LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for your Sunday afternoon:
• Queerty: The 22nd season of “Big Brother UK” has launched and folks are talking about 25-year-old Zelah (above), a trans masc guy who has already been dubbed the “hottest guy of the season.” Continue reading “‘Big Brother UK’ Hottie Zelah + New Music From Michael Medrano + More”
Some news items you might have missed: • OUT: Actor Mickey Rourke (above) has been kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother UK house after multiple instances of “threatening and aggressive” language. Rourke, 72, told out recording artist Jojo Siwa, 21, “If I stay longer than four days, you won’t be gay anymore.” Continue reading “Mickey Rourke Booted From BIG BROTHER UK + More News”
Some news stories you might have missed: • Playbill: Keeping Company With Sondheim, a new documentary exploring the legacy of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company, will premiere May 27 at 9 PM ET on PBS featuring rehearsal and performance footage. Continue reading “News Round-Up: January 19, 2022”
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A new clip from CBS’ reality show Celebrity Big Brother features a tearful Omarosa Manigault-Newman saying she was “haunted” by tweets during her time as a White House aide in the Trump administration.
Via The Hill:
In the teaser, posted by the show’s Twitter account, Manigault-Newman, who also starred in the first season of The Apprentice with Trump, breaks down in tears opening up to fellow cast member Ross Matthews about her White House experiences.
“I was haunted by tweets every day,” she said in the clip. “Like, what is he going to tweet next?” She added that she tried to “be that person” that would stop the president from tweeting, but said that she was attacked by colleagues when she tried to intervene.
At one point, Matthews asks if Americans should “worried,” Omarosa tells him “No, it’s not going to be ok…”
Between the tears and the tense background music, it’s quite the high drama.
Watch the clip below.
.@Omarosa opens up to @helloross about her time in the White House on tonight’s Celebrity Big Brother. In the meantime, don’t miss a minute of the action on the #BBLF: https://t.co/H9nnS6VGdW pic.twitter.com/8x6dFBZxD2— Big Brother (@CBSBigBrother) February 8, 2018
UPDATE – At today’s White House press briefing, deputy press secretary Raj Shah had this reaction to Omarosa:
Raj Shah: “Omarosa was fired three times on The Apprentice. And this is the 4th time we’ve let her go. She had limited contact with the president while here. She has no contact now.”
One has to ask, why was Omarosa hired then? (Clip via FOX) pic.twitter.com/7KRxkL8bPG— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 8, 2018
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Construction sales rep and Marine veteran houseguest Cody Nickson, currently competing on CBS’ “Big Brother 19,” has offended some fans of the show with transphobic comments.
Nickson was discussing tucking, for some reason, with houseguest, Jessica Graf.
Nickson: “How does one tape his di*k down?”
Graf: “I don’t know. Isn’t that at thing?”
Nickson: “For trannies, I guess.”
Graf immediately covered his mouth, but Nickson continued: “Do you really think I could give a sh*t that like .0000001 percent of the population is fu*k*ng trannies. I don’t give a fu*k. I promise you they’re not expecting me to really fu*king sympathize with their psychological cause.”
Graf broached the subject with Nickson again later while talking with other houseguests.
Graf: “What you said this morning wasn’t that great either.”
Nickson: “What? Tranny? I don’t give a sh*t. Do you really think they’re going to come at a Marine Crops infantryman for fu*king saying the word tranny?”
In the past, contestants have, in fact, lost jobs once they leave the Big Brother house for offensive or controversial statements made on the reality game show.
Season 17 contestant, and first transgender competitor on the show, Audrey Middleton, warned that Nickson should be prepared to be unemployed after BB due to his transphobic remarks.
Cody the .0001% of the population isn’t going to sympathize when you lose your job… You’re going to care what we think then.. #BB19— Audrey Middleton (@OddreyM) July 1, 2017
You can watch the two moments below.
