Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Share and Share Alike


At this time of year it's great to know that there are some people who care enough to share.

114 comments:

Special K said...

No name with your post how do we know if you are really for real.

Pick a name and use it for now and maybe save it for later.

Anonymous said...

The last pic of the rings is Jake's hand?

i always think Austin's wedding-ring-like-ring on his chest is rather telling. It means something about someone, and if that's not Jake, it's Jake's loss. :)

Anonymous said...

Will we soon get the "cycling team" troll after this post? :-) Y'know a "hundred guys all have these cycling jackets yadda yadda" missing the point that the other hundred guys are not the rumored bf.

We'll also get the "but Jake shares his clothes with lots of people" comment, I should imagine. (Not put as politely as that). Well, he's shared items of clothing with Peter S and Chris, I think, but that just shows me that Austin was/is at least as close to Jake as those two. And more IMO.

I can't even begin to comment on The Second Ring. The Ring disappears in July (?) to be replaced with one on a chain. unfortunately it's impossible to tell from that picture if it's the same as jake's pinkie ring. I suspect we will never find out, tbs.

It is quite interesting that Special K pointed out (on this very blog :-)) while Jake was doing his press for Rendition, BEFORE Ted wrote about Jake and Austin being spotted together in NY, that those black jeans looked like they belonged to a taller man. After the Letterman show and before Reese went to NY.

Still don't think there is any happy ending for the Toothy Tile saga. There is no way that Austin would ever rat on Jake even if they have/do split, and Jeese seems to be rolling on. Now I'm just watching to see if Jake and Austin are ever photographed together again. Could be a long wait.

Semi-educated trolls should note the ironic name of this blog, Waiting for Godot. Godot never came.

Anonymous said...

Oh, plenty can still happen but then my name is hopeful.

I'm just glad that we got a picture of the new ring before the Reeke bomb blew up. Thank God for heat waves in Austin! It's too bad the picture is out of focus but the new ring looks thicker than Jake's pinky ring. It's too hard to tell if it's the same. However, I believe both are somehow linked to Jake based on the way Austin wears them.

Unknown said...

Here Also I treated the subject! Thanks, again looking at these pics is good. This Before a jury, would be the overwhelming test, and we have many other tests *________*

Anonymous said...

It is quite interesting that Special K pointed out (on this very blog :-)) while Jake was doing his press for Rendition, BEFORE Ted wrote about Jake and Austin being spotted together in NY, that those black jeans looked like they belonged to a taller man.

Thanks for pointing that out :)

Anonymous said...

Jake and Reese are featured on the new cover of The Star. I thought Reese was off limits,didn't she sue them last year?

The UK version of NE has Jake proposing and Reese saying no for now. In Touch has a bit about Ryan being relieved thatReese is making a life with Jake, relieved???

Jake and Reese spotted at that restuaraunt on 11/14, almost a year to the day of the on set Rendition pics made the rounds, Jake and his parents spotted having dinner over the weekend, the Huffington post blurb about them regarding Thanksgiving, the blurb in last weeks In Touch about them attending Mass. Nothing is a coincedence IMO, something is coming.

Unknown said...

I would like to see Austin with the T-shirt of the owl

Anonymous said...

?? So will they invite Austin to the HW wedding of the year.

Anonymous said...

??, you sound a bit paranoid. Sounds like gossip rags doing what they usually do with celebs. Taking bits and pieces and making up crap. Yeah, Jake proposed and Ryan is relieved, WTF?!?! The conspiracy theories are a bit much.

Anonymous said...

I think a couple who are painted in the tabloids as having being off more than on for just a year would be crazy to get married. Doesn't help when the groom has a bf either. That's Reese's next divorce lined up then.

Anonymous said...

Wasn't Reese expecting Jake's baby last year?

Anonymous said...

In August didn't a tabloid say that Ryan was ranting about Jake being near his children because of BBM? Can't remember which one. Didn't believe that homophobic nonsense about Ryan then, and I'll put the "he's relieved" bit in the unproven bin also.

Anonymous said...

You gotta wonder what is the big rush with all of this? Why is it being played out in public so much? I wouldn't be surprised at anything - proposals, pregnancy, there's just something that isn't quite right with all of this. :)

Anonymous said...

TM: Last year? No the rumors came this year after they were spotted coming in and out of some clinic.

NA: Just noting that there seems to be a "theme" here, now the Star has jumped on board when they previously said nothing on it.

Toothless: And speaking of the BF, doesn't anyone think that it was odd that Ted didn't mention the BF in last Friday's column when he said that he was dissing his gay pals by cancelling dinners? If the BF was "OK" with it, still wouldn't Ted still have mentioned him, hwe was never shy about mentioning him before. And the baby was ommitted as well.

Anonymous said...

Ted's often done Toothy mentions without adding the bf in. Just means his sources didn't talk about Austin. Most tbs didn't believe Baby Tile anyway.

Anonymous said...

All I know is that ever since that named sighting in NYC, the trolls and PR fixers have been on Code Orange alert. I don't know that we've ever seen so many posts on OMG and WFT from them. Why I wonder?

Special K said...

Just throwing it out there--

It is that time of year that many trolls to come to the table, just like kids who want to move from the kid table to the adult one. They sound so sweet and cooperative. Then when they get to the big table then comes the commotion, giving everyone indigestion because of their behavior and then leave a mess when then get up from the table.

