High Price of Fame: Out - E! Documentary

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Credit: http://www.eonline.com/On/HPOF/Episodes/out.html

 

Out: The Straight Dope on Being Gay in Tinseltown

 

Premieres: Oct. 1, 9 p.m.

Encores: Oct. 3, 8 p.m.; Oct. 4, 3 p.m.; Oct. 5, 12 p.m.

 

Hollywood--where blockbusters, prime-time television and PG ratings drive the business--is a hard place to be different. And nobody knows this better than those who've had to hide in the closet to become a big-screen leading man or America's sweetheart. And even now, as mainstream media goes through a phase in which gayness and gay issues are trendy, the reality isn't all laugh tracks and high ratings.

 

This door-busting episode of High Price of Fame: Out, premiering Oct. 1 at 9 p.m., pulls the covers off of a once secret side of Hollywood. We show you how hard it has been for gay and lesbian artists, and we talk with those who've helped change the landscape of pop culture.

 

You'll hear the stories of those who, in recent years, have "come out" and found great success, from k.d. lang to Ellen DeGeneres to Ian McKellen. We'll dig into the growing presence of out homosexuals on television, from Will & Grace to Rosie O'Donnell to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

 

Hear from actors and singers on coming out of the closet and on the strong stigma still encountered by Hollywood's gay community. After so many legends having had to live a lie, queer is going mainstream--and E! brings you the movement's secrets and successes.

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Sir Ian Mckellen and Queer Eye? I'm soooo there.

*hopes against hope that Alan Cumming will be on there* What I'm wondering is, will I be the only one watching?

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So are they going to profile Rosie O'Donnell's "success" since coming out?

 

And now that E! has a show about being gay, has the trend of coming out jumped the shark?

[razazteca 0]

When did declaring being gay become so popular?

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Ellen.

[Nighthawk 0]

I'm reminded of David Cross coming out as bald on Mr. Show. On the whole, I favor the Jodie Foster school of homosexuality. Or even Richard Simmons.

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

So are they going to profile Rosie O'Donnell's "success" since coming out?

Well, they have a picture of Rosie up, so I'm guessing she'll be on there, unfortunately. I'm wondering if they're just going to interview actors/actresses. If not, perhaps Brian Singer will be on there?

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You know what would be stupid, is if they blamed Rosie O'Donnell's failure on her lesbianism.

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Ellen.

For Ellen it was just a publicity stunt. It also killed her show.

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Jodie Foster's gay?

 

 

No wonder Hinkley couldn't score with her.

 

*rimshot*

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Does Yuna's sig pic give anybody else the jibblies? Did you make that yourself?

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Jodie Foster's gay?

 

 

No wonder Hinkley couldn't score with her.

 

*rimshot*

I don't know that she is, it's a guess based on a couple of things. But whether she is or not, she doesn't make a big deal of it, which is good.

 

Or Richard Simmons, who acts gayer than just about anybody, and doesn't throw his issues in everyone's face.

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Does Yuna's sig pic give anybody else the jibblies? Did you make that yourself?

As much as I want to claim credit for it.....I didn't make it. All I did was resize it and put it in my sig.

 

Here's the actual post/author.