Adam Lambert to visit ‘The View’
After taking heat from Adam Lambert’s fans and homosexual advocates for a week, ABC on Friday extended an olive branch of sorts to the “American Idol” runner-up who made headlines with his provocative performance last month at the American Music Awards in which he kissed a male musician.
ABC canceled Lambert’s scheduled appearances on “Good America” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and stopped considering him for “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” which drew thousands of complaints from viewers and homosexual advocates who believed the network was retaliating against him considering he is homosexual.
On Friday night, Lambert took to Twitter, where he first announced the cancellations, to tell his fans that
Without offering an explanation and declining to comment, ABC confirmed the appearance.
Lambert will be interviewed by “The View” hosts and will perform. Both will be pre-taped considering Lambert has a scheduling clash and cannot be in New York on Thursday, sources said.
Lambert will seem on “The View” the AM after his interview with Barbara Walters for her “10 Most Fascinating People” special on ABC. The homosexual and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which earlier accused ABC of subjecting Lambert to a double standard, applauded ABC’s invitation.
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