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4 May 2006George Michael cleared on crash claims 4 Gay singer George Michael has been cleared following allegations that he caused a three car smash.The star was questioned by police after witnesses claimed they saw the artist hit a grey Ford Fiesta on Easter Sunday and then drive off, hitting a white Peugeot and green Rover on the way. -
4 May 2006Gay Games director fired 3 The executive director of the Chicago Gay Games has been fired, just 10 weeks before the start of the event.Kevin Boyer, co vice chairman of the event, confirmed that Brian McGuiness has been replaced as the event organiser after he had worked on the scheme for a year. -
4 May 2006Cheney’s daughter: Bush must catch up on gay rights + US Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter has spoken out against President George W Bush for the first time over his opposition to gay marriage.Mary Cheney, who has often been criticised for remaining silent on Mr Bush's gay policy, has revealed that she considered quitting the 2004 campaign because of the GOP's gay stand. -
3 May 2006Gay star attacks civil partnerships 1 Gay actor Sir Ian McKellen has called Britain's civil partnership laws absurd, claiming it discriminates against all sexualities.The legendary thespian said equality could only exist if every couple was subject to the same laws and called the legislation nonsensical. -
3 May 2006T4 presenter denies gay rumours 1 T4 presenter Steve Jones has quashed claims that he is gay.The Channel 4 personality, who presents the weekend entertainment show, is reported to have been furious over rumours.Ladies man Jones, 29, is currently dating Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, and is rumoured to have bedded Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie. -
2 May 2006Gay equality walk raises record amount + Stonewall's third Equality Walk in Brighton last Sunday raised over £30,000 to help tackle homophobia and homophobic bullying in schools.A record turn out of over 200 stalwart supporters assembled at the Brighton seafront to raise money for the gay charity's continuing work, including its 'Education for All' programme. -
2 May 2006Beauty group gives gay community grooming tips 1 Luxury hair and beauty portal Lookfantastic.com, the sponsors of PinkNews.co.uk's grooming month, has some quirky grooming tips to help you get glowing skin and healthy hair through the summer season.Preparation is vital to get the closest shave. -
2 May 2006Gay friendly London Mayor launches EuroPride 6 The London Mayor has called on the gay community to think about how it can help LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people in countries where homosexuality is illegal.Ken Livingstone, speaking at the launch of EuroPride06 today, said other cities have a long way to go compared to London's position on gay rights. -
1 May 2006Will Young voted most popular music act of all time + Gay pop star Will Young has beaten the Beatles, Robbie Williams and Coldplay to be named the most popular British artist of all time in a poll of radio listeners.The 27-year-old came out as gay shortly after winning the first Pop Idol contest in 2002. -
29 April 2006Mission: Impossible III + With the man behind the insanely popular and quirky TV series Lost, JJ Abrams, in the director's chair for this third installment of Tom Cruise's 60s TV show-inspired action series, it is likely that many cinemagoers will be expecting something a bit different.But, lest you forget, the last two Mission: Impossible films were also helmed by big names famed for their idiosyncratic styles, Scarface's Brian de Palma and Hong Kong legend John Woo. -
29 April 2006Confetti + The pitch is not a hard one to imagine - This Is Spinal Tap meets Four Weddings and a Funeral with just a touch of Pop Idol chucked in for good measure. -
29 April 2006The Da Vinci Code + Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is one of those novels that occasionally appears and inexplicably becomes a phenomenon. -
29 April 2006Brick 1 Generally speaking, films set around the world of US high schools are to be given a very wide berth, especially when they are using a high school setting for an alternate backdrop to an established genre.There have been hundreds of tediously clichéd standoffs between the jocks and the nerds or the chess club and the cheerleaders over the years, and any number of unimaginative reworkings of Shakespeare, westerns and the rest in the corridors and classrooms of some generic school in a standard suburb. -
29 April 2006Prime + Although at first glance this might seem to be a fairly typical romantic comedy, the utter lack of fame of the male lead compared with that of the two female stars on the poster should be an indication that this is a movie that's not so easy to pigeonhole.Yes, it's set in New York. -
29 April 2006Down In The Valley + Edward Norton is generally regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation, an heir to the likes of De Niro and Brando, with two Oscar nominations to his name by the age of 30, and someone who can turn in performances of great subtlety even with rather sub-par material.Sadly, the past couple of years have seen him working with far more bad material than good, from the dire remake of The Italian Job to Ridley Scott's disappointing Kingdom of Heaven. -
28 April 2006Robbie Williams to record album for gay fans 8 Rock DJ Robbie Williams is rumoured to be recording a dance album aimed at his gay fan base.The singer is reported to have teamed up with dance producer William Orbit, who has also worked with Madonna, for the tracks.Sources claim Williams wants to make a more pop and dance related record to be released under a different name. -
28 April 2006First gay hotel goes international + Axel Hotel Barcelona, the first urban designer hotel aimed at the gay community, is about to go from being a one of a kind hotel to become part of a chain.Following the huge success of Axel Hotel Barcelona, which opened in July of 2003, the Axel Hotels team is now embarking on an ambitious expansion throughout Europe and America, beginning with the construction of the chain's second hotel, Axel Hotel Buenos Aires, which will make it the first chain of gay hotels in the world. -
28 April 2006Comedian slammed for gay jokes 1 A playwright has written to a US talk show host condemning his jokes about gay people.Jeff Whitty, who wrote Broadway musical, Avenue Q, particularly had a problem with the Tonight Show presenter's gay cowboy sketch.Mr Whitty's letter, which was picked up by the CNN news station, criticises Jay Leno for dedicating so much comedy material to gay jokes. -
28 April 2006Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room + In 1987, Oliver Stone defined a decade with his superb exploration of American business that was Wall Street, yet even the devious business mastermind that was Gordon Gekko could not have dreamed up some of the things the energy giant Enron managed to get up to -and that eventually led to its downfall.The story of Enron's collapse was well covered at the time yet for many it remained a story for the business pages. -
28 April 2006Anti-gay Scolari rejects England job + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveOn the same day that journalists, sportsmen, gay groups and MPs questioned the suitability of Luiz Felipe Scolari for the England managerial job, he has pulled out of the running.The manager, nicknamed "Big Phil," was rumoured to have been offered the role by the Football Association, but said at a news conference today, "In the last few days when I was not even the manager of England my freedom was taken away from me and that is not the coaching I am used to.
