Lindsay/Sam gay wedding rumours, Kidman/Urban plead for privacy and the Archbishop of Canterbury likens gay relationships to marriage.. all in today's news in 5!

NEWS

Dr Rowan Williams likens gay relationships to marriage
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams believes that gay sexual relationships can “reflect the love of God” in a way that is comparable to marriage, as reported by The Times. Dr Williams believes that gay partnerships present the same ethical questions as heterosexual partnerships, and the key issue for Christians is that they are faithful and lifelong..
Dr Williams comments are likely to add fuel to an already raging fire regarding opposing opinions over ordaining gay priests within the church segregation, which pushed the Anglican Communion towards a split.

ENTERTAINMENT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Kidman, Urban plead for privacy
After arriving in Sydney last night, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have pleaded with Australian journalists and photographers to give them some space as they introduce their newborn daughter, Sunday Rose, to their families.
"Keith and I are both just appealing to the press and stuff just to give us a little space so we can walk around Sydney and show the baby our town," Kidman told 2Day FM.
"Just [don't photograph] right in her face or in our faces because it's scary for her. She's tiny, a tiny little thing."
Whilst Urban says that he understands why the media want to get a picture of the baby, no photographs of Sunday Rose have been released and Urban says the couple have no intention of selling any.The couples first visit back to Australia since Sunday Roses’ birth over a month ago, the media where there to greet them at the airport as they arrived in a private plane.

Dancing with Daniel MacPherson
Aussie hunk Daniel MacPherson has one the job to take over from Daryl Sommers as the new host of Channel 7's Dancing With The Stars. MacPherson signed the deal last Friday and when the 8^th series of the show premiers on August 31 he will accompany co-host Sonia Kruger in opening the show.
"I am very excited. It is going to be a challenge, but I'm ready and I can't wait," the City Homicide star said. The Dancing line-up includes Brooke Hanson, Jodi Gordon, Danny Green, James Tobin, Toni Pearen, Paul Licuria, Cal Wilson, Charli Delaney, Red Symons and Luke Jacobz.

GLBT

Britney won't play killer lesbian stripper, or will she?
It seems there are mixed reports regarding whether or not Britney Spears will be starring in cult cinema classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!", directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Now reports are arising that state that a rep for Ms Spears denied the reports, telling Access Hollywood, “Though she definitely intends to explore acting roles down the road, right now she’s concentrating on recording her next album.”

Brit’s camp weren’t the ones shooting down the outlandish casting. A source close to Quentin Tarantino told Access, “There is no truth to this.”

Johansson/Cruz lesbian storyline nothing to get excited about
Sorry to disappoint all the lesbians out there that saw the reports to come out of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival regarding the hot lesbian sex scenes between Scarlett Johanssen and Penelope Cruz and got that little bit wet in anticipation. Apparently once you actually see Woody Allen’s new film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, you realise that these reports were totally false.

However, if seeing the pair of outrageously gorgeous actresses kissing fleetingly in a darkroom, twice still floats your boat then by all means, continue to get carried away.

Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson Gay Wedding Rumors
Not one to stray from the spotlight for too long, the latest rumour cloud hanging over Lindsay Lohan's head is news that she and girlfriend Samantha Ronson plan to tie the knot. Despite the news, Lindsay’s outspoken father Michael Lohan isn’t rushing to walk his daughter down the aisle for a gay wedding.
“I haven’t heard anything (about an upcoming wedding) from Lindsay, but if she was marrying Sam, I don’t think she’d ask me to walk her down the aisle,” Michael said, according to MSNBC
Seeing as neither Lindsay, 22 or Ronson, 30 have even confirmed that they are an official couple, GenQ will wait this one out for the time being. “She knows about my (Christian) faith… she just wouldn’t ask.”

Tags: britney spears, gay marriage, glbt community, Lindsay Lohan