Saturday, 24 April 2010

Something Magical

Jake Gyllenhaal talks about Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain and magical time in his life.

***

Between courses at the Ravagh Persian Grill in Manhattan (his choice), he pulls out from under his T-shirt the two chains that hang around his neck. Each has a ring at its end - one is a black diamond, the other a pendant of Saint Genesius, patron saint of actors - and he starts rolling them between his fingers. But he almost seems alarmed when I ask about them, as though he hasn't been aware of what he has been doing. A diner from another table comes over.
"Can I say hi to you?" she asks.
"Yes, you can," he says.
"Oh, my gosh," she says. "You're my favorite."
"Oh no," he says. "Oh, don't say that. You say that to everybody."
"No!" she protests. "I love The Brokenback Mountain. I really did love it. I watched it three times."

Brokenback Mountain. Once she recedes, he turns to me and says, "You don't want to know the variations of that title." He tells me how, just the other day, a lawyer asked him how he got into acting at such a young age. "I think at first I was just ambitious," he says. "It was blind ambition. I wanted to be out there. I mean, I remember watching my sister up onstage doing South Pacific when we were kids and going, 'That looks like a fucking lot of fun.'" He debates with himself. "Was it attention? Probably, but I think it was more the magic. It's magic, some of what happens in movies. I mean, people asked me many times through the experience of Brokeback Mountain what that was like. And the best way I can describe it is what we all carry with ourselves from that experience, and why we feel so close. Forget all the awards that come, with people kind of adorning each other - it wasn't about that. There was something magical in that time. We all slept in our trailers out by a trailer park the first month of making that movie. I was sleeping next to Ang's trailer; Ang's trailer was next to Heath and Michelle's trailer - they'd kind of moved in together. And Michael Hausman, the producer, brought his Airstream trailer down. And it was just us, by this river, for a month. And we would walk to set, and we would eat together, and we would all make coffee in the morning, and I would wake up in the morning and there would be Ang Lee doing Tai Chi outside of my trailer, and it was just magical. It was just magical."

Jake and Heath on Brokeback Mountain set
To promote the movie, the cast appeared together on Oprah. For the first half of the show, it was just Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger fending off Winfrey's enthusiasm and curiosity. There is a sheen cast over the movie now - to some extent because of its subject matter but mostly because of Ledger's death - that leaves it and anything connected to it frozen, untouchable. So rewatching the two actors on Oprah, I was surprised to see Gyllenhaal alluding to times that the two of them didn't get on during the filming. Gyllenhaal seems surprised, too, when I mention this, as if he wasn't aware this was something he'd shared. But he remembers. The scene with the two of them by the river, for instance.

"Where Heath's character goes into how his father knew of two guys who lived together and he ended up seeing them killed and dead. I had always read it in a certain way. I heard it in my mind a certain way. And I had worked with these incredible actors like Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. When I worked with Dustin, he would always do things to me; in between a take, he would stop his lines, and he'd be like, 'You're a wonderful person,' or horrible things sometimes to jar me... getting a different response. And so I decided in this scene to gather the gumption" - this was when Ledger's part of the scene was being filmed and Gyllenhaal was off-camera - "and I don't subscribe to this really, changing lines on an actor, because I don't think I'm Dustin Hoffman, and I don't think I have the ability or the talent to do that to somebody. But I do think that changing intention sometimes on an actor when you're doing a scene when you're not on-camera is really interesting for them. But I did it at one point in this one scene, and I'd always heard it a certain way, so I was almost trying to move the scene to that place for him. He delivered the whole thing very, very straight, and he could feel me trying to do that, and I remember him getting really upset with me. And I remember him turning to Ang at the end of it and going, 'If he wants to tell me what to do, have him tell you'... We had these kind of exchanges, you know. But ultimately, the way I look at it was I was wrong, because he was brilliant. But at the same time I think, "Well, if I hadn't, would it have gone a certain way?" We balanced each other out. When I think about these things that happened then, we were very much alive in that movie. We were really living that movie. Not literally, but you think about those times in your life..."

One thing Gyllenhaal would do - feeding off the way Ledger had chosen to play the part of Ennis quietly, his teeth clenched - was to ask him in character, "What? What'd you say?" "Stupid me," Gyllenhaal comments now.

Did Heath never do anything that annoyed you?

"No. I always admired Heath. I always was kind of enamored by him, you know. I mean, yeah, sometimes it was hard to sit with him. He moved... He was a mover."

People have since suggested that he was really, really troubled by having to do all that promotion and campaigning. Was that your sense?

"Yeah. He was very sensitive. He didn't always really have a sense of performance in his everyday life. He was who he was. I think actors very often, they know how to present something, and that's part of their job. I think he was just really sensitive. We often used to do a lot of things together, because people were very interested in him and I think we felt safe together."

For example, he says that when he and Ledger had to introduce Ang Lee at the Directors Guild awards, Ledger refused point-blank to say anything jokey about Lee, as might have been expected at such an event. Their introduction was consequently so serious and earnest, says Gyllenhaal, that when Lee came up to the stage, he told them, "That was so gay."

Still, he also remembers how much they'd be laughing backstage at events: "For such a serious actor as Heath was, he was crazy funny. Dark funny, but funny." Out front, they came to be sobered by people's reactions, as they realized that the movie was bigger than all of them, bigger than they'd realized. Gyllenhaal tells me a strange thing about the filming, an experience he'd just rhapsodized about as so magical: "In retrospect, it just was a painful process." As though there's no reason why both memories should not be equally true. "I don't think any of us can watch it to this day," he says. "I remember talking to Michelle very recently and her being like, 'I didn't know if it was any good or not.'"

Afterward, he and Ledger stayed in close touch. "We'd talk a few times a month. I mean, he was a friend. He was like my creative partner." The news of Ledger's death came while Gyllenhaal was filming Brothers.

Could you make any sense of it at all?

A lengthy pause. "I don't really like talking about it. That period of time was... It was difficult."

What effect do you think it had on you?

"Even when we did Brokeback and stuff, it was like my work was the only thing that mattered to me. It was like I could only understand or define myself through doing that. Life, I didn't totally understand. And I think I was afraid of life. And I had success in my work, enough success that you could keep going back there. But after that happened... I think I recognized that it was work. And I recognized that this is for real."

"This" being life?

"It's for real."

What were you scared of?

"It seems to me that there are some people who go, 'All right, I'm grabbing the bull by the horns. Let's do this...,' and there are some people who it takes a while to figure out. It's an everyday struggle to be able to go, 'I'm going to follow my own instincts - I'm going to try and hear my own heart regardless...' We're getting pretty deep here. I mean, there are things that I want in my life. You can hide in your work, I guess I'm saying, or you can be alive and free and live in your work. You can pretend the people that you're going to work with for however many months are going to be the family that's going to be forever. But the truth is, they're not. And no matter what relationships you make along the way - which have been occasionally really, really influential in my life – ultimately I choose all the mishegoss, and all the complication and confusions of life, which takes courage and patience to sift through. Over the temporary moment of 'Oh, I'm comforted in the womb of this family.' I choose the other. I hate to say this, but - "Gyllenhaal smiles - "it's time to jump."

***

There is a famous scene in Brokeback Mountain where Ledger's and Gyllenhaal's characters jump together off a cliff into a river, both of them naked.

In reality, Ledger made the jump but Gyllenhaal did not. Originally the leap was to have been from a lower ledge, but Ledger wanted to go from right at the top. They were told how careful they would have to be, falling from that height, because they might hit the river's shallow bottom, and they were also warned of the hazards presented by the glacial water. Gyllenhaal realized he wasn't so sure about it. He had just been cast in Jarhead, and that shoot was starting soon. He knew that if he injured himself, he would lose the part. And he was comforted by a precedent: he remembered a story he had heard in his youth, about how Paul Newman, a family friend, hadn't actually made the leap in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He decided to let a stand-in jump in his stead.

