Today's Blind Items
This A+ list movie actress has not really filmed much in the past year or two. The reason? Turns out that when she was younger she did a lot of drugs and there were a lot of needles and she has hepatitis. Her doctors told her she needed to slow down and take care of herself so she has been. There have been whispers it might even be something worse then hepatitis.
Angelina?
ReplyDeleteHas to be AJ...
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Angelina, but hasn't she worked within the last year or two? Work or not, she's still traveling all over the place so I wouldn't consider that taking it easy.
ReplyDeleteDrew Barrymore, who was a wild child when she was younger
ReplyDeleteThought of Angelina Jolie as well.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I was thinking the other day how healthy Pamela Anderson looks, trashy but healthy at least.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I was thinking the other day how healthy Pamela Anderson looks, trashy but healthy at least.
ReplyDeleteHmmm not sure about AJ, she filmed Kung Fu Panda 2, the Tourist and Salt within the last 2-3 years. Also as per Enty if he believes her to have alot worse, she would not have been able to have healthy twins.
ReplyDeleteHalle Berry.
ReplyDeletenot Angelina Jolie.She worked on her own movie this year:she wrote directed her first movie in Bosnia and she does one movie per year usually
ReplyDeleteif Drew Barrymore is A+list(even if she's not in my opinion),it could be about her
Ridiculous saying AJ - she just did that movie that bombed with Johnny Depp, The Tourist or whatever, then she spent all summer directing that movie in Europe, the one that made people protest and she had to change the location of the shoot.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm reading it wrong but the impression I'm getting is that the past drug use is just now coming to light. So going with that same thought process I'm have to say I don't think it's AJ or Drew.
ReplyDeleteAJ was my initial thought though, but only b/c of the impression I get from this site about her drug use.
Cosign Susan. Halle Berry was my initial thought.
ReplyDeleteCharlize Theron?
ReplyDeleteSad, whomever it is :-(
ReplyDeleteLike cdanluva's guess
ReplyDeleteI have no guess other than Angelina right now...
ReplyDeleteNot Angie - she and Brad take turns working and she's been globetrotting all over the place, including finishing up her own first directed movie.
ReplyDeleteA+ though....not a lot of those out there...hmm stumped.
Drew came to mind immediately. She's done some commercials inwhich shelooks a bit "not like herself" but I chalked it up to aging. This is sad.
ReplyDeleteI think Charlize too. I just saw a trailer for her new movie and it occured to me when had not seen her in a while. Sad whoever it is.
ReplyDeleteAngie haas signed onto at least 3 new projects so it's not her...
ReplyDeleteAngelina seems to fit unfortunately, no film work really according to IMBD, though I just saw MISCH's comment that she's signed on for 3 projects. All other actresses mentioned are working. Charlize has Young Adult out soon and more in the works.
ReplyDeleteI just saw a a trailer for Charlize, so it couldn't be her because she did work this past year, right?
ReplyDeleteSorry, but I don't see any evidence that Angelina Jolie is slowing down, so I can't see this being her.
ReplyDeleteDrew Barrymore could work. I know that she had a drinking problem when she was 13 or so, but I don't remember if those stories included any serious drug use.
The A+ is throwing me off. There are only about 5 actresses that are in that rank, in my opinon, like Meryl Streep, and Julia Roberts. I suppose Halle Berry could be included in that group.
Jolie has worked on at least 4 films in the past 2 years. They just showed photos of her filming somewhere recently.
ReplyDeleteI hope it's not Drew, I love her.
i also think not AJ, too easy and she's too busy. i also think its someone who's drug use is not known.
ReplyDeletewhat about renee zellweger? idk that i'd call her A list in my book but I guess due to those bridget jones movies some ppl may think she is? she's done nothing for the past couple years. everyone else i thought of and looked into has still been filming pretty consistently...... for a minute i thought maybe scarjo because she used to do several movies a year and has now cut down to just one, but she doesn't seem the type for the needle drugs. maybe some pot/coke/drinking but i can't see her shooting up.
idk i'm stumped by this one.
I immediately thought of Charlize for this one.
ReplyDeleteAngie has been open/honest about her drug past - needles included so no secret there. Plus, she's had biological children and I would think that if there was a concern for her being infected, she and Brad would have just stuck with adoption rather than risk passing on/risky pregnancy/ with biological kids.
@bnl1016 - oooh, that's a good guess too! Renee has a pretty squeaky clean reputation and drug use in the past would be kinda scandalous.
