Gay movie director/choreographer Adam Shankman has been named a co-producer of next year's 82nd Academy Awards program, according to Advocate.com. Shankman—who has directed Bringing Down the House and Hairspray—is co-producing the March 7 telecast with former Twentieth Century Fox CEO Bill Mechanic. Shankman currently is a judge on TV's So You Think You Can Dance.
Singer Morrissey, 50, collapsed during an Oct. 24 concert in Swindon, England, according to People.com. The incident occurred when the former Smiths frontman was finishing his first song; an eyewitness said that " [ h ] e kept putting his hand up to his mouth as if he felt sick." Emergency personnel were initially told that Morrissey was unconscious; he was later discharged from the Great Western Hospital after being "admitted as a precautionary measure," according to a facility spokeswoman.
The Screen Actors Guild has declared October "Diversity Awareness Month," according to a press release. Among the month's highlights, according to the organization, are the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., and a seminar, "Out in Hollywood III: The Rise of the LGBT Actor."
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