Brokeback Mountain shirts
I ask him whether Ledger didn't, after all they had been through together, say to him, "You're wimping out on this?"

"It's interesting - he never did say that. I would have loved for him to have said that."

Would it have made you feel bad?

"Maybe. Yeah, probably. But I was actually really, really proud of myself that I didn't do it. For me, it was a great triumph. You know, there's a pressure that people put on themselves to not trust their instincts. You know, show the stunt guys I can do it, prove it to this person, prove it to that person. Who do I need to prove it to? And Heath didn't do it for any of those reasons - he did it because he wanted to jump."

Do you at all regret not doing it now?

"Yeah. But that's me now."

***

Source: GQ, May 2010 - interviewed by Chris Heath

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Anonymous said...

I wonder if Stephen and Naomi take care of BT every now and then?

oldie but goodie said...

Austin/Jake cuteness


You think fans who think Jake is straight and babblers would support Jake if he came out and admitted he had child?

Anyone But Kagan said...

Sometimes I wonder which fiction is worse :

R/eeke
J/Austin
Babytile
Jake loved Heath, Heath adored Jake, and Jake secretly nurtured his godchild

Unbelievable.

Anonymous said...

7:05 PM, I'll add:

Jake and Anne will become a couple and live happily ever.

Anonymous said...
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Anonymous said...

I believe whatever doesn't kill you ... simply makes you stranger.

J

Anonymous said...

R/eeke
J/Austin
Babytile
Jake loved Heath, Heath adored Jake, and Jake secretly nurtured his godchild


Reeke, Jaustin, Babytile is debatable. Jake probably mostly calls MW and sees her girl just every now and then, BUT, and no, I'm not shipping them, I think J & H genuinely liked each other. I do think they kept in touch and were friends, probably not bestest friends, but friends. They both have many friends and I think both were part of each's BIG circle of friends.

Anonymous said...

Genuinely liked each other? lol, sounds like something a PR person would say.

No, they didn't have the same circle of friends, in fact their cliques were very different.

Anonymous said...

No, they didn't have the same circle of friends, in fact their cliques were very different.

I didn't say the same circle. I said Heath was in Jake's circle and Jake in Heath's. Why shouldn't they have been? And no, I'm not a PR person.

Anonymous said...

Poor Ava, probably in psychological counseling at school for having an overactive unhealthy imagination and telling pathological lies about her Uncle Jake having a hidden kid.

LOL.

Anonymous said...

Sandra Bullock said...
Although the public was kept in the dark about the adoption, Sandra says Jesse's kids Jesse Jr., Chandler and Sunny were in the know. She tells the mag:

"They knew this had to be kept quiet, and I knew how hard that was going to be, especially when you're just bursting at the seams with pride and you want to scream it at everyone you see and meet."


Aww. Good kids for keeping it a secret. :)

Anonymous said...

I said Heath was in Jake's circle and Jake in Heath's. Why shouldn't they have been?

Because other than making a movie together they had nothing in common.

Anonymous said...

Because other than making a movie together they had nothing in common.

As if you would know that they didn't have anything in common.
For instance, they had the same job, are/were both funny guys, like(d) to joke around, like(d) sports. Isn't that enough? Let me guess, it's not for you. ;)

Anonymous said...

They are/were also both Homo sapiens sapiens ... so many things in common.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if Sandy got hide-the-baby tips from Jake.

It's incredible how it was possible for Sandy to hide that baby for so long. If Jake is hiding his child for 3 years, that's even more incredible. They are both celebrities and in the public eye.

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Anonymous said...

People at OMG have no problem with Heath, and some really like him.

What they have a problem with is treating Heath like a god and thinking it would be better if Jake spent his life pining over him rather than having a relationship with a very much still alive Austin.

Anonymous said...

What they have a problem with is treating Heath like a god and thinking it would be better if Jake spent his life pining over him rather than having a relationship with a very much still alive Austin.

Oh, ffs. Can you get much more melodramatic? No one has ever said anything like that - and the "treating Heath like a god" crack shows some that there is still some petty resentment for a young guy who is dead and not a threat to anyone. Pretty sad.

Anonymous said...

People at OMG have no problem with Heath, and some really like him.

Really, like that time when Nate asked Jake about Heath and people at OMG "happened to forget" that little fact instead going on and on about Jake's purse or won't catch Rachel if she falls comments, or when they ignored what Jake said about Heath in GQ? No need to make things up now.

Heath is dead, he doesn't stand between Jake and Austin and nothing that's said here can change that.

Anonymous said...

Heath is dead, he doesn't stand between Jake and Austin and nothing that's said here can change that.

ITA.

Anonymous said...

not a threat to anyone

He is, for some people. Sad, I agree, and silly.

Anonymous said...

Jake and Austin had been on the verge of coming out many times before POP. The decision to conceive was made then, and can't be undone once made. Remember the look on Jake's face after the dinner with Jerry when he found out POP would be delayed a year. That was not part of the plan. He looked stricken. Like he was going to hurl at any moment.

Anonymous said...

5:51 pm, ITA. He clearly loved Heath. After reading the GQ interview and Jake's startling admission about being kind of enamored by Heath, it's more than obvious of his deep affection for Heath. I was touched and gratified as a fan of both.

surrogate said...

hurl at any moment

Nah, he just had sympathetic morning sickness.

Anonymous said...

He clearly loved Heath.

Yes, he clearly did - I said before that Jake's eyes are always a dead give-away, and you could always see his affection for Heath in them (I'm not shipping - I think they were truly good friends.)

Anonymous said...

Just because people don't talk about Heath and obsess over him at OMG doesn't mean they don't like him. It's just not what they choose to talk about. It's a Jake and Austin blog, not a Jake and Heath blog. I think people talk about Heath a lot here because some are refugees from DC. It didn't used to be like that at wft2. Most don't talk about gay rights, other gay actors, etc at OMG either, doesn't mean they are not against gay rights.

Anonymous said...

Poor Jake, waiting for Atticus to finish signing autographs, take pics and say his goodbyes to the crew.

Atticus said...

It's a Jake and Austin blog, not a Jake and Heath blog.

Where's the Jake and Atticus blog??

Anonymous said...

The only reason people talk about Heath on WFT2 is because Jake was so obviously enamored with him. If he hadn’t been posters here wouldn’t give two shits about Heath and would rarely mention him. Sad but true.

Anonymous said...

If he hadn’t been posters here wouldn’t give two shits about Heath and would rarely mention him. Sad but true.

Since it's a Jake site, naturally posters mention people connected to Jake. But even if Jake had no link with Heath at all, I'd still like Heath for his great acting and his fiiine form. It's just a bonus that Jake seemed to have the same appreciation. ;)
mmmm

Anonymous said...

Oops, I meant this picture.

I'm not a brokie, btw, or a fanfic writer.

Anonymous said...

Jake is in the closet, he is lying about his sexuality and relationships, but that does NOT mean he is pathological liar.

There's no way to know that.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if Stephen and Naomi take care of BT every now and then?

^^
Dad lives in L.A. and mom in Brooklyn with Maggie and her family. Most likely grandpa looks after BT more and ma after Ramona.

both of his heads said...

4:05/4:22, I'm sure Jake appreciated Heath's face too!!

Anonymous said...

Jake is in the closet, he is lying about his sexuality and relationships, but that does NOT mean he is pathological liar.
There's no way to know that.


Please don't insult people's intelligence.

Anonymous said...

Jake and Adam are going to meet in UK :)

Posted on OMG by Special K

It's official from Jonathan Ross

+Dizee Rascal. Fullon ! Next week Jake Gylenhaal and Adam Lambert and Alan Sugar and Kevin Bridges + The Drums. All great guests !!
about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
Wossy

Anonymous said...

