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ABC Cancels Adam Lambert Again

ABC has canceled another Adam Lambert appearance, this time for an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live scheduled for next week. That naughty American Music Awards performance isn’t going to be behind Adam Lambert anytime soon. Even after his well-received performance on “The Early Show” last week, ABC continues to feel uncomfortable around Lambert. His Dec. 17 “Jimmy Kimmel Live” appearance …

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Comcast To Buy NBC Universal

This is major, especially for New York City. General Electric has agreed to sell a controlling interest in NBC Universal to Comcast Cable. The agreement will create a joint venture, with Comcast owning 51 percent and G.E. owning 49 percent. Comcast will contribute to the joint venture its stable of cable channels, which includes Versus, the Golf Channel and E …

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GLEE’s Chris Colfer On Conan

GLEE’s Chris Colfer says he doesn’t want to speculate about other actors he’d like to work with, because the last time he did that, Bea Arthur died immediately.

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Meredith Baxter Comes Out

Meredith Baxter, star of the 80s sitcom Family Ties and numerous Lifetime movies about bulimia, came out this morning on the Today Show. “I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition,” she told Matt Lauer on TODAY. “Some people would say, well, you’re living a lie and, you know, the truth is — not at all. This has …

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Lambert Fallout: Disney Rewrites Rules

In the wake of the national controversy over Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards, ABC parent Disney says they are rewriting their contracts for live performances to include promises from artists that their live shows will be the same as those seen in rehearsals. Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney told Reuters that in reaction to the Lambert …

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Tweet Fail

The general manager and news director of an Alabama TV station were suspended for a week after their project to Tweet their news items directly to a roadside billboard resulted in the above image.

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Imagine

I just hate that GLEE can turn me into a 13 year-old girl sometimes, but last night’s bit with the deaf chorus got me completely toh up. Starts at the 5:00 mark. Don’t imagine this clip wiill have a long life on YouTube, but maybe the copyright Nazis have today off.

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Italian-American Group Calls On MTV To Cancel Jersey Shore

An Italian-American group is calling on MTV to cancel its coming reality show Jersey Shore over anti-Italian stereotyping and the usage of the term “Guido,” which the network is using prominently in its promotions. A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality show that depicts Italian-American beachgoers as the “hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos” is offensive and …

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Anti-Gay Hate Group Liberty Counsel Files FCC Complaint Over Adam Lambert

Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, premiere closet case Peter LaBarbera has announced that the anti-gay Liberty Counsel has filed the first FCC indecency complaint (PDF) over Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards. The Lambert performance featured, among other things, simulated oral sex, suggestive crotch grabbing, simulated digital penetration, sadomasochistic conduct, and homosexual open-mouth kissing. The Lambert …

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CBS’ Early Show Blurs Out Adam’s Same-Sex Kiss, But Not Britney-Madonna’s

After Elton points out that Adam Lambert’s point about a double standard for gay males does exist after CBS’ Early Show this morning blurred out his American Music Awards kiss with a male band member, but did not do the same when rerunning Madonna’s open-mouthed kiss with Britney Spears. Call CBS to complain: 212-975-4321. (Tipped by JMG reader Lisa)

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ABC Cancels Adam Lambert Concert

ABC has canceled tomorrow’s scheduled concert on Good Morning America in the aftermath of his controversial performance on Sunday’s American Music Awards. But CBS has jumped on his new availability. If you were hoping to catch Adam Lambert performing on “Good Morning America” this Wednesday, or maybe even see the free concert in person in New York, you’re out of …

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Oprah To Announce End Of Her Show

Today Oprah Winfrey will tell her audience that she’s calling it quits. Sounds like major news, but in fact her contract with ABC runs for two more years and after that she will launch the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in a deal with the Discovery Channel. The last episode of Oprah is scheduled for September 9th, 2011. ZOMG! Only 500 …

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Lou Dobbs Resigns From CNN

How many seconds until he takes his racist, anti-immigrant, birther ass over to Faux News?

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SNL Does Fox News

Kristen Wiig totally nails Greta Van Susteren.

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South Park Won’t Apologize To GLAAD

Comedy Central has issued a statement in response to GLAAD’s condemnation of last week’s episode of South Park in which characters used the word “fag” dozens of times. “South Park” is famous for tackling controversial subject matter in thoughtful and hilarious ways. This particular episode of the show has been both criticized and applauded within the gay and lesbian community. …

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GLAAD Pissed At South Park

After this week’s South Park episode in which the characters decided to change the meaning of the word “fag,” using the epithet an unbleeped hundred or so times, GLAAD has issued a condemnation of the show, saying that its creators’ well-intended humor went over the heads of America’s dummies. The creators of “South Park” are right on one important point: …

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Is “V’ An Obama Allegory?

According to Chicago Tribune reviewer Glenn Garvin, the new iteration of V is nothing if not a mini-series length Obama allegory. Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that …

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The Evolution Of Gay Men On TV

From Dynasty to Melrose Place to Will & Grace to…

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Soupy Sales Dead At 83

Legendary 60’s comic and children’s show host Soupy Sales has died at the age of 83. As the star of “The Soupy Sales Show,” he performed live on television for 13 years in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York before the program went into syndication in the United States and abroad. Ostensibly for children, the show had broad appeal among …

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