The Awful Truth

GQ

Scoring a GQ cover for a guy is kinda the equivalent to being front and center on Vogue for a gal. It's a delicious honor. Even A.T. stud-fave and summer blockbuster sensation Chris Pine could only could score an inside spread.

So behold the mugs of four of the summer cover boys: Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson, Brüno and Channing Tatum.

R.Pattz may have been the April issue, but let's face it, he's been everywhere in the media the past couple of months.

Now Rob addicts, let's be fair here—we're not judging only on looks. Take for ince Channing's abs, Brüno's controversial buzz-worthiness and Zac's public lady juggling. We wouldn't kick any of these guys outta bed. Well, except Brüno. Sacha Baron Cohen is questionable.

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Dear Ted:
After seeing Brüno, I can understand why some people don't think it's funny, and why some think it may reinforce some of the prejudices held by the ignorant among us. However, my theory is that this type of humor is not for most people. I think that Sacha Baron Cohen = John Waters + Andy Kaufman. And really, that's not for everyone. Personally, I thought the movie was hilarious, and I am 10000 percent LGBT friendly. Saw it with a gaggle of my gays and they loved it, too. Then again, we love Waters and Kaufman. Hope you are smoking less these days and healing from your loss.
—Anna in Texas

Dear Different Strokes:
Maybe SBC's third film will please both of us? If his mockumentary schtick isn't stale by then. Cohen just may be too famous at this point to go undercover, too!

Dear Ted:
I was very moved by what Brooke Shields said about M.J. The two obviously had a beautiful friendship, and her words seemed far warmer and more sincere than many "tributes" I've heard. Maybe she should be the one to raise his kids—she seems more genuine than most of the people up for the job.
—picklefeet

Dear BFF With Brooke:
Brooke's got her own kids to worry about—plus, as many forget, they hadn't seen each other since the '90s. That said, she prolly would be the best parent for the job in this whole mess. Tragic.

Dear Ted:
Like everyone else, I have jumped on the Twilight bandwagon and have recruited many of my friends and family as well. Needless to say, I am a huge Robsten fan! Anyway, I believe they are together and wonder what it would take for them to admit it? What do you think? I am dying to know for sure, but on the same hand I wish for them their privacy. I'm sure a lot of fun comes with their rapid fame and fortune, but as we have seen with some of our favorite celebrities, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
—Amy

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We already told you to skip seeing Brüno this weekend, which has become some big-budget, mass-marketed, pansy-baiting event that misses its main purpose—being funny. Instead, check out the above skewering of Brüno in That's Gay, a minisegment on Current TV's infoMania show, which is infinitely sharper and far less obvious than Sacha Baron Cohen's pandering, schtick-heavy flick.

By the way, gotta wonder how many millions were wasted on making Brüno...

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Gay issues are, like, totally hot right now, right? What with Prop 8 and the whole Carrie Prejean "opposite marriage" mess, so Sacha Baron Cohen must be friggin' overjoyed—with Brüno being released this week.

We checked out an early screening, and tho we love a good gay giggle as much as the next moviegoer, we just couldn't get behind Cohen behaving as though being gay automatically makes you hilarious to watch. It doesn't.

SBC's performance is a straight man's limited idea of what he thinks is stereotypically gay. It's unknowing, ignorant, offensive and guilty of the most heinous crime of all: It's just not funny. If he'd made us guffaw we could at least forgive him for giving us a politically incorrect good time.

Plus, we still live in a world where not all people see gays as equals, obviously. You know, we're just around to do your hair or design your clothes or entertain you, that kind of sick thinking. Which is exactly what Cohen's been doing, dressing like a horned-up, couture-draped idiot on every press stop.

Since the most obvious (and pretty much only) attribute Brüno has is being gay, audiences aren't laughing at Brüno the fool, but Brüno the homosexual. Skip it, we say.