Updated Wednesday 4:40 p.m. PST 

Fired news anchor A.J. Clemente visited the Today show and he got the chance to explain just what happened during this week's on-air gay-profanity gaffe.

It's seemingly more innocent than it sounded.

Watch after the jump!

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cabaret, its iconic cast, riled up on Boniva and Activia, reunited on The Today Show this morning. Check out the reunion of the cast of one of the most celebrated musicals of all time after the jump!

One Direction's online child army and a flurry of press outlets were quick to attack Bravo's Andy Cohen after he referred to the band as "twinks" live on the Today show. Calling the word "offensive" and "derogatory," Andy was pressured to apologize. Details follow. 

Set your DVRs, gays.

Sir Elton John joins NBC's Today for an exclusive sit-down with Matt Lauer to chat about his first-ever memoir, Love is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of AIDS.

According to Today, "John speaks candidly about the personal toll AIDS has taken on his life, and his passion for his work in the fight against the disease. He also opens up about his struggle with drugs, alcohol and bulimia, and he reveals deeply personal details about going public with his own sexuality."

Sounds intense! More after the jump.

We've been uber focused on J. Lo's American Idol contract negotiations—so much so that we’ve been caught completely by surprise by this latest news: Steven Tyler is out! 

More after the jump!

Doug Pitt, brother to Brad and son to reluctant Romney supporter Jane, fights for his position as "the second most famous Pitt" by appearing on the Today show to discuss the controversy surrounding his surname stemming from last week. 

So, what does Doug have to say about his anti-gay mother? 

Putting on her best "I'm just sayin'" face, Star Jones took to the Today show this week to suggest that Anderson Cooper stated the obvious to boost ratings for his daytime talk show. 

Screw the triple venti skinny soy latte with extra foam—Channing Tatum performing a slow-dance strip to "It's Raining Men" with a co-ed flash mob on NBC's Today show is our new favorite way to wake up in the morning.

Check out the eye-opener after the jump!

No analysis of Obama's same-sex marriage support would be complete without getting Rachel Maddow's take. (We know. Sometimes we think we love her too much as well.)

She touched on the issue in a brief interview with Ann Curry on Today and went in-depth on the topic on her own The Rachel Maddow Show.

Check out both clips after the jump!

Rosie O'Donnell has pulled out her quill pen and tub of ink to craft a long-verse poem about her feelings for Lindsay Lohan. Despite our need to feed our drama meter today, the poetic feelings eschewed in Rosie's sentimental poem are nothing but platonic. 

Read Rosie's poem for Lindsay, written after taking to Today to blast the young starlet's gig playing Liz Taylor, after the jump!

On the high heels of Lifetime's head honcho Rob Sharenow defending the decision to cast Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor (TLDR:  "Yes, we really cast *this bitch*), Rosie O'Donnell, Star Jones and Donnie Deutsch appeared on Today to give their collective two cents (six cents!). As always, Rosie's passionate response demanded the most airtime—and is absolutely delicious!

What is wrong with these bullies? The parents of Jamey Rodemeyer, the "bullycide" victim that has captured hearts around the world, appeared on Today and told Ann Curry that their son continues to be a bullying victim, even after his death.