Levi Johnston dropping trou? Depends on the money.
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
- Levi Johnston just fielded an offer to pose nude for Unzipped magazine — at least according to a press release from Unzipped magazine. The release doesn't mention exactly how much he was offered, but Levi recently stated in a sycophantic web interview with Bravo's Andy Cohen that he would pose nude "if the money was right." Here's hoping the money isn't right, because I'd hate for him to give up that aura of mystery he's so far cultivated. (Hat tip Gawker)
- Ru Paul is "Coming Out." As a media mogul! The statuesque wonder of nature has her hit Logo reality series Drag Race returning for season 2 this January, and now comes news she's scored a book deal.
WORKIN’ IT! RuPaul’s Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style!, published by It Books, is billed as part style guide, part confidence manifesto, and it'll hit bookstores this winter.
For those of you in need of a little Ru Paul fix right now, here she is singing "I'm Coming Out" at VH1 Divas 2000. I particularly enjoyed the completely bewildered expressions of what looks like a cub scout troop in the audience!:
Note: We just found out Divas 2009 will air live on VH1 September 17th at 9 eastern. So far, confirmed talent includes Miley
Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Adele and Leona Lewis. (Is Miley Cyrus a frigging "Diva" now? God I'm getting old.)
- The National Organization for Marriage held a
straight pride parade fundraising picnic in Rhode Island over the weekend and organization president, Maggie Gallagher was forced to go stag. Seems as though her husband didn't feel like celebrating traditional marriage with her. Here's how she referenced her husband's absence in her speech...
"By the way, I've been married 17 years in January.. and this isn't personal... my husband's not here... but for those of you who are here because your own marriage is only so so, but you still think marriage is a really important thing, and you're here to celebrate that, let's hear it for those people too!" Sad video of full speech here.
Maggie Gallagher, defender of traditional "so so" marriages
- The Obama Administration seems to be talking out of both sides of their mouth on a lot of issues lately, none more so than the Defense of Marriage Act. The DOJ today filed a reply brief defending DOMA while the White House simultaneously released a statement stating their belief that the Act is discriminatory and should be repealed by Congress. For the more policy wonkish among you, Lawdork.net has a good summary/analysis.
- From gay executive assistant to football jock. So goes the strange casting journey of handsome Matt Lauria. The actor played a stereotypically gay secretary for a New York fashionista in the shortlived Lipstick Jungle, and he's now just been cast for a role in the fourth season of Friday Night Lights. (hat tip Aussiello Files). Note: He'll be playing a high school junior on Lights. I'm very curious how old Lauria actually is, but can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Matt Lauria
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on Mon, 2009-08-17 17:45.
Twilight Zone Moment?
I've just been wondering for a while why Levi Johnston's been getting so much press, especially from the gay media outlets. Last time I checked, wasn't he just as outwardly homophobic as Sarah Palin? Is there a piece of news that I missed where he came out of the closet and made a sex tape with Justin Timberlake?
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I've kind of wondered the same thing. Obviously, he's a pretty and non-too-bright lad, but the more I've seen of him, the more I've been struck that he's aware that he's young and he's trying to learn and grow up.
There's that whole thing of 'innocent young man trying to climb out from the dominating matriarch' storyline that has some resonance in gay culture, but also, he's been hanging out with gay-friendly people and saying enough 'aw shucks' kind of things that suggest he's changing his view on gays.
I've got no idea whether that will be strategically important to the gay population in the longer term of things, but it's still quite pleasant to see a young man growing up in public and seemingly just accepting people for who they are rather than sticking to a bigoted indoctrination of midless hatred.
And for the record, although I'm sure Levi Johnson is a glory of nature naked, I'd prefer him to keep his clothes on. His most appealing feature is his Bambi-like innocence at the moment and that's a rarer and more attractive characteristic on the internet than a twink with rock-hard glutes.
levi
Reluctantly agreed
Yes Bernard
I'm sure we'd all lover to see Levi's Johnson.
What else do you do in Alaska?
Maggie
It's so sad
What a sad briefs today...
What a sad AE Briefs today!
The internview with Kathy Griffin on Larry King the other night was so painful to watch. It is one thing if he had charisma that showed, but it is clear he doesn't. He is more of a 15 minutes of fame guy. Before telling him to unzip, let's think about where he is coming from. He had a daughter out of wedlock with a notable politican's daughter. They are no longer together but he still has to support his daughter. His family are known drug sellers if not users. He is a simple sports jock who just got caught up in something and can't quite figure out what to do with himself. His youth tells him to ride the wave and cash in. The guy couldn't even catch a break in an oil field. My idea for him is that they give him a reality series to get him to loosen up a bit. Make it a Crocodile Dundee approach where we comes from the "country" and how he sees how he can make it in the big city while managing a daughter and not being well educated. He has to own it and right now its more a Kim Kardashian approach that has no integrity.
And poor Maggie. I guess we gays wrecked another marriage!
But Briefs certainly woke up with the jock strap to the face this morning!
How singularly innocent I look this morning.
Wasn't it?
It's Ok Dennis
You saved it with the jock shot... if sad next time just add a second scanitly clad guy and animation of Rip Taylor throwing confetti. Or better yet just say the word "Glitter", that always gets people to smile.
How singularly innocent I look this morning.
I think Levi is hot and
Levi & Kathy Griffin
All About Levi
Hasn't it been scientifically proven that any man who hangs out with Kathy Griffen fo more than five minutes automatically turns gay? Or, maybe it is the roofies she serves her guests.
That's all I am saying...
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