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Jennifer Aniston & John Mayer Tell Gayle King It's Serious

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Sithandra Finch
02/24/09

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@katie.scarlett.o'hara

I wish I could find a clip online, but I've searched and I can't find it (pre-Youtube). Mayer appeared early on in his career "Late World with Zach" on VH1. (sometime in 2002, I think -- hilarious and way funnier than the appearance on Chappelle's Show).

That was my first chance at seeing Mayer's dry sense of humor. I don't know the guy, but after seeing him be interpreted and misinterpreted over the past 7 years, I think it would be easy for someone who is aware of Mayer, but not a fan of his music to think he's a douche.

I can't comment on the way he treats his girlfriends because I don't know him and I don't know the details of their relationships, but any girl/woman who dates Mayer, or any other man, has the option of saying "I'm out of here" if he is a douche and treats her like sh#@.

Douches are only able to be "douchy" if the girls/women enable this behavior by not standing up for themselves.

That said, If Jen and John are happy, I'm happy for them both. If Jen is unhappy or needs more of a commitment, or whatevs, she should bounce and find someone else.

P.S., I guess cheese is in the ear of the listener, because I think John's pop music and his experiments with blues are both great and I've seen him do both live many times over the last few years.
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kityglitr
02/24/09

@Sithandra Finch: Thank you. His song Why, Georgia, Why is a beautiful and very well written. I wish people would actually LISTEN to his music (both pop and blues) before they spout off at the mouth about his lack of talent.
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Yitzhak
02/24/09

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I grew up watching Gayle on the local CT news. She really did well for herself getting that gig as Oprah's Best Friend.
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hello.kitty
02/24/09

@Yitzhak: I remember Gayle on the news. I liked her. Did not know she was Oprah's BFF until years later.
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AirforceAmy
02/24/09

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It's unfortunate that many people only know him for the songs that have been on the radio/MTV/VH1, which happen to be very cheesy. The rest of the songs on his albums are not cheesy at all, which makes me wonder why they picked those particular ones.

I agree that he's an amazing guitar player. I kind of wish he'd step out of the spotlight, focus on his music, and maybe get some of his integrity back. He's very talented, but a lot of people don't know that.
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brendastarlet is on it
02/24/09

@AirforceAmy: but he's made millions off those cheesy songs. They're the equivalent of action movies. If he records enough hits, he can make indie movies -- i.e., do his pseudo blue-sy thing -- in his spare time.
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topsy
02/24/09

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While the internet re-re-re-re-re-hashes the old Brangelina vs Poor Jen debate beyond nauseum, the principals seem to have (thankfully) moved on. Sunday night was a non-event. Jennifer didn't burst into tears, wet herself or collapse. She appeared to be fine. Brad and Angelina didn't storm out, proceed to have sex in their seats or start throwing pictures of their children on the stage. Everyone behaved like an adult. If only we all could follow their example.

Oh and I could care less about John Mayer
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sybann
02/24/09

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The one thing about Oprah that gets on my last frayed nerve is her adulation of teh famous. YOU. ARE. OPRAH!
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brendastarlet is on it
02/24/09

@sybann: also, her over-the-top introductions. "Hugh JACK-MANNNNN!!!!" Oh, Oprah, just chill a little.
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morninggloria
02/24/09

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"We also both have pumpkin-like heads."
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BabyJane
02/24/09

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OPRAH'S SPEAKING IN ALLLL CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPS!
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
02/24/09

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OK, I don't get all the vitriol for John. Some of his songs are cheesy, but he is an EXCELLENT guitar player. And I don't get the impression that he is the huge douche everyone seems to think he is. He has always come off as funny and sarcastic to me.

AM I ALONE IN THE MAYER LOVE??
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Khrushchev
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: Uh, no. This weekend I was making fun of him and my boyfriend politely asked me to stop. He too attests to the Mayer's guitar-playing skillz. He also calls him the Mayer.
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Ratinski
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: Nope. I really like Mayer, and he never really comes off as a douchnozzle to me. And trust me, I know douches - I work with more than one.
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Kivrin
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: No, you're not alone. I worship his skills on the guitar, and I never thought he was that douchey, either.
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Samanthrax
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: His music makes me want to stab pencils into my ears, but I agree that I think he's funny. He's been on BWE a few times, and I laughed.
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BlowJoy
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I like him, too.
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devilchyld22
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: No, I love him. I think he's funny.

