Dane DeHaan has landed the role of a lifetime. The actor ( Chronicle , In Treatment ) will portray Harry Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , director Marc Webb confirmed today on Twitter. This role, of course, was made famous by James Franco in the original, Tobey Maguire-anchored franchise. DeHaan reportedly beat out such actors as Brady Corbet, Alden Ehrenreich, Sam Claflin , Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth and Boyd Holbrook for the role. He will join a returning Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in the sequel, which hits theaters on May 2, 2013.
The former pilot who alleges a gay affair with John Travolta, Doug Gotterba , says he never signed a confidentiality agreement, as the actor’s lawyer has asserted. Gotterba, who claims he served as Travolta’s pilot from 1981-1987, made headlines this year when he spoke at length about their relationship during that time. He is not the cruise ship guy or one of the masseurs alleging sexual assault on Travolta’s part; rather, he says their love was warm, passionate and consensual. A ” secret boyfriend ” with whom he had a “steamy affair,” to use his words. Doug Gotterba says after he divulged details, Travolta’s camp unleashed a media/legal tidal wave, one that infringed upon his right to … talk to the tabloids. Doug claims Singer threatened to sue him for violating a confidentiality agreement he signed when he stopped working for John – a pact Doug says doesn’t exist. Gotterba claims he did sign a termination agreement , but it didn’t include anything about confidentiality, and thus, he should be allowed to talk about John at all. Singer says Gotterba’s lawsuit is “ridiculous” because he DID sign such an agreement, and his claims are utterly without merit anyway. Stay tuned. John Travolta: Gay? Yes, it could not be more obvious. Maybe, you have to wonder. No, of course not! View Poll »
In an April PSA, Anna Paquin came out as a bisexual . The True Blood cast member has since received a lot of praise from gay rights organizations and the LGBT community. But Paquin recently said that she doesn’t even see the big deal. It was her responsibility as a human being to speak out. “I’m not someone who endlessly talks about her personal life for no reason, but obviously, as someone who identifies as bisexual, those are issues I really care about – and frankly, I don’t see why everyone doesn’t care about them,” the actress told Zap2it, adding: “So when I was asked to participate in that PSA, it was just an obvious, ‘Well, of course I will.'” Paquin, who is engaged to True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, continued: “It wasn’t like it was a big secret. It was just a cause I cared about and privately supported, but not one that I had ever had an opportunity to speak out about in a way that would be useful. Obviously I know that one person’s voice doesn’t necessarily do that much, but I just wanted to do my bit.” You gotta admire that, don’t you? The star doesn’t see herself as any kind of revolutionary. She simply wonders: How can any person with a heart sit idly by while the rights of others are infringed upon? We couldn’t agree more.
