Blind Item Bitch

[quote] She’s no Katherine Hepburn

Oh, dear.

The versatile clue points to Bradley Cooper.

I was going to guess Debra Messing until I saw the clue: talented.

Clearly Heigl has only gotten worse.

I assumed it was Cate Blanchett until the American part was added.

Cate Blanchett (already played Hepburn, and will play Lucille Ball in upcoming biopic)

Let's see... Cate Blanchett will play Lucille Ball next year and she's already played Kate Hepburn... and she is American on her father's side.

Sandra Bullock?

Reese?

I was gonna guess Anne Hathaway; however, Cate Blanchett seems a much better guess.

It would be Blanchette except that she actually is one of the best actresses of all time

Vivian Vance .............

America Ferrara

Bai Ling.

Cate Blanchett is a much better actress than Katherine Hepburn, IMO.

[quote]Cate Blanchett is a much better actress than Katherine Hepburn, IMO.

Oh, dear--AGAIN.

Whoppi Goldenberg

R16, get the stick out of your ass. Will it help you sleep tonight if I type this for OP? KathARine. KATHARINE. Katharine. OK?

R18 Thank you so much. You made my day.

Is Cate Blanchett known for her comedies?

Cate Blanchett is cold? Stop the presses.

Reese for the win.

J-Law.

I thought of Jennifer Lawrence primarily for the [ convinced herself that she’ll eventually win more Academy Awards than Meryl] part. Jennifer Lawrence has received 1 oscar and numerous nominations in her 3-4 years of being a name. No other actress who is currently relevant has an image that would be noteworthy of making a blind item about. American Blind might be a twofold reference to J-law's involvement in American Hustle and that American's are blind to her bitchy side since she's marketed as a down-to-earth / all-american girl who happens to be an actress.

Wouldn't J-Law, Reese, Bullock, and Blanchett be considered "A-Plus?"

[quote]It would be Blanchette except that she actually is one of the best actresses of all time

This could very well be Blanchette, who is definitely not one of the best actresses of all time

Kristin Wiig?

Since the tag is "American Blind"--I think they must mean Sandra Bullock, who won her oscar for Blind Side. I hope it's not true because I've always been a fan and she seems really down-to-earth and charming when she's interviewed. I'm surprised I'm the only one to point out the obviousness of this clue since I don't usually get these.

[quote]It would be Blanchette except that she actually is one of the best actresses of all time

The only Blanchette I know of is Blanchette Rockefeller.

Julianne Moore ... seriously.

I'd say Hathaway, don't know how much she really wants to win several Oscars though, and of course with Blanchett that Meryl-beating and one of the greatest thingy is much more realistic, self-awareneness and education and thoughtfulness aren't one of Hathaway's strenghts though. Comparing her a bit to a modern day Lucille Ball and of course more a modern day Katherine Hepburn makes sense though, and she can do comedy and drama, don't think Blanchett is very much into comedy, and she is more of an action gal. Hathaway is a theatre gal and kind of a trooper and she is a good overall performer and triple threatish, also triple threatish in movies, theatre, TV, also triplesexual.

I could have sworn that the Lucille Ball movie was nixed. So rain would not have been a good fit for that anyway.

It has to be JLaw. She is the only one young enough and with enough nominations already to think she is in the running with Streep. Bullock is too old to catch up. Reese is getting past her sell date. And Blanchett is, as others have already noted, a truly great actress.

Sorkin.

Doris Roberts

It's not JLaw/Witherspoon/Bullock as they've all always been pretty nice to fans asking for autographs. I've seen them in public before and all were super nice.

Wouldn't be Anna Kendrick either. When she visits Maine she always goes to local bars and the local mall (I've known her since our teens). She is waaaaaaaaaaay down to Earth and basically just a normal girl. Always cracking sex jokes/having a dirty sense of humor.

It's Cate.

