Morning Meme: Josh Lucas' Baby Blues Join "J. Edgar," SCOTUS Declines D.C. Marriage Challenge, and Hipster Superheroes

British host Jonathan Ross said in a radio interview that his daughter Betty Kitten is a lesbian, and that he loves and supports her.

American Idol alum Alex Lambert is not homeless, despite a series of tweets to that effect. His management company says that he doesn’t have a record deal, he’s being paid and in the studio creating demos.

Jerry Lewis films Cinderfella, The Bellboy, and The Family Jewels are set for remakes. I’m not a huge fan of Jerry Lewis comedy to start with, and his recent antics in the press make him less appealing. I'm not so keen on these remakes, though I’d be completely in support of a totally gay take on Cinderfella.

I got a trio of Melissa Etheridge items for you. First, she’s in a new relationship, with Nurse Jackie creator Linda Wallem. Wallem was Etheridge’s “best man” at her wedding to ex Tammy. Speaking of Tammy, she put up another angry blog post, saying that a mis-delivered package led her to the knowledge that there was someone else in Melissa’s life, and sad as the situation is, I found the telling of the story giggle-worthy. And in unusual casting news, Etheridge is going to substitute for Billie Joe Armstrong as drug dealer St. Jimmy onstage in American Idiot February 1-6.

The new hospital visitation rules for same-sex partners are now in place for any hospital that receives funds from Medicare, which is almost all of them.

This totally NSFW link shows you some of the appeal of Carlos, which won best miniseries at the Golden Globes. Star Édgar Ramírez has certain, um, assets.

The estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has reached a deal to have Anthony Horowitz, know for the Alex Rider YA series write a new Sherlock Holmes book.

A newly public letter from the Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report pedophile priests to authorities. Some are calling this the “smoking gun.”

In what I can only think of as a transparent move to silence critics of the Human Rights Campaign turning Harvey Milk’s camera store into a store, they’ve announced plans to provide Trevor Project with free space in the building. While I’m happy for Trevor Project, I’ve become so cynical about the HRC that I think I trust Fox News more. At least I know what Fox News wants to achieve.

This article about how the iPad could transform television is fun, even more so because all the pieces exist. I’ve got a synchronized app for Despicable Me that does audio translations, and another app that pulls extra content from online for BluRay discs. We just need it for live television.

Josh Lucas has joined J. Edgar. Lucas will be playing a grief-stricken Charles Lindbergh, as the film will contain a subplot about the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.

In signs that the recession may be ending, two new super-yachts have appeared in the news. One is literally a 500-foot long scaled version of the principality of Monaco, including the major hotels and even a go-kart version of the famous raceway to get around. Estimated cost is a mere $760 million for your own floating country. The second, less ambitious $17 million Ocean Empire LSV is self-sufficient, working from solar, wind, and inertial power, and is environment friendly.

Both the FCC and the Department of Justice have approved the Comcast-NBC Universal deal with only the vaguest of conditions to protect consumers and artists. All the major Hollywood guilds have come out in opposition to the deal’s approval.

HBO says that Netflix can only have their content if Netflix charges much more a month. Note that they don’t say Netflix would have to charge $20/month to pay for HBO’s content, just that they want to remain so exclusive they won’t do the deal for a $7.99 subscription model, even if Netflix paid them any amount of money.

Canned Whiskey. Just, well, no.

David Mixner reads this column. The David Mixner. I’m so beyond words about that. And vaguely paranoid about maintaining quality.

A fascinating story about how marriage has been “redefined” through the ages.

Out Kiwi skater Blake Skjellerup is pretty much my polar opposite: He’s athletic, young, optimistic, and he doesn’t like dogs. Yet he has such a great outlook on the future and equality, and finds small moments of promise in something as simple as an ad for a telecom company.

Lee Majors is going to guest star on $#*! My Dad Says opposite William Shatner as an arrogant millionaire who competes for the affection of Jean Smart. How many decades of television legends can they squeeze into a half hour?

In comics that amused me, HijiNKS ENSUE has Josh wondering why he and his boyfriend can’t get pregnant. And over at Blur the Lines, we have a pitch for a show on Logo starring a clown and a fierce drag queen that fight crime titled Wiggles & Wanda: Private Dicks.

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit by homophobe Bishop Harry Jackson challenging the D.C. marriage equality, effectively ending challenges to the District's new law.

A cat has been summoned to jury duty outside Boston, despite being a cat. Even after being informed that the court had summoned a cat, the court still demanded the feline report to do his duty. Personally, I wouldn’t trust a cat to be “fair and impartial.” I also have to wonder what kind of trial it is, since we’re supposed to face a “jury of our peers.”

Starbucks is about to make smartphone payment for your coffee an option via their app nationwide. Finally! I was so sick of just using the app to reload my gift card while standing in line.

Many Glee spoilers over at Spurf's new site. But one that I'll go ahead and say is that in an upcoming episode, Blaine gets to meet Kurt's father, Burt. I wonder why?

Seven Buffy the Vampire Slayer actors were asked what they thought of the Whedon-less movie in the works. All gave fun answers, but my favorite came from Alyson Hannigan, who said, “A Buffy movie without Joss, I would crap on that ... Joss was Buffy."