LGBT

Twin conservative Christian brothers -- whose HGTV show just got yanked -- say they're being unfairly crucified for their religious beliefs about gays ... but if their faith costs them a TV show then "so be it."

David and Jason Benham got word yesterday HGTV had pulled the plug on their remodeling show, "Flip It Forward" which was set to debut in October. The network didn't give a reason.

The news came after a website reported the brothers were anti-gay activists who had led prayer rallies against homosexuality. Their father is also a prominent anti-abortion crusader.

The Benham brothers tell TMZ ... as Christians, they've never discriminated against people who don't share their views, saying "Anyone who suggests that we hate homosexuals or people of other faiths is either misinformed or lying."

They add ... "With all of the grotesque things that can be seen and heard on television today you would think there would be room for two twin brothers who are faithful to our families, committed to biblical principles, and dedicated professionals."

The Benhams say they've been remodeling the homes of 6 families in Charlotte for the show -- and they plan to finish with or without TV cameras.

The lawyer repping the 2 clients who have accused "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sexual molestation is a disgraced, shameless fame whore who is concocting phony lawsuits so he can get in the movies ... so claims Singer's lawyer.

Legal pit bull Marty Singer has sent attorney Jeff Herman a scathing letter -- obtained by TMZ -- warning him he is going to be sued for maliciously attempting to destroy Singer's reputation and life.

Singer says both cases are baseless -- claiming the allegation by Michael Egan that the director molested him in Hawaii is absurd, because Singer wasn't even in the state during the time in question. And Singer says the allegation involving another boy -- that Singer molested him in England when he was 16 is not only false, but the age of consent in that country is 16.

Singer says Herman didn't want the facts to get in the way of his lawsuits because it would deprive him of his "moment in the spotlight."

Singers writes ... Herman was suspended by the Florida bar for "dishonesty and deceit" and these lawsuits are an attempt "to revive your career after being so publicly and embarrassingly suspended."

And Singer says ... Herman is preening for the media both to make money and "to obtain an entree into a documentary film that we understand you are seeking to promote and in which you want to be featured."

Singer is demanding that Herman immediately drop the lawsuits ... or else.

Porsha Williams' anti-gay sermon does NOT mean she's getting axed from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" next season, but she still might be 86'd over that reunion show brawl ... TMZ has learned.

As TMZ previously reported, video from about 3 years ago recently surfaced showing Porsha preaching and rambling about praying for gays, lesbians, and hookers to be saved.

But sources close to Porsha tell TMZ she has not heard one word from Bravo. We're told Bravo is more concerned about the fallout from Porsha's fight with Kenya Moore and the resulting battery charge.

Ireland Baldwin and singer/rapper Angel Haze are getting pretty cozy on social media these days, and Ireland took it a step further this week by posting a photo of the pair kissing.

Ireland, who is 18, posted and captioned the pic, "happy cinco de mayo xx." Angel has publicly identified herself as pansexual, and has a Twitter feed filled with photos of Ireland -- there's a flirtatious vibe to many of them.

Baldwin recently broke up with Slater Trout who IDs himself on Twitter as a "professional stand up paddle surfer & racer."

Apparently that's an actual thing.

12:50 PM PT -- Porsha just released a statement, apologizing for the video -- saying, "God loves all of his children ... The sermon was shown not in its entirety, therefore the message was omitted."

She adds, "I apologize that those words hurt the LGBT community, my fans and my supporters. Life is a journey and I'm growing every day."

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Williams needs to pick one team or the other -- co-star Cynthia Bailey tells us, Porsha's currently playing both sides of the gay community ... condemning them to hell one day, and performing at popular gay clubs the next.

Cynthia's responding to video TMZ posted Monday, showing Porsha preaching at a Georgia church in 2010 about how gays are just like hookers, drug dealers, and suicidal people ... they're ALL sinners who need to be saved.

Cynthia called Porsha's pulpit rant disappointing -- telling us, "To put gays and lesbians in the same category as drug dealers, hookers, and people who attempt suicide is ignorant and insensitive. Especially when she just recently profited from performing at a popular gay club in NYC. #flipflop"

Porsha performed at El Morocco on May 2nd.

Gay RHOA cast member Miss Lawrence agrees, telling us, "I think some women use the community as a convenience ... i.e. for gay slang, fan base building, and beauty security. But like always, true character always reveals."

Everybody's favorite bitter gay divorce is no longer ... Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov are back together.

As TMZ first reported, Johnny and Victor laid the groundwork for a truce last month ... after Johnny blindsided Victor with divorce papers in March.

The pair, who battled it out very publicly these last few months, apparently want to keep things private now ... with Johnny tweeting, "My husband and I have happily reconciled. Please respect our privacy and integrity at this time."

Before Porsha Williams thumped Kenya Moore, she thumped bibles -- ranting from the pulpit about gays and lesbians destined for an eternity in hell.

Video shot roughly 3 years ago at High Praise Christian Center Ministries in GA has just surfaced, showing Porsha preaching and rambling about saving hookers, drug dealers, people who attempt suicide ... and gays and lesbians.

She screams, "We're supposed to try and save them and tell them, ‘You are worthy!'"

She doesn't stop there either ... you gotta see this.

Bryan Singer and Gary Goddard have just been sued by another man who claims the showbiz honchos sexually assaulted him as a boy ... a campaign of abuse he says started when he was just 14.

The lawsuit was filed today on behalf of a John Doe -- now 25 -- who claims Goddard established an online relationship with him back in 2003, and it quickly escalated into nude video chatting. The accuser alleges Goddard masturbated during these video chat sessions.

When he was 16, the accuser alleges Goddard invited him to London where they engaged in anal intercourse. The accuser claims Singer got involved roughly a year later in 2006 following the London premiere after party for "Superman Returns."

