"Fuck off. EVERY show has new stuff & YOU know I'm KNOWN for that."Kathy Griffin tweets a response to someone who said he'd wait to see her "till u can com up w som new stuff." Them's fighting words.
If you've learned nothing else from the two decades I've been writing this column, it's that the better looking you are, the more advantages you have. Admittedly, good-looking people also have issues, but that's their problem. This is not news to us, because we gays are a good-looking bunch. For years, society has objectified women far more than men. But that certainly is changing and some actors don't have a problem with it. Chris Pratt was recently asked if he minds people being interested in him solely for his looks. He said, "I think if we really want to advocate for equality, it's important to even things out. ... Not objectify women less, but objectify men just as often as we objectify women. There are a lot of women who got careers out of it, and I'm using it to my advantage."
Pratt ain't the only one. I've often pointed out that when Channing Tatum isn't acting, he usually gains an enormous amount of weight and lets himself go. But when he's filming, he makes sure to give his audience exactly what they want. And with Magic Mike XXL, he's going the extra mile. Since the film opens July 1, why not publicize it during a Gay Pride event? The film had a float in the L.A. Pride parade featuring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer and Adam Rodriguezat least for part of the way. We hear that the boys joined the parade already in progress, but made up for lost time by dancing alongside the professional strippers. To be more accurate, Bomer spent most of his time sitting or walking alongside the float passing out flyers. However, Channing kept busy by showing off his dance moves. While the actors kept their shirts on, Tatum ended up showing more than he expected. In the midst of some rather vigorous dancing, he split the back of his cargo shorts! Occupational hazard.
Colton Haynes has never been shy about showing off his assetswhether it's on Teen Wolf, Arrow, or in XY magazine cavorting with other hot boys. But he just posted an image which puts all his previous efforts to shame. He captioned it "Workout Wednesday." You'll get quite a workout when you see it on BillyMasters.com .
Kristen Stewart's mom revealed that her sullen daughter is dating a woman. "I've met Kristen's new girlfriend, I like her. What's not to accept? She's a lovely girl," said mom Jules. Stewart's girlfriend is her "personal assistant," Alicia Cargile. Maybe Ali can get Stewart to crack a smileRobert Pattinson and that married director couldn't.
Months after telling Paper Magazine that her sexuality is "fluid," Miley Cyrus is going public with her latest relationship. Friends say that she's dating Stella Maxwell, a Victoria's Secret model. The only good news I see in this story is that Patrick Schwarzenegger is single. Although, from what we've heard, he's already got his eye on someonesomeone 180-degrees opposite of Miley. That's all we're saying ... for now.
At the Women in Film's Crystal + Lucy Awards ( which, shockingly, are not telecast ), Nicole Kidman revealed that she has some regrets. At the top of her list is a Jane Campion film she turned down because it required her to wear a shower cap and kiss a girl. I'm not really sure which one of those things turned her off more, but have you ever seen Kidman in a shower cap? It's not a pretty sight. Anyhoo, her message was that women should be more fearless. And with that, Nicole pulled a shower cap out of her purse and said she was ready to "kiss any woman in the room." Naomi Watts ( who was presenting her with the award ) took her up on that offer. In a related story, Tom Cruise also wishes that he kissed more girlsand is willing to wear a shower cap if necessary.
Last week, Susan Sarandon attended a Trevor Project fundraiser in NYC and she had this to say about her son with Tim Robbins: "My son Miles is a musician and a DJ and sometimes when his band performs they all wear dresses, and he has long hair." You know a trend is on the way out when Susan Sarandon jumps on the bandwagon. Dress or not, Miles is pretty damn hot. Check him out on BillyMasters.com .
I wonder if this is something we'll see covered on Fashion Police. Oh, yes, Fashion Police is coming back. So who will be at the table? I kinda guessed the answer to this after Melissa Rivers showed up on a dozen or so talk shows hawking her book and guest co-hosting The Talk. It wasn't enough that Missy ran Fashion Police behind the scenes. Now, she'll be front and centersitting in Joan's chair. Look, I don't begrudge Melissa a job. I don't even begrudge her this job. But taking over as host after years of claiming that she was always uncomfortable being in the spotlight and only did it because her mother made her seems somewhatoh, I don't knowdisingenuous. On the positive side, we're told that talks are ongoing to bring Kelly Osbourne back to the show.
Could it be that a certain singer stayed away from a high-profile gay pride event for a less-than-proud reason? Rumor has it she was afraid to be performing in a venue so close to the local police station! You see, despite her numerous legitimate projects, she's got a nasty habit that she's trying to kick. At the same time, the fuzz are closing in on her dealer, and he's putting pressure on his highest-paying clients to protect him. The one thing our sometime songstress doesn't want is for this information to go public. Imagine how that would play on both her showswith her sisters and her sistasif her imprisoned connection pointed across the street and said, "That girl!"
When we're dragging poor Marlo Thomas into this, we've definitely come to the end of yet another column. Just to be clear, Marlo is not, nor has ever been, the answer to a blind item. But since that new Decades channel ran a That Girl marathon last week, she was on my mind ( and we hear she is a loathsome individual ). To find out what's going on in the current decade, be sure to check out www.BillyMasters.com, the site that will tell you not only about today, but also the past and the future. If you've got a question for me, send it along to Billy@BillyMasters.com, and I promise to get back to you before Colton Haynes gets cast in the next Magic Mike movie. So, until next time, remember: One man's filth is another man's bible.