Jennifer Aniston for St. Jude

If Aniston says that she doesn’t read or care about the tabloids, why she has to respond every time magazines print a bad story about her?

Remember her recent appearance @ Oprah, telling everyone she did not have a boob job. who cares !!!!

After watching Oprah, my take on the whole Vaughniston saga is that they should come clean and live lives for pete’s sake… all this denying and replying isn’t doing either of them any favors. I used to be a huge JA fan, but she sure has turned me off due to her personal drama with the press. She should be more forthcoming… fans are the reason she makes money.

I also notice she seems incredibly insecure, she always care about what people are thinking of her.

personally she looks like she has been a party girl… like she is hung over and has been smoking too much. which, i would totally understand with her situation lately. give her a freaking break people. she is making a living and trying to move on. let her live and live like the rest of us would with the situatioin.

I would like to give Anniston the benefit of the doubt because not every celebrity out there intends to milk publicity for themselves for the causes they purpotedly support, but then again there is that gnawing thought, NOTHING IN HOLLYWOOD IS INNOCENT and keeping in mind Anniston’s track record, I really doubt the sincerity of it all.

But still, celebrities(with their influence)should weild it for sheding light on causes, even if they subliminally put light on themselves.

This is my third and hopefully, last post on this thread. Normally, I’d read the posts but I had to post on the Jolie Charity vs. Jen Charity. This is for the Aniston Fans…
You say she gives quietly which is good but she can do better. Various studies have shown there is an increase in donations when a celebrity is attached to a cause. Using her status as a celeb, she can quadriple her donations by creating and awareness.

Chloe Sevigny said recently…
“Educate yourself and try to get out there, especially with celebrities, go to different events and lend your name and help to raise money.”

She understands that with celebrity comes certain responsibilities. It’s one thing to attend a charity dinner worth 10,000 and it’s quite another to be a voice for a cause. I don’t expect much from the Paris Hiltons, Nicole Riches of the world but with Jennifer Aniston….I mean let’s look at it this way, if her hairstyle created so much hype and imitation, can you imagine what will happen if she stood firmly behind a cause? Let’s be reasonable here….forget your hate or dislike for Angelina Jolie for one second and think about this. If some of you still think her giving quietly is the best way, that’s fine BUT please don’t demean what Ms. Jolie is doing by calling it a “photo-op”. In case you aren’t aware what an Ambassador for the UN does, then let’s make it clear….They help SHINE the light on issues. She’d be doing her ambassadorship a disservice if all she did was behind the scenes. I’ve included an article from USA Today, which in my opinion, sums up the importance of celebrity advocates.

HEADLINE: Hear them out;

Celebrity activists are an easy target. After
all, when Hollywood stars stoop down to
help the underprivileged, their efforts often
appear pious or self-serving. The results,
though, tell a different story.

Celebrity gossip has gotten to be a drag.
While it used to be a kick indulging in the
guilty pleasure of showbiz dish — marital
infidelities, movie set tantrums, the
randomly tossed telephone — nowadays
Hollywood headlines seem more suited to
page one than Page Six.

In the past few months alone, say the
papers, Nicole Kidman was appointed
goodwill ambassador for the United Nations
Development Fund for Women, Naomi
Watts and Matt Damon were in Zambia,
sounding an alarm about HIV/AIDS, and
George Clooney was kicking up sand in
Darfur, hoping to shine a spotlight on that
war-torn region. Oh, yeah — and Los
Angeles cops plucked a protesting Daryl
Hannah from a walnut tree.

When did everything get so darn serious?

The truth is, celebrity activism has been
around since Charlie Chaplin first kicked
that beach ball-globe as The Great Dictator,
and War Bonds saleslady Hedy Lamarr sold
kisses for at least $25,000 each in support of
our GIs overseas.

But as the news and entertainment
industries continue to morph into one
another, do-goodism of the rich and famous
has become just another front in the culture
wars. As a result, the TV, movie and music
stars who pipe up on behalf of pet causes
often earn more bile than bravos among
grumpy pundits.

