AfterElton Briefs: Breaking Kurt Hummel News, More Men Try On Loincloths, Daytime Gets Really, Really Gay, and more

Prince William on his first official state visit

Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious.

• Above, HRH Prince William receives a hongi during his first official state visit in service to his grandmother, the Queen. He is in New Zealand for three days representing his country. A more gentle greeting than he got elsewhere.

• The adorable, hunky Nick Rodriguez has finished another episode of Then We Got Help web soap, and it's up and ready for your viewing pleasure, now in beautiful HD.

• I'm going to go ahead and stick my neck and call daytime Tuesday the gayest day in television. We told you about As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Oprah, and Dr. Oz. But we hadn't mentioned The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which is going to have out director Tom Ford discussing A Single Man, and Justin Timberlake introducing the out Matt Morris, who he signed to his record label.

• Happy belated birthday to our last working Golden Girl (she has a new sitcom pilot), Betty White, who turned 88 years bad-a** yesterday.

One tough old lady.

• The Spurf™over at Entertainment Weekly reports a whole mess of Glee information, which you should totally check out, but I just want to SQUEEE! over this part while you're here:

* Kurt’s gonna get lucky. “We just announced we’re doing a nationwide search for the season 2 cast, and [a boyfriend for Kurt is] one of the three roles that we’re adding. And we’re going to make them a power couple. We’re not going to do the whole hiding in the shadows thing. We’re going to make them popular, and out and proud and glamorous. Like prom king and king. We’re doing the opposite of what’s been done.” But wait, there’s more: “We’re also casting sort of a Eve Harrington [from All About Eve] to kind of steal Rachel’s thunder a little. So those are two of the three.”

• Last week we reported that Kellan Lutz and Jason Momoa were both trying to fill Arnold's loincloth in the new Conan the Barbarian remake (not affiliated with Conan O'Brien or NBC television). Everything was on hold while a third body, err, actor, was considered. JustJared.com is reporting that actor is Supernatural hottie Jared Padalecki. Decisions, decisions.

I'm not against any of them in a loincloth.

• Ugly Betty has gone mad - or at least invited Mad Men's Rich Sommer to come wine and dine our plucky little Betty now that whiny little Matt is gone.

• Much was made over the hate that Pat Robertson spewed about Haiti last week, and they never actually apologized for it. Well, the devil is pissed, Pat - what do you say to that?

• Duncan James, of the boy band Blue, who came out as bisexual in July, has given an interview detailing his battle with anti-depressants, and the positive reaction he's had to his coming out.

Cory Monteith spending some quality time with the Golden Globe Last night.

• I like the uncensored nature of the cast of Glee, and the fact that I get pictures from every public event they attend.

The Glee cast at the Golden Globes. Weird that everyone but Chris Colfer is old enough to drink.

• Amanda Palmer, who just got engaged to author Neil Gaiman (who named the #biggaybattle), sent this little tweet from the Golden Globe Awards last night. I went and checked the Getty Images for her outfit, and it was indeed outrageous, even before she stripped on the red carpet and took off her underwear before the afterparty. So outrageous we won't be showing it here.

She has marvelous taste in men.

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