Avoid this by being mindful in engaging trollish behavior. Who wants dessert after a troll burps all over the blog. No one.

Anonymous said...

CB: You haven't been around much have you? PR fixers?? No, just posters pretending to have inside knowledge. The tabloid blurbs concerning Jake and Reese all seemt to have a warm, fuzzy family feel to them and they are all coming out at the same time.

Phase one: Tons of pcs.

Phase 2: Sightings and blurbs i the rags about Thanksgiving, marraige proposals, church.

Anonymous said...

Struck a nerve again, I see - you make it so damn easy, try being a challenge once in awhile. :p

Anonymous said...

CB: The only nerve that is struck is yours, take the blinders off. The Jake/Reese express is going full speed ahhead and you know it. Pointing out the tabloids role in phase two seems to have bothered you, why? I thought that you think the whole relationship is a sham, I gave you evidence.

Could it be that Jake is going along with it willingly despite the spin that he looks "sad"?? Yeah, keep telling yourselves that after looking at the rather smug look on his face in the Napa pics.

Special K said...

Now Now we don't want to starting feeding them so early in the day, they will be nothing but trouble all day.

Anonymous said...

OT: This has nothing to do with Jake but it's kind of related. In Touch has a cover story on Tom Cruise, the truth about the gay rumors! LOL. Now, I haven't even read it yet but I'm QUITE SURE they don't out him. In fact, I'm betting the farm the article will be a validation of how hetero and manly Tom Cruise is. You don't need to be a genius to figure that one out. (I think Andrew Morton's book will be the "revelatory" bio).

But Cruise is gay and sleeps with men. I have a friend of mine who told me recently that Cruise has slept with a few of her pals. And this wasn't a long time ago and yes, they're men.

Anonymous said...

If you say so. Why are they going full speed ahead? A couple in love should have all the time in the world. What's the rush?

Anonymous said...

^^Sorry, my comment at 10:18 is for ? to address. Spesh, I know, I know, we don't want to spoil their appetites for dinner. ;)

Anonymous said...

Again, ted did not see Jake in NYC, he said a source did. It was a made up sighting by a crazy fan, just as the baby stuff was, someone claiming to be an insider who is not.

Jake stayed in a hotel while in NYC, he had security and a driver.
He went out to eat a few times and much of it is documented on certain blogs that have nothing to do with the Jake G fan base.
Reese flew in on Wed night, met him at the hotel (there are also legit sources to this) they were seen in an elevator and then going into the same room the next day, she did the Today show that same morning. They fly to Rome from NYC and then back to LA together.

It's very simple, they have been dating in private for a very long time, they keep it as private as they could considering they are both actors and her ex is an actor.
Once she was legally divorced and the movie promotion was over they wanted to act like regular people.
Drive to and from places together, go on vacation, go out to eat together. It's a very settled situation and her children have adjusted to it as well as both their families and close friends.

The star is only writing about it now because they want to cash in on some of the money. They will be very careful what they write and don't expect them to be the first to announce a baby bump. Seems that they are going to press with something that was already out there, they know they won't be sued.

It's just not tainted as you would like it to be.

Anonymous said...

I started coming here when the Reeke Rome pics were out. Its because this blog is more open-minded. Anywhere else I went wanting to discuss the possibility of staging, and why, was met with strong resistance and "they're sooo in love" even tho Jake looked sooo in miserable. Mention the idea of it being a showmance on any other blog or site and they'll byte your gigas off.

The people on this blog are nicer and more open to ideas and thoughtful discussion. :)

Special K said...

10:22 --

If you stand by what you are saying, put you name on it. Leaving it as Anon, shows how much value you place on it.

Anonymous said...

Why shouldn't Ryan be relieved. He has known Jake for years, since they were kids. Of course he knows Jake is really gay, so this is a no brainer for him. The best kind of man for your ex wife to date.

I do believe PR may have switched blog monitor employees. After all, the other guy was not very effective. We're still here. So look for new writing styles to surface.

Austin media has a clip of Austin speaking. The man has a beautiful voice. I can imagine jake loves to hear his voice.

Anonymous said...

Nobody is tainting anything, Anon. at 10:22, I'm just asking. I don't see anything tainted about their relationship unless it is phoney.

Special K said...

Hi Mally

Glad you found us, and this of us as a place that you feel like you can come and chat. We try to respect each other, and do so ask that show respect and also give themselves a name.

Yes there are trolls and as you can see there are some with us now. But ignoring them is the best way of dealing with them. I know it is hard but they are just feast on attention. Not giving them attention is the best way to deal, I know not the easiest way, but the best way.

Special K said...

I know how hard is not to answer back guys...believe me I know. But just let the trolls be and they will grow weary and go back under the bridge.

Anonymous said...

I wouldnt be surprised if Reeke got married. :( Not for a love relationship but becaues it would give them each a safe haven for each of their separate lives. Along with the added star power in their professional ones. Id be disappointed tho, esp in Jake because Id think he would be stronger to stand up against the norm instead of playing their game. :(

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the welcome, SK. To be honest, tho, I cant tell who/what the trolls are. Sorry if I seem to be answering them. I cant tell who's saying what and then switching? lol.Maybe I'll just listen for a while.... :)

Anonymous said...

