Thursday, May 20, 2010

Australian Family Values MP Resigns After Caught Leaving Sydney Bathhouse, Reaction To Jason Akermanis Homophobic Article, MacGruber Naked Pictures Leaked, The Myth Of The American Sleepover, James Franco

In Australia, 52 year old David Campbell, the NSW Labour government’s Transport Minister, has resigned after being seen leaving a Sydney bathhouse Tuesday evening. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Party’s far-right faction and a staunch defender of traditional family values. Married with two adult sons, his wife of 33 years, Edna, has been battling cancer.

More reaction to the ridiculous article authored by Australian Football League player Jason Akermanis advising gay player to remain closeted, the recent out retired Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski saying that Akermanis abused his position as a newspaper columnist. “I’m disappointed, I’m mad, I’m angry, I’m sad,” said Kowalski. “When you get comments like that from a guy of his stature, why would you come out? It’s disappointing more than anything. Jason Akermanis has always been known for being a human headline. I’m at a loss because of a lot of work has been done by Pippa Grange and the AFL Players’ Association and there is support and it’s continuing to gather.”

Meanwhile the league – the AFL – and its members have distanced themselves from Akermanis’ homophobic ramblings, Sydney coach Paul Roos saying the comments were “reasonably irresponsible,” adding that “if it had have been written in 1943 or something like that, you could have been forgiven. But in 2010, to hear something like that is just bizarre.”

In an inventive and hilarious attempt at marketing MacGruber, leaked pictures of Will Forte as the title character, the photos a part of the back-story: before becoming a spy, MacGruber had only one goal – to be a naked model. He had chemistry and sensuality, but unfortunately, as these pictures prove, a teeny, tiny penis. (NSFW)

The Myth of the American Sleepover, the directorial debut of David Robert Mitchell, screened at Cannes, the film much talked about since its world premiere in Austin in late March, where it earned the Best Ensemble Award at the South by Southwest Festival, comparisons being made to Heathers. Below, Mitchell, and one of the films’ breakout performers, Brett Jacobson spotted on the beach.

Myth of the American Sleepover Photocall: 63rd Cannes Film Festival

A predictably messy James Franco was also spotted at Cannes.

James Franco Press Conference: 63rd Cannes Film Festival

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