After he did that show on VH1 where he dressed up as a bear and went out to the parking lot of his concert and hung out with everyone tailgating for the show (as a bear) I just fell in love. It was pretty funny.
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rosasparks
02/24/09

@Samazon: He is funny, sure. His music makes me want to commit homicide, most definitely.
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wordinedgewise
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: i don't love him, don't hate him, he can be a bit of a douche but AT LEAST HE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR *COUGHBRANGELINACOUGH*

also i saw him play live when i was in college, he is really an amazing guitarist. he should probably just drop the singing thing.

EXCEPT afterwards, my friend grabbed the setlist that had been taped to the stage (very small venue) and we went outside where he was standing by his bus, she asked him to sign it and he WOULD NOT DO IT. like absolutely not. he also wouldn't take any pictures. this was in like 2002, when college students were the only people who knew who he was. dick move for sure.
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mharker
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I don't like him because he seems to think he's really funny and he's not. In any kind of interview with him, he comes across as obnoxious.

But I will say that his Chappelle's show appearance was awesome: it showed his surprisingly good guitar skills and what made him funny on that show was that he never said anything.
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Samanthrax
02/24/09

@mharker: Humor is subjective- it would be more fitting to say that you didn't think he was funny. As you can see here, some people do.
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sassy
02/24/09

@devilchyld22: I was just thinking about that! And didn't he do his own version of 2girls1cup with chocolate ice cream?
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WhyTheFuss
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I, too, am reluctant to get on the Mayer-is-a-douche train. Cheesy pop guitar songs, yes, but I wont deny that I would be wooed to all high heavens if someone sang "My body is a wonderland" (although, yes, its quite cheesy). And Mothers and daughters? Cheesy, yes, but still a shout out to the ladies (I have not carefully analyzed the lyrics, so maybe I am off-kilter on that one). My musician boyfriend begrudgingly admits to his great guitar skills, too.

And I do find him funny, an I do find a lot of other celebrities who deserve the King Douche title more (Piven, Crowe, anyone? Even Bale, who I always inevitably get wet for, has been proven douche-y on tape, and a questionable mom-shoving accusation.)

So why do we pile on Mayer? What made Mayer's douche levels so high in everyone's opinion? Cuz he's a serial dater? I just dont get it.
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gangey
02/24/09

@Khrushchev: I think my dislike of John Mayer stems from my husband's overwhelming LIKE of John Mayer. Like, he plays him all the time and it drives me crazy. We have the same problem with Ray LaMontagne.
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stacyinbean
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: Nope. I love him, I can't help it. I even try not to like him. It doesn't work.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
02/24/09

@devilchyld22: His show was SOO funny.

I saw him live once and he was just so good. He sounded a lot better live, just jamming, than he does on any of his albums. I do agree his voice kinda sucks, and 'Say' is heinous.

But 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,' y'all! It's beautiful.
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JinxyMcDeath
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I like him, too. He has a really dry sense of humor that I enjoy...but he reminds me of my douchey guy friends who can't commit and screw other girls behind their girlfriends back.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
02/24/09

@WhyTheFuss: I don't get it. Because he's had a lot of famous girlfriends? That's not a crime. I've never heard any rumors of cheating or dick-ish behavior on his part during any of these relationships, either.

Maybe I just have a thing for assholes, though, because I would be ALL OVER Bale and Younger Version of Crowe in a hot minute.
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hellosunshine
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I love him. I've heard he's done/said some pretty douchey things (that I can't find right now) but hot damn, I love his music. "The Heart of Life" is so sweet.
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hellosunshine
02/24/09

@tinycowboyhats: And I'm still pissed that he came to my school THRICE and I missed him all three years because it was during damn Welcome Week (orientation - I was a leader) and I stayed with my kiddos instead of skipping out and going to the concert.
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Graces
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: I love him, too. For whatever reason, his mainstream hits are always the cheesiest, corniest bullshit from his albums. But I love stuff like "3x5" and "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room," which have never gotten any airplay. His voice isn't the greatest, but his guitar skills are amazing (there's a YT clip of him playing JT's Lovestoned/I Think She Knows that owns) and I identify with a lot of his lyrics (oh, that might get me pelted).

