Paul Newman was Bi?

[JudynTX]

:depressed


Paul Newman has been 'outed' from beyond the grave by Marlon Brando, according to writer Darwin Porter's scandalous new book on the late movie legend.

Porter interviewed Brando about Newman before the acting great died in 2004 - and he was stunned with what the heavyweight star let slip. In his book, "Paul Newman: The Man Behind The Baby Blues," he quotes Brando as saying, "He never fooled me. Paul Newman had just as many on-location affairs as the rest of us, and he was just as bisexual as I was. But, where I was always getting caught with my pants down, he managed to do it in the dark."

Porter tells the Globe he has been tracking Newman's secret sexual encounters since he met the actor in 1959 and alleges in his new book the late star, who was happily married to actress Joanne Woodward for 50 years, bedded icons like Grace Kelly, Judy Garland, Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe.

The writer also claims Newman and James Dean had a gay romance.

But the actor's family has dismissed Porter's book, claiming the sex allegations are "disgusting."

A source says, "Paul knew there were rumors out there about his sexuality and to have to face them when he's not here to dispute them is Joanne's worst nightmare."

Nooooooooooooooo! (http://http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/14/author_claims_paul_newman_was_bisexual_h)

[BacktoBasics]

Don't you fucking dare.

[JoeChalupa]

Oh yeah, now that the man has passed. I'm not buying it.

Stella!!!!!






Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Probably bullshit. Even if it's true the salad dressing and pasta sauce still taste good, so what do I care?

[JudynTX]

Probably bullshit. Even if it's true the salad dressing and pasta sauce still taste good, so what do I care?

Damn straight! That pasta sauce is :tu

[Viva Las Espuelas]

kinda gives a new meaning to cool hand luke

[Bigzax]

damn, what if Newman's Own is actually...Newman's Own

[averageusaconsumer]

I don't understand why this is so unlikely and everyone thinks its bullshit.

[CuckingFunt]

Hmmm... a few reactions to this story and this thread:

On the one hand, I would not be at all surprised to learn that Marlon Brando and Paul Newman were both bisexual, despite (or maybe even because of) their reputation as butch icons. On the other hand, if a tell all book uses an interview with one dead guy as proof of allegations about another dead guy, my initial response is to be skeptical.

As for the thread itself... why the depressed smiley and the "noooooooo!" over a guy who a) is dead and b) you never fucked? It's not as if he lied to you personally, or as if that lie would have had any impact on your life whatsoever. Just seems a silly thing to freak out about.

[JoeChalupa]

I don't understand why this is so unlikely and everyone thinks its bullshit.

Because he was a stud...and a good looking man.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Because he was a stud...and a good looking man.

and a bi-sexual couldn't possibly be any of those?

[JoeChalupa]

and a bi-sexual couldn't possibly be any of those?

Sure they could. I just didn't want to hear about it.

Not that it matters. Hell, nevermind.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Sure they could. I just didn't want to hear about it.

Not that it matters. Hell, nevermind.

:lol

[Bigzax]

why the depressed smiley and the "noooooooo!" over a guy who a) is dead and b) you never fucked? It's not as if he lied to you personally, or as if that lie would have had any impact on your life whatsoever. Just seems a silly thing to freak out about.


Yes the vato is dead, hopefully not buried face down, but you don't know for sure if any of these guys fucked or got fucked by Paul and it's comparable to the lesbo freakout to finding out Portia de Rossi likes dick...

[AmericanWoman]

Yes the vato is dead, hopefully not buried face down, but you don't know for sure if any of these guys fucked or got fucked by Paul and it's comparable to the lesbo freakout to finding out Portia de Rossi likes dick...

:lol

[jack sommerset]

I don't see it. The family said it was "disgusting".:lol Does anyone think the gays like Perez Hilton are going to start calling them names? Demand an apology? Protest the Newman brands.

Dudes sucking each other off is disgusting but who am I to judge. This one queer I know thought I was disgusting because I dip my fries in tarter sauce. I didn't say anything but I wanted to tell him I thought he was disgusting for sticking his KAWK in a shithole then sucking down the creamy filling of his man twinkie. Whatever.

[Bukefal]

Why so surprised? he probably was

[CuckingFunt]

Yes the vato is dead, hopefully not buried face down, but you don't know for sure if any of these guys fucked or got fucked by Paul and it's comparable to the lesbo freakout to finding out Portia de Rossi likes dick...

I'm not aware of a "lesbo freakout" over Portia de Rossi's sexuality, but I would think it just as ridiculous.

