Saturday 25 July 2009

.002 percent

Director Todd Holland on gay actors coming out.

"I’m an out gay director and producer.

Coming out is the single most important event in my life. I came out in 1992 while directing and producing on "The Larry Sanders Show." I was scared, sure. But I did it -- because I needed to live authentically.

My parents were slow to come around. Being Republicans and big-time Christians, they love me, I know. But I think they still have a hard time accepting the gay me. That hurts but, hey, that’s the real world.

And for me, living authentically means living in the real world. And maybe that’s how I came to be the anti-queer poster child of the week.

See, I work in this factory called Hollywood. It’s a strange place. (But remember, we make dreams here -- so it’s bound to have a few quirks.) And here are a few of the things I’ve learned.

One: No one cares that I’m gay. Like ... no one.

Two: there are still prominent creative people living in the closet.

No one cares that they’re gay, either. They care -- mostly because they feel incapable of enduring the perceived rejection of their families.

Three: As far as actors go, if you’re a character actor or a woman, no one cares.

Four: If you’re a guy, no one cares ... unless you're in that fractional .002 percent of the young male actor population, and you really have the goods to become a true leading man. Then there may be obstacles to both living authentically and achieving that Holy Grail of dreams: real, tent-pole-sized Hollywood Stardom.

Gatekeepers abound at every level. Studios are like feisty Chihuahuas -- they are inherently fearful, and if their bottom lines are at risk, they’ll bite. Agents and managers do not push rocks up hill -- they’ll push level (but prefer downhill).

And their bottom lines are also at risk. Casting directors (sometimes gay ones especially) are often very reluctant to promote openly gay actors fearing, I imagine, some “what the f--- are you thinking?” response from straight employers.

My damning words were: "If you are that .002 percent ... I can't tell you to come out."

I never said stay in the closet. And that matters. My meaning in "I can't tell you to come out" is inherently parental.

Translation: “If you take the path of coming out, you will be living authentically -- and that is a great achievement in anyone’s life. But I can't promise you're going to skirt the gatekeepers or scale the hurdles the system has in place.”

To me, that is a real and honest answer. Yes, it is neither activist nor idealistic -- but it is the real world I work in every day. It is the world in which I live authentically."

Source: The Gatekeepers at Hollywood's Closet Door, The Wrap

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Stephen said...

I’ve made a couple of little films this week (which are in now in the editing process)– the DGA piece is just a little of one of them. These little mini-shows will show up over the next few weeks. My suspicion is that I’m going to keep doing them. It’s wildly freeing after working with the huge Hollywood crews. And so, okay, maybe I’m a fool for doing it or reading some of the poetry or whatever. Cool. I’d rather just be whatever it is that I really am (fool or not) rather than whatever it is I think I’m supposed to be/or do because of whatever everyone else is doing or thinking around me.

Papa G

Anonymous said...

The SUV Jake got into belongs to Reese of course, the same one he was driving at the Elton john concert. Reese had her SUV shipped from CA, when she arrived in Philly it was reported that her black SUV with Ca license plates was shipped to Philly.

Anonymous said...

Stephen Gyllenhaal feels "not far" from the woman portrayed in this trailer? He asks if anyone knows anything about the movie. Is he asking to start a dialog or does he not know anything about it? I find that odd since the film made a big splash at Sundance (I think it was caled Push) and Cannes and the female and supporting female leads are being talked up for Oscars plus it was based on a novel. For someone in the biz, he is either clueless or he no longer is considered for directing jobs which would explain his financial woes.

BTW, the female lead is a victim of child abuse, very serious and disturbing. It's a good thing Stephen still ses his shrink, he seems like a very sad man.

I remember him askong on his blog" Don't I deserve to be in Italy? referring to Maggie's wedding, I bet Maggie didn't want him there.

From his site:


A friend just sent me trailer for a movie called “Precious.” The trailer made me cry. Who knows about the movie? But I think I cried because I feel not as far from the woman portrayed in trailer as I would have liked to believe. My friend said the same thing happened to him. Here’s the trailer. Any thoughts?

www.stephengyllenhaal.com

Anonymous said...

Light years ahead is a reference to Star Wars.

Anonymous said...

The SUV Jake got into belongs to Reese of course, the same one he was driving at the Elton john concert.

Maybe, maybe not. Philly and US are full of SUVs.

Anonymous said...

Light years ahead is a reference to Star Wars.

OK, but I still don't understand why is Hayden Christensen ahead of / better off than Toothy.

Anonymous said...

There is no reson for him to be driving arounf=d in a SUV in Phily unless he has her kids in tow. IHJ has pics of him visiting her on set, I think from Monday with Deacon in a gray SUV. If I recall they said SUV with CA license plaes, didn't mention what color.

Reese owns both a black and gray SUV.

Anonymous said...

