Anger brews as ABC’s Good Morning America forges ahead with a planned appearance by convicted woman beater Chris Brown jut days after cancelling a live performance by another controversial performer —openly gay ex-American Idol Adam Lambert, The New York Post dished in a report on Thursday. The network is invoking the ire of women and gay groups for helping the Rihanna-attacker promote his new album while it canned Lambert’s live show after the glam rocker put on a sexually-charged, homoerotic performance at the 2009 American Music Awards. The Post claims feminist and gay activists are puzzled by the idea that a violent convicted abuser is more morning-show friendly than a gay man.

In two weeks, the “Kiss Kiss” crooner will give a pre-taped tell-all interview to Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, followed by a performance of songs from his new album, Graffiti, due out December 8.

“The network is giving a mixed message — that it doesn’t trust someone who shocked with an unpredictable show and a gay kiss, but then it is happy to go ahead with Chris Brown, who was convicted of felony assault,” an ABC source told The Post.

However, another network snitch claims critics are talking apples when the subject is oranges, insisting it was not Adam’s sexuality that got him booted from GMA, but rather, the fact that he, “showed himself to be unpredictable on live TV.”

“Chris Brown’s interview was booked way before Adam Lambert took to the stage. It is to give him a chance to respond to Rihanna’s interview. The possibility of him performing a song will be worked out next week.”

Rihanna was up bright and early for an appearance on Good Morning America Tuesday, where she performed live in Times Square for the GMA Concert Series while promoting her edgy new CD, Rated R.

The leggy bottle blonde turned out lively performance of her singles “Russian Roulette,” “Wait Your Turn,” and “Umbrella.”

“Wait Your Turn”


“Russian Roulette”

“Umbrella”

Breaking News: Adam Lambert’s performance on Good Morning America, scheduled for Wednesday, has been cancelled by ABC after the singer’s racy performace at the network’s American Music Awards on Sunday night.

“Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning,” an ABC News spokeswoman said in a statement Tuesday. The American Idol alum came under fire this week after he turned out a raunchy show-stopping performance, filled with simulated blowjobs and male-on-male liplocks at the annual AMA. On Monday, ABC revealed that it has received 1,500 complaints from viewers taken aback by Adam’s R-rated stage show.

Adam — a self-professed glam rocker — performed on GMA as part of the show’s summer concert series last August. The ex-Idol also took the stage on the Late Show With David Letterman Monday night.

Lambert will, however, be performing live on CBS’ The Early Show tomorrow. He will also discuss his controversial moment at the American Music Awards.

What you think, guys? Are Adam’s cries of discrimination founded or was ABC wise to stick a sock in this morning show mess?

Diane Sawyer will leave her longtime post at GMA when she steps in for the retiring Charles Gordon on ABC’s World News Tonight.

Hundley told GMA’s Kate Snow that her actions were all “just an avenue to get people to pay attention.”

“The same fear that I heard in [Marni] — and I listened to the 911 call after the fact — was a similar fear to how I felt,” says the 22-year-old, who alleges that Steve used force to keep her trapped in the illicit relationship. As a fellow ESPN employee, Brooke says she was frightened of what Phillips — who was also her boss — could do to her job if she didn’t agree to remain his lover.

“I was in a situation where I felt like if I didn’t do what was asked of me then everything I had worked for, for the past six years, everything I had done to establish myself as a successful media professional, could be gone like that.”

Oh — so now all of a sudden is wasn’t consensual? Yeah, right. What does this woman take us for?

Both Brooke and Steve have both been let go from ESPN in the wake of the scandal. Steve is currently being treated for sex addiction.

“There was no person when I looked at him,” the 21-year-old Rihanna recalled during the second installment of an interview witg Diane Sawyer. ‘‘He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank.”

The attack occurred in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood as Chris drove a rented sports car on Feb. 8. Rihanna says Chris was set off after the two argued over a text message he had gotten from another woman.

“That’s all I kept thinking the whole time, ‘When is it going to stop? When is it going to stop?’”

She also reveals how she felt about Chris in the aftermath of the event: “I just said to him, ‘I can’t do this.’ I resented him,” she says. “I always put the tough face on and try to, I can do anything face, and just try to play it off. But he knew.”

She adds: “He kept asking me, ‘You hate me, don’t you?’” Rihanna says. “And I would lie and I would say, ‘No, no.’ And… I did hate him. Everything about him annoyed me.”

Despite the beating, Rihanna said she still cares about Chris.

“I don’t hate him at all,” she said. “I actually love and care about him and I’m concerned about him doing well. I want him to do well — have a great career, have a great life, and grow up. Just take this as something that you had to go through to grow up and learn.”

Rihanna will sit down with Diane Sawyer in an interview that is scheduled to air on Good Morning America on Thursday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 6 @ 7AM ET — an extended interview will broadcast on Nov. 6 @ 10PM ET on the ABC newsmagazine 20/20.

“The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other,” Rihanna tells Diane. “This happened to me… and it can happen to anybody. He was definitely my first big love.”

According to ABC News, Rihanna will also talk about her family life, growing up in Barbados and how life has been for her since her split from Brown, who was sentenced to five years of probation, community labor and one year of domestic violence counseling.

Rihanna’s first interview since the assault also coincides with the release of her new album, Rated R, which drops Nov. 23.

“Now for the very first time, Rihanna tells her story…” The Alphabet Network announced in the promo posted last night. This should be interesting…..

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“Diane’s presence will certainly be missed on Good Morning America. But we are fortunate that both Charlie and Diane will remain with their current broadcasts for the next four months,” ABC News president David Westin said in a statement Wednesday.

Sawyer has been with GMA since 1989.

The retiring Gibson, 66, has been the anchor of World News since May 2006, after replacing Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff following the death of longtime host Peter Jennings.

Charlie Gibson sent an email to his staff this morning, announcing his decision to retire after more than three decades in journalism. “It has not been an easy decision to make. This has been my professional home for almost 35 years. And I love this news department, and all who work in it, to the depths of my soul.”