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Alec Baldwin tries to ease backlash over gay slur by professing love for a man
SAN FRANCISCO — Alec Baldwin jokingly professed his love for a man in front of a large crowd Wednesday as he tried to ease the backlash triggered by an Internet clip that captured him berating a photographer with what sounded like a gay slur.
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MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin’s show for two episodes following gay slur
NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin’s new weekly MSNBC talk show was suspended for two episodes after the actor was videotaped using an anti-gay epithet against a photographer during a New York street encounter.
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Openly gay rapper Big Freedia brings bounce to TV audience
NEW YORK — New Orleans hip-hop artist Big Freedia is twerking his way to TV screens.
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GLAAD study: Gay depictions slip on network TV
LOS ANGELES — Fewer gay and bisexual characters are part of the new broadcast TV season following a record-setting year, while cable depictions continued to increase, according to a new study from media advocacy group GLAAD.
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Sean Hayes’ manic style, skilled comic timing is back in ‘Sean Saves the World’
NEW YORK — Beloved for his supporting role on “Will & Grace,” Sean Hayes is back in an NBC sitcom, this time as the leading man whose name is in the title: “Sean Saves the World.”
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Report: Hollywood is less gay-friendly off-screen
LOS ANGELES — A new study suggests the proliferation of gay and transgender characters in films and television shows has not prevented gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender actors from experiencing discrimination in Hollywood.
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Michael Douglas, ‘Behind the Candelabra’ take top honors at Emmys
Michael Douglas and HBO’s Liberace biopic “Behind the Candelabra” took top honors at 65th Emmy Awards Sunday night.
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Stars react to Emmy tribute for ‘Glee’ cast member Cory Monteith
LOS ANGELES — The inclusion of young “Glee” actor Cory Monteith among individual salutes at the Emmy Awards was a tough topic on the red carpet.
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Sir Elton John remembers Liberace
Upon being introduced by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, the stars of HBO’s Emmy-winning Liberace biopic “Behind the Candelabra,” Sir Elton John spoke both of the performer’s influence and his great dress sense.
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Jim Parsons wins 3rd Emmy Award for Lead Actor in comedy series
LOS ANGELES — Jim Parsons of “The Big Bang Theory” has won his third Emmy for best actor in a comedy.