Did Simon Cowell Nonchalantly Flash “X Factor” Viewers?

The X Factor brand is synonymous with rising talent, but this is just taking things too far.

Or is it?

Viewers of the hit UK show were thrown into a tizzy as lovably villainous judge Simon Cowell appeared to reveal a bit more of himself than usual.

Seated between fellow judges Mel B and Emma Bunton, Cowell calmly welcomed a contestant, adjusting his sunglasses (despite the sun being nowhere in sight) while failing to address the serious wardrobe malfunction between his legs.

But fear not — even we aren’t baseless enough to burden you with Simon’s anatomy. What we have here is, as Lady Gaga would put it, a perfect illusion. Or as the internet has affectionately dubbed the incident, #toegate.

When asked about the reveal, Cowell said, “this was just my toe. It was unfortunate and embarrassing, but I just want to clear up toe gate.” Is it really that embarrassing?

Ironically, as he sat there with his toe suggestively a-wagging, he was also criticizing the appearance of 17-year-old singer, commenting on her dress choice and makeup.

Twitter had some strong reactions:

h/t DailyMail

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Michelle Obama Burns Trump for Blaming the Microphone for His Disastrous Debate Performance – WATCH

At a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama mocked Donald Trump for complaining about his microphone during the first presidential debate.

Said Obama,

“Hillary Clinton is tough. See, I’ve watched her. When she gets knocked down, she doesn’t complain. She doesn’t cry foul,” Obama said tapping on her microphone, alluding to Donald Trump’s complaints last week that he was given a “defective mic.”

Obama added of Clinton, “She gets right back up, comes back stronger for the people who need her most.”

Michelle Obama: “Hillary Clinton is tough” … When she gets knocked down, she comes back stronger t.co/cWfzFKLZF7

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 4, 2016

RELATED – Hillary: ‘Anyone Who Complains About the Microphone is Not Having a Good Night’ – WATCH

Obama also went after Trump on the issue of his taxes, saying not paying taxes doesn’t “make you smarter than the rest of us.”

Michelle Obama on Trump tax issue: Not paying taxes doesn’t “make you smarter than the rest of us” pic.twitter.com/2xIJnM9hsw

— Colin Jones (@colinjones) October 4, 2016

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Michelle Obama Burns Trump for Blaming the Microphone for His Disastrous Debate Performance – WATCH

Gary Johnson: President Who Doesn’t Know World Leaders, Geography Would Prevent More Wars – WATCH 

Gary Johnson spoke with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday about his foreign policy failings.

Johnson was widely criticized for his “What is Aleppo?” moment and also for his inability to name a foreign leader he respects while talking with Chris Matthews in a recent town hall forum. Johnson’s critics argue that both incidents exposed him to be dangerously unprepared and unfit to serve as president.

Johnson disagrees. Regarding his inability name a foreign leader he respects, Johnson told Mitchell, “I have a hard time with that one. That’s politics. That’s just who I am.”

RELATED: Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Appears Confused, Incoherent in Lobby After Aleppo Gaffe – WATCH

Johnson then suggested that being ignorant to world geography and foreign leaders would prevent him as president from getting the U.S. involved in another war.

“The fact that somebody can dot the I’s and cross the T’s on a foreign leader or a geographic location then allows them to put our military in harm’s ways,” Johnson said.

He added, “we wonder why our men and servicewomen suffer from PSD [sic] in the first place. It’s because we elect people who can can dot the I’s and cross the T’s on these names and geographic locations, as opposed to the underlying philosophy, which is ‘Let’s stop getting involved in these regime changes.’”

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Gary Johnson: President Who Doesn’t Know World Leaders, Geography Would Prevent More Wars – WATCH 

RuPaul Judge Lucian Piane: Trump Is More Trustworthy than Hillary, LGBT Issues Shouldn’t Be Deciding Factor in Election

RuPaul’s Drag Race music producer and recurring judge Lucian Piane made waves on social media on Monday night when he denounced Hillary Clinton using many of the same talking points put out by the Trump campaign.

Piane, a former supporter of Bernie Sanders, says that while he doesn’t know who he is going to be voting for yet in the general election, he definitely will not be voting for Hillary Clinton.

Piane wrote on Facebook,

“Y’all are so brainwashed to think that saying politically correct things makes a good president. I happen to think political correctness is mind control and oppression of the freedom of speech. I’d rather trust a loud-mouthed buffoon over some politically contrived and politically correct corporate servant. Sure, I disagree with at least half of what Trump says but at least he says it!”