It would be like me crying over Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie falling in love, as if that was the thing that suddenly took away my chances.

[balli]

I don't see it. The family said it was "disgusting".:lol Does anyone think the gays like Perez Hilton are going to start calling them names? Demand an apology? Protest the Newman brands.

Hey bigoted dummy- Newman and his family are/were champions when it comes to a litany of liberal causes. They're well-known, hardcore leftists. Common sense would dictate that they weren't calling homosexuality disgusting, but rather, the probable lie-for-profit about their recently deceased patriarch. Dummy.

[JoeChalupa]

I'm not aware of a "lesbo freakout" over Portia de Rossi's sexuality, but I would think it just as ridiculous.

It would be like me crying over Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie falling in love, as if that was the thing that suddenly took away my chances.

Does that mean you don't react to anything that doesn't personally effect you? When you hear about a child getting kidnapped and killed you don't have any reaction at all? Do you just shrug your shoulders and say "I didn't know that kid" and go on? Granted I don't react to every story but I do "freakout" sometimes when I hear certain things.

I'm just trying to understand.

[JoeChalupa]

Hmm... child kidnapped is to newmans buttseks as orange is to apple???

Hum...probably a bad comparison but people react in different ways. Oh well I just don't over analyze stuff I guess.

Plus I'll probably get a response that my uneducated ass won't understand anyhow.

[jack sommerset]

Hey bigoted dummy- Newman and his family are/were champions when it comes to a litany of liberal causes. They're well-known, hardcore leftists. Common sense would dictate that they weren't calling homosexuality disgusting, but rather, the probable lie-for-profit about their recently deceased patriarch. Dummy.

Well fuck my ass! I guess they can say whatever they want!

[balli]

I guess they can say whatever they want!
Hey dumbass:

Common sense would dictate that they weren't calling homosexuality disgusting, but rather, the probable lie-for-profit about their recently deceased patriarch.

[MiamiHeat]

Bullshit.

Newman was married, happily, for a long long time.

IF Brando did say that, then that is just speculation. Brando says "He didn't fool me" ? Brando talking out of his ass.

If Brando did not say, that, then those people need to be sued.

[dimsah]

I can see it I guess but it's surprising.
If they ever came out and said Steve McQueen was gay then that would be a fucking bombshell.

[Spurminator]

I didn't know Brando was bi... Was that common knowledge?

(Notthattheresanythingwrongwiththat)

[CuckingFunt]

Does that mean you don't react to anything that doesn't personally effect you? When you hear about a child getting kidnapped and killed you don't have any reaction at all? Do you just shrug your shoulders and say "I didn't know that kid" and go on? Granted I don't react to every story but I do "freakout" sometimes when I hear certain things.

Yes. That's exactly what I mean. My not being personally hurt or offended by a dead celebrity's sexuality is directly related to the fact that I'm uncaring and self-centered.


I'm just trying to understand.

I understand having a reaction to the story, I just don't understand that reaction being sadness or frustration.

[MiamiHeat]

Yes. That's exactly what I mean. My not being personally hurt or offended by a dead celebrity's sexuality is directly related to the fact that I'm uncaring and self-centered.



I understand having a reaction to the story, I just don't understand that reaction being sadness or frustration.

It's really simple. Are you just asking a rhetorical question because you think it's dumb to begin with or you really don't know?

[CuckingFunt]

It's really simple. Are you just asking a rhetorical question because you think it's dumb to begin with or you really don't know?

I haven't asked a single question in this thread. I've expressed confusion.

[JoeChalupa]

Yes. That's exactly what I mean. My not being personally hurt or offended by a dead celebrity's sexuality is directly related to the fact that I'm uncaring and self-centered.



I understand having a reaction to the story, I just don't understand that reaction being sadness or frustration.

Perhaps because not everyone reacts just like you do? Is that so hard to understand? Oh well. I got what I expected.

[MiamiHeat]

I haven't asked a single question in this thread. I've expressed confusion.



As for the thread itself... why the depressed smiley and the "noooooooo!" over a guy who a) is dead and b) you never fucked?

[JoeChalupa]

Like I said, I'm a simple minded man and just asked a simple question.

[CuckingFunt]

Perhaps because not everyone reacts just like you do? Is that so hard to understand? Oh well. I got what I expected.

At no point have I said or even implied that I expect everyone else to react to all things exactly the way I do. I would probably get pretty damn bored if that were actually the case. I merely said that this particular reaction confuses me and seems silly.

[CuckingFunt]

I haven't asked a single question in this thread. I've expressed confusion.


