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Adam Lambert & Out Magazine: The Beef

2009-11-21T00:14:53-08:00

Apparently I've been so busy with my own issues that I missed the whole bicker-fest between OUT magazine's Editor in Chief Aaron Hicklin and Adam Lambert. So for those who missed it as well, allow me to recap: OUT had a bone to pick with Adam and his team for various demands and cautions they placed on the magazine for Lambert's OUT 100 interview...demands made so that the entertainer would not come out looking "too gay". You know...as in 'gay-gay'. Here's the beef.

Lambert shot back via Twitter, saying: "Dear Aaron, it's def not that deep. Chill! Guess ya gotta get attention for the magazine. U too are at the mercy of the marketing machine. Until we have a meaningful conversation, perhaps you should refrain from projecting your publications' agenda onto my career."

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lambert continued by saying that the magazine and Hicklin "really crossed a line."

And then, with "no desire to prolong this discussion," OUT had one final(?) rebuttal.


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"We've no desire to prolong this discussion, but whether or not we crossed a line in throwing light on the conversations that preceded Adam's cover shoot and interview, we're glad to see such a robust and spirited debate. We admire Adam's achievements, which is why we honored him as Breakout Star of the Year, but using the editor's letter to discuss the old school tactics in the way he ismarketed and promoted was important for an annual issue that celebrates gay progress--the Out 100.

"In his interview with Entertainment Weekly, Adam says, 'the letter that Aaron wrote is holding us back. Because it's recognizing the big difference as opposed to letting us all ignore preference and just be people.' We're glad he's sees sexuality that way. So do we--it's why we were so dismayed by his management whose actions reinforced those distinctions rather than erased them. This was never about turning Adam into a political figure, or about whether he should have been on the cover of Rolling Stone first (of course he should-what pop star wouldn't want that?).

"It was, however, about challenging the double standard applied to gay and mainstream media, or to use Adam's words, moving past those distinctions between gay and straight. As this controversy erupted a young gay man was murdered in Puerto Rico precisely by the kind of people who refuse to see past sexual preferences, and while we know that such hatred offends Adam as much as it does us, we hope his fans will consider the relationship between slurs such as 'too gay' and the second class status-yes, a form of apartheid-of gays in America. Adam is not required to address this cruel and lethal discrepancy--he does enough by being himself--but was it too much for us to expect his managers, with or without Adam's consent, to treat Out with the same respect they would treat mainstream media?"

Dylan Rosser and Peter H.

2009-11-19T23:12:52-08:00

How hot is Peter H.? Let me count the ways. Peter hales from London and recently graduated from the University of Bath in Mathematics. He's super sporty and plays football at least twice a week. Three more on the NEXT PAGE.

Plenty more hotness where these came from at Dylan Rosser's "The Male Form".

Love Bites for Twilight's Gay Fanpires

2009-11-19T22:32:11-08:00

Gay fanpires are sure to flock to New Moon, but with questions lingering about author Stephanie Meyer and the cash she gives to the Mormon Church, Mike Albo wonders if we'd be better off tying a clove of garlic around our necks.

Albo examines the issue of gay Twilight fans vs. the author’s personal donations in this exclusive commentary for The Advocate: KEEP READING

Janet Jackson: Number Ones

2009-11-19T16:23:01-08:00

Did you happen to catch Janet Jackson's interview with ABC's Robin Roberts last night? I thought she looked great...and she seemed to be "okay", despite the forced (but beautiful) smile she had on her face. She even apologized at one point saying, “I have this thing where I tend to smile when things get uncomfortable.” The show focused a lot on her brother "Mike" and their relationship, as well as the "old school" discipline imposed on her and siblings by her father Joe. So, of course, she was a little unsettled.

Ms. Jackson also talked about her struggle with weight, her relationships with James DeBarge, Rene Elizondo Jr., and Jermaine Dupri (from whom she recently split, but is still friends with), and of the solace she now finds in her work - since Michael's death this past summer - saying, "It helped me get through it. I was able to put a lot of my focus elsewhere."

On a happier note, Jackson talked about her new album "NUMBER ONES", which features one new single titled "Make Me"...a song that Jackson says is "classic me. Dance, upbeat and lots of harmony." I, for one, am LOVING it!