5:40 stop being insulting. And transparent. If you have a difference of opinion with another's comment, then state your view and back it up with an argument supported by your reasoning. The "don't insult people's intelligence" along with "what are you, 12?" and the old standby "you must be joking" staid phrases packaged as insults are tired. You're not exactly proving yourself to be the smartest whip by passing them off in order to avoid presenting an argument.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't mean they'll meet: Adam Lambert and Jake could be on J Ross on different nights.

Anonymous said...

J Ross has only one show per week, so Jake and Adma will be together next week:

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross – May 2010

7th May – Jake Gyllenhaal
14th May – No data available at present
21st May – No data available at present
28th May – No data available at present

Anonymous said...

I see 5:59. Sorry I thought it was 5 nights a week. Thanks for pointing it out to me. When is the UK POP premiere? Seems awfully early to go to UK for 5/7 JR show if, as IIRC, the POP premiere is later in the month like around 5/27.

Anonymous said...

5:54 AM

please stop posting bullshit like 'there's no way to know that (Jake is a pathological liar)" as an "argument' for 'Jake could be lying about Heath' nonsense, you aren't fooling anyone.

Anonymous said...

When is the UK POP premiere?

Sunday, May 9.

Anonymous said...

6:05, it wasn't me who posted the original comment. I was just pointing out how lame your 5:40 comment is. LOL btw your 6:05 comment isn't much better; sounds like you need to take a debate class, some etiquette lessons AND get some anger management help.

Anonymous said...

Thanks 6:06. Wow that's soon. It's Mothers Day in the US too.

Anonymous said...

5:54 AM, since you are so smart, why don't you explain your "There's no way to know that" at tell us why you think Jake could be a pathological liar. Well?

Anonymous said...

6:15 like I said before (sigh) I am not the OP; my beef is HOW you used a tired old insult as a substitute for an argument. Now, goodbye and have a nice day.

5:40 AM said...

What insult?!

jonathan ross said...

pollocked: @Wossy Hope you didn't decide to climb Brokeback Mountain with Mr G...
about 14 hours

@pollocked I would go bareback on brokeback for jake. If he asked nicely.
about 14 hours ago

http://twitter.com/Wossy

OT said...

Mark Wahlberg "Mr Religious High and Mighty" anointing a wall in LA (2008) and baptizing plants (2009)

Why is a movie about a sex addict starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel not making it to theaters? said...

Why is a movie about a sex addict starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel and written by Al Gore’s daughter not making it to theaters? Kim Masters on a comedy trapped in Hollywood purgatory.

Nailed was meant to be a quirky David O. Russell comedy starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, Tracy Morgan, Catherine Keener, and Paul Reubens. Instead, its unlucky cast and crew have gotten screwed in a way that wasn’t remotely funny
...
...
Despite all the setbacks, the cast and crew on Nailed nearly got to the finish line, with everything shot except for the key scene in which Biel’s character gets the nail implanted in her skull. Frustrating but perhaps not accidental: Without that scene, no one can slap a version of the film together and release it.

By now, the Nailed footage has languished for nearly two years. “It is $26 million just sitting on a shelf,” says a high-level source involved with the project. “It’s insane.” Russell still wants to shoot that last scene, which would take just a couple of days, and complete his movie. But others associated with the project say key players are worn out and feel that nothing is worth the pain of dealing with Bergstein again.

“That’s where the joke is on him,” says the insider. “He has your baby and he tortures you. But finally, he’s the one sitting with the $26 million dead baby.”

The baby might not be quite dead after all. Until recently, building magnate Ron Tutor has remained a silent partner in Bergstein's doings but in the past couple of weeks, he quietly met with representatives from Nailed, including attorney Bruce Ramer, who represents Russell (but is better known as Steven Spielberg's lawyer). Sources involved with the film say Tutor wants to get the movie finished—which makes sense given the amount of money that's already been spent. But those involved with the film remain leery of anyone associated with Bergstein. "I'm too suspicious to assume the best," says one.
...
And the story continues to get darker. On Monday, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a bench warrant for Bergstein’s arrest in connection with a gambling debt of more than $1 million owed to Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. The casino had won a default judgment against Bergstein in August after he failed to appear in court in Nevada. He later told The Hollywood Reporter that he had been unaware of the matter. The casino has pursued its claim in Los Angeles—alleging that Bergstein has transferred two homes in Southern California—apparently to his mother—to prevent them from being seized in connection with the case. Bergstein has twice defied a judge's order to appear in court to explain what assets will enable him to cover the debt (though he did send an attorney).

Gyllenhaal and Biel are hardly the only big names who have suffered through Bergstein-financed productions. Among them are Helen Mirren, star of Love Ranch, a film directed by her husband, Taylor Hackford, about a couple who open a brothel in Nevada. Like Nailed, Love Ranch had to shut down temporarily during filming due to lack of funds. The Director’s Guild filed a claim last year to help Hackford collect the better part of his $500,000 fee. He managed to get most of his money and complete his film, which is set for a limited release in July.

While Bergstein would seem to have his hands more than full, he has amazed those in Hollywood who thought they had seen it all by spearheading what seems to be a quixotic attempt to purchase Miramax from Disney for about $650 million.

For those who suffered through the nightmare of Nailed, that’s the new definition of “chutzpah.”

Hollywood's Biggest Hustler

Anonymous said...

I would go bareback on brokeback for jake. If he asked nicely.

:)

Anonymous said...

Mark Wahlberg "Mr Religious High and Mighty" anointing a wall in LA (2008) and baptizing plants (2009)

Disgusting.

Mark said...

Me and my priest say, public urination and indecent exposure are better than playing a G-A-Y on film!

Anonymous said...

He couldn't play gay in BBM but had no morality problem playing a professional sniper who kills shitloads of people in Shooter?!

Catholic Church said...

Killing people is more socially acceptable !

May 5 said...

Move over Ricky Martin. The next celeb coming out is also a music artist

Last week The Dish Rag broke the news that another closeted homosexual in the entertainment business will come out next week, following in the footsteps of recent out-comer Ricky Martin.

The painstakingly planned media blitz is being handled by the Hollywood public relations go-to guy for coming out parties, Howard Bragman, seen in the photo above. The news has naturally aroused suspicions and suppositions galore about who the celeb might be. Here's our latest dish:

Our inside sources tell us that the celeb is a musical performer, like Ricky. But there's a big difference. It's a woman.

That's all you're getting from us for now. Let the musings begin. The announcement is supposed to be made on May 5 so prepare your 'surprised' or 'I told you so' or 'who cares' faces.

Zap2it

Anonymous said...

mmmm
picture


I’m getting a mixture of aww, LOL and secondhand embarrassment for these. Does Jake not realize he’s staring or he simply doesn't care?

Anonymous said...

Despite all the setbacks, the cast and crew on Nailed nearly got to the finish line, with everything shot except for the key scene in which Biel’s character gets the nail implanted in her skull.

Good, I hope they never shoot it. Best for Jake if Nailed doesn't get released.

Anonymous said...

Why? It could be a good movie and I would LOVE to see Jake in a quirky comedy.

Anonymous said...

Does Jake not realize he’s staring or he simply doesn't care?

I think Jake just glanced, like he does all the time with all nice boys and men :)

Anonymous said...

Why? It could be a good movie and I would LOVE to see Jake in a quirky comedy.

I think the premise is ridiculous and cheesy, not the kind of movie I’m interested in seeing. I haven’t read the script but I understand it’s far from stellar and Jessica Biel is an awful actress to boot. She's hot, though.

Anonymous said...

5:40 stop being insulting. And transparent. If you have a difference of opinion with another's comment...

Please learn to read posts. 4:49 AM didn't express any opinion or view, it was a silly 'Jake can't like Heath' attempt.

Anonymous said...

