• Kyra Sedgwick, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences CEO Dick Askin and Jon Cryer are thrilled to be reading announcing the Emmy nominations.

• Fattie v. Fattie: Perez Hilton challenges Jason Davis to hot dog eating contest. And, also, a race. He's so health conscious!

• "First gay Latin star" Jade Esteban Estrada to play villain in Bruiser and Scratch video game.

• Cathy Horyn recalls Versace murder.

• God bless Tammy Faye: dying of lung cancer, weighing next to nothing, still going strong and appearing on Larry King tonight.

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Isaiah Washington could have been a farmer for all the shit he slung last night. Appearing with perpetual windbag Larry King's Live show, the former Grey's Anatomy spoke out (again) about being fired months after his faggot-flinging.

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Kathy Griffin took a little time out from her Life on the D-List duties to chat with professional curmudgeon Larry King.

In addition to to discussing who's on the A-list - Queen Elizabeth, President Clinton - Griffin declares her undying love for Anderson Cooper: "I'm in love with you Anderson Cooper. Hold me, touch me inappropriately, Anderson Cooper. Come to my home tonight and love me." Cooper, of course, loved it. King? Not so amused.

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So, remember when Bill Maher told Larry King that he would be outing promiment Republicans on his Friday night show (including Ken Mehlman, whose mention later got axed by CNN's censors)?

Well, it seems Maher got cold feet. Not only did he not follow through, he didn't even mention the Larry King episode.

Of course, people are all about finding a conspiracy in all of this. Some insist the Republican National Committee - from which Mehlman just announced his retirement - pressured Maher to keep a lid on it. 247 Gay reports:

Whether CNN removed the reference and has gone to battle to eliminate all copies of the uncensored video is a result of pressure from the RNC or simply from fear of being sued for slander is in hot debate - with no statement from CNN being issued in regard to their actions.
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[Many] fans to wonder if [Maher] too had fallen sway to pressure from the RNC or possibly from higher-ups at HBO not to make good on his word. No statement by Maher about the incident has been forthcoming.

Considering that CNN's papa, Ted Turner, donated over $300K to the Demmies this year, it seems the Cable News Network simply wasn't in the mood to get sued for slander. We can't blame them, though. We almost got sued for slander - it's a real inconvenience.

As for Bill Maher - well, he's never been one to bow to political controversy. Thus, we doubt he held his tongue to please the RNC, nor do we think he ran from a possible lawsuit. His bosses at HBO, however, may be a different story. We've been looking for a strong link between HBO officials and the Republican party, but have yet to find any evidence at all. So, we're assuming it's a legal issue, rather than some vast political conspiracy.

If any of you kiddies can dig up some dirt, however, we'll be happy to take a look.

Oh, please, we know you're not doing anything better at work. We also know that you used to pretend to be Nancy Drew.

There's no shortage of homo-journos with their eyes on the pol-outing prize. Since the very public outing of Mark Foley, however, we've seen a new trend of straight-journos joining the game. First we heard that New York Times columnist Frank Rich's all about outing hypocrites, now Bill Maher's announced that he'll name some prominent GOP homo-politicos on his Friday night show, Real Time with Bill Maher.

Here's a bit of text from his chat last night with Larry King:

BM: A lot of the chiefs of staff, the people who really run the underpinnings of the Republican Party, are gay. I don't want to mention names, but I will Friday night…

LK:You will Friday night?

BM: Well, there's a couple of big people who I think everyone in Washington knows who run the Republican…

LK: You will name them?

BM: Well, I wouldn't be the first. I'd get sued if I was the first. Ken Mehlman. Ok, there's one I think people have talked about. I don't think he's denied it when he's been, people have suggested, he doesn't say…

LK: I never heard that. I'm walking around in a fog. I never…Ken Mehlman? I never heard that. But the question is…

BM: Maybe you don't go to the same bathhouse I do, Larry.

As if Larry King would go to a bathhouse. He orders his sex in, thank you.

As you know, BlogActive's been on the GOP leader's case since we were mere faglings, so the news that he's a homo ain't exactly…well, news. While we're not sure if Maher will bring anything new to the table, it's refreshing to see mainstream journos (however celebrated) join the fun.

Okay, so onto the next part of Larry King Live: his interview with popster Clay Aiken. We admit, we find Clay Aiken to be a terrific bore, so we couldn't bring ourselves to watch the entire hour. (Also, the sound of his voice makes us cry blood. It's very messy.)

Basically, we just want to give King kudos. He tried with all his might to pry poor Aiken open, but Aiken simply wasn't having it. Watching him squirm up there, we actually started to feel bad for the kid. Though it's been years since we came out, we remember how utterly convincing the confines of the closet can be: the pervasiveness of denial seeps into your very being. Even if you've had sex with a man, the possibility of being gay becomes implausible. One truly believes they are straight. We suspect that's what's happening with little Clay Aiken. (No wonder he has anxiety attacks.)

Aiken insists that no matter what he says, people will believe what they want to believe. Um, no way. If Clay Aiken came out tomorrow, no one in their right mind would say, "No, he's straight." Never. Not in a million fucking years.

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We've been going on partial reports since last week, when Kathy Griffin's taped Larry King Live appearance got bumped from CNN by the North Korea missile incident. As diehard fans of her comedy and her reality show, we've been as eager as you to know the truth about (among other things) her divorce. How much did Matthew Moline's bank account stealing account for their problems? Was their reconciliation staged? See for yourself.

After the jump, another clip, courtesy big brother Jossip, that you'll also be interested in seeing: Wherein Larry King acts as the pimp between Griffin and none other than Anderson Cooper.

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