Ariana Grande recently came roaring to the defense of her brother, Frankie, on a Instagram post.
The pop star saw that someone referred to her brother (currently a contestant on CBS’ BIG BROTHER) as “that homo.”
Grande responded thusly:
“That ‘homo’ is the fiercest, most incredible, funniest, most intelligent, kind hearted and most LOVED person on the face of the planet! he also cleaned up his game and told the truth to everybody in the house WHICH by the way, nobody else on the show has done. so i don’t give a flying fuck if or when he comes home!!! he is incredible and i am SO proud!!!! oh and also ‘that homo’ gets more ass than you’ll ever get in your life. k miss thing?”
I posted Ariana’s newest video “Break Free” earlier today.
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| Shirtless cowboy Caleb Reynolds of Big Brother 16 |
The Gaily Grind has done their homework and assembled galleries of photos featuring Big Brother 16 hotties Cody Calafiore and Caleb Reynolds.
Both have done a good bit of modeling, it seem, and both seem to know “their good sides.”
Cody modeled for underwear giant C-IN2, and Caleb worked the camera for Tripp Wall Photography. See the results below, then check out more over at Gaily Grind.
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| A shirtless Cody Calafiore of Big Brother 16 goes to take just a bit more off |
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| Cody Calafiore of Big Brother 16 models Grip Athletics for C-IN2 underwear |
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| Caleb Reynolds shirtless for Tripp Wall Photography |
Sad to hear boxing champ Evander Holyfield, currently appearing on the UK version of “Big Brother,” recently shared his opinion that being gay is like being born with a “handicap that can be fixed” and “is a choice.”
I actually admired the man until now.
Watch the video where he discusses the issue with a house mate, then later is reminded that the producers won’t tolerate offensive talk. He is, apparently the first cast member to be so reprimanded in the show’s history.
Can you say “denial?”
Following the Big Brother’ finale, contestant Aaryn Gries finds out, in an awkward moment, that her statements on BB cost her her job.
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Last night’s episode of Big Brother saw 22-year-old Texas college student Aaryn Gries evicted from the house in a unanimous vote. Gries’s gameplay was overshadowed by the racist and homophobic comments she made earlier this season that were recorded on the show’s live feeds.
Gries initially attempted to sweep the issue under the rug by saying her comments were “taken completely out of context,” but host Julie Chen pulled no punches in grilling Gries during the exit interview:
CHEN: “We want to point out everyone in the house went in knowing that everything they say, everything they do gets broadcast live on the internet. So when you say the intention was not to hurt anyone, let me just read back some of the things you said. Referring to [African-American contestant] Candice, you said ‘Be careful what you say in the dark, you might not see the b*tch.’ Referring to [Asian-American contestant] Helen, you said ‘Shut up, go make some rice.’ Referring to [openly gay contestant] Andy, you said “No one is going to vote for whoever that queer puts up.” Can you see how those things could be interpreted as racist and as homophobic?”
GRIES: “I do, but I do not remember saying those things [audience laughs]. And those things were not meant to be serious and if I said those things I feel horrible for that and I regret that. I don’t even know what else to say about that…
It’s actually kind of fascinating to watch the clip below as Gries reacts to Chen’s questions. Her breathing starts to get heavy as she hears her own words tossed back her way. Her convenient amnesia is almost sad.
I grew up in Texas – I know this animal. “If I said those thing…” Wow. IF. As though Julie Chen were making it up.
Towards the end of the interview, however, Gries seems to finally understand the gravity of her situation:
“I honestly feel horrible. I feel like, in Texas we say things that are, sometimes we joke and we don’t mean it and I really feel bad that this is how its being seen and how I’ve come across to people. I don’t want to seem like that person and I really do respect everyone in this game although we’ve had some hard times cause we’re all fighting for our lives in the game.”
Because Gries is heading to the jury house portion of the game, she was not informed of her newly minted unemployment status as a result of the statements.
(via Towleroad)