ROLL CALL: WWE Star Darren Young: ‘I’m Gay’

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Wrestler Comes Out: WWE’s Darren Young made wrestling history on Wednesday. TMZ asked the entertainer if he thought a WWE star could come out of the closet in the male-dominated scripted sport – and that’s exactly what he did! “Absolutely. Look at me. I’m a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay,” he told TMZ. “And I’m happy. I’m very happy,” According to the site, Darren is the first openly gay WWE star ever. Congrats to Darren!

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Speaking Of That Topic: If you’re Lady Gaga, a Monday night is never boring. In fact, this Monday, the singer’s evening consisted of drag queens, gay bars and someone dressed up as Peter Pan! Check out the lyric video for “Applause,” filmed at West Hollywood famed gay bar, Mickys.

Wiig To Get ‘Nasty’: And keeping our theme going, Kristen Wiig is in talks to play a surrogate for two gay men in the upcoming movie, “Nasty Baby.” Get more dirt on her possible project on The Wrap!

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Gad Does “Goonies”!: “Jobs” star Josh Gad (who many will recognize from Broadway’s “Book of Mormon”) took his acting to a whole new level on Wednesday night on “Conan,” when he recreated a scene from “Goonies.” Josh played Mama Fratelli and Conan played Sloth (of course). Enjoy!

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