AfterElton Briefs: Rugby Players Tackle Homophobia, James Vs. Anne, Andy Apologizes, and More!

Ricky Martin attends the Emporio Armani show in Milan.

• As expected, the Supreme Court has ruled 8 -1 that the Westboro Cult does have the First Amendment right to picket funerals.

• Have we finally scraped the bottom of the reality show barrel? TLC will premiere Extreme Couponing next month. It's about obsessive coupon cutters. Meanwhile, I'm patiently waiting for Extreme Decoupage.

• You know you're a wretched singer when not even Autotune cranked up to 11 can disguise your horrible voice.

• Ed mentioned in the Meme that Russell Simmons will be honored at the NYC portion of the GLAAD Media Awards on March19th, and below you can see his "Stand Up For Marriage Equality" PSA.

• The Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Club will become the first professional sports team in the UK to wear jerseys denouncing homophobia. They'll wear the "Homophobia: Tackle It!" shirts during the March 13th championship game against the Widnes Vikings.

• US Weekly is reporting that "sources" say Anne Hathaway and James Franco grew to hate each other during rehearsals for the Oscars. I guess she harshed his mellow.

• Speaking of James, he's not too fond of the Yale Daily News.

• Christina Aguilera will serve time as vocal coach for NBC's upcoming musical competition series The Voice, which will premiere on April 26th.

• Christina Ricci is filming her first TV pilot, for the ABC nighttime soap Pan Am. She'll play a flight attendant in the 60's who lives in Greenwich Village. Flight attendant? Greenwich Village? Christina Ricci? Should we hope for gay content?

• In the meme, Ed mentioned Andy Cohen's cringe-inducing tirade about little singing school children, and last night on Watch What Happens Live, he apologized and and named himself "Jackhole of the Week." I live-facebooked the Oscars, and now I am so glad I didn't post my joke about the "Village of the Damned taking the stage."

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