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Repellent as it was, Jeffrey Wells' suspicion that no teenage boy would ever knock up a girl as "midget-sized" or "scrawny" as he perceived Ellen Page to be in Juno might actually have had some veracity to it. At least accidentally, anyhow, as Michael Musto indirectly suggested on Wednesday:
I mean, come on already, is she??? You know, Lebanese! She certainly dresses like a, you know, tomboy. And if you google "Ellen Page boyfriend," not a whole lot comes up, except for a link to some interview where she refers to an old beau. And if you google "Ellen Page dating," you get the news that she dated Ben Foster, but then you get a followup saying she denies that ever happened. Who did she go to the Oscars with? I couldn't tell from the cropped shots of her, but it looked like she was maybe with her mother? For guys, that used to signify 100% gay, but for girls, it might just mean young and/or Canadian—or, um, gay. ... [L]et's put the dykey pieces together. Is Juno a you know?"
It's not taking long for the pieces to trickle in either: The screengrab of Page's Oscar date, for example; or the careful parsing of everything from her footwear to her ambivalence toward Vanity Fair glamdom. Then there's Jack & Diane, the long-gestating film to which she's attached to star opposite her Juno pal Olivia Thirlby as a young New York lesbian who "must struggle to keep their love alive while hiding the secret that her newly awakened sexual desire occasionally turns her into a werewolf." Brilliant! An Oscar nod and a lesbian werewolf role before she's even 22. I've often visualized Page as the new Jodie Foster — and she didn't even need to pay her dues in Bugsy Malone! These kids today, I swear.
- Page Will Not Win [Hollywood Elsewhere]
- Ellen Page: Is She or Isn't She? [La Daily Musto]
- Ellen's "Date" at the Oscars [Girlfriend is a Homo]
- What Juno About Ellen Page? [Girlfriend is a Homo]
- Jack & Diane [So and Brad]
Comments
well it would only make sense for at least some bi-curiosity, as that IS the primary social fashion for ellen page's primary high-school-girls-who-think-hot-topic-is-real-cool demographic. and her creatively-stunted personality.
Why are people so obsessed with who is sleeping with whom and how and when? I really don't get the fascination. And, whether she is or not -- dressing like a tom boy or even being a tom boy (i.e. athletic or outdoorsy) doesn't equal gay. Let the poor girl be!
They say, "Is she or isn't she?" I say, "Who cares?"
If she is, I hope she comes out because there's nothing sadder to me than closeted stars. We'll still love you, promise.
I am pretty sure that was a female date next to her at the Oscars and I do hope, if she is, she will "come out" because I think she would be an absolutely perfect role model.
I don't see what's so spectacular...is there actually anyone who wasn't a lesbian at age 22?
I could care less if she's gay. It's when you engage in all sorts of shenanigans in order to stay closeted that the public REALLY starts to examine your private life with a microscope.
Ummm, Javier Bardem went to the Oscars with his mother and nobody is calling him gay.
Ellen is seated with her publicist, Kelly Bush (no pun intended) she's one of the partner's in ID PR...and she's a power lesbian.
(totally out, adopted baby with her female partner)
I don't understand. Who the fuck cares? She's 21, for god's sake. Not everyone has rows of notches on their bedpost by then. Just cuz she's not Lilo (sorry BangieB) doesn't make her a lesbian. And so what if she is?
Musto really sounds like my aunt talking over the back fence. Next he'll probably mention that Britney's Aunt Flo is visiting, thank god, because who knows the scandal otherwise!
If she's a lesbian, I hope she calls me. I will totally ditch my boyfriend for her, though I haven't seen Juno.
really!!! who cares? these are trivial issues that are not relevant to her talent or achievements. Michael Musto is one of the more annoying queens in the industry...i don't think we should ever care about somebody's sexuality...it tends to distract from their artform. Get over fag sniffers...and i mean fag in the most endearing way. like i would never call michael musto a fag because he is annoying as hell!
@starsof1889: Thanks, but I liken that word to the 'n' word, so it's in no way endearing.
As for Ellen, though we are not friends, I know her well enough to know she isn't gay, but if she was, and may end up being so (because who really has that nailed down completely at 21?), she wouldn't hide it.
Explain to me how an actors' sexuality is pertinent to their talent? Give the girl some time -- if she has a closet to come out of, then let her exit gracefully. If not, then leave her alone.
@perphiction: Um, I'M calling Javier gay.
@ATL_Girl_Publicist: really? then you're in the wrong business, sister.
Ellen should apply to be Tom Cruise's fourth wife, and all those gay rumors will definitely be put to rest!
@DukeLaCrosse: Is your name supposed to be some kind of joke? Call me a humorless boner killer, but I don't think it's funny at all.
@CrankYank: Classic.
who fucking cares.
@J.D.Regent: :::::rimshot::::
and yes, totes gay. hel-LO!
Well, you know Canadians. But in all seriousness, who cares? Not having a boyfriend isn't proof you're a lesbian -- it's having a girlfriend.
"Repellent as it was, Jeffrey Wells' suspicion that no teenage boy would ever knock up a girl as "midget-sized" or "scrawny" as he perceived Ellen Page to be in Juno might actually have had some veracity to it."
