• Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Kamp) told Glamour that she found rumors about her being gay disrespectful, reported Sky Showbiz. "I was upset because I didn't think anyone had the right to ask me that question. It didn't have to do with whether I was or I wasn't. Our culture is that you can't just be a single woman in America—suddenly you have to be gay. But I'm incredibly happy now with a man, so they're over it."

• Linda Dano thanked her dead husband for her Desperate Housewives role. According to contactmusic.com, the actress thanked the late Frank Attardi after landing the role of George Williams' mother. "It was like a present," she said. "Maybe my husband Frank orchestrated it. I said to him when I got it, 'Oh my, you certainly picked the number one show Frank, good job.'"

• contactmusic.com reported that Elton John would like to guest star on Desperate Housewives. "It's so bitchy and funny! I'd love to do Desperate Housewives!"

• Marcia Cross told ET that she'll be joining close family for Christmas—but won't be cooking. ""I can't cook," she said. "But I have this wonderful family in Massachusetts and we'll all squeeze into my mother's house, and she'll do all the cooking. Some of us are domestic, but not me!"

• contactmusic.com reported that Pierce Brosnan has denied apparent rumors that he slapped Teri Hatcher for being late on set. "The Teri Hatcher incident was blown out of proportion," he said. "She was late to the set because she was newly pregnant. I did not know that until the end of the day. She didn't slap me. I didn't slap her. I was vexed because I had a call time of 6 or 7am, and we didn't do any work until three or four in the afternoon. No one told me her situation until afterwards."

• In a poll on top golfers, Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) didn't make the cut but did recall a time she was tutored by Tiger Woods. "I was so nervous," Hatcher told Scotsman.com. "All I could think of was, 'I don't deserve a lesson with Tiger Woods.' But he instantly put me at ease and gave me some good pointers."

• Who needs an Emmy award? Nicolette Sheridan (Edie Britt) featured in a poll of best cleavages in In Touch Weekly, according to Charlotte.com.

• Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) is talking about sex. Again. The Hollywood News reported that Longoria told The Sun that "every woman should try a Brazilian wax once. And then the sex they have afterwards will make them keep coming back."

• Eva Longoria told Cosmopolitan that she is going back to Texas to kill wild pigs for tamales, reported nbc6.net.

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