People at OMG talk about gay rights all the time. I think they don't talk about Heath because his loss is unpleasant. They tend to like to keep things on the upbeat side. It's been put to rest long ago - you'd be thought of as a mourning banshee for bringing it up too much. Someone of his talent and impact - I'll never forget.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if Stephen and Naomi take care of BT every now and then?

I'm sure they do if there is BT.
More important question - how much time did Jake and Austin spend together in the last 3 years and why having a baby if you are not there to be a parent?

Anonymous said...

I think the premise is ridiculous and cheesy, not the kind of movie I’m interested in seeing.

Ridiculous and cheesy is fine by me, Nailed sounds more interesting than PoP.

Anonymous said...

I think Nailed would be quirky and different - I hope someday we can see it.

Tween 'Gender Warriors' Force Disney to Create Male Fairy said...

Disney's Pixie Hollow is a popular online site for tween girls. You get to make your own fairy. But until recently, fairies were only female. That is, until a new breed of female popped up which looked suspiciously like a boy:

"...children are pretty resourceful little gender warriors. The open secret around the Hollow has long been that if you make your fairy tall, with short hair, and give her an ambiguous name like Jamie, she can pretty quickly establish a reputation as a he. Hey, Mom and Dad, we've got your rigid gender roles right here. Why would children go to such lengths to make their Hollow a coed institution? For starters, for the same reason there's a Ken doll. My own 10-year-old got hip to the need for a masculine avatar soon after she created her first feminine one – so that 'Coriander' could escort 'Emma' around. But there are other reasons. Real live boys may be reluctant to admit it in the cafeteria, but plenty of them like Pixie Hollow, too."

The gender-bending has moved Disney to introduce its first male fairy, named Slate. Except, they don't call him a "fairy." God forbid. No, he's the much more masculine "Sparrow man."

Towleroad

Anonymous said...

I think they don't talk about Heath because his loss is unpleasant.

Look, no one is saying anyone at OMG is required to talk about Heath - but please don't talk nonsense. That's not why they don't talk about Heath and virtually ignore any statement by Jake about him. Look at the post by 8:26 pm above - that's the real reason. Some people still feel threatened by Heath, and Jake's friendship with him. Sad and pathetic, but true.

Anonymous said...

Awww, I love it - thanks Towleroad!

Anonymous said...

I don't plan on ever shutting up about Heath. I'll probably talk about him a little less, but I'll never forget him.

Anonymous said...

The gender-bending has moved Disney to introduce its first male fairy, named Slate. Except, they don't call him a "fairy." God forbid. No, he's the much more masculine "Sparrow man."

Masculinity talk reminded me ... this is the most masculine looking nursery I've ever seen! (((Ricky)))

Airplane-themed nursery for Matteo and Valentino

BT said...

Pfft, you should see my room!

Anonymous said...

(((10:35 AM)))

Anonymous said...

Jonathan Ross - Next week Jake Gylenhaal and Adam Lambert and Alan Sugar and Kevin Bridges + The Drums. All great guests !!

Jake, Adam and Wossy - that could be fun :)

Anonymous said...

I don't believe that for a minute. Believe me, OMG'ers love Heath. They have just moved on and have put it to rest. I personally am not ready to give him up. :'(

Thanks for the hug, 10:57. :)

Anonymous said...

I love the 4 Poofs - can't wait to see what kind of song they have to introduce Jake and Adam! :)

For John Barrowman, they had "My Boy Lollipop" lol

And for Gemma Arterton they had "Never Known A Girl Like You Before"

Anonymous said...

For John Barrowman, they had "My Boy Lollipop" lol

Wow, what a great choice, I bet John loved it :)

Anonymous said...

OMG,it was a fantastic choice! He did love it, and he was great too. They had some funny skits.

Anonymous said...

I don't believe that for a minute. Believe me, OMG'ers love Heath. They have just moved on and have put it to rest.

Okay, that's fine. But someone made the post at 8:26, so someone at OMG obviously feels threatened by Heath - not saying that everyone does.

Anyone But Kagan said...

I hope that Nailed never sees the light of day. He made that film because Farragut North sort of fizzled as a potential movie project, and he's probably regretted it ever since.

Anonymous said...

I would have loved to see him in Farragut North.

Leo and George have movie rights said...

Too late - he shouldn't have ignored Leo at that party ;)

Anonymous said...

Jake looked very friendly with David O. Russell, I think they had a good time working together.

Anonymous said...

I personally am not ready to give him up. :'(

:* Why would anyone ever give (((Heath))) up? James Dean has not been "put to rest." Heath can live on in memory, too.

Out of curiosity I just searched "James Dean" in Google News and got 3,540 results - more than "Brad Pitt" at 2,970 or "Robert Downey Jr" at 2,540. I know these numbers change all the time, but they show one thing: Dean's an industry. "Paul Newman" got 459, by the way, and "Heath Ledger" 412, so he's not quite James Dean, lol, but it's not bad. "Jake Gyllenhaal" - who is right now doing press for his big movie - got only 685 results. Jake...time to up your game!

Anonymous said...

Time to leak a gay sex tape, Jake. ;)

"Newsweek"'s Ramin Setoodeh Strikes Again: Gay Actors Can't Play Straight. said...

We've written before about out Newsweek reporter Ramin Setoodeh and his ... puzzling opinions when it comes to gay issues. Last year he wrote an article suggesting that effeminate gay men on American TV were hurting the fight for GLBT equality. That article seemed to have more to do with Setoodeh's own issues with effeminate men than anything else.

Setoodeh is back with another article that seems deliberately provocative as he suggests gay actors really can't play straight roles. Setoodeh starts off with the reviews for the recent Broadway production of Promises, Promises starring Sean Hayes which Setoodeh notes didn't get great reviews, and, according to him, missed "... the big, pink elephant in the room." Namely that Hayes is gay. Unlike Jerry Orbach, whom Setoodeh says had "macho swagger," Hayes doesn't work in the role specifically because he's gay. Says Setoodeh:

But frankly, it's weird seeing Hayes play straight. He comes off as wooden and insincere, like he's trying to hide something, which of course he is.

Um, what is Hayes trying to hide exactly? Hayes is open about his sexual orientation, so it can't be that. Presumably Setoodeh means Hayes' is trying to make the audience forget he's gay in real life?

Setoodeh then goes on to discuss out actor Jonathan Groff, the "latest fabulous player to join Glee." Groff plays Jesse, the love interest for Rachel (Lea Michele), but according to Setoodeh:

...there's something about his performance that feels off. In half his scenes, he scowls—is that a substitute for being straight? When he smiles or giggles, he seems more like your average theater queen, a better romantic match for Kurt than Rachel. It doesn't help that he tried to bed his girlfriend while singing (and writhing to) Madonna's Like a Virgin. He is so distracting, I'm starting to wonder if Groff's character on the show is supposed to be secretly gay.

What Setoodeh fails to mention about Groff is that not only did he play Michele's love interest in Spring Awakening on Broadway for more than a year without anyone finding him unconvincing, but he received Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his performance as well. But perhaps theater critics aren't as astute observers as is Setoodeh.

Setoodeh is certainly entitled to his opinions. If he doesn't think Hayes or Groff work in their parts, that's fine. But to suggest it has to do with the fact that they are gay, seems shockingly retroactive and to my mind, says more about what Setoodeh obsesses over than anything about how "believable" gay actors are when playing gay.

After acknowledging that Neil Patrick Harris and Portia de Rossi have each found success playing straight characters on How I Met Your Mother and Better Off Ted respectively, Setoodeh dismisses them because the roles are "broad caricatures" and "not realistic."

So much for them, I guess.

"Newsweek"'s Ramin Setoodeh Strikes Again: Gay Actors Can't Play Straight. said...

