Cat Cora and her partner and child.
Posted on 12/13/2007 11:23:09 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
December 12, 2007
Jodie Foster comes out... finally
The notoriously private Oscar-winning actress has acknowledged her lesbian partner in public for the first time
Veronica Schmidt
After guarding her private life fiercely for 15 years, Hollywood actress Jodie Foster has publicly acknowledged her lesbian partner.
The Oscar-winning actress thanked "my beautiful Cydney" after winning an award at the Women in Entertainment Power 100 breakfast in Los Angeles.
She went on to praise Cydney Bernard, saying the film producer "sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss".
Despite more than a decade of speculation, questions over the paternity of her two sons and critics calling for her be “out and proud”, Foster has refused to discuss her sexuality.
The 44-year-old maintained her silence when, earlier this year, gay American magazine Out put a picture of her on its cover above the words “The glass closet – why the stars won’t come out and play.” Inside, it was argued “the stars aren’t willing to make the jump to being officially labelled queer and all that it represents in the business.”
Now that Foster has, reactions are mixed. On American website Gay.com, readers posted comments praising the actress for coming out, while others expressed anger that it was considered news.
“It is her life to live as she pleases. Why do so many gays worry about who is and who is not gay?” asked one reader
“Whether or not Jodie comes out is definitely her own decision, but she would provide an excellent positive role model to GLBT [gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender] people everywhere. I think that is why we get excited when someone comes out,” posted another.
Foster is one of only a few Hollywood actresses to have publicly acknowledged they are lesbian. Comedian Ellen de Generes made headlines when she came out in 1997, as did her partner Portia de Rossi when she was photographed kissing then girlfriend Francesca Gregorini in 2001.
Foster reportedly met Bernard on the set of Sommersby in 1993. The actress later gave birth to sons Charles, 9, and Kit, 6.
The actress found world-wide fame at 14, playing a prostitute opposite Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver before going on to star in Bugsy Malone, Freaky Friday, The Silence of the Lambs and Nell.
Her latest movie Nim’s Island is due for release in May next year.
Cat Cora and her partner and child.
LOL! You win!
Kristianna Lokken.
“they’re sexy, hot, and I wish I was with both of them!”
Bingo!!! That is exactly right.
Hope all is well in sunny SD, Sof!
Even more shocking is he’s British.
Speaking of lesbos...
that happens with all lesbians...there are certain principles that set some deep sins into motion and hating your mom alot is one of them. It causes a bad sexual attraction for women. You end uo unwittingly getting turned on by the type of person that you hate. Check out fhu.com for more interesting truths and how people are being totally set free to their conscience from the slavery.
I am not surprise it known fact that Jodie Foster was gay back in da day way back in da day
Models and actresses - they are held up as a standard for beauty but if you think about it - they get to do what they do not because of how they look on the street, but how they look made up, done up, lit up, often with a camera inches away.
No doubt there is some correlation between what looks good on film and what looks good in real life, but the two are in no way precisely correlated.
Some of it is ability as well as looks - the ability to project a certain attitude or air, the ability to stand under the lights and makeup for so long etc. etc.
When we see pictures of them “in real life” we’re often disappointed as this is not really what they’re paid to do, or are necessarily good at.
Can we at least hope she bi?
I must be rare, because I find attractive lezbos as a group of sad, dame-bramage indiviuduals as much as I do the male pillow biters..
Not always. My closest friend happens to be a lesbian. I wouldn't think of trying to convert her. Some of her friends, maybe, but our relationship is as friends and industry colleagues, not possible lovers.
I had to laugh at your post - then checked out your profile page. I see you have your portrait there! Good lookin’ DUDE!! I would send you mine - but, sigh. I don’t need to be gettin’ hits from all the ol’ geezers here. ;-) wink, wink!
Straight men have more in common with lesbians. We can go girl watching together...
Bingo. I don't much care if someone is gay. Spare me the details of your sex life, just like the straight people I know do, please?
“Guess we know who the “ man “ is .”
They both look like men.
Julia. Especially because of what comes out of them...
I agree with you..I don’t need to know what people are doing behind their closed doors. I like Jodie. However people who have to push their gay agenda really make me feel sick. Like Rosie....ewwww!
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