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Jake
ednbarby:
What's irritating about that is I don't see the press seeming to have a need for statements from any of his other recent co-stars. What about Christian Bale? He *just* worked with him. Or Sienna Miller? Matt Damon? Abby Cornish?
I thought it was nice that Ang Lee made a statement, and appropriate.
As for Mel Gibson - he has to be removed from the spotlight with his teethmarks in it, so I don't give his much credo.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on January 24, 2008, 04:53:59 pm ---I'm kind of finding these various media stories focusing on Jake being Matilda's godfather and hence "rushing to aid Michelle with Matilda" rather annoying. They seem to be based on hearsay, old interviews and pure speculation. Also , they (as well as this media pressure for Jake to make a statement - my God, what could he say? We know what he must be feeling! Do they need to hear him, or see him, put his grief on display? :-\ ) seem to put unnecessary and unfair pressure on Jake concerning how he's expected to behave "in public". And they seem to indicate that Michelle Williams, who looks to me to be a very capable woman, is not able to raise her own child with the help and support, as and when required, of her own family and near friends - and of a new life partner when/if that time comes for her.
I don't know how much contact Jake kept with Heath and Michelle after the Brokeback intensity died down once the Academy Awards were history - I'm sure they kept in touch but they did live on opposite sides of the country and had busy schedules in their respective lives. However that was, I wouldn't expect Jake to be the obvious person to have an everyday hand in Matilda's life and upbringing. Godfather or no.
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I posted over in the Heath Heath Heath thread about what Heath's death means for Jake in terms of Jake having to "represent" both Jack and Ennis going forward, so I won't repeat that here.
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What Mikaela said.
Brown Eyes:
I certainly don't want to see Jake's grief put on display. And, I don't think he should feel rushed to make any kind of statement... and he should be allowed to deal with this tragedy in his own way and at his own pace.
That said... I feel like I'm waiting for him to come forward. I almost can't help it.
It may be somewhat illogical, but I really am. Somehow I feel like it will be a comfort to hear from Jake and I think it's important. Maybe it will happen in a week, a month or a year. But, I hope he does do or say something. It may be a selfish hope, but I'll be honest and say that I *know* deep down that I would truly love to hear from Jake.
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Shasta542:
Do you think he might be able to go to the funeral? I hope he gets to go and be there with Heath's family.
Meryl:
Here's something I came across when I googled. It's hardly what I'd call reliable, but it may be true:
http://babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/archive/2008/01/24/jake-gyllenhaal-devastated-over-heath-ledger-s-death.aspx
Jake Gyllenhaal, who was close to Heath Ledger, is reportedly too distraught to even speak about the death of his friend. Gyllenhaal co-starred with Ledger in Brokeback Mountain and is godfather to his 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose.
Gyllenhaal is in New Mexico shooting the film Brothers and has declined any requests to make a statement to the media. Although production has not been shut down on the film, the set has been closed to non-crew members and extra security has been hired to ensure Gyllenhaal's privacy.
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