November 20, 2008
NEW YORK, NY
Rosie O’Donnell has defended herself against critics who were angry she did not get involved in the battle against California’s Proposition 8, which set out to eliminate the right of same sex couples to marry.
The star was criticized by some anti-Prop.8 groups for not lending her voice or money alongside stars like Brad Pitt, Ellen DeGeneres, Steven Spielberg, Pete Wentz and T.R. Knight, to fight the proposition, which passed in the recent November 4 election.
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November 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nev.
Wanda Sykes opened up about her sexuality in Las Vegas on Saturday — thanks to the passing of Prop. 8.
“You know, I don’t really talk about my sexual orientation,” she told a crowd rallying for the nationwide protest against the California ballot initiative, according to The Associated Press. “I didn’t feel like I had to [before]. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life.”
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November 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
T.R. Knight, Ricki Lake and Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winokur were among the dozens of celebrities who joined the nationwide fight against California’s Proposition 8 at a rally in downtown LA on Saturday, according to an Access Hollywood staffer in attendance.
Read on to see who else joined the protests around the country.
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November 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
It didn’t take long for Melissa George to feel right at home as the sexy new intern on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Melissa made her Seattle Grace debut on Thursday as Sadie, a friend from Meredith Grey’s past who happens to show up at her door after landing an intern job at the hospital.
And if Thursday’s episode is any indication, Sadie won’t be a character just lurking in the background.
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November 12, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, New York
While Elton John was busy hosting his AIDS Foundation’s 7th Annual Benefit, “An Enduring Vision,” Tuesday night, the recent gay marriage bans in Florida and California were fresh on his mind.
Elton, who attended the event at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City with his civil partner of 3 years, David Furnish, believes America is hung up on wording when it comes to this divisive issue.
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November 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
George Clooney has spoken out for the first time about the passing of Prop. 8, the newly enacted California ballot measure that bans same-sex marriages — and the activist actor thinks the law is on the wrong side of history.
“At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won’t be an issue,” he told E! Online.
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November 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Lindsay Lohan is finally speaking at length about her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson.
Though she first confirmed she and Samantha are a couple during a phone-in to syndicated radio show “Loveline” in late September, in a new cover story for the December issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Lindsay tackled the question again, revealing more about her feelings for the DJ.
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November 07, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Hundreds of California Proposition 8 protestors, including reality star and supermodel Janice Dickinson, took to the streets in Westwood on Thursday outside a Mormon temple.
Find out what happened at the rally and read about Melissa Etheridge’s views on the passage of Prop. 8
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November 05, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The race for President may be over, but in Hollywood, the battle over Proposition 8, which would eliminate gay marriage in California, rages on.
Proposition 8, which seeks to put a line in the California Constitution defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, and which was opposed by many Hollywood celebrities, was separated by less than half a million votes mid-day on Wednesday.
Over 10 million votes had been tallied, with 97% of the precincts reporting, but on Wednesday morning, an estimated 3 to 4 million absentee and provisional ballots had not yet been counted, according to various reports.
And one outspoken celebrity, George Takei, is vowing to continue the fight!
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