ReplyDeleteCharlize & Renee are good guesses. I haven't seen either of them lately although I think Renee's movie with Bradley Cooper came out earlier this year.
ReplyDeleteMy other thought behind Renee was that she was so scary skinny for awhile there. Everyone just assumed it was an eating disorder.
ReplyDelete@Rose - Case 39 (the bradley cooper movie) came out in 2009! hard to believe its been that long. i didn't think it was that long ago either.
the last movie she did came out in April of 2010 which means it was filmed in 2009. nothing at all in 2011.
What about Sandra Bullock? Might explain the whole Jesse James thing, not as squeaky clean as thought.
ReplyDeleteDon't think it's AJ either, based on the phrase "turns out that when she was younger she did a lot of drugs". Angelina Jolie has been quite open about her drug use in the past, and this sounds like we'd be surprised if we found out that this woman had done heroin. Having said that, I don't really have a better guess. Nicole Kidman? Just to throw a name out there...*L*
ReplyDeleteNot AJ and while no doubt, Halle has secrets, she looks too amazing to be sick. She hasn't even aged.
ReplyDeleteDrew makes sense and she looks skinny and weird lately. All I've seen her in lately is the makeup ads and I always have to figure out who it is.
I just don't see Drew as A+ though. Don't you have to have an Oscar to be A+?
ReplyDeleteI like the Renee guess. She hasn't worked in a few years and she looked horrible there for awhile.
I think it is someone much older from the way the blind reads. Goldie Hawn?
ReplyDeleteRenee, if still A list, had one movie in 2010 and nothing filming or announced since. She seems to fit most clues but the contra-argument is that at 42 years old and years since she last hit she simply may not be in demand.
ReplyDeleteHalle had a long layoff between 2007 and 2010 but is back working. Like Renee she is fighting age (45) and a lack of hits since X-Men five years ago. Since she is diabetic I would assume she has been taking care of her health for many years.
Angie and Charlize are both working. Charlize looks healthy and, while I believe there are some photos of her smoking a bong, I've never really heard rumors of hard drug use. Angie seldom looks healthy and has admitted prior drug use. However, with six kids and a hectic life, taking care of herself may fall by the wayside.
What caught my attention was reference to whispers about someting worse than hepatitis. Obviously another risk of needles is AIDS. Let us hope not.
Demi Moore?
ReplyDeleteJodi Foster?
ReplyDeleteLol BNL. Time flies by. I can't believe it's been that long.
ReplyDeleteI thought of Demi as well -- she's been freaky-thin recently, a skeleton -- but I would think there would be a clue about her relationship woes included. Might well be her though. She & Bruce Willis were revealed as the answer to a blind about a fairytale couple brought to ruin by her drug use.
ReplyDeleteI'd heard, back in the day, from a Hollywood agent who seemed to know things, that Julia Roberts had a little problem with heroin around the time she was doing "Hook," breaking up with Kiefer and taking up with Jason Patric. Even though she probably doesn't fit the blind,'cause she seems to be working fairly steadily, I enjoyed sharing.
ReplyDeleteCameron Diaz. She looks like hell these days.
ReplyDeleteIt could be Drew. I quote: "I had my first drink at age nine, began smoking marijuana at ten and at twelve took up cocaine." She was in rehab at 13. She may not have an Oscar, but she will forever be A+ because of ET.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen her on screen since Long Distance.
If it didn't say A+, I'd be on the Drew Barrymore train. Renee Z seems to be the next best guess.
ReplyDeleteWhat does Angelina having healthy twins preclude this from being her and having something worse. If it is an HIV reference positive women give birth to negative babies every day, it's 2011!
ReplyDeleteI sadly thought of Drew immediately. I hope that I am wrong.
ReplyDeleteSandra Bullock
ReplyDeleteMichelle Pfeiffer.
ReplyDeleteJuliette Lewis ?
ReplyDeleteI think it's Angie. For some reason today there are a lot of Angie posts: how she eats 600 calories a day, how she's saying that she's lucky she didn't die younger with all the abuse she put herself through. And sorry, Drew is not A+. A, probably. But A+, it's Ange.
ReplyDeleteAngelina was the only one that came to mind for me.
ReplyDeleteIts probably not AJ. Pamela Anderson has been outed on the hepatitis C thing for YEARS and she blames Tommy Lee.
ReplyDeleteIn 2009 Charlize was diagnosed with a 'serious and unknown virus.' My understanding of hep C from Natalie Cole's story is that you have to go through chem for it.
