Jodie Foster- still no comment on lesbian outing

Out Magazine essentially outed Jodie Foster on the cover of their magazine earlier this year, and when Entertainment Weekly brought up the subject of the article in a recent interview with the Oscar winner, in typical fashion, she had nothing to say.

Foster appears on the cover of the entertainment powerhouse to promote her latest flick, the Neil Jordan directed The Brave One.

In the article, the writer says this: "There's only one subject that (Foster) firmly swats away. A recent Out Magazine cover featured two models holding up pictures of her and Anderson Cooper's faces in front of their own, under the headline 'The Glass Closet: Why Stars Won't Come Out And Play.'

"When asked if she has any response, Foster says, 'Was that the one with the Popsicle sticks?' Her thin lips tighten into a calm half smile of reproach: 'No, I have no response.'"

The actress has been notoriously tight lipped about her sexuality throughout her career. Despite numerous articles that suggest she's in a long-term relationship with Cydney Bernard, Foster has yet to speak of her in the press.

Earlier this year, Foster became the single biggest donor to The Trevor Project in the history of the organization. Trevor is a 24 hour suicide hotline for gay and lesbian teens.

 

Angela D'Amboise © 2007 Gay Wired; All Rights Reserved

Comments

[Alex Robertshaw]

It's hard enough coming out to friends and family; let alone the world and his civil partner. Leave the woman alone; it's her damn business, she's only human! It would be an outrage if any ordinary member of the public was badgered to come out like this. She has no obligation to more than anyone else.

[Lorrie]

I thought this was already well-known from way back. Some news reportings say she's a lesbian as if everyone should know. Frankly, I'm surprised she's now quiet about it. Whatever; who cares what she is anyway.

[James]

Who cares? It's her business. The only thing that matters to me is that she is a great actress.

[Jill]

Jodie Foster's donation to The Trevor Project was likely in memory of Randy Stone, her "best friend" whom she mentioned and was clearly grieving the loss of, on the Academy Awards show this year. Randy Stone was the founder of The Trevor Project, partly growing out of his Oscar-winning short film on gay youth.

[Geri]

Jody is hardly in the closet. She lives quite openly with her female partner of more than 10 years, Cydney Bernard, & her 2 sons who were both probably conceived using artificial insemination.

Why should she have too make an official announcement about her sexuality? - which she may not feel like defining or labeling anyway. Do female celebrities with male partners ever feel the need to do that?

Well only perhaps when there are lesbian/bisexual rumours going around about them.