When Jodie took to the stage to accept her Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes on Jan. 13 she gave a shocking yet beautiful speech about why she felt now was the time to reveal that she is a lesbian. The entire crowd was in tears as Jodie spoke and she begged for her mother to understand her public admission.
Jodie Foster is such an inspiration. The 50-year-old actress told the millions of viewers at home and celebrities in the audience of the 70th annual Golden Globes that yes, she is a lesbian and she’s thrilled to be coming out and not hiding this any longer.
Jodie’s Emotional Golden Globes Speech
“A big coming out speech tonight,” she said. “I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago in the stone age. Back in the days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends and family and co-workers and then gradually proudly to everyone who knew her, to everyone she actually met. But now apparently every celebrity is expected to expose the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a reality show.”
“I’m sorry, that’s just not me and it never will be. But please support me because my reality show would be so boring. I would have to make out with Marion Cotillard, spank Daniel Craig’s bottom just to stay on the air. But seriously, if you had been a public figure since the time you were a toddler. If you had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal, then maybe then too you’d value privacy about all else.”
“Someday in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was. I have given everything up there since the time that I was three years old and that’s a reality show enough, don’t you think. Love people and stay beside them. There is no way I could stand here tonight without acknowledging one of the greatest loves of my life. My ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my most beloved BFF of 20 years, Cydney Bernard. I am so proud of our modern family.”
Jodie Has Always Been Very Private About Her Personal Life
It was so surprising to hear Jodie talk about this since she has always been very careful to not expose too many details on her life to the public, which everyone always respected!
In 2007 Jodie won an award at a Women in Entertainment breakfast and she thanked “my beautiful Cydney.” She was referring to her long-time film producer partner Cydney Bernard. They met on the set of the film Sommersby in 1993 and together they raised two sons Charles and Kit. She has always refused to comment on being a lesbian until now.
Jodie and Cydney broke up in 2008 and she admitted during her Golden Globes speech that she is single.
We are so proud of Jodie for admitting this and we find her to be a true mentor, inspiration, and role model for everyone.
Jodie Foster Comes Out As Gay On The Golden Globes
– Chloe Melas
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Scottie
Posted at 7:54 PM on January 14, 2013
When Jodie said “I am single” that was her way of showing the world that her sexual orientation is really no one’s business but her own. By the way, I thought her blue gown was one of the most beautiful gowns on the show.
D
Posted at 7:25 PM on January 14, 2013
One’ sexual preference is their business,I’m sure she had someone in addition to her mother in mind when she had the urge to reveal this personal information.
Basketballer31
Posted at 6:05 PM on January 14, 2013
Connecticut Sam
Posted at 4:47 PM on January 14, 2013
Marie
Posted at 3:30 PM on January 14, 2013
Jaki
Posted at 2:33 PM on January 14, 2013
Good for Jodie. However, seems to me the ones coming out in public now are the ones the public has known for years were gay.
have the right to speak
Posted at 2:07 PM on January 14, 2013
How is gay a sin?? Leave them alone I am so sick of people dissing people because they are gay. Get a life and grow up!!!
kersh
Posted at 11:57 AM on January 14, 2013
wow! uhmm what jodie did there was called ‘sarcasm’ look it up ‘journalists’, even if she is lesbian, so what! homosexuality in hollywood shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone.
Guest
Posted at 7:40 AM on January 14, 2013
Just another lesbian. Just another lost soul in Hollywood. They should all get together and figure out WHY they are all so lonely, so unhappy, and so lost.
d.harris
Posted at 6:00 AM on January 14, 2013
@W—–you are also worse than those you are criticizing.you mean those who believe in bible are idiots and you who believe in lesbianism are educated and all knowing ,while i am placid towards lesbianism ,i think too that you are the world biggest idiot .a total joke too.believe what you believe and let others believe what they want without being called uneducated.as for jodie—–when they start going down the ladder they always seek attention and who to blame for one thing or the other.for her cheating is fan ,you can even do it with dad that is also fine for her,well,like i said everyone to her own.
Gina
Posted at 2:31 PM on January 14, 2013
Why is that gay’s like yourself d.harris attack people who don’t agree with your sexual preference?
Some people will never agree with the gay lifestyle so get over it..
S.V.K.