Why shouldn't Ryan be relieved. He has known Jake for years, since they were kids. Of course he knows Jake is really gay, so this is a no brainer for him. The best kind of man for your ex wife to date."

Do you think he knows about Austin? Also, is Ryan still with Abbie? They're doing a movie together again soon.

bltb said...

Can I just take it easy for now and simply enjoy that collage?

":D"

Great post as always, special.

Anonymous said...

Since when has Jake known Ryan since they were kids? More fanfic?

Jake's father directed Ryan in a movie when he was in his late teens and Jake a had a bit in it. I'm sure their paths have crossed since then but Ryan was born and raised in Deleware, Jake in L.A. When they met they were hardly "kids".

And since Ryan is rumored to be with Abby Cornish and will be starring with her again in a movie, why would he be "relieved" that he is gay? Why should he care? Believe me Ryan could care less who his ex-wife dates.

I took that, if true that she finally and moved on to whatever and he can do what he wants now.

Take the blinders off kids, Jake has. Lookat that smug, satisfied look on his face in the Napa pics.

Anonymous said...

All of Hollywood knows about Austin. Where do you think Ted gets his info. He mentioned at one point they were the talk of the cocktail party circuit.

I am remiss in not mentioning the collage. A real pleasure to look at. Great job.

I think the "marriage proposal" rumor might be setting the stage for an out for Reese. Jake is too serious, I'm not ready etc. She goes out on a high that way.

Anonymous said...

This was the little spiel that Special K wrote the day after Jake was on Letterman (Mon 15th).

"On the way out something strange happened it appears that Jake is shrinking. Are his legs getting shorter or did he just grab the wrong pair of black jeans? Perhaps a pair with a longer inseam than he normally wears? Oh they look all the same when you are throwing stuff in the bag."

Then Ted C files that column naming Jake and Austin in NY on Wed night for Thursday 18th Awful Truth. Now when did Reese arrive in NY?
*awaits troll saying Ted based the column on this blog*

One picture of a "smug" Jake doesn't replace the depressed Rome pictures in my mind. JMO.

I, however, am not claiming to have an insight into Reese, Ryan, and Jake's life based on intensive reading of the tabs.

Special K said...

Hey BLTB

Yup that's what I plan on doing, enjoying the pics.

For some the pictures bring a moment of serenity and for others tons of anxiety. It's such an odd thing. I wonder why is that?

Anonymous said...

I'm a sucker for beautiful voices and Austin's is pure heaven. I also recommend spooky2th's clip!

These picture collages are the best. Could we have the "Jake's Austin smiles" collage as a post? I keep going back for it in the comment's section.

Wicked said...

If I did not have Spesh to do this blog with, I don't know what I would do. I love her work with photoshop collages! :)

Re Jeese getting married- please remember there were rumors back in 2005 that Jake and Kiki were going to get married in NJ. Whenever celebs are allegedly dating, the marriage and baby rumors (although not necessarily in that order) are never far away.

I think the "marriage proposal" rumor might be setting the stage for an out for Reese. Jake is too serious, I'm not ready etc. She goes out on a high that way.

M, that is an interesting possibility. This rumors about this relationship have always been that Jake is too needy and demanding, and that Reese has to slow things down. Your theory would fit this.

Anonymous said...

All of Hollywood knows about Austin. Where do you think Ted gets his info. He mentioned at one point they were the talk of the cocktail party circuit."

I remember that. I heard awhile back that Ted's sources were Austin and Jake's mutual friends who live in NY. I was surprised by the NY reference because I thought the friends were in LA.

Anonymous said...

Max: You seem to forget that your pal Ted said that the "sighting" took place after he did the Letterman show, which was on 10/15 a Monday. SK, wrote her bit the day after the pics surfaced of him at the Letterman studio the next day, 10/16. Let's see, Wednesday night is when Ted and Cristina put their little column together, 10/17 for 10/18.

Since you are convinced that PR flaks lurk here and at WFT, then Ted and his interns lurk here. The time fram is perfect. I knew he got the idea for the sighing from here, the mentioning of their jeans was a dead giveaway, almost a shout out.

Special K said...

Hopeful

It was on my list of collages to do, but Stubborn beat me to it. : )
I will ask her if she'll let us use it as a post.

Anonymous said...

Yup. I waited and it happened.

Anonymous said...

"I was surprised by the NY reference because I thought the friends were in LA."
There have been a few sightings of Jake and Austin together in NY. Austin mentioned walking around "my city" meaning NY. Easier for them to stay hidden there than LA?

Anonymous said...

then Ted and his interns lurk here

I'm sure they do, Crap. Still doesn't explain why Jake was wearing Austin's pants.

Anonymous said...

(from last post)

"Nice to hear he had dinner with family:) Glad he`s not only spending time with Reese."

There is a God.

"Gosh, piers, I don't think it's nearly so complicated. Austin looks and sounds happy as a sandboy, so I'm guessing this is a mutual decision to take the heat off them and focus on work rather than gossip."