After acknowledging the damage the closet cause to gay actors such as Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins and Tab Hunter, and the similarities faced by African American actors back in the '60s, Setoodeh finishes his article by wondering what would happen if someone like George Clooney were to come out:

If an actor of the stature of George Clooney came out of the closet tomorrow, would we still accept him as a heterosexual leading man? It's hard to say. Or maybe not. Doesn't it mean something that no openly gay actor like that exists?

So I gather Setoodeh thinks that a gay Clooney would no longer be able to play straight. I suppose that might be true ... if all of Clooney's fans were as narrow-minded and as obsessed by an actor's sexuality as Setoodeh seems to be.

This attitude also seems especially weird coming from an out gay man. What does Setoodeh hope to accomplish with this article? It's already difficult enough for actors to brave any possible backlash by coming out.

Having another gay man say he doesn't think gay men can convincingly play straight, doesn't make it any easier.

Frankly, I wish Setoodeh would stop writing about gay issues, or at least Newsweek would stop publishing them; his opinions are certainly not representative of any gay person I've ever met. On the contrary, Setoodeh's predictable contrarianism seems to reflect a gay constituency of one — or, worse, the tired gay-obsessions of the far right.

After Elton

Anonymous said...

This attitude also seems especially weird coming from an out gay man.

Wow, Ramin Setoodeh has some serious issues.

Anonymous said...

On the contrary, Setoodeh's predictable contrarianism seems to reflect ... the tired gay-obsessions of the far right.

Yep, that nails it. What absolute bullshit. I wish these self-hating homophobes would just shut the hell up. When it comes down to it, there are some straight actors who can't play romantic leading men convincingly.

Newsweek said...

Straight Jacket

Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?

By Ramin Setoodeh

...
For decades, Hollywood has kept gay actors—Tab Hunter, Van Johnson, Anthony Perkins, Rock Hudson, etc.—in the closet, to their own personal detriment. The fear was, if people knew your sexual orientation, you could never work again. Thankfully, this seems ridiculous in the era of Portia de Rossi and Neil Patrick Harris. But the truth is, openly gay actors still have reason to be scared. While it's OK for straight actors to play gay (as Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger did in Brokeback Mountain), it's rare for someone to pull off the trick in reverse. De Rossi and Harris do that on TV, but they also inhabit broad caricatures, not realistic characters likes the ones in Up in the Air or even The Proposal.
...

Straight Jacket

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know where I can watch Jake on Jonathan Ross (2007)? I tried YouTube but I can’t find the video.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure IHJ has the video (download).

Anonymous said...

Thanks. :)

Anonymous said...

Reflecting more on Setoodeh's "Newsweek" article, it is even more nonsensical. The question he poses, "Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?" is a false premise to begin with. It DOES work in reverse - and has for decades. Gay men HAVE successfully played straight men and continue to do so - so the problem lies entirely with misguided and biased homophobes, not with the actors. If he doesn't buy Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk" that's his problem - I still love that movie and have no problem buying the chemistry between him and Doris Day. If George Clooney came out tomorrow, HE wouldn't change and his acting ability wouldn't change - and that's the part that Setoodeh can't grasp. It's the ignorant homophobes that need to get a clue, they are the ones that need change - not the other way around.

And I seriously had to LOL that he used Jake as an example of straight playing gay. Just another example of how clueless this guy is.

Jake's PR and management said...

While it's OK for straight actors to play gay (as Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger did in Brokeback Mountain), it's rare for someone to pull off the trick in reverse.

A-ha! Told you so! We know what's best for Jake.

Anonymous said...

The question he poses, "Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?" is a false premise to begin with. It DOES work in reverse - and has for decades.

He forgot that small detail about endless list of closeted actors.

Anonymous said...

Dumb. :(

TIME said...

In our annual TIME 100 issue we name the people who most affect our world

On the list:

Neil Patrick Harris
Elton John
Marc Jacobs

The 2010 TIME 100

Anonymous said...

Hooray! :)

TIME said...

Neil loves magic tricks. He's good at them, but his greatest trick may be himself: not just the way he was suddenly all over TV — and other media — but also that he made it seem like he'd always been there, a charming, Carsonesque presence. While he flourished as both an actor and a persona, he serenely announced he was gay. And that was that. He's been nominated for an Emmy three times for his role as hetero hound Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother not because he's playing straight but because he's very funny. He made the issue of his sexuality disappear without desexualizing himself. He can get the girl and sing about the boys, and it all works. The public's perception of gay men is shifting because of this guy, and they'll be too entertained to notice. That's more than a good trick. That's magic.

The 2010 TIME 100 - Neil Patrick Harris

Anonymous said...

He forgot that small detail about endless list of closeted actors.

Exactly. And I wonder what he thinks of Matt Bomer - no, he's not officially "out" - but he's not closeted either. And he does successfully play a romantic leading man that is NOT a "broad caricature." But Setoodeh is so clueless, he's probably not even aware of Bomer. After all, he did use Jake as an example of a "straight" actor, lol. And he's apparently stuck in the 50's too with his Tab Hunter, Van Johnson, Anthony Perkins, Rock Hudson references.

Anonymous said...

Neil Patrick Harris
Elton John
Marc Jacobs


Congratulations! :)

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
So I heard Sandra Bullock is filing for divorce and there's an adopted baby, Louis, that's been in hiding for a little while. Did Sandra learn this trick from our man Toothy Tile himself? Is there a connection somewhere in this weird little Hollywood world, or just perhaps word of mouth through some famous close Texan friends?
—Too Much

Dear Secret No More:
Yep, Sandy has filed for divorce and is a new mama of adorable baby Louis. Sandy kept the new baby a secret 'cause she didn't want to subject him to all the paparazzi that were around her during awards season and then the cheating scandal. SB and Toothy aren't from the same Hollywood breed—at all.


Dear Ted:
You recently said that it was easier for a person who is in music to come out than an actor. I think you might be true except for one big closeted genre: Country. Would you agree there are some pretty big name country performers who are gay or bi and that to come out would be career suicide?
—Tara

Dear Music:
No way—country singers only sing about booze and love. I don't think same-sex love would make it that different. A country singer would have a way easier time coming out than an actor.

Bitch-Back! Which Supernatural Hunk is Hotter?

Anonymous said...

SB and Toothy aren't from the same Hollywood breed—at all.

Huh?

Timing is Interesting for Jake is Straight Propaganda said...

Given the fact that Newsweek was supposedly one of the national magazines that Toothy approached about coming out with a glittery splash back in 2007, it's intesting that Setoodeh uses Jake as one of his key examples of a straight actor playing gay. Bet Jerry Bruckheimer knows exactly who Jake and/or his people talked to back in 2007:

August 23, 2007

Vote of Confidence?

Toothy Tile considers coming out to two megamags

On the White Picket Fence

Not to further frazzle anybody’s already entirely tortured same-sex detective efforts, but got some news on Toothy Tile, the young actor who just can’t seem to make up his mind on whether or not he wants to come outta the closet. T.T. has spoken’ discreetly, of course to both Time and Newsweek about the possibility of declaring his sexuality publicly. So far, no go, as T.T. prefers to lie low and protect his private life with an increasingly domesticated home front, i.e., procreating with the b-f and all that reproductive jazz.

Jake's PR said...

Timing is Interesting for Jake is Straight Propaganda

Every bit helps!

Anonymous said...

reproductive jazz

LOL at first look I thought it said reproductive jizz.

Anonymous said...

Well it seems like Ted isn't going to answer my question (I sent it twice). I asked if BT was a boy or girl.

Anonymous said...

Bad Ted! :)

size king said...

Hung like a horse! Big Jake

That's me! said...

Big Jake is good with people and even likes to goof off. He says people are astonished when they see just how big he is.

Anonymous said...

