Morning Meme: Justin Timberlake Celebrates Equality, "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" and Rachel Maddow Gets Sued

Ricky Martin and Nikki Minaj are the new faces of MAC Viva Glam, following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper. They were chosen as a pair because… I really don't know. He's too handsome to wear makeup, and I don't trust her, so the best we can hope for is that the line sells well and raises a ton of money for HIV/AIDS.

 Congratulations to The Princess Diaries Heather Matarazzo, who plans to wed her longtime girlfriend Caroline Murphy now that New York has marriage equality. This will be no quick trip to City Hall, with a spring wedding for 200+ guests planned.

While NOM reportedly transported 13 busloads of protesters for New York City, claims that they had over 10,000 people protesting other people's happiest days just don't add up.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer fighting Maria Shriver's request for spousal support. Now I don't want to judge, but yeah, I sort of do. They plan to split community property in the neighborhood of $500 million, including the $100 million she entered the marriage with. Why on earth should she need spousal support, other than to just punish him for being an asshat?

In an issue that will likely come up more and more frequently, Taiwan has confirmed that same-sex spouses of diplomats are not eligible for diplomatic immunity as opposite-sex spouses automatically receive. I find this odd, because I used to hop gay bars in Taipei back in the 90s, and found the country to be very progressive.

The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival has picked their headline films, which include Brad Pitt's Moneyball, Madonna's W.E., and George Clooney's The Ides of March. Does anyone remember when film festivals were about small, artsy films?

Justin Timberlake is proud of New York's marriage equality. "I have a lot of guy friends who are gay. Two of my best friends are a couple, and my conversation with them is, like, it’s unfortunate that things take a while to progress like this, but it was a great great victory for equality. I’m proud New York has the balls to stand up for what’s right.”

Kaley Cuoco is going to host the Teen Choice Awards on Nickelodeon Sunday, August 7th. And here I was worried I wouldn't have anything to snark about on Twitter.

The New York Attorney General has filed a brief in favor of summary judgment in a DOMA case involving inheritance taxes for a same-sex couple married in Canada. That didn't take long.

Zach Braff wrote a play. Audiences wish he hadn't.

Alexander McQueen spread his fortune around in his will, benefiting his extended family, his dogs, the Terrance Higgins Trust, animal rescue, and other worthy causes.

Paramount is dipping into their TV talent pool for the teen comedy Fun Size, about a girl who loses her little brother on Halloween. Starring Victoria Justice, Josh Pence, Johnny Knoxville and Chelsea Handler, I'm going to assume Handler and Knoxville are the parents? Which hurt my brain to type.

In a couple years, HHS says it might revisit the ban on gay blood. If we're still whining about it. They really don't seem that interested.

In a desperate plea for attention, the Parents Television Council opposes the new series The Playboy Club. Like everyone didn't see that coming.

Rachel Maddow and MSNBC are being sued by anti-gay preacher (and Rep. Michele Bachmann ally) Bradlee Dean for saying he was for killing gays. I don't think the audio will back him up.

There are rules of Smurfdom, going back to the original comic, and this lawyer was responsible for making sure the new movie was true to them.

The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is going brick-and-mortar as soon as they can finish installing the Swarovski crystals on the unicorn.

Sir Elton John's production company is moving forward with Will Gallows and the Snake Bellied Troll after their success with Gnomeo & Juliet.

Teen Nick's nostalgia block, filled with shows like All That and Clarissa Explains It All, is a huge hit, racking up ratings gains of 8,500% in the key demos, and blowing away programming on much bigger networks, including Lopez Tonight and MTV. I caught an episode of Clarissa Explains It All the other night, and it made me smile.

Fox has entered a deal to restrict streaming of their shows to customers of participating cable and satellite providers for eight days after original broadcast. Right now only Dish is participating. This means those of you who watch Glee on Hulu will have to log in with your cable/satellite account to watch the next day. Assuming your provider participates.

The season finale of Happily Divorced will feature Fran Drescher's old Nanny costar Charles Shaughnessy, who will play a man both Fran and her ex-husband want to date. Hilarity, no doubt, will ensue.

If you're chosen to perform as Ricky Martin on a cruise ship review skit, and they want you to play a 1999 heterosexual version of the singer, how do you correct the situation since it's 2011?

Mom And Dad, I'm Gay And Also Stronger Than Both Of You, So Don't Try Any Sh*t

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