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Chris Azzopardi

Chris Azzopardi

Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard. Reach him via Twitter @chrisazzopardi.

Screen Queen

Into the Woods Throughout her longstanding career as Acting God, Meryl Streep has used her cinematic superpowers to, on occasion, expertly polish turds, turning them into beautiful pieces of holy excrement. But even The Streep has her limits. [...]

The Emboldened Girls: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Talk LGBT Liberation, Lashing Out & Marrying 'Famous' Gay Men

Photo: Melissa Moseley / Netflix Lily Tomlin is watching Jane Fonda weep. As the showbiz icon releases a steady stream of waterworks – she's "wiping tears away," Tomlin notes – Fonda pauses slightly to collect herself before answering. The question? [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Reese & Sofia Talk Lesbians, Drag, Gay Jokes and Why This Is The 'Summer Of Women'

Legally lesbian? Well, not exactly. To the delight of their queer-lady fans, Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara may kiss up on each other, but its all just part of their "Hot Pursuit." In the film, out May 8, Witherspoon portrays Officer Cooper, a [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Reese & Sofia Talk Lesbians, Girl Kisses, Gay Jokes and Why This Is The 'Summer Of Women'

Legally… lesbian? Well, not exactly. To the delight of their queer-lady fans, Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara may kiss up on each other, but it's all just part of their "Hot Pursuit." In the film, out May 8, Witherspoon portrays Officer Cooper, [...]

Sufjan Stevens Reviewed: 'From Life To Death To Life Again'

Sufjan Stevens, 'Carrie & Lowell' Grief guides Sufjan Stevens' muse on "Carrie & Lowell." It's a remarkably wrenching release from the indie darling. "The evil it spread like a fever ahead / It was night when you died, my firefly," a [...]

Q&A: Reba Talks 'Very Important' LGBT Rights, Her First Gay Wedding & Closeted Country Stars

Even by phone, Reba McEntire makes you feel right at home. "Thanks for the visit; I've enjoyed visitin' with you!" the singer drawls, wrapping up our conversation as if I'd just stopped by for buttered grits and a cup of hot coffee. A music, [...]

Q&A: Reba Talks 'Very Important' LGBT Rights, Her First Gay Wedding & Feeling 'Sad' For Closeted Country Stars

Even by phone, Reba McEntire makes you feel right at home. "Thanks for the visit; I've enjoyed visitin' with you!" the singer drawls, wrapping up our conversation as if I'd just stopped by for buttered grits and a cup of hot coffee. A music, [...]

Why Kacey Musgraves Is Changing Country Music One Pissed Off Pun At A Time

Country music hasn't been fair to its underappreciated female populace, especially lately, as dudes increasingly dominate airplay with their beer-guzzling, truck-revving, bro-y ways. And even if Kacey Musgraves doesn't change that – and let's hope [...]

Q&A: Marina and the Diamonds Talks Lesbian Rumors & 'Shit' Interviews, Says Pop Phase Made Her Feel 'Uncomfortable'

"This line is so sketchy!" says Marina Lambrini Diamandis (better known by her stage name, Marina and the Diamonds). But despite the fallible international phone connection, the Welsh indie-pop artist's refreshing truthfulness is not impeded as she [...]

Q&A: Scott Eastwood Endorses Father's Gay Marriage Mantra, Talks Sex Scenes ('I Was Turned On') & Mel Gibson's Advice

cut/ Photo: Michael Tackett Scott Eastwood has already provided a generous hunk of swoon-worthy shirtlessness, but the model-turned-actor is just getting started. In his first lead role as Luke Collins in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' "The [...]

Q&A: Scott Eastwood Endorses Father's Gay Marriage Mantra, Talks Sex Scenes ('I Was Turned On') & Mel Gibson's Advice

Photo by Michael Tackett Scott Eastwood has already provided a generous hunk of swoon-worthy shirtlessness, but the model-turned-actor is just getting started. In his first lead role as Luke Collins in the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' "The [...]

Josh Groban Q&A: His Queer Bear Fans, Failing The Ryan Gosling 'Gay Test' & Why He Worships RuPaul

It all began with the bears. "I'm like, 'Are you a baseball team?'" says Josh Groban, recalling an early-career encounter with a man who informed the crooner about his growing number of gay bear fans. Nearly 15 years later, members of the LGBT [...]