Don't reduce Jake's life to his relationship with just one person. The Jaustin fans here want to do that with Jake and Austin, and it doesn't work. The Reeke fans want to do the same with Jake and Reese, and it also doesn't work. Jake has been through a great over the past eight months, and that ordeal has involved many people (family, friends, colleagues, the press, fans, etc.) His life is a reflection of all of these relationships, not just two of them.

In fact, when you look at the direction of his life for the past eight months, it would have been a miracle if he didn't beard.

"He has two options : be celibate/ascetic (he already admitted to this)"

You have to be kidding Piers. He was obviously kidding when he said that. "

Why? You don't know any gays or lesbians who chose to be celibate because they couldn't come out of the closet and get involved with someone for professional reasons? I certainly do, and I've been forced to do it myself. Ambition will do that to you.

Or do you believe that Jake has actually been schtupping Reese for months? If you believe that, then you're probably on the wrong blog.

Anonymous said...

"I knew he got the idea for the sighing from here, the mentioning of their jeans was a dead giveaway, almost a shout out."

They both wear jeans all the time and the person who spotted them was behind them. So he talked about their respective butts. Maybe he's an ass man.

Anonymous said...

Do you think it likely that Jake and Austin did meet in NY, Piers? In a romantic sense as Ted implied.

Anonymous said...

OT LOL - speaking of preferences:

"Neil Patrick Harris, on the other hand, said he’s strictly a briefs man, because he needs “support.” One forgetful reporter next to us asked Neil if he was more of a boobs or butt guy. Um, did she forget about his big coming-out cover via People mag?
“I’d say butt,” he answered with a semistraight face. Like, duh!"

Anonymous said...

Hey Travelling pants, do you know this for sure? Maybe you e-mailed Ted the "sighting"!!!

Wicked said...

You're still talking crap and Who'sthat- ya think maybe it was NPH who saw J&A in NY?

Anonymous said...

LOL!!- Jake was photographed wearing pants that were clearly too long for him. Kinda like they might've belonged to someone else who was taller than him.

Anonymous said...

...ya think maybe it was NPH who saw J&A in NY?

I don't think so.

Wicked said...

Why not, Who'sthat? He's a butt man, after all. ;)

Anonymous said...

"My friend Ted" - I think not. If I thought Ted had completely made up that NY sighting I would hope he burns in a special corner of hell reserved for gossip columnists. If he didn't even check out the source I'll downgrade that to Purgatory. I'll allow him a bit of breatless sensationalism.

I'll assume the delay in receiving the sighting and printing it were in order to do some sort of check/verification. I don't think he would have printed the names otherwise. And no, I don't think any poster here sent it in.

Special K said...

You have to remember one thing that sets Ted apart from people like Perez, Just Jared, Dlisted. He is not an independent blogger he is a gossip columnist for a media outlet. So there is a hierarchy and chain of command for his article. He can't just throw stuff up there. He more than likely has to submit he column to the editor for review as well as to E! legal department before anything can be posted. It is reviewed and checked and questions raised about his column BEFORE it ever hits the net. Granted there are times that things slip through the cracks and he gets things wrong, the source is bad, etc. but every article and blind item has to go through the same process.

But Ted does have follow protocol, and is not a renegade blogger. And he has been in this business a long time. He knows how it is played. He wouldn't still be doing it if he wasn't a pro at it.

Anonymous said...

Umm, the sighting took place on a monday, 10/16 according to Ted's "source", so it happened after the taping of Letterman, which tapes at 5:30PM. So the "source" saw them later on that day/night and either e-mailed him the "sighting" right then or the morning of the 17th, the column went up 10/18 that evening to be posted for 10/19, that's quite a quick turnaround for something that needed to be vetted and checked by the E legal dept.

The way Ted/Cristina worded it there was no need to run it by legal because it was nothing more than a Gawker/Defamer like sighting and he knows it. And I stand by my opinion that they picked it up from here, the timefram is perfect and it wouldn't be the 1st time.

Even when he mentioned it again in the same week it was mostly to explain what he meant by "digital dancing" and that was probably because he must of been puzzled to why it wasn't being reported all over the net as per usual.

As for E! being owned by a media outlet, so is TMZ and that didn't stop them from running the trailer story. You could say that they checked to make sure it was true but we don't know for sure do we? Jake's people have a long history of not responding to stuff on the net, soemthing TMZ and E are well aware of.

Anonymous said...

... not to respond to trolls, but I will try.

Anonymous said...

Damn, I lost the battle. To suggest that that item was sourced here is BEYOND ridiculous. It's not even the same bloody information. Talking about a straw man/muddying the waters. Shame on you, Trolly. Well, I guess you've wasted a lot of time typing while the hydra-spectre of Jake's sexuality pokes up somewhere else online. Better hurry and try to cut it off. Just bear this in mind: whatever you do, whatever CAA does (and for all I know you might be the same entity), you will not be able to make Jake straight. You will be able to make him embarrassing and closeted, but you won't be able to make him straight.

Anonymous said...

Happy Thanksgiving to my friend's at OMG. I am still hanging in there with Jake & Austin, sure is hard tho.

Anonymous said...

Picked what up from here? That thought only occured to you today troll when a tb pointed an a co-incidence supporting the idea that Jake met Austin in NY. It was mentioned briefly that Jake was wearing extra-long jeans and this is the same as a non-blind item describing exactly where Jake and Austin walked and their affectionate behaviour? I swear you are on drugs.
Did TMZ also make up their sighting? Why didn't Ted copy them or also receive this information if it was a poster from here? Pffft. You can't even keep your arguments straight.

