Nobody knows what will be the outcome of Wendy Williams’ latest bid to break her guardianship.  When her lawyer said in court that she was capable of resuming her career, Judge Lisa Sokoloff reportedly said, “It’s done.”  I find that a bit uncalled for – and slightly rude.  I can’t think of a single judge capable of predicting a showbiz career – from Judge Judy to Judge Ito!  I wouldn’t even accept it from Simon Cowell or Paula Abdul!  And, say what you will, the public is still interested in Williams.  We hear that a bidding war is ensuing with various networks and presenters lining up to get the first sit-down with Wendy.  Stay tuned.

With And Just Like That… about to commence its third season, our pal Mario Cantone has expressed his delight at not only returning to the show, but picking up where last season ended – in bed with hot new love interest, Sebastiano Pigazzi.  “When we were going into the second season, Michael Patrick King called me up and said, ‘Hey, just so you know, you’re gonna be getting a storyline, you’re gonna be getting a boyfriend.’”  How does Mario feel about this added bit of exposure?  “I want more nudity!  I like being sexualized at 65 years old.”  Sounds good to me.  And he looks fantastic, as you’ll see on BillyMasters.com.

It seems like just yesterday Charles Busch and Julie Halston celebrated twenty years of working together with a big, splashy Broadway benefit, featuring a performance of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.  But it wasn’t yesterday.  It was March of 2005.  Using my handy-dandy abacus, I’m able to calculate with a good amount of certainty that means we’re circling the fortieth anniversary.  So I wasn’t surprised when Busch posted the following: “I’m delighted to announce (and I can’t quite believe that I’m writing these words) that on Thursday July 24^th, we’ll be having a 40^th anniversary celebration of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at 54 Below.  We’ll be doing two performances at 7 and 9:30 pm, which will include a reading of the play and then a talkback after both performances about the creation of that show, which was as outrageous as the show itself.  The original cast will be back as well as our director/producer and cast member, Ken Elliott.”  For tickets to this auspicious occasion, head on over to 54Below.org.  I hasten to add that both shows sold out in a matter of hours.  Perhaps more will be forthcoming.  Or perhaps we’ll do a special Billy Masters LIVE closer to the event.