IHJ has 3 pics of Jake visiting the Chin on set. 2 show Jake holding open SUV door and one shows Deacon walking. Those poor kids must be bored to tears. Re about Jake doing all this food shopping. You're right he is a loser. What else does he have to do all day while waiting for the Chin to come home and go out to dinner with her. So he buys food or visits her on set. Leo DiCaprio, 34 years old, is on a yacht swimming and hanging out with models and Jake, 28 years old, is spending his summer in Philly following Reese around and babysitting her kids. Wow, that bearding is really giving him some exciting times. Jake should have bearded like Leo does.

Anonymous said...

Jake is driving the beard around - that must be very exciting! lol

Anonymous said...

Reese always has her kids visit her on set, jake is just replacing Ryan, LOL!!

He is actually smiling in one pic a geniune smile. Maybe Jake like playing the boring suburban stepdad!!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, right, he must be thrilled. lol

Anonymous said...

7:31: No, he is driving the kids around, she is actually working!

Anonymous said...

7:37 PM

You obviously missed previous Philly reeking.

Anonymous said...

No, I haven't, you are the one that is confused! She is working on a film there, he has nothing to do until mis-Sept. so he is playing the stepdad/househusband until then, the reeking is done on her off hours!!

BTW, Jake better kep an eye out on dad, he and his site is creeping me out.

Anonymous said...

The chin is working on a film, nanny is taking care of the kids, Jake is a driver and shopping and dinner escort.

Last summer Jake was working, but reeking scenario was the same.

Anonymous said...

Ah, but we saw them all this weekend at the concert and now he is bringing them to the set.

Yes they are with the nanny most of the time but we don't see that, just the happy family!! She will be in Pittsburgh too!

Anonymous said...

Ryan's family.

The chin will go back to LA after Philly (Sep/Oct). She'll make the point of visiting Jake in Pittsburgh, reeking PR is the best PR she can get.

Anonymous said...

If they are with Ryan's family in Delaware why the hell did she bring the nanny with her? Ryan was in the Philly/Delaware area the first week of filming and I assume they visited his family and styed at his home in Delaware. From the tweets and other sightings and her renting a mansion, I doubt they are spending most of the time with them, visits yes.

Of course she will visit him in Pittsburgh, duh?? BTw, I thought Ryan was supposed to have the kids for the summer.

PS:Papa G is nuts, seriously. Signs od=f a classic manic-depressive. I wonder how many meds he is on and how many breakdowns he has had.

Anonymous said...

Ryan had them from the end of May until mid-July. She probably only has them for a couple of weeks on set. Abbie's birthday is this week so I think they may be spending some quality time together before she starts shooting her movie.

Anonymous said...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Anonymous said...

yeah papa/s off the wall, that's for sure. had him bookmarked for a few minutes, but it was too embarrassing, pulled the plug on it.

Anonymous said...

When is the last time anyone besides Reese visited Jake on set? Nailed? Rendition? Brothers? PoP? Remember when family and friends visited Jake on set? Now, no one besides the beard.

Maggie and Peter went to LA for business reasons and saw him while they were out there. I think that his mother was in LA to finalize the divorce and saw him. And yet, remember when he went to either London or NY to see Maggie's play?

Not only is he in Philly because there's no compelling reason for him to be anywhere else, but it looks like he can only count on regular socializing when he's with the beard, or when *he* goes to see other people. It doesn't look as if too many people really go out of their way to see him when he's on set, or just hanging out in LA.

God, has his social circle shrunken. If he weren't such a manipulative putz, I'd actually feel sorry for him.

Anonymous said...

I think Papa is feeling unloved these days.

Next we will see Jake picking up Reese's dry cleaning. Could he look anymore needy. The Prince of Persia, uh huh. Actually, Deacon does not look comfortable with Jake at all. At that age, no one can replace Daddy.

Anonymous said...

I have yet to see Reese's kids look comfortable with Jake. After 3 years of uh, "living together"?! Poor Deacon. Guess Reese can't beat them into submission. LOL

Princess of Persia is just a lackey boy to chinny. But what else is he to do? Poor Jakey, life is soooo meeeeeeeean to him!

Anonymous said...

Not only is he in Philly because there's no compelling reason for him to be anywhere else, but it looks like he can only count on regular socializing when he's with the beard, or when *he* goes to see other people.

Reese is the one who needs an escort, not Jake.

How often do we see Reese hanging out with HER friends, family or colleagues?

Anonymous said...

Jake should have bearded like Leo does.

You should realize that Leo isn't only a much more intense and interesting actor, but a guy who actually takes his time for friends (whether he has a girlfriend or beard at the time or not). Jake is a boring guy and although a solid actor, he's a pretty boring one as well.
Jake was with Kirsten the same way as now with Reese. Look at pics of him when he was dating (I know some think this was bearding too, but I think it was genuine), he seemed to be with her 24/7. Now with Reese (be it real (whatever that means) or completely show), he is the same. He is pussy whipped. That's how I'd descibe it.
I think many here make him more of an enigma than he probably actually is.

Anonymous said...

Papa G is nuts, seriously.

Papa seems perfectly normal for an artist and Hollywood director.

Anonymous said...

When is the last time anyone besides Reese visited Jake on set? Nailed? Rendition? Brothers? PoP? Remember when family and friends visited Jake on set? Now, no one besides the beard.

