There was nothing inspirational about the actress’s
rambling, sanctimonious rant
Jodie Foster celebrates her victory at the Golden Globe. -
Agencies
By ERICA PALAN
JODIE FOSTER looked incredible on Sunday night at the Golden
Globes. The dress, the hair, the makeup, the Michelle Obama arms. Everything
was visually stunning.
And that’s the last nice thing I can say about her
appearance. By now you’ve probably heard that she gave a notable acceptance
speech for the Cecil B DeMile Lifetime Achievement Award.
In her almost-12-minutes-long speech, Foster touches on a
lot of issues including her privacy, her sexuality, her dating status, her
possible retirement from acting, her friendship with Mel Gibson, her hatred of
reality television and her mother’s dementia. That’s a lot of feelings for an
audience to digest.
Daily News features writer Molly Eichel suggests you read
the transcript in order to fully understand Foster’s intentions.
Admittedly, the speech seems more focused in print. Perhaps
Foster’s nerves got the best of her, but her delivery lacked any of the
professionalism viewers have to come to expect from a 47-year veteran of the
entertainment industry.
Her speech felt sloppy, petulant and rambling. In
short, it seemed like the recipient of the most prestigious award of the
evening had a total freaking meltdown on live television.
Let’s take a look at some of the reason Jodie Foster’s
Golden Globes speech was bat-shit crazy:
1. Her sexuality: Though Foster did not officially come out,
her sexuality is easily the worst kept secret in Hollywood. In 2008, her photo
appeared on the cover of Out magazine and her former relationship with
long-term partner Cydney Bernard was public knowledge. What makes her hokey,
“I’m single!” declaration feel uncomfortable and cruel is that she set it up to
be a public coming out, dangling something the gay community has been clamoring
for for decades. Handled by a funnier speaker - Ellen Degeneres, for example - the
joke would’ve worked. Instead, it fell flat.
2. Her privacy: Hamilton Nolan of Gawker does an excellent
job explaining why celebrities - including Jodie Foster - have no right to expect
privacy. I’ll give it to Foster that she was forced into the spotlight at a
young age, but it was her decision to continue working in Hollywood as an
adult. And let’s not even get into the utter hypocrisy of standing on the stage
of a nationally televised awards to request privacy.
3. Her love of Mel Gibson: Look, we all have friends who
sometimes do shitty things. Friends who embarrass us despite our eternal love
for them. But to publicly support anti-Semitic woman beater Mel Gibson is more
than a little off-putting and goes against her request for privacy. A piece of
advice, Jodie: If you don’t want people to pay attention to you, don’t bring
one of Hollywood’s most controversial celebrities as your date.
4. Her hatred of reality TV: “’I’m told, apparently that
every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a
press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show. You know, you guys
might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child. No, I’m sorry, that’s
just not me. It never was and it never will be. Please don’t cry because my
reality show would be so boring,” Foster preached. Of all the reality stars in
all the universe, why Foster needed to pick on an eight-year-old girl - who is
not the one choosing to be on television - is beyond me. Hate on the Kardashians.
Hate on Snookie. Hate on Honey Boo Boo’s money-grubbing mother. But leave the
little girl out of it.
5. Her tone: One of the reasons that reading Foster’s speech
helps clarify her intentions is that you don’t have to hear any of her haughty,
self-important inflections. Instead of acting grateful for the recognition for
her body of work, Foster came across as a sanctimonious, unthankful, bitter
woman. And because of it, she lost at least one fan. – ThePhillyPost
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