Oh, and five: this isn't the Digital Age, it's the Ironic Age. I'm using my own digital bullhorn to shout into your faces my opinion that other people shouldn't opine their opinions about Bullock and James, telling you I don't care about what they care about while asking you to care about my caring about their unfounded caring. (ow! Think I just got caught in some kind of philosophical feedback loop!) People all the time now decry others for their pontificating and opinionating, but it's okay when *they* do it. Irony baby, enough to make Andy Warhol weep!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:29:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Way the Hell OT: Stars and Fans Show Support for Bullock Why do we want to read anything about the latest Hollywood scandal? This article caught my attention for four things reading it made think upon: One: Does the term "no comment" exist anymore? Keanu Reeves said he sent wishes "for everyone", which I assume is for the cheating dope as well. He's a fairly private guy and probably doesn't want to say anything in public, but there go the mics stuck in his face again. The celebrity reporters are always asking celebs their opinions on things that frankly they probably don't know, care, or want to talk about to the media. How about just "no comment" to make the leeches go away? Two: the growth of social media and sophisticated Internet/telecom is inundating us with the opinions of people whose opinions really don't matter, but now they have digital bullhorns to shout them in our ears. Do I really care what some lady from "Millionaire Matchmaker" or Meagan McCain have to say about Jesse James? Do we really need all the bandwidth taken up by "personal" messages of love and support sent to stars from people who don't even know these people, or whose opinions aren't that insightful? (Do you really care if I care? yeah, i know this is a bit ironic!) Three: Holly Robinson-Peete illustrates the two above. She calls it a "love story" gone bad. Marrying a dude who'd shown a penchant for strippers and porn stars is a love story? Well, I guess in some quarters, but come on. This'd be like me marrying Madonna or Courtney love, and then tripping when the wife turns out to be crazy and addictive. I'm still tripping over Peete's acting like a giddy schoolgirl when John Mayer said she was fine, which was a bit over-the-top even before she realized he's a nutty bigot. Proof that not everyone should be putting their opinions out into ether all the time. Just say "no comment" Holly... Four: Betty White Rocks! She wants to kick James' a$$?! Now that's the best laugh i've had all week! ***************************************** [Yahoo Entertainment News] http://omg.yahoo.com/news/stars-offer-messages-of-support-for-sandra-bullock/37928?nc By Alison Rosen, Yahoo! Jesse James might want to avoid showing his face in Tinseltown -- or any town -- for a while. Not only has Sandra Bullock gained the public's sympathies (if your friends are anything like ours, they're firmly on Team Sandy), but celebrities are also coming out to show their support in messages ranging from diplomatic to scathing. In the midst of the second "Blind Side" premiere cancellation -- neither Berlin nor London will be receiving their scheduled Sandy face time -- stars have been revealing their feelings about the turmoil surrounding Bullock, whose husband of nearly five years, Jesse James, allegedly cheated on her with a tattoo model while Bullock was filming "The Blind Side." When Bullock's "Speed" co-star Keanu Reeves was asked if he wanted to send her well-wishes , he told a reporter,"Yes, of course, I mean for everyone." Fellow Oscar winner Mo'Nique offered to lend Bullock an ear , saying, "Sandra, if you need me, sugar, call me, baby..." Betty White is reportedly furious at James and can't say his name without cursing. Apparently White, who co-starred with Bullock in "The Proposal," "wants to kick James' a--." A number of stars took to Twitter to express their feelings. An angry Patti Stanger of "The Millionaire Matchmaker" said, "Sandra: don't need to be with a loser like Jesse" while Meghan McCain was perplexed: "what the hell Jesse James?!?!" Holly Robinson-Peete was sad: "I'm depressed abt Sandra Bullock...Was such a beautiful love story. channeling strength 2her-" Maria Menounos was equally heartbroken: "sandra b: my heart bleeds for you. Sending you a huge hug, lots of love and hope-there is a good man for you out there.you deserve better." The messages come in the wake of tabloid reports that Bullock and James are consulting with divorce attorneys. But Bullock's rep says these reports are false. While Bullock is taking a break from the public eye at the moment, James hasn't shirked his job responsibilities. Word has it he went back to work at his motorcycle shop, West Coast Choppers, over the weekend. That doesn't necessarily mean it's business as usual for James, though. Reports of his return to the job have described him as "very upset" and "very quiet."