If you lived here in NYC, you'd know that this is Messing. Numerous local items about her diva behavior on the set of whatever that rotten TV show she shoots here. Nothing worse than remarkable TV success coupled to a modicum of charm, a really good publicist, millions of dollars and the attendant ego being mistaken for some kind of unique talent.

[quote]The only Blanchette I know of is Blanchette Rockefeller.

Well you are a bit in trouble on your way to international stardom if people are still misspelling your name

Jennifer Lawrence

I think it's meant to be Jennifer Lawrence. Don't know if it's true though. I've never heard of her being rude to fans. If the BI was about behind the scenes difficult behavior I'd buy it, she's already owned up to instigating the fight she got into with DOR while shooting Joy.

In looking at the thread on the original site, somebody says that Cate B. will be playing Lucille Ball in an upcoming film (Sorkin?) and as we know she played Kate H. in "The Aviator". She does seem to be quite haughty when she is being herself on TV as well. Great actress though. Don't see her outwinning Meryl, however.

J-Law or AnnE

The actresses who have a well deserved reputation for every single thing expressed in the BI are Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, and Julia Roberts. True, grade A Bitches. Of them all, the worst one is Charlize, who is difficult to work with, other actors and crew hate her, she has the whole "don't look at me" thing going on, and she is extremely rude to fans all the time when she's out in public. I mean seriously vile. She has a filthy mouth. Personally, I think she is mentally ill. When I heard she was dating Sean Penn I said "There is a God!" I 'd say the other two are tied for second place.Reese and Julia can put on the fake pleasant face for a minute. Actually let me amend that. Julia is second only to Charlize and both of them make Reese look downright generous which she surely is not. She has become very grand since she married CAA. This blind is actually pretty general, but those are my top three picks. Jennifer Lawrence has a reputation for being really nice to the crew and to fans.

I can't believe in 44 posts nobody mentioned butch lesbian, Vivian Vance.

Ashton Ketchums wife

Was that [italic]ever[/italic] funny, R45?

I am dead serious, r47.

R44 makes very good points. Any of those guesses work.

It is not Sandra Bullock. Probably someone younger. Blanchett is a complete bitch but I can't think they would call her American.

Oh come on, it could be any of the current crop of glitzy but talentless actresses who all seem to be starring in vapid, forgettable movies.

And when does this amalgam of names end? ("J-Lo,” etc.?) Until someone spelled it out a few postings before this one, I was interpreting “J-Law” as “Jude Law,” and wondering why so many people thought he was a cunt, until I realized it was Jennifer Lawrence they were talk g about. I mean, if you’re going to get cutesy with names, at least create ones that can’t be applied to anyone else.

My guess as to who the actress in question is would be that uber-annoying, shrill-voiced, egotistical Ross Matthews, except I don’t know if she can act. As the most feminine of the actresses mentioned, Miss Matthews is an offensive caricature of gay people everywhere. Aren’t her 15 minutes up yet?

I'm always picturing jealous straight women posting how horrible Jennifer Lawrence is. In reality it seems she's reasonably down to earth and nice.

Mama June?

But why does Jennifer keep falling?

Don't you go talking bad about Cate Blanchett

Jennifer Lopez is another one to add to the Bitch list. She is not as bad as the other three I mentioned but she is definitely top five.

Oh. And I agree with R55.

No idea what Blanchett is really like but there's been some negative buzz about her behavior the past few years.

The Lucille Ball reference made me think of Jennifer L as well instead of Cate B. Like r54 pointed out she falls a lot and I thought of pratfalls.

[quote] If you lived here in NYC, you'd know that this is Messing.

A-list???? Bitch, please.

It's Deb Messing!

Lopez?? When is the last year she did any remotely critically acclaimed? I just saw an ad for her new TV show on NBC, which starts January. It is NBC, not HBO or the like. No way she thinks her career is going in the right direction to be associated with this blind.

Jennifer lawrence the little bitch

R44

Not necessarily cray cray; People who abuse Oxycodone have issues. Not that Oxycodone abuse was one of the common denominators for CharliZe and Sean.

