Jake Gyllenhaal took some time out of his bizzy paparazzi kicking schedule to attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last night to appear at the Director in Residence presentation to director David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seven). Here are a few photos of Jakey poo on the red carpet last night:
While I have to admit that watching the video footage of Jake kicking a photographer really made him look extremely unattractive to me (irregardless of whether or not one agrees with what he did, I personally was not impressed), it is a big relief to see him smiling on the red carpet again. Jake has been out of the spotlight for so long … and his relationship (whatever the hell it may be) with Reese Witherspoon has, in my estimation, changed him. It pains me that it is becoming more normal to see Jake lookin’ pissy rather than happy. Blame it on the paparazzi, blame it on Reese, blame it on the rain … the result is the same. I just hope that in the coming promo tour for his new movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time the Jake Gyllenhaal that we all know and love will come back to us. I’m looking forward to having the image of Jake kicking another human being erased from my mind.
[Photo credit: Splash News]
Ha ha. I love the link to the Milli Vanilli video “Blame It on the Rain.” I loooooved that song way back in the day before it was revealed they didn’t even sing. Man, that was a great.
Haha wow Trent, you really don’t like Reese and Jake together.
To paraphrase Regina George’s condemnation of “fetch”: Trent, stop trying to make “irregardless” happen! It’s not going to happen! I don’t want to read about any “conversating” either. (I’ve never seen you use it; I’m just saying please don’t.) But at least that one doesn’t mean the opposite of what it’s intended to mean, like “irregardless” does.
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Blame it on the living in closet and bearding with a bitch.
He’s a jerk. He’s shown his true colors. I used to like him but now I love James Franco so much instead. He’s everything I thought Jake was.
So he’s sporting the horrible Brad Pitt scarf- eww
i thought it was funny when he kicked the pap! they deserve more than a kick…Those trash photographers do waaaaaaay worse than another person kicking someone so i don’t have one bit of sympathy for the photographer…
It’s wrong to do violence on another person unless in self-defense, and especially basically unprovoked like Jake did. OTOH, when I read TMZ or watch the show, or read X17′s horrifying blog, I do kinda want to find those people and beat them with a two by four. Most of the photo agencies blogs seem to be written just to encourage you to cheer on violence against paparazzi. So I’m divided on the whole thing.
We’ll see how understanding you all are – if you are harrassed day in-day out … eventually you are going to lash out.
@Joanne — If I made Jake’s money, I’d cope :)
Joanne,
Jake and his beard LOVE papparazzi, they use and call them all the time.
I still say Julia Roberts’ recent freak out on a pap the best.
I don’t like him. At all. That face of his really just rubs me the wrong way.
Remember guys. Jake has had a hard year. Loosing a close friend can be a life changing experience. Not to excuse his behavior, but the last thing you want is some pap in your face 24/7. If hes that unhappy, maybe he should take a little break.
No excuses for Jake because he uses paparazzi to sell the showmance with Reese Witherspoon. Publicity whores like Jake and Reese have no right to be pissed with papparazzi.
Some of you sound ridiculous.
Trent, give it a rest, how can you tell Jake kicked that pap? You are acting as if you are the perfect person when I am sure you are just as human as Jake is.
@sam — I am far from perfect but I know better than to kick people, it’s a lesson I learned in kindergarten.
Don’t you just love Reese and Jake’s fans? Such a pack of sheeple.
Um, It’s Trent, Bitch!, there is no real evidence that Jake kicked anyone.
Michelle, the only sheeple around here seems to be you.