News Round-Up: August 14, 2019

Jeff Ferriera (image via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunks: Woofy Jeff Ferreira shows off the gorgeous Greek landscape in Mykonos. Ok, maybe I'm just looking at Jeff... #busted

• OUT: NFLer Odell Beckham Jr. is still not gay and tired of the speculation - "Like, beyond it."

• Buzzfeed: The Trump administration on Wednesday formally proposed a new rule to let businesses with federal contracts cite religious objections as a valid reason to discriminate against their workers on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, LGBTQ status, and other characteristics — thereby skirting worker protections created by past presidents.

• kenneth-in-the-212: It's Hump Day, and you know what that means over at KI212, Wrestle Wednesday! More at the link.

• NY Post: A former Hamptons bartender has filed a lawsuit against CNN anchor Don Lemon claiming the newsman fondled himself "aggressively" then shoved his hand under the bartender's nose. Lemon's legal team says the bartender asked for $1.5 million prior to filing the lawsuit. The bartender claims he experienced "severe emotional stress" due to the 2018 incident.

• PinkNews: IMDb (Internet Movie Database), which bills itself as the “world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities," has reversed course and announced that it will allow transgender actors to remove their birth name from its pages.

• New Music: Producer Gryffin teams with pop artist Carly Rae Jepsen for “OMG,” a synth-pop bop built on glossy beats and a candy-sweet hook. Gryffin delivers a dynamic yet elegant sonic landscape that showcases Jepsen's reliably effusive, sunshine bright vocals.

Says Jepsen, "Gryffin is a kindred spirit in the way he thinks about music; I'm grateful to be a part of this song."

News Round-Up: July 22, 2019

(image via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunks: Electric power went down for much of NYC Sunday night, but InstaHunk Jeff Ferreira is getting through the current heat wave. #sweat

• New Yorker: Former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, one of the early targets of the #MeToo movement, regrets resigning so quickly. "Oh yeah, absolutely."

• NOLA: The Gretna Police Department has put Officer Charlie Rispoli on administrative leave following Rispoli's Facebook comment last week that suggested a Democratic congresswoman should be shot. He commented on a story, clearly marked 'Satire,' that insinuated AOC had said, "We pay soldiers too much."

• Friendly Atheist: Christian hate-preacher Steven "Death to the Gays" Anderson of Arizona’s (independent fundamentalist) Faithful Word Baptist Church says he’s now banned from entering Australia. There are now 33 countries that have banned Anderson.

• Talking Points Memo: Vice President Mike Pence will attend a $35,000 per couple fund-raising event in Colorado hosted at a private club owned by two gay men. #quislings

• Broadway: Pop music icon Barry Manilow heads back to Broadway for an exclusive limited engagement July 26 through August 17 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). For ticket information, click HERE.

'Fanilows' should expect a non-stop evening of Top 40 Hits from Manilow's decades-long list of songs ranging from pop, to Broadway, Jazz, and adult contemporary.