Buzz Bits: Heath, Cher, Ellen & Oprah

Start magining that jaunty smile beneath some crazy makeup...

Heath’s gonna play the Joker in the next Batman flick. Maybe Jake can play Robin?

Let the daytime talk-show brawling begin!

Attention New Yorkers: It’s gonna be Oprah vs. Ellen (with a lead-in from Karen Walker!) on TV this fall.

Need a used feathered headdress? This woman can hook you up.

Cher’s cleaning house! She’s gonna sell off about a zillion items of her own stuff, including about 200 pieces from her own wardrobe (which will include some crazy '70s Bob Mackie dresses). "The amount of costumes I have is staggering, so this doesn't even make a dent," she said.

AND MEANWHILE...
Honeymoon in Miami? Florida’s GOP gubernatorial candidate says he’s cool with same-sex unions. “Marriage” is another matter, of course…

And Happy Birthday MTV! It was on August 1st, 1981 that the very first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles, aired on the channel. Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run” was the second, FYI.

In the wake of the recent gay bashings in San Diego, the city’s Mayor has had enough. He vows to bring the “cowards” responsible to justice.

And the Atlanta Braves allow a totally anti-gay organization, “Focus on the Family” to co-sponsor a “Faith Day” at an Atlanta Braves game. Say wha…?