 DataLounge made mainstream news in February 2005, when a "friendly spy" claiming to work at ABC posted that "Desperate Housewives" actress Marcia Cross was preparing to come out as lesbian in an upcoming issue of "The Advocate".Within days, the rumor spread rapidly and garnered mentions in the media—including CNN, "Entertainment Weekly", and Fox Television's Los Angeles affiliate—before Cross denied the rumors in an interview with Barbara Walters and her co-hosts on The View.