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Jodie Foster COMES OUT!! [View all] Mdterp01 Jan 2013 OP
i just saw it! samsingh Jan 2013 #1
Video here Electric Monk Jan 2013 #54
She came out in 2007. redqueen Jan 2013 #67
she almost comes out. hints. says it then says something else samsingh Jan 2013 #109
She was with the same woman for over a decade. redqueen Jan 2013 #113
true samsingh Jan 2013 #115
Is that what she was saying? Hmm! femmocrat Jan 2013 #2
If everyone already knows you didn't really do it on your own terms. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #3
Why not? Mdterp01 Jan 2013 #7
Actually, she did. eom. Raine1967 Jan 2013 #42
GOOD for her! Always loved her. My favorite actress. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2013 #4
She likes plaid? Kalidurga Jan 2013 #5
Consider yourself outed. Coyotl Jan 2013 #15
I am a plaidaphobe... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #17
See that was my cover... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #29
That's funny. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #46
is that better or worse than being a plaidophile? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #80
So you think only solid colors should marry? FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #104
That is fine... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #111
Oh I don't discriminate against colors. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #112
Look to this day ... ashling Jan 2013 #34
I've been whining to my wife for years OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #50
Pray Away the Plaid!1!! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #87
well let's just see what Plaid Adder has to say.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #92
I love plaid. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #94
She was pretty darn nervous it seemed. Lex Jan 2013 #6
That was a long time coming -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2013 #8
I was left in tears. She did this on her own terms, her own time, her own way... Melinda Jan 2013 #9
I noticed many in the audience were crying. DURHAM D Jan 2013 #26
I totally agree with you! nt Duppers Jan 2013 #44
What did they censor? mascarax Jan 2013 #81
She is quite classy tavalon Jan 2013 #83
I thought of you as soon as I saw the OP jmondine Jan 2013 #119
It brought tears to the eyes graham4anything Jan 2013 #10
Are you sure? She said she "came out" years and years ago. So...we had absolutely zero Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #11
She's never come out, although everyone knows she's gay obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #32
why? I liked what she said, that she came out long ago in her quiet way, by telling friends and Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #93
Why is it maddening? AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #98
I was watching, they bleeped alot of it out. Does anyone know what she was saying? crazyjoe Jan 2013 #12
I hope someone can report what the network removed. DURHAM D Jan 2013 #16
I thought it was my tv gping wonky at a really bad time freeplessinseattle Jan 2013 #36
Transcript of Jodie Foster's speech pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #74
Wow. Beautiful speech. peacebird Jan 2013 #120
I tried desperately to make sense of what she was talking about alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #13
I'm with you. It was confusing and depressing.Did she say that she wished not to be lonely? And what The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #55
She has dementia tavalon Jan 2013 #86
I had that feeling. I had read that Jodie and her Mom had not gotten along well so I just didn't The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #116
Me, too. The half I understood was brilliant... OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #75
The video is not synced tavalon Jan 2013 #85
I know! She looks AMAZING for 50!! Myrina Jan 2013 #96
She came out over 5 yrs. ago when she acknowledged - lynne Jan 2013 #14
I understand it must be difficult to have a private life and be an actress mythology Jan 2013 #18
Oh yay. Details of other peoples personal lives. I don't have to go out bluerum Jan 2013 #19
like the 3rd time she's come out PatrynXX Jan 2013 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Jan 2013 #51
Pretty weird Brainstormy Jan 2013 #21
Three cheers for Jodie! AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #22
She struck me as gay when she was 10 years old in Tom Sawyer. Kablooie Jan 2013 #23
I have always loved Jodie Foster... ReRe Jan 2013 #24