Wrote Piane on Twitter, ” I will ABSOLUTELY NOT be voting for Hillary Clinton.”

I will ABSOLUTELY NOT be voting for @HillaryClinton

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Piane insists he is not necessarily voting for Trump, though he does support his message. His attacks were also near verbatim regurgitations of Trump’s many attacks on Clinton and her candidacy.

Piane repeatedly insisted that the election is about fighting corruption, something he sees Clinton as an emblem of.

Never said I was voting for him, I just said I trust him more than her. t.co/UfWSOGNHBf

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

I don’t think Americans understand how corrupt our country truly is.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

I think voting against a politically corrupt establishment is far more important. t.co/S0qUGHO3Tq

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

I think the main divide here is that for some reason people seem to believe what @HillaryClinton says. I don’t.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

The day Bill stepped foot on Loretta Lynch’s plane, Hillary lost my vote.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Piane said that backlash to his attacks on Clinton were evidence of a “new liberal…Hillary-bot world” that censors free speech and has used ‘tribe narratives’ to erode humans’ ability to think critically.

The backlash from saying “I won’t vote for Hillary” is further proof that y’all have forgotten how to think. t.co/fnXSJnSqn1

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Apparently if you have any amount of “privilege” you aren’t allowed to speak in the new liberal, “left”, Hillary-bot world.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Because this is about breaking form from the narrative the liberal left is trying to make you believe is the only way… people get scared. t.co/ZJQorxxOD5

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Yes, hivemind! No one thinking for themselves. Critical thinking is being eroded by tribe narratives. t.co/tPMFfu4epi

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

I will always trust someone who speaks their mind over someone who tells you what they think you want to hear.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

He went on to argue that not supporting Clinton does not make him racist. However, he believes that those who support Clinton to be sexist.

Racist cause I won’t vote for Hillary. Now y’all have lost me completely. Is there something in the water y’all are drinking? t.co/FIHpNIbBTf

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

I find this blind support of Hillary to be entirely sexist.

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Piane also said that “many gays have been brainwashed by the liberal media” into supporting Clinton. As for LGBT issues in the election, Piane said they should not be deciding factors in how people cast their votes because “people are dying.”

Seems many gays have been brainwashed by the liberal media. t.co/hLUPEyhNqm

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

LGBT issues should be nowhere near the top of deciding factors for this election. People are dying. Wake up. t.co/bZECeih9Ny

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

Piane also said he would love to know how Clinton would have prevented the Orlando massacre because President Obama wasn’t able to.

I’d love to know how Hillary Clinton would have prevented a tragedy like Orlando. (Obama wasn’t able to) How does this make sense? t.co/kC4K6MpA8f

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

As for the vow Trump made to evangelicals to appoint Supreme Court justices that would overturn same-sex marriage, Piane says he’s “not concerned about that.”

@HeyYo_JClick we don’t get married? I’m not concerned about that when our country is murdering innocent children abroad

— Lucian Piane (@RevoLucian) October 4, 2016

As a refresher, Trump has presided over the most virulently homophobic Republican party platform in the GOP’s history. He has also claimed to be a friend of ‘the gays’ while courting favor of the anti-LGBT right. In other words, he is an ally in name only.

A dragging ensued on Twitter quickly after Lucian’s tweets and Facebook posts began circulating.

Lucian Piane. Lucian Wintrich. Chadwick Moore.

Why do the worst gay people always have the Slytherin-iest names?

— Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) October 4, 2016

I’m glad in between making jingles for Drag Race, Lucian Piane manages to campaign on Facebook for the racist running for President pic.twitter.com/sqC9ZraCHH

— Ira Madison III (@ira) October 4, 2016

@RevoLucian Excuse me? You called Trump trustworthy, praised his rhetoric, and basically called him a decent businessman. pic.twitter.com/C6jeBwHvIS

— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) October 4, 2016

*Me staring at @RevoLucian ‘s mentions* pic.twitter.com/HwFgQuIJdT

— Eliel Cruz (@elielcruz) October 4, 2016

Lucian Piane’s politics are as bad as his songwriting, which is really saying something.

— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) October 4, 2016

Milo Yanninodpekfk whatever his name is, @NicoHines, @RevoLucian

Anyone else we need to eject from 2016 or…

— Andrew Perez (@awpz) October 4, 2016

How you go from being so pro Bernie to “trusting” Trump is beyond me but it shows you didn’t actually believe in Bernie’s msg @RevoLucian

— Andrew Perez (@awpz) October 4, 2016

I just made $200 contribution to @HillaryClinton to honor @RevoLucian cluelessness. mama @RuPaul pls spank your tone-deaf child? #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/UoV2XeYqLl

— Jay Lassiter (@jay_lass) October 4, 2016

Lucian Piane has joined the ranks of gays blinded by privilege & working against the well-being of our community’s most vulnerable members t.co/LEe6P6CZA3

— JamesMichael Nichols (@jamesmichael) October 4, 2016

.@RevoLucian if u trust him more than u trust her, you’ve been seduced by a snake oil salesman, and I feel sorry for your gullibility. t.co/e0Lth7Rw7z

— Jeff Chatterton (@jeffchatterton) October 4, 2016

@RevoLucian @msnoellesly blame the editing, dude 😬

— Willam (@willam) October 4, 2016

Clean up on aisle 🙄. @RuPaul @michellevisage please address this mess on your podcast. t.co/Q7naxO6vag

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) October 4, 2016

[Top photo via Facebook]

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On The Road to the #VPDebate, HRC Unveils Billboard Calling Out Gov. Mike Pence’s Anti-LGBTQ Record

Today, HRC unveiled a billboard on U.S. 360 West, on the way to the location of tonight’s vice presidential debate, warning of Gov. Mike Pence’s anti-LGBTQ record as Governor of Indiana and a Member of Congress.

The billboard reads: “Mike Pence’s hateful politics… bad for Indiana, bad for our country. #LoveTrumpsHate”.

HRC also released a new video detailing Pence’s longstanding animus toward the LGBTQ community.

HRC President Chad Griffin will be attending tonight’s debate.

Pence became a national disgrace in 2015, for his “license to discriminate” bill that could have allowed businesses to deny service to LGBTQ people — and subsequently defending the bill over an outcry from the business community and a majority of Hoosier voters. In a now notorious interview with ABC last year, Pence refused to answer eight separate times when asked whether businesses should be able to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Pence also opposes marriage equality and Department of Education guidelines supporting transgender students. When serving in Congress, he voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, calling it a “radical social agenda.”  

For more information on Pence’s anti-LGBTQ record, click here. 

www.hrc.org/blog/on-the-road-to-the-vpdebate-hrc-unveils-billboard-calling-out-gov.-mike-pen?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

HRC Works to Keep Nevada Blue

Last night, HRC joined local activists to host a phone bank ahead of Election Day in the Silver State. The phone bank made calls in support of Hillary Clinton, Catherine Cortez Masto for U.S. Senate and several other pro-equality candidates. 

HRC is counting on our members and supporters to not only mobilize and #turnOUT the pro-equality vote not only in November, but to volunteer for endorsed candidates and be visible at campaign events.  

Saturday, October 8, is the last day for paper voter registration in Nevada. After October 8, register to vote at iwillvote.com.

Click here to learn more about HRC’s Vote Equality 2016 efforts.

www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-works-to-keep-nevada-blue?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

River City Pride Calls for Update to Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance

We saw an historic first this weekend in Jacksonville as members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office marched in the River City Pride parade.

Last week, the JSO updated their non-discrimination policy to protect LGBTQ employees along with other city agencies. It was great to see JSO officers join thousands of LGBTQ and allied people at pride this weekend.

HRC was proud to partner with Equality Florida and the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality during River City Pride to encourage pride attendees to make their voices heard in support of updating Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida without full citywide non-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.

During the parade and festival this weekend, hundreds of people wrote letters to their City Council Members, left voicemail messages or signed HRO postcards. Do you live in Jacksonville? Make sure to sign the pledge calling for an updated Human Rights Ordinance in Jacksonville.

www.hrc.org/blog/river-city-pride-calls-for-update-to-jacksonvilles-human-rights-ordinance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Jennifer Boylan publishes new Falcon Quinn novel in support of #SpiritDay

www.glaad.org/blog/jennifer-boylan-publishes-new-falcon-quinn-novel-support-spiritday

Is Giuliani Finally Just Saying What Trump Voters Think of a Woman President?

Trump’s manner of speaking about women is spreading like an infection.

www.advocate.com/politics/2016/10/04/rudy-giuliani-now-denying-he-said-woman-shouldnt-be-president

Amber Rose Says Donald Trump Should Stop Shaming Alicia Machado

www.advocate.com/women/2016/10/04/amber-rose-answers-your-feminism-questions-slutwalk