Top Gun Star Comes Out After 39 Years

'My private life is private,' says actor

(NEWSER) - People can talk all they want, says George Clooney, even to call him gay. Despite his serial babe romances, some have speculated for years about Clooney's real sexual orientation. “I think it’s funny, but the last thing you’ll ever see me do is jump up and down, saying, ‘These are lies!’ That would be unfair and unkind to my good friends in the gay community," Clooney tells the Advocate . "I’m not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is private, and I’m very happy in it." He adds: “Who does it hurt if someone thinks I’m gay? I’ll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay. I don’t give a..." More»

Kelly McGillis came out as lesbian last year

(NEWSER) - Kelly McGillis, perhaps better known as Tom Cruise’s love interest in Top Gun, wed her girlfriend in a civil union ceremony Wednesday. McGillis, who came out last year, met Melanie Leis when Leis was a bartender at a Florida restaurant McGillis owned with then-husband Fred Tillman, Radar reports. The couple wed in a New Jersey municipal court and lives near Philadelphia. More»

Vinny, 'The Situation' offer a somewhat refreshing response

(NEWSER) - Hey, the Jersey Shore guidos have more important things to worry about than unknowingly gracing the cover of the Village Voice's “queer” issue—like how their abs look on said cover. “In my opinion the SitUaTIoN looks good as hell and that is my main concern,” wrote Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on Facebook , adding that “it’s not for me to judge somebody’s sexual preference…it just so happens that The SitUaTiON has mass appeal.” More»

But don't worry, guidettes, they're not gay

(NEWSER) - When the Jersey Shore boys were invited to pose for the cover of Village Voice , someone forgot to tell them it was for the “Queer Issue.” Of course, a source assures the New York Post , “the paper's not saying the cover boys are gay, just that they're hot.” The accompanying article, however, is about “gay Jersey guidos on the down-low.” See the cover, featuring a shirtless Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, here . More»

Diaz talks A-Rod, JT, and lesbian kisses

(NEWSER) - Cameron Diaz discusses whether she’s having an affair with Alex Rodriguez (she’s not), if there was drama working with her ex, Justin Timberlake (there wasn’t), and more in Playboy . Highlights:

• On Hollywood relationships: “Oh gosh, I can't even count how many times I've gotten on a plane for love. It's not unusual in this business; my lifestyle demands it. I'm always traveling for cock. You've got to go where it is.”
• Why she’s not dating A-Rod…or anyone: “I've been in relationships since I was 16 years old. I want to have a relationship with myself right now.”