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January 18, 2013

Portion of sales will benefit Project ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease 

Matt Bomer may have been wearing next to nothing when he played a stripper in last summer's Magic Mike but in his weekly series White Collar, he's one of the best dressed men on television.

On the show, Bomer plays the stylish ex-con Neal Caffrey whose threads typically include perfectly tailored suits and accessories.

So it seems fitting that Bomer, who came out publicly as a gay man last year, has teamed up with Alton Lane and created a range of suits, shirts and bow ties based on the Caffrey character.

November 14, 2012

Actor featured with Channing Tatum, Richard Gere, Ben Affleck and others

His Magic Mike co-star Channing Tatum may be People magazine's newly-crowned 'Sexiest Man Alive' but Matt Bomer fans are no doubt happy to see the popular actor also featured in the issue.

October 26, 2012

Much of the out star's solo dancing didn't make final cut of summer hit

Matt Bomer fans who wanted to see more of the White Collar star in last summer's box office hit Magic Mike can rejoice.

Instinct.com has posted this video of the openly gay actor which includes his deleted solo strip scene from the movie in which he played a male stripper alongside of Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer and Joe Manganiello.

October 19, 2012

Romantic novelist and gay icon Jackie Collins claims out White Collar actor was refused major Hollywood lead because of his sexuality

Romantic novelist Jackie Collins claims US actor Matt Bomer was refused the role of Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel movie because he is gay.

Collins says it's 'tremendously hard' for Hollywood actors to come out and cites Matt Bomer as an example of how a star's sexuality can adversely affect his or her career.

'Matt Bomer, who is the most gorgeous looking guy and the star of White Collar, he was up for the role of Superman,' she said during an interview with Gaydar Radio.

October 18, 2012

Actor's solo dance did not make the final cut of Magic Mike

There were plenty of Matt Bomer fans who wanted to see more of the actor in the summer box office hit Magic Mike in which he played a male stripper alongside of Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and Joe Manganiello.

But much of his solo stripping scene ended up on the editing room floor.

That's why images from the scene, which surfaced on various websites including Queerty.com Wednesday (17 October), are getting plenty of attention.

October 11, 2012

Gay Star News takes a look at 14 men and women who have inspired thousands to be honest about their sexuality

There is real power when a celebrity is honest about their sexuality or gender identity, as it lets thousands of young gay people know they are not alone.

So to celebrate Coming Out Day (11 October), GSN has gathered together the stories of 14 celebrities who shocked the world when they were revealed who they really are.

Ellen DeGeneres

When Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian in 1997 on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, and later on her sitcom, she didn’t work for three whole years.

October 11, 2012

Will play the sexy ex-boyfriend of Andrew Rannells character

Matt Bomer, the hunky star of TV’s White Collar, is set to guest star on NBC’s The New Normal as the ex-boyfriend of the character played by Andrew Rannells.

The show’s creator Ryan Murphy has broken the news on Twitter: 'Guess who’s coming on The New Normal as Bryan’s sexy ex-boyfriend? The one and only Matt Bomer!!!'

In it, Rannells plays one-half of a gay couple (his partner is played by Justin Bartha) who are expecting a child by a surrogate mother with whom they have created an unusual blended family.

October 7, 2012

Gay actor and his partner has won an Inspiration award from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

Gay actor Matt Bomer has spoken about growing up gay and closeted in an award acceptance speech.

Speaking at a Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network ceremony in Palm Springs, the actor and his partner Simon Halls were honored with the Inspiration Award.

‘When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind,’ Bomer said.

September 7, 2012

Hunky star exhibits his Magic Mike body in episode of White Collar

Matt Bomer, already in terrific shape, got into even more amazing shape for his role as a male stripper in the summer hit Magic Mike.

As far as we're concerned, we didn’t get to see near enough of Matt in the film which was filled with other hunks including Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello and Alex Pettyfer.

But, thankfully, we get to see plenty of the gorgeous and gay Matt in his weekly USA Network series White Collar.

September 4, 2012

American Psycho author tweets that US porn actor James Deen will play Christian Grey in forthcoming adaptation of erotic bestseller

Bisexual author Bret Easton Ellis has revealed on Twitter that US porn star James Deen is now in the running to play the lead in a Fifty Shades of Grey movie.

Despite gay actor Matt Bomer being tipped for the role, the American Psycho writer claims that Deen may have bagged the coveted part as kinky business magnate Christian Grey in the big screen adaptation of E L James's erotic bestseller.

August 10, 2012

American Psycho writer has slammed gay actors who portray straight characters like Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother

American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis has slammed CBS sitcoms Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, dismissing them as ‘crap’.

After his rant about gay actor Matt Bomer, Ellis began tweeting about gay actors playing straight characters on television.

‘Feel complicated about Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother – central joke being that he’s a gay actor playing a womanizer,’ he said.

August 9, 2012

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network to present couple with its Inspiration Award

It was at an awards ceremony in Palm Springs last February that Matt Bomer publicly thanked his longtime partner, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children for the first time.

