It’s Monday (again). A lot happened over the weekend. Here’s just some of what you might have missed…
THE GIRLS WERE FIGHTING: Turns out Bea Arthur and Betty White were not as close as you may have thought while working on The Golden Girls. Producers on the show revealed the ladies did not get along with Arthur referring to White as a c*nt on more than one occasion. [Entertainment Weekly]
HE SAID YES: Empire alum Jussie Smollett got engaged to boyfriend Jabari Redd, who played his husband in 2024 film The Lost Holiday. [People]
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TAYLOR’S VERSION: You’re going to have to scroll through Taylor Zakhar Perez’s latest slideshow to see how he served hairy pecs AND legs for days.
COMEDY DRAMA: Margaret Cho didn’t hold back revealing Ellen DeGeneres was a “mean girl” and “not nice” to her for most of her career despite opening for the former talk show host in the ’80s prior to fame. [Variety]
FROM CANCELED TO COMEBACK: The Flash star Ezra Miller gave a bizarre interview discussing his possible Hollywood comeback after his career was derailed over a slew of controversies and legal issues in 2022. [Variety]
QUEER PRESSURE: JoJo Siwa said she felt pressured by the LGBTQ+ community to come out as a lesbian when she first disclosed it in 2021, years before starting relationship with Chris Hughes. [INTO]
STRIKE A POSE: Gay male supermodel Jon Kortajarena turned 40 and urged the fashion industry to represent men beyond “20-something boys.”
BATTLE OF THE DOLLS: N.Y. ‘Fight For Pride’ pro wrestling to feature a rare one-on-one match between Black trans women. [Outsports]
RAINBOW RESISTANCE: Five Democratic Senators are hosting a Pride event at the Kennedy Center featuring John Cameron Mitchell to protest the recent takeover by the convicted felon president’s administration. [Broadway World]
MY THREE DADS: This queer family has three loving dads & no they’re not a throuple. [LGBTQ Nation]
PUNK VOGUE: Indie group Model/Actriz’s queer lead singer Cole Haden stole the Stephen Colbert show with an explosive performance serving face, fashion and drama all the while sashaying down the runway singing about wanting to throw a “Cinderella” birthday party. We love a gay rock anthem!
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