Anonymous said...

Many couples breakup in hollywood and in the civilian world. How many people do you know are still with their first love? Sexuality is fluid, for some people. If Jake is happy, i'm happy.

Stubborn TB said...

We're arguing about the credibility of a sighting here with people who believe that Reese was hiding out in Jakes hotel room in NY even though there was photographic evidence of her being in LA at the time.

All based on one anon post on a picture post of Reeke after Rome, who "just remembered they had seen Reese sneak out of Jakes hotel room in NY a while ago".

'Nuff said.

Special K said...

I have pies to bake and appetizers to make. I don't want to add clean up of troll burp to my list. I know I know I know guys I know how hard it is when you just want to say something.

Thanks for trying as hard as you can.

Anonymous said...

Ah I was wondering where that Reese sneaked into a NY hotel information came from. Is that really it? Thanks stubborn. Trolly above seemed to think it came from a "credible" source.

Anonymous said...

Jake isn't with his first love anymore. That was Kirsten. Austin is his second :-)

Stubborn TB said...

Toothless, didn't you know it's credible if it comes from anyone whose name is not Ted? ;)

Anonymous said...

Special and Wicked, you really should just delete anonymous posts.

It's not rocket science and at this point anyone posting anonymously just wants to annoy/disrespect you.

If they can't be bothered to follow the one simple rule this blog has, then you should not be bothered keeping their posts.

If they really want to be heard, they'll leave a name next time.

Anonymous said...

No troll food, I thought that when one of you pimped the sigthing on the DL and was wondering why no one was talking about it.

I saw the post here on 10/16 about the pants. By the end of the week when I was on the DL his column popped up, dated 10/19. I figured out then, last month that he or most likely his intern saw it, noted that it was taken outside of the Letterman studio and he was on his way out.

The kicker? The need for Ted to add on after the fact the jean info which I thought was totally unecessary. So they wore jeans, so what? Most guys do.

Ted's source: The blogs, just ask his former buddies over at Defamer.

PS: Ted seems to print a lot a letters form you guys. And he always makes sure that he mentions TT and Jake at least once a week.

A payoff???

Anonymous said...

There was a person who blogged that they were staying at the same hotel as Reese & Jake in NYC and they were in the same elevator as them and saw them get off and enter the same room. Reese flew from LAX (there are photo of her leaving) and arrived at JFK late Wed night (also photo & video taken). Thursday morning she did the today show and that is the day the person saw them.

I'm not going to give the hotel up because these people deserve some privacy.

Those black pants Jake has on don't even have the same pocket types as Austin, try looking at some high quality shots. The glasses arent' the same, Jake's are bigger and have a brown tint.
Everyone is wearing white v-neck t-shirts in hollywood, are they all Jake's? the orange jackets are from a race they did with others as a cycling team, they each have their own jacket. The ring is not the same and you know it. Jake wool hat (which almost every male I know has a version of, including my boyfriend) is black, Austin's is blue. As for the cap, it was from an event in S.Dakota, a biking event and it could very well be Jake's hat, who knows or perhaps they both rec'd the same promo hat.

I feel for you I really do, but Jake & Austin are not a couple and Reese & Jake are and it's not for PR.

Anonymous said...

Special and Wicked, you really should just delete anonymous posts.

Resident WFT "mist" troll moved here because Dany deleted her last few posts.

Anonymous said...

3:44 thanks for your comment, it's this sort of thing that makes me even more convinced that Reeke is a total sham and that there's more than a little truth in Jake and Austin. If this wasn't the case, why would people like you who obviously think the people here are a bunch of delusional loonies waste your time coming to point out how we've got it all wrong. I can't quite determine what motivates you as trolls but each time one of your rebuttles pops up I disbelieve Reeke even more.

However, one thing I do agree with Trolly is that the blue trousers aren't the same. Austin, as we all know, is greyhound thin with hips that could pass through a needle, while Jake appears to a little more chunky. I can't imagine Jake could get a pair of Austin's trousers past his thighs, however much he might try.

Anonymous said...

Also, with regard to the biking jackets. Even if they do both have one, isn't it endearing that Jake paraded around NY in his during the time when they may has supposedly broken up (post Lakers 2). Its like a cry from the heart which obviously had the desired effect.

Anonymous said...

"Its like a cry from the heart which obviously had the desired effect."
:D

I feel like we are walking in circles: wasn't this response predicted only a few posts earlier (jackets are not the same etc.)?

Back to the collage. It hadn't occured to me that in the Lakers II pictures Austin too looks like he is on the verge of tears. It is very obvious now that I focused only on him (and saw the picture beside happier shots). Maybe they broke up soon after...

Anonymous said...

Hey Feral, you and your gals wanna join me for Thanksgiving table scraps tommorrah? Woohee, cher, my owners put on quite a spread. Give me a howl in the front yard around 1:00 if yer interested. Hope ol' Atti is out of the doghouse! ;)

Wicked said...

AG and others, can't speak for Spesh, but I have been considering deleting Anon posts. I would like to hear from people about this. You can either comment or e-mail us.

