
"Garry Marshall has a scene where he's nude and he
jumps into the pool. So I went around to the other side
of the pool, to see the opposite side of what other people
are seeing. And I can tell you—he's not Jewish!"
—Doris Roberts gives the ladies of The View an insider's
look at her experience playing Marshall's wife in Keeping
Up With The Steins (which, so far, is my favorite movie
of the year). And before you ask—No, I will not
be posting nudes of Garry Marshall on billymasters.com!
I've
said it before, and I'll say it again—I want
to live in Ft. Lauderdale. Actually, I really want to live
at Villa Venice in Ft. Lauderdale. The lush vegetation
on the grounds makes me feel like I'm home—to say
nothing of the clothing-optional pool and hot tub area
(sometimes I take the option, sometimes I don't). Like
me, Villa Venice bends over backwards to satisfy its clients.
You can find the resort on the Web at www.villavenice.com.
Last week, Kathy Griffin revealed to Larry King that she
and hubby Matt Moline are divorced. This was not news to
those of us friendly with the couple. But Kathy's depiction
of Matt as a lying thief was somewhat misleading. Obviously,
I'm not involved in their marriage, but I know that Matt
was a devoted husband and lived for his wife. It is true
that he took money from Kathy, but my understanding is
that he did so to cover how little money he was making
professionally. Matt sets up computer systems for a living.
Kathy wanted him to travel with her to gigs around the
country. It's pretty hard to have that many clients and
be free to travel. Griffin recently told a reporter that
she owns three houses and that, "I'm extremely driven
by money. I'm really interested in money. I'm impressed
by people who are good with money." I think that means
that she really likes money.
Everyone has been asking about Kathy's "main gays" from
last season—Dennis Hensley and Tony Tripoli. Kathy
told an interviewer that the boys dumped her. Since I know
that's not exactly how it went down, I asked the guys if
they wanted to respond. Dennis, who is a well-known writer,
described the rift as "painful and awful" and
asked me to chalk their absences up to "creative differences.” Tony
told me to "feel free to write what you know, but
I won't comment on her personal life." Both guys have
been friends of the funny gal for more than a decade. At
one point, Tony was her assistant (pre-Jessica Zajicek).
Dennis knew the Bravo producers and was somewhat instrumental
in bringing them together with Kathy. Everything was hunky-dory
at first. However, as the show got more successful, the
dynamics of their friendship changed. As to what caused
the final schism, I can categorically deny any rumors that
the squabble was about money. Let's just say that Kathy
had promised to do one of the guys a favor. Then, at the
last minute, she reneged and stopped talking to him. The
other was caught in the middle and, ultimately, chose to
preserve the relationship with his roommate and best friend
of 15 years. Griffin, who is unquestionably a major talent,
is also quite a handful in her personal life.
The highly anticipated film version of Dreamgirls will
be released on Dec. 22. But for those of you who can't
wait, head to Southern California the weekend of Oct. 6
for Gay Days Anaheim. That's where you'll be able to hear
the Dreamgirl with the best songs— Jennifer Hudson—singing
live at the House of Blues at Downtown Disney. Plus with
my pal Kimberly S spinning, you know it'll be a kick-ass
party. Gay Days Anaheim is always a great weekend. Check
out www.gaydaysanaheim.com for more information. And buy
tix in advance—this one will definitely be sold out.
Nip/Tuck is turning into the queerest show on television.
Our own Richard Chamberlain will guest star as a gay millionaire
who wants to transform his latest boy toy into a younger
version of himself (the storyline is inspired by Liberace—for
more on this, see Out and About on page 30). I'd buy this
premise, except the young buck will be played by Young
and the Restless star Thad Luckinbill, who is one of the
most flawless men I've ever met! We've got a photo of the
two guys on the set, and ... well, it's kinda creepy! We
also hear that Mario Lopez will play a very sexy (and very
narcissistic) plastic surgeon who has what is termed a "homoerotic
encounter" with Julian McMahon's character in the
gym. Sounds like "Must See TV" to me!
The members of Scissor Sisters are preparing for the September
release of their second CD, Ta-dah. Recent shows by the
band have included some of the new songs. But a show at
the Siren Music Festival on Coney Island concluded with
a peek at most of lead singer Jake Shears' anatomy! During
the band's encore, singer Ana Matronic decided that Jake's
dancing was impeded by his pants. Ana pulled off Jake's
white jeans, and he spent the next 10 minutes bouncing
around on stage in his red-and-black Calvins. Of course,
I'm not surprised at the former go-go boy—just like
you won't be surprised to find the photos on billymasters.com.
Frank in Boulder has an interesting "Ask Billy" question: "Has
Matthew McConaughey ever done full-frontal nudity? I was
traveling and caught part of a film on pay-per-view that
seemed to be a quite explicit three-way with him, and I
swear they were really having sex. Could you look into
this?"
Pay-per-view in a hotel room: I love it! The film in question
is Two For The Money. Before the handful of you who saw
this flick start screaming, "Billy, there is no such
scene," let me explain. Apparently, there's an unedited
version currently being shown via pay-per-view. So, Frank's
right. Because I've got connections, I made some calls
and I got the movie. And, my God, Frank, if I didn't know
better, I'd swear Matthew was really banging those two
girls (but, of course, I do know better). He's totally
into the scene and might very well be high. And his body
looks amazing. Do you see the goods? You get a teeny glimpse
of 'em at billymasters.com. Or pay-per-view!
Could it be that the usually incognito Bryan Singer was "outed" by
a homeless woman? So say spectators at WeHo's très
gay hot spot Fiesta Cantina. It seems that Singer showed
up in the midst of gaggle of gorgeous gay guys. A homeless
woman asked a patron at an adjacent table for money (this
happens occasionally at Fiesta). The customer recognized
Singer and gave the transient a couple of bucks to ask
Bryan what he thought of X-Men 3. No problem. The lady
marched over to the group and in a very loud voice asked, "Who's
Bryan Singer? I need to speak to Bryan Singer." No
response. "Which of you fags is Bryan Singer?" The
group started shaking with laughter, when the queer auteur
himself spoke up—"Um, he already left!"
When McConaughey actually looks like he's into girls, it's
time for someone to present him with an Oscar and for me
to end yet another column. I may be back in Boston, but
soon I'll be in New York for Martin Short's opening night
on Broadway, Chicago for Patti LuPone's debut in Gypsy,
and Provincetown for a little more fun in the sun. And
yet, I can always be found at www.billymasters.com—the
Web site that keeps on giving. If you have any questions
that the homeless can't answer, send an e-mail to billy@billymasters.com and I promise to get back to you before I let Luckinbill
give me a nip (or a tuck). Until next time, remember, one
man's filth is another man's bible.
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