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Orlando Bloom is The Running Man

Orlando Bloom is The Running Man

Orlando Bloom joins a few mystery male friends for lunch at Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

The British hunk must have been running late because after lunch, Orly made a mad dash for his car.

Victoria’s Secret angel Miranda Kerr has reportedly denied rumors that she is romancing Orlando.

The 24-year-old supermodel told Australian TV show, A Current Affair: “Well … you know, we’re friends and he’s a nice guy … he’s a sweetheart.”

“My whole life, I’ve pretty much had a boyfriend so far,” she added. “So it’s good for me right now to have some time for me.”

Has Kerr-bloom already gone ka-boom?

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104 Comments

# 1
tony the tiger @ 11/25/2007 at 10:26 pm

What happened to him? He is aging even faster than Lindsay Lohan (although his receding hairline is not as bad as hers).

# 2

he is sexy, i love him. =]

# 3

Looks better now than ever.

# 4

he’s so meh these days

# 5

uuuuuh; muuuito lindo.!
vem pro BRASIL.

# 6

What is the matter with people!!! Why is there so much pressure on celebs to always be in a relationship.Ordinary people don’t do that.And there’s nothing wrong with being single and unattached for a spell. People go out together a few times and boom.You say they are in love. There’s such a thing as just dating.People still do it.Even when they’re famous.

# 7
just sayin' @ 11/25/2007 at 11:07 pm

kind of looks like some kind of mens support group, doesn’t it?
boy is looking rough.

# 8
leftover turkey sandwich @ 11/25/2007 at 11:23 pm

Jared, as to her comments about being just friends they say someting different every day so you can’t go by the quote of the day from either her or her agent. It changes almost hourly. Its called game playing. People Mag just called her his girlfriend again in this weeks issue as well are the rest of the mags/blogs. It is an open secret now. Not sure why they want to still play games. You might be right in your comments that it is over already but I think they were dating at least for a while.
Not sure why she was hanging out with the grease monster on Monday. I would hate to think they all have the same friends as we know bad company corrupts good character;)
Even if they are just old friends it still doesn’t send a good message.

# 9

so hot …

Has no one ever heard of casual dating? Sheesh. Repeating something over and over doesn’t make it true, leftovers. Are you really that dumb? Why can’t they be friends or casual? Why is everything the love affair of the century?

Where's THe Pretty? @ 11/25/2007 at 11:29 pm

He lost his hotness so fast. He looks like crap. I hope he isn’t dating anyone because if so his girlfriend needs to be slapped for letting him out the house looks like consistent sh*t. I’m convinced this model chick is just looking for fame.

shenanyginz @ 11/25/2007 at 11:29 pm

NO kerr-bloom goes kerr-plunk… (i didn’t make that up btw) but i likes it

Is he actually doing anything worthwhile these days?

did he steal shia labeoufs shirt is that why hes running

LOL yuri hahahaha

ihavenolife @ 11/26/2007 at 2:46 am

what? no pic of his new bf? :lol:

(runs for shelter from all his crazed female fans who can’t bear the idea he might be rootin’ for the other team ;) )

To ‘ihavenolife’… I’d like him even more than I aready do if he were shagging blokes instead. I think he looks fine.

He looks pretty fine for me. Orly you’re gorgeous I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so much, and I hope that is not with that famewh***.

-I think they’re just friend, Orlando is definitely not dating this bimbo, I have nothing against her but she’s only a panty model.
-He looks hot in those pics , he’s such a sweetie I want to hug him.

france france @ 11/26/2007 at 4:46 am

OMG Orlando is so hot.

france france @ 11/26/2007 at 4:48 am

Is he dating anyone at the moment?

*Miranda Kerr is cute but way to vulgar for him- It’s good to see him enjoying time with his friends.*

I kwew this romance was fake, they are both friends and fellow buddhist. I never saw one single picture of them canoodling strange for a couple. She’s dating that disgusting Brandon “greasy bear” Davis at the moment good for her.

hot alert!!!!!!!!! @ 11/26/2007 at 6:47 am

ORLY is hot I just love him, he seems quite happy now………where’s Sidi? ha ha ha !!!!!!

lol he’s got the same shirt as Shia but he’s hotter than him I like is boyish style.