Anyone want to see my letter? It also had a extremely sad/great rescue dog story with it:


Re: Toothy Tile

Ted: Please share this story about Courage, a Southern California three year old German Shepherd who was chained up to a tree by his owner and left without food or water for at least five weeks. He ate dirt and rocks and drank raindrops to survive. He had only hours to live before he was rescued, and thankfully it looks like he will make a full recovery. The owner has been arrested and I hope the punishment will be severe. But on to better things...I hope you will be able to answer my question: Is Baby Tile a girl or a boy?

Tongue in Cheek said...

Big Jake is good with people and even likes to goof off. He says people are astonished when they see just how big he is.

Can't be Jake. Horse is Belgian not Swedish.

Anonymous said...

Damn, you made me cry.

Anonymous said...

It also had a extremely sad/great rescue dog story

Damn, you made me cry.

Anonymous said...

Sorry 3:23! It makes me cry too every time I read it. I even cried reading how he's been adopted! (updated link in the article) I worded my question so that Ted had the option to not answer it but still I thought with the story of Courage he would have published it anyway, answer or not.

Anonymous said...

Can't be Jake. Horse is Belgian not Swedish.


Damn, you made me cry.



LOL

Awfully coincidental said...

Given the fact that Newsweek was supposedly one of the national magazines that Toothy approached about coming out with a glittery splash back in 2007, it's intesting that Setoodeh uses Jake as one of his key examples of a straight actor playing gay.

With all the rumors still swirling around Jake's sexuality, and with PoP about to Premiere in the UK on May 9th, I wouldn't be surprised that Bruckheimer, or even someone with more clout at Disney, wanted a national magazine story to reinforce the Jake is straight meme as well as maybe send another warning shot across the bow to any actor (that means you too, Jake) even considering coming out. What a bunch of homophobes!

Anonymous said...

WDW update:

WDW

I think Jake's body looks great and on top he's pretty cute. So, he's probably selfish in bed.
Someone should ask Austin. ;)

Atticus said...

chained up to a tree by his owner and left without food or water for at least five weeks. He ate dirt and rocks and drank raindrops to survive.

I thought I had it rough when I get locked in an air conditioned luxury trailer with only one bowl of treats and a spotty internet connection while I'm waiting for Daddy to finish a scene.

Anonymous said...

Spoiled Atti :)

Anonymous said...

Jerry Bruckheimer follows only 17 twitters, John McCain is one of them.

twitter.com/BruckheimerJB

May 5 said...

Posted on DL

From somebody's blog from 1996:

"Naturally, my nephew, Randala, offered me insight on lesbian chic. For instance, Toni Braxton is openly gay, but her videos read like heterosexual dime-store paperbacks. Am I missing something? My nephew assures me that Braxton's videos simply downplay her lesbianism in the same way that Carey's videos avoid the fact that she is the Adolf Hitler of Top 40; if Mariah Carey can sue her father and still look sweet and innocuous on MTV, then a gay female artist can dispense with lesbian chic and still be convincingly sexy."

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1996_jan-dec/06/06-21-96tdc/06-21-96d05-005.htm

Anonymous said...

Gay Toni Braxton is news to me.

Who Is Coming Out of the Closet on May 5? said...

A mystery celebrity will be coming out of the closet on the cover of People on May 5 and lots of people are talking about who it's going to be. Well, it's time to toss out names and respective odds.

Here's what we know. Power publicist Howard Bragman (who also happens to be gay) announced that one of his celeb clients would be coming out of the closet on May 5. He says he even started booking the star on some talk shows—including The View—anonymously in preparation for the event. Everything is being kept pretty hush, hush but a few clues have surfaced. L.A. Weekly deduced that it was a musician because of a 2009 story in which Bragman—who helped Meredith Baxter(-Birney) and Sheryl Swoopes out of the closet—said he was working with a musician who will come out in 2010. Then a booking agents for a talk show slipped up and used a female pronoun to describe the celeb.

So it seems like it's going to be a female musician who is going to be busting down those closet doors (you've foiled us again, Anderson!). But if Bragman and company have kept it a secret this long, then this might be some misdirection to throw everyone off the scent. Here is some baseless speculation about who might be coming out—and the odds on whether or not it will actually be them.

What do you think? Good guesses? Head to the comments to weigh in. Also, can we get everyone to promise that every year on May 5 someone famous will come out? It will be like a new national holiday. It'll be like Lent for those who abide by the gospel of Us Weekly and E!.

Gawker

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't Ted simply say if BT is a boy or a girl? But maybe he doesn't know the gender?
Or someone could ask if it was dressed in pink or blue as a little baby? I guess probably someone was smart enough to ask that already ;)

Anonymous said...

Ted hinted in a bitch-back reply that BT is a boy.

Anonymous said...

Could someone please translate this: 'Sandra Bullock and Toothy aren't from the same Hollywood breed—at all.'

Anonymous said...

"Ted hinted in a bitch-back reply that BT is a boy."

Do you remember what he said?

Anonymous said...

Ted hinted in a bitch-back reply that BT is a boy.

Are you sure? I don't remember that, I think that blue star toy from Paris picture is the only reason we think BT is a boy.

Ted Translation said...

Sandra Bullock and Toothy aren't from the same Hollywood breed—at all.

I think Ted may be suggesting that Toothy's pedigree is genetically linked to the reality of being a Hollywood insider (family relationships, contacts, lifestyle, etc.) While Sandra is from Virginia and had to work her way into the movie business by building a career from the outside.

'Crazy Heart' Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal talks about attending first Jazz Fest said...

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was likely the most famous mother watching children's performances Thursday (April 29) at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz Fest presented by Shell.

Gyllenhaal, whose work in the 2009 film "Crazy Heart" earned her an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress, heard music by Seva Venet and the Wilson Charter School band at the Chouest Family Kids' Tent with her 3-year-old daughter, Ramona.

The 32-year-old said she was in the city for her first Jazz Fest. Her husband, actor Peter Sarsgaard, is also in town filming scenes for "The Green Lantern," in which he was cast to play villain Dr. Hector Hammond. "Everyone here has been great," Gyllenhaal said of her experience with tens of thousands of other Jazz Fest revelers. "The food, the music, it's all been so good."

Ramona held her mother's hand as she danced to several of the Wilson Charter School band's tunes. On what the festival dubbed "Kids Day," a group of people sat in folding chairs to their right, and a group of young women sat to their left. No one seemed to take notice of Gyllenhaal, who wore sunglasses and a large sunhat.

According to Gyllenhaal, who said she also spent last weekend at the Fair Grounds, it was actually the children's tent that produced her family's favorite show: Kai Knight's Dance Academy on Sunday. She said the recital was "very sweet. My daughter got all into it. Both my husband and I were crying." On Gyllenhaal's plate for Friday (April 30) is Elvis Perkins in Dearland at 4:20 p.m. at the New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage. She described folk-rocker Perkins as a "friend."

When Venet and the Wilson band finished their set, Gyllenhaal was the first to applaud. She walked Ramona over to a nearby tent, and together they started working on a painting with another child and her mother.

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2010/04/maggie-gyllenhaal.html

Anonymous said...

Thanks 6:23 PM!

So Ted is saying that Sandra didn't learn "the trick" from Toothy.

Did Sandra learn this trick from our man Toothy Tile himself? Is there a connection somewhere in this weird little Hollywood world, or just perhaps word of mouth through some famous close Texan friends?

Anonymous said...

Could someone please translate this: 'Sandra Bullock and Toothy aren't from the same Hollywood breed—at all.'

I'm not sure how he's using "breed" here - he could mean that they weren't born in the same type of place; Jake being basically an L.A./Hollywood baby and I don't Bullock was born in Cali. In fact, I think she spent some of her childhood in Europe. He could also mean that they don't run with the same type of crowd in Hollywood and that is definitely true.

6:32 said...

^^^Oh, I see 6:23 already answered. Yeah, I think you have it exactly right :)

Dom R. said...

dvr003: Please Oh Please let Jake Gyllenhaal be the gay coming out May 5th!!!
5 minutes ago

Anonymous said...

