george takai.e played lieutenant sulu as a straight character on the original "star trek" from 1966 to 1969. he did not come out publicly until 2005. now he's a well-known activist for the lgbt community. when spoke out yesterday, calling the decision to make john cho's sulu in "star trek" gay, unfortunate. many we surprised. but john cho explains that roddenber exhaustive in conceiving his characters changing h character now is a change in vision. nowcho says he has to disagree with takai's view. >>> taylor swift touches down with her man down under. >> hiddleswift is taking their whirlwind romance down under. the first stop, sydney. taylor in a plaid, cut-out dress, holding on tightly to her new man. they hopped another flight to their final destination, the gold coast. where they were met by hundreds of screaming fans. >> the golden couple, wore matching navy and same ear-to-ear grin. taylor is reportedly tagging along to cheer on tom as he begins filming. bradley and irina are packing on the pd