Who gives a ****? Mirannda Kerr looks like a plastic cupie doll and has the personality to match.

I thought she was 22 years old I guess she lied.

This is an update from her website:

Update: I get heaps of emails saying that Miranda was born in 1983 according to other websites on the internet.This is INCORRECT. Miranda was born in 1985.This information comes from her very own publicist.

a lot of people in Australia are sure that she’s 24 years old, her publicist is lying because she thinks that being 22 is better for her career HOW STUPID.

orlando love @ 11/26/2007 at 8:34 am

she’s so fake.
Aww Orlando is so sweet thanks Jared

red cheeks @ 11/26/2007 at 9:11 am

I just can’t get this man out of my head he’s so yummy hmmmmmmmm.

she has to be @ 11/26/2007 at 9:11 am

she has to be 24. If you do the research as to when she won the modeling contest it was in 1997 just days before her 14th birthday in April. That would make her 24 now. There is no way she was only 11 in the contest. They wouldn’t have allowed it and I doubt she looked like that at 11. Look it up!
Yes, just another reason why her PR team seem very shady.

Check it out! @ 11/26/2007 at 9:33 am

I hope Orlando is smart enough to do his research about this girl after all those rumors last week. They may all be rumors but it looks like there is something fishy with this one.

just a fan# @ 11/26/2007 at 9:44 am

She’s worst than Kate B. I hope they’re not dating, Orlando is such a lovely man he deserve more than this stupid lingerie model.

tony the tiger @ 11/26/2007 at 9:48 am

Orlando is so fugly. I come on this site to momentarily escape all the fugly people in the world around me and I am awarded with this?

^when it comes to be fug nobody can beat you Tony believe me.

I like his hairstyle (what an handsome man) I want to run my fingers through his hair and…….

liesdamnlies @ 11/26/2007 at 10:23 am

the best thing to do is stop talking about this girl! some of you are smart enough to see that her pr is going crazy, lying about her age, using any connection to orlando bloom in order to promote her! stop googling her, stop talking about her age, and for god’s sake stop talking about her in orlando’s posts. she’s a twit and a user. ignore her and she’ll go away. as long as orlando fans talk about her then she’ll keep using your idol for fame.

After reading all these comments and about this Miranda, perhaps he’s running away from her. lol

Lisa
One would only hope that was the case. I hope he got hip to the situation fast. No doubt there was at least a little something with all the sightings. (who knows exactly when it started? 6months? 2months?)I just hope he figured it out-or figures it out soon just how messed up these people are. There isn’t one interview where she doesn’t talk about Orlando. Even if she is asked she can just say no comment and cut them off but her and her PR person give quotes every time. Who does that kind of thing? She wants the mystery to drag on. I think it is going to bit her in the a## big time. In the US she isn’t really that know yet and if she trying to get known she is going about it all wrong. People are going to start off hating her for being a liar(the age thing at least), hanging out with Brandon Davis(a known druggie and all around douchebag)and milking whatever kind of relationship/friendship she did have with Orlando until it just made people gag. First impressions are hard to kick!
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He’s not dating her, they are just friends I agree with you liesdamnlies let’s not talk about her.
Orly looks hot in those pics, I want him to get back to London he’s safer there.

Orlando needs a job.

He’s taking a break for a year so I guess, we will have to wait.

i don’t know about you but i’d definitely do him

poodle puddle @ 11/26/2007 at 11:48 am

What a hottie.

run orlando run @ 11/26/2007 at 12:00 pm

i hope he’s running away because he realises that dating Miranda Kerr now puts him within just 3 degrees of separation from Paris Hilton!!!!!

Orlando - Miranda - Brando Davis - Paris Hilton.

Run faster Orlando!!!

Hello
Orlando is so hot.
I love love him…
I wait for he in Brazil
kkkkk
K-sis

He’s actually been working on a documentary in LA. He’s narrating it. You can find out more info at http://www.everestpeaceproject.org/

Team Firecrotch @ 11/26/2007 at 12:10 pm

Oh, who gives a rat’s bee-hind about whether or not he’s dating the underwear model? It was denied, so that’s obviously the official line they want out there. If they’re lying about not being a couple, I’d say that’s because they want to keep it to themselves. I’m all for speculating about celebs when they put their lives out there for public consumption, but to obsess over, make up stories about or act like you know what’s going on in the personal life of what amounts to a complete stranger is pretty disturbing.

