elton John was recently hospitalized, according to On Top magazine. John, 62, was being treated for flu complications; his spokesman said, "He has got an infection, flu and everything that goes with it." The singer was reportedly in London's King Edward VII Hospital ( which cares for the royal family ) in London with his partner, David Furnish, at his side.
Professional wrestler Chris Jericho is in hot water with gay-rights activists after he used anti-gay slurs during the recent Sacramento Horror Film Festival, according to TMZ.com . At one point, when the event's host jokingly sniffed Jericho's drink, the wrestler shot back, "It's apple juice, fag." ( He also insulted Middle Easterners and Paris Hilton. ) Jericho has apologized, but GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios said the apology was "hollow."
Comedy Central has responded to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's demand for an apology regarding a recent South Park episode that contained anti-gay slurs—and the network's stance is decidedly unapologetic, according to the New York Times. The episode, entitled "The F-Word," involved the South Park kids changing the meaning of the word "fag" so that it's a slur against rude, burly motorcyclists. In a statement, Comedy Central said, "'South Park' is famous for tackling controversial subject matter in thoughtful and hilarious ways. This particular episode of the show has been both criticized and applauded within the gay and lesbian community. With all of that in mind, we will let this 'South Park' episode speak for itself."
The Trevor Project—which focuses on crisis- and suicide-prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth—announced that it will honor out actor Neil Patrick Harris and communications company AT&T Inc. at "Cracked Xmas 12," which will be held at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre Dec. 6, according to a press release. Cracked Xmas, the organization's largest annual fundraiser, brings together top entertainers to support the project's programs, such as its free and confidential helpline, in-school workshops, community outreach, advocacy efforts and educational resources.
Actor James Franco—known for being in films such as Milk and Pineapple Express—is on the TV soap General Hospital ( for a two-month stint ) because a gay artist proposed the idea, according to Advocate.com . Out artist Carter ( real name: John Carter ) told Movieline, "It was an idea that I posed to him, and it's tied to another film that he and I are working on now." According to Wikipedia, Carter's first film, Erased James Franco, had the actor reprising every movie and TV role he's ever done.
The William Inge Center for the Arts will host the 29th Annual William Inge Theare Festival and Conference April 21-24, 2010, in Independence, Kan., according to a press release. Prominent gender and sexuality scholars will join conference honoree Paula Vogel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Among the past honorees are Neil Simon, Terrence McNally and August Wilson. See www.IngeCenter.org .
Modern Tonic, a Web site that features pop-culture recommendations from an LGBT perspective, has launched. The site covers movies, music, books and even viral videos. See www.ModernTonic.com .
The 1953 film From Here to Eternity had gay scenes cut from it. That's the claim of Kaylie Jones, the daughter of Eternity's screenwriter, James Jones, she wrote in an article for The Daily Beast. Kaylie, herself a novelist, wrote that the original manuscript went into "great detail" about sexual favors soldiers like Private Angelo Maggio, played by Frank Sinatra, would provide to rich gay men for money. "'I don't like to be blowed [ by a man ] '," the novel's hero, Private Prewitt ( played by gay actor Montgomery Clift ) , tells Maggio in a section cut from the novel. "Angelo shrugged," wrote James Jones. "'Oh, all right. I admit it's nothing like a woman."
