Morning Meme: Justin Timberlake Is the Belle of the Ball, NPH Walks the Green Carpet, and Lady Gaga Marries the Night

Joe Manganiello is excited about the new season of True Blood. “Oh my god, I can’t f—ing wait. The fact that they’re basically busy casting an entire new pack of werewolves is unbelievable. There’s going to be like a werewolf show within the show this year, so I’m like a kid about it!” I'm hoping that means a lot of were-booty onscreen.

Just go look at the Moses Bridge in the Netherlands. I love that people still think of public space like this.

Black Sabbath, including Ozzy Osbourne, are reuniting for their first studio album in 33 years and are planning to tour together in 2012.

Evidently, you can suppress your gag reflex by squeezing your left thumb inside your fist. I'm not going to question the scientific method used to test this, but is sounds like potentially useful news.

A Wyoming football coach has resigned for handing out a questionnaire asking players if their "hurt feelings" are because "they're queer" or have "woman like hormones." But while he won't be allowed to coach high school football, he remains the school's guidance counselor.

Jay-Z began making news late last week after his Rocawear clothing line debuted an "Occupy All Streets" shirt, but the spokesman couldn't say if the sales would benefit Occupy Wall Street. The media jumped all over the story. But the editor of GlobalGrind.com says that isn't the whole story, and "it wouldn't be wise to bet against the kid."

Noted Bronx homophobe and state senator Reuben Diaz is reportedly furious because Bronx Pride has moved into new office space in a building named after him.

Kim Kardashian is suing a former publicist who is saying that her entire wedding was a sham designed for publicity and money. According to reports, the suit seems to be going after him not for the claims, but for violating a confidentiality agreement, which is interesting.

Oprah Winfrey received an Oscar for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while James Earl Jones and makeup genius Dick Smith also received the honorary Oscars. Academy president Tom Sherak entered the ceremony dressed as Darth Vader, complete with a storm trooper escort and opened with "How was your week?" referencing the issues with the Oscar hosts and producers.

Dustin Lance Black and Clint Eastwood see Hoover differently because of a generational divide according to Black. "For a much older generation, gay is the act of having sex with someone of the same gender. But the post-sexual-revolution, post-Stonewall generation defines gay or lesbian as someone’s nature. Who they are attracted to, who they connect with. It’s something much deeper than just a sexual act. And when you define it like that, Hoover is a gay man."

Justin Timberlake fulfilled his promise and took Cpl. Kelsey De Santis to the Marine Corps Ball over the weekend. Timberlake was amused that De Santis seemed more concerned if he was going to have a good time, which is unusual for him. But “I felt so proud to be there. I felt like I was getting a chance to be among my heroes. It’s funny too because a lot of them are SO younger than me.”