Words of wisdom from a person calling themselves Team Firecrotch. You gotta love the World Wide Web.

You could have stopped at the Brandon Davis degree. Just the thought that even –just maybe they both had their peen anywhere near the same girl is revolting and takes Orlando’s hotness down a notch or two.EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWYYYY Ewww Ewwww EWWWWWWW!

Having said that I doubt she was really with Brandon I just think she isn’t smart enough to know that hanging out with him at all isn’t good for her image.

He’s hot but he’s a terrible actor, too.

Thanks LisaK; Orlando is a commited environmentalist. His cousin Sebastian Copeland did a book called ANTARTICA.

Editorial Reviews
Review
“All eyes might do well to dwell upon Antarctica. Sebastian Copeland’s eloquent photographs tell an urgent tale that begs our activism.” – Publishers Weekly

Book Description
Antarctica’s environment today is a microcosm of the wold environment’s future: as endangered creatures, such as the chinstrap penguins, humpback whales, and albatrosses continue to face extinction, research scientists have concluded that this icy ecosystem serves as a final warning of impending environmental deterioration. Sebastian Copeland’s photographs have captured both the incredible beauty of the continent and the devastation that climate changes have wreaked on it. His data, photographs, and conclusions — along with contributions from Will Steger, David De Rothschild, Stephen Schneider, Zac Goldsmith, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Leonardo DiCaprio — bring to readers with insight and urgency the momentous reality of the not so distant future with insight and urgency.

Orlando he’s a good actor Have you seen Ned Kelly, Elizabethtown and the Kingdom of heaven by Ridley Scott?????? He was great.

gossip girl @ 11/26/2007 at 1:34 pm

He’s definitely the sexiest man alive, Orlando should get this title each year until he die.

“swoon swoon” he looks adorable why I don’t live in LA?

I love, love, love Orlando, and I think he looks so adorable! :)
I agree with many on here; just because two people are seen together doesn’t mean they are dating exclusively, or casually, or at all!! And just because he is hanging out with guys does not make him gay! This reminds me of the whole “Keanu” thing where one minute he is on marriage’s doorstep and the next he is “rootin’ for the other team”! Whatever!
And besides Orlando is good friends with Johnny Depp, and Johnny is way too cool to hang with a loser!

*of course these are just one Paula’s opinion! ;)

aww i love orli!!
he is hot!

48
What lies? So far it seems the only lies out there are from her agent. There isn’t even a straight answer as to her age.Which is it? 22 or 24? The rest is just speculation & opinions on the gossip that changes every day. (yes, they were making out at the show, NO, they are just friends-but ask again tomorrow)She is begging for all the speculation that is why she keeps talking about it non-stop.This is a celeb gossip site. People will talk all the time about who is dating who or not.

The only thing I see where someone might have made up lies is from the comments last week from another site that were brought here- that can easily be checked out by asking the real guy if he said it or not.-or a little research from the NY people. Her agent knows him since he is in the same band as her ex so I am sure she will ask him to make a comment about it if it went around the net.

And if the other thing mentioned about the photos was indeed her at his hotel in April, that was again her that was doing the lying.(if, of course, those photos show what it seems they are showing)

natural beauty @ 11/26/2007 at 4:36 pm

Her agent lied because he/she wants her to be as famous as Gisele Bundchen. Wish is funny because Gisele was already famous when she met DI Caprio.Gisele is not only a Victoria secret’s angel. Before Leornado she was already the face of numbers of campaigns including: Dior, Dolce&Gabbana, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton…
and she’s also been on the covers of Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie-Claire…
She started her career in the 90’s and is now the highest paid model in the world.
Miranda at 22 or 24 is only a lingerie model and so far her biggest deal is Victoria Secret.
so for me she’s only an attention wh***. Hope that Orlando will stay away from her.

I saw a picture of the lunch. A couple of the guys sharing the lunch with him are the producers of a film about climbing everest. http://www.everestpeaceproject.org/news_detail.php?newsid=164#1
it’s apparently just been released on dvd

So that’s what the lunch was - and that’s what he’s been doing.

ihavenolife, you can’t have a picture of what doesn’t exist.
Orlando + no bf = no picture
And spare me from the random “gaying”

natural beauty @ 11/26/2007 at 5:15 pm

Thanxxxx He’s so handsome.

he’s hot!!!!