I still think it's Reese. She tries to cover that bitch attitide of hers, but it just flows from her.

I realize that the clues lead there, but this really does not sound like either J Law or Blanchett, since Lawrence has a rep for being goofy and approachable (so surely the BI would mention if her true nature is very different from her public image), and Blanchett is at least as good an actress as Hepburn (and I don't think she does much comedy).

What other A-Listers do we have? Bullock also has a well-established rep for being really nice, and Roberts has been keeping a low profile lately.

Anyone?

[quote] Blanchett is at least as good an actress as Hepburn

My head just cracked

Toni Collette

MY friend saw Blanchette in "The Maids" at City Center in NY last summer at a matinee. After the performance he saw her literally run out of the building, across the street and down the block to avoid the crowd waiting for her. Maybe she fled because the show was such a mess and no one knew what the hell was going on but it was apparent she had no intention of mingling with the unwashed masses.

Gotta be Blanchett. She doesn't strike me as warm, but she is a better actress than that hack Meryl. I don't care if she's aloof. Don't expect anything else from her.

I agree with R51. It’s gotta be that annoying Miss Ross Matthews.

You're right, r66.

Blanchett is much better than Hepburn was.

I hope this is Charlize-i always hear about what a bitch she is.

It's the undead DL scourge Rosetta LeNoire.

Blanchett is very much Australian, and not into all the celebrity bullshit. She can be edgy with reporters, and she doesn't like to interact with fans much, especially the gushy stage door bullshit, but she is very down to earth and very good with fellow actors and crew members. She and her husband have done a wonderful job with promoting and working to build the best live theatre opportunities in Australia. They're very dedicated and very serious about their jobs but totally unpretentious. She's also very serious when it comes to being a mother. If she hangs out with fellow actors it's not for the velebrity value which is what someone like Reese Witherspoon does.

I was all convinced it was Cate, but she's not American.

Kristen Stewart?

My feeling is, it's Cate, as perceived by people who do'nt understand what R74 wrote.

IT'S DEBRA MESSING!!! She's always been considered a modern day Lucille Ball. I don't know why, but she has.

Noted bitch Zooey Deschanel

Kristen Stewart? I doubt it. While she has some international awards that most American actors haven't got (non have the Ceasar, and I think she has a Bafta too ) she doesn't really have that sort of rep to the public in her home country. Most just know her as that actress from a bad vampire series and a smaller segment as that indie actress who once did a bad vampire series. Nor is she considered that versatile. But it wouldn't shock me if she tries to avoid Twilight fans. Who wouldn't?

100% Reese Witherspoon

There is no other reason to have both Lucille Ball and Katharine Hepburn listed in the blind unless this is about Cate Blanchett.

It's not like they wanted to describe Jennifer Lawrence and just coincidentally used two roles Blanchett, an actress who has been recently reported as being a cunt, is known for.

You're probably right, r81, but I think the claim that Blanchett's a bitch is BS. I agree with r74, she's probably just professional and not terribly PR-oriented -- don't waste her time with fangirling and let her do her job.

But who knows, I could be mistaken. It'll come out eventually.

It's Jennifer Aniston, JLaw or that rank bitch Reese.

R79, Stewart does not have a BAFTA.

What R81 said. And this catering to "fans" really is juvenile and keeps audiences in a perpetual state of arrested development. It's a case of misplaced expectations. Blanchett is just professional and smart. No time to waste on anything that isn't the job itself.

It's Cate Blanchett. Where does it say in the blind item she is American? Also Cate won an Oscar for her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn and is slated to play Lucille Ball. Aren't these clues?

R84, Stewart won the Rising Star Award at the BAFTA's.

[quote]her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn

I give up.

[quote]Blanchett is very much Australian, and not into all the celebrity bullshit.

She is nasty, that PR campaign she ran during that Dylan Farrow/Woody Allen scandal was disgusting. She isn't nearly as talented as she thinks she is. Give me Toni Colette and Jacki Weaver everytime over try hard overacting Blanchett.

