Lainey Blind Item 02/20/08

**felix** · February 20th, 2008, 11:58 AM

Gay But Broke

Heterosexually attached for a long, long time, he recently faced his inner gay and admitted the truth. His partner apparently took it well. As well as any woman can under the circumstances. She felt much better when she found out how much of the bank account she was entitled to. And given that he was the one walking, and he is the one who’s famous, he’s also the one who has to pay. A lot.

So now he’s broke – relatively speaking. In Hollywood terms, I mean. Lost his job, no work on the horizon, he seriously considered coming out as a way of “reinventing his image”, not for gay rights but because he needs the money. Only problem is, he was told over and over again that “no one will care if you’re gay”.

On the flipside, a fake Hollywood romance with a famewhore like Denise Richards for example won’t fly either since the ex will flip her sh*t and out her himself, preferring to be passed over for a mo over another woman. Me too!

He was encouraged to do Dancing with the Stars but pride got in the way. If things don’t turn around, it’ll be a last resort next season.

**Jupiter Jones** · February 20th, 2008, 12:02 PM

Hulk Hogan?

**Fluffy** · February 20th, 2008, 12:09 PM

^Good guess! I'd doubt anyone would care if he was gay. Or at least I don't.

**Dixie Normos** · February 20th, 2008, 12:17 PM

^hee hee hee, I'll bet the sweaty guys he's groped in the past care...a LOT!

**Fluffy** · February 20th, 2008, 12:18 PM

From Lainey:

UPDATE: it's NOT the Rock.

**RevellingInSane** · February 20th, 2008, 12:20 PM

This says he has no work on the horizon, so it can't be Hulk Hogan. He is hosting American Gladiators. I think Denise Richards is a clue.

Patrick Muldoon maybe? He dated Denise and was in Starship Troopers with her.

**Dixie Normos** · February 20th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Didn't she and David Spade get together recently? I thought I heard another Locklear/Richards brouhaha a few months back...

**greysfang** · February 20th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Its not Hulk, he has a new job as the host of American Gladiators. I'll have to think some more about who it might be.

**qwerty** · February 20th, 2008, 01:36 PM

The blind doesn't say but implies that this couple is married but separated/divorcing. Who's on the outs couplewise in Hollywood?

**greysfang** · February 20th, 2008, 01:58 PM

Its harder to figure out whose out of work, with the writers strike and all, its hard to even know which shows are coming back.

**tkdgirl** · February 20th, 2008, 02:02 PM

I was going to say Sean Penn, but I don't think he's unemployed.

**Fluffy** · February 20th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Corbin Bernsen? Hmmm, I'm guessing it must be a former b-list actor from the late 80s or early 90s who made it big for a while long ago. Clearly the person had enough money to give the former wife enough dough to make her happy in the divorce.

**cmmdee** · February 20th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Her clues are getting worse and worse

**judejack** · February 20th, 2008, 02:57 PM

Matt Leblanc?

**Fluffy** · February 20th, 2008, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by cmmdee

Her clues are getting worse and worse

No. She's getting more vague. Lawyers you know?

Besides, I think she's striking out new territory on her blinds. Seems like all the new ones this past year are people she hasn't written about on a regular basis, making them much harder to solve.