This leads to a rare mid-column Ask Billy question.  Last week, we revealed that Tom Daley was involved in some sort of cybersex with a 23-year-old lad from Liverpool while he was on a “break” with Dustin Lance Black – how very Friends of them.  This news – to say nothing of video of Daley leaked to BillyMasters.com – prompted quite a number of e-mails.  The most striking one was from Josh out there somewhere in Cyberspace: “While they were supposedly on a break, we were bombarded by images of how happily in love they were – including the cover of Out magazine.  How can we believe anything about their relationship now?”

Josh, Josh, Josh – do you know who you can believe?  Nobody.  Well, nobody except for me.  And you should even be skeptical of me.  Why?  Because everyone has an agenda.  Neither Daley nor Black wants to solely be judged on their skills and abilities.  They aren’t quietly living a blissful, idyllic life.  They’re marketing their perfect relationship to further their brands and products.  That’s not to say they aren’t happy – they very well could be.  But, as with an earlier story, the more one feels the need to prove something, the less inclined I am to believe it.

By the way, Dustin Lance Black is writing a memoir.  Mama’s Boy: The Story of Two Americas recounts the relationship of DLB (the aforementioned “mama’s boy”) and his devoutly religious Southern mom.  “My progressive friends along the coasts often marveled at how close I remained with my conservative, southern, Mormon, military mom.  What they didn’t know is how much I still cherish my roots, and that I’m often more comfortable at a BBQ in Texarkana, Texas than a pool party in Hollywood.”  I’ll be the judge of that.returning to Broadway.