Ask the Flying Monkey: Did the Guy From “Fright Night” Really Do Adult Films?

A: You know, I really, really wanted to be able to give you a definitive answer, because this, along with the (false) “Richard Gere gerbil” and “Rod Stewart’s stomach pumped” urban legends, is among the most persistent gay-related rumors of all time.

Here’s what I can say: the overwhelming consensus among people who’ve studied the matter is that, yup, it was him. An entertainment reporter for USA Today even states it outright.

And many other online sources claim to have heard Geoffreys admit it at public events. There are even a few interviews with small periodicals that claim the actor personally ‘fessed up to it.

But of course I take all of this was a grain of Flying Monkey-flavored salt: if I didn’t see it or hear myself, I tend to be very, very skeptical. If I’ve learned anything in my ten years of internet journalism, it’s that even when “everyone” says something, it doesn’t mean anything at all – because “everyone” can ultimately be basing their belief on the same single incorrect or poorly-researched source.

So I contacted Geoffreys through his website (Geoffreys is indeed attempting a comeback of sorts, with roles in a number of upcoming indie horror movies).

I acknowledged how sick he must surely be of this topic, but I also explained who I was and how many thousands of readers I have. I told him everything I’m saying here: that the strong consensus was that it was he in those films. Did he want to comment on that? Did he want to correct the record?

I never heard back from him. Make of that what you will.

Q: Who’s gay on The Arrangement (the Logo reality show about floral designers)? Russ was obnoxiously heterosexual, but all of the other men definitely ping my gaydar. Except I thought I heard Eddie say something about having a wife. – Otto, Chicago, Illinois

A: Anil, Derek, and judge Eric Buterbaugh are gay; Russ and Eddie are straight, as are all the women on the show.

As for the show’s break-out hottie, Guillermo, he doesn’t talk about being gay on the show, but he tells us: "I can say, yes, I like man, and I have no problem with people knowing." And he clarifies that he is, in fact, single.

Clockwise from top left: Anil, Derek, Guillermo and judge Eric Buterbaugh

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