He can come off a little (or sometimes, a lot) douchey but overall, I like him. Even with the serial dating.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
02/24/09

@Graces: THAT CLIP OWNS MY SOUL.
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Kristinkles Ingabogovinanana
02/24/09

@Graces: The "So You Think You Can Dance" routine to "Dreaming With A Broken Heart" makes me cry. For reals.
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brendastarlet is on it
02/24/09

@Kristinkles: I don't dislike John Mayer so much as I feel sorry for him. He's a talented guitar player, and could be taken seriously, but for whatever reason (maybe to make tons of money), he feels he has to cheese things up.

Okay, fine, John. But there's a reason why people like Jack White, and The Edge, and Mark Knopfler are mentioned first when it comes to the best guitar players out there.
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t-yo3
02/24/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: Yay for all the Mayer defenders. I was beginning to think that there were only like, 4, of us on here. I like John Mayer. I think he's very talented. I like a lot of his music. I think he's smart, and he can be very funny/witty. I think that a lot of his apparent douchiness is because he's hyper-self-aware (including about his douche reputation, which, based on his blogging, he spent some time coming to terms with over the past couple of years), because he doesn't always realise that the best thing to say is nothing, he sometimes tries a little too hard to be cool/funny. He has his failings, but I don't think any of them are beyond the pale. I think he's a basically decent person who feels incredibly lucky to have the life he has and who's trying to live it with as much enthusiasm as possible.

I should also say that I have never met him, but he puts himself out there, and although he doesn't always come off in the best way, I like his real-personness. And I think more or less the same about Jennifer Aniston. I hope they keep making each other happy.
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TakeADeepBreath
02/24/09

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HUUUUUGHHHHH JAAAAACCKKKKMMAAANNNNN!!!

Jesus Oprah, calm down. You're Oprah for crying out loud, act like it.
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rosasparks
02/24/09

@TakeADeepBreath: I don't understand her ALL CAPS TALKING!

It seems HIGHLY UNNECESSARY!
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
02/24/09

@TakeADeepBreath: It's Huge Jackman - I'd be ecstatic too!
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BabyJane
02/24/09

@rosasparks: Ha! I just posted that same thing. Great minds...
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rosasparks
02/24/09

@BabyJane: HA!

I mean, jiggawha? Why is she yelling? And why does Gayle always look like she is wearing a wig, stolen from Phyllis Diller's vault from 1947?
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BabyJane
02/24/09

@rosasparks: Hahahaha!
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rosasparks
02/24/09

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If I didn't think he was the world's biggest turd and dope, this would be meh.

HOWEVER...
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Shamrockette
02/24/09

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Man, Jen can't escape.

First, she's only a few feet away from her ex-husband and the chick that stole him from her.

Then the nerves get to her during the presenting because they're so close.

And now, Oprah is harassing her about her relationship.

For all that is good in this world, give this woman a break!
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Bunsen Honeydew
02/24/09

@Shamrockette has a new blog!: I really really want Jen and Angelina to reveal someday that Jen was just as sick of Brad as he was of her, they've been friends all along, Jen sends the kids birthday gifts and Ange clips decorating magazine articles that make her think of Jen's renovation project and sends them in little packages along with cute bookmarks and postcards, and every October they all take a weekend to Vermont together because Brad and John just loooooove those fall leaves. Oh and they all think this feud is hilarious, and deem us dumber because of it.
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Cerridwen
02/24/09

@Bunson: I kinda think that would be extremely awesome.
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ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
02/24/09

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Please welcome LIZ LEEEEEEEEEMONNNNN!
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bluebears
02/24/09

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He is the very definition of douchebag.
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Annabellie
02/24/09

@bluebears: You mean he cleanses women's lady parts? Well, at least he's good for something in bed, I guess.
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BabyJane
02/24/09

@Annabellie: @bluebears: I heard he smells like Spring Rain!
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
02/24/09

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If someone told me that they grew up watching me I would feel really, really old -_-
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poires et poireaux
02/24/09

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Say what you will about her, but I love Oprah.
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BlowJoy
02/24/09

@poires et poireaux: I WILL NOT ALLOW ILL SPEAK OF OPRAH.
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