I like his thin lips and crooked nose.

No Vested Interest @ 11/26/2007 at 9:04 pm

No. 53…You have got to be high…Orlando acted well in those movies…TAKE THE ROSE-COLORED GLASSES OFF!

That hair…where is his stylist…Oh! still in a neck brace…

Would somebody please comb/brush his hair? Pretty, please…

Wow from reading alot of peoples comments on here everyone seems to really dislike Miranda.I think i’m the only one here who thinks she seems like a nice girl, but then again i don’t know her in real life to say anything good or bad…

#64 Orly looks hot with his hair like this, and he did act well in those movies and in many many more so shut up and by the way I don’t think he has a stylist maybe only for the big events.

He’s very good looking.

Mr. Barky von Schauzer @ 11/27/2007 at 12:14 pm

Maybe he and Miranda are keeping their affair on the down low as to avoid being saddled with a whack celebrity couple name like “KerrBloom.” It’s funny the first few times you hear it, then it really starts getting annoying.

Hey, 64, if you have “no vested interest,” why waste your time bashing Orlando and his fans? I’m not being snotty-okay, maybe a little-it just seems like your precious time could be better spend, oh, making lolcats or something if the presence of fangirls offends you so.

He has as much hair as ever tony the dumbass. Maybe you are the one who’s aging. ORLANDO IS STILL SUPER FINE. His hair is glorious!

What's Wrong? @ 11/27/2007 at 1:20 pm

He doesn’t look that good anymore. He never really looks happy and he used to have that hot British Boy thing going on but now he just looks sloppy and kinda of lost.

He hasn’t been looking himself since that accident imo. I know looking at pictures you can’t really tell but he does seem kind of down.

and so what....? @ 11/27/2007 at 1:30 pm

He looks like a normal guy who’s having lunch with his pals.
I’m sure you don’t have friends so you can’t understand…..

oooba dooba @ 11/27/2007 at 1:31 pm

If Orlando wants to avoid some of the whaky monikers those crazy tabs come up with, Barky, he’ll have to avoid actresses and models, and he’ll do what actors like Matt Damon do - go out with non-famous and non-celebrity women. This guy can’t be seen with an actress or model without immediately being linked to them! I think he knows that quite well by now after all this time.

Right after he and Kate broke up, he was linked to Uma Thurman, and then Paz de la Huerta, and then Penelope Cruz, and then Kirsten Dunst, and the tabs were toggling Cruz and Dunst with Bloom for a while (during awards season and all the parties), and then he was seen with some randon blond woman, as I recall, and all Orlando’s fans seemed to vaguely recognize her as a friend of his (from having seen her in other photos at some previous event), etc. The whole thing is just plain crazy.

I don’t usually feel sorry for the rich, famous and beautiful, but in this one respect, I do have a soft spot: They can’t just be friends or casually get to know someone (usually another celeb) without having to be an ‘item’ or practically engaged. And that just plain stinks!

Even gossip columnist Ted C. jumps on the bandwagon now and then. With all his insider info, he should know better. If Orlando has been with even HALF the women he’s been linked to, seen with or photographed with, he’d either have thrown his back out from all that “sweatin’” as Ted calls it, or he would have caught something by now. And IF, as Ted C. mentioned, he had actually already found someone RIGHT AFTER BREAKING UP WITH KATE, then he would have possibly been guilty of cheating, just as Kate was accused by some people. Neither Orlando nor Kate wasted any time in moving on. That’s for sure. It’s just too bad that Orlando doesn’t seem to be having much luck in finding a long term, loyal, decent and loving partner. Then again, he’s looking in the ‘gene’ pool of actresses and models. Strength of character, loyalty and support for a partner is NOT what those femme fatales are normally known for, me thinks! And sometimes, as a friend of mine once wisely told me, we end up attracting people who are sometimes reflections of ourselves, meaning selfish people end up with selfish people. Egomaniacs end up with egomaniacs. Generous people find other generous people, etc. If we find that a partner is a taker and not a giver, for intance, and we ourselves are inclined to give, then we find out the score and move on.

