Celebrity Gossip

By Billy Masters

"I hope I'm still a gay icon. I like to think we've been mutually inspired by one another."

--Madonna expresses herself in an interview with Attitude magazine -- her first in-depth chat with a gay magazine in eons. Gee, she must have something to promote...

Madonna is launching a full-scale attack in support of her upcoming CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Aside from hitting the talk-show circuit, Maddy is openly courting her most loyal fan base

-- the gays. First stop, The Roxy in New York City. On Oct. 22, Madonna "surprised" the predominately gay audience with a personal appearance. But she wasn't there to sing -- she was there to DJ. After spending a half hour spinning some of her favorite songs, she thanked the crowd, spoke about her long history with the club, and took to the stage. She danced and "kinda lip-synched" (according to our spies) to her single, "Hung Up." She also brought a guy onstage to dance with her -- just like Bruce Springsteen and Courtney Cox.

Often you hear people say that they lost an arm and a leg. I guess Heather McCartney is ahead -- she still has her arm, but she's lost her leg ... for the second time. A couple of weeks ago, Paul McCartney's wife stormed Jennifer Lopez's office to give her a DVD showing how animals are killed for their skins (something tells me the lovely Latina had better things to do). Now, I'm not exactly sure how this happened, but in the ensuing scuffle with J.Lo's goons, Heather became separated from her prosthetic leg. When she called Jenny's office to inquire if anyone found her leg, the person on the other end asked, "Can you describe it?" Yeah -- it looks like a LEG!

As previously reported months ago in this column, Hugh Jackman confirms that he'll once again play the part of Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz -- except this time, he'll be playing the role in Oz! The show originated in Australia in 1998, sans Jackman. Hugh used the role as a vehicle for his Broadway bow back in 2003 -- and won a Tony. This new Australian production will open sometime mid-2006.

2005 will go down as a banner year for our very own Cheyenne Jackson. The hunky (and openly gay) song-and-dance man just finished headlining All Shook Up on Broadway -- after helping launch the hit off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz. Now Jackson has been cast in Universal Pictures film about the World Trade Center tragedy. Flight 93 just started shooting in London and should be released sometime next year (if this perpetuates that myth about the gay guy taking down the terrorist, I'm gonna hurl). If you can't wait, check out Chey's film debut in the short thriller Curiosity, which will hit the film festival circuit.

The new season of American Idol may not be hitting the airwaves till January, but many former "Idols" have been in the news. Last week I bumped into the lovely Ryan Starr at Fiesta Cantina here in WeHo. She was with some friends to sing at the legendary Kenny Morse "Karaoke With Kenny" evening. Aside from being on American Idol, Ryan had also been a cast member on The Surreal Life. Another Idol will be in this new season of The Surreal Life -- we hear that ousted contestant (and self-proclaimed Abdul lover) Corey Clark will be added to the house to stir up some trouble.

Two seasons ago, AI came down to Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia Barrino. Both have musical theater projects in the works. If you can believe it, Diana DeGarmo is about to star as Maria in the American Musical Theatre of San Jose's production of West Side Story -- because when I think of fiery Latinas, I think of Diana DeGarmo!

Speaking of American Idol, our first e-mail comes from Roger in Coral Gables who writes: "I loved your Emmy report -- particularly the stuff about Paula Abdul. I'm glad she's happy, and the photos of the guy she was with were so hot. What do you know about this Dante guy? He looks like he should be doing porn -- not Paula!"

My readers certainly have an eye for talent! Dante Spencer is definitely hot -- which isn't surprising for someone who's modeled for International Male and Undergear. Spencer is also a fervent Scientologist and is allegedly high up in the hierarchy. In 2000, he was the second runner-up in the Mr. World pageant. And he's also tried his hand at acting. Last year, he appeared here in L.A. in a play called Blade to the Heat, playing a boxer who finds himself attracted to another man! Although Dante is a proud heterosexual, he had no problem posing for the cover of L.A.'s top gay publication -- IN Los Angeles. Of course, since this column is in IN, I begged my publisher for copies of those shirtless photos from a year ago, and he happily complied. Look for them on Filth2Go.com.

Lisa in Baltimore asks: "What do you know about Daniel Craig, the hottie who will be the next James Bond? Is he gay? Married? And do you have any nude photos?"

I think Daniel Craig will be good as Bond. He's a decent actor, attractive, and not so well known that he can't disappear into the role (he's bigger in England, but who isn't?). He has a daughter with his ex-wife and currently lives with German actress Heike Makatsch. Daniel has a hunky body and a good-sized uncut penis, which we will proudly display on Filth2Go.com. Much has been made of him being the first blond to play James Bond, but seriously, does anyone know what color Sean Connery's hair really was? I mean, back when he had hair!

Speaking of large penises, let's squeeze in David Fumero. We all know that the One Life To Live hunk has done his share of underwear modeling. But didya know he's also posed nude? Yup -- with body paint that takes the term "blue balls" literally. Check him out at Filth2Go.com.

Could it be that a certain well-groomed studser has gotten a bit too big for his britches? So say sources on the set who tell me that the diva-esque behavior from this lilting lad earned him a title we dare not publish in this family-friendly column. Let's just say that the ladies titter when referring to "him" as "her." And the guys on the set stopped letting him join in any reindeer games. Of course, that's no longer an issue.

When I can tackle such diverse topics as American Idol and Heather McCartney's leg, it's definitely time to end yet another column. And I even snuck in a blind item! This one was just the cherry on the top of a delicious week of gossip. But, oh, there's so much more in store for you at Filth2Go.com as we prepare to shake things up a bit. We're in the midst of some big changes here. Aside from you folks with questions, I would love to hear from graphic artists, people good with designing logos, etc. Just e-mail me at Billy@filth2go.com and I promise to get back to you before I figure out if I can send Heather her leg back via FedEx! Until next time, remember, one man's filth is another man's bible.