This is a movie blog. It's not really a fashion blog, although there are occasions, especially in early March, where there is a natural fusion between the two topics. It's also not a gossip blog, but there are occasions when the Empress just can't help commenting on a particularly juicy story. Plus, if it involves movie stars, it's really not that big of a stretch, right?
CNN reported today on certain exceprts from an interview given recently by Michael Douglas in GQ. It seems that Mr. Douglas takes umbrage at the behavior of some of his peers, particularly in regards to their marital habits.
First? Brangelina. "I don't know about Brad Pitt, leaving that beautiful wife to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean, how long is that going to last?"
Then? Renee Zellweger. Followed by... Julia Roberts? "I mean, don't ask me what happened with Renee Zellweger. I don't know how you get married for four months. And Julia with Lyle."
Either Mr. Douglas has fallen behind in his celebrity gossip, or he's bearing a particular grudge against Ms. Roberts. That divorce took place eleven years ago and both parties have moved on. Still, she did dump Keifer practically at the altar, that hussy!
But what is especially amusing is Mr. Douglas' statement about his own marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones. (Parenthetically, I've never seen a man look so pissed at his wife's winning an Oscar, but that's another issue.) He says he's "been fortunate. You learn to respect something of value and nurture it and treat it well."
Ah, yes. The sanctity of marriage. It is SO heartening to hear a man of 61 talk about the lessons he has learned from his marriage, six years previously, to a woman 25 years his junior. 25 years... why, that's two years less than he was married to Diandra Douglas, to whom he was so famously faithful.
I know that when I think about marital fidelity and great Hollywood examples, the first name that springs to my mind is always Michael Douglas. That Julia Roberts should be ashamed of herself.
