tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post2327416551960719139..comments2023-10-28T01:00:16.683-04:00Comments on The Gossip Boy: The Outing Of Jeremy RennerThe Gossip Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355990321421060199noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-66238814243272271412010-04-17T00:42:02.945-04:002010-04-17T00:42:02.945-04:00Really does it matter? He is such a great actor!
...Really does it matter? He is such a great actor!<br /><br /><a title="Jeremy Cushing" href="http://jeremycushing.org/" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Cushing</a>Jeremy Cushinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391967270084734381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-24588312059471102502010-03-11T16:45:02.800-05:002010-03-11T16:45:02.800-05:00I am a straight female, but I can imagine how incr...I am a straight female, but I can imagine how incredibly hurtful and intrusive it must be to be outed. GB: I do not believe your postings every really outed anyone, but gave me a more realistic image of HW. On the contrary, you bring up very interesting dilemmas. <br /><br />On a good note: let's hope that events like this will actually help social progress by taking the mystery out of being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-24462293237578627562010-03-11T16:28:57.595-05:002010-03-11T16:28:57.595-05:00I didnt know he was gay...whatever he is, hope he ...I didnt know he was gay...whatever he is, hope he is happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-7111877311666364682010-03-11T15:22:10.846-05:002010-03-11T15:22:10.846-05:00I work in the industry too and like AsstGeek I am ...I work in the industry too and like AsstGeek I am intrigued by watching you and your blog evolve. I have seen first hand the struggle of celebs in the closet and I am not sure how I feel about outing. In Jeremy's case I think he should do/say nothing and just conduct business as usual and when people ask questions he should tell them they can read about it in his book. I'm sure one day heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-23191089640168004662010-03-11T14:00:22.131-05:002010-03-11T14:00:22.131-05:00Even in the two weeks I've been following this...Even in the two weeks I've been following this blolumn, I think it's been an evolving work in progress.<br /><br />The gossip is fun, but like others have said above me, the real interest comes from reading your conflicting thoughts about what it is to be a gay man in Hollywood, and the price of pretending not to be who you are.<br /><br />I work here, and the number of terribly screwed AsstGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630348993097229486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-41395069948982775572010-03-11T13:58:40.887-05:002010-03-11T13:58:40.887-05:00Someone mentioned his friend was sleeping with thi...Someone mentioned his friend was sleeping with this guy - doesn't matter. Gay men have been having very satisfying sexual relations with women since there were men and women. Get married, have kids, cover provided - plausible deniability - then have your piece on the side. There's a long list of married gay men and lesbians, with kids. The public drinks the kool aid the actors collect theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-72837840955132168752010-03-11T13:20:53.531-05:002010-03-11T13:20:53.531-05:00we will read you no matter whatwe will read you no matter whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-76138650935950858002010-03-11T12:59:35.234-05:002010-03-11T12:59:35.234-05:00Others have responded to this much better than I c...Others have responded to this much better than I can, but I will say this: I no longer bother with guessing, I'm more intrigued by what you say about the business. There really isn't a way for a non-connected (everyday?) person like me to actually learn about the business that is HW. <br /><br />When you discuss folks here, you do it with compassion, humor, thought and sometimes Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012512472867704269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-28825110247666883862010-03-11T12:55:33.135-05:002010-03-11T12:55:33.135-05:00Definitely something to think about GB, because if...Definitely something to think about GB, because if you are concerned about outing people who do not want to be outed, then you can't use this column to flip the Hollywood PR system the bird, as you've said you want to. And either you can write vague blind vices no one can guess or you can worry about outing people by writing guessable blind vices. I hope you worry about outing people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-9512309778587060102010-03-11T12:31:11.485-05:002010-03-11T12:31:11.485-05:00I guess it depends whether you think you have effe...I guess it depends whether you think you have effectively outed people or not.<br />If, in your heart, you think you've overstepped that line, then maybe you're right to question your content. But that's for your conscience to decide. <br /><br />I would say it's a fine line you're walking. But you're no worse than other bloggers in that department, and much better than Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-61965178309092532392010-03-11T11:35:43.430-05:002010-03-11T11:35:43.430-05:00While you may feel like you are outing people, you...While you may feel like you are outing people, you give them a reasonable level of deniability.<br /><br />At the same time you are giving us all a view into a machine that we support but that doesn't really care about the damage it inflicts on those who make them wealthy.<br /><br />Not to mention some really fun riddles. It's a gift. Actually, I think you are doing more good than Hokeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-28719619504075905532010-03-11T11:29:49.815-05:002010-03-11T11:29:49.815-05:00There will always be a certain level of interest i...There will always be a certain level of interest in what goes on in the lives of prominent people in our society. Celebrity comes with that price tag. <br /><br />Forcing someone out is different than that. It is as mean as damaging as forcing someone to stay in the closet.Hokeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-52444365973200003092010-03-11T08:50:33.769-05:002010-03-11T08:50:33.769-05:00there is absolutely NO way Jeremy is gay. My best ...there is absolutely NO way Jeremy is gay. My best friend (a non famous female) is currently sleeping with him on a regular basis. They have known each other since before his famous days. I just told her to check out this article and she started laughingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-22877097755678233982010-03-11T08:47:41.239-05:002010-03-11T08:47:41.239-05:00No one has the right to out another person. I don&...No one has the right to out another person. I don't think that's what you're doing here at all. I think some of the other gossip bloggers are "gossiping" about pre-approved (by the celebs and their management)stories. <br /><br />I think you give us more of the truth without naming names - and there's nothing wrong with that.Capnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-11819995556865281782010-03-11T08:14:43.233-05:002010-03-11T08:14:43.233-05:00So why then are you writing about Renner too bring...So why then are you writing about Renner too bring more attention to this subject?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-36657299308821558002010-03-11T07:52:45.731-05:002010-03-11T07:52:45.731-05:00You raise an interesting point and it's bullsh...You raise an interesting point and it's bullshit when people are outed against their will. There is a big difference between living openly but quietly and doing the fauxmance route of bearding with the intent to sell a product.<br /><br />Gossip is a natural byproduct of communities and a means of feeling connected with each other. You don't directly out anyone and your initial intent wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-49934748706504992902010-03-11T07:46:25.285-05:002010-03-11T07:46:25.285-05:00Anonymous said...
I think what you do is not "...<i>Anonymous said...<br />I think what you do is not "out" people, but intrigue your fans. A far cry from what the Enquirer does.<br /><br />You provide snippets of showbiz life that may otherwise never be known.<br /><br />March 11, 2010 7:28 AM</i><br /><br />^ I agree, nonnie.<br /><br />GB, this is a whole different thing and you probably know it is. <br /><br />More and more, what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-43612356159457577572010-03-11T07:39:18.350-05:002010-03-11T07:39:18.350-05:00It's a really valid and important question.
I...It's a really valid and important question.<br /><br />It all comes down to how much responsibility an actor should take. No one is naiive enough to believe that a television or film actor is able to keep their private life 100% private. Should actors therefore take some responsibility for putting themselves in that position? I think that they have to. Everyone profession has its downside, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-88757247823364570042010-03-11T07:38:40.498-05:002010-03-11T07:38:40.498-05:00Let's see how quickly JR is paired up with som...Let's see how quickly JR is paired up with some girl...godonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350515427233254342.post-45804194068837242252010-03-11T07:28:17.497-05:002010-03-11T07:28:17.497-05:00I think what you do is not "out" people,...I think what you do is not "out" people, but intrigue your fans. A far cry from what the Enquirer does.<br /><br />You provide snippets of showbiz life that may otherwise never be known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com