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Morning Brew: Friday, Nov. 20

TGIF!

Reporters keep asking Precious director Lee Daniels why the lesbian teacher in the film is "so pretty." His response: "I have no problem with pretty lesbians, and besides, I thought it would be nice to have one glamorous character in the mix after all we go through with the mother. Why not the lesbian teacher who turns out to be the real hero and the one friend to Precious? When you have beauty on screen, you can breathe. Who cares if she's queer?" Mr. Daniels, your casting was very effective.

Paula Patton: You so pretty

Tila Tequila "is a lesbian" because she thinks "a woman's body is a beautiful thing." She also made a bizarre nudie video to prove it. Feminism thanks you, Tila.

Cindy Brady (real name Susan Olsen) says she wishes her TV sisters would reconcile, but Jan (née Eve Plumb) is still upset about the "tiresome and false insinuations that [she and Maureen McCormick] had a lesbian affair." Way to ruin the fantasies of Barry Williams.

Dakota Fanning recently made a bizarre statement about her kissing Kristen Stewart in The Runaways. She followed up the details that their make-out was "passionate" with, "We’re playing Joan Jett and Cherie Curie and they’re best friends in the film and became really close in real life. And that’s something that went down back in the ‘70s." Did she mean that the make-out actually went down in the '70s (which it did) or that girls just made out with their bestest friends back then? On second thought, that's probably true, too.

If this were the '70s, we'd be frenching right now.

You want some more Christine Woods? She was interviewed by Back Stage about the beginning stages of her career — aka pre-lesbian playing.

Remember when we talked about The Good Wife's Kalinda possibly being bisexual? Well, it's still a possibility, but we won't find out for a while, most likely: EW is reporting that the show is casting for a male love interest for her, and sex is involved. Sigh.

AE reader Kimberly let us know that you can have a Cat Cora Google theme. Not to ruin it for you, but this isn't what it looks like.

Shop girl

Grey's Anatomy will now feature after-show webisodes. Is that where we'll finally get some more Calzona action? Thank god for the Internet.

And just so you know that I listen to your demands, you asked for more Ruby Rose, and I will oblige you. The Aussie lesbian TV personality will help cover the 2010 Winter Olympics for Foxtel. Specifically, she'll be reporting on snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

Who doesn't love a sporty dyke?

And with that, have a great weekend.

Arneneithel's picture

I thought Fanning's comment

I thought Fanning's comment was kind of strange too. Maybe she meant "There's this steamy lesbian make out, and guess what, this actually happened - in the 70s!!"? Oh well, anything that promises Kristen Stewart making out with a girl in a film is music to my ears. I love that photo.
lacemyster's picture

Yeah I thought that she was

Yeah I thought that she was trying to say that what happened between Joan and Currie actually happened in the 70s - but it just got worded wrong. I think that Dakota knows that there were lesbians in the 70s, so hopefully people won't take what she said the wrong way and think she's completely ignorant. We all have our word blunders.

Either way I'll be seeing the movie. 

Claire's picture

I am totally digging these

I am totally digging these Morning Brew's lately.  Keep it up, Trish! Thanks!
Chilaxing's picture

I second that.  

I second that.

 

dragonlady07's picture

tila

is a disaster. in any form.

see exhibit a.

Aya's picture

On Dakota I think

The best scenario of her meaning would be back in the 70's in the music scene, there was less stigma if a two women got together.  It was something that happened and wasn't seen as negatively as today.  I mean if 2 members of the Pussycat Dolls started hooking up, would we be that casual about it?  Not comparing their music, just another musical group with all female members.
Anonymous's picture

Today's Morning Brew

I actually like this installment on AE.com.

Really, the reporters keep asking Lee Daniels the question about casting a pretty actress as a Lesbian.  Wow, for a moment I thought we have evolved.  I must say Daniels gave a fab answer.  

 

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Penny Winterr's picture

Cat

That Cat Cora picture is WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

Daaaaamn!

Tofu Delight's picture

Morning Brew

I love these daily Morning Brews. Short and very informational.

However much I would love Cat Cora herself to be my igoogle theme, I rather her be dressed in her chef outfit. Uniforms are so shexy. 

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mudpiegirl's picture

The questioning of Paula

The questioning of Paula Patton playing a lesbian is insulting. Yes, sometimes movies and TV don't represent the full spectrum of lesbians, and we all know that. The L Word was criticized for only showing certain types of women. But let's face it, since when do TV or movies show ANY people who are unattractive? Rarely, and hardly ever in leading or lead supporting roles.

Show me a negative lesbian stereotype and I can probably find somebody who fulfills it, but still ... the "average" lesbian is probably not that much different from the average straight woman. So why no questions about casting all those pretty actresses in straight roles? Or those really thin actresses to play real women, when the average size for women today is about 14-16?

McGirl-ver's picture

youth and stereotypes

I don't care to mince and trully dissect what dakota fanning said. She is 15 and the fact that she's playing that character makes me think she's not naive. She probably just couldn't verbalize her thoughts in the right order. I know I still have a hard time saying things correctly and I'm twice her  age.

I can't wait to see Precious first off. Second, what's wrong with a pretty lesbian? I swear we really do exist. I agree with mudpiegirl, most celebrity/tv/movie characters aren't what the average person looks like. I didn't hear anyone in the theater complain last night (New Moon) when Taylor aka Jacob took off his shirt. Who has that much muscle? Nobody I know.

As for Tila...why is she news?

 I love the Morning Brew!!! Keep up the good work!

Celina's picture

That other quote of

That other quote of Dakota's, "We were so into the scene and into the script and the characters,”. To me it kind of sounds like she's saying out of nowhere they just started making out. But I do get what she's saying.
videopinball's picture

Can't we just go back to

Can't we just go back to 2002 when Kristen Stewart was adorable and also Jodie Foster's daughter in Panic Room?????

Maybe I should just admit that I had a major crush on her at the time and now I'm totally irked about Twilight-Mania