Tuesday 6 July 2010

Looking Forward to 'Love and Other Drugs'

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, Venice 2005
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal
Venice Film Festival, 2005

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Anonymous said...

This doesn't look like "hiding out" to me:

"Jake and pal “Smallville” actor Tom Welling, along with boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and Black Dog top dog Rob Douglas, yukking it up at Lenny Clarke’s comedy show at David Ryan’s in Edgartown ..."

Anonymous said...

What do three suitcases, two doggies in crates, one handsome Texan, and a middle seat =? An almost awesome redeye flight back to NC. Almost.

So Austin is on the East coast, OTH filming starts on Wednesday, I'm sure there will be "Austin is with Jake on MV over weekends" speculations - unless Sophia plans to use Austin for PR during weekends!

Anonymous said...

I don't think Jake is hiding out in MV either. It's not like it's the first time he's vacationed there. I'm sure the whirlwind PoP promotion was pretty grueling so it sounds like he's unwinding and having a good time.

He needs to get his confidence back if he is ever to come out.

I don't think Jake lacks confidence, even after PoP not doing as well as hoped for. I really don't think it's a lack of confidence that keeps him in the closet.

Anonymous said...

Jake vacations in MV almost every summer, he was filming Pop in 2008 so he wasn't on the island then.

Anonymous said...

OT - Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow Film 'Brokeback Mountain' Spoof

Former Take That bandmates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow are set to poke fun at their tumultuous relationship by filming a spoof of gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain". "Angels" hitmaker Williams has returned to the studio to record a new album with the British boyband, which he left in 1995 to pursue a solo career.

Anonymous said...

Actually I take that back, Grey Goose may be less likely to come out than ever.

Well, Fiesty Sophia aint having none of that comin out bullshit.
That's her man and she will fight ya know. She just can't do without those midnight rub downs, ear nubbing and Hoooottt Sex from the Talllll and looonggg Texan. Did I say Long also?

Jake can try if he wants to, he'll get a beat down from that girl.

So I agree with Ted, Austin's not coming out!

Anonymous said...

OT - Why Is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Being Attacked?

..." I never thought I'd see the day when "To Kill A Mockingbird" --- a novel that has inspired readers for half a century --- would be derided as a book about "the limitations of liberalism" (by Malcolm Gladwell, no less, in The New Yorker, of all places) and "a sugar-coated myth of Alabama's past" with a hero who's "a repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" (by Allen Barra, in the Wall Street Journal).

Atticus Finch is --- let's just say it --- a feminized man who appeared a decade before America started hearing about feminism. No wonder he appeals to English teachers, who tend to be idealists. And no wonder the film is a "family" favorite --- mother choose it in the hope it will make their kids kinder.

Anonymous said...

Yup, Reeke damaged his image big time. Sad thing is, Reeke was supposed to help his image. LOL.

^ this damaged his gay fan boy base and Slashy middle aged depressed women who never have sex and bored housewives who eat ice cream all day and read gossip mags, that's all. Jakes team knows this. To others Jake is just another young star going thru ups and down with movies, they don't care. Too many real things in life to deal with.

Clueless housewives love reading tabloid "love" stories, but they aren't fans. UV and other babblers were fans long before Reeke.

^ and gay fan boys don't like reading gossip or every Young hot star is gay and having gay sex secretly? Yes UV was here before Reeke. Fans of Jake have different reasons for being a fan. Everyones not here because they are waiting to see the family picture of Jake, Autin and babytile that was taken at Target.
Some Jake fans are not that gullable and fanatic about a gay "Love Story" of Jake and Austin.

Bulimia Tweets said...

Sophia
'Almost' because the middle seat is never comfy. But at least the Texan has the middle seat behind me. Shoulder rub in my future tonight! :)
about 9 hours ago

Austin
The texans got your shoulder rub right here baby
about 5 hours ago

Anonymous said...

Well, Fiesty Sophia aint having none of that comin out bullshit.

Sophia is irrelevant, coming out or staying in the closet is Austin's decision.

Anonymous said...

Sophia
'Almost' because the middle seat is never comfy. But at least the Texan has the middle seat behind me. Shoulder rub in my future tonight! :)
about 9 hours ago
Austin
The texans got your shoulder rub right here baby
about 5 hours ago


omg, these two are hilarious, lol. "The Texan." And "right here baby." Seriously? Their tweets are as corny and cliche as a OTH script. I'm waiting for the tweeting during sex next.

Anonymous said...

Some Jake fans are not that gullable and fanatic about a gay "Love Story" of Jake and Austin

You're in the wrong place. This isn't the Jake+Austin forever blog.

Anonymous said...

Sophia is irrelevant, coming out or staying in the closet is Austin's decision.

IA. Sophia also has nothing to do with Jake or his decisions, and she's not beating anyone down.

Anonymous said...

How is someone a babbler if they say that Jake may not be ready to come out? A babbler would say there is no reason to come out.

Europe is filled with countries that are more gay friendly than America.

Have you seen the crap that Americans watch? They would spend 15 dollars to watch Batman wash the batmobile. Brokeback is something that he can be proud of but it hurts him with some people. It isn’t right, but it is true.

Do you not hear the comments of other people. Bottoming is clearly the female role in people’s eyes. It isn’t a silly comment, it is the truth. Maybe you live in a different world, but for now, this is the real world.

And, it is true that Heath did walk away from BBM much faster than Jake did. Don’t lie.

Anonymous said...

Sophia is irrelevant, coming out or staying in the closet is Austin's decision.

IA. Sophia also has nothing to do with Jake or his decisions, and she's not beating anyone down.


Hey hey hey, put your claws back now. This is what Ted believe and is now stating. Afterall, Toothy and GrayGoose is his reinging masterpeice. Aint it? Well if you follow him you and what he believes.

If anyone knows, he should. Right?

Anonymous said...

Yup, Reeke damaged his image big time. Sad thing is, Reeke was supposed to help his image. LOL.
^ this damaged his gay fan boy base...


Jake's wussy and dull straight image during Reeke damaged Jake's fan base - check out Jake's fan sites and blogs, and stop posting trolling bullshit.

Anonymous said...

Toothy and GrayGoose is his reinging masterpeice

It IS a masterpiece. But on his gravestone: "Still waiting for Toothy and GrayGoose."

Anonymous said...

And, it is true that Heath did walk away from BBM much faster than Jake did. Don’t lie.

He did! Some Jake/Heath fans don't like this, but he did.

Then they scream and start shouting, "You hate Heath" like kindergarten children. These same fans never insinuate that Heath PR people may have told him to back away from the BBM phonomenum because of the backlash that could happen on his career. But they will bring up Jake's PR in a flash. Or maybe Heath decided himself to keep silent. But it sure seem to me that he did. Jake took all of the backlash and took it in stride and made the best out of it. Or so it seemed.

Anonymous said...

^ you are delusional.

