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  • Zach Braff, Donald Faison: ‘Scrubs’ Stars Pledge to Provide Pizza for Indiana Gay Weddings

    Zach Braff and Donald Faison of Scrubs fame have pledged to provide pizza for gay weddings in Indiana. They plan to stick to their pledge, too, even if they have to make the pizza themselves.

    According to a report from People magazine, there’s no real confirmation that Zach Braff and Donald Faison will, in fact, make this happen. Hopefully someone holds them to it, however. It all started with a Tweet.

    The Tweet came on the heels of other celebrities and their condemnation of the controversial Indiana bill that many fear would enable business to discriminate against gay customers.

    Braff and Faison’s defense of gay rights came as Walkerton, Indiana, restaurant Memories Pizza refused to cater a gay wedding because of the state’s controversial new Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

    Us Weekly reports that Rihanna slammed Indiana during a concert in Indianapolis this weekend.

    “Who’s feeling these new bulls–t laws they’re trying to pass over here? I say f–k that s–t. I wanna hear you say, ‘F–k that s–t’ cause we’re just living our motherf–king lives. Indiana!”

    Zach Braff and Donald Faison were known on Scrubs as having a non-sexual bromance. The theme was recurring throughout all the seasons of the show.

    What’s your take on Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and singers like Rihanna standing up for gay rights in light of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana? Do you like the creative way the former Scrubs stars are doing so?

  • David Archuleta Apologizes for Tweet That Sounded Anti-Gay

    David Archuleta, an American Idol contestant from the show’s seventh season, is apologizing for a tweet he sent that may have been perceived as anti-gay. Some took his message to indicate his support for Indiana’s homophobic Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

    Archuleta, who is a Mormon, and recently completed a two-year mission to Chile, shared a quote from Mormon church leader Boyd K. Packer.

    “Romantic love is incomplete. It is a prelude. Love is nourished by the coming of children, who spring from the fountain of love…expressed between a man and a woman in marriage. #PresPacker,” the message read.

    David Archuleta has since removed the message from his Twitter account. His apology was tweeted out on Monday.

    “I apologize if I have offended anyone with the quote I sent out Saturday,” David Archuleta wrote. “I guess I didn’t think about the line ‘expressed between a man and a woman in marriage’ being stressed when the whole quote didn’t fit in just 1 tweet. I am sorry my intentions were misunderstood, as my main focus was that too often romance is looked at as the end-all when there is so much more. The bonds that can be there within a family and raising kids, as that is the most valuable thing I have: my family. I do hope however, that whoever may have been offended may know I respect everyone’s freedom to believe and live as they choose. I hope others can respect what I value most in my life as well. Again, I’m sorry and please forgive me if I offended you. David.”

    Mormons don’t believe in gay relationships or gay marriage. They have recently started allowing gays and lesbians to attend Brigham Young University, but they must remain chaste.

    It is refreshing to see David Archuleta–since he is a Mormon–recognize that his statement might have been offensive, and to apologize for how it may have been perceived. And while he’s not actually showing support for gays and lesbians, he isn’t blatantly bashing them either.

    It’s a step–right?