In October, he will be accepting another award - this time with Halls, a well-known Hollywood publicist whose clients include Ridley Scott, Sam Mendes, Ang Lee, Tom Ford, Jude Law, and Annette Bening.

August 8, 2012

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis says casting Matt Bomer in Fifty Shades of Grey movie would be 'absolutely ludicrous' because he is openly gay

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis says casting gay actor Matt Bomer in a Fifty Shades of Grey movie would be wrong because his sexuality 'complicates the role'.

The out Hollywood star, who was last seen baring all as a male stripper in Magic Mike, has been rumored to play Christian Grey in the upcoming film adaptation of E L James's erotic bestseller.

However, not everyone is happy about the prospect of Bomer playing a straight businessman whose sadomasicistic sex life has titilated readers around the world.

July 18, 2012

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Dustin Lance Black's play chronicling the historic trial challenging California’s Proposition 8 has just booked its 200th reading which will take place in Fargo, North Dakota, the Oscar winning screenwriter said Wednesday (18 July).

The play, simply called 8, has been performed in two star-studded benefit readings in New York and Los Angeles attracting such talent as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch and Matt Bomer.

June 29, 2012

Gay men feel the summer heat as poster for Channing Tatum's steamy stripper movie hits London buses

The advertising campaign for the film Magic Mike, starring Channing Tatum and hunky gay actor Matt Bomer, has revved up considerably ahead of its July release date...and we love it!

The movie, loosely based on Channing Tatum’s real life experience as a stripper, is opening soon and suddenly London and indeed cities worldwide are being plastered with Tatum’s hot torso.

June 26, 2012

'I never really endeavored to hide anything'

Matt Bomer, busy promoting Magic Mike this week, opened up about his decision to go public about his sexuality earlier this year.

Bomer was subtle about it, mentioning partner Simon Halls and their three children in an awards show speech.

June 21, 2012

'Matt is hysterically funny ... one of the funniest people that I know'

When they were students studying acting together at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer probably could not have imagined that they would one day be two of the stars of one of the summer's most highly-anticipated movies.

The two television hunks, best known for HBO's True Blood and USA Network's White Collar, respectively, both have roles in Magic Mike as male strippers.

June 15, 2012

'I’m not going to say it was fun, and personally I will never do it again'

Matt Bomer is shedding some light on the degree of manscaping he and his castmates had to endure to portray strippers in the film Magic Mike which hits theaters on June 29.

Bomer stars alongside Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alez Pettyfer and Joe Manganiello in the movie and the only hair viewers will see is what is on their heads.

May 25, 2012

'It took me a couple of months to shake this movie off'

Matt Bomer  admits that before he began filming his role as a stripper in the upcoming feature film Magic Mike, he went waxing.

He and three of his co-stars, Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and Joe Manganiello, reveal such manscaping secrets in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly - part of the major promotional push for the movie which hits theaters on June 29.

May 17, 2012

'With Joe Manganiello naked in a movie, I think even straight guys are going to be, ‘I need to see that. That man is a specimen’'

Magic Mike, the upcoming film about male strippers that hits theaters in the US on June 29, is based in the real-life experiences of star Channing Tatum who worked at a strip club in Tampa, Florida, when he was 19.

The film's first trailer, released a few weeks ago, focuses on the budding romantic relationship between Tatum's stripper character and a disapproving love interest played by Cody Horn.

So why would gay males want to flock to watch a heterosexual romance?

The beefcake of course!

May 16, 2012

Hopes gays will flock to new film Magic Mike: 'I think they’ll come out more excited then they came in'

Actor Matthew McConaughey plays the owner of a strip club - and a star stripper himself - in the upcoming feature film Magic Mike which features a cast of hunks including Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Alex Pettyfer.

April 19, 2012

Gay pin-up Matt Bomer stars as stripper along with Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum in Magic Mike film

The trailer for gay pin-up Matt Bomer’s latest movie starring as a stripper alongside Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum has hit YouTube.

Bomer will be flexing his pecs and flashing his flesh as Ken, a member of a stripper posse which is headed by ‘Magic’ Mike Martigano and includes Tito (Adam Rodriguez) and Big Richie (Joe Manganiello), managed by stripper-turned-owner Dallas (Matthew McConaughey)

Alex Pettyfer stars as rookie stripper The Kid, who Tatum’s character mentors before discovering his real talent lies in making bespoke furniture.

April 12, 2012

'They have a strong relationship. It’s good, it's healthy'

Darren Criss loves his job playing gay high school student Blaine Anderson on Glee.

The 25-year-old star says he's grateful about 'having a job, singing and dancing, and being around amazing people that love to come to work.'

April 3, 2012

As brothers, pair powers through Gotye hit Somebody That I Used to Know

Matt Bomer will leave his regular TV character of Neal Lafferty on White Collar far behind when he guest stars on Glee next week as the estranged older brother of Blaine Anderson (played by Darren Criss).

The Fox hit, which has been on hiatus since late February, returns to the air April 8 with Bomer and Criss performing some powerful duets including the Gotye hit Somebody That I Used to Know.