Anonymous said...

Some Jake/Heath fans don't like this, but he did.

Did what exactly? Well?

Anonymous said...

backlash that could happen on his career

Oscar Nomination is bad for someone's career????????????????

Anonymous said...

He may have lost his fan base, but he didn’t grow a new fan base. That’s the problem. That’s what people are talking about. Most men don’t go on fan websites. What he needs is a movie that women take and or make men go to and the men see him in a different way. I think the Hathaway movie could do that.

Anonymous said...

Why do you think many actors won’t play gay. Backlash!

I don’t hate Heath, I’ve watched him since Roar, but he did move on faster.

Anonymous said...

damaged it for Who? YOU?

Damaged fan base = Jake has LESS FANS after reeking than before.
Is that clear enough for you?

Anonymous said...

Some Jake/Heath fans don't like this

You're wasting your breath, Jake/Heath fans are extinct. No one cares.

Anonymous said...

Why do you think many actors won’t play gay. Backlash!

Heath played a gay cyclist when he was 17 ("Sweat").

Anonymous said...

So you only want to see Jake's gayish or ambiguous image? This will make you and the upset fans happy?

I want to see Jake, not a liar faking and pretending in public.

Anonymous said...

it is true that Heath did walk away from BBM

Heath never walked away from anything. To suggest he "kept silent" is a lie. You must be one of the nutters from WDW who think Jake was persecuted for being in a gay movie - the movie that vaulted him to the A-list - and that he suffers from that awful taint still. That is so far from reality it's not even funny.

Go away.

Anonymous said...

Hey hey hey, put your claws back now. This is what Ted believe and is now stating. Afterall, Toothy and GrayGoose is his reinging masterpeice. Aint it? Well if you follow him you and what he believes.
If anyone knows, he should. Right?


What the hell are you even talking about? First of all, you haven't read much here if you think everyone believes everything Ted says, lol. And second, Ted said nothing about Sophia beating anyone down or that she controls what Jake does. It's pretty clear that Austin is pulling further back into the closet because he's making his fauxmance with Sophia more public than ever. That's just common sense. No one needs Ted to tell them that.

Anonymous said...

Damaged fan base = Jake has LESS FANS after reeking than before.
Is that clear enough for you?


oh, out of your precious time you took a poll of this? Were is your analysis of this lower fan base? NO, it's not clear enough for me. Do you spend your every waking moment taking a survey of Jake Gyllenhaal fans? Old, New, Former?

When you come up with concrete eviedence and information about his fanbase, you are nothing more than a delusional upset fan because he has not admitted to being gay. Tell the truth and stop the madness will you.......

Heath said...

2006 - ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN: ‘‘I think it would be unfair to the gay community to say it's not a gay story. That gay relationship is not a virus. It's not a disease. It's that a soul within a vessel falls in love with another soul within another vessel, in this case in the form of a man.''

Anonymous said...

When you come up with concrete eviedence and information about his fanbase, you are nothing more than a delusional upset fan because he has not admitted to being gay.

Playing stupid doesn't make you look smart, but I'm sure you are smart enough to know that less comments, less visitors and less activity on ALL Jake's fan sites and blogs means less fans.

Anonymous said...

Tell the truth and stop the madness will you.......

Why do you care about us and our discussions about obviously gay and closeted Jake?

Anonymous said...

Playing stupid doesn't make you look smart, but I'm sure you are smart enough to know that less comments, less visitors and less activity on ALL Jake's fan sites and blogs means less fans.

What? Have you ever heard of Growing up? Work? Mairage? Children. Life in general? Most immature of teen fans are wishy washy and childish when it comes to be a celebrity fan. Then they grow up and realize there more important things in life.

Anonymous said...

I don’t hate Heath, I’ve watched him since Roar, but he did move on faster.

Faster? Like, he moved on to other movies faster, when he should have hung back and waited? You mean he played the Joker too soon?

You are saying because Ledger did this, he is antigay?

Anonymous said...

Then they grow up and realize there more important things in life.

Please try to concentrate. The point is that after 3 years of reeking, 5.678 tabloid photographs and 15.890 gossip sites photographs Jake has less fans than before reeking PR campaign.

Anonymous said...

Then they grow up and realize there more important things in life.

So when are you going to grow up and realize there are more important things in life than trolling? ;)

Mel Gibson Hates You Fags, Too said...

"They take it up the ass .. this is only for taking a shit. With this look, who's going to think I'm gay? I don't lend myself to that type of confusion. Do I look like a homosexual? Do I talk like them? Do I move like them?"

— Mel Gibson, circa 1991, reminding the movie-going public that he hates gays as much as he hates blacks and Jews [via, via]

Queerty

Anonymous said...

Gibson is a sad idiot.

Anonymous said...

1:43PM, if there is loss of fans, it probably has more to do with the fact that Jake became tabloid fodder (déclassé) while not balancing it out with outstanding performances (which make you 1st class). He hasn't won raves - or been in anything cool that's a big hit - for a long time.

An exceptional performance and/or major hit will overcome all kinds of foolish behavior. //Anne Hathaway, Raffaello Follieri.

Anonymous said...

1:43PM, if there is loss of fans

What do you mean by "if"? Were you a fan before reeking?

Davide Bo said...

I like Jake but i wonder why some his fans are so childish and disgusting....so pathetically jealous of Heath...
FYI Heath was NOT anti-gay, Adam Sutton and Michael Stipe were Heath close froends...and they are gay. use Google and search....search...

Davide Bo said...

http://beautifoolchaos.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-met-gay-cowboy.html

Davide Bo said...

And then youtube-ADAM SUTTON REMEMBERS HEATH LEDGER

Anonymous said...

I did not say that Heath was anti gay, he just moved away from bbm first. Yes, he had a kid, other movies coming out, but he distanced himself from the movie. It isn’t anti gay, it is self protective and I do think he was a very private person.

I don’t know why it has to be either Heath or Jake. Why can’t someone appreciate both people.

Anonymous said...

Please don't take it the wrong way Davide but a blog like this is not exactly for Heath fans. I don't know how new you are on WFT2 but there used to be more of them posting here. I guess they got the message and left. Best for everyone.

Anonymous said...

I guess they got the message and left.

They did? I always been an admirer of Heath and his tremendous talent. What message was I supposed to get?

Davide Bo said...

I like Jake as a person and i believe he is gay.
For this reason i'm here. But i like Heath too. As person, as actor.
It's a problem for you?
Well, i can go away.
Bye

Anonymous said...

Don't go away, Davide. 2:58PM doesn't speak for everyone.

Anonymous said...

It's a problem for you?

No, it's not a problem for me and you shouldn't leave on account of what I said. I'm simply telling you that you shouldn't be surprised at some of Jake's fans dislike of Heath. Despite of what some posters say it's not just coming from the babblers and it's as old as BBM itself. It will never change.

Davide Bo said...