Is Jeffrey Wells gay himself? The teenage boys I've known would knock up a yeti, as long as they got to have real sex in the process. Also, asshole, Ellen Page is cute, whichever sex she's into.
Oh shit. By this logic, my 21-year-old self was a big old lezzie.
She turned down a really good lesbian role in another film because of the werewolf movie. Either her, or her handlers, didn't want her to be associated with too many lesbian characters. Lame.
@perphiction: Bardem was gang banged my a group of jezebels so I think not.
Hard Candy probably didn't help matters. Such a good movie.
Oh, great, you're forcing me to defend Juno again…the one thing I liked about that movie was the portrayal of a young woman that wasn't the stereotype of femininity (and yet she can still be loved!). NEWS FLASH: Not all STRAIGHT women want to get all dolled-up everyday to please society. It's not natural-it's a social construct. That concludes my rant. Thank you.
P.S. Musto's a moron.
It's sadly ironic that out gay men like Musto are propogating the idea that being gay is somehow scandalous.
By their logic, I was a lesbian. Finding Chucks comfortable does not a lesbian make. Can't a 20 year old run around in jeans & tshirts anymore? sheesh.
Ellen Page does not strike me as someone who would hide in the closet.
So Javier Bardem is a lesbian. This explains Penelope Cruz so much!
@WGARefugee: It certainly explains the hair in "No Country for Old Men."
Also, feel free to make cunt/no men/lesbian jokes in your own imagination, kids!
@traceygold: Is it a scheduling conflict or not wanting to be associated with lesbian roles? Because it's one or the other, in this instance.
Actually, ever since she played kitty pryde, my boyfriends wanted to do her. like BAD. And I do to, but I'm a girl, so maybe there is truth to this...
Bite me, Musto. I don't care one way or the other, unless she is a lesbian and lies about it.
Also, the term "gay lover" really pisses me off.
Until I read the comments, just based on the photo, I thought she had gone to the Oscars with Karen Hughes, which would answer any questions of gay sexual orientation in the affirmative for both of them...
Doesn't going to the Oscars with your PUBLICIST make you gay? That's more gay than going a sibling or parent.
Oh man this is funny.
Yesterday my boyfriends roomate was telling me that the guys he works construction with would not shut up about Ellen Page and how hot she is. Apparently one guy said (and I quote) " I would drag my balls through a mile...no ten miles of glass for a sniff of that seat".
I am not making this up.
This is just like Perez Hilton's thing where he pretty much forces people to come out (like NPH or Lance Bass, for example) because he's out, and damnit, everyone should be.
@Erin-MJ: No, Jeffrey Wells is the pig that begged the director of 3:10 to Yuma for stills of actress Vinessa Shaw's topless scene. Do a search on deadlinehollywooddaily.com for the whole sleazy story(private emails and all). I'm guessing Jeffrey hates any woman who wouldn't want to bone him.
Why the fuck is it relevant what gender Ellen Page prefers to have sex with? It's not like she's out there like Travolta and Cruise, so desperate to appear straight that they're in fake marriages and trying to sell the world on their straightness.
Who cares?
This offends me on so many levels. And as a gay man, Musto should be ashamed of himself. It's nobody's business.
LEAVE ELLEN PAGE ALONE!
Musto is a drama-seeking journo-queen. Page is a talented young actress, and given that the world is run by straight males, we're only really threatened by gay male sexuality anyways; lezzie-ness is a non-starter, so it's moot as to whether she's into gals. A complete non-story, and in any case if she is a lipstick lez, that's a whole realm of fantasy for young straight men, right? So once again they win, either way. yippie. Now go.
BAngieB: oh, i also can't stand the term 'gay lover,' as if gay men or women are characters in a Russian novel, with no connection to mundane events like: picking up the dry-cleaning and recycling egg cartons.
It's like there's a rule now where if you're a young upstart in Hollywood, you have to be dogged with gay rumors for at least a year before people get bored. Musto probably thinks that by doing this to a young female actor instead of a male one, he's doing something for equality. May he fall off his bike and sprain an ankle.
@hack-a-rific: I'll defend it too, because it was refreshing that the Juno character was friends with the hot cheerleader. In any other teen movie those characters wouldn't be caught dead talking to each other.
it's a win win for her. Just makes her more famous. Good for Musto for making her more mysterious. Will the Tabloids follow next? Looking forward to Star magazine and Us covers soon.
I'll chime in on the side of "Who knows? Who CARES?". I have zero interest in the personal lives of celebrities, let alone their sex lives (I understand the incongruity of stating this on defamer: my wife follows this stuff so I have to track the headlines so I have a vague clue what she's talking about). Are they a good actor/singer/dancer/whatever it is they're famous for? That's what I care about.
And I realize that by that standard Paris Hilton is a very accomplished publicity whore/heiress. I didn't say it was a perfect standard.
@rosie7: wow, that is hilarious.
@Lydia9: Ummmm, over here. Hi!
Colin Farrell went to the Oscars with his mother, and I don't think he's gay. Of course, his mother is so pretty that could just be plain old incest.
I'd do her.
What?