Rashida Jones runs errands in New York City. (August 2, 2012)
*Rashida Jones has apologized for suggesting that John Travolta is gay during an interview on website SpinningPlatters.com.
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The actress was plugging her new movie “Celeste and Jesse Forever” with her co-star Will McCormack when the subject of singer Frank Ocean and his admission to being gay came up.
‘”There needs to be, like, a professional athlete that comes out,” said McCormack, before Jones blurted out, “And a movie star! It’s time…Like John Travolta? Come out! Come on. How many masseurs have to come forward? Let’s do this.”
Jones used Twitter Tuesday to apologize for what she said: “Made a thoughtless comment about John Travolta. I sincerely apologize. Nobody’s personal life is my business.”
During her interview, Jones added that “big stars need to come out” and said that she was “really happy” when Ricky Martin admitted he was gay.
Mr Travolta, it’s not a secret or a bad thing don’t be ashame….
Yeah, she should’ve minded her own business.
Yeah, we must mind our own business. ~GD
She’s a crazy mutt. She should have told her daddy to come out behind the closet but that would be like throwing stones at a glass house…yeah I said it.
‘ol girl needs to stop bumping her gums, it’s not like she’s a mega star, rashida shut your dump mouth please . . this is the 2nd time she’s had diarhea of the mouth.
Rashida Jones publicly urges John Travolta to come out of the closet. Perhaps that headline and story should (more accurately) actually read this way:
“Rashida Jones, star of “The Office” and the upcoming film “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” in an effort to promote herself and the film within the social media circles and thus increase her somewhat remote fame (in comparison) relays unproven, unsubstantiated rumors of an accusation against John Travolta, who denies the accusers charges.”
Astronaut Sally Ride’s post-mortem tribute to the fact that she was survived (we found out afterwards, of course) by Tam O’Shaugnessy, her partner of 27 years as well as having been previously married to a male astronaut for five years; should be proof positive that whether (or not) someone is actually either privately gay or lesbian or bi-sexual or trans and does not wish to currently reveal this – it is none of anybody’s g-damn business. Period.
It’s true that John Travolta is a public figure and all; but who benefits from libelously (and publicly) humiliating some one else like that – especially when these thus far entirely ‘unsubstantiated’ claims are also criminal charges?
And everyone including celebs who actually are or are not so; should have their right to their dignity as well as privacy with regards to this matter; instead of being hounded and witch-hunted by the likes of washed-up dried-out windbags such as Joan Rivers and Carrie Fisher and now Quincy Jones’ faux-ingénue daughter Rashida Jones – or any other ‘impending’ clueless, rumor mongering and truly classless, voluntarily hypocritical headline grabbers.
Since Ms. Jones has in brief “apologized” for her libelous and thoughtless remarks just a while ago on her “Rashida Jones” twitter account; I hope she learned her lesson and wasn’t simply “cow-towing” to her movie’s execs.
There was much I intended to say on this subject. However, after reading your comment, the only appropriate response from me is silence. You’ve said it all. Great post.
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SO out of line!! I just don’t know why people don’t mind their own business!
Soon to be blackballed in Hollywood…dumb azz beyotch