I think it's pretty clear that Enty means this person is not known for her drug problem which knocks out AJ and Drew. Charlize seems to be the best choice. Scar Jo had rumors of Hep C but she's been busy. Just because publicist denies it doesnt mean its not so
BTW, Enty says the actress has not been filming MUCH, not meaning she's been off the radar completely. I wouldn't call Kung Foo Panda 'filming' as she just did voice overs. The Tourist came out in 2010,' a few years' ago. She is directing her own movie but again her drug problem could not classify as 'turns out.' Therefore I have to go with Charlize. I think the others, while possible, aren't as likely.
I'm calling it Catherine Zeta-Jones. She and Douglas were THE A+ Hollywood couple before Brangelina came along.
ReplyDeleteAND she was in today's Random Photos. Plus, people commented on how both she and her hubby look jaundiced in that photo.
CZJ FTW!
Meg Ryan. Although no longer my idea of A list She only has one thing coming in 2012 and her last thing before that was Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with ang...
ReplyDeletehttp://mobi.perezhilton.com/2011-11-22-angelina-jolie-hints-at-drug-past-lucky-to-be-alive
Actually, I take back my previous thoughts. Charlize looks fantastic these days. Can't overlook that. Color me stumped. Still dont think its AJ, Pamela (she's NOT A+ list!! Hahaha!) or anyone yet mentioned. Drug use had to have been secret.. Cameron maybe but I havent ever seen a haggard picture of her. AJ looks deathly ill but her drug use is SO well known.
ReplyDeleteI thought CZJ also until I saw she has four movies coming out in 2012.
ReplyDeleteWhy isnt anyone nailing Phoebe Price? She was in some recent bridal reality show and a few years ago a low budget video. She has worked nearly never in any set of years. She walks any and every red carpet as if she's A list and man, she'd love this publicity! ;)
ReplyDeletei thought jodie foster too ^^. i looked it up and she hasn't done anything in ages. "beaver" was filmed long, long ago.
ReplyDeleteSUPER intrigued by the Michelle Pfeiffer guess!! But really I have no idea...
ReplyDeleteBeaver? Lmao like a 12 year old. You know there ARE all those Scar Jo rumors and then she said many times she gets tested twice a year? What good is that supposed to do her? She should use protection and wait long enough with each partner to have a reliable test. And due to promiscuity in Hollywood, Id not go bareback with anyone. That seems to me to be too much protestation and unnecessary disclosure. Im just saying. He said this actress bailed for a year or two, or has not been filming AS MUCH, again not saying entirely absent. Just throwing this out here, could totally be wrong. I hope everyone is wrong and this is just one hell of an ugly rumor. As one of my friends says, the only secret kept is the one you never tell. Why do these famous people reveal anything to anyone?
ReplyDeleteYa.. I am on the Phoebe Price train w/MissPoppyPants! Lol!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, wasn't someone going to do a list for us of whom EL considers A B etc? Sure would be helpful at times like these.
So with that statement of I am totally ignorant of who is what .. perhaps Charlize? She had a pretty rough patch in her teenage years, yes? I believe I recall her Father was abusive and her Mom had to kill him with Charlize present during a domestic assault. Perhaps after that time she resorted to drug use? Hope not though .. Hate to see her that ill.
I dunno who it could be, AJ has def made movies within the given timeline... but did ya'll check out MK's Angelina post about her interview... pretty sure she talking about her heroin prob in the past.
ReplyDeleteThis is out there, but Kate Winslet was a wild child, is A+ actress and hasn't worked in a while.
ReplyDeleteAJ has done two projects in the last year or two, one of which was a voice over. The Tourist is too old by Enty's timeline to count. Plus, did you see the Tourist? All she did was walk around and drive a boat and attempt to make enigmatic expressions. Got some rest in thaat one, she did. She may be the droid we are looking for; its just Ibelieve even she copped to heroin back in her look at me look at me Im dating a few possible sociopaths, painting my back with bizarre tattoo's and french kissing my brother days. Dr Drew even came down on his thoughts about her heroin recovery. All that aside, no one else fits the A+ criteria other than this Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward old Hollywood wannabe's. Am I the only one who thinks Pitt wants to be the new Paul Newman? Off topic, but it makes me laugh. Dude will come out with his own mango chutney salsa soon.
ReplyDeleteIm not reading the something 'much worse' as HIV. Im reading it as the eventual result of long term Hep C ( could she have Hep B? some forms ARE cureable) which include both cirrhosis and liver cancer. BTW, hep C is not necessarily transferrable in utero. I know someone who has it who had a hep free healthy baby. Why is Enty so low on blind items?
