I’m not the biggest Adam Levine fan because I think he comes across as a huge douche, but I do like Maroon 5′s music and I’m in love with their Moves Like Jagger song, anyway he has kind of turned my opinion around in the new issue of Out magazine.
Levine, who is a judge on The Voice, has had rumors about him being gay nearly his whole career but that is just fine with him because as he puts it “if people didn’t think there was a small chance I was gay, then I wouldn’t be doing my job very well. Look at the best ones, guys whose sexuality was always questioned. Bowie. Jagger. Freddie Mercury. I wouldn’t be the front man of a band if that question hadn’t come up at some point.”
The 32-year-old, who has been linked to several of Hollywood’s hottest women and is currently dating Victoria’s Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna, has a gay brother and stands up for gay rights so this is how he gets to slamming American Idol in his interview. He claims the show makes their contestants stay in the closet and hide who they really are.
On American Idol: “What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives. The fact that The Voice didn’t have any qualms about being completely open about it is a great thing.”
On homophobia and racism: “I’m realistic about the world, but I do have a very sunny perspective on things, when the ‘F word’ and the ‘N word’ are equally taboo, when you can’t just walk around saying that word — which you can, to be brutally honest — that’ll be when it’s really real. Homophobia and racism are very different and have a very different history behind them. But for some reason, we’re a little bit behind with homosexuality. The fact that gay marriage isn’t legal everywhere at this point is a joke. But there are things now that you never thought would have existed, so I think that we’re kind of in good shape.”
On The Voice and allowing openly gay people: “I talk about it in a very heavy way, but it’s definitely had a pretty profound impact on my life, that show’s become a part of me. Being in a position where you can help these people out and — of course I get paid, and of course it’s good for my career as well. But there’s a lot of real talent, and it makes me excited to know I’m part of that.”
On being gay: “I can single-handedly dispel any ideas that sexuality is acquired, trust me, you’re born with it. My brother is gay, and we knew when he was two. We all knew. We all really wanted to provide some cushion for him and constantly let him know that it’s OK, a lot of people don’t want their kid to be gay and will fight it at all costs. But I’ve got news for you—it’s a losing f-cking battle. The more you fight it, the more f-cked-up your kid’s gonna be. You’ve just gotta embrace it from the beginning. That’s the only way to deal with it as a family. Otherwise, you’re just screwing yourself over, and you’re gonna make your kid miserable.”
On being comfortable with his own sexuality: “I just love being as naked as possible all the time — it feels really natural to me. I’m extremely comfortable in my sexuality, so I can think, Oh, that’s a good-looking dude. Acknowledging that someone’s attractive and wanting to f-ck a dude are two different things. With a lot of guys who are hypersexual, it comes from some sort of disdain or dislike — they’re guys who love getting laid but don’t really respect women. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been totally promiscuous and slutty in my lifetime, because I have.”
It’s always good to see people stand up for gay rights, I’m totally there with them. I also agree with him about American Idol, the amount of contestants that have had to stay in the closet while on the show is absolutely ridiclous. What do you think?
Oh and it’s no secret that he has no problems being naked because in nearly all of his music videos and photoshoots he has stripped down to show off his body. This photoshoot for Out is no different as you can see in the photos below.
I’m not going to sit here and pretend I know anything about this years American Idol because that would all be a lie, I haven’t watched a single episode this season. Anyway, one of the contestants fell on stage last night and since I love somebody falling over I had to post it here.
Haley Reinhart was singing the Led Zepplin song ‘What Is and What Should Never Be’ when she took a trip up the stairs, it’s at around the 1:30 mark. This is all I will know about this season of American Idol.
Well it’s now official that Paula Abdul will be joining the judging panel for US version of The X Factor, she will be joining Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Cheryl Cole.
It’s been rumored for ages that Paula and Cheryl would be the female judges on the panel and now it’s a definite, this means that we will finally see Simon and Paula reunited and of course seeing what whacked up comments she comes out with on a weekly basis.
The first round of auditions have already begun in Los Angeles before the show premieres in September on Fox. As well as getting to feast our eyes on Cheryl each week we will also get a bit of Nicole Scherzinger because she has been hired as the host for the competition.