As for the thread itself... why the depressed smiley and the "noooooooo!" over a guy who a) is dead and b) you never fucked?

I stand corrected.

In that case, it was out of curiosity. I do think it's ridiculous, but would still be interested to know the thought process behind such a reaction.

[MiamiHeat]

I understand the reaction completely and feel it is completely normal and expected.

We thought he was 'one of us' (straight, all-american boy, married and dedicated to the same woman for 50 years, honest and strong, testosterone male) and Brando claims he was not like that at all (homosexual, secretive, infidelity, deceptive) etc

We like people who personify, become the embodiment of what we believe in (straight, etc) and we admire them when they become successful while doing it.

Having someone spread allegations that he wasn't like that at all (straight, etc) is not what we know from him, now is it?

Disappointed? If it's true, then of course.

I still think it's all bullshit.

Marlon Brando is just speculating. "He didn't fool me" was what Brando said...

Newman was married, happily for a long time. I doubt any of this is true especially since he's dead now.

[marini martini]

I understand the reaction completely and feel it is completely normal and expected.

We thought he was 'one of us' (straight, all-american boy, married and dedicated to the same woman for 50 years, honest and strong, testosterone male) and Brando claims he was not like that at all (homosexual, secretive, infidelity, deceptive) etc

We like people who personify, become the embodiment of what we believe in (straight, etc) and we admire them when they become successful while doing it.

Having someone spread allegations that he wasn't like that at all (straight, etc) is not what we know from him, now is it?

Disappointed? If it's true, then of course.

I still think it's all bullshit.

Marlon Brando is just speculating. "He didn't fool me" was what Brando said...

Newman was married, happily for a long time. I doubt any of this is true especially since he's dead now.

+1000000

In my opinion, coming from a straight woman, Paul Newman was the epitome of the all American man. Happily maried to his wife fo 50 years.

I hate when books are written after a celebrity's death to cast a negative light on them, when there is no way for that said celebrity to defend themself. Even if he was bi, it's no body's freakin' business. Let the guy rest in piece.

[JoeChalupa]

At no point have I said or even implied that I expect everyone else to react to all things exactly the way I do. I would probably get pretty damn bored if that were actually the case. I merely said that this particular reaction confuses me and seems silly.

I'm confused as to why you don't understand the reaction. But MiamiHeat explained it. While I don't care if he is bi or not it still is a surprise when your perception, good or bad, of someone is changed. I guess I'm just different.

[leemajors]

oh noes, a celeb may have been bi and unfaithful. He was still, to all appearances, a good man. who cares about the rest.

[Spam]

oh noes, a celeb may have been bi and unfaithful. He was still, to all appearances, a good man. who cares about the rest.

I agree.
Sincerely,
John Edwards

[ploto]

I think CF's point is well-proven by the fact that people in this thread are ONLY responding to the bi-sexual accusations and not to the claims of the women he supposedly bedded while married.

[jack sommerset]

Hey dumbass:

Do ur parents know you write such shit! You have to have common sense to know what it is. You have displayed zero to me. Sex is something you do, sexuality is something you are

"But the actor's family has dismissed Porter's book, claiming the SEX allegations are "disgusting."

Sex usually means when two people fuck dumbass! I know you don't know what that means but a man has a thing called a cock. The man usually sticks his cock in a vagina but in this case another man's asshole. And the family finds it "disgusting".

[pkbpkb81]

damn, what if Newman's Own is actually...Newman's Own

i loled

[exstatic]

:lmao You people sound like you just found out about Santa Claus or the EB. Hollywood spins this stuff very well. Hell, most people thought Rock Hudson was straight for 30+ on screen years until he dropped half his body weight from AIDS and died.

LMAO @ people getting butthurt because someone they don't know turned out to really be someone they don't know.

[Kriz-Maxima]

I think CF's point is well-proven by the fact that people in this thread are ONLY responding to the bi-sexual accusations and not to the claims of the women he supposedly bedded while married.

I noticed that too.

[MiamiHeat]

I noticed that too.

Poor you =(

Your noticing skills are lacking =(

Someone in this thread already pointed out more than just the bisexual thing.

[JoeChalupa]

:lmao You people sound like you just found out about Santa Claus or the EB. Hollywood spins this stuff very well. Hell, most people thought Rock Hudson was straight for 30+ on screen years until he dropped half his body weight from AIDS and died.

LMAO @ people getting butthurt because someone they don't know turned out to really be someone they don't know.

Nobody is all butthurt about it I just didn't get what was so hard to understand about the reaction is all. :rolleyes The rumors about Rock Hudson were well known. And Paul having banged babes is no shocker.

