Ellen DeGeneres, after production of her show was suspended due to coronavirus, is back and is filming from her Los Angeles living room. (YouTube/The Ellen Show) Ellen DeGeneres will recover from the fierce backlash she’s currently on the receiving end of by being “phoney” and “playing the game”, a reputation expert has said. Ellen has,
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Prince William joked about Tiger King in a comedy sketch with Stephen Fry for the BBC’s The Big Night In (Twitter) Prince William and Stephen Fry joked about Tiger King and going trouser-less in a surreal skit for BBC’s The Big Night In. The surprise Zoom call sketch aired as part of the BBC’s evening of
Tiger King stars Joe Exotic (R) and Dillon Passage. (Instagram) Dillon Passage, husband to Tiger King star Joe Exotic, has found himself in a rather specific situation, one that can only be described as peak 2020. Passage revealed Thursday night to FUBAR Radio’s Access All Areas that while his husband is carrying out his 22-yearslong
Drag Race royalty Alaska. (Screen capture via Entertainment Weekly) In a plot twist we both absolutely did not see coming, yet, are we surprised, is that RuPaul’s Drag Race star Alaska worked as a shopkeeper at the gay porn store featured in Circus of Books. Netflix show Circus of Books tells the story of Karen
CJ (L) and Flick (R) are simply “roommates and business partners”, according to an Animal Crossing: New Horizons companion guide. (Nintendo) Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a cartoony life-simulator by gaming giant Nintendo, has given countless housebound fans the opportunity to pretend that they are chatting to friends in person, hanging out in e fresh air,
Outlander star Sam Heughan at the premiere of “Bloodshot” on March 10, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage/Getty) Outlander star Sam Heughan has broken his silence after years of “bullying, harassment and stalking” from online trolls who insist he’s secretly gay. The Scottish actor best known for his role as Jamie Fraser in
Lady Gaga and Boris Johnson. (Getty/Global Citizen/Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency) An explosive article in today’s Sunday Times revealed that UK prime minister Boris Johnson skipped the first five crisis meetings about coronavirus – meanwhile, Lady Gaga raised $127m for the COVID-19 relief effort and curated a global star-studded concert. Johnson, whose poor handling of the pandemic
Rachel Brosnahan (pictured) coughing on her golden arm, complying with World Health Organization guidelines concerning coronavirus, before demanding to be buried with it. (Screen captures via Twitter) It’s safe to say that Quibi, the platform aimed at providing viewers with “quick bites” of content, launched last week at the exact right time, but one show
Behind microphone stands in their homes, Lady Gaga (L) joined Céline Dion to close the One World: Together at Home special. (Screen captures via Twitter) The One World: Together at Home special came to a speculator close Saturday night as a constellation of stars – Lady Gaga, Céline Dion, Lang Lang, Andrea Bocelli and John Legend
A previously unpublished picture from a House of Holland shoot in 2008, on the roof of the label’s Soho office. (Instagram/HenryHolland) Iconic gay fashion label House of Holland is shutting down after 13 years, and tributes from queer fans are pouring in. House of Holland founder Henry Holland wrote for British Vogue that the company
Former One Direction member Liam Payne has issued a somewhat half-hearted apology for a “harmful” song about bisexuality he released last year. “Both Sides”, a track on Payne’s latest album LP1, was widely criticised by bisexual activists and fans on Twitter when it landed last December. In the song, Payne sings: “My girl, she like
A recent Zoom session with the cast of 1776. (American Repertory Theatre) Broadway audiences are set to see a revival of the musical comedy 1776 in Spring 2021 and it’ll feature an entirely female, non-binary and genderqueer cast, the American Repertory Theatre announced Thursday. The production of the Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone’s classic will be
Netflix drama Love 101 has attracted fury in Turkey (Photos courtesy Netflix/Huseyin Bilgi) Rumours of a gay character on a Turkish Netflix series have fuelled anti-LGBT bigotry in the country. New Turkish coming-of-age drama Love 101, which is set to begin on April 24, unleashed a torrent of fury over unconfirmed rumours that it will
The Harley Quinn animated series has portrayed another major character as queer. The DC animated series has been teasing a romantic relationship between supervillains Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, played by Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell, for some time. But the most recent episode of the show’s second season dropped a surprising reveal about an
Jay-Z tried to reach out to the disgraced rapper. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment) Jay-Z reportedly attempted to reach out to the rapper Boosie Badazz after he sparked anger with horrifying remarks about the genitals of the 12-year-old Zaya Wade. The rapper, real name Torrence Hatch Jr, has refused to issue an apology
Thousands of people have signed a petition for Ellen Page to replace Ellen DeGeneres as the host of her own talk show, The Ellen Show. The petition, which has been signed by more than 7,000 people, comes as DeGeneres has been embroiled in controversy in recent weeks. Last month, comic Kevin Porter described her as
Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy has revealed that the series finale was originally meant to have a very different ending. The hit show came to an end last week after six groundbreaking seasons and showed David Rose finally marrying his boyfriend Patrick in a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony. But that wasn’t always the plan
Tiger King’s Joshua Diale, one of the last people to see Joe Exotic’s late husband Travis Maldonado alive, never received counselling. (Netflix) Tiger King‘s Joshua Diale, one of the last people to see Joe Exotic’s late husband Travis Maldonado alive, never received counselling. Exotic’s former campaign manager witnessed the traumatic moment that Maldonado shot himself in 2017.