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna guess Chloe Sevigny
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely Julia Roberts.
ReplyDeleteI know her old dealer from the 90's.
She definitely used needles, it wasn't heroin and she shot in a place no one would ever find traces of use.
I feel kinda dirty posting this. But I know its her. I've known about her past use for a long time. I had no idea she's sick now. But the "A+" gives it away.
I trust she's going to make a full recovery.
I know it's usually "Pics or it didn't happen" on the web. But you're going to have to take my word for it.
And like the post I made on Gawker, these two the only times/sites I'm going to throw in my guess and why, let me close out by saying -
It'd probably be better, and I'd probably feel better, if you didn't believe me.
Get better, Jules..
I like the Renee Z guess.
ReplyDeleteWell that was interesting, but it seems to me you only know that she was a drug addict before. You dont seem to have any proof (nor do we of anyone else) that she is the one who is sick now. Plus,'we're just going to have to trust you on this'? Why? Why must we trust you? We don't necessarily know you. I dont know any Jedis myself... then you ask us not to believe you. Sooo much melodrama.
ReplyDeleteThink you could be right but your claims to insider information have no more weight to me than any of the guesses on here. Hope this person gets help soon.
Miss Poppy,
ReplyDeleteI believe your perceived "melodrama" is more due to the melodramatic tone your head is applying to my words than that actually being the case. A frequent problem of the web. I'm sure if you heard my intended tone in a conversation I'd be surprised if you made the same conclusion. I just felt kinda dirty for revealing that if she it truly is her and she truly is sick.
Otherwise, I agree with everything you're saying. Especially that my knowing about her past doesn't offer incontrovertible proof this blind is about her. I just assume it was via a process of elimination as while I've heard of just about every actress in this game using coke regularly - I have only heard of two "A+" list actresses that have used needles in their substance abuse.
And I didn't say "addict", you did. I just said I know she used drugs that involved needles and it wasn't heroin. I wouldn't say she had an addiction as much as a need to look as thin on camera as possible.
One quick off topic rant about determining whether someone is A-list or B or C or whatever.
I know ENTY has his own criteria, but I thought you all might be interested to know that back in the day when I worked for a top level producer, there was an "actual" list of actors. That was updated quarterly and the letter grade was given purely on Box Office receipts. Like a credit rating. Oscar Winners were the only exception. The idea being that if they won an Oscar, they'd always be bankable.
But back in the 90's, there was an actual "List" that determined whether someone was A, B, C, etc. and it was all based on Box office earnings and what level of role the actor had to contribute towards those earnings.
Not all these weird criteria that seems to change every week on who qualifies.
But maybe they got rid of the actual list, and that's how it is now?
Oh and lastly, Miss Poppy, since you said you've never met a Jedi...
I thought you were a Jedi?
I'm now on the Julia Roberts train - thanks for the info, Jedi!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Hallie Berry. She's had some health issues, and seems like she's been out of movies now for a few years.
ReplyDeleteI'm probably way off the mark but Keira Knightley has been pretty quiet lately , after having been fairly prolific career-wise.
ReplyDeleteI never get these right, but my only guess was Julia Roberts. The only thing I could remember her doing in the past couple years is "Eat, Pray, Love," though IMDB shows some other, smaller projects.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the "list" status of actors (or directors, or musicians, or whatever), Enty has given us lots of hints over the past several years, but sometimes people get only part of a hint right and then go on to perpetuate myths about how a person reaches a certain status. Here are a few details I remember:
1. An Oscar (or any other award) does NOT guarantee you anything. No "A-list for life," no nothing. Sure, an award can boost your status, but unless you stay up there with that boost, you are going to slide right back down. Terrance "baby wipes" Howard, anyone? Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Kathryn Bigelow, Marion Cotillard, Jamie Foxx? This isn't to say that they aren't still doing GREAT work, but they definitely aren't A-list or possibly even B-list. Celebrities such as these may parlay their awards into something akin to a "B-list for life" situation, but that doesn't mean they do.
2. A celebrity's "bankability," as well as their name recognition, their awards and nominations, and their persona presented to the public (e.g., are they papped all the time or do they live a secluded life on a farm in Vermont?) all play into their list status. We can't really predict in what order Enty uses those factors to designate any celebrity in any of his BIs, but they are all used.
