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Bret Michaels talks about his love of the open road, why he's a people person, and his enduring love for big RVs.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/starr-raving

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This week I talked with Somer Bingham, the punk-edged musician whom we got to know last season on Showtime's hit reality TV series The Real L Word. Somer's gutsy performance style and authenticity led to her being cast on the show, where the lesbian community got to know her as relatable and uncompromising. Showtime then chose Somer to create a weekly video blog to accompany the series, calling it Somer Fridays. After 2 million views, its success has exceeded all expectations. Now she's started a new music project, Clinical Trials, inspired by the energy of Nirvana and Patti Smith. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her wife, Donna, and their two mini-wolves.I talked with Somer about life after The Real L Word and her spin on LGBT issues. When asked about her personal commitment to LGBT equality, Bingham stated:I think just by being out, that's the first step that anyone can take. I happened to be on the show, which was an exposure, and saying I'm a proud, out lesbian. But I actually put on a couple of shows that were just for youth who were questioning, or who were struggling or might have been bullied. There's an organization in Long Island, called Pride for Youth, that I went to one of their charity events, and I'm going back to just hang out with the girls. I want to be exposed, and I want to be out in that way that makes other people feel less lonely.LISTEN: Somer and Clinical Trials will be appearing as part of the "Female-Fronted Music Takeover" night at TT the Bear's Place in Cambridge, Mass., on May 30. Nothing quite compares to a night of incredible bands led by women of rock, and for music fans who also love supporting LGBTQ artists, each band happens to include queer and lesbian-identifying members. The other bands are Sugar Bomb!, a Boston-based alternative/pop-rock band spawned from the brain of frontwoman Kat Hamilton; the blues-influenced grunge band Slothrust; and Licious, largely inspired by Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor and Portishead.For more information on Clinical Trials, visit clinicaltrialsmusic.com.Listen to more interviews with LGBTQ leaders, allies, and celebrities at OUTTAKE VOICES™.Download interviews on iTunes.

Rhetorically speaking, how many mansions does one celebrity couple actually need? Add this Santa Barbara stunner to the real estate portfolio of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. Public records don't yet say what they paid for it, but it had been listed at $26.5 million.The 13-acre estate, which some media outlets put in Montecito although public records have it in Santa Barbara, is a restored Tuscany villa with mature gardens that include olive and eucalyptus trees. Think large scale here. The two-story, 10,500-square-foot home was built in the late 1920s using locally quarried stones and sits on 9.8 acres of land. The living room is 800 square feet; there are nine fireplaces and a Roman column that dates from 200 B.C. stands in the gardens.Lookie-loos needn't bother making the trip because the house, gated of course, has a quarter-mile driveway and you can see nothing -- nothing -- from the road. Property records also show that the couple purchased a 3.8-acre plot right next door, although we can't imagine they have plans to expand the villa. The extra land is more likely another attempt to ensure their privacy.The popular talk show host and her actress wife also own homes in Beverly Hills and a ranch in Hidden Valley that was affected by the recent Camarillo Springs wildfire. And this isn't the first time they've owned in the Montecito area either. In 2006, they bought a 1926 estate for $15.75 million that they sold in 2008 for about $20 million to multi-billionaire Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google. Let's see how fast DeGeneres flips this new one.Photos courtesy of Realtor.com

Paris Hilton Signs with Cash Money Records via Rickey.org Paris Hilton is giving her career in music another go, everyone! She’s shooting to release her sophomore album this summer. According to The Huffington Post, Hilton has signed with Lil Wayne’s Cash Money Records and is currently working on an album of house music, departing from the pop path. Hilton has recently journeyed across the globe spinning as a DJ while working on her new tunes. The tracks are said to be produced by Afrojack. Mention of Drake and Nicki Minaj have lead many to deduce that she is indeed signed to Young Money Records under the umbrella of Cash Money. Hilton’s first album, Paris, sold approximately 600,000 copies. I have to say, I caught Paris Hilton in a televised interview a few days ago, and the girl does work hard. She might have somewhat stepped away from the limelight, but she’s running a billion dollar fragrance line and has opened nearly fifty Paris Hilton stores across the world. On top of that, she’s in the process of opening her first hotel and making music. Her first album was a very solid pop effort. You can check out a single from Paris, “Nothing In This World,” below! The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

It looks like CBS has found room on their 2013-2014 line-up for one more comedy. The network has given a series order to Bad Teacher, a small screen adaptation of the 2011 feature film. The TV series will star Ari Graynor as the titular "bad teacher" in the comedy, which comes from Hilary Winston (Happy Endings, Community).

Telemundo Media delivered its best season in the history of the network, up 9% vs. the 2011-2012 season, averaging more total viewers (1,331,000 vs. 1,218,000) and adults 18-49 (694, 000 vs. 635,000) during Monday through Sunday primetime programming

Before Jennifer Aniston co-hosted the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Wednesday, the "Friends" alumna stopped by Matthew Perry's place for some advice and found out he was sleeping with Courteney Cox as well as the talk show host and her wife Portia de Rossi.It might not have been the "Friends" reunion fans hoped for in April, when rumors of a Thanksgiving 2014 gathering had fans of the NBC sitcom in a frenzy, but the sketch featuring the actors best known as Rachel Green, Chandler Bing and Monica Gellar made waves on the Internet.During Aniston's time on "Ellen," she interviewed De Rossi about her return to "Arrested Development." "I just think that must be like a dream come true to have one of the most beloved shows be taken away way before its time and then have it come back and have everybody be there," Aniston said to De Rossi (a.k.a. Lindsay Bluth) of the late Fox show's new season on Netflix. "It seems so seamless. Your fans must be so excited."When De Rossi and DeGeneres pressed Aniston on her feelings about a true "Friends" reunion, she said, "What do you mean? I sort of just did one, no?" The audience laughed, but then, Aniston took the possibility a more seriously. "Doing that little bit with Matty and Court, we all were very nostalgic and miss working together and love each other," Aniston told DeGeneres, De Rossi and a very enthusiastic studio audience. "It's a great thing to get to go back to your family like that and also know that people will love it and enjoy it."What'd you think of Jennifer Aniston on "Ellen"? Do you think a real "Friends" reunion could happen? Sound off in the comments!

Jeremy Kleiner has been promoted to co-president of Plan B Entertainment, it was announced on Wednesday by Brad Pitt and company president Dede Gardner. Kleiner and Gardner oversee Plan B's development and production slate, which includes projects with filmmakers Bennett Miller, David Fincher, James Gray and Greg Mottola, among others. Related Articles: Plan B Developing Dark Void as Film to Star Pitt read more

There are plenty of crime dramas but Motive has a twist. The audience is shown the killer's identity at the start of each episode. Will this be enough to make it a ratings winner for ABC? We shall...