R83 — Why Jude Law? He’s not even female.

R89, unfortunately Toni Colette doesn't seem to be warm and fuzzy either. I remember some online movie journalist writing he used to like her a lot until he interviewed her. I don't remember the details but apparently she acted really bad.

I've worked with Blanchett. If it is she, I am not sure who they've spoken to, because crews generally enjoy her.

Rebel Wilson?

Blanchett seems to be the type that doesn't suffer fools. If the people who encountered her were idiots, they were probably disappointed. Hence the reputation.

Jesus people, it's obviously Whoopi Goldberg.

Reese Chinspoon.

[quote]Blanchett seems to be the type that doesn't suffer fools. If the people who encountered her were idiots, they were probably disappointed. Hence the reputation.

She doesn't suffer fools (gladly, the expression should include) ... but we do know that, for Cate, getting an award from Daniel Day-Lewis only exacerbates the honor.

Actually r45, r12 mentioned it long before you did!

Watch the used letter board, Dearie!

[quote]and she doesn't like to interact with fans much, especially the gushy stage door bullshit, but she is very down to earth and very good with fellow actors and crew members.

Well, that sounds like the definition of snotty. Can't bother with the unwashed masses, you know, the ones who actually buy the tickets that employ you.

Anyone with two eyes can see it's Phylicia Rashad. She comes out the stage door every night and says, "We in the theater honor our heritage by not signing your Playbills. We must glide to our chariots to take us to our Mount Olympus."

It's obviously about Blanchett. The references to Lucille Ball and Katherine Hepburn are clues easily linked to her-she played Hepburn in The Aviator and is slatted to play Ball in an upcoming biopic. She fits the rest of the blind item very well. She's often been talked about as the natural heir to Streep as Greatest Film Actress, and she's probably the only one who could boast of beating Meryl's Oscar success. Blanchett is 46 and when Meryl was that age, she'd been nominated nine times and won twice. Blanchett has been nominated six times and has won twice, and she will be nominated for actress again in a couple of months for Carol. She seems pretty cold and arrogant in RL, seemed pretty full of herself when she was winning all those awards for Blue Jasmine, has never been seen as fan friendly, and she's still A-List. One actress who might fit is Kate Winslet. She's been nominated six times and has one victory, and she just turned 40. She's likely to be nominated for Steve Jobs, and the category could be wide open if the Academy rejects Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander for supporting, like the Globes just did. I'm not sure if she's still considered A-List, but she's done comedy as well as drama, and she campaigned as nakedly as anyone when she won for The Reader. She's a bit flaky, a bit luvvie, in British terms, but when has ever been considered bitchy? I still think Cate fits this better, but who's to say this blind item isn't full of shit? Someone may be trying to torpedo her chances for Oscar.

R87, Rising star award? Sounds like one of those bullshit Hollywood Film awards. Call me when she gets a real BAFTA.

What movies has Blanchett done that are considered comedy?

I know she is not American but what about Kate Winslet? She seem pretty thirsty for another Oscar even though her filmography over the last five years has been dire for the most part.

How come no one mentioned Halle Berry? She is batshit crazy as we all know, but she is also temperamental and rude. Very unpredictable.

There is mention by Richard that Hyacinth grew up in the neighborhood that Daisy and Onslow lived. There was also an episode where she pretended to visit her father in a really nice house (while Elizabeth waited outside for her), but went through the back yard and climbed the back fence and knew how to short cut over to Daisy's house through alleys.

Oops! Disregard. Wrong thread.

Blanchette can carry off looking like she may be a bitch, but Reese just looks like she's trying too hard. She's insufferable.

This has AnnE written all over it.

It's ok to be snotty when your audience is snotty too. Or, as I call it, smart. Not everyone is after mass success.

This blind is a poor attempt at torpedoing someone who never made a career out of being unnecessarily friendly or boring. It won't affect her one bit.

Probably because we won't be surprised if her name is ever revealed. We can spot a bitch at100 yards.

I think this is Helen Mirren.

