Celebrific Lowdown — May 27, 2010

So the current Agent 007, Daniel Craig (seen above half-naked on a beach and grabbing his crotch) was supposedly spotted in Venice, California, at a gay bar and later smooching outside in the parking lot. Of course, if Craig, who has played the epitome of the ladies’ man, James Bond, in two movies is actually gay or bisexual, he wouldn’t be the first or last male to be so in Hollywood. A good 15 years ago, someone threw out a statistic that 75% of male actors are gay, though some maintain a lifestyle of being straight. At least, that was supposedly true before many actors started “coming out.”

Alexis Houston, whom Matt Lauer did not have an affair with (according to Houston), is neither related to singer Whitney Houston nor actually a she. Houston was previously known as Wellington Houston before a sex change operation, and Stuart Houston before that.

The audio of a 911 call by a hotel employee suggests that Slipknot bassist Paul Gray had a hypodermic needle and pills near his body. The employee went to Gray’s room to check on him after his mother was unable to reach him on the phone.

According to a rep, Simon Monjack, the recently deceased widower of Brittany Murphy who was scheduled for heart bypass surgery, died of a broken heart. Brittany passed away at 32 on Dec 2009, and according to the rep, Simon’s life was turned upside down after that. He’ll be buried beside her in a private service. Truly sad. It’s easy to say that’s nonsense, but friends and family have relayed similar stories over the years about someone they knew who passed on not long after their spouse did. In most such cases, the couples were senior citizens, but not always.