Beard was there to be seen, to get paparazzi pictures and publicity. Other people don't need that.

We don't know who visited Jake on set or how often Jake left the set to visit family and friends. Remember his under the radar NYC visit during PoP, reported by that disappointed BBMt fan?

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Anonymous said...

Jake was with Kirsten the same way as now with Reese. Look at pics of him when he was dating (I know some think this was bearding too, but I think it was genuine), he seemed to be with her 24/7.

Unlike reeking, Jake looked like he had a good time with Kirsten (but not enough to be faithful, lol).

Jake never seemed to be 24/7 with Kirsten or the chin.

Anonymous said...

Jake didn't look pussy whipped when he was "dating" Kirsten.

Anonymous said...

You should realize that Leo isn't only a much more intense and interesting actor, but a guy who actually takes his time for friends (whether he has a girlfriend or beard at the time or not).

Leo uses beards to make him look straight, he is in charge. Reese is in charge of reeking, she's the one with better fauxmance contract conditions.

Anonymous said...

Leo uses beards to make him look straight, he is in charge.

Leo helped that girl, Bar, (gf, beard, whatever she was to him) with her career though. He could present a public gf (to avoid speculations about his sexuality, no matter what his orientation might be. He always stated he hated the gay rumors about him) and he helped Bar with her career. Both profit!

And Jake has always been pussy whipped imo, even with Kiki. He seemed to follow her around like a puppy.

Anonymous said...

He [Leo] always stated he hated the gay rumors about him

Link, please! :)

Mario said...

Jake Gyllenhaal rides Water Cow with Mario

Oooh Snap. This post is for the ladies, Jake Gyllenhaal loves chilin with Mario and his girlfriend (Water Cow) dropping nukes and sicking his badass shot-gun wielding otter on Pirate Boats.

Jake Gyllenhaal rides Water Cow

Anonymous said...

^^What link? Isn't this well known that he hated the rumors? He once said there are "bad rumors" about him that say he's gay. I've been following Leo ever since Titanic and I remember reading this quote by him.
You can either believe me or not.

Anonymous said...

Isn't this well known that he hated the rumors?

Never hear anything about Leo commenting gay rumors.

Anonymous said...

Never hear anything about Leo commenting gay rumors.

He was commenting about them years ago.

I remember there were many gay rumors about him, also about him and Tobey. I remember this very well.

Leonardo DiCaprio said...

IMDb

On rumors: I've heard some pretty bad rumors...that I'm gay. If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean that I'm gay. I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without rumors being spread about me. It's crazy.

6:27 said...

^^

Remembering all these old Leo stuff and you guys not, makes me think I'm some years older than some other posters. I feel old. LOL.

Anonymous said...

6:30 AM, thanks for posting this quote.

Anonymous said...

I feel old.

Nonsense!

We need gossipers with a lot of experience and good memory :)

Anonymous said...

We need gossipers with a lot of experience and good memory :)

Good to know. ;)

Anonymous said...

I've heard some pretty bad rumors...that I'm gay.

I'm disappointed.

Anonymous said...

I'm disappointed.

Don't be. He's a good actor, but not very intelligent, esp. when he was young. Even Kate Winslet said how proud she was that he grew as a person and that when he was younger he didn't even know what the word "charity" meant.

I think he grew somewhat as a person. :)

Anonymous said...

You all should remember that many American actors didn't even finish high school. ;)

Anonymous said...

I think he grew somewhat as a person.

OK, I hope someone will ask him about "pretty bad rumors" sometime soon, I would love to hear the answer.

Anonymous said...

Reese's kids look more comfortable with Abbie then Jake. I don't believe Jake lives under the same roof as those kids at all. But I do think Abbie does.

Anonymous said...

Reese's kids look more comfortable with Abbie then Jake.

Personally I don't see it. Not saying he IS living under the sme roof as them, but I think the kids seem comfortable enough with Jake and Abbie.

Anonymous said...

Reese's kids look more comfortable with Abbie then Jake.

ITA

Anonymous said...

Page Six

LEO'S LATEST

LEONARDO DiCaprio has a type he likes. On the heels of his breakup with Israeli model Bar Refaeli, the star was spotted enjoying the company of Refaeli's fellow Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Anne Vyalitsyna, in Ibiza, Spain. (He's also been linked to the Pussycat Dolls' Ashley Roberts.) Refaeli was recently partying in St. Tropez with Brazilian playboy Ricardo Mansur, and then in Berlin with Israeli gambling tycoon Teddy Sagi.

Anonymous said...

Page Six

GIRLS' NIGHT OUT FOR QUEEN

QUEEN Latifah likes to party down with the girls -- but she also likes her privacy. The rapper-turned-actress recently sashayed with five stunning women into Country Club's weekly Wednesday night lesbian party, "Eden," on West 14th Street. "She chilled for several hours, ordering bottle service for her friends and chatting up promoter Maggie Collier," our spy said. She also showed up again this week. Latifah has always declined to discuss her sexuality and told the Times last year, "I don't care if people think I'm gay or not." She's living on Greenwich Street while shooting her new movie, "Just Wright." Her reps didn't get back to us.