If you ask me to choose, i choose Heath. Always.
As i said before, i like Jake, really. I think he is a nice guy but he is not an idol for me. He is not one of my favorite actor, either LOL
I thought this is a blog for JIG believer not for Jake fan-girls/fan-boys only

Anonymous said...

Jake's fans don't dislike Heath.

Some sorry excuses for Jake's "fans" have a problem with Heath because he makes Jake look less perfect in their minds.

Jackie said...

All Jake, Heath, Jake/Heath and Brokeback Mountain discussions are welcome.

Anonymous said...

Davide, I think you've just made yourself a persona non grata on WFT2. You have balls, my friend, and I respect you for that. :)

Anonymous said...

Please, only trolls can have a problem with Davide's posts.

Davide Bo said...

Well, in that case i think i will stay here.

Anonymous said...

Don't go away, Davide. 2:58PM doesn't speak for everyone.

2:58 PM doesn't even speak for herself/himself, she/he just wants to make trouble.

Anonymous said...

http://beautifoolchaos.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-met-gay-cowboy.html

Sunday, December 6, 2009

...
Adam is an amazing man with a kind, humble heart - true to the very true blue Aussie spirit. However, as a true blue Aussie, one would know there is an expectation for everyone to be the tough Aussie blokes stereotype, especially as a country boy. Growing up, Adam has always been the mischievous boy who gets into a lot of trouble. He was hyperactive, naughty and unstoppable, but in him was a boy who just wanted to have fun.

As he grew older, he found himself attracted to men, and the battle begins. He struggled to fight those emotions and try to lock those feelings into a dark closet at the deepest part of his heart. He was an attractive young man and would get lots of females attracted to him, but he was never interested in any of them. He was popular, and on the outside, he was a happy man, but deep down, he would cry to sleep and he hated himself for his sexuality, he thought was abnormal.

At 19, after high school ended, he went water skiing with a bunch of friends. After a few drinks, on his way back, at a turning, he did a turn bigger than he intended to, and hit an on-coming car. The young driver was killed on spot, and Adam was left feeling guilty for the rest of his life. In the weeks after the accident, he battled with severe depression and would often isolate himself. One day, he wrote a suicide note, left it on his bed and walked to a cliff where he would kill himself - the only solution he can think of, to heal the guilt and his struggle with his sexuality. A bird came and sat on a branch nearby and started singing. No one knows what went through his mind, but he bawled his eyes out and sat there for ages, before deciding to ditch the plan.

He was sentenced to 6 months jail - a time when he rediscovered himself. When he was out of jail, he traveled across Australia, worked in some of the most extreme and dangerous conditions, got himself into crazy stunts because those were the only ways he can distract himself from his gay thoughts.

A few years later, he found himself in a rodeo and found his own true calling. He went on to work with a few horses and found his passion - horses. He became a horse trainer, and was recruited to train horses and the casts of Ned Kelly, where he met Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger, who became his best friend until Heath died.

After the production of Ned Kelly, Adam moved back home. A few months later, he fell in love with a man, but he was struggling with the emotions. He would lash out at his family and friends - and he would blame himself. But one day, he decided to come out to his best friend, and that was the beginning of a truly amazing story. Both rejection and acceptance, denial and love. Over the next few years, he slowly came out - a story like many of us who slowly come out to our friends. The day Heath read the script of Brokeback Mountain, he called Adam and told him that he just read a script that is a lot like his story.

Adam even flew to Canada to meet Heath and spend a few days on the set of Brokeback Mountain.

A few days after Heath was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Brokeback Mountain, Neil wrote and published the story of Adam. It became the highest selling edition of the paper in history.
...

I Met a Gay Cowboy

Anonymous said...

Jackie said...
All Jake, Heath, Jake/Heath and Brokeback Mountain discussions are welcome.


Thanks, Jackie :)

Anonymous said...

1:43PM, if there is loss of fans, it probably has more to do with the fact that Jake became tabloid fodder (déclassé) while not balancing it out with outstanding performances (which make you 1st class). He hasn't won raves - or been in anything cool that's a big hit - for a long time.

An exceptional performance and/or major hit will overcome all kinds of foolish behavior. //Anne Hathaway, Raffaello Follieri.


IA.

Anonymous said...

Adam even flew to Canada to meet Heath and spend a few days on the set of Brokeback Mountain.

So Adam most likely met Jake.

Anonymous said...

Jake and Tom Welling?

If they had sex together it would be like looking at themselves.


Hoooottt Sex

LOL wasn't Jake wearing an owl tshirt in the old "bedhead" pics with Austin?!


Slashy middle aged depressed women who never have sex
bored housewives who eat ice cream all day and read gossip mags


LOL I do not know anyone who eats ice cream all day and only reads gossip mags, and guess what middle-aged women DO have sex and most are not "depressed". It's time for you to throw away the easy pigeonholing mindset and learn about people different than you. You're sounding a lot like a Mel Gibson.

Anonymous said...

You're sounding a lot like a Mel Gibson.

Ouch.

;)

Mel said...

12:12 PM, Come over to the dark side!

Anonymous said...

Yes, he had a kid, other movies coming out, but he distanced himself from the movie. It isn’t anti gay, it is self protective and I do think he was a very private person.

Why would anyone distance himself from an Oscars winning movie and from an Oscar Nominated role?
Can you post just ONE reason why would Heath want to distance himself from Brokeback Mountain?

Anonymous said...

I don't think Heath wanted to distance himself from BBM, I think the attention and further expectations made him uncomfortable. After BBM everyone expected more such great work from Heath and he wanted to prove that he can, so he acted his ass off for TDK. Someone mentioned that he took the role in TDK too much to heart. Heath was very sensitive.

Anonymous said...

Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow Film 'Brokeback Mountain' Spoof

Boys, be careful not to piss us off :)

Buy Queen Latifah's Autobigraophy And Learn Nothing New About Her Private Life said...

Queen Latifah's book Put On Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path To Queendom, released in May, is missing a chapter. The one where she comes out as a lesbian. She didn't intend to add to it on Larry King Live. (video)

The on-going marathon to have Latifah discuss her sexuality — or anything about her life in a non-professional way — continued on CNN, where King managed to get the actor-singer to chat about private lives, but not about her private lives. It's hard to believe anybody, with any familiarity with Latifah, who watched this show doesn't know exactly what she's trying to hide.

But imagine if you are completely in the dark about Latifah's sexuality. So there you are, among the 12 people still watching Larry King Live, listening to her talk about how she won't talk about her private life. Do you see a celebrity who just doesn't want to be on the cover of Us Weekly? Or a celebrity who has major skeletons in the closet?

Queerty

Anonymous said...

I really like Queerty. Their headlines and point of views are almost always bullseyes.

Anonymous said...

