After taking heat from Adam Lambert's fans and gay advocates for a week, ABC on Friday extended an olive branch of sorts to the "American Idol" runner-up, reports the Los Angeles Times.
ABC canceled Lambert's scheduled appearances on "Good Morning America" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and stopped considering him for "New Year's Rockin' Eve," which drew thousands of complaints from viewers and gay advocates who believed the network was retaliating against him because he is gay.
On Friday night, Lambert took to Twitter, where he first announced the cancellations, to tell his fans that he will appear on "The View" next Thursday.
"Hey friends! I will be performing and hanging w the ladies of ABC's The View Thursday the 10th!" he tweeted.
Lambert will be interviewed by "The View" hosts and will perform. Both will be pre-taped because Lambert has a scheduling conflict and cannot be in New York on Thursday, sources said.
Lambert will appear on "The View" the morning after his interview with Barbara Walters for her "10 Most Fascinating People" special on ABC.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which earlier accused ABC of subjecting Lambert to a double standard, applauded ABC's invitation.
Lambert made headlines with his provocative performance last month at the American Music Awards in which he kissed a male musician.
Filed under: Arts & Entertainment, LGBTQ Life
I think it's not just a coincidence that they all of a sudden cancelled everything that Adam Lambert was scheduled for. I think it's obvious, they have High Standards against our American Idol runner up, Gay Singer, Adam Lambert. and it s crap, now either you treat everyone the same, whether they are ... gay, lesbian, Bi, transgendered, what ever you are.. or you treat only the straight people how they should be treated, and treat everyone different from them like SH**! I feel very upset about this, becaue i don t like people hating on Gay, Lesbian, Bi. , transgendered, whatever. It isn't right... and as of ABC Network... if you really think it is so easy being Gay... why don t you think again. Because I don t care who knows me or not... I m Bi. and that offends me... yeah ik, im not cpmpletly gay, who cares... You just don t ever hate someone for they're lifestyle being indifferent from yours(meaning, you dn t hate someone just because they refyuse to change for the world, or for humanity, or anything.) It's beung a Judgemental, Gay/Lesbian/Bi. Hating, Heart-less Jerk, who is discriminationg against people of my kind... and i take this very seriously... Don't make the mistake again.... if you do, you just might lose your jobs, if your board of directors, decides it is neccesary to, ''Let you go''.