Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (image: 20th Century Studios) Some news items you might have missed: • Twitter: Hugh Jackman said 2016’s “Logan” would be his last appearance as Wolverine. Then last night, Ryan Reynolds posted this video clip – 37.5 million views at this writing. Continue reading “Hugh Jackman Will Wolverine Once Again + More News”
Some news stories you might have missed: • The Advocate: Out non-binary actor Amandla Stenberg (above) is set to lead the highly anticipated and mysterious new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte.Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 9, 2021”
Ali Fazeli Monfared (image via Twitter) Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Reports indicate an Iranian man’s relatives killed him after they discovered he was gay. The Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network wrote on its website that Ali Fazeli Monfared, 20, was kidnapped in Ahvaz, a city in Iran’s Khuzestan’s province on May 4. His body was found – beheaded – a day after his disappearance. • Pink News: In a new interview with GQ Style UK, Grammy Award winner Lil Nas X has revealed that he thought God was “tempting” him with his feelings for men, admitting he “never wanted to be gay.” • Gr8erDays: Mantique of the Day is Gerard Christopher, who is turning 62 today. Christopher was the star of the CBS series “Superboy” (1989-1992) as well as a model, and soap actor last seen on “General Hospital” in 2013. https://www.instagram.com/p/COuBKvrBeZP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • USA Today: President Joe Biden announced a partnership with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft to offer free rides to vaccination sites from May 24 to July 4 to help meet his target of 70% of U.S. adults getting at least one vaccine shot by Independence Day. • The Guardian: In a new book penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Leonnig, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service, the journalist reports that a some Trump family members got “inappropriately – and perhaps dangerously – close” to their Secret Service agents. • Buzzfeed News: A day after expressing his admiration for pop star Harry Styles – including admitting that the singer is ‘hot’ – Disney star Joshua Bassett issued a statement to calm fandom’s waters saying “love is love” and in 2021 “it’s ok to still be figuring out who you are.”