..a blog like this is not exactly for Heath fans. I don't know how new you are on WFT2 but there used to be more of them posting here. I guess they got the message and left. Best for everyone.
July 12, 2010 2:58 PM


Davide, the malevolent person above speaks for NO ONE but herself. She's the odd one out on this board, not the norm. The hate she is spreading is hers alone. She's been marinating in it for years and would like to infect this entire board with it.

Her attempt rightfully brought Jackie out to refute.

There are more than enough Heath fans here. We haven't gone away, and we won't. Heath was a part of Jake's life, and through Matilda and the legacy of BBM, he always will be.

Stay, Davide, and keep posting. This board needs new perspectives. And don't listen to the hateful Heath hater. There are people here who admire and care about Heath. A few maybe even love him. ;)

Anonymous said...

I guess they got the message and left. Best for everyone.

The good thing about a statement like this is that it inspires post about Heath, BBM, Matilda...what else... :)))

A Director Christopher Nolan (whose film Inception opens Friday) told the AP that Heath Ledger was "the definitive Joker" for him and that the character won't be in his third Batman film, which is slated for July 20, 2012.

Chris Nolan is all class.

Jake's godchild last week in Canada: Matilda Rose Ledger and her Friends

Matilda is all Heath.

Anonymous said...

You're wasting your breath, Jake/Heath fans are extinct. No one cares.

1:14PM, 2:58PM - Facts fuck up the best laid attempts to drive out J/H fans. Fact: some people will always care.

Years from now, BBM will still be the screen pairing of Jake's career. Tough shit for you who think BBM and Heath should be purged.

"The chemistry I pretty much played in my head. I just imagined they were a good couple. I cast Heath very much as the short story required. I did something quite different with Jake. In the novel, he is even stronger, bulkier, shorter, very rough. Jake, of course, is more like a city boy. I think he is a good romantic lead, and I think he is a good counterpart to Heath. I cast Jake first and then Heath. I was hoping I would meet somebody like Heath. As soon as I met Heath I imagined they would be a good match for a romantic love story. The first time I met them together we were in LA in a restaurant."

I don't think Jake and Heath had a "relationship", by the way.

Anonymous said...

Can you post just ONE reason why would Heath want to distance himself from Brokeback Mountain?


The jokes and name calling. Didn’t they get death threats? The stress, the press, the lack of privacy, I could go on.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Heath "distanced" himself from BBM. He just went on with his life and making new movies. He took the projects that interested him, and unlike Jake, you didn't hear about him holding out for money until after the Oscar season was over. He did distance himself from the paps and publicity, because he hated it.

Jake made bad movie choices (except, I think Zodiac, which he committed to before BBM came out) and turned into a pr whore with Reese.

Anonymous said...

The jokes and name calling. Didn’t they get death threats? The stress, the press, the lack of privacy, I could go on.

If Heath could handle name-calling when he played a gay cyclist at age 17, he could handle it after BBM.

But as for press/frustration with lack of privacy/stress, these things were problems for him from before 2005. You are making the mistake of conflating his poor ability to handle the public side of fame with playing a gay role. That is a misreading of both him and the facts.

If he had lived, Heath would have been just as uncomfortable and miserable during TDK promotion and he would have escaped from the flashbulbs and adulation the moment he could. His friends and Jake knew this well. Jake often did what he could to shield him. Heath was a bizarre combination of someone who could expose himself to the core on-screen yet shrank from exposure off as if it burned.

He'd be the last person to want to flaunt himself at MTV awards. He was shy. SNL is hard to imagine - I saw him on the Daily Show and it was uncomfortable. Those are things Jake can do excellently, and kudos to him for his ease and charm. Heath was unquestionably and embarrassingly nervous at many press events. But that doesn't mean he was ever embarrassed about BBM. It was the publicity/press circus he ran from and he'd have done the same no matter what the role.

Anonymous said...

"He may have lost his fan base, but he didn’t grow a new fan base. That’s the problem." So true. Look at the comments for POP in DC forum. Practically DOA. IHJ is just a place to steal photos from now. For all her bluster, UV gets hardly any comments. All the activity and interest is at wft2 and OMG. Heres some hard data re Jake having no replacement fans. Box office mojo tracks most popular people. Despite POP, Jake does not even appear in the top 100 for 2010. Maggie is #15

Anonymous said...

Ted said Toothy or Goose are not apt to come out, he did not say they turned straight. They are as gay as ever, just still closeted.

Anonymous said...

Well Said 12:49, WELL Said!

It amazes me how noone could see this. Then they make excuses as if Heath was perfect and had no flaws. I love the guy and he was beautiful. I was crushed when he died. Heath was one of those few stars that just could not get it together during any kind of press. Especially if he had to do it on his own. I felt for him so much during his televised interviews.
That being said, IMO Heath did distance himself from bbm.
I think he would not "and" could not allow himself to be ridicule about his sexuality. SNL, MTV Kiss Awards, Never!
I really questioned his feminine jesters during Oscars presenting with Jake, (or was it another Award show). Jake seemed bewildered, confused or taken aback by it during the presentation because it just did not seem appropriate.

Rest in Peace Heath Ledger.

Anonymous said...

Ted said Toothy or Goose are not apt to come out, he did not say they turned straight. They are as gay as ever, just still closeted.

Keep hanging onto Ted's every word. You'll be waiting a very long time following that guy.
5 years and going on 6

Anonymous said...

Well Said 12:49, WELL Said!


Meant to say ** "12:19" **

Anonymous said...

I think he would not "and" could not allow himself to be ridicule about his sexuality. SNL, MTV Kiss Awards, Never!

What are you talking about? Jake was ridiculed about his sexuality during SNL and MTV Kiss Awards???? What a joke.

Anonymous said...

Davide, the malevolent person above speaks for NO ONE but herself. She's the odd one out on this board, not the norm. The hate she is spreading is hers alone. She's been marinating in it for years and would like to infect this entire board with it.

Her attempt rightfully brought Jackie out to refute.

There are more than enough Heath fans here. We haven't gone away, and we won't. Heath was a part of Jake's life, and through Matilda and the legacy of BBM, he always will be.

Stay, Davide, and keep posting. This board needs new perspectives. And don't listen to the hateful Heath hater. There are people here who admire and care about Heath. A few maybe even love him. ;)


Bears repeating! :)

A Director Christopher Nolan (whose film Inception opens Friday) told the AP that Heath Ledger was "the definitive Joker" for him and that the character won't be in his third Batman film, which is slated for July 20, 2012.

Chris Nolan is all class.


I love this man. :)

OT said...

wbpictures Watch the #INCEPTION premiere red carpet & a live performance by Hans Zimmer & Johnny Marr Tuesday, 7/13, at 11pm PST! http://bit.ly/9KyKNI
about 3 hours ago

Anonymous said...

Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr are doing the music? I can't wait. :)

MV said...

Posted on July 13, 2010

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” kvetch Larry David and “Prince of Persia” hunk Jake Gyllenhaal supping at the Chilmark Tavern on The Rock - but not together . . .

