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Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri are returning to do another season of their celebrity cook-off competition show!

Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off season two will feature Rachael and Guy (of course) coaching eight new celeb contestants through intense weekly challenges.

Guy said:

Figure skating does a body good! Wow!

Check out Johnny Weir's abs in Aruba!

Courtesy of Johnny's husband's keen eye for ab-photography (the best kind), they're both back in NJ, with training starting

We didn't see this coming!

2-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir is BACK and more excited than ever to compete again, tweeting:

"I'm coming back to competition."

WOW! Congrats!!

Johnny Weir, the fabulous and incredible figure skater, has announced that he got married!

Apparently he and his beau Victor Voronov tied the knot legally and plan to have a ceremony this summer! Ahh! We're so happy for them:

I'm married! @vitya_zvesda ♥

— Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) December 31, 2011

@Jillzarin Wedding in summer! But all the official stuff is done now! No more livin' in sin!

— Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) December 31, 2011

We can't express how excited we are for the happy couple!

Once again: congrats!!

[Image via AP Images.]

So excited!

Olympic figure skater and reality star Johnny Weir has been bestowed the honor of appearing as grand marshal in the 2011 El Lay Gay Pride Parade.

He will oversee the parade as it travels along Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood on June 12 and follow in the foot steps of other celebs like Chelsea Handler, Kathy Griffin, and last year's Sharon and Kelly Osbourne.

The parade is organized by Christopher Street West, the group that produced the first LGBT Pride Parade, who released a statement on Johnny's appointment, saying:

"Johnny lives a life with a defined purpose, is dedicated to helping young people and is not afraid to be himself, sometimes not always an easy thing for a world-class athlete.”

We could not agree more and think Johnny is a fantastic choice for grand marshal of the parade!

This year's parade marks the 41st anniversary of the weekend in West Hollywood that draws 400,000 supporters to celebrate the LGBT community. We hope to see you all there!

[Image via WENN.]

Peter Vidmar, who was appointed as chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team and immediately criticized for his anti-gay sentiments, resigned from the position on Friday.

After proponents of marriage equality, like Johnny Weir, found out the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics supported Proposition 8, they spoke out against his representation of the U.S. team.

Vidmar resigned from the post on Friday evening and released a statement, saying:

“I have dedicated my life to the Olympic movement and the ideals of excellence, friendship and respect. I wish that my personal religious beliefs would not have become a distraction from the amazing things that are happening in the Olympic movement in the United States. I simply cannot have my presence become a detriment to the U.S. Olympic family. I hope that by stepping aside, the athletes and their stories will rightly take center stage.”

We're glad the outcry was heard and Mr. Vidmar respectfully stepped aside, but would like to remind him it was not his "religious beliefs" that have become a "distraction" from the Olympic movement.

Rather, it was what he chose to do with those beliefs, donating money to a cause that denied others the rights and happiness they deserve, that distracted from whatever good he intended to do in the Olympic community.

[Image via Getty Images.]

Former Olympic gold medalist Peter Vidmar, who also happened to support Proposition 8 and wishes to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, has been selected as chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.

While we're sure there are plenty of people who are bothered by someone who represses equality representing the U.S. in the Olympics, openly gay figure skating champion Johnny Weir is speaking out.

He recently told newspapers:

"It's wrong. I certainly wouldn't want to be represented by someone who is anti gay marriage. It isn't just about marriage, it is being allowed equal rights as Americans. The fact this man who is very publicly against something that may be represented on the American team is disgraceful."

Well said, Johnny!

Vidmar is so publicly against gay marriage that he donated $2,000 in support of Proposition 8 which ended the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Members of the United States Olympic Committee said they were unaware of his involvement in Proposition 8, however, the news hasn't changed their decision.

Vidmar says that despite his beliefs, influenced by his Mormon religion, he respects "the rights of everyone to have the relationships they want to have."

If he TRULY respected the rights of people, we don't think he would donate several thousand bucks to prevent those people from attaining the rights EVERYBODY deserves.

[Image via WENN.]