And actually we have only two rules here at OMG-
1) post with a name
2) be polite
Fairly simple, I think.

Anonymous said...

I think that you shoud delete all nasty troll posts - Anon and those with a name, without warnings /explanations.

Anonymous said...

Unless it starts to get out of hand, I'd let them stay. I do think your request for named responses encourages good discussions, however sometimes a bit of discourse helps to enliven a debate.

(your collage is superb by the way)

Anonymous said...

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For more on the rumors surrounding Tom, pick up the new issue of In Touch.

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for the Andrew Morton book to come out. Its obviously causing some waves and I think it is in part causing every NCS actor to beard up pretty quickly just now.

Love the idea of porn star turned private investigator.. now there's a career path you probably didn't consider when you were 16.

Anonymous said...

Posted on WFT: From Britain's Now Magazine

Tom Cruise’s secretive life is to be revealed in a new book by bestselling British author Andrew Morton - who is to publish an intimate account of the ‘Top Gun’ actor’s life. ‘No one has dared write a book like this before,’ says Brian Smith of publisher St Martin’s Press. ‘It’s going to be explosive.’ Insiders told Britain’s Now magazine that the book, Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, will make allegations about:

* Why Tom’s been dogged by rumours about his sexuality.
* How Scientology helped Tom deal with ‘intimate personal issues’ and ‘cured’ his dyslexia.
* What really went on inside Tom’s marriages to Nicole Kidman and Mimi Rogers.
* The inside story of his relationship with Penélope Cruz.
* The real story of how Tom met Katie Holmes.
* The behind-the-scenes story of Tom’s bizarre behavior on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
* Why Tom denounced Brooke Shields for turning to the ‘Nazi science’ of psychiatry.
* Why Tom isn’t always the Mr Nice Guy he portrays.

For the past few years, Tom’s life has been plagued with several wild and unsubstantiated internet rumors. But Andrew’s is standing by his every word, despite warnings from Scientologists. ‘I’ve received threats from the Scientologists and things have become pretty heavy,’ he says. ‘I’ve sold my flat and I’m not telling anyone where I’m moving to. I intend to disappear for a while.’

Tom Cruise’s lawyer told Now Magazine: ‘The assertions about what will be in Mrs Morton’s book are all false and defamatory of Tom Cruise. ‘The rumors that he is homosexual are completely and unequivocally false. ‘He has had no “sham relationships” and has never married ”for publicity”. ‘Nor did he interview “a number of actresses to be his girlfriend before choosing Katie”. ‘Mimi Rogers never said Tom “couldn’t” give her children. Nothing truthful that Mr Morton could say would damage Tom and Katie’s relationship.’

Anonymous said...

Someone once said on another blog that posting on there wasn't a right and that's true.

When you go to work there are rules to follow, when you go into a restaurant you can't jump up and down and start abusing people. If you do, you are going to get thrown out. As it should be.

The internet shouldn't be any different. It's not about what these people are posting. It's that they are not following a rule that this blog has set down and continues to set down at the beginning of every post.

That post on every thread becomes ineffectual if you never actually do anything about it.

These people want to make a point otherwise they wouldn't be here. If you get rid of any anonymous posts and they want to be heard, they'll select a name the next time.

Anonymous said...

Regarding Tom Cruise. I am not a fan of people being outed, even when there is hypocrisy involved.

But such a big name star being outed is probably what is needed right now.

If there was any antidote to the straw man arguments the fangirls make, Tom Cruise being outed would be it.

What better career and life story could be used to demonstrate how much HW hides and what extremes they go to to keep an image alive?

Tom Cruise was the biggest star in HW when he was Jake and Austin's ages. The fangirls of today can't even begin to imagine how big Tom was. People like Jake don't even compare these days.

He's married several times, had kids, been Oscar nominated, been lauded, praised, been recognised as a hearthrob, played a vampire (who are always reported to be into both sexes, had countless relationships with glamorous women, made successful BO movie after movie - all the things that fangirls claim make someone straighter than straight.

Even if they gloss over the sexuality stuff, I still think the book will be a good thing because it will still contain a lot of information about how HW deals with and hides things - every fangirl out there should be made to read it.

Anonymous said...

oh no they didn't has scans of the Tom Cruise interview, plus a photo of the 'porn star turned private investigator' if you're interested.

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/17719398.html#cutid1

Anonymous said...

Tom Cruise was the biggest star in HW when he was Jake and Austin's ages. The fangirls of today can't even begin to imagine how big Tom was. People like Jake don't even compare these days."

Absolutely. So was Travolta in his prime (during his Grease, Saturday Night Fever days)--speaking of another closet case.

Anonymous said...

I Agree that you should delete anon comments.

For the longest time I have thought using Reese as the beard was a foolish PR mistake. But after hearing the proposal rumors, I realize it's actually been a brilliant strategy. 1. Being in the middle of a divorce gave J&R an excellent excuse to actually be together and seen only rarely - just often enough to establish the possiblity of a romance. 2. Throw in 6 weeks of PDA for show when the divorce is final, just the bare minimum needed to diffuse Jake is gay rumors. Money changes hands. 3. Now, end it with a rejected proposal as it's too soon for a new marriage. Jake is left either broken-hearted or pining for Reese. Now he has a good reason not to pursue any women for another year or two. This worked after he and Kirsten broke up. It was at least a year before that excuse started to wear thin and the gay rumors picked up speed. Otherwise he would have to keep dating new women. Brilliant, I say.