Anonymous said...

The rapper-turned-actress recently sashayed with five stunning women into Country Club's weekly Wednesday night lesbian party, "Eden," on West 14th Street.

Will Latifah be new Jodie Foster?

Anonymous said...

Try to imagine Jake and five stunning men going to Country Club's weekly Thursday night gay party :)

Anonymous said...

Not to many comments on Stephen Gyllenhaal's site, not surprising but this one comment sums it up:

Greta says:
August 6, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I weep for you, Mr Gyllenhaal

Stephen said...

Patronizing bitch.

Anonymous said...

Didn't Cantara imply that Stephen had some kind of breakdown? Something about running around in his underwear, his excuse was that he was researching on homeless people or something.

I think there is something way off with him and that was just one of the reasons for the divorce.

Anonymous said...

Didn't Cantara imply that Stephen had some kind of breakdown?

Don't remember reading about that, but remember reading about moving into WeHo apartment.

Anonymous said...

How long is Jake supposed to be shooting this movie with Anne?

Anonymous said...

I think there is something way off with him and that was just one of the reasons for the divorce.

"About two years ago I realized I wanted to change my life. I was in analysis five days a week, dream interpretation. I found dreams to be quite wild and insightful." - Biography

Anonymous said...

Yeah he did move into an apt. in WEHO, she did mention that.

His comments on the Precious trailer is disturbing. Is he sayng he can connect with the lead character. The girl is sexualy, physically and verbally abused througout the movie, heavy gut-wrenching stuff. Studio will have a hell of a time selling this movie.

Stephen said...

A friend just sent me trailer for a movie called “Precious.” The trailer made me cry. Who knows about the movie? But I think I cried because I feel not as far from the woman portrayed in trailer as I would have liked to believe. My friend said the same thing happened to him.

Anonymous said...

How long is Jake supposed to be shooting this movie with Anne?

"Nancy Mosser Casting is looking for extras, stand-ins, photo doubles and silent bit players for "Love and Other Drugs," the Jake Gyllenhaal film that will shoot in Pittsburgh from mid-September until early December."

Anonymous said...

Is he saying he can connect with the lead character.

Yes.

Anonymous said...

His comments on the Precious trailer is disturbing.

Why? I've cried, too.
I've cried when I found out that Sam the Koala died. Simple human empathy.

Anonymous said...

Read his comment again, he specifically said that he cried because he felt not that far from the woman in the trailer. The trailer is brutal, is he saying that her treatment in the trailer; be yelled at, kicked down the stairs, being forced to cook for abusive mother, etc. is something he can identify with or just the shitty way she is treated?

Much more different than crying about a dead koala, thst goes beyond human empathy. It must be a reason why his friend sent him that particular trailer.

Stephen has a lot of demons circling around.

Anonymous said...

Shit. Who molested Stephen Gyllenhaall? :(

Anonymous said...

Read his comment again, he specifically said that he cried because he felt not that far from the woman in the trailer.

The woman in the trailer is unhappy and unloved. 95% of human population is familiar with those feelings.

Anonymous said...

You sem to be in a protective mode when it comes to Stephen for whatever reasons. Take off the blinders. This trailer is too specific, lot's of other trailers that can convey the general "unloved" feelings. The woman in the trailer is more than unhappy and unloved, she is abused sexually, verbally, and emotinally. The book and movie is devastating. Stephen has have had to heard about the book and movie in his profession, fing=d it curious that he is asking if anyone has heard about this film, he surely must have.

Anonymous said...

But I think I cried because I feel not as far from the woman portrayed in trailer as I would have liked to believe. My friend said the same thing happened to him.

I think we shouldn't conclude that Papa G was "abused sexually, verbally, and emotinally".

Anonymous said...

No but we can conclude that he is nuts.

Anonymous said...

My friend said the same thing happened to him.

His friend is nuts, too?

Anonymous said...

Stephen G:
He just wants to sound pensive and profound. A "tortured" intellectual too smart and sensitive for the miseries of this world....
Somebody should tell him he will never be nothing more than a Hollywood bourgeois who's only "demon" is the thought of running out of alcohol

Anonymous said...

^whose

Anonymous said...

^^
Thank you! :)

Jake said...

Stop trashing my dad or Water Cow will kick your ass!

Hollywood paycuts said...

It wasn't so long ago that, after putting in years building up his career, Denzel Washington finally cracked the $20-million star salary club. But now he's taking a sizable pay cut to star in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film "Unstoppable" after the studio threatened to pull the plug on the picture in order to get its costs down.

David Fincher used to make $8 million to $10 million per picture, along with a nice piece of first-dollar gross, as an A-list director. But he's taking considerably less money -- and no first-dollar gross -- to get his new Sony Pictures film, "The Social Network," off the ground.

The same goes for "Dinner for Schmucks" star Steve Carell and director Jay Roach. They may be two of the top comic talents in the business, but the duo aren't getting their usual salary quotes for the upcoming Paramount movie. When Julia Roberts told Disney she wouldn't cut her salary to star in the recent comedy "The Proposal," the studio bailed on Roberts, hiring Sandra Bullock for even less than what it had offered Roberts. The movie turned out to be one of the summer's biggest comedy hits.
...

