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Posted on: Monday, June 22, 2009

When it comes to sex talk, stars aren�t shy


By ARIENNE THOMPSON
USA Today

Pillow talk has become public talk for some stars. �The boundaries about what celebrities do and don�t talk about are changing as the media is expanding and the news cycle speeds up,� says Us Weekly�s Melanie Bromley. Bromley decodes celebs� candid comments on sex for USA Today.

Adam Lambert
Speculation about the �American Idol� runner-up�s sexuality ended when the singer came out in the June 25 issue of Rolling Stone.
The comment: �I don�t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I�m gay,� he told Rolling Stone. �I think I reserve the right to talk about my own sexuality. ... I kind of like things dangling over my head anyway. Lately, you know, there�s a part of me that�s almost bi-curious the other way around. I�ve made out a few times with girls at nightclubs. ... I don�t know if it would ever happen, but I�m kind of interested.�
The bottom line: �This is a boy that went from obscurity to mega-fame in a very short space of time, and who had to open himself up very, very quickly,� Bromely says. �He chose not to speak about his sexuality at first because it was the one thing he wanted to keep for himself. But he finally spoke out in a magazine he must have dreamt about appearing in his whole life.�
Lady Gaga
The chart-topping �Just Dance� singer is in the spotlight as much for her edgy music as she is for her outspokenness about sex and drugs.
The comment: �I don�t think being gay or being bisexual or being sexually free is anything that should be hidden. Everybody has a right to their secrecy, of course, but I don�t feel particularly shy about it,� she told USA Today in June. �It is who I am. I sing very openly about it ... so I suppose I could say that I choose not to hide it in interviews because I don�t care to hide it, and because it is very obvious in my music that I like women.�
The bottom line: �She�s a new celebrity that isn�t so controlled by the PR machine, that�s able to say what she really feels,� Bromely says. �It�s all part of her evolution.�
Megan Fox
People have been comparing the sexy �Transformers� star to Angelina Jolie ever since the pouty-lipped, tattooed actress hit the scene. The two also share a willingness to experiment with their sexuality.
The comment: �I have no question in my mind about being bisexual,� Fox says in the June issue of Esquire. �But I�m also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I�d never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man.�
The bottom line: �Thankfully we are now living in a time when people can say they�re bisexual and say they�re gay very openly, and people do not judge them on that,� Bromely says. �She�s able to be herself without worrying about the repercussions.�
Katy Perry
She kissed a girl and she liked it, but these days the cheeky pop star is more interested in discussing which men she�d like to hook up with.
The comment: �I couldn�t marry John Mayer, it�d be so intense,� she said during an on-air game with an Australian radio station May 18. �I�d definitely shag the (expletive) out of him though. I�ll go on record saying that.�
The bottom line: �Pop stars have talked about being virgins, but we�re in an age where pop stars are now talking about sex. It shows how far things have come in recent years,� Bromley says.
Brooke Shields
The �Lipstick Jungle� actress is one of America�s legendary sex symbols, making the line �You wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing� a cultural touchstone. But her sex life as a young woman may not have been everything we imagined.
The comment: �I think I wouldn�t have had issues with weight � I carried this protective 20 pounds. ... It was all connected,� she said of her biggest health regret in the June issue of Health magazine. �I think I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did at 22.�
The bottom line: �She�s at an age where she�s able to reflect back on her life and shatter the image that we have of her in a very positive way,� Bromley says. �She�s showing people that you might look perfect, but actually underneath the surface, it could be a very different thing.