He claims Singer and Goddard plied him with alcohol during the party and brought him back to a hotel room, where a muscular man forced him into submitting to Singer and Goddard's sexual advances.

The accuser claims he refused to have sex with Singer, so Singer asked him to sit on his chest and ejaculate instead. Singer has adamantly denied the allegations.

The lawsuit was announced during a news conference Monday by the accuser's attorney Jeff Herman, who also showed blacked-out photos of his client hanging out with Goddard and Singer on the red carpet. The alleged victim was not present during the news conference.

Herman says the accuser was inspired to come forward by his other client -- 31-year-old Michael Egan -- who is also suing Singer and Goddard (as well as others) with similar allegations of underage sex abuse.

Bryan Singer is being accused of forcing himself on a British teenager after the "Superman Returns" premiere in London.

Lawyer Jeff Herman -- who also represents Singer's other accuser Michael Egan -- is planning to file a lawsuit Monday on behalf of a John Doe ... which says Singer sexually assaulted an anonymous 17-year old boy inside a London hotel room following the "Superman" after party.

The suit says Singer and Gary Goodard -- 1 of 3 execs Egan also accused of molestation -- started to touch his client sexually ... and the teen asked them to stop.

According to the docs -- Goodard allegedly brought a "large, musclebound man" in the room to try forcing the boy into having sex by smacking him around.

The anonymous teen claims Singer molested him in a number of ways -- but they never had sex -- then the director requested the boy to sit on his chest and ejaculate on top of him. According to the docs, the teen obliged because he thought he'd be anally raped for saying no.

Goddard's lawyer says the allegations are untrue.

Bryan's lawyer Marty Singer says the same ... adding, "It is time for the media and public to focus their attention on Mr. Herman's nefarious motives and tactics which seem to be driven solely by his need to shake down an innocent man like Bryan Singer.”

Cara Delevigne was coy about that pic that was snapped a few days back with her and Sienna Miller ... but our ears perked up when she told us about the nickname Cara gave her.

Cara was in a chatty mood as she left JFK ... but she tightened up when our photog asked what's up with her and Sienna Miller.

The 21-year old model then revealed the nickname ... but we couldn't figure out what it means, no matter how much we googled.

If you have an idea, sound off in the comments.

Michelle Rodriguez needs to keep a better eye on her rmodel GF 'cause Cara Delevingne was caught holding hands with Sienna Miller!

Yeah, we know Sienna’s not a lesbian ... but she does have history with not-so-available people.

Cara Delevingne and Sienna Miller walked hand-in-hand Tuesday night out of Loulou's club in Mayfair, London ... after partying with Naomi Campbell and Suki Waterhouse at Kate Moss' Topshop collection afterparty.

Delevingne and Michelle Rodriguez are dating (or whatever you call this) -- but Sienna has a history of playing the role of homewrecker ... so M-Rod might want to nip this thing in the bud, just in case.

Wearing her brand new wedding ring and cuffed jeans, Jodie Foster was photographed for the first time as a married woman Thursday in Santa Monica -- carrying some serious baggage.

As we reported, Foster and her photographer girlfriend, Alexandra Hedison, tied the knot over the weekend after dating for about a year.

Foster has never explicitly acknowledged her sexual orientation -- last year's Golden Globes speech (the one about "coming out 1,000 years ago") was the closest she ever came. And it was pretty great.

BTW ... Hedison was once Ellen DeGeneres' girlfriend.

Bryan Singer insists he never laid a finger on the man accusing the "X-Men" director of raping him as a 15-year-old -- but he's not about to squander a perfectly good publicity opportunity for his new movie.

Bryan released a statement, saying, "The allegations against me are outrageous, vicious and completely false," immediately adding, "I do not want these fictitious claims to divert ANY attention from X-Men: Days of Future Past."

As we reported, 31-year-old Michael Egan filed lawsuits against Singer, Broadway producer Gary Goddard, TV producer Garth Ancier, and former president of Disney TV David Neuman -- claiming they sexually abused him as a young teen at various Hollywood parties and in Hawaii.

Singer has remained silent longer than the other three -- and only today spoke out, condemning the allegations ... but not without promoting "X-Men: Days of Future Past" in the process.

Singer's statement continues, "This fantastic film is a labor of love and one of the greatest experiences of my career. So, out of respect to all of the extraordinary contributions from the incredibly talented actors and crew involved, I've decided not to participate in the upcoming media events for the film."

Leave it to Jodie Foster to go and get married and not make a big deal out of it.

Foster and her photographer girlfriend, Alexandra Hedison, tied the knot over the weekend ... Jodie's rep confirms to TMZ. The pair had been dating for about a year.

Foster has never addressed her sexual orientation directly ... her speech at last year's Golden Globes -- where she said she did her "coming out 1,000 years ago" -- was really as close as she ever came.

Fact is ... it's pretty clear she's never felt a need or obligation to make a public declaration, and by getting married she's merely living her life and not screaming from the rafters.

Gary Goddard -- who has produced several big shows on and off-Broadway -- is now speaking out against allegations he participated in a Hollywood sex ring that victimized young boys.

Goddard's attorney tells TMZ, the allegations against the producer are "categorically denied."

As we reported, 31-year-old Michael Egan filed lawsuits against Goddard, "X Men" director Bryan Singer, TV producer Garth Ancier, and former president of Disney TV David Neuman -- claiming they sexually abused him as a young teen at various Hollywood parties and in Hawaii.

But Goddard's lawyer tells us, "Mr. Goddard was not in Hawaii with Mr. Egan. He did not molest or touch or annoy Mr. Egan or commit any of the acts alleged. Also, he did not furnish drugs or alcohol to any minor at any time." Ancier and Neuman have also denied the allegations.