LA Times

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
Please, please, please tell me that Toothy Tile is Kellan Lutz! I wrote a list of the people you ruled out, and K.Lutz is the only one absent (I think). He had a famous partner, AnnaLynne McCord, and she looks like she could kinda go both ways. Ugh, this is driving me crazy! I bet this was exactly what you were going for! Blessings for Butch in doggie heaven, which is where I know he is. Love ya!
—Maddie Love

Dear Killin' for Kellan:
Fantastic guess! But Toothy was in the limelight long before Kellan ever was. (And thanks for the Butch wishes, but he's right next door in feline heaven.)

AT

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
I just saw The Hangover, and yes, I know I am very late on that one. I thought it was hysterical! Bradley Cooper is a sexy beast. My questions are: Has he ever been a B.V.? And what's going on with him these days? Is he still trying to hook up with Renée Zellweger—and why her, seriously?
—Jenni S.

Dear Brad's Babe:
Yep, B-Diddy has been a juicy little naughty Vice before. And as for what his current sitch is, it's tough to differentiate what his true ladylovin' feelings are from what he's only doing to stay relevant now that the spotlight has found him again. Could Jen Aniston be the former, or the latter? Hmmm, indeed.

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
I'm gay. Out and proud since high school. It never was easy, and it never will be. I don't know what to think of all those closeted actors. God, I'm so depressed when I think of all these young and beautiful guys who think that it's OK to hide their homosexuality like it's something to be ashamed of. I need some hope, Ted. Give me hope. Tell me that some of those celebrities will come out soon. Out of Toothy Tile, Judas Jack-Off, Crotch Uh-Lastic, Dashed Dingle-Dream and Crescent Kumquat, who is (are) the one(s) you do have hope that they'll come out within a year or two years from now?
—Kaz2yfive

Dear Hunky and Homo:
Who do I hope will come out? All of them. Who do I think will? None. With the possible exception of Crotch. He's too smart for this BS.

Anonymous said...

if you have alcoholic parents, as Papa G said he did (but they were "cool" drunks) you are likely to suffer abuse, all kinds: an alcoholic in a blackout is capable of anything. and those who have been abused are likely to carry out abuse with their own children.

sounds like a mess, if you ask me.

Anonymous said...

Jake's therapist must be having a hay day with papa who's puking his life all over the internet.

Anonymous said...

"sounds like a mess, if you ask me"


Sounds like a boring,shallow middle-age twat desperate for some attention

Stephen said...

Jake inherited my exquisite genes, great looks and talent, so he could afford the best therapist that money can buy!
Fortunately, I'm a wonderful parent so Jake doesn't need therapy.

abc said...

The "American Idol" sensation performs his newest song.

Adam Lambert's 'Starlight'

Anonymous said...

Who do I hope will come out? All of them. Who do I think will? None.

That was an easy question, lol.

Anonymous said...

Jake was spotted in Martha's Vineyard.

twitter said...

JduPont: Living vicariously through my sis, who just sold coffee to Jake Gyllenhaal on Martha's Vineyard. Jealousness.

Anonymous said...

^^He seems to go every year in MV. Last year about the same time he was there too.

Anonymous said...

^^Not last year, I mean 2007. Time flies...

Anonymous said...

The Chilimark race is this weekend.

Anonymous said...

Matilda with grandpa Ledger in Brooklyn. What a coincidence that we see pics of Michelle & Ledgers after TG dished on her in the VF article. But Michelle doing a photo op to show everything's fine? No, she wouldn't, right? ;)

JJ

Anonymous said...

Couldn't he find something more exciting to do in MV than buy coffee? And I wonder if his chain is still attached to Reese.

Anonymous said...

Matilda with grandpa Ledger in Brooklyn.

Awww :)

Anonymous said...

^^LOL. She seems to be feeding him with grass. ;)

Anonymous said...

Chris Fischer has gone MIA for a few months.

Anonymous said...

Matilda has no shoes, her hair is wet and it looks like she's having a good time with her family. Sweet.

Anonymous said...

Chris Fischer has gone MIA for a few months.

What's MIA in Chris's case?

Anonymous said...

Who is this red-haired guy with Matilda? Probably a friend of Michelle's. She seems to have more male than female friends.

Anonymous said...

"Chris Fischer has gone MIA for a few months.

What's MIA in Chris's case?"


No entries on his weblog. Slugs ate up his garden with all the rain, perhaps. Tomatoe blight?

Anonymous said...

Chris is too busy to blog :)

Anonymous said...

I like that kid Matilda alot. She's got a walk on her that's very determined. I expect great things of her.

Anonymous said...

But Michelle doing a photo op to show everything's fine? No, she wouldn't, right?

I bet Michelle wouldn't do that. (no sarcasm)

Anonymous said...

Once upon a time Friday night was Jake nite. Cant believe Im going to be watchng old Doctor Who on-line.

