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12/05/2007
Jodie Foster Thanks Her "Beautiful Cydney" in Award Speech
At the 16th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast, which I mentioned earlier today referencing Travolta's quippy one-liner, Jodie Foster received the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, and in her acceptance speech thanked "my beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss."
While leadership certainly hasn't been her forte in this area, we'll accept it as her coming out.
Posted 9:00 PM EST by Andy Towle in Film, I'm Gay, Jodie Foster, News | Permalink
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Since when do movie stars come out of the bloset? William Haines? Look where that got him--bigger star than Valentino, career destroyed, replaced by Gable (a bisexual husler according to Mr. Erhenstein).
Jodie Foster is one of the finest actresses in cinema history. She doesn't have to answer to anyone for anything. If she did come out, it should be for her own reasons. She owes her achievements to no one but herself...and maybe her mother.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Dec 6, 2007 3:13:35 PM
Oh Zeke, I had no idea Queen Elizebeth is gay. :)
Foster is an actress(a damn good one) and a human being. She has never, ever done anything to harm gay's, in fact she has been open and forthcoming in the causes she helps. When and if she *comes out* is her business and her's alone.
Zeke is so right, why do we think coming out has to be a big production number, just living your life, normally, talking about your family as if it were the Jones's next door is the best way I know to make a statement. It's what I do. I talk in the *we* about my partner and I, to our friends, family and co-workers, and no one thinks a thing unusual about it.
Posted by: Joshua | Dec 6, 2007 4:45:24 PM
While we make role models of any celeb that 'comes out'- Jodie should be our true role model for a life lived with commitment. Among our 'heroes', Melissa is on her second 'marriage' and Ellen on hers, nevermind Lance and Reichen, Jodie's relationship with Cydney, however discreet, has outlasted them all and defines long term companion. The lady is grace and class and quiet courage in a world where those qualities are too rare- which is why the gay community has been harangueing her to come out for over 2 decades. Our 'role models' should be so inspiring.
Posted by: dc8stretch | Dec 6, 2007 7:30:27 PM
Privacy is one thing. But for all intents and purposes pretending that your lover doesn't exist in the eyes of the media is deceit. They are so not the same thing.
Posted by: Grant | Dec 7, 2007 2:24:31 AM
GRANT,
aahhh, shaddup!
Posted by: nic | Dec 7, 2007 9:47:46 AM
She has TWO Oscars, by the way.
Silence of the Lambs AND The Accused.
Yep, she's Book Ends.
Posted by: James | Dec 8, 2007 2:53:55 PM
She has TWO Oscars, by the way.
Silence of the Lambs AND The Accused.
Yep, she's Book Ends.
Posted by: James | Dec 8, 2007 2:56:10 PM
Along with the toaster, is it part of being gay to announce it to the world? Some of us just don't want to make a big deal out of it. Even if she did come out this week, next week everyone will be wondering what Sarah Jessica Parker will be wearing in her new movie, or that Elizabeth Taylor is doing a book tour, or that Cher's long awaited follow-up to "Believe" is finally coming out. Sometimes I'm embarrassed to be gay because whenever there's a portrayal of a stereotype...it's the ones who perpetuate that stereotype who are whining. I think Jodie is hot! Since I'm a gay man and she's a gay woman...shouldn't we then get married? After all, we're both the same.
Posted by: Justin | Dec 9, 2007 3:08:25 PM
Who cares if she's even gay? She's a great actress, a devoted parent and incredibly intelligent. We want to be treated equally, we say we are no different then anyone else...and then we criticize someone for not seperating themselves from society by drawing attention to that one single aspect of themselves; their sexuality. If we are more than who we love, why must we define ourselves by who we love? We cry that society only notices our sexuality, then we cry because someone doesn't put that sexuality first? We can't have it both ways. I say good for Ms. Foster; live your life YOUR way. Come out now, come out later...come out never, it's not up to us it's up to her. If she is or if she isn't, I don't care...I still love her acting, regardless of who she sleeps with.
Posted by: Arron | Feb 7, 2008 1:34:24 PM