Project Jesse
On Thursday Jan. 14, hundreds packed into Hamburger Mary’s to cheer Orlando’s Jesse LeNoir throughout the premier episode of Project Runway: Season 7. Miss Sammy introduced the adorable LeNoir and modeled one of his creations. The mostly gay crowd—many of them friends of LeNoir and his fiancé, Brittany—cheered each time he appeared in eye-catching ensembles. With 13 initial contestants, LeNoir’s screen time was limited, but he survived the first round. Tampa’s Ben Chmura also advanced. Project Runway airs at 10 p.m. Thursday on Lifetime, and is repeated afterward and throughout the week.
Bar rumors of the week
There is always news percolating about local LGBT bars, and sometimes it’s even accurate. Two interesting items recently crossed our desk. First it was rumored that R Bar, at the same location at the former Faces on Edgewater Drive, had been closed because after-hours strippers were offering up full frontal nudity. The bar is open for business, so this one appears to be untrue. Second, an e-mail claims that a former Orlando area Ramada Inn has been purchased and will soon re-open as a gay resort. That’s all we’ve got, so we’ll call this one highly questionable. As always, if you have information to share email us at Editor@WatermarkOnline.com.
Post It
A 19-year-old self-described ‘porn star’ is at the center of a million-dollar lawsuit. According to the Orlando Sentinel, seven sexy pictures of Orlando resident Justin Kreuger were uploaded to Men4RentNow.com. But according to the suit, the photos are the property of San Diego-based Liberty Media Holdings. Liberty claims Kreuger has appeared in at least one of their features under the trademark name Corbin Fisher. The owners of Men4RentNow.com say they “merely operate a classified ad service” and did not post the photos. But one can see how Kreuger might have been upset. His MySpace page makes his position clear: “I’m in porn. I’m not a whore.” Perhaps he’ll explain the difference to the judge.
Correction
In our last issue, Watermark listed the wrong time and radio dial number for Outloud Orlando: The Homo Happy Hour. The show airs every Friday from
noon to 1 p.m. on WPRK 91.5 FM.