Anonymous said...

When is the last time we had pics of Jake and Chris together? We had Jake with his family, Austin, Matt. What is Jake's PR waiting for? We want Jake and Chris too!!!

PR said...

Bloody fans, always complaining and demanding!

Anonymous said...

I bet Michelle wouldn't do that. (no sarcasm)

Maybe. But it's still funny that we've never seen pics of the Ledgers with Michelle and Matilda before. Then after the VF article, we see them all together out and about for the first time.

Of course it could all be a coincidence and I've just gotten too sceptical and cynical. ;)

Anonymous said...

Kim/Matilda pics are totally arranged.

When in life we ever see them in a pic together?? And I bet there were a lot of visits of the Ledgers to their grandchild, specially after Heath died.

But, oh, this is the FIRST time papz are there!! Shortly after the TG outburst. What a coincidence!!

OTOH, I don't really see the harm. They want to show people they are getting along to avoid speculations and media hounding,nothing more.

But, please, don't deny this looks as prepared as the infamous *Rome trip*

Anonymous said...

OTOH, I don't really see the harm. They want to show people they are getting along to avoid speculations and media hounding,nothing more.

I see it the same way.

Anonymous said...

"I bet Michelle wouldn't do that. (no sarcasm)"

Oh please, Michelle is not above doing photo ops. Take off your rose-tinted glasses, she cares about her image just like the rest of Hollywood. You are very naive if you think she doesn’t.

Anonymous said...

But, please, don't deny this looks as prepared as the infamous *Rome trip*

Geez, this family doesn't look anything like obviously fake, pure PR *Rome trip*.

Anonymous said...

If Michelle arranged the photo op, it was probably for damage control. Jake and Reese do it for image reasons and to promote projects = famewhores. I don't think Michelle is one.

Anonymous said...

"If Michelle arranged the photo op, it was probably for damage control."

It doesn't matter, she still used her kid for PR. She's not much better than Reeke in this aspect.

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter, she still used her kid for PR. She's not much better than Reeke in this aspect.

It seems she's not, no.

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter, she still used her kid for PR. She's not much better than Reeke in this aspect.

Don't you feel stupid posting bullshit like that?

Anonymous said...

Don't you feel stupid posting bullshit like that?

Can you say why you think it's bullshit?

Anonymous said...

"Don't you feel stupid posting bullshit like that?"

No, because it's the truth. You should feel stupid for believing otherwise naive Michelle fan.

Anonymous said...

I find Michelle/Matilda & Ledgers pics very suspicious to be true.

I don't think they are faking they are in contact but I do believe they settled the pics to delete Gilliam's comments from people's minds.

Michelle is doing it because she might not be a media whore but she still is a PUBLIC PERSON, and I bet the talking that came after the VF article bothers her big time. If not for career reasons, for intimate reasons then.

and the Ledgers...well, they don't have a choice. Matilda comes with momma attached, nothing can change that.
They can't have the luxury of be at war with Michelle.

Maybe, if Heath was alive they wouldn't have to kiss her ass, but how things turned out..it can't really be in other way.

I'm sure Michelle made peace with the Ledgers,though. What happened it happened, and I bet they all want what is best for that little girl now, and the best is having ALL her family close to her.

Specially, in the near future, when she starts to ask question about her dad :´(


BTW,I wonder where Spike is...

Anonymous said...

5:20 PM, ITA.


BTW,I wonder where Spike is...

I think he might be in London preparing for his upcoming sitcom.
(If you ask me, I don't think he and Michelle will last for too long. Just a hunch.)

Anonymous said...

Can you say why you think it's bullshit?

Sorry, there is no need to explain why reeking has nothing in common with Michelle and Matilda.

Anonymous said...

Then why you bother to post an opinion if you are not willing to discuss it?
You are making people lose precious seconds of their time!

Anonymous said...

Sorry, there is no need to explain why reeking has nothing in common with Michelle and Matilda.

I agree that Reeke seem far worse than Michelle. ;)

Anonymous said...

Then why you bother to post an opinion if you are not willing to discuss it?

You can't be serious, how dare you compare Reeke PR campaign and Michelle's paparazzi pictures?

Anonymous said...

In the end it's no biggie. Most celebs arrange photo ops anyway. Even the ones from whom we don't expect it.

Anonymous said...


You can't be serious, how dare you compare Reeke PR campaign and Michelle's paparazzi pictures?


True, you can't really compare them. But it's likely Michelle arranged the photos this time after Mr. Gilliam opened a can of worms, in order to stop speculations whether she and the Ledgers keep in touch.
As I've said above, if she did it, it's no big deal and kind of understandable.

Anonymous said...

Michelle arranged this photo-op as a peace offering to the ledgers, and maybe, because she understands Matilda needs to be in contact with her daddy's family.
Plus Michelle definitely doesn't want to be seen as the bitch who ruined Heath's life

Reese arranges papz pics, because of vanity and career purposes.She beards to make her ex-husband jealous.

At the end, it's no biggie like poster above said,

they are just two tiny blonde famewhores with different reasons and motives

Anonymous said...

they are just two tiny blonde famewhores with different reasons and motives

LOL.

