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Jodie Foster’s sexuality was kept quiet for years. I remember very clearly hearing the first inklings about Jodie’s lesbianism around the time The Silence of the Lambs came out, and the gay/bisexual/transgendered community picketed the film because of what they claimed was a negative faux-trangendered stereotype for the character of Buffalo Bill. My mother said something like: “The gay community shouldn’t get so upset, because Jodie Foster is gay. She wouldn’t make a film that was too negative towards that community.” Yes, I’m equating my mother’s idle gaydar gossip with “general gossip”. But my mom was right, wasn’t she? How do you think I got it?
Anyway, Jodie kind-of, sort-of finally publicly acknowledged her lesbianism back in 2007, in a speech thanking her “beautiful Cynthia”. This was after years of heavy speculation, solid reporting, and some coverage within the gay media community that I found a little rough on Jodie’s behalf. Personally, I do think it’s a public person’s responsibility to be honest about their sexuality, but I also think that they should be allowed to do it in their own space and time as long as they’re not engaging in rank hypocrisy (like, say, Sen. Larry “Wide Stance” Craig).
The “beautiful Cynthia” Jodie was referring to was Cynthia “Cindy” Mort, who Jodie began dating in 2006. It was actually a minor scandal once people found out about it - Jodie dumped her long-time partner Cydney Berhard for Cynthia. Now the Enquirer is reporting that Cynthia just dumped Jodie!
Jodie Foster’s heart has been broken - and her pals say she’s got only herself to blame.
The superstar actress is devastated that the woman for whom she dumped her longtime partner has rekindled a romance with an old flame.
“Ironically, now it’s Jodie who has been jilted,” a longtime friend told The ENQUIRER. “She’s miserable.”
As The ENQUIRER revealed in June 2008, the Silence of the Lambs star fell for a new girlfriend - and abruptly dropped Cydney Bernard, her devoted live-in love of 14 years.
The two-time Oscar winner had met her new romantic interest, writer-producer Cindy Mort, while filming The Brave One in 2006.
But now in a classic case of what goes around comes around, Cindy has reignited a romance with a previous gal pal, Amanda Demme, The ENQUIRER has learned.
Amanda is a well-known Hollywood club promoter and the widow of film director Ted Demme. She’s also been romantically linked to Lindsay Lohan.
Jodie, who often plays strong, self-assured women, fell apart at the news, disclosed the friend.
“She was shell-shocked…”
[From the National Enquirer]
This is all so fascinating to me. Probably because I love Jodie Foster, and I’ve always thought that she’s probably a lot more interesting than her bland, privacy-seeking public persona indicated. If this were a heterosexual incident, it would be huge news, I think. Jodie dumping a partner of 14 years (someone she was raising her two kids with) for a younger model, then having that younger model dump her for a younger model. It’s great gossip - but I do feel for Jodie. Poor Jodie.
UPDATE: Okay, there are mixed reports about whether Jodie said “beautiful Cynthia” or “beautiful Cydney”. There are also mixed reports about when and how Jodie and Cydney broke up - whether it was in 2006 or 2008, or somewhere in between. I doubt we’ll ever really know what happened between Jodie, Cynthia and Cydney because Jodie will probably never discuss it publicly.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Gay Issues, Jodie Foster, Relationship trouble
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22 Responses to “Enquirer: Jodie Foster’s girlfriend dumps her for another woman”
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FYI: It should be “BEAUTIFUL CYDNEY’, not cynthia. cynthia’s the chick she left cydney for
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I am saying this with a hint of humor so I hope no one takes offense… but it has been a general rule of mine that every time I admire a woman or think she is badass, she turns out to be a lesbian…
ie:
Iron chef Cat Kora, Jodie Foster, Suze Orman, Wanda Sykes, Queen Latifah… and a few others that aren’t coming to mind…
of course, Lindsay Lohan ruined my track record of loving lesbians, but she’s bisexual so that doesn’t count… :-p
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i don’t care Jodie Foster private life because she’s a great actress and not a mediawhore for me.She never sold her private life
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My only sympathy is for the children. Rotating partners, ehh, not healthy for them.
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thought the speach was to cydney… the first love? I’m pretty sure.
