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The Fox show Fastlane Jan. 17 had a lesbian tease episode with high femmes for days, including shots at LA’s Girlbar club. But despite playing to a low common denominator, it was actually lighthearted fun—and even the guys played it for campy humor. Tiffani Theissan, star of the show, went undercover to entrap a lesbian criminal, and she had some very sexy scenes and kisses with her female guest star. Yes, it was chix for the dix, so many femmes, so little time … almost soft-core porn when three girls were in the hot tub together. But Theissan’s character did not hesitate to kiss her subject, and she displayed no homophobia at all—in fact she felt bad for entrapping the gal … . Friends has lesbians back—but this time, it’s Ross and Rachel’s hot nanny. She kissed her galpal on the Jan. 16 show, thus ruining the hopes of the guys (or adding to their interest)… . Actor Richard Crenna has died at 76. The multi-dimensional actor took heat for playing a macho cop devastated after he is raped, in The Rape of Richard Beck.