Appletinis for Everyone: He’s known as a tomcatting party boy, but at Wednesday’s Outfest Legacy Awards, NBC topper Ben Silverman told the audience he had a confession to make (after first confirming that industry gossip Nikki Finke was nowhere to be found). “I debated whether or not to say this, as I am a bit of a press target,” he began tentatively, cradling the “Outtie” award he accepted on behalf of NBC Universal. The well-heeled gay audience craned forward; was Ryan Seacrest’s best pal “Beijing Ben” about to come out of the closet? Might this explain all those suspiciously well-informed WeHo jokes Silverman had made on KISS-FM? “No, it’s not me,” he continued. “But my mother is gay.” Silverman then got back to work on his latest fall revamp: Kath & Kim & Gay Bubbe. [The Advocate]