Larry’s pals Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen strolling into the Art Cliff Diner in Vineyard Haven for breakfast . . .

Boston Herald

Anonymous said...

Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow Film 'Brokeback Mountain' Spoof

Boys, be careful not to piss us off :)


ITA, they'll be treading on hallowed ground there. :)

Anonymous said...

The Vineyard sounds like a lot of fun this summer. :)

Anonymous said...

The costumes are amazing in Inception. Marion Cotillard is gorgeous, and Ken Watanabe's suit is beautiful.

I think Chris Nolan is an amazing talent; how he created The Joker with Heath, I'll never forget how great it is. I think his entire Batman series is my favorite - I love Christian Bale, and the best Commissioner Gordon ever is Gary Oldman. I hope Aaron and Maggie will be back too.

Anonymous said...

The Vineyard sounds like a lot of fun this summer.

Only if you like to mingle with celebrities ;)

Anonymous said...

I'd be terrified! :)

I should say Ken Watanabe's tuxedo is gorgeous, and Marion's blue gown, and Leo never looked better, and his clothes look awesome in it too.

Jake said...

*sulks*

Anonymous said...

I think Chris Nolan is an amazing talent

And a nice man :)

Anonymous said...

Jake no need to sulk, we're waiting on LAOD with bated breath. :)

Highway said...

AshlieRowan: Just cried while watching Highway with Jake Gyllenhaal and Jared Leto in it :) Have no idea if I was supposed to, I just did. :D xx
about 11 hours ago

Anonymous said...

lady_fun_rock: ok, if i see this two together i would die from all the gorgeousness!! :D RT @WillyWilltwlov9: Tom Welling and Jake Gyllenhaal are friends!!
about 12 hours ago

Anonymous said...

karinajojo: Jake gyllenhaal + gerard pique = gonna make me die. as soon as possible
about 17 hours ago

Gay Head said...

eteague1970: saw Maggie Gyllenhall at Gay Head lighthouse today!
about 10 hours ago

lol said...

JankisKhan: someone just said I look like Jake Gyllenhall. a marked improvement from the wolfman i usually get compared to.
about 12 hours ago

Anonymous said...

:)

that's gay! said...

HayleyMoore_: my brother discution on jake gyllenhall 'HIS GAY' 'umm?' 'HIS FUCKING GAY' 'ummm is he?' 'HES PROBABLY FUCKING SOME BLOKE RIGHT NOW'
about 13 hours ago

MV said...

RedShinyButton: @ZDWines Apparently Mankas is good enough for Charles and Camilla and Jake Gyllenhall.
about 16 hours ago

tweeting together said...

Austin
Hey #nascar fans. Go to www.speedfactory.tv to watch my brother in laws nascar web series. Its ferpin hilarious.
about 6 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Sophia
NASCAR fan's! Check out @AUS10NICHOLS bro-in-law's Robbie Gordon show. www.speedfactory.tv And wait 'til you see him at the end!! HILARIOUS!
about 6 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Anonymous said...

Jake said...
*sulks*


Stop sulking and send Leo a text message, ask him when you can go biking together, tell him you can't wait to see 'Inception' ... - just do it! :)

Jake text said...

Hey Leo cant wait 2 see ur conception .lets go riding

Anonymous said...

LOL

Anonymous said...

I should say Ken Watanabe's tuxedo is gorgeous

I love Ken Watanabe - HE is gorgeous. Maybe I should say beauty-full.

Anonymous said...

That being said, IMO Heath did distance himself from bbm.

That "IMO" makes a lot of difference. :)

Anonymous said...

Jake's godchild last week in Canada: Matilda Rose Ledger and her Friends

Sweet child. To me it sounds surreal to refer to her as Jake's godchild. We never see or hear anything that says they are much in touch. I bet you, there's not more than occasional phone calls. Still, she seems to be a sweet child and it's great seeing happy pics of her. :)

Anonymous said...

I bet you, there's not more than occasional phone calls.

I bet you're wrong.

RT said...

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
10%
Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:1
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.6/10

Not enough reviews for a consensus yet. But not looking good for Disney and Bruckheimer.

Anonymous said...

I bet you're wrong.

I'd hardly nominate him as godfather of the year. LOL.
Jake was described by many as having a big ego, I think he is putting himself and his interests first. Always has, always will.
On top he is obsessed with presenting a certain image, hence Reeke. Pity it backfired.

Anonymous said...

Jake was described by many as having a big ego, I think he is putting himself and his interests first.

Are you saying that Jake is incapable of sincerely caring about other people? That Jake lies about his love for Ramona?

Anonymous said...

Jake was born priviledged. His parents loved him and afforded the best for him, pivate High School, mom Naomi got both kids to Columbia where she has connections etc... The parents also got them fist gigs in Hollywood.
They are much more lucky than other people who have to fight their way up. I think they should be grateful and not act stuck up, like Maggie has a rep. to act that way.

DiCaprio for instance did commercials, tv series since he was a child. Grew up in a bad neighbouhood. He faught his was up. He has my respect. He may not be the brightest bulb, but he is a hard-working guy who takes his job very seriously. And it pays off. Good for him. :)

Anonymous said...

Are you saying that Jake is incapable of sincerely caring about other people? That Jake lies about his love for Ramona?

No disrespect, but are you being serious? Jake loves his sister and her child dearly. He said in an interview he'd do anything for them. They are a very close family. Matilda is a responsibility as he said. I'm sure he does the minimum what is expected of him, remembering her birthday and visit every now and then.

Anonymous said...

That Jake lies about his love for Ramona?

Ramona is his niece, of course he loves her. You can't compare what she is to him to what Matilda is to him.

Anonymous said...

Also, DiCaprio is an only child. His pals, Tobey, Kevin Connolly, Lucas Haas are like brothers to him, although Lucas is rumored to be his secret lover, who knows? Tobey's kids are for him like a brother's kids (and I think he's even godfather to Tobey's girl). That's why he seems more involved in the kids' lives. :)

Anonymous said...

Ramona is his niece, of course he loves her.

Why Jake was described by many as having a big ego, I think he is putting himself and his interests first. Always has, always will has something to do with Matilda, but has nothing to do with other people in Jake's life?

Anonymous said...

Ramona is his niece, of course he loves her.

Jake loves and cares only about members of his family?

Anonymous said...

You can't compare what she is to him to what Matilda is to him.

Why not?

Anonymous said...

Jake loves and cares only about members of his family?

They are a very close family. There is no doubt he loves and cares about them more than for others. He even said that at the end of the day his family is what he cares most about. Then come his friends and their chldren. Really, there is no comparison.

Anonymous said...

Why not?

Do I really have to explain it to you? Ramona is his sister's daughter, his own blood. Matilda is the daughter of a dead co-star/maybe friend.

Anonymous said...

