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ElleL
06/29/09

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Wait, they're claiming he was clean as a whistle before he died? I don't believe that for a second.

I read stories about his rampant drug use for months leading up to his death. If you paid close attention, this was not a shock at all.

There was actually a blind item from LaineyGossip about him, and she pretty much confirmed it was him the day he died.

[www.blinditemsexposed.com]

And it's so so sad to lose such talent like this, but I would rather know the truth, and help educate others in similar situations.
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tankearae
06/29/09

@ElleL: The way I read that excerpt above didn't necessarily suggest to me that he was clean as a whistle...it seemed to suggest he was in front of *that guy*. That's almost consistent with the blind items (which I'm always a bit skeptical about anyhow) which suggest erratic behavior...

Blah.
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ElleL
06/29/09

@tankearae: Ah true, good point.
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brendastarlet is on it
06/29/09

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Sadly, the advance word on Doctor Parnassas is that it's a real stinker and will probably go straight to DVD.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
06/29/09

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Older Jezzies -- answer me a question? Is it harder when the FIRST one of your teenaged obsessions dies or when the last one does? Or are they all equally terrible?

His death hit me the hardest of any celebrity ever. I had been taking sleeping medication at the time because of a combination of late nights working and early mornings of class which left me with a nasty case of insomnia. I found out about him dying from the pills and then a few hours later, I took a dose of sleeping meds and then suddenly remembered and got so sick I could barely sleep and drifted in and out of conscious. I had a weird waking dream that he was actually in my room and after that I quit the pills cold turkey.
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sybann
06/29/09

@Zombie MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: It surprises me when it does hit me hard - mostly I can be rational (I do NOT know this person). Princess Diana (and I wasn't what you'd call a fan - I thought she did good things and was fun to watch for fashion, but...) and George Harrison (and I KNEW he was on his way out) both hit me harder than I expected.

MJ's gave me a delayed response - and my grief is usually on behalf of others - their families and children.

When my father died (I know it's not the same - just for compare and contrast), I was torn to shreds for my mother and concerned that he'd been afraid. My PERSONAL sense of loss sometimes takes awhile to kick in. I don't know why - usually I'm pretty predictably self-serving. Hee.
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kaiwhakamarie
06/29/09

@sybann: George Harrison's death gutted me. I've been a fan of the Beatles since I was a baby (both my parents are diehard fans) and George was always (and still is) my absolute favorite. I was torn up when he died. I cried and I cried and I cried. But I was also very happy/grateful that he had such strong faith and such a happy, healthy family before he went. He was a brilliant, creative, happy man who had a wonderful outlook on life. It made it much easier to take. I was devastated, though.

Heath's death was really sad for me, too, becuase he seemed so likeable and becuase he was only a year older than I am. I'm a huge fan of his films and saw good things in his future. It was upsetting to me to find out that he'd been so unhappy.

MJ's death is also really hard...I find myself full of sympathy and sadness and pity for him and the hard life he led.

When David Bowie goes I am going to be INCONSOLABLE.
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jigglyball
06/29/09

@Zombie MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: At 25, I'm not sure if I count as one of the older Jezzies or not, but I do know that Heath was one of my first teenage obsessions, but he was also the most lasting. Unlike Leonardo Dicaprio and (wince) JTT and (wince and duck) Devon Sawa, Heath made a seamless transition, for me, from teenage heart throb to respected and valued adult artist. Even in his teen-centric roles (10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale), he embodied the character but maintained a knowing smirk that I always took as some kind of meta-recognition of exactly what he was playing into. In Brokeback Mountain, his performance broke my heart in a way that felt real, and I happily gave up some of the possessiveness I felt for him as my favorite teen idol.

I don't know whether it was the fact that he was my biggest teen obsession, or that he was able to grow into something more mature, that made me feel his death so acutely. I just know that every time I realize he's gone, I'm surprised and taken aback all over again.
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brendastarlet is on it
06/29/09

@Zombie MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: I don't take celebrity deaths particularly hard, but I was devastated by 9/11 -- I knew someone who died and was connected through a friend to two others. I still have to turn off the TV when the footage of the tower collapsing comes down.
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sequined
06/29/09

@sybann: I was like 12 I think when Princess Di died, and I didn't even know that much about her, but it really weirdly affected me. I clipped and saved newspaper clippings about her and her death. I think she was the first famous person whose death I recognized as a thing, if that makes sense.

