Morning Meme: Adam Lambert Returning To "American Idol," "Supernatural" Set Pranks, and Lance Bass On "Three Minute Talk Show"

While I was livetweeting the Oscars, a frequent question I got (but didn’t have the answer to) was, "Who is that sexy hunk of man meat handing out the statues to the winners and shooing the presenters offstage?"   It turns out it was Omar Sharif, Jr., grandson of the screen great. And he loves the gays! “Human rights and equal rights — it isn’t based on religion, based on politics, based on gender. It’s across the board. Actually, the first time I met Bruce Cohen, the producer of the Oscars, was at a benefit for the American Foundation for Equal Rights where Elton John was singing.”

Simon Cowell spilled some possible names for judges for The X Factor USA. Paula Abdul is in the mix, but Sir Elton is out, because he’s too “grumpy.” (If Simon Cowell calls you grumpy…) But there is gay hope, because George Michael is in the running. Not it!

Elizabeth Hurley is joining the Wonder Woman pilot as her nemesis, and it sounds like she’s going to be bisexual, and have some unresolved feelings for her. Because that’s never been done before. Also, Pedro Pascal joined as a cop who works with Wonder Woman.

Ryan Reynolds still thinks he can figure out a way to play Deadpool in a solo film, along with Green Lantern 2, R.I.P.D. and a few romantic comedies.

Revenue for the top 39 GLBT groups dropped 20% last year, and amounted to less than half the budgets for the Top 10 anti-gay organizations like AFA and NOM, who work against them. If donations keep drying up, Joe Solmonese may have to start buying his suits off the rack.

Zac Efron was not seen holding hands with a guy in front of his ex, Vanessa Hudgens at an NBA party. It was an NHL party (I’m kidding!).

Hang on to your hats: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons has a July release date, only six years late.

Ron Moore’s 17^th Precinct is going to have a decidedly queer angle, but it’s also going to feel comfortably familiar, with Jamie Bamber already cast, and now his Battlestar Galactica buddy James Callis signing up.

Phantom Menace 3D hits theaters February 10^th, 2012.

While we don’t have a date yet, the BBC iPlayer app for iPad and Android will cost “fewer than $10/month." I can live with that for immediate access to uncensored Russell Tovey.

In Maryland, Del. Sam Agora, onetime marriage equality co-sponsor and recipient of a mountain of pink dollars has decided to vote against marriage, putting equality more at risk in the state.

Adam Shankman has announced Julianne Hough will star alongside Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages. I guess I can safely put that $20 for that movie ticket in a 20-year, interest-bearing CD.

The Bilerico Project has published their first verified expose on anti-gay, “pro-family” Indiana politicians who have their own morality issues. I’m going to go ahead and call this NSFW.

BYU has shockingly suspended basketball star Brandon Davis right before the NCAA tournament for violating the school’s ethics code. His crime? He had consensual sex with his girlfriend, and confessed.

Mike Huckabee doesn’t just think the gays are destroying America. He also thinks Natalie Portman is undermining morals by appearing onstage at the Oscars, pregnant and unmarried.

I knew that photographer Tim Hailand had books due about Jake Shears and Rufus Wainwright, but I think I had missed that he had one about Gareth Thomas in process.

On Twitter, Adam Lambert announced that he will be performing his song “Aftermath” on American Idol Thursday, March 10^th. The remix will then be available for purchase on his website, with proceeds benefiting The Trevor Project.