Author: News Desk
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Ji Wallace Reveals His HIV Status
Openly gay Australian Olympian Ji Wallace, 35, has publicly revealed his HIV status in a letter written to the Star Observer. (more…)
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Bret Easton Ellis Slams Matt Bomer Casting
American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis slams casting Matt Bomer in Fifty Shades Of Grey Movie.
The best selling author Bret Easton Ellis said that casting the openly gay actor Matt Bomer in a film adaptation of the record-breaking novel ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ would be wrong because his sexuality ‘complicates the role’.
The Hollywood star, who was last seen doing the full monty in the box office smash ‘Magic Mike’ has been rumoured to take the role of Christian Grey in an adaptation of E. L. James’s erotic bestseller.
On hearing the news Ellis took to social media network Twitter to Tweet that it would be ‘absolutely ludicrous’ to give the role to Bomer.
‘Okay. Let’s finalise this. Matt Bomer is totally hot and a very good actor. He is NOT right for Christian Grey and it complicates the role,’ he posted on Twitter.
The author, who has admitted to having relationships with both men and women added: ‘I don’t care how good an actor you are but being married to another man complicates things for playing CG.’
He denied that his views were homophobic saying it was: ‘about an intensely straight actor wanting absolutely to screw Ana Steele.’
Ellis had expressed an inclination to adapt the novel into a screenplay, but confirmed that he was no longer in the running for the project.
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BOOK REVIEW | Briefs Encountered by Julian Clary
Noel Coward was the toast of 1930’s British society with his razor sharp wit, sartorial elegance and much loved plays and songs. Goldenhurst, his house in Kent, provided a refuge where he could be himself and hide from the prying eyes of the general public and more importantly the law. (more…)
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MIKA: If You Ask Me “Am I Gay I Say Yeah”
The ‘Grace Kelly’ singer has, at last, answered the long-discussed question of his sexuality in an interview with US magazine Instinct. His sexuality had become the subject of rumour since entering the public eye in early 2007.
Mika told Instinct Magazine: “If you ask me ‘am I gay?’, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only through my music that I’ve found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life.”
In 2009 in an interview with Dutch magazine Gay & Night he talked of his hesitance to use labels, which the singer used as a frequent response to questioning of his sexuality, until commenting on bisexuality saying: “I’ve never ever labeled myself. But having said that, I’ve never limited my life. I’ve never limited who I sleep with. … Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me.”
Previously, in 2008, Mika had spoken to the US magazine OUT saying that it was possible to discuss “sexuality without using labels”, leading to some journalists inventing the phrases ‘ambisexual’ and ‘gaybe.’
His insistence on keeping his sexuality a private matter had led to hate mail and one death threat: “It was over whether I am gay or not. He wasn’t happy that I won’t talk about my personal life like that,” he told the Evening Standard.
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American Idol Gets Mariah
Hold on to your butterflies, American Idol is about to get camp(er) and that’s not including Mr Simon Cowell. Yes Lambs, Mariah has confirmed that she is indeed joining the judging panel at the hit talent show American Idol.
Of course Mariah, 42, and her music are no stranger to AI, she appeared as a mentor during Season 7, where she guided contestants who were given the challenge of taking on one of her songs.
That same week, Mariah took to the famous AI stage to sing ‘Bye Bye’
The American Idol website has made a list of all the Mariah Carey songs covered by contestants they are:
Tamyra Gray, Season 1 initial audition, “Vision Of Love”
Heather Cox, Season 5 Top 20, “Hero”
David Archuleta, Season 7 Top 7, “When You Believe”
Carly Smithson, Season 7 Top 7, “Without You”
Syesha Mercado, Season 7 Top 7, “Vanishing”
Brooke White, Season 7 Top 7, “Hero”
Kristy Lee Cook, Season 7 Top 7, “Forever”
David Cook, Season 7 Top 7, “Always Be My Baby”
Jason Castro, Season 7 Top 7, “I Don’t Wanna Cry”
Season 7 Top 7, “One Sweet Day”
Danny Gokey, Season 8 Top 36, “Hero”
Siobhan Magnus, Season 9 Top 7, “When You Believe”
Karen Rodriguez, Season 10 Top 24, “Hero”
Shannon Magrane, Season 11 Top 11, “One Sweet Day”
Joshua Ledet, Season 11 Top 9, “Without You”
Jessica Sanchez, Season 11 Top 3, “My All”
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MKS In The Studio With Shaznay
Newly reformed MKS (Mutya Keisha Siobhan) have revealed that they were in the studio with former All Saints star Shaznay Lewis
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Matthew Mitcham Covers Single Ladies
Not just a pretty face and a world class diver, Matthew Mitcham has just uploaded his cover version of ‘Single Ladies’ by Beyoncé on his ukulele to YouTube.
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Tom Daley Sent Anti-Gay Tweet
An anti-gay Tweet featured on Daniel Thomas’ Twitter stream yesterday after Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics.
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Same Sex Olympic Kiss Seen Across The World
A brief glimpse of the female on female kiss shown on now defunct British soap Brookside was seen by over a billion people in the Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday night.