Anonymous said...

"Michelle arranged this photo-op as a peace offering to the ledgers, and maybe, because she understands Matilda needs to be in contact with her daddy's family."

This doesn't make any sense. The Ledgers did her a favor with this photo op not the other way around. She did it for her image, not for Heath’s family.

Anonymous said...

An explanation for the obvious, since someone did not get their brain food today. The Ledgers are really .atilda,s familyn ulike ;ake who is pretending to be the beard's stepfather in waiing. And the ledgerks - am sure want to spend every minute they can with Matilda. Jake usually looks like his ass is on fire and needs to get the paps out of there quick so he can hose off.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, I fucking hate texting, but it passes the time.

Anonymous said...

The Ledgers did her a favor with this photo op not the other way around. She did it for her image, not for Heath’s family.

Yes, it was a favour, because they want peace with Michelle because of Matilda.

I still don't think the Ledgers and Michelle like each other particularly much.

Anonymous said...

5:59 PM


You may have had you brain food today but, ugh, you type with your elbows!

Anonymous said...

LOL

Anonymous said...

(((5:59 PM)):)

Anonymous said...

I still don't think the Ledgers and Michelle like each other particularly much.

Heath and Matilda might bring them together.

Anonymous said...

^^
Awwww...! That's a nice thought,

but real life is not like in "movies of the week", you know?

Anonymous said...

What's important is that Ledgers and Michelle keep in touch, so they can see Matilda and that they are all friendly enough with each other. They don't have to like each other.

Anonymous said...

Friendly with each other?
You can't know that with only one "convenient"photo-op!

Anonymous said...

Why wouldn't they be friendly with each other?

Anonymous said...

Imaginarium official trailer

Anonymous said...

You can't know that with only one "convenient"photo-op!

Let's say, I HOPE they are friendly with each other. But I believe they try to be friendly for the kid's sake.

Anonymous said...

Imaginarium official trailer

Looking good :)

Anonymous said...

Looking good :)

I agree. I just wish the reviews were better. But it's a Gilliam flick, so it's a "hit" or "miss". But unfortunately he had only "misses" in the last 10 years. :(

Anonymous said...

Imaginarium official trailer

Heath, Johnny, Colin and Jude are looking great, too :)

Anonymous said...

^^They do. :)

lol said...

MORE Unsolicited Sex Talk From Jada Pinkett Smith

It was just a few weeks ago we did a dissection of Jada Pinkett Smith's tradition of public bragging about her hot sex life with Will, and now she's at it again.

"It's crazy the risks that we take, but that's what keeps it so much fun," she said in an interview for the September issue of Good Housekeeping. "My husband and I always make time for sex! Always! No matter how busy we are. And if I told you the places! You would not even believe!"

Believe it or not, Jada has staked claim to sex in a limo, friends' houses, the office, the bathroom and the great outdoors. Doth she protest too much?

Huffington Post

Anonymous said...

ITA about Michelle arranging the photo op to downplay VF article. The article made her look like she would be keeping Matilda away from Heath's family. Also ITA agree that Reese uses her kids for photo ops all the time because the whole point of her bearding is to keep herself in the public eye and the public interested in her. Regardless, Matilda is an adorable little girl who looks happy and she is the spitting image of Heath. I wish Matilda all good things as she gets older. It's terrible to grow up with ever knowing her father.

Anonymous said...

It's true: Will and Jada have sex in public places all the time. Only problem is there's no pics because every time someone tried to take a picture the cameras cracked and broke. And there's no witnesses because the people keeled over from coronaries caused by extreme distress, shock and horror.

The government is very pleased with this because Will and Jada have helped decrease the population growth. Death rates are high, birth rates are low and hunger is lessened because everyone who has heard about them has lost their appetite. Rumor has it the government would like to put Reeke to work in this capacity but they are afraid of decimating the entire population not only from coronaries caused by horror but also due to people poking their eyes out and laughing themselves to death.

Anonymous said...

To the poster(s) who said (about Heath) that taking any drugs or more than a few drugs, prescription or not is bad: My dad has been taking about 7 different drugs a day (about 20-25 pills a day) and he shoots up about 2 or 3 times a day, for most of his adult life and he's still alive and healthy so what do you say about that?

Is it bad? Is it bad that he swallows that many drugs a day? Is it bad that he shoots up drugs? Are you ready to dismiss him as an addict? Because he is dependent upon them?



FYI the heavy duty drugs he takes are for his heart, lungs and kidneys and the daily shoot-ups are injections of insulin. He's addicted to them because wants to live a quality life and he would die without the pills or the insulin.

Btw just because someone is taking more than 1 drug for a problem doesn't mean they are over-medicated. A doctor who specializes has a more intricate knowledge of the drug chemistry used in his or her specialization and is able to manage a mix, rather than a general doctor who doesn't have the focused education or the experience.

For my dad all 8 drugs are legitimate meds for legitimate illnesses, just like Heath's were. So to the poster(s) who made the generalization that taking any drugs or taking more than a few drugs, prescription or not is bad: until you get your medical degree, STFU.