3. At one point, the list status of mostly or strictly TV actors was discussed. It involved such things as the number of years a show has been on the air, whether the actor is the star or part of an ensemble, whether the show wins awards or receives other critical acclaim, etc. I wish I could remember the number of years Enty used in his example--I think it was five(?), but perhaps someone can correct me. :) What I DO remember is the sad realization many of us had, upon seeing how the TV lists were determined, that technically, Jim Belushi (whom--seriously--I love [come on, who doesn't adore him in "Return to Me" or "Mr. Destiny"?]) is/was definitely an A-list TV actor, thanks to that "According to Jim" rubbish.
4. As for movie actors, Enty said that there are WAY more A-list male actors than there are A-list female actors. I believe he said that really, there are only a handful of (maybe ten) female actors who are truly A-list--and most of them have been mentioned in these comments. Regarding Drew Barrymore specifically, Enty said something along the lines of her being soooo A-list it isn't even funny. Personally, I think he was taking her production company into account, her continuing presence in Hollywood since being a tiny tot, her struggles in the spotlight, and other not necessarily tangible things in ranking her as such. Do I disagree with him? Nope. But I sure as heck disagree with him about Kate Winslet! ;)
The definition of A lister has most likely evolved over the years. I don't think any one actor anymore can guarantee numbers and box office success.
ReplyDeleteA listers seem to be a combo of who can sell magazines, gossip, movies/tv shows, and catch the public's interest.
There are very few A+ listers--Brangelina being two of them. Most of their films make money, but more importantly their presence guarantees attention, sales of magazines, newspapers, clips, photos etc. Love them or hate them the public follows them.
Katie Holmes appears to be an A lister through marriage. Let's face it--if she was plain ol' Katie Holmes--based on her numbers and box office pull she would probably be an F lister. She has one of the poorest averages for film sales among mainstream actors. She most likely wouldn't have been able to foist that horrible fashion line on the public nor would the paps follow her around taking pics of her daughter.
Jennifer Aniston is an A lister even tho her films are routinely savaged by reviewers--they make money and of course being part of the "triangle" she sells newspapers, photos, etc.
And let's face it--this could be almost anyone in Hollywood. Aniston with her squeaky clean image is known for using weed and stronger drugs. Angelina is the obvious guess, but she has been pretty open about her drug use so it doesn't seem like it would factor into a blind vice. Not sure I'd call Drew B an A lister--strong B plus tho. Julia Roberts is a good solid guess. Can't be Holmes (sigh as much as I would like it to be as I find her cutsy sweet persona to be totally annoying) since she is very busy using Tom's name and connections to find parts.
And since the blurb states "when she was younger" it probably isn't the current crop of A listers by association with one hit or one famous boyfriend!
Julia seems a good guess.
if its julia, thar would explain why she's still w/ her husband. i did not figure that relationship to last. but ahe's doing that fairy tale movie now, and she did that movie w/ her hubby and sister recently. humm....
ReplyDeleteMichelle Pfeiffer?
ReplyDeleteOkay, Jedi, you're probably right about the tone thing. Apologies.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone seen an unhealthy looking picture of her this year?
I haven't liked Jules since she wore that TACKY t-shirt because the wife of the husband she absconded with wouldn't bow to Julia's wishes of a quicky divorce. Oh that's a tremendous kind of romantic karma. Does anyone remember what it said?
I doubt this one will be revealed.
@misspoppypants
ReplyDeletea low vera (the wife being named Vera)
I remember this because I stopped liking her after this as well.
Halle Berry. Hope she's ok.
ReplyDeleteHalle's filming as we speak.
ReplyDeleteMerryl Streep?
It's not Angelina, but probably is Julia Roberts. She did have a well-known heroin problem in the 90's and was such a mess on the set of "Hook" that Steven Spielberg has said publicly he will never work with her again (apparently she had hygiene issues and wouldn't come out of her trailer for scenes without much effort, etc.). She was a really big mess for awhile, so I believe the poster who noted that she used needles. Oh, and for all those who view her as "America's sweetheart" - well, not sure much with that. Fond memories of everyone in town talking about her screaming into her D.P. husband's phone when he was talking to his then wife, when he and Julia were having an affair. When his then-wife would call, Julia would grab the phone and scream, "Cunt" at her, among other lovely things. She may be powerful and have great screen presence, but not a nice person. And, she never meet a co-worker she didn't fuck (wheter they were married or not); she's also known for that.
ReplyDeleteAJ - Doesn't seem to be working or have anything in production or even pre-production right now. Only thing is, she's still jumping all over the world, so she's not really taking it easy.
ReplyDeleteHalle Berry only has 1 movie coming out in 2012, so she's slowed it down quite a bit too.
Charlize is working, so I doubt it's her.
it is Julia Roberts--Jedi knows and so do I....sad but true....
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