8:18 AM - the point is that someone or some people are trying very, very hard to "prove" that Jake couldn't possibly care or love Matilda: big ego, putting himself and his interests first, ... everything under the Sun.

Anonymous said...

We had Aniston as example too. She is estranged from her mom, not very close to her dad and her half-brother. Cox is like a sister to her, they love each other dearly and Aniston is crazy about her goddaughter. DiCaprio's, Aniston's situations are all significanty different to Jake's situation. You know what I mean? That said, it's not as if Jake doesn't care. :)

Anonymous said...

Do I really have to explain it to you? Ramona is his sister's daughter, his own blood. Matilda is the daughter of a dead co-star/maybe friend.

Yes, I need someone to explain why you can't love your family and other people at the same time.

Anonymous said...

8:18 AM - the point is that someone or some people are trying very, very hard to "prove" that Jake couldn't possibly care or love Matilda

No, he does care. He just doesn't seem very involved. Which is no big deal anyway.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I need someone to explain why you can't love your family and other people at the same time.

Maybe you do and that speaks for you a lot. :)But most people care much more about their own flesh and blood and then come friends, acquaintances...

Anonymous said...

He just doesn't seem very involved.

Based on what? Paparazzi pictures?
We only have a few sentences he said about it, too little to make any conclusions.

Toronto Film Festival said...

2010 Toronto Film Festival predictions:

Love and Other Drugs - Edward Zwick: Awards Season Strategy

predictions

Anonymous said...

He just doesn't seem very involved. Which is no big deal anyway.

I agree. I don't know why some people make such an issue out of it. Not like Jake was Heath's best friend or family. Someone explain it to me, please.

Anonymous said...

Jake Gyllenhaal Confirmed for 'Stand Up to Cancer' Telethon

the insider

This issue seems very important to Jake, since his uncle died of cancer.

Anonymous said...

He just doesn't seem very involved. Which is no big deal anyway.
I agree. I don't know why some people make such an issue out of it.


It's such an issue becuse people post opinions like "doesn't seem very involved" based on their wishful thinking.

Anonymous said...

It's such an issue becuse people post opinions like "doesn't seem very involved" based on their wishful thinking.

I think you've got it backwards, opinions like 'he is quite involved' are wishful thinking.

Anonymous said...

It's such an issue becuse people post opinions like "doesn't seem very involved" based on their wishful thinking.

I know it's wishful thinking for some on WFT2, but it's not for me. I think Jake cares about her, but is not very involved in her life. No more, no less.

Anonymous said...

Jake Gyllenhaal Confirmed for 'Stand Up to Cancer' Telethon

He'll deliver an important message in a "Stand Up to Cancer" PSA, set to debut during tonight's MLB All-Star Game.

Anonymous said...

2010 Toronto Film Festival predictions

Like a vintage year for wine, Toronto International Film Festival co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey should see in 2010, a significantly higher number of World and North American premieres (loads from Cannes and Venice) than previous years for the 35th edition. I'm guessing that fests like Telluride, NYFF and London will manage to grab their share of the spotlight in terms of world preems as well.

The first press conference takes place on the 27th of this month, I'll be on hand to report on the first batch of titles and I figure that the predicted films below will be offered come September 9th to the 19th.

Anonymous said...

I think you've got it backwards, opinions like 'he is quite involved' are wishful thinking.

Yeah, right!

I bet the same people posted "Jake and Heath are just BBMt colleagues".

Gay California Senator Roy Ashburn: I Was a Hypocrite said...

Four months after he was outed following a DUI arrest after a visit to a gay bar, California state senator Roy Ashburn talked with News10 about living openly as a gay man:

"The hypocracy (sic) is true. I lived a double life. I had tremendous passion and drive to be in public life, to be elected, and I've had a remarkable political career...No one has really spoken to me about my votes and I've decided that I'm going to vote the truth. I am no longer going to vote against rights for people because they happen to be gay or bi or transgendered. I'm not going to do that."

Ashburn says he'll remain a Republican: "The Republican party is the party that believes in limited government and individual freedom. The government doesn't get involved in people's private lives. And yet, I think the Republican party is viewed as the anti-gay rights party, and I think that's very regrettable."

Towleroad

Anonymous said...

I bet Jake LOVES this.

Just come out!!! YOU'RE A HOMO.

It's a parody by Sherry Vine and I lolled but, sigh.

Jake said...

Just come out!!! YOU'RE A HOMO.

You talkin' to me?

Anonymous said...

Ashburn can't figure out why the Republican Party is viewed as the anti-gay rights party? After he just said that he used to "vote against rights for people because they happen to be gay or bi or transgendered."

Anonymous said...

Jake said he was very involved as a godfather. I take him at his word. You can care for other people as well as your own family - the slight difference there is that your own blood may may have doesn't minimize how you feel about others in your life. It's not a comparison of how much how little you care for people.

Anonymous said...

Jake said he was very involved as a godfather. I take him at his word.

Actually he said he sees her as much as their Hollywood life allows it and when she's in L.A. with her mother. Very involved = doubt it.

Anonymous said...

Oh, for god's sake. I think some of you would like Jake to adopt Matilda. If he calls occasionally and sends her birthday cards/gifts it's more than enough IMO.

Anonymous said...

I love Ken Watanabe - HE is gorgeous. Maybe I should say beauty-full.

I think so too. He has a great presence. :)

Anonymous said...

He said it is a responsibility that he takes very seriously = involved in my books. No, it doesn't mean he has to adopt her. Exaggeration much?

I love Ken Watanabe - HE is gorgeous. Maybe I should say beauty-full.

I think so too. :)

Anonymous said...

He said it is a responsibility that he takes very seriously

I would take non-English interviews with a grain of salt. In that interview with Lorraine Kelly Jake said it's a responsibility he's proud to have. I'm going with that.

Anonymous said...

I love Ken Watanabe - HE is gorgeous. Maybe I should say beauty-full.

That scene in The Last Samurai where all of the samurai are riding into town and everyone bows at the sight of them - my heart skips a beat every time. *swoon*

Atticus said...

Daddy loves me best!

Anonymous said...

Jake doesn't seem all that involved with Ramona, let alone Matilda. Living a closeted life and hiding a child takes a lot out of you.

Anonymous said...

Hiding a child? You still believe that?

Anonymous said...

Atticus said...
Daddy loves me best!


No one can argue with that, Atti :)

Anonymous said...

Jake doesn't seem all that involved with Ramona, let alone Matilda. Living a closeted life and hiding a child takes a lot out of you.

I'm not a BT believer, but he does seem to spend a lot of time with Maggie, Peter and Ramona. Right now they're all on MV together.


If he calls occasionally and sends her birthday cards/gifts it's more than enough IMO.

I agree.

Anonymous said...

If he calls occasionally and sends her birthday cards/gifts it's more than enough IMO.

Really? You wouldn't want to see your godchild from time to time?

