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Ryan Gosling finally got his People Magazine cover! Unfortunately for his rabid Hey Girls, it’s not People’s Sexiest Man Alive, although the headline “America’s Most Wanted Man” is certainly encouraging, right? I guess People is glossing over the fact that Gosling is (GASP) Canadian! But sure, Ryan is a “wanted man” in America. More so in 2011, probably, but I guess his fanbase hasn’t completely abandoned him in this current Eva Mendes Era. Honestly, my first thought when I saw the People cover was “Damn, Ryan really needs ‘Gangster Squad’ to be a hit, right?” Otherwise I can’t see why he would agree to this mess.
Devoted son, quirky leading man – and everyone’s favorite fantasy boyfriend.
But how does Ryan Gosling stack up in his real-life romance with actress Eva Mendes?
The “hey girl” Internet obsession, 32, “is an incredibly sweet boyfriend,” a Gosling source tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. He and Mendes, 37, “get along so well because she’s not needy or smothering,” says another insider. “They just work.”
Mendes is hardly the only one to fall under Gosling’s spell. The former Mouseketeer – who brought his mom, Donna, as his date to the Jan. 7 Gangster Squad premiere in L.A. – is “funny and charming,” says the film’s director, Ruben Fleischer.
“When you’re with him you feel different. He has a magnetic quality – larger than life.”
And yes, he knows how to work his quirks – everything from self-designed tattoos to an enduring Disneyland fascination.
“Women love him because he’s just kooky,” says the insider. “He’s definitely in touch with his childlike side.”
“They get along so well because she’s not needy or smothering…” Did that quote bother the hell out of anyone else? Keep in mind – this is People Mag. This is coming from Ryan’s publicist. This is how he wants to put himself out there. So, this is Ryan’s version of himself, how he wants people to think of him – he’s the guy who needs to be in a relationship with a girl who is not “needy and smothering.” Nevermind that Eva Mendes followed him to Bangkok because she wanted to keep an eye on him and his potentially wandering dong, amirite? But Ryan is the kind of guy who says/thinks that a relationship works because the girl doesn’t demand too much out of him. He is not the guy who thinks that a relationship works because both people are equals and there’s a give-and-take and her career and her needs and her stuff is just as important as his stuff. That’s just an FYI to the Hey Girls – Ryan is not going to be into you if you have your own stuff going on, or if you’re “needy”.
Here’s “Hey Girl I don’t like needy bitches” Gosling at the Gangster Squad premiere two nights ago:
Photos courtesy of WENN, cover courtesy of People Magazine.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Ryan Gosling
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And it comes at a time where I find he is mostly unwanted and undesirable. Especially in that caca-colored suit.
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I don’t mind the suit, but the shoes! I can’t get past the odd shoes.
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I must be the only woman alive who simply does not get him. He’s an alright actor and an attractive man. But…that’s about it. I can get why he’s have a fan base (but let’s face it, Clay Aiken had a rabid female fanbase for a while there too). I wonder if there’s something I’m not getting.
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Nope, you’re not alone…I feel the same way (and I’m Canadian so shouldn’t I be drooling by default?). I’m not saying that he’s ugly but I find him very vanilla / average.
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You are not alone. He is overrated and he always seems high to me. Let alone he looks like a serial killer
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You are not alone. He is overrated and he always seems high to me. Let alone he looks like a serial killer But I can understand why others like him tho. He isn’t my type I guess
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I am with you, Sam. I mean to each their won so God Bless his fans but he doesn’t do it for me.
However, I give him major points for those studded shoes…
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This is why we love him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPsmfP5gUck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Cem12Ydy8
(skip to 8mins,19 secs, but the whole interview is great)
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Nope, don’t get the Gosling love at all either. I enjoy his acting but do not find him attractive in the slightest.
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Me too. I find him meh personally. I mean, good actor and good looking but I just don’t understand why people just salivate over him.
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I do not like him either. Haha. I mean, sure he is better looking than the polarizing Benedict Cumberbatch but Gosling just looks… boring. Dunno. But yeah. And he does not light-up the screen either.
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I am super over him. He is so last year! And that title makes him sound like a criminal on the loose. Ha.
I think his whole persona is fake and the fact that he is dating Eva Bitchface Mendes makes me like him even less.
The whole story is sycophantic mess. This is my fav part:“When you’re with him you feel different. He has a magnetic quality – larger than life.” Hahhahaha, he is Jesus ya’ll.
Charming Potato should have a chat with people mag cause this is totally stepping on his reign as Sexiest Man Alive or whatever.
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Agreed.I don’t think Charming potato gives a crap. lol
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At this point Tatum is a more interesting option than the tryhard mommmy obsessed hipster.
This is planted by his publicist which makes it even worse, basically saying Eva should be thankfull that this cool “eccentric” guy dates her. Ughhh.
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Totally agree. I guess many of us – like me
– discovered his fake persona when he started dating Eva Mendes.
And this People cover is apparently a sign that he’s desperate to keep his career going…
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why the Eva Mendes hate? what is the problem with her?
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I’m wondering that too
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She has a reputation for being unfriendly and acting superior to regular folk when she’s out and about.
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I agree about his persona. He tries way too hard to come off as eccentric and interesting when it just ends up being pretentious and annoying.
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That’s stupid. I’m so sick of his face.
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Feels like they’re a year or so behind with this.
That needy comment is odd.
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Yeah Really…”Ryan is not going to be into you if you have your own stuff going on, or if you’re “needy”.” What does that even mean? If you have your own stuff going on, chances are that you’re not going to be needy. Needy-esque people have to have their own thing going on to “dilute” their neediness as much as possible.
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I never liked him. I don’t know what all the fuss is about and his got a funny chin. Actors are narcissists, so am not surprised. It’s all about them at the end of the day.
