If you deny a rumor on Howard Stern, everyone listens. Hot young actor Matt Dallas went on the Stern show to refute a rumor floated by Web gossiper Perez Hilton. Hilton proclaimed that Dallas was gay when he dished on the Stern show earlier this month, causing searches on the star of “Kyle XY” to spike.
Yesterday, Stern allowed Dallas equal time to strike back at Hilton and searches on the actor jumped 170%. Dallas defused the situation with a positive sense of humor and thanked Perez for the publicity, resulting in a buzz windfall. We’ve also seen search interest soar in “matt dallas pictures” and “matt dallas kyle xy.” And with “Kyle XY” emerging from the cable recesses of the ABC Family Channel, Dallas has a shot to keep fans buzzin’.
Filed under: Actors, Gossip, Matt Dallas, Kyle XY