Anonymous said...

You wouldn't want to see your godchild from time to time?

I'm sure he sees her from time to time.

"Dear I Have a Bomer" Ted said...

Bitch Back


Dear Ted:
Matt Bomer has climbed the Hollywood ladder since 2001, and yet he still seems totally and genuinely perfect: gorgeous, talented, supernice with his coworkers and the hard-working type, "incredibly happy with his private life" that he deals with in an amazingly classy and smart way. One thing I've learned since I began reading your column is that nobody in show business is as innocent as they might want people to believe, so he must be have some hidden dirt, right?
—A

Dear I Have a Bomer:
Matt's got the soft facial features of a sixteen-year-old girl, and the mild manners of one. His dirt… well, if you've read an interview with him, you'll know that he doesn't care what you find out about his personal life. Which I love.


Dear Ted:
Do you ever eliminate people that are the subject of your Blind Vices in order to throw your readers off the scent?
—Ipeephotons

Dear And It Ain't:
I would never. But note this: While the are some Vices I make sure to throw you off of, there are others that I'm dying to reveal...and just might give more clues to than others.

Atticus said...

BT said... Shut up!

Daddy loved me first! He's involved with me every day! I've ran away, bit the mailman, embarrassed him by humping strange dogs in public parks, chewed his shoes, pooped on his carpet, peed on his bed, thrown up in his car, had worms, bad gas, bad breath and fleas and ticks and he still loves me best!

Anonymous said...

BT said... Shut up!

Be careful or else Atticus might pull a Boo on you.

Anonymous said...

The parents also got them fist gigs in Hollywood.


-I know they might be a little kinky but no parents should so that.

Anonymous said...

^^^ do that.

Peter North said...

The parents also got them fist gigs in Hollywood.

Not Hollywood. You must mean the San Fernando Valley.

ONTD said...

Scientology's Vendetta Against Anderson Cooper: Now In Paperback!

Anderson Cooper has really done it now.

The Church of Scientology has gotten aggressive with its campaign in the wake of Cooper's week-long "Scientology: A History of Violence," which aired at the end of March. While that was some time ago, a few months is apparently the amount of time it takes to create the very unusual 95-page glossy publication Freedom magazine handed out on the street Monday morning in front of the CNN offices in Manhattan. The majority of it's content has been posted online here for a little while now.

Freedom, "published by the Church of Scientology since 1968," devotes the entire issue -- and accompanying 30 minute DVD -- to a attempted takedown of the CNN anchor, the "AC360" crew, and the interview subjects featured in the series. (Please do yourself a favor and check out Cooper's "statement" at 11:30 in this incredible video.)

As noted in their video, the Church of Scientology now owns its own printing facilities to manufacture publications like these. And Cooper is not the only journalist to be targeted by the group. In 2009, Freedom went "inside the St. Petersburg Times" and in 2007 "exposed" the BBC program "Panorama."

Atticus said...

I've ran away, bit the mailman,

ate my baby brother

Anonymous said...

Living a closeted life and hiding a child takes a lot out of you.

I'd like to know your opinion, whether you believe Jake and Austin are still a couple and where BT is at the moment? With Jake on Martha's Vineyard?

Anonymous said...

Not the one you quoted 12:24 but why do you ask, so you can argue?! It's all speculation. Almost everything in an actor's life, or any public figure, is pure speculation.

Anonymous said...

12:37 PM - I don't want to start a fight. I was just genuinely curious.

Anonymous said...

Ronaldo's home!

ONTD

Anonymous said...

Not the one you quoted 12:24 but why do you ask, so you can argue?! It's all speculation.

It is, but everyone has REASONS to believe something. Reason "because Ted said so" is fine, too.

Anonymous said...

Not the one you quoted 12:24 but why do you ask, so you can argue?!

Excuse me? Since when it's wrong to ask people to explain their opinions?

Anonymous said...

Ronaldo's home!

Not bad! ;)

Anonymous said...

Dear I Have a Bomer

Ha! Had to smile at this.

I just watched some clips from White Collar, and you'd have no problem atall falling for Matt as a romantic lead, hook line and sinker, regardless of his personal life. :)

Anonymous said...

I hope Matt will soon get a chance to test his romantic lead qualities on bigger audience :)

Anonymous said...

I just watched some clips from White Collar, and you'd have no problem atall falling for Matt as a romantic lead, hook line and sinker, regardless of his personal life. :)

ITA. They re-ran last season's White Collar finale last night as a lead-in to tonight's season opener. Matt has great screen presence and a lot of charisma. That idiot who wrote the Newsweek article should watch the show.

Anonymous said...

James Franco being hot!

ONTD

Anonymous said...

The 32-year-old actor is currently in Vancouver working on the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes. In the film, James plays “a driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes.”

An expensive movie for a change :)

Ruffalo Goes Gay said...

Mark Ruffalo tells OurSceneTV that he'd go gay for Billy Crudup! Niiiice. The rest of their red-carpet report on The Kids Are All Right is more than just all right, too.

link

OT said...

Huffington Post - The Creepiest Fan Art Of All Time (PICTURES)

Anonymous said...

Don't you just love James Schamus? :) I loved his answer in that clip. Annette and Julianne look great together. Mark does too.

Warning!!! GIANT Bomer post said...

In the last video on the page he answers fan questions and someone asks him if he ever goes online to forums or message boards to see what is being said about him :) He says he did - once. And learned his lesson, lol.

ANOTHER GIANT BOMER POST (this time with vids)

Anonymous said...

Don't you just love James Schamus? :)

Yes :) Terrific cast. I'm going to try and see it this weekend.

Anonymous said...

I saw The Kids Are All Right on Sunday. It's a really good movie. Annette, Julianne and Mark are terrific. I think Annette is a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination.

Jake said...

Warning!!! GIANT Bomer post

AGAIN?

Anonymous said...

Huffington Post - The Creepiest Fan Art Of All Time (PICTURES)

LOVE pregnant Batman, Superman would make a great dad :)

Anonymous said...

Scientology's Vendetta Against Anderson Cooper: Now In Paperback!

Stupid bitches.

Anonymous said...

ANOTHER GIANT BOMER POST (this time with vids)

Jake's alter ego trashes Matt! :)

Anonymous said...

Excuse me? Since when it's wrong to ask people to explain their opinions?

Oh come on. The subject of if Jake & Austin are together and where's BT has been discussed many many times here with umpteen people already giving their opinions with the not surprising counter-arguments following. If you don't recognize this post "whether you believe Jake and Austin are still a couple and where BT is at the moment" as a hook to argue against Ted, the validity of Toothy Tile, BT and gay Jake, then you need to do more back-reading of WFT. Stop falling for the "I want your opinion so I can poke holes in your beliefs" trick. It's so obvious.

TB said...

4:24 PM - you are totally and completely wrong.

Anonymous said...

Go back to your JIS Babbler site 4:33.

