I know; she was my favorite actress for a while because of Elizabeth and I even modelled one of my heroines after her—she remains very talented, but I just can’t look at her in the same way anymore. I even cringed a bit at the very funny “I thought we had Cate Blanchett (carte blanche)‘ line in 21 Jump Street.

Thanks for the brag thread; I have a new book out!!!:D

Um Kristen, if you want to know more about this subject, maybe read the columns and pieces written by Dylan and Ronan Farrow, Mariel Hemingway, Mia Farrow, etc. I fail to understand as to why a random conversation with Jesse Eisenberg eased your mind about working with this individual; or perhaps the big paycheck was…

I became a fan of WWE after seeing Shawn Michaels and HHH in the ring; I just remember nodding approvingly and saying, “Well I had no idea that the wrestlers looked like THAT; now is this show on every week?” And then, when they formed DX, I saw her and fell in love all over again, just in a different way. What a…

Women are safer than ever and there is no rape culture? Well I’ll go run and tell that to some friends of mine who run a small town rape and domestic violence shelter. This is a small town, and they have to constantly hire new counselors, make additions on to the shelter, and ask for food and clothes donations because…

Yes, she was an idol of mine too and I was hoping to interview her sometime soon. I’m just without words.

I just texted my older sister who is a HUGE fan. She bought me my copy of 1999 and took me to see Purple Rain—the first R-rated movie I ever saw. He was a genius and I just can’t believe this. Him and Bowie in one year. Just not right....

I’m so sorry for your experience as well. I found it difficult to still like and respect the co-workers who made a joke of the experience—and once when I demanded that the guy stay away from me, I was told that I was being mean. I began to question their sanity, as well!

He got pissed when I kept hiding from him, and often I heard (from campus cops) that ‘he’s just so into you, give him a chance’

I blogged about this at Legendary Woman:

Like aunt, like niece. I remember Ann Landers telling a woman who complained that her husband never left her alone sexually to ‘just go with it’; because there were a lot of women who could never get their hubbies in bed, so she should be glad he’s interested. Even as a high school student I remember telling my…

Count me in!:)

Hear hear! I know a businesswoman down here who is afraid to say that she’s a feminist, for fear of losing business at her store. I tell her all the time that we should say it loud and say it proud. Also, you might want to check out the group Women’s Peacepower. Two women from the Zephyrhills/Dade City area started…

Another Tampa gal checking in; grew up in Indiana and have spent my adulthood in Fla. We have a regular Jez contingent down in these parts!

The great film critics Siskel and Ebert suggested the use of an A rating for adult themed films that weren’t pornographic, because the term ‘XXX porn film’ was considered sleazy and shady; adult, on the other hand, just referred to a film with mature themes.

Speaking as a stalking survivor myself, I’m glad that justice was served—at least in part. I’d feel better about it if that cretin was put in jail for life.

As an author I look at it this way; if I was a contributing author in an anthology with someone who turned out to be a rapist or abuser, I would not want to be associated with them. Pull the book and take away my royalties, I don’t care. I’ll go on to write something else; something that doesn’t profit a monster.

A coupla things right off the bat: 1. I think back to the time that they tried to turn 9 to 5 into a TV series. Toward the end they actually booted one of the series regulars in favor of a young blonde model—which totally defeats the point of the original 9 to 5! 2. In First Wives Club, it was their friend’s suicide…

Lady Gaga’s song and performance were amazing, as was Biden’s introduction. And the survivors are heroines and heroes.

Wendy Williams. you stupid, insensitive fool; why on earth would a young musician want to give up a contract with one of the biggest companies in the world for no good reason? And you honestly think her mother would allow her to subject herself to additional physical and emotional trauma while she stood by and filmed…