When I heard George Harrison died, I remember I was in math class or something and everyone was sort of quietly stunned, but I really don't remember how I felt, if that makes sense. The Beatles were and are such a major part of the music in my life, but I don't know if I was ever particularly aware of Harrison being a living, working artist, which I think makes a difference.

To some extent, that last part applies (for me, anyway) to Michael Jackson, as well. He did release music during my life, obviously, but not in a way that made me aware of the contributions he had yet to make that we are now missing out on, if that makes sense.

Actually, on that same note, the deaths of John Updike and August Wilson still make me sad on a regular basis because I wonder what works we'll never see because they died while they were still actively working.
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kaiwhakamarie
06/29/09

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I don't know why, but it really bugs me to read about his and Michelle's 'incompatibility'. I hate the idea of Matilda growing up and reading articles all about how her parents relationship was doomed and blah blah blah. Not only is he unable to comment/defend himself, but hasn't Michelle been through enough without having her relationship with her daughter's Dad being picked apart a year after he died?
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HereComesMyBaby
06/29/09

@kaiwhakamarie: They broke up before he died. It's not like the child will grow up under the delusion that her parents were so in love right before her dad died. Nor is the mom under that delusion.

Also, why did I care enough to write this down on the Internet? A mystery.
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lalaland13
06/29/09

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And September's cover story is going to be on Michael Jackson, right? So that's two "untimely death" covers in a month. Although knowing VF, September may be their "Fashion Issue" with a big-ass MJ story on the inside.
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save jinger
06/29/09

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It feels like it was just yesterday that Heath died. I can't believe it's been nearly a year and a half. He certainly hasn't left our minds yet.
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jigglyball
06/29/09

@save jinger: I sometimes forget that he's gone, and when I remember, it stings all over again.
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Laulau
06/29/09

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I'm not quite sure why it was the case with these two particular celebrities, (other than hearing about Princess Di through a news break during SNL), but with both her and Heath Ledger, I had trouble snapping out of my original impression that the reports of their respective deaths was some kind of tasteless joke.
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rhymeswithfeather
06/29/09

@Laulau: I also heard about Princess Di during SNL! I was babysitting, went to check on the kids, came back, and saw what I thought was a "skit." Just didn't seem real.
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la.donna.pietra
06/29/09

@Laulau: I heard about Princess Di during a break in watching Evita, and that made for some serious life-imitating-art weirdness. Mom gets up to make popcorn, inadvertently turns the VCR off instead of pausing it, and *bam* we see the footage of the crushed car.
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angelheadedhipster
06/29/09

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Oh good, Vanity Fair, 'cause I haven't been getting enough celebrity death in my life right now...

(I know they put this together long before last week, but still.)
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vamusical
05/27/09

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"I thought he was a monster"

I've said similar things about some of my BFFs. Alcohol was usually involved, though.
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hydrogen_jukebox
05/27/09

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Funny story: A few years ago, when I was but a wee Sophomore in high school, I was rooting around in my mom's closet for a scarf to wear. Being the fashion rebel I was (and am), I found a homely beige-ish scarf with black and red plaid on it.

"Gosh, this is ugly!" I thought. "I'll wear it, because it's warm, and I feel bad for it."

About a year later, all the rich girls at school were wearing the exact same scarves, and also matching bags, jackets, brellas, etc. So I had to abandon my ugly little scarf, for Burberry mania had hit, strong.

So, in so many words: You're welcome.
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Mama Penguino
05/27/09

@hydrogen_jukebox: I love this story. Many years ago, my mom and I took a trip to London together and she bought all this Burberry crap and I kept thinking, "Hellloooo? Touristy?!?" I have no idea what ever became of it.
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save jinger
05/27/09

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Does anyone else find the word Aquascutum kind of gross? It makes me think of sputum...
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DangerMouse
05/27/09

@save jinger: I thought of scrotum.
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GeorgeFayne
05/27/09

@save jinger: I've been thinking about it, and it's pretty much the grossest word imaginable. Like sputum + scrotum x H2O. Blech.
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save jinger
05/27/09

@GeorgeFayne: Okay, eww! I think that beats out smegma, even... What were they thinking?
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
05/27/09

@GeorgeFayne: Right. It makes me think of scum, sputum, scrotum, and the addition of "aqua"- which is a pretty word, IMO-does nothing to stem the flow of gross. And really, if the brand is suffering, the first thing I'd be tweaking would be THE NAME.

