Actor uses awards ceremony speech to make first public utterance about her sexuality, an open secret in Hollywood
There was unexpected British success at night's Golden Globes awards, but the ceremony was overshadowed by an extraordinary acceptance speech by actor Jodie Foster, in which she "came out" in front of the massed Hollywood glitterati.
The 50-year-old actor, in attendance to collect a lifetime achievement award, stunned the audience by announcing midway through her speech: "I have a sudden urge to say something that I've never really been able to air in public."
She went on to thank "one of the deepest loves of my life, my heroic co-parent, my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my confessor, ski buddy, consigliere, most beloved Bff of 20 years, Cydney Bernard".
Foster's longterm relationship with former partner Bernard had been an open secret for years. They met in 1992 when Bernard worked...
There was unexpected British success at night's Golden Globes awards, but the ceremony was overshadowed by an extraordinary acceptance speech by actor Jodie Foster, in which she "came out" in front of the massed Hollywood glitterati.
The 50-year-old actor, in attendance to collect a lifetime achievement award, stunned the audience by announcing midway through her speech: "I have a sudden urge to say something that I've never really been able to air in public."
She went on to thank "one of the deepest loves of my life, my heroic co-parent, my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my confessor, ski buddy, consigliere, most beloved Bff of 20 years, Cydney Bernard".
Foster's longterm relationship with former partner Bernard had been an open secret for years. They met in 1992 when Bernard worked...
- 1/15/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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