4.1.13 Adam heads in a new direction for next album

PUTIN: 'I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT'



(Moscow, AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed total equality for gays and lesbians Monday, explaining that the decision came after reviewing YouTube videos of singer-songwriter Adam Lambert's recent performances in Moscow and Leningrad.

"I realized that our differences were not so small after all," said Putin, hitherto not noted for his permissive attitudes.



"In fact, I am inviting him to my sauna and hope to learn his secrets." Putin said he had not slept for 54 hours in an attempt to review the Lambert oeuvre on the popular video-sharing site. "For Your Entertainment is my favorite," Putin said. "The fact that it was not a hit only underscores America's decadence."



For his part, the flamboyant Lambert, who won American Idol in 2009, responded to the news with customary charm. "He's a character," Lambert said of the Russian strongman. "I'm flattered, but I expect he could teach me a thing or two about world domination."

On a related note, Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, took to the airwaves and in a four-hour speech called Lambert "over complicated," and vowed to "do his worst" to both Moscow and Hollywood in what may prove to be history's most ill-concealed case of "penis envy."



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