Toni Collette is a raging bitch who made a 10 year old actress on one of her films cry by literally telling her to fuck off iand don't talk to her in front of the whole crew as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. She was also sued in Australia for refusing to go through with the sale of a house she bought. That said, this BI ain't about her.

Blanchett could definitely expect to win at least one more Oscar, so she certainly fits the bill in terms of the description, except she doesn't have a bad rep with crews and ran the Sydney Theatre Company for years without incident. She's highly strung, but so is pretty much every actor.

As for Deb Messing, on what planet does she think she'll win even 1 Oscar, let alone 4?

[quote]Toni Collette is a raging bitch who made a 10 year old actress on one of her films cry by literally telling her to fuck off iand don't talk to her in front of the whole crew as soon as the cameras stopped rolling.

Link please

Bandits, R103. And she's pretty funny in that mess of a movie. I need a hero!

But, R114, isn't the point of the blind that the actress is deluded by imagining she's a great actress who could win more Oscars than Meryl? Cate could hardly be considered deluded if she thinks that, for all the reasons you and others have put forward.

It's not Cate. If I recall weren't there other actresses who were openly interested in the Lucille Ball movie?

Burt Renolds? Is it Mr. Burt Renolds?

Sylvia Miles

[quote]I've worked with Blanchett.

You only worked WITH Blanchett if you: developed a script for her; directed, produced, worked as a DP, did her make up and costumes on a movie she's in; or were a co-actor in a movie with her.

Knocking on an actor's trailer to tell them the set is ready means you worked on the same movie.

You are definitely a CUNT if you are r121.

R121, I do costumes, dear, so, yes, I worked WITH Blanchett. Jealous?

r123 are Cate's tits symmetrical?

Pretty much, R124. Winslet's ain't.

Costumer is back! Welcome back, Costumer. Did you work on Carol, then? I will be watching it when it premieres in about ten days.

It IS Costumer.

Also, just found out Carrie Brownstein's in the movie! Cool.

Yes, R126, I worked on Carol. It's gorgeous, and not just the clothes.

Haha welcome back, Costumer. We liked your stories.

Btw I saw Blanchett on stage twice (Big and Small, Paris and London 2012), and I don't care if she is a bitch or not. She rocks! Few personalities have the ability to be stars AND terrific actors, on film and the stage. I would love to work with someone like her. You learn from top talent.

Costumes are mean.

I am working WITH Reece soon, and I am terrified.

My take on this BI is Jennifer Lawrence, whom I have never worked with, but people I know have, and it sounds like the stories I've heard. I adored her in Winter's Bone, but not one thing since, but I would have loved to have worked on Hunger Games.

Hahahaha Reese... Love Election, one of my favourite movies. She was great in The Man in the Moon, when she was about 14. It was all downhill from there.

Love the Official DL Costumer.

Official DL ER Nurse gets kudos as well.

It's Not Me, bitches. I'm funny!

Cate looks absolutely fucking awful in that clip. Pin back your ears dear. She's really overdoing the botox and surgery too, in all the wrong places!

Thanks, dear r136. Love you too.

goodness, I meant R135. I don't love r136.

It's ok R106. As far as I'm concerned, a Keeping Up Appearances referral is welcome on any thread.

Well, I guess r133 has settled it.

Just saw an interview where Cate said the fur coat in "Carol' kept falling apart and had to be sewed after every take.

It's Blanchett. The title is "American Blind," but it does not say the actress is American. The references to Lucille Ball and Kate Heoburn are to obvious to ignore in the way they line up with Cate B.

Is Gary going to talk one of them out of it?

When I looked at the link, I didn't see a title at all on that site. However, the OP's post says "America Blind" not American Blind, as in America is blind to her bitchiness perhaps.

Benna Flick

why bump this shit. Sheesh!

"The only Blanchette I know of is Blanchette Rockefeller."

What about Blanchette Jackson? He's been such a diva since his balcony dangling days.

Sandra Bullock's is starting to look like Nicole Kidman