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So does that mean that Rachel McAdams was needy and smothering him? What a joke. I’ll always blame him for her taking that 2 year career break(while dating him), that seems to have killed her career now. The fact that Mr. “I’m not Hollywood” has now turned to People magazine just shows how he’s completely sold out. Humble my a$$. Fake as ever more like it.
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I wonder about that too. Rachel turned down some major career making roles during that time. At the end of the day, it’s all about him. He plays a good game, fooling women everywhere that he’s somehow humble and down to earth, but he’s really just like the rest. Also, look at who he’s been dating for over a year. Eva Mendes is the furthest from humble. Look her up, in interviews she sounds very impressed with herself and full of ego. Maybe that’s why they get along so well. Rachel was too nice for him.
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When I read the headline “America`s most wanted man” I was thinking of a criminal and thought, they found some dead bodies in his trunk.
Homeboy is creepy, would not surprise me tbh.
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Well, as you can see, Ryan didn’t even give People a quote for their story or any pics so I can’t see how he “agreed” to anything. Sure, People probably called his reps to notify them they were doing a cover story, but he didn’t contribute to it. Which is firmly why I believe he’s never been People’s SMA, tbh. He wouldn’t give them any exclusives.
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TRUE!!he didn’t contribute to it. No new pics, no exclusive statements. nothing!
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You expect it that he will admit?
When People mag aka Publicist’s Voice writes an asskissing story on a celeb then because the person in question agreed and encouraged it. I know it doesn’t go well with his Anti-Hollywood indie actor persona but he is as much a Hollywood actor with staged pap pics as Ben Affleck.
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No his publicist had to OK the cover and gave ‘off the record quotes’. It’s promo for his movie to get women to go see him. Still kind of ghetto taking seconds to the SMA title with a America’s most wanted created title.
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He is literally clinging on to his mothers hand for dear life. Major mommas boy.
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Gangster Squad has a 75 million dollar budget, so yeah, this movie needs to be a hit for all involved.
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How did I miss the studs on the shoes? Ugh. Gross.
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Believe it or not, they are not studs, they are holes! Take a look…
http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2013/01/08/ryan-gosling-in-gucci-gangster-squad-la-premiere/premiere-of-warner-bros-pictures-gangster-squad-arrivals-6/
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Ryan, top marks for not trying
So kind of you to bless us with your effortlessness
We’re grateful and so strangely comforted
And I wonder when are you putting me under
Cause you know you make the ladies squirt the way you fill out those jeans and shirt
We want your ham, America`s most wanted man
Some want to kiss some want to kick you
There’s not a net you couldn’t slip through
Or at least that’s the impression I get cause you’re smooth and make me wet
And she’s not aware yet but she’s yours
She’ll be sayin’ use me
Show me the jacuzzi
I imagine that it’s there on a plate
Your rendezvous rate means that you’ll never be frightened to make them wait for a while
I doubt it’s your style not to get what you set out to acquire
She knows she will get ditched
When she starts being a needy bitch
Calm, collected, and commandin’
You made the other stories standin’
With your renditions and jokes
Bet there’s hundreds of blokes that have wept cause you’ve stolen their …thunder
Are you puttin’ me under
Cause you can`t look any fitter
the way you pull of that fugly suit and those pimp slipper
Even before Drive you were the Sexiest Man Alive
(New version of Arctic Monkeys`s Brianstorm for our favourite momma`s boy, suck it BCoop and Leo)
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Haha love it!!! I always think that Arctic Monkeys song could apply to sooo many people
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Ryan, Leo and Shia need to open the
“No woman is as good as mommy”-club.
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lol indeed
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Add Bradley Cooper as well. They also have a partner club, the “I let my mommy make all decisions concerning my love life”club.
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But sure, Ryan is a “wanted man” in America. More so in 2011, probably, but I guess his fanbase hasn’t completely abandoned him in this current Eva Mendes.
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sorry but this sounds so ridiculous.
It is not about 2.011. 2012 or 2013. It is not about he having a fan base or not.
It is about being a good Oscar nominated actor with excellent movie choices and amazing future projects.
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So contrived and annoying. And I used to love him!!!
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They’re about a year too late with this, but hey that’s People for you.
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OK, so no one gets it. can someone who gets it please explain?
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He is a natural actor and easy enough on the eyes. I will watch him in most anything.
But he looks soooo wrong with Mendez. She’s only 37 and very pretty but when she is standing next to him in photos, I keep thinking he’s dating his mother.
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I think that’s the point and his mother wears Eva’s clothing.
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well, im glad so many are over him. more for me! i don’t like the facial hair though. i’m not into facial hair on any dude, ever. in addition to being SO GODDAM SEXY, i also love his voice. i don’t see how this people cover is any kind of bad sign for him. he’s pretty well-established as a talented and in-demand actor. the people cover is probably just to shut up the hey girls about the sexiest man alive thing and also maybe a little damage control with his female fan base given the eva-hate (which i don’t really understand).
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yes!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ryan: I’m just not that into you. Anymore.
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Eh. People only seem to get riled up about this if the sentiment appears to come from a guy towards his girl… not the other way around. I say this because, while I don’t believe Gosling actually feels this way (tabloid stuff), I feel this way. I don’t like to be with men who are needy or smothering. This has nothing to do with them taking a backseat to my needs, interests, career, studies, etc. I just don’t want to be a person’s *whole* world, I want them to have their own life and their own interests.
What’s wrong with that?
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This man is good looking! This year, last year, whenever……
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What’s with his fandom being called the ‘Hey Girls’? I don’t get it.
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I was such a fan of Blue Valentine and Drive, both great, great movies. Now after a year of overexposure, aggressive fame whoring and smug behaviour I just can’t stand the guy any more. I actually find him disgusting.
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