“It was the first decision I made as a father,” Aiken told People magazine, “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”

Gay groups have come out (no pun intended) in support of Aiken’s honesty, particularly Neil Giuliano who is President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, who said, “We congratulate Clay for making this decision and for setting an example for others and his family”

Aiken also goes on to tell about breaking the news to his family that he was gay, particularly his mom:

“It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out,” he said. “She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting.”

Aiken will undoubtedly be lambasted by christian groups and certain fans for this honesty. He’ll certainly need some celebrity reputation management sometime in the near future.

Ms. Minogue has sold in excess of 60 million records, and has been featured in various films and popular TV shows—but she isn’t catching bad press because of her performances on the state or on film. No, she is catching bad press because PETA has listed her as “Worst Dressed of 2008” because she was seen carrying a python skin purse. That’s right, the feathered boas and the elaborate headdresses do not matter—it is the fashionable purse made from questionable material that makes her objectionable. Naturally, Ms. Minogue does not deserve this distinction and is only being targeted because she is a popular celebrity and this will catch headlines for the PETA organization in Australia.

Here is what PETA had to say:

“What does Kylie Minogue have in common with her python purse?” PETA asks on its website.

“They are both cold-blooded. Come on Kylie, it’s not cool to clutch an accessory made by nailing snakes to a tree and skinning them alive.”

Cold blooded? This is a harsh swing at Kylie Minogue. PETA easily could have proven its point without being so frosty (yes, irony intended). Kylie needs some “Celebrity Reputation Management“.

“Radcliffe appears naked in the play, on stage, and has sex in it as well. That’s not the image Warner Bros. wants associated with bespectacled Harry, who remains chaste and virginal. Indeed, posters for ‘Equus’ are up all over New York, of Radcliffe’s naked torso superimposed on a horse’s head. This is not the sort of of thing that’s taught at Hogwarts. For the movie to open on Nov. 21, Radcliffe would have to do publicity entailing answering questions about blinding horses and having sex with them vs. flying around and making potions.”

Of course, this ignores the fact that Radcliffle was in this play last year amid intense media scrutiny and general celebration for his courage and versatility. Radcliffle earned good marks from critics and recieved a lot of extra attention for his other acting performances, a fact that I can assure you Warner Brothers didn’t overlook. The Los Angeles Times’ Geoff Boucher had this to say:

This movie is being pushed back for one reason and one reason alone: money.

Warner Bros. executives believe that a dominant summer blockbuster is better than a dominant fall blockbuster, especially when their target “Potter” audience has so many young people who are far more likely to be repeat consumers for a film released during the summer school break. After watching “The Dark Knight” surge to historic heights this summer with a mid-July release, the Warner Bros. brain trust decided, hey, let’s do that again next year.

This obviously makes more sense, and has been corroborated by the studio executives. But rumors do swirl quickly,don’t they? Radcliffle could use some “Celebrity Reputation Management” right about now to combat nasty rumors like this.

Major League shirt sales have increased by 780 percent and even other club ticket sales have gone up. The league Internet traffic is up by 80 percent. All the games are being telecast live and TV audiences are up by a quarter.

Although its safe to say the United States won’t be competing for the World Cup anytime soon, David Beckham may be the catalyst needed to bring soccer into everyone household in America.