Terrence Malick, Tan France, Ken Cuccinelli, Barry Manilow, Tumblr, Valencia, Princess Diana: HOT LINKS

KEN CUCCINELLI. Trump’s top immigration official suggests rewrite of Statue of Liberty poem: “Give me your tired and your poor — who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.”

HE WRITES THE SONGS. Manilow and husband battling over Barry’s Broadway show: “It’s terrible. Barry’s up there at 76 years of age, and Garry’s sitting in the back of the theater eating bonbons.”

TUMBLR. Blogging platform sold to owner of WordPress for less than $10 million. “The network was acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013, before moving under Verizon’s umbrella through the carrier’s acquisition of Yahoo in 2017. Verizon’s desire to sell Tumblr had been previously known, but as of May, Pornhub had been the only bidder to show public interest. Automattic Inc. will buy the network and take on its 200 employees.”

SPAIN. Two gay men from Italy attacked in Valencia nightclub: “Marrazzo said the two men, ages 19 and 25, were insulted and beaten, and they called the hotline after receiving treatment for their injuries. He said the men plan to file a complaint with the Italian consulate.”

JEFFREY EPSTEIN. Where is co-conspirator and “recruiter” Ghislaine Maxwell?

SHARK ENCOUNTER OF THE DAY. Great White spotted a few miles off of Provincetown.

DIANA. Musical about the People’s Princess is headed to Broadway.

VEGAS. Man charged with planning attacks on synagogue, gay bars, gets court date: “Conor Climo, the man accused by the FBI of planning to attack gay and Jewish communities in the Las Vegas valley, is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 23.”

GROOMING TIP OF THE DAY. Tan France’s face mask.

TRAILER OF THE DAY. Terence Malick’s A Hidden Life. “Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.”

TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Alphie by Eyehunee.

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Gay Dads Flee Russia in Fear of Losing Their Children

Andrei Vaganov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev say they also could be arrested for sexual abuse or even murder due to the government’s homophobia.

www.advocate.com/world/2019/8/13/gay-dads-flee-russia-fear-losing-their-children

Pics: 10 sexy global guys from one of the world’s top portrait photographers
The photographic subjects for this article were hand-picked by Liam Campbell from the first four years of the magazine project, Elska, to celebrate the magazine’s anniversary.

www.queerty.com/pics-10-sexy-global-guys-one-worlds-top-portrait-photographers-20190813?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

Rock Out in North Carolina’s Queer-Friendly Musical Mecca

For LGBTQ music lovers, Asheville remains a blue haven in a red state.

www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/8/13/rock-out-north-carolinas-queer-friendly-musical-mecca

Broadway Gets Royal Treatment With Princess Diana Musical

The musical that originated at La Jolla Playhouse focses on Diana’s troubled marriage to Prince Charles. 

www.advocate.com/theater/2019/8/13/broadway-gets-royal-treatment-princess-diana-musical

That other time Katy Perry acted creepy towards a young man is coming back to haunt her

Singer Katy Perry is currently at the center of a #HimToo scandal involving the male love interest from her 2010 music video “Teenage Dream,” and it’s reminding people of that other time she was at the center of a #HimToo scandal involving a young male contestant on American Idol.

In a series of (now private) Instagram posts shared last weekend, actor Josh Kloss accused Perry of pulling down his sweatpants at a July 14, 2012 birthday party in Los Angeles and exposing him to partygoers.

“As I turned to introduce my friend, she pulled my Adidas sweats and underwear out as far as she could to show a couple of her guy friends, and the crowd around us, my penis,” Kloss alleges.

The accusations have divided Perry fans. Some are sticking up for the embattled singer…

I am very sorry your career didn’t exactly take off Josh Kloss. But I’ll never believe the things you’re saying about @katyperry. She was obviously just akwardly flirting with you if anything. This is boloney. I would consider it defamation of character.

— Amanda Long? (@AProscuitto) August 13, 2019

The fact that it took Josh Kloss 9 years to speak out against Katy Perry for “sexual harassment” says one thing about him, he wants money too! Very ridiculous. He was just praising her a few months ago on how “grateful” he was because Katy had him in his tennage dream video.

— Karina Sanchez (@kariisanc) August 12, 2019

I can ASSURE you that if @katyperry really assaulted that Josh Kloss guy at a PARTY, NINE YEARS ago, he would’ve spoken earlier. if he didnt others [at the party] would’ve. no he is just crazy obsessed with her. ever since shooting the video he wrote her songs, poems, had a…

— Haus von Katy (@HausKaty) August 12, 2019

While others are declaring her cancelled and using the hashtag #KatyPerryIsOverParty…

I believe Josh Kloss. Men should be awarded the same respect women get when they cry “me too” #KatyPerryIsOverParty

— Irving (@IrvingWev) August 13, 2019

Take allegations seriously. Just because Josh Kloss is a man and the person he is accusing, Katy Perry, is a celebrity doesn’t mean the allegations are any less valid

— Audrey // Lover (@PetermanAudrey) August 13, 2019

so it turns out katy perry has sexually harassed josh kloss. #KatyPerryIsOverParty

— Craigs’ Sane Asylum (@CraigsSane) August 12, 2019

Regardless of whether the incident with Kloss actually happened, the situation has reminded people of a time Perry really did behave in a way many felt was inappropriate.

It happened during the premiere of last year’s reboot of American Idol…

All these people out here saying Josh Kloss is a liar clearly don’t remember when Katy Perry robbed that dude of his first kiss on American Idol and thought she was funny. I believe him.

— Nancy ? (@itsnannnn) August 13, 2019

eh i can believe it. When i saw Katy make that contestant on American Idol kiss her i knew something was fishy #joshkloss #KatyPerry

— young x’ster (@me1odicgal4xy) August 13, 2019

I believe Josh Kloss!! Does anyone watch @AmericanIdol @katyperry is a straight pedophile. She’s always saying sexual things about young male artist in auditions. #DailyMail

— Chrissy ?? (@cowboy_chrissy4) August 13, 2019

A clip from the episode has begun circulating online once again. In it, Perry can be seen fawning over 19-year-old contestant Benjamin Glaze during his audition.

When asked, “Have you kissed a girl and liked it?”, Glaze, who heralds from a small town in Oklahoma, replied that he hadn’t, and that he was saving his first kiss for his first “real relationship.”

That’s when Perry, who was nearly 15 years his senior, stood up and beckoned, “Come here! Come here right now!” Obviously nervous, Glaze walked over. Perry then proceeded to trick him into kissing her on the lips.

Afterwards, Glaze asked for water before performing for the judges, who ultimately declined to advance him to the next round.

Later, Glaze told The New York Times, “I was a tad bit uncomfortable” by the whole thing, adding that if Perry had actually asked him for a kiss, he would have declined, but that, ultimately, he didn’t hold anything against her as it helped give his music more exposure.

He added that he wasn’t happy with his audition, saying, “I should have picked another song to sing and calmed myself down regardless of the kiss. I should have been able to perform under pressure.”

Many pointed out the double standard in Perry’s behavior, saying that if the tables had been reversed, and it had been a male judge demanding a female contestant 15 years his junior kiss him at an audition only to cast her away moments later, people would have been outraged.

Perry, who has a large gay fan base, has featured drag stars in her live performances and became infamous for two of her early songs, “I Kissed a Girl” and her homophobic tune “Ur so gay,” never responded to the criticism.

She has also yet to respond to the allegations made by Kloss.

Related: Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” man-crush says she forcibly exposed his junk at a party

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