Morning Meme: Jake Shears Is "Down In Fraggle Rock," D.M.C.'s Hip-Hop Homophobia Challenge.

If you want to make me squeal loudly, you can pinch my bottom, or announce that the movie version of Fraggle Rock will have music by Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and Babbydaddy. You could also knock me over with a feather, because I can’t imagine those two things together.

Crystal Harris has called off her wedding to Hugh Hefner, which was to have taken place this weekend. Nothing has been confirmed, but rumors circulate she’s been involved with Dr. Phil’s shockingly hunky son.

You can download the audiobook of Samuel L. Jackson reading the surprise children’s hit Go the F*ck to Sleep for free.

I haven’t watched the Comedy Central show Jon Benjamin Has a Van. But I have read the story about how he was mistaken for Bruce Willis in France by a gay guy and made out with him. The guy wanted to take him home, and Jon almost did it just for the anecdote, but he wasn’t drunk enough for gay sex at the time. Oh, and I don’t think the show has as much penis as this NSFW viral video of beer pong promoting it.

The latest Tumblr craze is My First Gay Crush, which I think would make a great AfterElton.com forum topic.

Tosh.0 has been renewed for a fourth season. I have no idea what they can do to out-gay themselves in a new season.

Melissa Leo is starring in Predisposed with Tracy Morgan, and says Morgan is “very upset by being misunderstood.” Honestly, I’d started to soften on Morgan after the Russell Simmons piece, but having people tell the world how upset he is because he was “misunderstood” is really irritating me. I’m supposed to care that he’s upset?

Because you know what? When Marlon Wayans says that Morgan needs to be “more responsible” you know he was wrong.

The motion to vacate the Prop 8 ruling based on Judge Walker’s sexuality has been denied, and in a fairly forceful manner. Also, DOMA was found to unconstitutionally limit same-sex couples from bankruptcy protections. Now if we get New York to vote for marriage, we could have a great week.

Except in France, the Parliament voted against marriage equality, with opposition led by President Nicholas Sarkozy’s conservative party.

I really enjoyed “Once More, With Feeling” on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but now just about every show is doing a musical episode, and I’m kind of tired of it. Grey’s Anatomy had theirs, and now White Collar appears to be considering it.

Bishop Eddie Long’s wife has left the embattled church leader just weeks after he settled the four cases of pastoral misconduct brought against him by young male members of his church.

Dancing With the Stars’ Mark Ballas says he’d be completely fine by being the first American pro partnered with a same-sex celebrity. “I would be totally cool with it. There are other competitions where they have same sex couples. I'd support it. There is a slight inherent disadvantage. Two girls and two men just can't move like a man and a woman. But you can try."

Seattle’s Space Needle has relented on not flying the Pride flag, but only if $50,000 can be raised for four local charities.

Candy Spelling has sold the most expensive home in America, The Manor, to British heiress Petra Ecclestone. The asking price was $150 million for the 57,000 square foot home. Ecclestone is the daughter of Formula One racing billionaire Bernie Ecclestone and plans to split her time between Los Angeles and her $90 million six story home in London.

Soulja Boy says that the racist, homophobic comments left on his Facebook page were the work of hackers, and do not represent him or his music.

From Gawker we learn that Barney’s Creative Director Simon Doonan just sold a manuscript for a book called Gay Men Don’t Get Fat. It’s most likely a quirky take on French Women Don’t Get Fat, which is a fun, witty book proposing that a cultural diet and the lifestyle of a French woman means you can be skinny and look good in Chanel. Gawker then goes on to say the reason gay men don’t get fat is because we are always trying to get laid by other ripped gay men, where straight men give up when they get married. The stereotypes abound.

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