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| Love's in Bloom! |
Oh, what a long, grueling month it's been! And winter seems to have gone on forever, don't you think? Through the entire first quarter! But on the middle Atlantic, things are warming up at last. People, I officially declare it Spring-a!
Action character Steven Seagal (well, I can't in all good consciousness refer to him as an actor) made headlines this week. In the belief that bad publicity is better than
no publicity, the 6'5" martial artist was not so much Die Hard as Blowhard when he embraced Mother Russia and Vlad Putin this week. In fact, he promised to move there. Well, buh-bye, babushka!
Action guy Steven Seagal weighed in on the international dispute over
Russia's annexation of Crimea this week. Spoiler alert: he's siding with
his friend Vladimir Putin and not with President Obama, reported The Wire
. In an interview with the state-run Rossiskaya Gazeta, Seagal called Putin "one of the great living world leaders," adding that he "would like to consider him as a brother."
The now-chubby
Above the Law has-been, who looks like he's readying himself to play Chris Christie in a tv-movie, is apparently shoe-polishing his hair to reclaim his youthful "glamor." He's been blacklisted from Hollywood for being one of its "biggest jerks" (according to
Huffington Post). But the doey-eyed Vladdy doesn't mind, so who am I to judge? Good luck on your move, Steven, though I seriously doubt you're giving up your creature comforts in Hollywood.
Not Without My Daughter? It's all about her son as Sally Field wrote a heartfelt, impassioned letter to her son who is gay. E-Online reported that "[i]n an effort to help support the Human Rights Campaign’s battle against
the various 'license to discriminate' [i.e., "religious freedom"] bills that have cropped up around
the country, Sally Field has written a heartwarming letter about the
struggles of her gay son Sam Greisman."
The Oscar-winning actress wrote: "Sam is my youngest son, by 18 years, and he's gay. To that, I say:
So what? Growing up, Sam wanted
desperately to just be like his older brothers — athletic, rambunctious
and even a little bit macho. He wanted to beat Eli at tennis, trounce
Peter at computer football and learn everything about every basketball
player on the court. But Sam was different. And his journey to allow
himself to be what nature intended him to be was not an easy one.
"Finally, at 20, long after he beat his brothers at tennis and
computer games and knew as much as anyone about basketball, Sam was able
to stand up proudly and say, 'I am a gay man "Sam
knows that if he ever marries, he'll have my full support. After all, I
like to believe I raised him with the good sense to choose a great
partner. But there are people out there — organizations
and politicians, strangers who have never even met Sam — who would
rather devote themselves to denying his happiness. Why would anyone want
to prevent my son — or anyone's son or daughter — from having basic
legal safeguards like family medical leave, Social Security survivors
benefits, or health insurance? It doesn't make any sense — but it won't
change until people speak out. I'm proud to stand with HRC to add my
voice. Will you join me?"
Sally, we are with you on this. You are as brave as you are talented. We like you, we really like you! And, until next week, friends, this is Buddy B with all the news that fits!
