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South Africa’s HIV+ Soldiers Get a Chance to Fight Abroad … Lee Daniels’...
ON OUR GAYDAR — News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. • South African soldiers with HIV/AIDS can be deployed overseas, but only if they pass some 39 fitness tests. Naturally, there are...
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Precious Is Up for 6 Oscars. Could Gay Director Lee Daniels’ Movie Win Them All?
With the exception of Tom Ford’s A Serious Man (nominated for Best Picture), today’s Oscar nominations have us focused almost entirely on gay director Lee Daniels’ moving picture Precious, which is up...
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Your 2010 Oscars Open Thread: It’s All About Neil Patrick Harris, Of Course
Cablevision subscribers in New York looking to watch tonight’s Academy Awards better find themselves a friend with Time Warner, or a UStream.TV pirated feed, since there’s no ABC for you. (UPDATE: And...
View ArticleAt HRC’s Dinner, Ricky Martin Upstaged Only By Bette Midler’s Vanity
Didn’t have a few hundred bucks to shell out on a ticket to the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Obama apology tour? You’re in luck: Four hours of Ricky Martin surprises has been summed up here in...
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Lee Daniels, All In The Family
OH SNAP — Film directors Lee Daniels of Precious (with twins Clara and Liam, 14, whom he adopted from his brother when they were three days old) and Lisa Cholodenko of The Kids Are All Right (with...
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Who Should Play Neely O’Hara In The Valley Of The Dolls Remake?
We guess Lee Daniels got his fill of gritty urban realism with Precious because Gossip guru Perez Hilton is reporting the openly gay writer/director is helming a new version of the glittery pot-boiler...
View ArticleLee Daniels Digs Into Drag Ball Culture In New Drama For Showtime
There’s no moss growing on Precious director Lee Daniels: We recently reported he signed a deal to revamp Valley of the Dolls for NBC, and now comes news that he’s doing a new drama for Showtime that...
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PHOTO: Oprah Lights One Up After Final Love Scene In “The Butler”
The Butler possesses one of the greatest casts ever assembled, hands down. Let’s see, we’ve got Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower; Melissa Leo as Mamie Eisenhower; Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan;...
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Lee Daniels: Matt McConaughey Is Butt Naked In A Room Of Black Men In “The...
I gotta tell you, I’m so proud of what he did and where he went for me, because he’s so not that guy. When he is looking up to those black men, those mandingoes, and he’s butt naked and salivating for...
View ArticleZac Efron Talks To Ellen DeGeneres About Dancing In His Undies In “The Paperboy”
Former tween heartthrob Zac Efron went on Ellen to discuss his new movie, The Paperboy, which hits theaters nationwide tomorrow. In the clip above, Efron talks about how director Lee Daniels...
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And The Films Played On: An Essential Guide To HIV/AIDS-Related Cinema
December 1 is Worlds AIDS Day, an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, show their support for people living with the disease and to commemorate people who have died....
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Sofia Vergara Couldn’t Pee On Zac Efron, Chris Brown Was Erect For Frank...
– Justin Timberlake is keeping up with the cool kids by joining Instagram, but unlike Madonna, he’s not posting pics of his sweaty cleavage. Sadly. – NBC is trashing G4 in favor of the Esquire...
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Kristen Wiig Returns to SNL, Tom Daley Is Beach Ready, Oprah’s Aha Oscar...
– Everyone shut up. This is important. Kristen Wiig is hosting Saturday Night Live this week. Good things abound. – YouTube is rolling out paid subscription channels as early as this week. – And...
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“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Did It: Four Mysteries Solved By The New Film
Lee Daniels’ The Butler comes out today, featuring an all-star cast including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Terrence Howard, and Daniels favorites Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey....
View ArticleLee Daniels Explains Why It’s Harder For Black Men To Come Out
Out filmmaker Lee Daniels is surely sitting on top of the world today after his fact-based drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler cleaned up at the box office with approximately $25 million in North America...
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Lee Daniels Reveals His Father Beat Him For Being Gay
I ran from that for such a long time – my identity – because I was beaten for it, and then my dad died and I was sort of happy that he did because I dunno that I would have been alive, he’d just kept...
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Lee Daniels Planning A Gay, Interracial Action Hero Flick With Alex Pettyfer...
Fresh off his success with Lee Daniels’ The Butler — otherwise known as the movie that will finally nab Oprah that elusive Oscar — Lee Daniels is planning an “interracial love affair action movie” with...
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Jane Fonda Says She’s Seen Too Many Lives Destroyed By Homophobia
I’ve lived a long time, 20 years of that time was in the south, and I have seen too many lives destroyed and distorted by homophobia. I pray with all my heart that I live to see the day when people...
View ArticleWATCH: Lee Daniels Tells Arsenio About Growing Up Gay In The Ghetto,...
A week before Oscar nominations are announced, Lee Daniels is still working hard to get some recognition for his hit drama The Butler. The director appeared as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show last...
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DVD: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,”“Fruitvale Station,”“Four,”& More!
It’s a big week in home entertainment, ranging from acclaimed boldface Hollywood fare to low budget queer indies! Possible Oscar bait, Lee Daniels’ The Butler leads the charge, while that film’s star...
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