Jon Cryer on ‘Two and a Half Men’ gay wedding controversy: It ‘surprised us’

Jon Cryer on “Two and a Half Men” gay marriage controversy: “Hopefully we haven't done something too terrible in taste”
“For us it was just a fun, silly idea that some people were taking kind of seriously, so that sort of surprised us,” says Cryer of the plan for Alan to marry Ashton Kutcher”s character. “But at the same time I understand. This is a time when our nation is changing so much. And let's remember, same-sex adoption is still illegal in some states so I can see why people would be nervous about it. And as long as the fight is still being fought they have a right to be sensitive about it.” PLUS: Jon Cryer recalls when Charlie Sheen began going crazy on “Men,” Sheen says “I just think it makes sense” for him to return to “Men,” Cryer recalls being labeled “The Show Killer,” and Conchata Ferrell recalls auditioning for Berta.

Eric Stonestreet fools his Twitter followers by linking to a fake story on “Modern Family”s” cancelation
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“Lost” alum Jorge Garcia plans to chop off his signature long hair
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World Series Game 7 was watched by 23.52M
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Watch a supercut of Matthew McConaughey Lincoln car ad parodies
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Michael J. Fox: Tina Yothers would beat me up on “Family Ties” set
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“American Horror Story: Freak Show” gets a Disney twist
An artist fan of the FX series has created original artwork combining Disney and “Freak Show” characters.

Watch Prince”s 1st appearance on “SNL” – from 33 years ago
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Netflix outdoor ads in France use GIFs of “Breaking Bad,” “Fargo” and “OITNB”
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British “Hustle” star Adrian Lester joins “Red Band Society”
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Watch “Doc McStuffins” featuring singing “Downton Abbey” stars
Joanne Froggatt and her fellow castmates lent their voices for Sunday”s episode of the Disney Channel series.

What”s with all the “bottom shaming” in “How to Get Away With Murder”?
The ShondaLand drama has earned raves for its graphic portrayal of gay sex. But that portrayal of gay sex, says J. Bryan Lowder, “has thus far persistently contained a nasty strain of bottom shaming-and that kind of retrograde mess is not progressive in the least.” PLUS: Doucheface is the Pornstache of “How to Get Away with Murder.”

Kendall and Kylie Jenner”s dystopian sci-fi novel flops
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How “Mom” became an aspiration version of itself
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Taylor Kitsch has a piece of Tim Riggins” “Friday Night Lights” locker
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Fox developing “Zoobiquity”
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“Major Crimes” books Tuc Watkins
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“CSI: Miami” alum Adam Rodriguez joins “The Night Shift”
He”ll play a doctor on the NBC medical drama.

Watch a “House of Cards”-inspired political ad
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Lena Dunham was interviewed by the daughter of “Girls” producer Judd Apatow
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MTV”s “Slednecks” didn”t learn any lessons from “Buckwild”
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Watch a video showcasing the gay subtext of “Franklin & Bash”
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Check out Jerry O”Connell and Rebecca Romijn as vampires
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CBS” “The McCarthys” has potential, but it hasn”t figured itself out
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