Kathy Griffin and "The Gays" on Larry King Live

Along with the admission that her husband Matt methodically stole $72,000 from her bank account and caused her divorce, Kathy Griffin's appearance on Larry King Live last night featured plenty of talk about "the gays" including this bit at the end. Griffin's My Life on the D-List was recently nominated for a Reality Program Prime Time Emmy.

GRIFFIN: Who do I have a girl crush on? I do love Suzanne Somers, I think she's delightful, you know her, she's awesome. And Patricia Arquette I think is really beautiful. I don't know, I think everybody's beautiful like in their way or whatever. I mean I'm not like hot for chicks, but I'm certainly not putting down people who are. And if that's your life choice Larry, I'm not here to judge you.

KING: What do you think of the new Superman?

GRIFFIN: Hot. And the gays love him.

KING: But he's not gay. He was on the show --

GRIFFIN: The gays are almost willing to dump Gyllenhaal for the new Superman. Gyllenhaal's not gay either and the gays all want him. They're done with Cruise, they've had it, he's too crazy. They've moved on to Gyllenhaal and the new Superman. You know the gays are moody. You gotta keep up...

KING: Wait a minute, are you saying there's a gay think?

GRIFFIN: There's like a Rand Corporation for gay people. They get reports together.

KING: Why isn't there a hetero think?

GRIFFIN: There is! Like, all hetero guys want to bang Jolie, right, she's like the hot thing, right? And all gay guys want to bang Gyllenhaal. They like the Brokeback.

KING: Did you like that movie?

GRIFFIN: Of course.

KING: Great movie.

GRIFFIN: I can't quit you. Of course I loved it.

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But you know, we'd never dump Gyllenhaal for Superman.

Brandon Routh: Man of Steel vs Man of Wax

Superman Returns' Brandon Routh sized up a wax figure of himself at Madame Tussaud's in New York yesterday, and made sure to check it up and down...

"No worries in that department."

"I'm a leeetle concerned about those eyebrows though. Are you sure this isn't Christopher Reeve?"

"I am so not letting this wax dude steal my thunder."

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Brandon Routh: "I'm Not Gay"

This shot is an outtake from the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair. See the full set here.

Brandon Routh, in Australia for promotion of Superman Returns, told the Sydney Morning Herald that he is prepared for the onslaught of fame: "It will be different. Every day I am learning how to deal with it and make it work for me ... I don't have any secrets so it will be fine."

Of Superman's gay vibe, Routh said: "You find whatever message you want. Everybody is going to interpret the film differently...People will see the movie and realise that Superman is certainly not gay. And I am not (gay) as well, but people will have that discussion as much as they want - it is a topic for people to talk about."

Actually, I wasn't planning on talking about it, but now that you bring it up...

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Bryan Singer: Superman is Not Gay

Warner Bros. must be really worried about how Superman's gay image will affect box office if they're sending Bryan Singer out to make statements. The director came out late last week and said that Superman "is probably the most heterosexual character in any movie I've ever made."

The studio doth protest too much. As does DC Comics: "Paul Levitz, president and publisher of Superman owner DC Comics said: 'We were all scratching our heads. He's not a gay character.'" I haven't read a single story that has said that Superman is gay, but there's no denying that the character, with his secrets, his tights, the fuss about the size of his package, his jazz hands, and his co-stars, gives off a distinctly gay vibe, and what's wrong with that?

Warner Bros. should just shrug off the worry and move on. They're only fueling the gay flame by allowing the movie's gay director to continue commenting on it.

Superman 'Not Gay' Says Director [bbc]

Gay Rugby Icon Ian Roberts in Superman Returns

Kudos to Bryan Singer for offering gay rugby icon-turned actor Ian Roberts a Hollywood break, though his casting in Superman Returns does little to quash the movie's gay vibe. Roberts, who has been in the news recently for his appearance at a recent inquest in the murder of Arron Light, says he's thrilled about his stint as a henchman to Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor.

He'll head to L.A. for the movie's June 21 premiere: "I'm just getting so excited about the trip [to LA] now, it's going to be the absolute highlight of my career."

And just for the record, here's one of the most well-known pin-ups of the hunky Ian Roberts.

And a particularly relevant shot follows after the jump...