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December 26, 2012

Anderson Cooper, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons and Andrew Rannells among those who came out rather casually then moved on

Ellen DeGeneres got a Time magazine cover when she came out as a lesbian in 1997. A decade or so later, Lance Bass got a People magazine when he announced to the world that he was a gay man and so did Clay Aiken a short time after that.

But in 2o12, several high-profile celebrities came out as gay and didn't find themselves at the center of a media frenzy. Among them: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, Emmy winning actor Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), and Broadway star-turned TV actor Andrew Rannells (The New Normal).

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

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.

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 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!

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.

March 29, 2012

See preview of the out star as older brother of Darren Criss character

After the April 10 episode of Glee, knowledge of Matt Bomer's musical abilities will no longer be limited to those who saw him once do a little number with co-star Diahann Carroll on White Collar.

The handsome star will guest as Cooper Anderson (no doubt a fun spin on a certain CNN anchor's name), the older brother of openly gay high school student Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss).

March 5, 2012

Event sells out and additional 200,000 viewers who watched live online

A reading of the play 8, with an all-star cast headed by Brad Pitt and George Clooney, raised approximately $2 million for the American Foundation of Equal Rights (AFER).

The reading, held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, sold out and an additional 210,000 viewers watched live on YouTube.

(More than 277,000 people had watched the performance as of noon PST on Monday (5 March).

March 1, 2012

Saturday's benefit reading of 8 to benefit American Foundation of Equal Rights

As if having a cast that includes George Clooney, Matt Bomer, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison wasn't already star-studded enough, Brad Pitt has been added to the cast of the benefit reading of the play 8 taking place Saturday (3 March) in Los Angeles.

The play based on the transcripts of the trial which led to an appeals court striking down California's Proposition 8 last month. Pitt will play the part of US District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker who found Proposition 8 unconstitutional after presiding over the historic twelve-day public trial. 

February 17, 2012

White Collar costar Tim DeKay says Bomer's decision may help others

It wasn't news to Matt Bomer's co-stars on the TV drama White Collar that the actor is gay.

But Tim DeKay and Tiffani Thiessen are both showing their support for Bomer's decision to publicly acknowledge his longtime partner, Simon Halls, and their three kids as he accepted an award last weekend in Palm Springs.

February 15, 2012

Chris Colfer and Kevin Bacon join George Clooney, Jane Lynch, Matt Bomer and others in benefit LA performance

Glee star Chris Colfer (pictured) has joined the all-star cast of 8, a play based on the transcripts of the trial which led to an appeals court striking down California's Proposition 8 last week.

The one-night only performance, directed by Rob Reiner, will take place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 3.