Figure Skating champ Johnny Weir, who comes across as the love child we all wish Richard Simmons and Liberace had produced, has incurred the wrath of anti-fur activists with his choices of costume.

Guess we know now what happens to the Cottonelle kittens when they get too big (KIDDING!!!).

Apparently, Johnny’s received all sorts of threats to both his person and even worse, his ensembles (Dumb move, activists.  Never mess with a queen’s wardrobe.  Just don’t), thus torpedoing his choice of lodging while the Winter Olympics are on, telling the Associated Press  ”All these crazy fur people definitely changed my mind.  Security wise, staying in a hotel would be very difficult.  I decided to stay in the village and my team has made it as comfortable as possible. I don’t want any outside influences to hurt my chances here. Even though I’m not always comfortable rooming with somebody or being in a communal village sort of situation, it’s what I’ve got to deal with.”

Nothing like a diva being but upon.  Apparently Weir didn’t enjoy his stay at the Olympic Village four years ago in Turin, Italy either.  (I sense there’s a story here heavy on the DRAMA).  This year, Weir is roughing it with fellow American Tanith Belbin, but has tried to make the place feel more at home with pink bath mats, scented candles and of course, a poster of Lady Gaga.

“She needs to be there watching over us, protecting us” says Weir adding, “There are humans dying everyday. There are thousands if not millions of homeless people in New York City. Look at what just happened in Haiti. I tend to focus my energy, if there is a cause, on humans. While that may be callous and bad of me, it’s my choice.”

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