Anonymous said...

Jake's alter ego trashes Matt! :)

LOL. You know, I actually think Jake would do a terrific job doing a voice for an animated film. I wonder if he's ever had any offers.

Anonymous said...

If you don't recognize this post "whether you believe Jake and Austin are still a couple and where BT is at the moment" as a hook to argue against Ted, the validity of Toothy Tile, BT and gay Jake...

I'm not the smartest person on the planet, but why do you presume that TBs are stupid?
Jake isn't gay because Ted said so and Jake will stay gay with and without Austin and BT. And I will discuss anything I want without caring if trolls will use it for trolling or not.

Anonymous said...

If you don't recognize this post "whether you believe Jake and Austin are still a couple and where BT is at the moment" as a hook to argue against Ted, the validity of Toothy Tile, BT and gay Jake, then you need to do more back-reading of WFT.

Not true.

Jake is on MV since June 28, looks like Austin was somewhere else. Austin will film OTH for the next 6 months starting tomorrow. I don't see anything "fishy" about asking people why they still believe in BT and J&A when Jake and Austin continue to spend time away from each other.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he's ever had any offers.

The Man Who Walked Between The Towers

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he's ever had any offers.
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers


My god at first glance I thought it said The Man Who Wanked Between The Towers

Anonymous said...

5:19 PM, "one track mind" is an understatement in your case ;)

5"19 said...

I tjink I meed gkasses.

Margaret Cho said...

Jess: Joan Rivers recently said in an interview that young performers should still keep their sexuality a secret. She mentioned that it was smart of Ricky Martin to wait until the height of his success was over to come out.

Margaret: Ideally I think everybody should be out all the time. That would solve so many problems, if people would just come out from the get-go. But I don’t know how our society would support that, like I don’t know how much homophobia exists within our society. What I do know is that a lot of times when people come out, the responsibility isn’t just about coming out. When you come out in today’s society you have to also become an activist, and a lot of times that activist role is something that people don’t want to play in addition to being an artist. So, I think it’s a personal preference. I feel like everybody’s got their own idea of who they want to exhibit themselves as, what level they want to do, what they want to be seen as.

Jess: This reminds me of Adam Lambert, who waited until American Idol was over but made it clear that he didn’t want to talk about gay political and civil rights issues. He’s stressed that he’s an entertainer and not a politician, which hopefully will relax other celebrities who stay closeted because of that pressure.

Margaret: Right! And he also strikes me as somebody who was also out to begin with. I mean, his stardom was so fast… Like he barely… He was a star, and then a couple of weeks later he was, ‘I’m gay!’ [laughing] He only waited like 2 weeks and, ‘I’m gay!’ Like, it was real fast! So, I wouldn’t necessarily think of that as even waiting to come out, he was pretty much… I don’t know if I believe in the idea of sensation, but with somebody like that, they are an overnight sensation because the success of American Idol is really an overnight thing. His start was a little bit different than somebody like Ricky Martin, who was a child star and developed within show business. So, his idea of image has been protected since he was like, 5 years old or whenever he joined Menudo. So, I think it’s much more difficult for somebody like Ricky Martin to come out, especially, you know? His fame was many years before Adam Lambert, when you’re talking about Menudo, and then growing up gay as a very, very important Latin recording artist. You know the Latin culture is not as accepting, of course, and it’s very difficult. I think his finally coming out now is really brave, even though it is years later.

Margaret Cho Gets Cho-Dependent: Autostraddle Interview

Margaret Cho said...

Jess: Fran Drescher recently mentioned that the man she was married to for 21 years turned out to be gay. Have you ever unwittingly dated a gay man?

Margaret: Not unwittingly, no. I very consciously dated many, many gay men.

Jess: Really?

Margaret: Even though it’s weird considering my stand-up comedy, I can also be a very non-sexual person. And, sometimes gay men are very romantically interested in me, but not sexually. But romantically, which is a different thing, too. So I’ve actually had quite a few romantic relationships with gay men that are not sexual at all. But in the realm of romance I think that there’s like, many gay men that have sought that of me. Because for gay men, also the idea of romance is sometimes neglected in gay culture. It’s a very kind of feminine ritual, a feminine trait or a feminine ideal of romance, and so I think many gay men who have indulged that with me, not in a sexual way, but in a romantic way. So, I have quite a few gay “husbands”, I think there’s different ways to be a ”husband”, there’s different ways to have “marriage”, and now I’ve certainly had that with quite a few gay men.

Jess: And what do you get out of it?

Margaret: Oh, I get a lot out of it! I mean, I get a lot of very satisfying connections, and a heart connection, and a love connection. There is love there, just because that isn’t sexual doesn’t mean it’s not as profound and loving as a relationship that I would have with somebody that I am sexual with.

Jess: Isn’t that just a friendship?

Margaret: It is a friendship. But romance is a kind of modified friendship. It sort of goes a little deeper. If you’re not involving sexuality, I think, for me, relationships can be a lot deeper. You can get into a spiritual realm, and that’s really deep, so I’m very happy with my relationships with gay men. Maybe it’s sort of what Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift had, a very romantic relationship that wasn’t sexual, but that was very deep.

Jess: I think a lot of people may not be aware that you’re actually married to a man. I know when Ani Difranco got married she experienced some backlash from the gay community. Did you ever experience anything like that?

Margaret: No, I don’t think so. I think because I’ve always had a side of me that’s very heterosexual too, that it’s not… I identify as queer, my politics are queer, but then I’ve also maintained many relationships with men too, so I think my own fluidity within my own sexuality has always been very present. So I didn’t feel a kind of backlash in that same way, which I thought for Ani was very unfair. She was very happy, and she should have been congratulated, so I don’t think that’s right that there was backlash for that. I think people, when they identify so much with her music, and they equate so much of that with their own queerness, they feel like the artist has a responsibility to answer to it with their actions in life, and I don’t think that’s appropriate.

Anonymous said...

George Takai and his husband were at the All Stars game! :)

Anonymous said...

Just saw Jake’s ad. His eyes were very blue but he was a bit crossedeyed. Wish he spoke with a deeper voice.

Anonymous said...

I was on 14th street (NYC) and there was a guy dressed and made up as Heath’s Joker. I have no idea why, but I thought the Heathens would enjoy that.

Anonymous said...

I love Ken Watanabe - HE is gorgeous. Maybe I should say beauty-full.

I know many do, but I can't get off on Rob Lowe (um, I mean Matt Bomer). Men with the soft facial features of a 16-year-old girl don't attract...nice to look at but no quiver. Especially, no mental quiver. I like a man with depth. So to see Ken Watanabe mentioned is great. I knew there's a reason I still have faith in this place. :) Nothing against the Bomeritas. To each their own. I'll take Ken, though, with extra raw wasabi on the side. (I acknowledge that if he was gay like Bomer he'd be even hotter.)

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