Posted at 2:27 AM on January 14, 2013
I was watching her speak and the sound went off for a minute,than came back on,Was that my T.V.or did they blip her, I thought Ben A. seemed really nervous or on something I don’t think he had to be rushed. He just really acted strange. I don’t know who those two women where that hosting the show they where horrible and not funny at all.
schema
Posted at 2:19 AM on January 14, 2013
Another sexually anomalous Hollywood actor. I’ve heard that there are only 34 heterosexuals left in Hollywood which explains why, at least in Hollywood-land, this is the new normal. Not sure which way the causal link goes on this one. But her revelation does explain why she walks the way she does. And her self-indulgence on why, at 50, she’s still looking for, well, something…Good luck, toots, and give my regards to whats-her-name.
guest
Posted at 2:15 AM on January 14, 2013
OK .. this is to the retards at HL … seriously !!! Really !! Someone should get all of you together and throw you off a ledge somewhere … just because of your stupidity !!Jodie Foster NEVER … NEVER … said any of this sh!t that this moron just wrote here, i guess i was watching a different show than these idiots . From what she said she was putting all the moronic gossip monkeys out there , letting them know that people privacy is important and it is her choice to tell or not.. to go public with her private life and it’s none of your business and she didn’t ! she’s been a lesbian forever and everyone already knows that ..(i guess the idiots at HL didn’t ) she didn’t see the need to call a press conference for it then , like she said in her speech only the people that are important to her and her family are relevant , all those gossip mongrels are just that …. IRRELEVANT !!!!
lele
Posted at 1:49 AM on January 14, 2013
guest
Posted at 2:17 AM on January 14, 2013
you”re the sinner … you are nothing but a racist !!!please crawl back into that backwood country that you came from ….
robert mitchell
Posted at 2:50 AM on January 14, 2013
Racist?U R an idiot.Perhaps a homo phobe but racist?Jerry Lewis said in the early 80′s about Mayor Kotch during an MD telethon,”he’s been a great Mayor,too bad his wanted in 13 states for faggotry”.
Rudy
Posted at 4:11 AM on January 14, 2013
Read your Holy Bible.
Rudy
Posted at 4:14 AM on January 14, 2013
Guest, now gays claim that anti-gays are “racists” ! hahahaha !! What a joke !
Being gay is a shame. Time to convert in order to escape eternal Hell.
P1
Posted at 12:28 PM on January 14, 2013
Wow… Speaking anything against gays becomes primitive attitude… Great ……in the name of freedom and independence all you people doing is pursuit of pleasure and it is your next generation that pays for your sins… Weather it is in the form of majority of people disgusted of immorality embracing harsher societal norms like embracing Islam… Who knows…
flap
Posted at 2:34 PM on January 15, 2013
its not racism weirdo
Rudy
Posted at 4:10 AM on January 14, 2013
dab
Posted at 7:39 AM on January 14, 2013
sara
Posted at 12:05 AM on January 14, 2013
2013 and people are still feeling the need to come out, in the movie industry and any where else it is no ones business what your sexuaal preferance is and it shouldn’t matter any way the people in your inner circle and the people that mean the most to you don’;t care they love you unconditionally. As an answer to the person who says that the bible says it should be this I for one wish to believe in a God that is all loving no matter who you are.
A
Posted at 11:34 PM on January 13, 2013
Wow what is this world turning into. What is there to be proud about being gay? I’m serious! Does everyone forgets about what the BIBLE say? I expect they do, but God is watching all of us.
Lucy
Posted at 11:55 PM on January 13, 2013
you are an idiot….and an uneducated one at that! goodbye seriously if you are so sanctimonious what on earth are you doing on hollywoodlife.com maybe you should re-evaluate your life!
Lucy
Posted at 11:57 PM on January 13, 2013
You are an idiot seriously if you are so sanctimonious what on earth are you doing on hollywoodlife.com? Take your uneducated and bigoted views elsewhere!
W
Posted at 12:23 AM on January 14, 2013
Hahahaha the bible is a made up story for stupid people to keep them under control, so could you please not cast judgements on people based on a fairy tale.. you sound even more uneducated.
P1
Posted at 12:35 PM on January 14, 2013
It is because Christianity and Christian majority society gave you freedom and liberty you have decided to destroy it… Keep your great work going and when Islam conquers world and put u under sharia laws u’ll understand the value of Christianity
Rudy
Posted at 4:12 AM on January 14, 2013
flap
Posted at 2:35 PM on January 15, 2013
your sooo right GAY=DISGUSTING
Stella
Posted at 10:51 PM on January 13, 2013
Jodi
Posted at 2:32 PM on January 14, 2013
John Mellor
Posted at 10:47 PM on January 13, 2013
I thought it was always known that Jodie Foster was a lesbian? I understood this as common knowledge long before tonight.
Pixie
Posted at 10:46 PM on January 13, 2013
She did not come out. She did that a long time ago, most people already knew she was a lesbian. Were you watching the same show?!!! Talk about a bs made up story. Get your story straight!!!!
Mere
Posted at 10:42 PM on January 13, 2013
You idiot she was begging her mother’s forgiveness she was obviously talking about her mother having alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. She wasn’t worried about her mother’s reaction rather she was worried about her mother understanding what was going on,
Mary
Posted at 10:42 PM on January 13, 2013
Didn’t she do this in 2007? How many times does she feel compelled to do this???
Katharyjn Chenowetj
Posted at 10:37 PM on January 13, 2013
Stephanie
Posted at 12:37 AM on January 16, 2013
More attention-seeking celebrities. Everyone already knew Jodie Foster was a lesbian; she has been living with a (female) partner for several years now. Big shocker there.