WEIRDLAND: Sensitive issues

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Sensitive issues

"Maggie Gyllenhaal has hit out at the media for their reporting tactics after the death of fellow actor Heath Ledger - branding the industry "disrespectful".

The Secretary star blasted journalists for their style of reporting after the tragic death of the Australian actor, insisting she was "shocked" by the way they tackled the sensitive issue.

Gyllenhaal starred opposite Ledger in his final full film, The Dark Knight, in which he stars as Batman's nemesis, The Joker.

And the actress - whose brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, featured alongside Ledger in 2005's Brokeback Mountain - reveals her co-star and friend's untimely death has taken its toll on her.

She tells Britain's Empire magazine, "It's hard to talk about how it's (Ledger's death) affected me personally. It's been really hard for me."

"(And) the media has shocked me with the way that they've been disrespectful in some ways."
Source: www.imdb.com/news
Actress Reese Witherspoon's marriage to Ryan Phillippe is officially over - their divorce was finalised on Thursday.

The couple ended its seven-year marriage when they separated in 2006 and the union was dissolved on 5 October, but the pair has only now fully resolved all financial and custodial issues.

Court documents filed in Los Angeles on Thursday reads: "(The court finds) the parties have settled all their remaining issues in these proceedings."

Witherspoon and Phillippe have since moved on to new relationships. The Legally Blonde star is currently dating Jake Gyllenhaal, while Phillippe recently went public with his romance with Abbie Cornish.

Witherspoon and Phillippe have two children - daughter Ava, eight, and son Deacon, four". Source: www.imdb.com/news

3 comments :

Anonymous said...

Well I fine her brother just as disrespectful. He hasn't said a word about Heath & all he does is parade around with Reese Witherspoon.

Elena said...

well, anonymous, not talking too much to the media isn't necessarily disrespectful.

Xenia said...

Amen, Kendra! :)