The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part six — Page 18

I'm just going to stand here and look pretty.

Eh, Adam and Cybele both have interesting facial expressions in that picture that I'm not loving. But their clothes look great

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Cybele's expression is scary.

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And yeah, Raul would have no way to prove his sexuality (AT ALL) but in the same vein, unless he has tangible evidence, can press prove it either? It's all so messy. But because of the implications, I've got to believe there's something that can be won in a suit over it, if it were to happen. I don't know enough about law, but there's gotta be.

Well... the press really doesn't have to. If Raul can't prove that the statements made were definitively false (along with malicious intent), he can't win the suit. So many gossip magazines exist with relatively few lawsuits compared to the amount of BS they publish because of how hard it is in the US legal system to win a libel case. Sexuality is an especially murky area and since it's so hard to win a suit centered around that -- along with the fact that many celebs don't want to discuss their sexual history in court -- allow for the perpetration of so many gay rumors. I don't know how familiar this thread is with sports gossip, but there was a scandal around 2002 involving gay rumors about Mets catcher Mike Piazza. He went so far as to hold a press conference to say that he isn't gay, but he never sued the publications and networks that were perpetrating the rumor. (Turns out he's heteroflexible, but that's another story.)

I also don't know enough about the law to comment on your last statement other than to say that I'm sure that the law does allow for people to win lawsuits when they truly have had lies spread about their sexuality. The only thing I can definitely say is that in this specific instance regarding Raul, there is absolutely no way he could win a libel/slander trial involving his sexuality considering he obviously has engaged in such activities.

I love the suit jacket/jeans look, too! It reminds me of this kid I crushed on for so long. He totally had the dressy-yet-messy look down. According to the caption, it's from the "Shakespeare in the Park 2005 After Party." :)

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I think that in reality, the good thing about him being strictly a stage actor is that press in the theatre community works in a completely different way than it does in the film industry and in Hollywood culture. There's so much more of a repoire between the press and the artists, and for the most part, it feels like there's a lot more respect. I think that even as evil as Reidel is, there's a line that even he wouldn't cross. I hope, anyway. But like... with theatre, it's not seen as a death wish if you come out of the closet. In Hollywood, it sort of is. Of course, this case is messier than most, but I don't think it could hurt his career at all.

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Ya, some of the Fangirls take it too far.

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Huh? Wha? Pictures.

Sorry, I don't understand anything about lawsuits or anything. And I'm not even interested in my own country's legal system.

Em, his wife probably dressed him

Heteroflexible. That's a good word.

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Ya, some of the Fangirls take it too far.

It's really sad. I remember a LJ post that basically degenerated into bashing Cybele. It's cool if you don't think she's attractive, and I realize that the internet allows for pretty much open bashing on anyone you dislike for whatever reason, but ultimately the people who feel the need to repeat over and over that she's unattractive just make themselves look immature (not to mention green with envy).

Em, this is for you because of THE ARMS. Heh:

The man SERIOUSLY DOES NOT OWN ANOTHER T-SHIRT. Jeez.

Oh my god... Raul singing Johanna... I'd die. Not While I'm Around was amazing enough.

Updated On: 2/7/06 at 12:25 AM

I think photographers just like the Dirty Sanchez t-shirt.

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