[JoeChalupa]

I think CF's point is well-proven by the fact that people in this thread are ONLY responding to the bi-sexual accusations and not to the claims of the women he supposedly bedded while married.

Well duh.

[exstatic]

Nobody is all butthurt about it I just didn't get what was so hard to understand about the reaction is all. :rolleyes The rumors about Rock Hudson were well known. And Paul having banged babes is no shocker.

You've seen maybe 100 hours of Paul Newman on screen in your life, pretending to be someone else, as actors do for a living, and you think you know who he is?

Butthurt was probably the wrong word, but why is anyone shocked by revelations about people they don't even know, and have never met? That's what's so hard for me to understand about your reaction.

[mrsmaalox]

I don't really care if people are depressed, distressed, impressed or repressed, I just know that Paul Newman was one GORGEOUS mofo and it doesn't surprise me one bit that he could nail any animal, vegetable, or mineral (of any gender) that came his way!

[JoeChalupa]

You've seen maybe 100 hours of Paul Newman on screen in your life, pretending to be someone else, as actors do for a living, and you think you know who he is?

Butthurt was probably the wrong word, but why is anyone shocked by revelations about people they don't even know, and have never met? That's what's so hard for me to understand about your reaction.

So one should only have a reaction when it is about someone they personally know? I don't get that but that is just me I guess. I mean, I've never met Denzel Washington but if it were to come out he was gay I'd be surprised but I guess I'm just different than most.

[JoeChalupa]

I don't really care if people are depressed, distressed, impressed or repressed, I just know that Paul Newman was one GORGEOUS mofo and it doesn't surprise me one bit that he could nail any animal, vegetable, or mineral (of any gender) that came his way!

:lol

[chode_regulator]

Dudes sucking each other off is disgusting but who am I to judge. This one queer I know thought I was disgusting because I dip my fries in tarter sauce. I didn't say anything but I wanted to tell him I thought he was disgusting for sticking his KAWK in a shithole then sucking down the creamy filling of his man twinkie. Whatever.

I was going to put one of hte little smilies here to show how hard I laughed when I read this, but there's not one that aptly portrays it.

HILARIOUS might possible begin to think about describing that diatribe.

[marini martini]

I don't really care if people are depressed, distressed, impressed or repressed, I just know that Paul Newman was one GORGEOUS mofo and it doesn't surprise me one bit that he could nail any animal, vegetable, or mineral (of any gender) that came his way!

:toast

[ploto]

Poor you =(

Your noticing skills are lacking =(

Someone in this thread already pointed out more than just the bisexual thing.

If you are talking about your one post out of the 50 in this thread, you still mentioned first and foremost straight vs. homosexual.


We thought he was 'one of us' (straight, all-american boy, married and dedicated to the same woman for 50 years, honest and strong, testosterone male) and Brando claims he was not like that at all (homosexual, secretive, infidelity, deceptive) etc

We like people who personify, become the embodiment of what we believe in (straight, etc) and we admire them when they become successful while doing it.

Having someone spread allegations that he wasn't like that at all (straight, etc) is not what we know from him, now is it?

[exstatic]

So one should only have a reaction when it is about someone they personally know? I don't get that but that is just me I guess. I mean, I've never met Denzel Washington but if it were to come out he was gay I'd be surprised but I guess I'm just different than most.

So why should this be different than if someone at work told you their cousin came out? You don't know the cousin. You don't know Paul Newman. Why the strong reaction to Newman? It's fundamentally no different.

[JoeChalupa]

So why should this be different than if someone at work told you their cousin came out? You don't know the cousin. You don't know Paul Newman. Why the strong reaction to Newman? It's fundamentally no different.

While I didn't personally know Paul Newman I knew who he was from all his years in the public eye. What is so hard to understand about that. :bang
Now someone at work telling me about a cousin whom I have no information about is a totally different thing.
It really is very simple to me but like I said, I'm a simple man who doesn't over analyze everything.
I heard something that surprised me about a person whom I had never suspected of being bi.
Oh well, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree and I'm okay with that because God knows I've been wrong many, many times and will be again...most likely today.

[I Love Me Some Me]

So Doc Hudson was like Rock Hudson.

[SpursStalker]

I don't really care if people are depressed, distressed, impressed or repressed, I just know that Paul Newman was one GORGEOUS mofo and it doesn't surprise me one bit that he could nail any animal, vegetable, or mineral (of any gender) that came his way!

AMEN sista!!

:toast