ROSIE O’DONNELL & HOWARD STERN: Rosie O’Donnell and new BFF Howard Stern did a surprise simulcast on Sirius XM and it did NOT disappoint! The two gab about being mega-rich, the ethics of the Haiti telethon, how Rosie felt when The Rosie O’Donnell show was up against her hero Oprah, the Brangelina breakup rumors, Rosie’s new HBO special and the Jay Leno thang.
Also; Howard grills Rosie about the insanity of moving new girlfriend Tracy and her 6 kids from Texas to NY (Howard is apparently the last man on earth to not hear the U-Haul joke). They go on to speak fairly generously about Ro’s sex life and the Sybian Howard mailed to Rosie which Rosie refuses to use as anything but a footrest. She worries it will make her insides explode. Similarly, she’s not a fan of the Hitachi Magic Wand, because it is a giant beast. Hey, you know thank g-d someone besides Courtenay Semel is talking about lesbian sex, because we have a dream that one day actual conversations about actual lesbian sex will triumph on Google rather than straight-male-oriented porn. (Because that makes it so hard to do the NSFW Sunday!)
Listen to Rosie & Howard’s full interview:
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ANYONE BUT ME: Anyone But Me will air all new episodes beginning Feb. 23rd with special surprise guest star. But watch for news to whet your appetite and keep you from withdrawal pains.
TEGAN & SARA: Tegan And Sara‘s Sara Quin is one of the producers of former Northern State member Hesta Prynn‘s upcoming debut solo album. (Check out our interview with Hesta!) (@chartattack)
KRISTEN: Kristen Stewart is this year’s new Sundance Indie “It” Girl! Also she shakes her leg a lot. So do I. (@daily beast)
THE VIEW: Joy Behar may have set the gay movement back 10 years by declaring her perception of gay (male) relationships as not valuing monogamy as high of a priority as heteros. Dan Savage defended his original comments on her HLN talk show the night before that inspired the discussion to begin with. Meanwhile, Jeremy Hooper, a gay man in a monogamous relationship, is pissed:
“It’s astounding that anyone, especially a progressive from New York City’s media world, would still have such an uninformed opinion about gay relationships as a whole. Regardless of one’s personal views on monogamy, it’s downright weird to hear gay couples put in this “other” category that is monolithically one thing.”
Watch Joy’s original comments on The View:
MO’NIQUE: In between the press rounds in hopes for an Oscar for Precious, Mo’Nique is still doing her nightly BET show. While interviewing gospel singer, Miki Howard, the discussion turned to God, the church, and the gays:
“One good thing that I really wanted to talk about in the book is the gay aspect of church that we don’t talk about in our community,” Howard said. “I grew up in the James Cleveland church, and it was really gay. We didn’t know that people thought that was bad. We didn’t know that outsiders thought that was bad. So that’s one thing we really explore in the book and how I came to be me.”
Mo’Nique, who has been a longtime supporter of gay rights, agreed:
“I applaud you for addressing that, because most times we run from it. … I applaud you for not judging it, because like you said, we didn’t know anything was wrong with it. For all our gay brothers and sisters watching, please know that you are always welcomed, baby. We love you — the no judgment zone! If you in church and you gay, God ain’t judging, baby, so be who you wanna be.” (@advocate)
INDIE FILM: With Nicole Holofcener’s new film, Please Give, screening at Sundance, Jezebel examines the female characters in her work compared to those of Nancy Meyers’: Almost alone among American women filmmakers, Holofcener has a startling candor about femininity — her women are bitchy, obsessed with their bodies, often unsuccessful to the point of being real losers, and utterly sympathetic in their efforts to rise above their own pettiness. (@jezebel)
LANCE BASS DOES GLAMBERT: Lance Bass looks like he raided Adam Lambert’s makeup closet, embracing the guyliner & goth look for a new photoshoot. (@ontd)
TEAM COCO: Tilda Swinton says she’s down to play Conan in the inevitable Late Shift 2: Electric Boogaloo. (@people)
BABYSITTER’S CLUB: The Babysitter’s Club reprints have brand new covers to go along with them! (@nylonmag)
MAD MEN: One of my favorite Mad Men characters, Sal Romano, played by out actor Bryan Batt, apparently will not be back next season after his character was outed and fired from Sterling Cooper last season. Says creator Matthew Weiner: “…I felt it was an expression of the times that he couldn’t work there anymore. It’s the ultimate case of sexual harassment.” OK, first the cute gay male nurse off Nurse Jackie and now this, WTF is going on?? (@tvguide)
