AfterElton Briefs: Mercedes In The "Spotlight," Brad Pitt Is Not Playing Billy Bean, "Pan Am" Experiences Turbulence, and More!

Birthday boy Jake Shears at The New Yorker Festival on October 1st

• Birthday Shoutouts! Jake Shears is 33, Neve Campbell is 38, Gwen Stefani is 42, and that guy from Fleetwood Mac is 62.

• Congrats to Eastenders star John Partridge, who tied the knot with his longtime boyfriend over the weekend.

• Below you can see a terrific video of Athlete Ally Hudson Taylor explaining why he's become one of the strongest voices in the fight against homophobia in sports.

• Speaking of sports, Out former baseball player Billy Bean explains that he is not being played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball.

• Sunday was a weak ratings night for most network shows, with Pan Am down 19% from its debut last week.

• Syfy is developing a series version of the Matt Damon movie The Adjustment Bureau, which as I recall was about a secret government agency investigating wedgie attacks.

• Speaking of new series, 1992's butt-shot classic Universal Soldier will be coming to weekly TV, as well as a new action-drama about treasure-seeking brothers.

• Below you can see Thomas Roberts talk to a lesbian couple who were given the runaround by a NY Town Clerk when they tried to apply for a marriage license. Kudos to Thomas for "mixed fibers."

• Hank Williams Jr. Compares Obama to Hitler. This surprises anyone?

• The faboo Pink will be starring as a "free-spirited sex addict" in the new comedy Thanks For Sharing alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, and Josh Gad.

• Below you can see Mercedes audition for West Side Story on tomorrow's Glee. Can she avoid being sidekick in The Rachel Berry Show?