5312: Gayest Look Meets Looking Dumb.

A not-so-funny MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Jay Leno made some unfunny remarks that offended folks in the gay community. While interviewing Ryan Phillippe, Leno referenced a gay character the actor once portrayed. “Can you give me, like—say that camera is your gay lover …” started Leno. “Can you give me your ‘gayest look’? Say that camera is Billy Bob—Billy Bob has just ridden in shirtless from Wyoming.” Phillippe, to his credit, refused to play along. Gay, um, Jay Leno later said, “In talking about Ryan’s first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong. I certainly didn’t mean any malice. I agree it was a dumb thing to say, and I apologize.” The apology was probably delivered with Leno’s most homophobic look.

• M&Ms is facing a lawsuit from a talent broker claiming the candy maker used characters from the old sitcom “The Addams Family” for advertising without permission. The broker claims she approached M&Ms in 2006 with the idea of using the show’s characters. But nothing apparently came of the proposal—until she spotted a commercial with the M&Ms portraying the scary family. M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand. But at this point, Thing is looking to grease its palm with cash.