Billy Masters

Who is Billy Masters?

Billy Masters is best known as an openly gay gossip columnist whose work is syndicated to gay and alternative publications around the United States. In 1995, his column appeared in Odyssey Magazine, San Francisco. Within three months, it was in over 20 publications, marking the first time a columnist was syndicated in gay papers. By 1998, he started the website Filth2Go.com which routinely was ranked in the top 100,000 websites around the world. In 2005, the column became known simply as "Billy Masters" and the website was rechristened as www.BillyMasters.com.

Masters' style is more light hearted and comedic than most gossip columnists. However, he has broken a number of stories that have been picked up by mainstream publications, including many reports of actors who have appeared in gay porn. Faye Dunaway has been a frequent target with a feature Billy calls "Fayewatch" - usually chronicling her diva demands and misdeeds. Masters is often quoted on Page Six of the New York Post, and is frequently featured in such publications as People, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, Us Weekly, Playbill, etc. He is a regular guest on radio and television talk shows, getting his start on the Joan Rivers Show, People Are Talking, and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.