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"Milk" star James Franco accosted by Joey Fatone, asked inane questions about playing "a homosexual"

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While not as entertaining as Isaac Mizrahi's stint as groper to the stars or Kathy Griffin's concern for the welfare of a certain young celebrity, former boybander Joey Fatone certainly made his mark last night as a red carpet interviewer for the TV Guide Network.

In a cringe-inducing, somebody-stop-the-bleeding chat with Milk actor James Franco, the former N-SYNC star manages to make Ryan Seacrest look competent. The trouble starts when Joey calls milk that "white stuff", and it goes downhill from there.

Enjoy the carnage, which if nothing else harkens back to the glory days of Joan and Melissa Rivers.

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    • Submitted by
    snicks
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 11:35.
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    Zam's picture

    Maybe he should have asked...

    Submitted by
    Zam (1014 points) (207 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 11:59.

    ..."What's it like to have a career?"

    When are we going to stop this INSANITY of washed-up pop stars-turned red carpet gasbags?

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    WW's picture

    TV mis-Guided

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    WW (730 points) (163 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 12:24.
    What's with the TV Guide channel? They also have seemingly given Justin Guarini a career as a host/interviewer. I hesitate to call him a ''washed up'' pop star since his singing career seems to have stalled at the gate. ... Where are some REAL interviewers who know their showbiz stuff, like Thomas Roberts or Steve Kmetko (who also happen to be out)?
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    TheFabulousThomasJ's picture

    Erm. . .

    Submitted by
    TheFabulousThomasJ (850 points) (192 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 13:09.

    . . .last time I checked, TV Guide Network is owned by News Corp., which is Fox. . .

     

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    Chuckles's picture

    Say wha!?!?!

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    Chuckles (1011 points) (210 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 13:27.
    I hope Lance ended his friendship with Joey the minute he saw this clip!  Is it difficult to play a homosexual... seriously???  Kudos to James for brushing it aside with some decorum!
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    nordic balance's picture

    OH, THE HORROR

    Submitted by
    nordic balance (not verified)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 16:35.

    THERE ARE NO WORDS.

    SERIOUSLY.

    EGADS! WTF! GRRR ARRRGH!

    Where is Lance Bass to give his "Pal Joey" a good hard THUMP! when you need him?

    "Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common." (Dorothy Parker)

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    Liz T's picture

    darn..

    Submitted by
    Liz T (8498 points) (1771 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 17:22.

    For some dumb reason, it won't play for me. from what i have read, i can't say i am surprised.

    ...and yeah, what's with the former boy band members and tv stars all becoming red carpet hosts, etc? guess the economy really is THAT bad.

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    duckiestoy's picture

    I'd comment but

    Submitted by
    duckiestoy (1325 points) (293 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-01-27 07:20.

    it's not playing here either.  I'm only see a black box.

    I suspect folks are being just a little too sensitive.

     

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    Christie Keith's picture

    That was painful...

    Submitted by
    Christie Keith (825 points) (239 posts)
    on Mon, 2009-01-26 20:24.
    if only stupidity hurt the stupid instead of us innocent bystanders.
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    Jessiebanana's picture

    Such a great attitude...

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    Jessiebanana (15 points) (3 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-01-27 02:29.
    I like when James looks at him and says, "[Dude] I mean it was challenging, but it wasn't that challenging."
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    Jessiebanana's picture

    Sorry...

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    Jessiebanana (15 points) (3 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-01-27 02:31.
    but who in the hell says "homosexual" that many times in a row.  Most people switch over to gay at some point.  It's like he was trying to reinforce homosexual in contrast to heterosexual, instead of just gay.
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