Jodie is called Jodie because of her mom;s GF obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #33
Ha! ReRe Jan 2013 #38
Good for her! Yay Jodie! BeeBee Jan 2013 #25
And Perez Hilton has the video of the speach Seedersandleechers Jan 2013 #27
Is this the link you meant to post? Raine1967 Jan 2013 #43
The video is current... pacalo Jan 2013 #49
Thank you -- I thought it was a great speech! pacalo Jan 2013 #45
Not to nitpick here.... Doc Holliday Jan 2013 #108
It sounded to me like she was saying she was single, she broke up with her partner of MADem Jan 2013 #47
Yes, & good point about the drinking. pacalo Jan 2013 #57
A little coy and a little bizarre but what the hey, she's Jodi Foster. nolabear Jan 2013 #28
a MOST exceptional & touching speech Duppers Jan 2013 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Firebrand Gary Jan 2013 #31
Awesome! Good for her. Hopefully, this will inspire others to come out. nt Zorra Jan 2013 #35
Tom Cruise? nt adieu Jan 2013 #39
Really? I didn't hear that. I heard her say she was single. postulater Jan 2013 #37
The biggest shock this side of Anderson Coooper rocktivity Jan 2013 #40
Now if Queen Latifa would step up Lex Jan 2013 #41
That was about the oddest re-coming out speech I've seen. nt justiceischeap Jan 2013 #48
Go Jodie Go! n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #52
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #53
It is always great when someone leaves the closet behind. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #56
So give us the quote when she "came out". I didnt hear it. She said she was single and a bunch rhett o rick Jan 2013 #58
She talks about how she's been out for ages (Video from TMZ) justiceischeap Jan 2013 #91
How did Travis Bickle take the news? n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #59
Well I think John Hinckley must be even more crazy. alp227 Jan 2013 #60
Yes, for Hinckley, this must be the last crushing blow. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #88
Next you're going to tell me Barack Obama is President of the United States. donheld Jan 2013 #61
...uh, SoapBox Jan 2013 #62
Good for her! nyquil_man Jan 2013 #63
Huh I didn't hear she is gay??? nmbluesky Jan 2013 #64
Good for her. Claybrains Jan 2013 #65
It's because relationships are social. Matariki Jan 2013 #66
good point. nt Claybrains Jan 2013 #124
Sort of. In a very strangely defensive way as well. 6000eliot Jan 2013 #68
I'd still shoot Reagan for her......... thelordofhell Jan 2013 #69
Her freshman year at Yale was my second-to-last year in graduate school there Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #70
Dang! You just missed me KamaAina Jan 2013 #110
I didn't realize she was so close to Mel Gibson- I guess he's okay with the gays. o_O nt cecilfirefox Jan 2013 #71
again? eShirl Jan 2013 #72
SHRUG whistler162 Jan 2013 #73
Not really (Breaking News) but hey... Rain Mcloud Jan 2013 #76
that lady who constantly defends Mel Gibson and Roman Polanski? Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2013 #77
I agree totally obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #84
I can respect her for that LTR Jan 2013 #105
except one of them is a convicted rapist Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2013 #114
I thought she did that some time ago. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #78
Weird how close she is to Mel Gibson. That says a lot about her, none of it good. DeeDeeNY Jan 2013 #79
I wish I had seen your post before I put mine out there tavalon Jan 2013 #82
Yeah, she came out...............for privacy. Beacool Jan 2013 #89
welcome to 1992... AngryAmish Jan 2013 #90
again? datasuspect Jan 2013 #95
I think basically she reinforced that her private life is private .... Myrina Jan 2013 #97
What? gussmith Jan 2013 #99
"Loud and proud" bettyellen Jan 2013 #101
Here's a transcript. It makes more sense in a written form, IMHO. Hugin Jan 2013 #100
I guess I am of a different mind... Kencorburn Jan 2013 #102
Too bad she had to sit with that dirtbag Mel Gibson. sellitman Jan 2013 #103
They are friends. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #106
Probably just me, but I found her presentation a bit sad. classof56 Jan 2013 #107
she's been out for a while shireen Jan 2013 #117
Not exactly... AntiFascist Jan 2013 #118
Here's the part of the speech that brought me to tears -- not the coming out part.... tpsbmam Jan 2013 #121
And Mel sobered up for his stint as the beard. blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #122
If only Lindsay Graham would follow suit. NYtoBush-Drop Dead Jan 2013 #123
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