So is Leto gay or not? Who knows? If he is, I hope he stops playing games and comes out already. And if he's not gay, but is only trying to drum up for attention for his band's new album, I hope the first single tanks like George Bush's approval ratings.

Update:
I spent the morning tracking down Jared's publicist trying to find out whether he was actually coming out or not. Robin Baum, Jared's publicist, finally responded with: "Jared was kidding."

MICHAEL SANDECKI IS ADORABLE
American Idol crowned its new champion Wednesday night. I haven't really paid much attention to the show, but then I saw this clip at Queerty and frankly I was left speechless. It seems no one was sure whether AI alum Clay Aiken would make an appearance or not (thanks to the gay sex stories floating around about him), but to AI's credit they understood that was none of their beeswax for Clay did show up. His surprise appearance occurred while former AI contestant Michael Sandecki (looking a lot like Clay ) sang Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me."

I'll be the first to admit I don't get the whole Claymate fan club (and his whole new Beatle/mop-top look wasn't exactly the butchest thing I've ever seen), but I totally accept there are those who love Clay. And clearly Michael (or Fake Clay as the wags over at Television Without Pity dubbed him) is one of them, for he looked like God himself appeared when Clay materialized to sing a duet. It was so cute when Ryan Seacrest guided Michael to a stool where he then sat gazing adoringly while Clay sang. I've no idea whether Clay or Michael are gay, but that duet was the gayest thing I've seen in a long time, and I mean that in a positive way. It was sweet to see one guy watch another with such clear adoration and not be the least bit embarrassed about it. (I'll let someone else comment on David Hasselhoff's crying.) Good for you, Michael!

YOU BURNED BRIEF BUT BRIGHT, SWEET VITO!
By now the whole world knows The Sopranos' Vito Spatafore went out with a bang last Sunday night. Unable to give up the life of a mobster, Vito headed back to New Jersey and met his bloody demise at the end of a pool cue. Turns out it wasn't his own goodfellas who did him in, but a rival faction. And while Vito's mates weren't exactly PFLAG members, they weren't about to let some other goons whack one of their own without some payback. So in turn they killed Vito's killer.

It was a fitting end to what was one of the most surprisingly complex gay characters to ever air on television. Some folks were upset by Vito's violent death, but most saw it as true to both the storyline and the character. Damon Romine over at GLAAD weighed in saying “This was a story that laid bare the ugliness of prejudice and bigotry of so many characters on the show.” If only television did that more often.

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