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Former top Gucci salesman Adolfo Mendez has filed a lawsuit against the brand's flagship store in New York City for $5 million on charges of discrimination because he was straight.

Mendez, who is married, said his gay manager, Michael Daly, got too personal. He allegedly approached Mendez from behind and gave him an unwelcome massage.

Mendez communicated his discomfort with the situation to Daly saying, "Look, I really don't appreciate this. You touched me. I don't think it's professional."

Another manager, David Gray allegedly told Mendez, "I know you're gay."

Mendez's lawyer Rick Ostrove told New York Daily News, "Not only are the managers engaging in inappropriate sexual banter on a public floor, the HR department retaliated against the employee who brought it to their attention."

"Glee," Drew Barrymore and Wanda Sykes top the list of GLAAD Media Award winners Sunday.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation held it's 21st awards, giving recognition to media who promote fair and accurate stories of LGBT people in the news, television and film.

Writer and director of "Glee" Ryan Murphy accepted his award saying, "This show is about arts education and inclusion, and we are using the show in a great way."

Wanda Sykes took home the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is awarded to gay entertainers who works to eliminate homophobia. Sykes' most recent work to raise awareness of homophobia can be found in her PSA for GLSEN.

Actress Drew Barrymore was also awarded the Vanguard Award for being a voice for the LGBT community.

"The thing that means the most to me about an evening like this or why I want to fight and be outspoken about (gay rights) is there are so many people who are in desperate need of families," Barrymore said. "That is the most important thing in the world: that we take care of each other because this is a family."

78-year-old film star Elizabeth Taylor is reportedly engaged, according to Us Weekly.

According to ABC, she is engaged to her 49-year-old talent manager Jason Winters.

"It's no secret that they have been together forever, so it wouldn't be a surprise if they were engaged," a source told Us Magazine.

Us Weekly also reported on the actress' previous gushings about Winters, saying he's "one of the most wonderful men I've ever known, that's why I love him."

Representatives for Taylor will not comment on her relationship status but have told Access Hollywood that it is well documented that the pair have been together for some time.

This will be the ninth wedding for Taylor.

The much-anticipated Apple iPad went on sale in the U.S. Saturday. Droves of Apple fanatics waited in line outside stores to be among the first owners of the new touch-screen tablet technology.

Early morning buyers were greeted at Apple stores with applause and fanfare as they went in to purchase the iPad.

The hyped iPad didn't come about without criticism, however. Customers who bought the tablet complain about the lack of a USB port and embedded camera, something iPod Nanos even have nowadays. The iPad can also only run one application at a time.

But the criticisms don't outweigh the excitement over the device.

"I'm going home to play with it," iPad buyer Dimitri Bouniol told USA Today. He even uploaded his very own application "Elements" onto his brand new device.

The new official Harry Potter web site went live just months before the opening of the new Harry Potter theme park in Orlando.

www.harrypotter.scholastic.com

According to Scholastic, the site took time off to revamp its image to include an all new digital experience for Potter fans.

"Each year, new young readers are beginning their Hogwarts journey, and we want to provide a truly memorable and magical experience they can call their own," said Scholastic president Ellie Berger.

The site launch is part of the multi-faceted Real Magic of Harry Potter campaign, which utilizes social media like Facebook and Twitter to create a multimedia experience for fans of the series.

The Facebook fanpage will also link readers to the brand new Harry Potter movie trailer this week.

On April 1 Scholastic plans to launch radio and online advertisements meant to remind fans of the campaign's message "There Is Real Magic In This World."

The nine-and-a-half-minute video for Lady GaGa and Beyoncé's smash hit, "Telephone," premiered Thursday.

The video, which plays more like a short film, depicts Lady GaGa as an incarcerated bad girl, awaiting to be bailed out by her partner in crime Beyoncé. The video is said to be a continuation of GaGa's previous hit video for "Paparazzi," in which she kills her boyfriend.

The video continues as Beyoncé picks GaGa up from prison and takes her to a diner where she proceeds to kill Beyoncé's boyfriend with poisoned honey.

MTV.com made a "pop culture cheat-sheet," and called the video an all-you-can-eat buffet for those hungry for pop culture.

The video is a buffet indeed, featuring a slew of recognizable icons. To name a few, the bright red and yellow pick-up truck driven by the lead character in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films as the dynamic duo's get-away car, the "Vogue"-esque dance routine in the jail cell emulating early the early Madonna video, the "Pulp Fiction" inspired diner where GaGa kills a restaurant full of people and proceeds to dance and finally a leopard skin outfit worn by GaGa at the end of the video to resemble Shania Twain in her "That Don't Impress Me Much" clip.

The video is near 14.5 million views on YouTube.com since its premiere.

Tim Burton's wacky interpretation of the classic story of 'Alice in Wonderland' managed to steal the record for biggest worldwide weekend opening ticket sales with ease, blasting by 'The Dark Knight's' $158 million record with $210 million in ticket sales.

This record also marks' Disney's biggest opening for a non-sequel film, making a profit above the film's $200 million price tag.

The film, starring Johnny Depp, Elijah Wood and Anne Hathaway, is also the biggest first quarter opening, even taking into account ticket price inflation.

'Alice' is expected to hold onto the number one spot for the next several weeks until 'How to Train Your Dragon' from Dreamworks is released on March 26th.

President Barack Obama is "in excellent health and fit for duty," said doctor Jeffrey Kuhlman Sunday. "All clinical data indicate that he will remain so for the duration of his presidency."

According to the doctor's reports, the president is encouraged to continue "smoking cessation efforts."

Obama is reported to eat healthy portions but his cholesterol was found to be high during this check-up.

According to Kuhlman, Obama's last visit with a doctor was in July 2008 during his presidential campaign.

Obama is "doing the right things," according to Cam Patterson of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "It means he's taking care of himself."

Screenings for cancer, which killed both Obama's parents, found nothing suspicious.

Jake Harris, the son of the late Phil Harris of TV's 'Deadliest Catch,' was arrested after a drunk driving incident involving a hit-and-run Thursday night.

Harris was due to appear on the BJ Shea Morning Experience, a Seattle radio show, Friday morning but appeared in court with a lawyer instead.

Harris was stopped by state troopers when calls reported a BMW driving erratically down Interstate Highway 5.

Police said Harris' car matched the description of the vehicle that rear-ended another driver's vehicle earlier that evening.

Harris was charged with drunk driving, hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license. He is being held in jail on $2,000 bail.

This incident follows the death of Harris father who suffered a stroke while fishing on their vessel Jan. 29.

Revered fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead Thursday in his London home. It is reported he hanged himself. He was 40 years old.

The cutting edge designer was most famous for his trend-setting designs worn by the entertainment world's elite like Lady GaGa, Kate Moss, Madonna and Naomi Campbell. His death comes as a shock to many in the fashion industry but details have recently surfaced as to what prompted the designer's suicide.

McQueen recently revealed to Harper's Bazaar Australia that a lover, whose name he got tattooed on his arm, left him, saying, "(He was) a bastard who went back to Australia and I was left looking at his name."

McQueen's death also fell on the eve of his mother Joyce's funeral. She died less than a week before her son's suicide.

McQueen's spring collection was to show at Paris Fashion Week March 9.