What do you think of the judging panel? I myself prefer the panel over on The Voice. Anyway, here is photos of the judges arriving for the first auditions.
In her soon-to-be-released memoir, former ‘American Idol‘ judge Kara DioGuardireveals she was molested as a child and date raped by a well-known music producer.
In the book, ‘A Helluva High Note,’ DioGuradi opens up about a family friend’s son who repeatedly molested her when she was only 11. “On one particular day, he took me into the back shed of his house and put his hands all over my breasts and vagina,” she writes. “I remember freezing and not knowing what to do.”
DioGuardi, whose new Bravo show ‘Platinum’ debuts next month, also reveals how a well-known producer date raped her after dinner. “Within a few hours, he was on top of me, pumping, sweating, and speaking to me in Spanish, not a word of which I could understand,” she writes.
The former ‘Idol’ judge said she never told anyone for fear it would affect her career.
DioGuardi also reveals in her book that a “hugely successful artist” sexually harassed her a few years later. She was invited on a three-day songwriting trip but instead of actually writing songs, “the trip’s activities consisted of watching Russian porn, scavenging around the kitchen for food [and] leering at two strippers … as they performed sex acts in the living room.”
She also discusses her struggles with getting pregnant during her final season of ‘Idol.’ She ended up asking the producers to let her out of her contract. “I wanted a child and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of eighteen-hour work days and live TV,” she writes. “I had undergone three unsuccessful rounds of IVF during Season 9.”
Jennifer Lopezgraces the cover of PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful issue.
The ‘American Idol‘ judge tells the magazine that she prefers to be makeup free and low maintenance.
“That’s when I’m my happiest,” Lopez explains. “Just being able to touch my face and rub my eyes and put my fingers in my hair and not having to worry about messing it up. It’s so much better.”
But she knows that being beautiful comes with her job description. “The thing is, it’s part of my job.”
“I don’t want anybody thinking it’s easy. It does take time and it’s hard work. HDTV wide-screen is nobody’s friend!” she adds.
Her daughter Emme enjoys a little primping just like mom. “She is very girly-girl, just like me since I was very little. She loves for me to paint her nails. She lays out her clothes on the floor like I do with my stylist and she’s like, ‘This matches very good!’”
But Emme doesn’t have all the fun. “[My son Max] wants to paint his nails too. Because for him, it’s just paint. He’s like, ‘I want the blue!’”
The singer-actress turned reality star admits she has grown into her “diva” label. “I kind of like it. We’ve kind of owned it now. But I certainly don’t like and I’ve never been a person who has what they call ‘diva behavior,’ which is something they tried to pin on me for a long time.”
Who else made the issue?
Teen heartthrob Zac Efron is on the list, with newlywed Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore.
Happy Friday! It’s that time again for Gone Hollywood to give you the best of the best in celebrity quotes for this week! Today, we’ve got some goodies. Joaquin Phoenix has released the crazy and has re-emerged, shaven on David Letterman, Megan Fox talks about being jealous of Shia LaBeouf’s new co-star and Jennifer Lopez’s Idol “diva demands”. Enjoy!
“I was in dirty diapers when she did Dirty Dancing.”
– Jennifer Grey’sDancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough, to People
“We heard that she only likes yellow M&Ms.”
– American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, joking about the diva rumors that surround new judge Jennifer Lopez, at a press conference
“Elmo’s up, Elmo’s down, Elmo’s round-n-round…”
– Elmo, singing along with Katy Perry to a slightly altered version of her hit song “Hot N Cold” for a Sesame Street segment that has been pulled from the show
“The second you come into my house I bring you to the sink, show you the soap, then hand sanitizer and then I follow you around with baby wipes. Then I wipe the knobs and stuff.”
– Eric Dane, on becoming a new dad and a germaphobe, on Lopez Tonight
“When I met Justin [Timberlake], I thought I was going to faint…But Jessica Biel was there, so I was like, ‘This is not my night…’”
– Glee guest star Charice, on meeting her celebrity crush, to People
“What is your bust size?”