Anonymous said...

I don't care if it was arranged or not. I am just happy to see little Matilda looking so good. It must be very difficult for Grandpa to look at her face, a rubber stamp of her daddy. And she seems to have Heath's independent streak.

Anonymous said...

I don't care if it was arranged or not. I am just happy to see little Matilda looking so good. It must be very difficult for Grandpa to look at her face, a rubber stamp of her daddy. And she seems to have Heath's independent streak.

Anonymous said...

sorry for the double post. slow response time.

Anonymous said...

I love the photos of Matilda touching her grandpa's face. Very sweet. And she is the spitting image of Heath. It must be a special source of comfort for Heath's father and sister to see that.

Anonymous said...

What's MIA in Chris's case?"


No entries on his weblog. Slugs ate up his garden with all the rain, perhaps. Tomatoe blight?


:)

I agree, Matilda is a beautiful child, and Dr. Parnassus looks amazing, I see the resemblance of Johnny, Colin and Jude to Heath's character, it's not going to be hard to believe it. Heath looks amazing in it.

Anonymous said...

Awwww, now that doesn't look like a photo op to me, I just can't imagine the Ledgers getting involved in something like that, I don't know why. I guess I don't think it would be respectful to Heath. Matilda with her Grandpa looks like love to me. :)

Anonymous said...

I doubt the Ledgers would have arranged a photo op, but it's possible Michelle made the call in order to head off any fallout from the VF article.

But then she needs to as she may be Matilda's mother but she can't afford to piss off the Ledgers. Matilda is Heath's only child, and if a war ever broke out between Michelle and the Ledgers, Michelle would find a large part of New York and LA standing behind the Ledgers, especially if the Ledgers put out the crap she probably pulled. And you know the Austrailians would close ranks.

Who's she got? Of course, this also convinces me that Terry was telling the truth.

Anonymous said...

Of course, this also convinces me that Terry was telling the truth.

I never doubted the guy told the truth (from Heath's POV ;) ), but I think he shouldn't have been that open about certain things.

Anonymous said...

I think he shouldn't have been that open about certain things

STFU! It's people like Terry Gilliam who get ultra comfortable during interviews and say too much, drinkers and druggies who are talkative when under the influence, gossipers who can't resist the claim to know something first and enjoy the shock value it gives others, people with axes to grind who don't mind betraying a few confidences, and truthtellers who want to spread the news, who give US something to discuss.

Personally I'm hoping Reeke will make enough enemies for us to reap the benefits. It's what juicy biographies are made of.

Ted C said...

Nothing on Toothy today but a couple about the Chin. Ted's responses:

"....if Jen were that media savvy, she would have skated over the "lonely girl" title from day one, instead of getting crucified for it. Reese she is not."

"....Shafterella is no dark-haired beauty."


Bitch Back!

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
What about Jennifer Aniston saying she's fine with it if people call her "lonely girl"? Lonely girl? How long is she going to work this Debbie Reynolds thing? I'm beginning to think she's more media canny than either Shafterella Shoshtein or Fake à la Ferocity. It seems like Jen, Reese Witherspoon and Angelina Jolie are all competing for the title of America's sweetheart (well, not Angelina—she'd get the Liz Taylor role in this drama), but all of them are just far too manipulative to be that wholesome. If Sandra Bullock put herself out there more, I'd go with her for the win!
—Imqaatdbru

Dear Too Much Red Bull:
Holy crap, woman, that leader is loaded. First of all, if Jen were that media savvy, she would have skated over the "lonely girl" title from day one, instead of getting crucified for it. Reese she is not.


Dear Ted:
Is it possible that Shafterella Shoshstein is Mary-Louise Parker? I have always heard murmurings that her breakup with Billy Crudup wasn't as one-sided as was reported. And congrats on your new puppy!
—Janet

Dear How Much Have You Been Smoking?
MLP? No way! Totally adore that babe, and her down-to-earth ways. Shafterella is no dark-haired beauty. And much thanks, Charlie's a gift.

Anonymous said...

The government is very pleased with this because Will and Jada have helped decrease the population growth.

LOL

Anonymous said...

Reese is not Bi. That is total BS and that is coming from someone who does not believe Jake and Reese are a real couple. Womens softball movie anyone. Cmon Ted,

Anonymous said...

Reese is not Bi.

That is total BS coming from someone who's ignorant and naive enough to believe Jake and Reese are a real couple.

Anonymous said...

Reese is not Bi.



Umm, we can know this how? Do you know her personally?

Anonymous said...

Looking back a few posts, re Papa G, I always hate it when posters choose to quote Cuntara as some kind of Nom de Plume on the life and times of the Gyllenhaal's.

Authoritative she might sound on Papa Gyllenhaal but if there is this metaphorical asylum in which she likes him to dwell then she was in the very next room, with her food being brought in on the same tray.

Anonymous said...

Lucky us, Papa G promised to post a lot of videos, so we'll have a chance to get to know him better :)

Anonymous said...

Atticus, too! Bark baby bark!

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