Actor Rob Lowe is ‘developing’ a Tiger King project with Ryan Murphy. His dog, however, is terrified of the road ahead, apparently. (Instagram) We officially have confirmation that we’re in the Bad Place and the darkest timeline after actor Rob Lowe shared a photo of himself dressed as Tiger King star Joe Exotic. The truly
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid tribute to trans women in the Drag Race Untucked lounge. (WOW) Drag Race guest judge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her historic stint on the show to give an emotional speech about drag queens and trans heroes. Ocasio-Cortez joined the season 12 queens in the Untucked lounge, where she paid tribute to them and
Ellen DeGeneres, after production of her show was suspended due to coronavirus, is back and is filming from her Los Angeles living room. (Screen capture via YouTube) Ellen DeGeneres has quietly removed the section of her show in which she compared quarantining in her $27 million Californian mansion to “being in jail”. On Tuesday the
The cast of Schitt’s Creek broke down in tears when they read an emotional letter signed by more than 1,800 mothers of LGBT+ children. Dan Levy and his co-stars received the letter in a documentary that aired after the trailblazing series came to a powerful end this week. In the documentary, Noah Reid told his
Judge Rinder said he was flirting up a storm with Bake Off host Noel Fielding. (BBC) Celebrity Bake Off contestant Judge Rinder confessed that much of his time in the tent was spent flirting with host Noel Fielding and getting “wine drunk”. Judge Rinder joins The Great Celebrity Bake Off on Tuesday (April 7) alongside
James Charles is coming under fire after he took part in a Tik Tok trend called the Mugshot challenge, where people share photos of themselves with fake injuries. The YouTuber and make-up artist shared photos of himself with fake blood under his nose and fake black eyes as part of the bizarre “challenge”. But people
A South African soap opera actress has been forced to publicly come out as a lesbian after a local newspaper outed her. Letoya Makhene confirmed that she is a lesbian on Twitter after South Africa’s Sunday World newspaper publicly outed her. The newspaper ran a headline that read: “Letoya lesbian lover revealed”. Makhene shared an
Sasha Velour is bringing her NightGowns show to Quibi. (Quibi) Quibi shows include NightGowns with Sasha Velour, The Hot Shot with Keke Palmer and Joel Kim Booster and You Ain’t Got These with Lena Waithe. What is Quibi exactly? Another subscription service in an increasingly crowded market seems like the last thing anybody needs, but
The artwork for Lady Gaga’s upcoming album ‘Chromatica’ may have been leaked online (YouTube/Lady Gaga) The artwork for Lady Gaga’s feverishly-anticipated new album, Chromatica, appears to have leaked online ahead of its release. Gaga’s sixth studio album was due to be released on April 10 but has now been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Honey Davenport and Aja collaborated on Draw The Blood. (JJ Images) Drag Race stars Aja and Honey Davenport spoke to PinkNews about their new single, the challenges that come with being a queer performer of colour, and Drag Race’s big diversity issue. It’s well-established that the Drag Race fandom has a race problem. Since RuPaul
The followup novel introduces an older Elio, who is in (another) relationship with an older man Hollywood’s straight Prince of Twinks Timothée Chalamet and his co-star Armie Hammer have both reportedly signed up for Call Me By Your Name 2. Since Call Me By Your Name, there has been consistent buzz that a film followup
Marilyn Manson was approached by Tiger King star Joe Exotic on Instagram, angling for an endorsement. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Tiger King is wild and each day it outdoes itself after not only having a Britney Spears and a Michael Jackon plot twist, but now there’s a Marilyn Manson one, too. In an Instagram post published Wednesday, the