I'm not watching I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! but one of our helpful readers (who was none too proud of the fact that he had seen it, either!) tipped us off that in last night's "opening up" session, actor Lou Diamond Phillips revealed that the moment that changed his life forever was when a closeted gay friend died of AIDS without ever having allowed himself to pursue happiness as an out gay man.
First off, that's a very powerful and touching message for Phillips to share. But it's all the more poignant when you take a few other factors into consideration...
One, Phillips was notably married to Julie Cypher, who divorced him in 2000 to have a relationship with lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge, and it's encouraging to see that he is still vocally supportive of Lgbt concerns. And for another, with Phillips on the show is outspoken born-again Christian Stephen Baldwin,
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Reports are 'false and inaccurate, including any reports of 'torture,' ' rep says in statement.
By MTV News staff

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images
On Monday afternoon (June 8), a representative for "Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt joined producers of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" in denying reports that the couple has been "tortured" during their stint on the show.
A statement issued by a rep for the couple reads: "There have been many reports that surfaced over the weekend regarding Spencer and Heidi Pratt.
"Many of these reports are false and inaccurate, including any reports of 'torture' on the show.

"What we can say at this time is that Heidi went to a hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica Saturday evening because she was not feeling well. She has been released from the hospital and is doing well. The couple remains in Costa Rica.

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'Hills' stars claimed they were locked down over the weekend, leading to Heidi's hospitalization.
By Gil Kaufman

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"
Photo: NBC
Were they tortured, or weren't they? That's the question fans of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" were asking Monday (June 8) after a drama-filled weekend surrounding "Hills" stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
Following allegations that the couple were punished for leaving the show by being kept in a dark room for a day and a night with only water, rice and beans — which resulted in Montag's hospitalization for a gastric ulcer — producers hit back, refuting the reports.
In a statement, series producer ITV Studios said that no harm was done to the couple, who have quickly become the go-to villains on the show featuring a cast of C-list celebs, including former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar,

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Lou Diamond Philips has played a sheriff that fought winged killers in Bats and a cop hunting a devilish psycho in The First Power. Now La Bamba is going to need all his monster-policing prowess if he's going to survive an encounter with "The Jersey Devil" in the new creature feature Carny.
"When a traveling carnival comes to a rural Nebraska town, the caged attraction everyone is talking about is the alleged Jersey Devil. When the beast escapes, tearing the citizens to shreds, local sheriff Sam Atlas (Lou Diamond Philips) steps up to form a tracking team. But the carnivorous fugitive is only one of Sam's problems. The local pastor, enraged by the death of his son at the hands of the beast, has plans for igniting his own brand of hellfire and revenge."
You know when I think "Jersey Devil", I usually think Nebraska, and when I envision
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Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Stargate: Universe, the latest addition to the Vancouver-shot Stargate franchise, is to take a break from shooting in CinemaSpy's home city to do some filming in New Mexico. Local newspapers are saying that the shooting will take place in Alamogordo. State Governer Bill Richardson announced the decision. According to the Las Cruces Sun-News, the shooting will take place in late April through early May and will provide employment to at least 75 local crew members.
The cast of Stargate: Universe includes Scottish actor Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, The World is Not Enough), Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba) and Justin Louis (1-800-Missing). It is not know which members of the cast will be involved in the New Mexico shoot. Regular Stargate helmer Andy Mikiti has been named as the director.
Stargate: Universe is about a group of explorers stranded on an alien spacecraft named Destiny.

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The third series in the Stargate line is now pretty much ready to go as some of the final major cast members have come on board, including Lou Diamond Phillips.Phillips, who most recently had a slightly recurring role in "Numbers" on CBS, will play Col. Telford on "Stargate: Universe," who like John Sheppard before him, suddenly has to become a military leader on board an Ancient-built ship they seem to be trapped in.Joining Phillips are Ming-Na, Elyse Levesque and Alaina Huffman. Ming-Na, who most recently Emily Hu in the film "Push

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