Anonymous said...

Wait a tic - are people here actually holding the belief that something written in a tabloid, i.e., Jake asks Reese to marry him, is somehow true?

Tell me you're joking about believing that. Yikes.

bltb said...

I agree wholeheartedly with ag that the time has probably come to start deleting anon posts, and without warning. OMG is now well-established and your simple rule of posting with a name has been with this blog from day one; it ought to be understood. There may be the odd, well-meaning newcomer that will have to learn this the hard way, but if they want to be a part of any discussion, they'll know what to do on their next post. Wicked and Special, you've been more than patient and accommodating so far and I admire the way you've handled it so far, but you shouldn't have to spend extra time writing the reminders.

As for named troll posts, I don't know if you'd want to get in the business of assessing them one by one for deletion; certainly having an identity doesn't preclude personal attacks or viciousness. But I think deleting anons, no questions asked, would be a start. You have my support. :)

Now, end it with a rejected proposal as it's too soon for a new marriage. Jake is left either broken-hearted or pining for Reese. Now he has a good reason not to pursue any women for another year or two. This worked after he and Kirsten broke up. It was at least a year before that excuse started to wear thin and the gay rumors picked up speed. Otherwise he would have to keep dating new women. Brilliant, I say.

You might be on to something there, m. It seems so simple, maybe obvious. It's easy to get bogged down with so much else when it might be as easy as ABC.

bltb said...

wicked and special: If you choose to start deleting anon posts, maybe you could make an official statement by way of a new post/thread. That way you can point to it, link it whenever needed. It would be dated.

pip, with Jeese, probably the most expedited celeb "relationship" I've witnessed, I think anything is possible in terms of what to suddenly introduce. Much as it leaves me incredulous.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the beautiful collage, OMG! What about the grey trousers? Lakers III, the maybe-GQ ones with hems let down? :D

Deletions: I don't see that we need to keep Jack's posts since they are so familiar to us all and even if we don't respond they disturb the flow, though I've learned to scroll past them. Otherwise normal politeness should apply and deletion of anons pour encourager les autres unless the anons are saying something madly interesting ;)

Anonymous said...

i hate to admit it but I actually went semi out of my way (in the pouring rain) to look at the NE proposal article this evening (well I had to get some food and the supermarket was on my way home).

The headline is particularly funny because in big letters it has 'Jake proposes to Reese' followed by really small letter saying 'so sources say'.

Although you shouldn't be, I'm embarassed for Jake that this rubbish is even being printed. I know he's probably in on it, but I now think he's maybe not the brightest button in the box and doesn't quite understand how his reputation is being destroyed by this crap. Austin needs to get back from Uruguay pronto to put the boy straight (so to speak).

Actually, does no one else think that its convienient that Austin has been shipped off to South America, maybe to get him out of the way while the Reeking takes places.

Anonymous said...

:) LOL at Austin being shipped :) Boy's working! I think he's down with all this, but some of these outlets are so non-Jake it's not true :(

Wicked said...

Meg, is there any way you could send us a scan of that article? I would love to see it. And, of course, post it. :)

Anonymous said...

Sorry wicked I didn't actually buy the magazine, just furtively read it in the shop. I might be able to pick a copy up tomorrow.

Wicked said...

furtively read it in the shop

Done that many times myself.

If you do happen to buy it, and could e-mail us a scan, we would appreciate it. :)

Anonymous said...

hey Koenig the Rotweiller, yep, i's be gittin my gals 'gether an we kin clean up those there leftovers wit ya. i dunno 'bout Atti, turns out Feral Meryl got him good, even his other ear dont droop no more, she got him perked up all over 24/7 if ya know whut i mean, hes lik a 2 year ol no fixed pup. but mabbee i kin convince them two take a break an run wit us fer a spell. i's try me best. y'all want me ta howl at ya at 1:00 ya mean noon or mornin? cuz i's a night cat, membah? but 'sposin i culd make 'ception fer you, holymoly dawgness. hey mabbee aftar eatin an all we kin done be chasin sum HW hills bike riders, if we git a whole damn gang o' us goin we kin really be seein how fast a goose an his wishybone kin pedal, kepeche? i luv me nippin at sum purty ankles. see ya later, K, gimme sum o dos big fangs o'yors.*drool slobber*

frenchy said...

Again came back home really late so I will limit my comments to one subject:

Wicked wrote:
And actually we have only two rules here at OMG-
1) post with a name
2) be polite
Fairly simple, I think.


Who'sthat wrote:
I think that you should delete all nasty troll posts - Anon and those with a name, without warnings/explanations

bltb wrote:
wicked and special: If you choose to start deleting anon posts, maybe you could make an official statement by way of a new post/thread. That way you can point to it, link it whenever needed. It would be dated.

I apologize to those whose comments I've overlooked.

Here's my take on this subject:

Put an official, dated post warning that anon posts and posts which are disrespectful of the blog's mission will be deleted; add this warning to the "permanent" OMG posts (along with the mission statement or the existing tips). You could refer to this statement once in a while for the benefit of newbies.

