Sideshow: CNN anchor Lemon divulges he's gay

CNN anchor

Don Lemon

, who spent several years as a reporter and weekend anchor at Philly's NBC10, writes in his new book,

Transparent

, that he is a gay American man. "Today I chose to step out on faith and begin openly living my own truth," Lemon said Monday in a statement.

The journo tells the New York Times that his vocation demands that he be frank with his audience. "I abhor hypocrisy," he says. Us, too.

"I think if you're going to be in the business of news, and telling people the truth, of trying to shed light in dark places, then you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else."

(Latin for

the eternal girl

)," he writes (actually, that should be

puella aeterna).

"What better to be like than the stronger of the species?"

Media Matters for America, GLAAD and other progressive watchdog orgs on Monday launched DropFox, a media blitzkrieg designed to persuade online travel giant Orbitz and other companies to pull their ads from Fox News. The group claims the cabler consistently denigrates gays and lesbians.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. Any company whose customer base values the diversity, civil rights, and journalistic standards should recognize that doing business with Fox will only cost them in the long run." Media Matters and its partners led an advertiser boycott against TV and radio pundit Glenn Beck, which, they say, led to his ouster from his Fox News show last month.

Entertainment Weekly (

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) has posted an

exclusive!

photo of that most underrated thesp

Ed Harris

, duded up to look like Sen.

John McCain

for HBO's politicopic,

Game Change

, which chronicles the 2008 White House race.

Julianne Moore

, once a sensual redhead, has gone brunette as McCain's running mate - and mother to the glorious dancer

Bristol

-

Sarah Palin

.

Ralph Lauren

is as famous for his reluctance to speak to the press as he is for his classic duds. But the fashion designer couldn't turn down one fabu interviewer:

Oprah Winfrey

. Lauren will chat with The Big O on Wednesday in what Oprah's people say will be his first TV interview in 20 years.

"Life is a river. And we're just leaves waiting to see what tributary we'll go down." That's a slice of homemade wisdom from rocker

Scott Weiland

, 43, whose memoir,

Not Dead & Not for Sale: The Earthling Papers

, is due out Tuesday.

The Stone Temple Pilots singer tells USA Today his identity is not reducible to any one role. "People have this misconception about me," he says. "OK, I struggled with heroin and cocaine and I was a big rock star. But music is not what defines me. I'm a brother, a father [to Noah, 10, and Lucy, 8], a son and a person who's been in love with very few women."

Jenna Fischer

is, says People.com. The 37-year-old star of

The Office

and hub

Lee Kirk

are expecting their first child. Here's a nice tidbit:

Survivor

stud

Jeff Probst

officiated at the couple's July 2010 wedding.

And Rebecca Black? Whoa, there's no way she's with child! The 13-year-old "Friday" singer is shocked and appalled by persistent rumors she is pregnant.

"I thought it was May 15th ... not April Fools Day," Black tweeted Sunday. "I'm absolutely NOT pregnant."

New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre and his wife, Barrett, who already have two sons, Griffin Thomas, 3½, and Rhys Edward, 17 months, are expecting a girl later this month, People says.

Would

Teri Hatcher

- who is, as we speak, seeking a new beau - go out with you?

The Desperate Housewives star was recently asked by Prevention mag to define her ideal man. "I'm all over the map," Hatcher, 46, says. "I want to have an open mind. I'd like him to be between 39 and 54. Fun, adventurous, funny, kind, honest, smart. Successful - but I want to be clear that doesn't necessarily mean rich."

The Philadelphia Theatre Company will celebrate its 35th anniversary season with a gala June 6 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt at the Bellevue with featured celeb stars

Kathleen Turner

;

Tyne Daly

, who will star in a Broadway revival of

Terrence McNally

's

Master Class

; McNally himself; and

Quentin Darrington

, star of the recent revival of

Ragtime

. Info: 215-985-1400, Ext. 110, or

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.

Lady Gaga

on Saturday became the first human being to have 10 million followers on Twitter, says Famecount.com. (Excellent timing, publicity-wise: Her new album comes out Monday.) Could such a grand achievement ever be topped?

Her GagaShip is thrilled. "I'm speechless, we did it!" she tweeted Sunday. "[It's] an illness how I love you."