Politics vs. culture

“The problem with the humanitarianism of
the entertainers is that it perpetuates a
confusion of politics with culture,” argues
New Republic columnist Leon Wieseltier,
who calls Angelina Jolie “the African
queen” and deems longtime rabble-rouser
Michael Douglas unworthy of discussing
international peace. “(This) teaches
Americans to live vicariously … in slavish
imitation of people luckier than themselves.”
Then there’s the hypocrisy factor. Peter
Schweizer, author of the celeb-cause wrist
slapper Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles
in Liberal Hypocrisy, reports that Barbra
Streisand spends $22,000 a year watering
her lawn and gardens, while she lectures
Americans on the need to cut back on water
and gas consumption by hanging out their
wash and junking their SUVs.
Oh, Babs.

On one hand, the critics make a good
point. Those more accustomed to signing
autographs than to penning policy papers
often raise eyebrows, not awareness, as they
move from the sound stage to the sound bite.
(Bo Derek’s vacant-eyed endorsement of President Bush, for example, continues to amuse me.) And even when a star knows of what he preaches, the delivery tends to teeter between the riotously pious and hopelessly hammy.

Who can forget Richard Gere’s infamous attempt to mind-meld with Chinese leaders over the thorny issue of Tibet from the stage of the Academy Awards? Not exactly a Bono moment.

But to write off all celebrity activists as windy, whiny and woefully out of touch is to ignore the unique advantage celebrities have in getting their message out.

For starters, entertainment idols are notoriously image-conscious, so when they put their careers on the line for a cause,
you’ve got to figure they’re drop-dead serious about their positions. (See the Dixie Chicks as exhibits A through C.) But more important, tarring all stars as know-nothing opportunists unfairly undermines those who rise above garden-variety activism and actually conduct the research required for good advocacy. Take Martin Sheen. Because of the veteran actor’s famous outspokenness — not to mention the fact that he played the president on TV — conservatives have practically called for an all-out jihad on the guy, depicting him as the worst thing to happen to America since the invention of the Chia Pet. But why not give Sheen his soapbox, especially considering his street creds? Arrested for protests more than 60 times, he has engaged in the kind of investigative legwork expected of journalists and scholars, not empty-headed leading men. He has stood with impoverished migrant workers, provided hands-on aid to the “scavengers” of the Payatas garbage dump in the Philippines, and continues to speak with authority about the hazards of nuclear waste.
If this kind of substantive homework doesn’t earn a fellow the right to spout off, what does

Jolie educates viewers

Meanwhile, Leno and Letterman can make all the cracks they want about Angelina Jolie, but when the actress sat down last week with CNN’s Anderson Cooper for her first post-Baby Shiloh interview, I learned more about child starvation in Namibia than I’ve ever gotten from the nightly news. For my money, I have come to appreciate what celebrity activism brings, not to the rancorous roundtables but to where it’s needed most: the coffers.

Last summer, Primetime Live’s Diane

Sawyer followed Brad Pitt to Africa, where the actor was doing work on behalf of the ONE campaign to fight global AIDS and poverty. Sawyer wanted Pitt to spill about
his breakup with Jennifer Aniston, and he agreed — provided the show would devote equal coverage to ONE’s battle. While the dashing actor’s romantic confessional made headlines — then evaporated — within a single news cycle, the wrenching images of hungry and impoverished African children clearly had a lasting impact. Within two days of the broadcast, ONE had recorded a 560% leap in Web donations and a sevenfold increase in the sponsoring of needy kids. That’s activism.

What’s amusing about all of this is that conservatives are the ones who most often
sneer at Hollywood cause-peddlers — and yet they seem to have short memories. After all, 26 years ago this November, didn’t they take a particular shine to a movie star-activist themselves? And if I remember correctly, the guy wasn’t even that good an actor.
END.

The Reality is, it’s is not about you, me or even the celeb in question, it is about the people at the receiving end. Do you think they care what the celebrity’s motives are, do you think they care what we…as celeb watchers think? I highly doubt it….When is comes to starving and sick people, let’s agree that the end justifies the means.

Jen!!!! How Jolie of you…..Get real I am so glad Brad left your a**. You never wanted kids and you blamed Brad for hooking up with Angie (who is so cuter then you) you hook up with your freind and did the same thing to brad with Vince. You had the paps fallow you at the LAX why do you not go the back way like the rest of the stars? Becouse you like being in the news..you greedy pig….

