Antigay crusader Anita Bryant is dead

Anita Bryant
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A few nibbly things from some of our favorite websites that we think you might enjoy or would like to nibble on, so to speak.

Anita Bryant, a former beauty pageant contestant whose career led her to become a spokesperson for Florida oranges in the early โ€™70s and an evangelical crusader against gay rights later in that decade, died Dec. 16 at age 84. [Boy Culture]

Megan Thee Stallion is granted a restraining order against Tory Lanez. [Celebitchy]

A straight manโ€™s account of visiting his first gay club goes viral. [omg blog]

You need to be watching The Pitt. [Pajiba]

Jodie Turner-Smithโ€™s take on winter wear. [Go Fug Yourself]

A list of the celebrities who have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires. [Vanity Fair]

Karen Huger checks into rehab after DUI conviction, skips RHOP Season 9 reunion taping. [Reality Tea]

At least 10 people are dead, 10,000 structures have been destroyed and 400,000 locals have now faced either evacuation orders or warnings as a result of the Los Angeles wildfires. [The Wrap]

The United States is about to get more dangerous for LGBTQ+ youth, as a judge scrapped Joe Bidenโ€˜s Title IX rules, which expanded protections for those students. [AP]

John Mayer sends a message to those who โ€œlost everythingโ€ in the LA wildfires: โ€œI donโ€™t practice prayer, but tonight I will say one.โ€ [Billboard]

Hoda Kotbโ€™s final day at Today was celebrated with laughs and tears: โ€œOne last time, letโ€™s do this.โ€ [Variety]

Mel Gibson describes his home as โ€œperfectly burntโ€ in the LA wildfires. [TMZ]

Donald Trump is officially a convicted felon. He received an โ€œunconditional dischargeโ€ and will receive no jail time or fine in the case. [Deadline]

Pop star Chappell Roan has won BBC Radio 1โ€™s Sound of 2025 โ€“ the stationโ€™s annual poll to identify musicโ€™s biggest rising stars. [BBC]

Mark Zuckerberg says a Biden admin called his team, cursing, to censor posts. Interesting that he chose to drop this news on the day Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon. [TMZ]

VIDEO NIBBLE

Car explodes behind CNNโ€™s Anderson Cooper amid L.A. fires devastation.

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  • Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro were the cutest couple at Wimbledon. [Celebitchy]
  • Rachel Brosnahan bet it all on black in London [Go Fug Yourself]
  • Suicide Is Painless: A review of Riot Act starring David Mills. [Boy Culture]
  • Maggie Q is more than a worthy successor to Harry Bosch in Amazon Primeโ€™s Ballard. [Pajiba]
  • Matteo Berrettini wasted no time taking off his whites. [Kenneth in the 212]