I've noticed that some trolls have started to use the "Other" option freely - some even using the same name regularly - and to infest OMG. I'd hate to see this blog go down the way WFT has. So my gut reaction is right along that of Who's that: delete all the nasty trollish posts.

You girls are veteran Tbs so you can pinpoint those right away. Those people who constantly come back to tell us that Ted is a complete fraud and full of it; that we're totally delusional; that they're "extremely disappointed" to see how "awful" OMG has become ("it was so great before; it's so nasty and hateful now"; "I wanted to be part of that community but it's become so negative"; "there used to be some very interesting discussions but now you've become as shallow and bitter as WFT"), or best of all the "face-it-they're-together" posts accompanied with details of Jeese sightings, dates et al, etc., etc., etc.

I've come to loathe these comments, particularly when they adopt that unmistakable sanctimonious tone. There are enough Jake-can-do-no-wrong, pro-Jeese or "deeper" boards out there for these people to happily post to their heart's content and share with like-minded posters. Why are they hanging over here if we're so bad? (rhetorical question, of course). To each his/her own favorite blogs/forums and fellow posters and everybody will be happy, that's my philosophy.

Now Special and Wicked you know I'm not demanding anything, just putting out my gut feelings which, as you can see, are those of a tb who's been burned in the past and who feels that given the current events OMG is more vulnerable than ever. You're both constantly visible and heard on the threads which is a tremendous, tremendous plus IMO. I would wholeheartedly support your decision if you told us that such a level of watchfulness is impossible or would simply take out the fun of running OMG.

I'll end here… or rather I'll add that your latest collage is just great and is sending me to bed with a wide grin. :) :)

Anonymous said...

OT: Just came back from seeing "I'm Not There." Girls, I'm glad I'm a Dylan fan and know quite a bit about his life otherwise I would have been confused. It's a VERY arty film but masterfully directed. Cate Blanchett is AWESOME and Heath is SEXY (oh my!!)--even though he plays a jerk (but a sexy jerk).

Anonymous said...

And the actress who plays Heath's wife--Charlotte Gainsbourgh is excellent.

bltb said...

Awesome post, Frenchy. I was going to touch upon how some people are skirting around things by using an "other" name but posting bunk anyway (and all your examples of that are spot-on). Thanks for expanding on this. Ultimately it's up to wicked and special, but I'll support whatever decision they come to.

broadwayfan, I really want to see I'm Not There. My sister and her bf are huge Dylan fans and have already asked me if I'd like to join them in seeing it. I really want to see Cate's performance (who is just otherworldly anyway), but Heath as a sexy jerk Dylan would be rather nice. :) I'm also eager to see Lars and the Real Girl, Into The Wild and Jesse James. I need to set myself up with some nice matinees.

Anonymous said...

pip, I agree with you.

Anonymous said...

Frenchy I totally agree with your post @10:31 about deleting trollish posts. I think simply enforcing the use of a name solves very little. It has appeared obvious to me that some posters have taken up different names and posted away their trollish messages one after the other, so it really makes no diffence to me whether they picked up a name or posted anon. I think in the long term it would be the most effective way to discourage trolls. JMO.

destiny said...

Just catching up on the posts, I've been busy cooking and running around. Love the photo montage special. On the troll issue, while I normally don't like the idea of censoring people, I agree that I don't want to see this place become infested. People seem like they are making more of an effort to ignore them, so once possibility is to give that a bit of time to see if it works.

I agree with your assessment of I'm Not There BFW. I also just wanted to address your question in the previous thread about chat. I've been busier than usual, but also, people who pop in should stick around a bit if no one else is there--after FNL I just missed you by a minute BWF.

Anonymous said...

Great great post frenchy and ITA! Trollish posts deserve censorship no questions asked or apologies. Especially the preaching Jeesers set the mood down.

Anonymous said...

Reeke marriage proposal:

http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1375550.php/Reese_Witherspoons_marriage_snub

Anonymous said...

Even Reeke must be laughing their asses off at that ^^^ one. :)

Special K said...

Thanks guys for all the feedback and suggestions. Wicked and I appreciate it. We will figure out the next step for us here at OMG with anons and trolls.

We both look at OMG as both a work in progress and more importantly a community, so your feedback, suggestions and participation are what OMG is about.

Anonymous said...

Jake's most memorable role was in a melodrama, so this tragic regected lover image could actually work. Your theory might be right m.

Love the idea of blond Austin shipped away to Uruguay LOL!

Anonymous said...

"Denim Addendum: “Both had on blue jeans wrapped around perfect butts,” added our boyish spy, above, for the really important deets. Jake’s dude-pal/whatever “probably had the better butt,” sassed our unsubtle source. “It was slightly rounder, and his jeans fit a bit more snuggly.”"

How is describing them as having blue jeans on stolen from a post on here about Jake wearing black jeans that are too long?
Also I don't think the collage was here to prove that those black jeans were the same as Austin's in the picture. More that they would have fitted his longer legs better.
Can anyone tell me where that idea of a cycling team that Jake and Austin were on started? I've never seen it anywhere except in a troll's post.

Anonymous said...

^What I love about that is the spelling of snuggly which should be snugly but sounds more snuggly as snuggly :)

because, that team has only ever existed in ykw's mind.

Happy TG to everyone in the US.

Special K said...

New post.