Thanks for the links and the article African Girl! ITA, it’s about the cause and being an efficient activist. If JA’s fans all go out and buy the shirt, or even better, read up on St. Jude’s efforts and take more steps towards helping, then good enough for me. I know for a fact lots of Brad & Angie fans research and support the their causes and that’s a damn good thing.

Many of you people query why the anger and venom towards jennifer. And for objective lurkers/readers to these posts - it might just seem like uneducated babble especially to the individuals who favour anniston. However, to say that this anger/venom is well placed would be a very misguided attempt on my part - as i do not belive that harboring such ill feelings towards anyone is warranted. However - the issues with jennifer and her PR Monster are the constant manipulation and brainwashing tactics that are employed on the public alike. For anyone with half brain, this would in the most part be offensive - “I mean, really - is that how “lowly” you rate our intelligence?
Her entire PR acitivities during her “divorce” period have been disastrous - nobody likes the boy who keep crying wolf.
Instead of Jeniffer showing us the real her (if I am sorry to query - exists) we were assualted again by a performance from Rachel. In fact everyhting about Jennifer is Rachel - which actually makes me wonder - why on earth everybody belives her to be such an american cinematic icon?? What about the certainly, more talented up and coming actresses or actresses that act but never hog the spotlight and attention aka Chloe Sevigny directors Sofia Coppola??
But I digress - the point I am attempting to make is that JA should have come out, re-invented herself used the whole experice as a catharsis, found more meaning in her life, and shown us somthing original, decent and good - but instead the tape has just been rewind, rewind, rewind. So you cannot blame people for being irritated, B***** and catty. Human Foilbes - especailly when you keep pulling PR gimmicks as she does.
She should axe Stephen Huvane, find a new hairstyle and focus on anew career path - such as courteny - maybe her own sitcom!! as I think it is time to put away the thinking “I am an actor” tho those that actually can.

besides the blub that was written here by JJ. Who else know what Jen is supporting ? It says GIVE THANKS . … unless Jen lend a voice or do something real like visiting the children in the hospital. This Tshirt is simply just a photoOp to make good for all the bad she created out of herself . Lame lame excuse and PR .

African Girl: (referring to post 11/9 8:33 am)

thank you so much for the post. your posts are always a “must read”.

” Homewrecking Histrionic Narcissist”

How long are you gonna beat that dead horse, it’s just a bunch of made up crap you read in Vanity Fair

I’m surprised so many people care. The woman is just wearing a t-shirt to support a cause. For God’s sake, is that not allowed? Is Angelina Jolie, a.k.a. Homewrecking Histrionic Narcissist of the Year the only one allowed to do stuff like that now? Please , people. Why do you worship these people and fall for any of the ****? You’re building one up to be a saint and another as the devil. It’s incredible. Is your thinking really that black and white? People just aren’t that way.

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Actually Mack she did this all by herself i.e painting HERSELF as the sanit and the other the devil - Vanity Fair 2003.
and you contradict yourself riddiulously by querying whether the critics thinking are purely so black and white - because they have a jaded view of anniston and in the same breath you display the same black and white thinking to jolie ” a.k.a. Homewrecking Histrionic Narcissist of the Year”
So what is - Are people or arent they that way??

Jennifer Aniston is kinda like the female version of Kevin Federline.

It’s good to see Jennifer Aniston is showing support for sick children. It shows how caring and genuine she is. I really love all her work, from Friends to her newest movie The Break-Up. She is an all-around great actress. Did you know shes nominated for favorite female movie star for The People’s Choice Awards? She is, so make sure you vote for her at http://www.pcavote.com ! The other nominees are Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock. I know who I’ll be voting for! I work with The People Choice Community, just giving you guys the heads up!

How do I buy this shirt? I saw it on a young lady and so love it’s message. I work at a high school and want to be a walking billboard. How do I get it as soon as possible? Joanie Horne Home: 562-431-0359
Cell: 562-335-1744

Now she is posing without clothes. Good example for the kids. Say goodbye to money from Christians. Does St. Jude’s even care?