Chaz Bono Two-Part Interview with ET Begins Airing Tonight
October 29, 2009
Chaz Bono, the son of Cher and Sonny Bono, will sit down tonight with Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart for his first on-camera interview since publicly announcing he would be transitioning from female to male.
Chaz Bono's two-part interview with Entertainment Tonight begins airing tonight. Check local listings.
Via People.com comes this quote from the interview:
“Still not anywhere near what I will look like, but really for the first time I am feeling much more comfortable with how I look physically,” he says. “The most important thing about this for me is that my outsides are finally starting to match my insides,” Chaz tells ET. “I feel like I’m living in my body for the first time, and it feels really good.”
TMZ reported last month that Chaz had signed a deal with publisher Dutton to have his memoir, “Coming Clean,” released in Spring 2011.
Check your local listings to catch part one of the ET interview tonight. Part two airs tomorrow. In the meantime, you can catch a preview that was posted yesterday on the ET website.
Related Posts:GLAAD Issues Statement to TMZ Regarding Mickey Rourke’s Tirade
October 9, 2009
Earlier today, TMZ alerted GLAAD to a video on their site of Academy Award nominated actor Mickey Rourke lamenting being unable to use the F-word freely. He proceeds to use the offensive anti-gay slur numerous times.
GLAAD issued a statement to TMZ today in response to their post showing Rourke repeatedly using and defending the F-word. Rourke is a part of a small list of celebrities who see the word as harmless. GLAAD does not agree. President Jarrett Barrios said:
“This is a slur that, regardless of what Mickey Rourke has convinced himself that it means, is often the last word that gay people, and gay youth in particular, hear before they’re bullied, harassed or assaulted.
Rourke is showing himself to be painfully ignorant of how this vulgar, abusive slur feeds a climate of anti-gay hatred, intolerance and violence.
Related Posts:Rourke either needs to figure this out, or media needs to stop giving him a platform for promoting these kinds of slurs.”
Artie Lang Makes Anti-Gay Jokes on HBO’s Joe Buck Live; HBO Continues Re-Airing Episode
June 23, 2009
Comedian and Howard Stern Show regular Artie Lang appeared on the debut episode of Joe Buck Live last week and offered up a slew of unfunny and offensive comments at the expense of the LGBT community. The episode continues to air on HBO.
After host Joe Buck declared that TMZ was his favorite website, Lang retorted by saying: ”Joe, TMZ is your favorite website? What’s your second, suckingc**k.com?”
He then launched into a stereotypical impersonation of an effeminate man and said: ”I’m on TMZ constantly, did you see what Angelina was wearing today? What the f**k, how about going to a sports website for Christ’s sake?”
Finally, after admitting to being “a well-known homophobic” [sic], Lange then claimed: ”It’s like a white trash gift from god that the f**king Cowboys have a quarterback whose last name rhymes with homo.”
See the video (WARNING – Explicit content):
Buck was visibly uncomfortable during the segment and HBO has taken some action. We thank HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg for announcing his decision to ban Artie Lang from future appearances on HBO Sports and Joe Buck Live.
And yet, the problematic episode has re-aired several times since the original broadcast and is scheduled to do so eight more times through the end of the month. GLAAD reached out to HBO and expressed our concern. However, HBO has refused to cease re-airing the episode or edit out Lang’s comments. If HBO is truly committed to taking appropriate steps to respond Artie Lang and his offensive brand of humor, we call on the network to remove Lang’s anti-gay comments from future airings of Joe Buck Live.
Contact HBO and voice your concern:
(212) 512-1000
Chaz Bono Comes Out as Transgender
June 11, 2009
Chaz Bono (formerly Chastity Bono), the child of singers Sonny and Cher and former Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD, announced today that he has made the decision to transition from female to male.
Chaz Bono
TMZ broke the news earlier today with a statement released through publicist Howard Bragman:
“He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his ‘coming out’ did nearly 20 years ago.
We ask that the media respect Chaz’s privacy during this long process as he will not be doing any interviews at this time.”
Following the news, GLAAD President Neil Giuliano released this statement:
“Chaz Bono’s decision to live his life authentically represents an important step forward, both for him personally and for all who are committed to advancing discussions about fairness and equality for transgender people,” said Neil G. Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). “Coming out as transgender is an extremely personal decision and one that is never made lightly. We look forward to hearing Chaz’s story in his own words in the future.”
“GLAAD encourages media outlets to cover this story accurately, and to avoid speculation about the details of Chaz’s story before he is ready to share them.”
