Rupert Everett engaged in a bit of damage control Wednesday morning as a guest on the United Kingdom's This Morning TV show. 

So, what does the openly gay actor have to say for himself in his first appearance since the Telegraph's Sunday Times published his anti-gay comments over the weekend?

Just as Carly Rae Jepsen's viral smash finally reaches its rightful place at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, Colin Powell's entry into the cover craze pretty much secures the track the "Song of Summer" title, too.

Watch Powell sing "Call Me, Maybe?" on CBS This Morning, after the jump!

Out-lesbian country sensation, Chely Wright (and this month's guest on our Soapbox, both here on the site and in our "Pride" issue of Instinct) visited CBS This Morning for a sit-down with Gayle King.

(Cue the obligatory Gayle and Oprah gay joke. Now that that's out of our systems we can move on because this is serious business!)

Chely touched on her coming-out process, wrenchingly detailed in her new documentary, Wish Me Away, as well as her guilt over the "cruelty" of dating men (including country superstar Brad Paisley) in order to remain closeted, and the country music industry "freeze-out" that she's had to deal with since showing the world her authentic self.

Watch after the jump!

JC Penney continues to firmly support its partnership with Ellen in the face of continued demands from bigots for the retailer to fire the openly-gay talk show host. Follow the jump to see what JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson had to say about Ellen on CBS This Morning.