News Buzz Bits: Karr Jacked, Prison Sex, Bill Clinton Vs. AIDS

John Mark Karr to be played by Johnny Depp? Not so much.

JonBenet’s not-killer, John Mark Karr gets annoyed when people suggest he’s gay. Says he: “"I'm not gay, damn it. I am attracted to female children." And evidently he was looking forward to Johnny Depp playing him in the movie version of this whole mess. Yikes!

And meanwhile, because they have nothing else going on perhaps, some folks in Zanzibar are all bent out of shape about plans to celebrate the late Freddie Mercury’s birthday there. (He was from there, originally.) Of course, since homosexuality is illegal there (you can get 25 years in jail if you’re caught having gay sex), I wasn’t really planning on making that party, anyway.

Men have sex in prison. Thus, HIV gets spread. But California seems to have plans to deal with it. Barbados? Not so much.

What do women look for when buying shampoo? A gay guy—or three—to tell them which one to get, apparently. Ka-ching!

In Cali, looks like Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed a law protecting LGBT folks from discrimination in state operated or funded programs. But you can expect the conservatives to get very riled up about this one.

Is Bill Clinton trying to make up for lost time in his current battle on AIDS? The New York Times thinks so.

And yes, it’s the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And gay New Orleans plans to commemorate it as only the gays can. Yep, it’s time for Southern Decadance—this time with a poignant edge.

Gays Love Tennis: The U.S. Open Opens!

Can we call them "Leichen"? The boys hit the U.S. Open yesterday, just fyi...

Just in case you were wondering where Reichen and Lance were yesterday, why they were at the opening day festivities at the U. S. Open, naturally...


Meanwhile, today in Queens, the lovely, fab, and openly gay Wimbledon champ Amelie Mauresmo faces off against Kristina Barrios; and the second-ranked Maria Sharapova (love those “I Feel Pretty” Nike ads) will meet Michaella Krajicek. And among the men Rafael Nadal will battle Mark Philippoussis and James Blake (who enjoys an Evian bath center court) looks to splash around the court with Juan Monaco.

Andy Roddick defeated Florent Serra to advance yesterday. And he flashed that classic Roddick torso!

From the stands uber-legend Martina Navratilova gave a big “heyyyyy...” to the adoring crowds. But what's that woman's hand doing near her crotch?

And outside, more celeb types showed up, including another mega-legend, Billie Jean King. In fact, before the night session began, the entire U.S. Open tournament grounds were officially renamed the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. King is the only woman to win U.S. singles titles on all four surfaces. Work!

And here’s the rest of the Day One visitors.

Bebe Neuwirth's all like, "Er, I've got my ticket. Can I go watch tennis now?"

And Gayle King is totally not gay, and not Oprah's girlfriend, all right? She's just here to see some tennis, too. Yeesh!

And I'm not even gonna make a joke that goes like, "Hey--The Devil Wears a Cute Blood-Red Little Ensemble!" as Miss Wintour makes the scene. So don't even go there...

Cheers!