Thanks 6:32 PM #2!

Ted Translation Addition said...

Did Sandra learn this trick from our man Toothy Tile himself? Is there a connection somewhere in this weird little Hollywood world, or just perhaps word of mouth through some famous close Texan friends?

I also think Ted's making the point that because Sandra B. is an outsider, with a value system not organically grounded in the exotic and exclusive ways of Hollywood, that she is not part of the smoke and mirrors, deception, and media manipulation that is central to Tinsel Town. And, by definition, not being schooled by Toothy.

Anonymous said...

Jerry Bruckheimer follows only 17 twitters, John McCain is one of them.

Even worse, Fox News is one of them. *gag* And USWeekly. lol. No wonder he always gives me the creeps.

Anonymous said...

I also think Ted's making the point that because Sandra B. is an outsider, with a value system not organically grounded in the exotic and exclusive ways of Hollywood, that she is not part of the smoke and mirrors, deception, and media manipulation that is central to Tinsel Town. And, by definition, not being schooled by Toothy.

Wow. Yes. Excellent summation, 6:51! Of course, he's also saying that Toothy is organically grounded in the smoke and mirrors, deception and media manipulation - which, sadly, we already knew :(

Anonymous said...

Why do I get the sinking feeling that on May 5 I'm going to say "Who?" and then have to google their name.

Ted's Translation said...

...he's also saying that Toothy is organically grounded in the smoke and mirrors, deception and media manipulation - which, sadly, we already knew :(

Mega sigh. I'm afraid so.

Anonymous said...

Adam Lambert,m World's Most Beautiful 2010 People magazine

Anonymous said...

"Out of curiosity I just searched "James Dean" in Google News and got 3,540 results - more than "Brad Pitt" at 2,970 or "Robert Downey Jr" at 2,540. I know these numbers change all the time, but they show one thing: Dean's an industry. "Paul Newman" got 459, by the way, and "Heath Ledger" 412, so he's not quite James Dean, lol, but it's not bad. "Jake Gyllenhaal" - who is right now doing press for his big movie - got only 685 results. Jake...time to up your game!'

That's lame and patheic, search engines? Try yahoo.

Jake said...

*Will Adam manage to keep his hands to himself?*

Are you listening, Jake? said...

Adam Lambert’s Beauty Philosophy: “ …The only thing needed to pull something off is the desire to pull it off. So if you like something. Go for it!”

Florida Tom said...
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Billboard Latin Music Awards 2010 said...

roxy121589: Wow!!!!!!!! That was really awesome :) Ricky Martin came out and everybody I mean everybody gave him a stading ovation... He looked Hot!
less than 20 seconds ago

Billboard Latin Music Awards 2010 said...

lou521: What a beauty PR! So many memories, walking thru El Viejo San Juan. Ricky Martin recieved standing ovation & spoke anti- 1070 from Arz
half a minute ago

Florida Tom said...

Ted's Translation said...
...he's also saying that Toothy is organically grounded in the smoke and mirrors, deception and media manipulation - which, sadly, we already knew :(



Thats because Mom is Jakes main advisior and I strongly believe influences his every move. Jake is just way too many people and can change who he is on a dime. He is very good at it. The only problem with the last couple of years was that he probably couldnt stand reese after the first few months. I doubt Mom could either.. That facebook buddie stuff is crap.

I like to comment on the sophin outing again. No way that was not a photo op. I have rasised my guess that maybe 95 % of folks have never heard of either. Did they think those pics would make the cover of People. They both are desperate and looking for work with their carees not going well. They believe coupling up is the only thing that may save their careers at this point. Also all the photos of J nd A on Austins BD took place before and afer Austins night.

Florida Tom said...

I am still very interested in who is coming out on May 5th. It must be someone of note or this person would not be coming out through People and appearing on a show like The View. It is someone we know. I am not sure how well though.

Anonymous said...

They both are desperate and looking for work with their carees not going well.

Fingers crossed for both to find good new projects and quit bearding.

Anonymous said...

I have rasised my guess that maybe 95 % of folks have never heard of either.

That's probably true. Frankly, if it weren't for Jake, I wouldn't know the name Austin Nichols. (I might recognize his face b/c I did watch "Prayers for Bobby" and he was in that). Sophia whoever is even more unknown to me. I don't watch a lot of TV, and never even heard of their TV show. I'm guessing it doesn't have huge ratings.

Queen Latifah Not Coming Out of the Closet on May 5th (If She's Indeed In Any Kind of Closet--We Wouldn't Know) said...

Word got out that a celebrity will be coming out on May 5, possibly on the cover of People magazine. Rampant speculation started on popular site Jezebel and other internet founts of gossip and innuendo. Then, the Queer Town column in the LA Weekly's LA Daily blog added another piece of the puzzle:

So if you're trying to pin down who will be the next celebrity coming out of the closet on May 5, we heavily suggest you think music, not TV, film, or sports.
At that point a majority of virtual eyes turned in the direction of singer/actress/impresaria Queen Latifah, who for some reason is thought by a large number of people to be not completely open about personal matters.

And though we don't really have any idea what Latifah's sexual orientation is, we can tell the guessers with 99.99% certainty that the closeted musical celebrity coming out on May 5 is NOT Queen Latifah. (The 00.01% we're reserving on the odd chance that Latifah ALSO happens to decide to share her truth, whatever that is, on May 5.)

Now, back to the guessing game for you guys. We know who it is. But we're not telling. Ah, confidentiality...

Here's a quick list of other people who are NOT coming out on May 5:

* Pope Benedict
* Richard Simmons
* Sesame Street¹s Big Bird
* Michelle Obama
* Shania Twain
* Bob Seger
* Liberace (R.I.P.)
* Ricky Martin
* Joan Jett

LA Weekly

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destiny said...

That Newsweek article is a load of bull.

I saw Promises Promises, and Sean Hayes was perfectly fine, and the crowd loved him and the show; so did I. I'm a bit puzzled by the reviews, which are almost exactly the same from publication to publication. Most mentioned Hayes only in passing, and said he was okay. The reviews I saw all focused on how Kristen Chenowith was horribly miscast--and she was. Too old and too self-assured in a role that called for a naive waif type. I also think the fact that she seemed to hard-bitten probably made Hayes seem a bit "softer" than he would with a more appropriate actress in the role.

Why does Newsweek publish such crap. Oh well, it doesn't matter too much because not many people read the news weeklies anymore, and I bet their demographics skew pretty old.

destiny said...

I really hope they're right about the smoke and mirror thing with the person coming out May 5.

Never heard that about Toni B., and I sure don't think she is out. The r&b singers I always hear about are Whitney Houston, Missy Elliot, Latifah, and Alicia Keys.

Johnny on the Spot said...

Time, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report

The audiences for the Big Three news weeklies, according to Mediamark’s data, were similar in both age and income—and tend to be older and more affluent than the readers of subject-specific magazines like sports or music.

Time’s median reader is 46.2 years old and makes $70,260 a year, according to median figures. A typical Newsweek reader is a bit older and richer still: 46.8 with a median income of $73,204 a year, the highest among the traditional news weeklies. U.S. News & World Report had the oldest readers, on average, 49.6, and the second-highest median income, $69,650 among the news weeklies.

For all three, the readership also tilts more male than female. Male readers of them had higher incomes, on average, than female readers.
Source: Annual Report on American Journalism 2009

Jake said...

Why do I get the sinking feeling that on May 5 I'm going to say "Who?"

*prays the celeb will be Isabel's cute brother*

BT said...

Fingers crossed for both to find good new projects and quit bearding.

Fingers crossed for Da-da and Pa-pa to win $300 million in the California lottery, quit work, come out and stay home.

Jake said...

he's probably selfish in bed.

Huh? No, I'm very generous with the coke I make everyone snort off my cock.