Oh, this barn jacket? It's Aquascrotum-scum. You like?

No. No, I don't.
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Rare Affinity
05/27/09

@save jinger: @save jinger: Aquascutum is the latin for water shield, reflecting the fact that the company was established in the 1850s to offer a waterproof raincoat which proved very successful in the Crimean War. The gentlemen who would have bought the coats at the time would have been taught latin at school and would have known the difference between their water shields and their scrotums. By the way, I have never ever heard anyone British think the name in the slightest bit amusing or gross, and we are notorious for being rather juvenile when it comes to names of body parts. Perhaps also because we pronounce it aqua scootum and we don't snigger at anyone talking about riding about on their scooters. So no, it would be foolish for Aquascutum to change their name.
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save jinger
05/27/09

@Rare Affinity: Huh, good to know. It is interesting that people from different countries react to the name so differently. I think part of it could just be familiarity, though. If you see a word all the time it doesn't strike you as odd, but when it's a new word you process it differently.
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brendastarlet is on it
05/27/09

@Rare Affinity: I just think of them as expensive raincoats on Regent Street.
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Dictator for Life
05/27/09

@save jinger: I have a theory that it's actually Italian for "wet balls."
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hfree
05/27/09

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There's a Vicki Christina/Maria Elena joke in there that I'm way to tired to make. sigh.
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suck_it_monkeys
05/27/09

@hfree: Yeah, I tried too but then I started thinking about Javier Bardem and got all distracted and flustered.
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brendastarlet is on it
05/27/09

@hfree: careful, Scarlett, or Penelope will come after you with a knife. Or, alternatively, suggest a threesome with Ryan.
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DangerMouse
05/27/09

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I read Trovata as Travolta. WAY funnier.
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StarSquid
05/27/09

@DangerMouse: me too! I was wondering which of Travolta's shirts had been copied, and pictured flowery hawaiian prints.
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Rare Affinity
05/27/09

@DangerMouse: Same here. Mind you that is partly because I have heard of neither company.
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ihateyourescalade
05/27/09

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I know Carla Bruni is supposed to be all hipstery and fashiony and arty, but is anyone else embarrassed for Sarkozy?
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stacyinbean
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: Meh, a little. If I were him I would have bought this shit up quite awhile ago. He can't be ashamed though, look at her!
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BlondeGoddess
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: No. He's French.
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AuntPenny
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: Nah. I think Bruni is fascinating. She's a great musician, too, really, really excellent.
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nessalicious
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: He really doesn't seem like one of the nicest guys in the world, so nah, I'm not overly sorry for him about her doings.
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DangerMouse
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: I don't see this picture as particularly embarrassing to either of them. It's not like he didn't know about it before, and thousands have no doubt seen the same thing at the beach, bare breasts not being seen as particularly scandalous in other cultures.
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greengrey
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: No. He married her, yeah?
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brendastarlet is on it
05/27/09

@greengrey: true story. And Cecilia had dumped Sarko once before, for the man she eventually married after Sarko.

He was publicly embarrassed because she refused to campaign for him and wouldn't move into the Elysee Palace. As soon as he met Carla, he pounced. Likewise, she was about to turn 40, never married the father of her child, was running out of rock stars, and probably figured, "First lady of France? I can handle that."

I think Sarko enjoys every one of those photos and doesn't give a damn.
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Mama Penguino
05/27/09

@ihateyourescalade: I used to really dislike Carla Bruni and her too cool for school facade until I read an interview with her, which led to another, etc. She's the real deal and because she is so down to earth, her nudes seem more natural, if you know what I mean. I think Sarkozy is probably over any embarrassment he might have had (hardly!) regarding Ms. Bruni.
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