Shia LaBeouf has defended his actions by explaining what precipitated a recent bar brawl in New Orleans.  “When I’m standing by myself and three gays are next to me touching my leg, I get scared.  I’m sorry.  If that’s homophobic, then I’m that.  Yeah…I’ll be honest with you: big gay people are scary to me.”  Because he wanted to make sure we know he’s not actually homophobic, he added, “I’m good with gay – be gay over there, though.  Don’t be gay in my lap.”  Where’s the fun in that?  I think he doesn’t actually understand what being gay means.

After two seasons, Apple TV has cancelled Palm Royale.  The first season received 11 Emmy nominations.  While a fan favorite, it only snagged a single win – for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music!  I guess they didn’t have a category for Outstanding Speedo in a Comedy!

One show bites the dust, one gets greenlit.  Jacob Tierney, who created Heated Rivalry, has signed a deal with Netflix for his next project – a limited series about Alexander the Great and his “relationship” with Aristotle.  Actually, it’s about a young Alexander – years before he became “great”.  This is how Netflix describes the show: “The drama begins as the Athenian empire is crumbling and the world’s greatest mind, Aristotle, arrives in Macedonia to tutor a volatile young prince, Alexander.  Amid palace intrigue, forbidden love, brutal war and ruthless ambitions, their unlikely friendship shapes an empire and alters the course of history.”  You had me at “forbidden love”.  Throw in a hockey puck, and I think we could call this Heated Hellenics!  By the by, it’s been rumored that Netflix passed on Heated Rivalry, which is how it ended up at Crave in Canada.

Longtime fan Sean from New York City contributes this week’s Ask Billy question: “Years ago, you introduced us to model Joseph Sayers.  Whatever happened to him?”

WOW – you are going back DECADES!  The last time anyone asked me about him was in 2007, at the height of his Abercrombie & Fitch fame.  But let’s go back – to his 18^th birthday when he was “discovered” (at some point he was working at Buffalo gay bar, Club Marcella – see our site for photos).  He met a photographer, Ed Flores, who convinced Sayers to do a number of “body shots” in a motel room.  These were reminiscent of the Bruce Weber style, which eventually led to working with Weber and being an A&F model.  Alas, Flores photographed every inch of Sayers’ body, which led to those photos being leaked online.  Eventually, we hear Sayers not only purchased back the rights to the photos, he also had new nudes taken around 2005 that were not only more representative of who he was at the time, but also he hoped took the focus off the earlier nudes.  His modeling career was primarily in print media due to his diminutive size (he’s 5’6”).  Sometime around 2008, he scaled back his modeling work and went to college, where he maintained a 3.86 GPA and was considering applying to medical school.  Around that time, he said young people experiment with sex too early, and that’s caused a drop in moral values.  And then the path goes cold.  But I’ve got some photos that could heat you right up – on BillyMasters.com.

When we’ve got Sayers coming and going, it’s definitely time to end yet another column.  From the photos we have, Joey seems to get better with age.  The same could be said for BillyMasters.com – the site that always leaves you wanting more.  Which leads to a special announcement – we have an opening for a new proofreader.  What can I say?   I have a penchant for wearing people out!  If you’d like to join the glamorous Billy Masters team, drop a note to Billy@BillyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you before Sayers becomes my new proofreader!  So, until next time, remember, one man’s filth is another man’s bible.