“I’ll know that we’ve really made progress in this realm when we can release our movies and they aren’t brought up in the same sentence as one another.” We take it seriously, but it also feels deeply challenging and a little unfair, honestly,” says Booster. “Straight white guys do not get asked how their movies represent the entire straight white male experience. I’ve been gay for over 20 years in this business, and Universal’s not doing this movie.’ And then they did, and that was amazing because I had been convinced over the years that that just wasn’t possible.” When creating Fire Island, Booster’s main fear was that he’d be pushed to generalize the gay community. “ Judd Apatow and Nick Stoller make big studio comedies, and they kept telling me, ‘We’re going to do this with Universal.’ And I said, ‘No. “The idea for Bros wouldn’t start with me, because I didn’t think it was realistic,” says Eichner. “It’s a change of pace for me too,” adds Eichner, who wrote his film with director Nicholas Stoller, who also formed the idea to create the movie. “Comedy is still largely a male heterosexual space, and both of us are used to navigating that for the majority of our careers, so this was a huge change of pace for me,” Booster says of Fire Island, which he also wrote. “As we began brainstorming possible Pride cover stars - my first cover as EIC - it was clear it should be a celebration of pure, unabashed queer love.”īooster, 34, stars in the Pride and Prejudice-inspired romantic-comedy Fire Island, hitting Hulu on June 3 and Eichner, 43, will headline the first gay rom-com ever released by a major studio when Universal’s Bros hits theaters Sept.
“Also part of my identity for decades is my pride as a gay man… though, like far too many, I struggled with accepting that part of myself for far too long,” explains Gomez in his first editor’s letter. This latest of our annual Pride covers is also a coming out party of sorts (pun intended) as Patrick Gomez steps into his new role as Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly, a brand he says has been a part of his identity for decades. “It makes for a more comfortable environment, you know? You don’t have to code-switch,” His fellow cover star, Joel Kim Booster, agrees: “It’s great working with so many queer people, because someone finally gets our references, I can talk about Cherry Jones and people understand who that is.” The two divorced in 2020 amid James’ alleged infidelity.On the set of Entertainment Weekly’s 2022 Pride cover shoot, cover star, Billy Eichner, reflects on being surrounded by a queer photographer, crew, and journalist. After cheating on her, the motorcycle enthusiast told the Daily Mail that he felt like “the most hated man in the world.”įollowing a failed engagement to tattoo artist Kat Von D – on whom James allegedly cheated with 19 women – he tied the knot for a fourth time to drag racer Alexis DeJoria. James’ most famous marriage, however, was to Sandra Bullock from 2005 to 2010. They were married for two years and share one daughter, Sunny. That same year, James wed former porn star Janine Lindemulder, who famously covered Blink-182’s “Enema of the State” album in nurse attire. The former couple – who share a daughter, Chandler, and a son, Jesse Jr. The former “Monster Garage” host said “I do” to his first wife, Karla, in 1991 when he was 20 and she was 30. “‘He’s got time to forge you a Damascus ring, but can’t make my $25 keychain?’” James quipped, adding, “(I love you baby!!??)” James was famously married to Sandra Bullock from 2005 to 2010. I love you ❤️,” she marveled.Īs for the “glorified welder,” he responded to the post with an apparent inside joke. “The blood sweat and tears you put into this creation that represents our eternity together I love so much. The photos, which were taken at a park, include a snap of the smiling bride-to-be holding up her left hand, as well as a closeup shot of the unique ring. ❤️✨” Rotten showed off her unique engagement ring on Instagram. “You are perfect for me.I promise to always be by your side. “All I want in the entire world is to make you the happiest man in the entire universe,” she wrote.
The former adult film star, 28, went on to call the West Coast Choppers founder, 52, her “best friend.” “I can’t wait for the rest of our awesome lives together, I’ve never met anyone who understands me more than you.” The way you love me and my little one was all I ever dreamed of,” gushed Rotten (aka Alaina Hicks), who has a 6-year-old daughter from her previous marriage to Dennis DeSantis. “I knew the moment I met you I wanted to spend every single day with you. The mechanic’s new fiancée announced the exciting news via Instagram on Wednesday. Jesse James and Bonnie Rotten are “ engaged! ?❤️✨”