A preview clip of "Make Me" released a couple days ago (watch above). The full-length video is said to premiere during ABC's 20/20, airing at 10pm, Friday, November 20.

Adam Lambert Talks Gaga, Ellen, & Album w/TV Guide

2009-11-18T16:51:26-08:00

Adam Lambert geeks out with TV Guide, talking Lady Gaga, Ellen Degeneres on American Idol, and his new album "For Your Entertainment". He also throws in some tips for all you Idol hopefuls!

Johnny Depp is People's Sexiest Man Alive (2009)

2009-11-18T16:13:55-08:00

Johnny Depp joins an elite club of two-time SMA title holders (only Brad Pitt and George Clooney have matched the feat) as People's Sexiest Man Alive, having previously scored the honor in 2003.

"Johnny Depp has magical powers. He's unlike anyone else,” says actress Isla Fisher, who's married to Sacha Baron Cohen. "He’s funny, generous and clever. It’s just a shame he’s so hard on the eyes."

Visit PEOPLE.com for more on Depp and 109 other sexies - including Ryan Reynolds, Robert Pattinson, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Beckham, and more!

D1 Music Presents Club Christmas 3

2009-11-18T07:59:00-08:00

Following last year’s surprise dance floor smashes, Club Christmas and Club Christmas 2, D1 Music announced this week they will release Club Christmas 3 and the Ultimate Club Christmas collection in time for the upcoming holiday. Club Christmas 3 features brand new remixes of popular Christmas songs remixed for the dance floor. Ultimate Club Christmas is a collection of all the dance music tracks from Club Christmas, Club Christmas 2 and Club Christmas 3 – including remixed takes on popular classics like “O Holy Night” and “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”.

Dynamic duo producers Peter McLean and Keith Kemper offer an exciting and uplifting musical homage to some of the most beloved Christmas songs with Club Christmas 3. The third installment features instrumental dance floor versions of “Away in A Manger”, “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, and even a never-before-heard remix of the New Year’s favorite, “Auld Lang Syne”.

Click to listen: "O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)"

Club Christmas 3 releases to stores nationwide and online Tuesday, November 25. Ultimate Club Christmas collection releases digitally on Tuesday, November 25.

For additional information and to purchase all Club Christmas albums, visit www.d1music.biz.

OUT 100 Names Class of 2009

2009-11-17T23:30:04-08:00

OUT magazine pays tribute to the Class of 2009, the most outstanding and inspiring men and women of the year. Freshman Adam Lambert (Breakout), class clown Wanda Sykes (Entertainer), guidance counselor Cyndi Lauper (Ally), troublemaker Lt. Dan Choi (Newsmaker), and drama king Rob Marshall (Artist) take the cover of OUT 100 as this year's Honor Students. Total roll call on the NEXT PAGE.

The gay world is just like high school — but bigger and with fewer rules. Visit OUT.com to read all about the classmates who made our year.

GQ Magazine: Men of the Year (December 2009)

2009-11-17T16:10:29-08:00

Star Trek's Chris Pine takes one of GQ's five covers for December 2009. Leading men, athletes, and news-makers headline GQ's annual Men of the Year issue, honoring Pine as "Breakout of the Year".

The four other covers go to: Barack Obama - "Leader of the Year", Clint Eastwood - "Icon of the Year", Tom Brady - "Comeback of the Year", and The Hangover Guys, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zack Galifiankis for "Funnymen of the Year".

Visit GQ.com for more...including tomorrow's sexy photos of their "Obsession of the Year", as well as exclusive videos, photos, and blog dispatches from the 2009 Men of the Year bash in Hollywood.

Barack Obama made last year's list as well.

'NINE' - "Cinema Italiano" Trailer / Music Video

2009-11-17T13:38:20-08:00

Kate Hudson sings "Cinema Italiano," a provocative and glamorous new music trailer/music video for Rob Marshall's NINE.

Kate Hudson's character (an American fashion journalist) sings about world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), while Penelope Cruz (his mistress), Marion Cotillard (his wife), Nicole Kidman (his film star muse) and Stacy ‘Fergie’ Ferguson (the whore from his youth) - along with a host of unmentionables-clad temptresses - entice with their moves (and more).

The original 1982 Broadway production of “NINE,” with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical. NINE hits theaters on December 18, 2009.