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Fran:
--- Quote from: oilgun on March 25, 2008, 03:44:00 pm ---Well said Fran. A simple statement like the one you wrote, written and issued by a rep, would have been enough. I think his silence is a sign of disrespect not only to his fans but also to Heath, Michelle and his god-daughter Matilda.
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Thanks, Gil.
I don't think I can agree with you about the lack of respect towards Michelle and Matilda because it just may be that Jake did do something privately as far as paying his condolences to them. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as far as they're concerned since this is probably something we will never know anyway.
MilAn:
When asked after the BAFTA ceremony if Ang Lee was the Godfather of Matilda, because Ang called himslef "matchmaker", Heath and Michelle said that it's Jake actually. Later during a press conference Jake confirmed he was the Godfather. Ever since press mentioned the fact every now and then.
It seemed that Jake and Heath were very close during BBM promotion, but we really can not know for sure how close they remained (you don't have to be close to your kid's Godparents btw). The one lived in L.A. the other in N.Y. I believe they saw each other every now and then, but that's about it. Each had their own life.
I'm sure Jake, when he heard about Heath's death was very sad, but i doubt he was as devastated as some claimed. He even went to a Rufus Wainwright concert days after Heath's death, or shopping in Soho with Reese over a month ago etc. Life has to go on and his main priority at the moment seems to be his girlfriend. I also didn't expect him to react like Jack Twist would have reacted if Ennis Del Mar had died before him. I can distinguish reality from fiction and while i understand that life goes on and he has other priorities in his real life, a statement/tribute would have been a sign of respect towards Heath, I personally appreciated all the tributes from Heath's family members, friends and colleagues. Jake for whatever reason, may it be personal or professional, decided not to do it and i don't think we will get anything from him. If we want it or not, we must accept it and move on.
Mikaela:
It's strange, but voicing my opinion on this topic yesterday, after having kept it to myself for more than a month, helped me find some sort of closure concerning my disappointment over Jake's silence. Reading posts both in agreement and disagreement, both here and elsewhere, I find that though my personal opinion hasn't changed at all, I can now somehow manage to lay my hurt over this to rest. I'm glad that is so.
Whatever has happened and whatever is currently going on, what I most strongly recall now is that Jake and Heath together did give us this, a gift for the ages:
For the rest, at the moment I have finally reached a place where I can honestly borrow Jack Twist's words and say: Let be, let be....
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on March 25, 2008, 03:29:02 am ---
If Jake had wanted to distance himself from BBM or associations with gayness, would he have participated in that Saturday Night Live opening monologue where he sang falsetto in a huge wig and long shimmering dress while two men in cowboy hats swooned in the front row? Or put Heath's photo up over his bed on the set of his most recent movie, as has been reported?
It seems like those two actions would have more consequences than a respectful few sentences about Heath's passing.
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Dearest Heathens,
I want to apologize for writing the above in the Heath, Heath, Heath forum, when it's clearly off-topic. I wish I hadn't, but what's done is done. I will just try to keep to the topic of Heath in the future.
To attempt to make amends, here are some pictures of our beloved. Note what the shirt at the bottom says.
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: Mikaela on March 25, 2008, 04:49:49 pm ---It's strange, but voicing my opinion on this topic yesterday, after having kept it to myself for more than a month, helped me find some sort of closure concerning my disappointment over Jake's silence. Reading posts both in agreement and disagreement, both here and elsewhere, I find that though my personal opinion hasn't changed at all, I can now somehow manage to lay my hurt over this to rest. I'm glad that is so.
Whatever has happened and whatever is currently going on, what I most strongly recall now is that Jake and Heath together did give us this, a gift for the ages:
For the rest, at the moment I have finally reached a place where I can honestly borrow Jack Twist's words and say: Let be, let be....
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Amen to that.
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