John Amaechi had a little one-on-one with the AP today and, of course, got asked about Tim Hardaway's homophobic comments yesterday. Measured as always, Amaechi said that Hardaway's words highlight our nation's all-pervasive homophobia. He also had this to say:

I don't need Tim's comments to realize there's a problem. People said that I should just shut up and go away - now they have to rethink that.

The Joe from The Cup of Joe just sent us an email about his desperate search for Martha Stewart's The Apprentice spin-off's Dawna Stone (no relation to Patsy). Today marks the one-year anniversary of Stone's $225,000, year-long contract with the home making mogul and ex-con. You know what that means? She's out of a job.

Joe also points out that Stone's stint on the defunct NBC reality show is no where to be found on her resume. Seems a bit fishy to us. Perhaps Stewart forbade her from using her name to get a job. Or maybe Stewart has her tied up in a basement somewhere, wrapping presents made out of human skin in five easy and relatively painless steps.

Joe also directs the reader to this article, in which Ms. S derides the contestants and claims she had no role in choosing them. She says,

[W]e're getting close to which of those inappropriate contestants we are actually going to have to hire... I can't believe people behave like that. They're exhibitionists and opportunists, those kids.

Twat.

So, we've watched the Today Show's teaser of Meredith Vieira's Dateline interview with Madonna.

Wow. What a doozy.

Not only do we get to hear the same thing that we already heard on Oprah, but we also get the inside scoop on how little David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie sometimes wants food and other times doesn't! Amazing, right?

But, wait, it gets better: apparently Mama Madge's newest baby has actually developed emotional attachments and has been known to throw temper tantrums! (Of this bombshell, Viera inquired as to whether or not Madonna has temper tantrums. Um, Meredith, he's adopted.)

All this, a little snippet on Madonna's new children's book, and no fake British accent!

Of course, there was some actual "news", if you will: Madonna apparently offered to simply financially support David and his biological father, but the father - who has changed his story too many times to count - insisted Madonna take the baby to England. Interesting, no?

NBC's definitely done it again. Mazel Tov! (Speaking of the Mazel: Madonna said that Baby David can practice any religion he wants...ahhh, Madonna, you're the best adopted mom ever!)

It seems the hammer has come down on the proposed Jack McFarland Show.

Will & Grace comes to a close this season, and NBC execs had considered spinning off the queeny character Jack McFarland, played by Sean Hayes; but sources say Hayes is reconsidering, after witnessing the not-funny-at-all horror that befell "Joey Tribiani" in the awful Joey. Hayes is a talented actor--Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, the movie that introduced Hayes to gay audiences in America, is one of the great gay independent films of our time. He needs to learn from Madonna (and certain ex-reality TV "stars" who now work for Queerty), and do something new.

We also presume the decision is lukewarm with NBC execs, as ratings for all their shows are sinking into the toilet and they are realizing they need to wipe the slate clean. The cast of Will & Grace is also rumored to be considering a movie based on the show, but everyone leaving a cancelled program says that to sound cool. We hope they don't do it, as a Will & Grace movie would be ghastly.

Time to let Will & Grace go the way of the dodo bird [Yahoo UK}

Controversy follows The Book Of Daniel as often as Jesus Christ tags along with Aiden Quinn's character on the show. This time uppity citizens are threatening the Little Rock WB affiliate that picked up the show after the area's own NBC station exorcised it from its holy schedule.

Threats to the station began pouring in shortly after it made the announcement. They continued after the show aired a spokesperson for the station told 365Gay.com Station spokesperson Gary Robbins defends the decision to run the series and says despite the threats there are no plans to cancel it

These intimidating bullies may have done more work than needed. The ratings gods haven't been on Daniel's side and it appears as if the show might die a quick death all on its own.

TV Station Threatened Over Series With Gay Character [365 Gay]
No solace for NBC as 'Daniel' disappoints [Reuters]

Film critics are usually much too dull to make the news. No one really cares to hear people like Gene Shalit voice their opinions. Hell, we didn’t even know the guy’s Critics Corner segment on the Today’s Show was still airing. We’d just assumed it had finally been relegated to the ranks of cable access.

But the movie buff with the God-awful mustache and unmanageable Afro turns out to be one of the few high profile film critics to crap on our beloved Brokeback Mountain.

Shalit vilifies Jake Gyllenhaal’s Jack Twist, calling him a “sexual predator" who "tracks Ennis down and coaxes him into sporadic trysts." Call us crazy, but we don’t call shoving someone’s hand onto your own crotch makes you a predator. Just horny as hell and in love.

All this has ticked off the folks at GLAAD (they call Shalit’s review defamatory!) and they want everyone to flood NBC with their angry calls, e-mails, and letters.

But the real victim in all of this is Shalit’s gay son, Pete. It’s not everyday your dad gets on national television and blasts a movie that you, your boyfriend, your queer friends, and the rest of the gay community consider a breakthrough and a masterpiece.

Poor guy must be getting it from all ends today.

Gene Shalit Offers Defamatory Brokeback Review on NBC's Today [GLAAD]

Fabulous Pamela Anderson’s sexy pole-dance to the song "The Bitch is Back" sung by Elton John for his NBC special Elton John: The Red Piano at Caesars Palace has been axed by the network brass. Pam appeared gyrating alongside a stripper pole on a giant video screen as he belted out his signature tune.

"We believed the content was not appropriate for 8 p.m.-7 central time and decided to pull the song from the special," NBC said in a statement Tuesday.

Curiously, the gay parts of the night, Elton John just being himself and Justin Timberlake appearing as a young Elton, will air just as they were seen during the live performance. Our take is that Elton and Pam were competing backstage for Justin, and that Elton gave her the axe (as it were) to ward her off. The bitch is back, indeed.

NBC Cuts Pamela Anderson Pole-Dancing Video [AP Via Yahoo]