– Kathy Lee Gifford, grilling the Chippendales dancers who came to visit her on the Today show
“I might be a little jealous when I see somebody kissing my Shia, wearing my jeans that I already had been fit for.”
– Ex-Transformers star Megan Fox, on being replaced in the third installment of the franchise, to MTV
“I’m so proud to be on the 2,999th show. I almost made it to the 3,000 show, which has Justin Bieber, the Pope and a special appearance by Paris Hilton, who’s going to demonstrate the differences between chewing gum and cocaine.”
– Nathan Lane, on The View
“I’m a bodywash guy. It freaks me out to use soap.”
– Kenny Chesney, to People
“All the promotion you got from being on here that night…That’s free publicity. So we want a little something for that, and my talent fee – you know, it’s not my first rodeo.”
– David Letterman, trying to get some kickback from Joaquin Phoenix, whose prior appearance on the show turned out to be all an act for his mockumentary, I’m Still Here
American Idol has lost another judge, this time it’s Kara DioGuardi who is leaving the show after being on the judging panel for two seasons.
Kara is now the third judge to leave the show this year, Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres also both quit Idol. She released a statement saying…
“I felt like I won the lottery when I joined ‘American Idol’ two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave ‘Idol, I am very proud to have been associated with ‘American Idol’ – it has truly been an amazing experience … I look forward to my next challenge, and want to thank everyone who has supported me. All the best to everyone on Season 10!”
It’s rumored that Jennifer Lopez will join Randy Jackson behind the judges table and producers will go back to having just three judges. I wish they would just cancel this show, it hasn’t been good for the past 5 seasons.
source: Official: Kara DioGuardi leaving ‘American Idol’ [Hollywood Reporter]
Happy Friday! Today, we’ve got loads of goodies in our top ten celebrity quotes. Joan Rivers says she’s waiting until Lindsay Lohan does something crazy to bash her, Paul Rudd joking about judging “American Idol” and Elizabeth Hurley talking about her boobs. Enjoy!
“[I'm doing] 100 push ups every day. Then I meet up with The Situation. We have a crunch off.”
– Jimmy Fallon, on his hardcore preparation for hosting the Emmys, to People
“I feel like we paved the way for the destruction of morality on the tube.”
– Mom-to-be Christina Applegate, on her raunchy ’90s sitcom Married with Children, to Parade
“I’ll be nice – until she does the first insane thing, which will probably be 20 minutes after she’s out.”
– Joan Rivers, vowing not to pick on Lindsay Lohan, to People
“I was in a store in Las Vegas and they give celeb discounts. I gave my credit card and the clerk was like, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought you were Jason Bateman.’ “
– Jerry O’Connell, on his mistaken identity dis and dismiss, to People
“OMG!! I’m on set @30 Rock next to Tina Fey & MATT DAMON is sitting behind me! I went over & said hi – think I just got pregnant!”
– Tracy Morgan’s onscreen wife Sherri Shepherd, Tweeting her excitement for the former Sexiest Man Alive and fellow guest star on the comedy series
“I’ll be a nice judge, but if I don’t like what they do I will tell them to give up on their dreams.”
– Paul Rudd, joking about filling Simon Cowell’s judge’s seat on American Idol, to MTV News
“I read that I’ve just had breast implants – happy to report still au naturel but I do wear exceptionally well cut bikinis…”
– Elizabeth Hurley, crediting her 40 and fab body to good genes and even better swimsuits, on Twitter
“When I get injured it’s devastating because I know I won’t be able to wear heels. I’m practically in tears.”
– Fashionista Serena Williams, who’s also has to forgo the U.S. Open due to her foot injury, to SOBeFiT magazine
“Omg, I was thinking the same thing, sweetie! That is awesome! I love you.”
– Blake Shelton, sharing his patented response to fiancée Miranda Lambert on their wedding planning, to People
“If he was of legal age…Justin Beiber has this swag to him.”
– Kim Kardashian, toying with the possibility of dating the 16-year-old pop star, on Lopez Tonight
What was your favorite quote this week? Mine was the one from Joan Rivers, who is obviously ready to pounce on Lindsay as soon as she goofs. It’s really only a matter of time, isn’t it?
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