A quick google says switched partners in May 08what kind of twisted 6 degree world do we now find Jodie Foster has slept with Blohan. *shudder
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I always know she was gay, just like Ellen, knew she was gay too.
As for feeling sad for poor Jodie, nope that’s what happens when you cheat with some one who also does not have boundaries YOU GET BURNED !!!!
So now she so what knows what her former partner feels.
If they’ll cheat with you, they’ll cheat on you.
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I have to say that the Gay Groups I hate are the ones who think it’s their right to OUT SOME ONE for their cause.
I think it disgraceful to invade some one’s life period.
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fwiw, first hand.
Cydney/Cindy Cindy/Cydney very very hard to keep straight and say correctly.
(- but Jodie & Cydney did not break-up till 08)
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I heard that Jodie is a hard person to live with. I think even by her own admission. Something about her being a perfectionist and really intense. It is probably what makes her a great actress.
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Feel bad for Jodie! Oh please! She got what she deserves. What comes around goes around. I do like her as an actress though.
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Ick. Jodie’s better off w/o her anyway.
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lol fizXgirl, not too many hollywood claimed bisexuals to look up to is there. The known ones seem to be attention / publicity seekers ala: Lindsay, Megan, Angelina, and that scary chick that used to date Ellen Degeneres. I actually can’t think of one respectable hollywood bisexual at the moment. Though there’s lots of cool hollywood lesbians and gays I can think of.
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I did’nt know Queen Latifah was gay
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It was “my beautiful Cydney” as in Cydney Bernard, who was with Foster for almost 15 years.
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What Jodie does in private is no ones bizz but her own. People grow apart,, people cheat, people move on~~ that’s LIFE!!! There are NO guarantees!! So live life to the fullest.
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Great actress? Not in my opinion! She just can’t play heterosexual women in a believable way judging by a few of her pictures.
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the comment about bisexuals…please. we get no respect. it has to be one or the other with YOU GUYS! but actually bisexuality is really the truest form of homosapien. we should be called omnisexual, just like we are omnivorous…
and leave jody alone. i hate outing -
Welcome to life Jodi. People fall in and out of love all the time, just like you fell out of love with Cydney, Cindy fell out of love with you.
Move on. It’s all any of us can do in that situation.
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payback is a motherfcuker
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Diane has sympathy only for the children? Rotating partners, Ehh? Are you insinuating that this is just one of the reasons gays shouldn’t have kids?? And the divorce rate in this country is what again amongst us heterosexuals? As if we’ve proven we’re the better parents? HA! Gay people with kids break up, straight people with kids break up, Bi-s(or omnis, if you prefer, I couldn’t care less)with kids break up. It’s a HUMAN condition, not an orientation condition. Kids these days are a lot more resilient, divorce doesn’t have the stigma it once had(I know more than a few kids who WISH their parents would divorce), and generally provided both parties can remain mature and focused on the kids, break ups are not that traumatic. Sticking together when you shouldn’t is far worse for the kids, trust me, I’ve lived through it.
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@Chuck Roast:
I think I would like mine medium rare with some fava beans and a glass of chianti (as my tongue gently slides across my upper lip just like Hannibal Lector in “Silence of the Lambs”). -
I disagree that a public person has a responsibility to share their personal life/orientation. No, they don’t. If that’s the case, every person, in every walk, must do so. Just because you make your living in front of the public DOESN’T entitle that public to your very soul. Nope, doesn’t.
Now, if a public OFFICIAL makes or tries to make law restricting other’s lives/rights based on orientation, their own life is open for discussion, because they are affecting everyone’s life, not just their own.
Public singers, actors, dancers, whatevers…not so much. It isn’t their job to be a role model. If, IF, they CHOOSE to share, then great, especially if others are helped. BUT, they are not required to do so because their livelihood comes from a public occupation that is usually for ENTERTAINMENT purposes, not for making binding LAW. Just don’t believe it’s valid nor moral to require it of them.
ETA: Actually, I don’t think anyone, in any occupation, is required to do so until they choose to do so or if they are in a position to make binding decisions that affect others.
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the smart ones are always lesbians :-/
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