Novelist Ellis' tweet likens 'Glee' to HIV

Novelist Bret Easton Ellis, author of "American Psycho" and "Less Than Zero," outraged the blogosphere this week when he tweeted a comparison between the TV show "Glee" and the virus that causes AIDS -- and he's been holding his ground ever since.

"I like the idea of 'Glee,' but why is it that every time I watch an episode I feel like I've stepped into a puddle of HIV?" he had tweeted to his 142,000 Twitter followers.

The unrepentant author -- who has said he does not identify as either gay or straight -- reacted to a tide of criticism with a follow-up tweet: "No, I wasn't drunk last night. I was watching Chris Colfer singing, um, 'Le Jazz Hot' and felt like I had suddenly come down with the hivs."

No one from the "Glee" camp has commented officially, though one source there told E! Online that Ellis' tweet was "disgusting."