Jake said...

Before and during when they're blowing me.

Jake said...

Afterwards? Forget it. They're on their own.

Anonymous said...

If Sandra Bullock Can Hide A Baby....

Sandra Bullock has been a name on everyone's lips for the good part of this year. And though all eyes have been on her since she was nominated for, and won, the Oscar for lead Actress, she was able to pull off one of the biggest secrets in Hollywood. As her marriage to Jesse James fell apart, she kept secret that she had adopted a baby boy.

It would have been one thing if she had just adopted the baby. But Sandy has had the baby since January, adopting him from New Orleans. She and Jesse brought the baby home in January and had been keeping him a secret, planning on dropping the news after the Oscars. However, we all know what Bombshell really dropped, so Sandy kept Louis out of the public eye. No one but close family knew of the baby, something that I find shocking. Shocking in the fact that it did not leak out that she kept a baby a complete secret. And then I started to wonder.

Sandra was able to hide a baby during a time where everyone single eye in America was on her. She couldn't even go to the grocery store without someone reporting it, so the fact that she pulled this off is amazing. So amazing in fact, you start to wonder just how possible this would be to accomplish. Toothy Tile, anyone?

The reason I bring him up is for the simple fact that he is often a topic among readers. I have said numerous times that the story of him being able to hide a baby that he shares with his boyfriend, Grey Goose, is so far fetched that I couldn't imagine it being able to be real. But with Sandra showing us that it is in fact do-able, maybe Ted Casablanca isn't so far off his rocker. Do you think that it is possible to keep a child hidden for years, not months?


Regardless, I am glad that some sunlight has emerged into Sandy's world and she and Louis are said to be taking up residence in New Orleans. She has filed for divorce and finalizing the adoption as a single parent.

The Gossip Boy

Anonymous said...

^^Sandra was nominated and won an Oscar, afterwards there was so much focus on her again because of her loser hubby, but she still managed to keep the kid hidden for months and she could have continued to hide him for longer and no one would probably have noticed. So, yes, Jake G. being a much less known actor than Sandy and very private about his "private, private" life can probably keep a toddler hidden. There's no way Casablanca made that up. Why would he?

Anonymous said...

I noticed that the reaction of people finding out that Sandra kept the baby secret is very positive. The comments praise her and her values for doing it to protect the baby from Hollywood and the paparazzi and also they point that her close circle of friends and family helping her keep the secret and not selling her out, show how great her character is that she had trust in a place that sells anything for money and 5 minutes of fame. I wonder if people would have the same reaction if they find out about Jake and BT. I think PR could spin it into something positive that he did to protect the kid and in fact not sharing it with the press is something that speak well of him as a person and his values.

Anonymous said...

So, yes, Jake G. being a much less known actor than Sandy and very private about his "private, private" life can probably keep a toddler hidden.

Yes, he can, no one would ever presume that the baby is Jake's just because he's around.
What I can't understand is why would Jake decide to have a baby without plans to come out.

Anonymous said...

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44 minutes ago

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Anonymous said...

"What I can't understand is why would Jake decide to have a baby without plans to come out."

Maybe he did plan to come out before PoP happened?

Anonymous said...

I wonder if people would have the same reaction if they find out about Jake and BT.

I think it depends on how old BT would be. For example, hiding a kid for 6 years would be very weird, I'm not sure people would approve.

Anonymous said...

Maybe he did plan to come out before PoP happened?

Could be, but that doesn't change the fact that Jake decided to do PoP and stay in the closet for the next X years.

Anonymous said...

No Jake or Austin sightings. Seems the guys have a lot of catching up to do.

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't you do that first and then catch up with friends?

Anonymous said...

Wouldn't you do that first and then catch up with friends?

Probably, but maybe he was together with the friends for a few hours and the rest of the day with Austin? He has a busy scedule and a lot of promo work to do in the next few weeks.

Anonymous said...

On Friday Jake was in Montreal, LA, doctor's office and Mozza.

OT said...

Just turned out that a friend I went to uni with and stayed in touch with is a crazy freak.
Jake and his alleged BT is nothing in comparison. *shudder*

Anonymous said...

I can imagine Jake and Austin making enough time for each other, but can't imagine raising a kid and spending so little time together as a family.

Jake said...

Thank you so fucking much, 5:27 AM!

Anonymous said...

No Jake or Austin sightings. Seems the guys have a lot of catching up to do.

Funny logic. But what if Jake is staying in and catching up with the unidentified male he took at Mozza on Friday? No sightings of them either. ;)

Anonymous said...

No sightings of Bigfoot recently either :s

Anonymous said...

Oh Jake :(

Anonymous said...

Why Oh Jake :(?

Anonymous said...

I second that, why "oh Jake!"?

Anonymous said...

Why Oh Jake :(?

It was a joke reply to 5:58 AM.

no sightings of Jake + no sightings of Bigfoot = Jake and Bigfoot staying in and catching up

Anonymous said...

Your mind works in mysterious ways :)

Anonymous said...

What I can't understand is why would Jake decide to have a baby without plans to come out.

Maybe it's like saying "Let's have a baby when we can afford it." If you wait until you can afford it, you'll never have children.

Florida Tom said...

Dom R. said...
dvr003: Please Oh Please let Jake Gyllenhaal be the gay coming out May 5th!!!
5 minutes ago



Poor Dom R. Thats a funny one:-)

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's like saying "Let's have a baby when we can afford it." If you wait until you can afford it, you'll never have children.

What do you mean by 'afford it'?

Anonymous said...

The comments praise her and her values for doing it to protect the baby from Hollywood and the paparazzi

I wonder if this was what Ted meant about her and Jake being different breeds: that she hid her baby to protect him whereas Jake hides BT to protect himself.

Anonymous said...

Or I should say, to protect his career.

Westfield shopping centre to host Prince of Persia premiere said...

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal will stride down the red carpet at the Vue cinema in Westfield next weekend for the shopping centre's first world première.

The high-profile launch of Gyllenhaal's new film, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, on Sunday, May 9 comes after the planned debut of Iron Man 2 had to be abandoned earlier month due to flight problems caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

Fellow actors Gemma Arterton, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle and Sir Ben Kingsley will join Spiderman star Gyllenhaal at the VIP event, along with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Mike Newell, with the stars addressing guests at four other premières around the world through a live satellite link.

Stunts from the computer game-inspired film will be performed in the cinema's atrium before the screening.

Michael Gutman, managing director of Westfield in the UK, said: "We are delighted to be working with Disney to bring this star and stunt studded affair to Westfield London."

link

Jake said...

Fellow actors Gemma Arterton, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle and Sir Ben Kingsley will join Spiderman star Gyllenhaal...

FUCK!

Tobey said...

Fellow actors Gemma Arterton, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle and Sir Ben Kingsley will join Spiderman star Gyllenhaal...

FUCK!!!

Jake said...

will join Spiderman star Gyllenhaal

What?!

Jerry said...

Stunts from the computer game-inspired film will be performed in the cinema's atrium before the screening.

Jake you better wear your spandex tux.

tongue dorky said...

LOL look at the pic they used in the Westfield article.

Ted said...

Dear Ted:
I was starting to think Reese was actually for real with Jim, but I keep seeing pictures of them taking walks, having lunch dates, and wearing baseball caps...it's starting to remind me of her and Jake...what's the deal?
—Amy

Dear Showmance Round 2?:
Poor Reese, right? It's going to take her plenty of time—and I'm sure plenty of guys—before we get the bad taste of Gyllenspoon out of our mouths. Bet she's up for the challenge, though.

Bitch Back!

Anonymous said...

LOL look at the pic they used in the Westfield article.

Could be worse! :)

PoP said...

liztai: I expected Prince of Persia to suck but it so didn't! Non-stop action, dishy Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arteton not that annoying. 4 stars!
28 minutes ago

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