I hope Orlando finds someone who brings him joy and happiness soon. By the same token, I hope he’s the person he professes himself to be and that he gives and doesn’t just take.

F-ck you #72 I was just saying what I thought from my perspective not insulting anyone.

oooba dooba give it rest and leave his love life alone. It’s not for you to figure out.

pint of pee @ 11/27/2007 at 3:39 pm

#68
The last thing little miss Miranda has done is try to keep this on the down low. All this press and attention is a direct result of her and her agent talking about it over and over again especially in the OZ press. She doesnt’t know the expression “no comment”. If there was something and it was sincere they could have easily keep it quiet for much longer but her people won’t stop dragging it on and playing the tease dance. There are more quotes from her again this week about it.She said something about the time “we went to bed” after the VS show. Thats why most think she is using Orlando with this.He doesn’t talk that way ever. People are getting sick of her obvious pr overkill very quick.

Kelly, I agree with you. Homeboy looks beat and he has looked a bit down for a while now.

If she is now getting all this negative attention it is a direct result of the way she handled this at least since October.

It’s just too bad that Orlando doesn’t seem to be having much luck in finding a long term, loyal, decent and loving partner

+++++++++++

Oh but he does. Don’t worry your pretty little heads.

Ted Casablanca @ 11/27/2007 at 4:08 pm

#75: I agree. Personally I don’t think there’s a whole lot of anything serious happening. Hooking up, friends w/bennies. Whatever. However, the only reason any of us have anything to talk about is Miranda Kerr and her amateurish agent. It’s pathetic.

He looks a bit down because of the paparazzi, I’ll be pissed too if I was followed by a bunch of losers who take pictures of me while I’m eating.

sure truth @ 11/27/2007 at 4:46 pm

#76, oh yeah, I’m sure you are an insider that post here and you know exactly what is going on.
If you meant Miranda Kerr there is no way in hell those words describe her.Decent people don’t hang out with greasy bear and loyal people don’t talk to the press about you all the time.

NOT THE TRUTH @ 11/27/2007 at 5:02 pm

TRUTH is a pathological liar, he doesn’t know a damn thing about Orlando’s life.
He’s just a loser, don’t pay attention to him and his stupid post.

sweet angel @ 11/27/2007 at 5:40 pm

he’s all scruffy that’s so sweet.

sure truth @ 11/27/2007 at 5:50 pm

#80 so how do you know its a he?

NOT THE TRUTH @ 11/27/2007 at 6:19 pm

HA HA HA I don’t know why but it sounds like a pretentious guy but it can be a stupid girl though even if I’m sure that I saw one on his stupid post somewhere I can be wrong SO:

TRUTH is a pathological liar, he/she doesn’t know a damn thing about Orlando’s life.
He/she’s just a loser, don’t pay attention to him/her and his/her stupid post.
happy now !!! HA HA

Just leave him alone, you crazy people Orly is not dating her ;I think he’s single at the moment.

just wondering @ 11/27/2007 at 7:19 pm

I’m wondering why Miranda didn’t ask her friend Pottsy to make a statement if he really didn’t say those things from last week.
I would think he would want to clear both of their names of it since it was pretty serious stuff. He could have spoke through Miranda’s agent or something so people would know it was official.It isn’t like they are the type to be above talking to the media so they can’t claim that path.

I have a bad feeling about this whole situation. If her PR people go public try and sell this ‘great new romance’ in the press over here I hope people shout it from the roof tops that they know its all BS.
If it turns out those pictures from x17 show what they seem to show I hope it won’t get pushed under the rug. Sadly, it kind of makes sense since why would she even have been asked to go to the Atelier in April since she really wasn’t famous then.She already had an apartment of her own as well.

If those things are true than it takes a very selfish and coldhearted person to do that to someone else consistently over a long period of time.Unfortunately that would mean Orlando was in the category as well. I hope that isn’t the case.

There is some chatter on another site about how people and possibly media sources are checking into it all. I know Orlando never talks to the press about this kind of thing but this time there are so many negative rumors and his reputation is going downhill quick. I think he should give an interview and talk about alot of these things-even things from the accident that people still have qustions about.

Just Wondering: NO ONE F**CKING CARES! A few crazy fans talking and making crap up doesn’t mean anyone is taking this seriously. Get a freaking clue and a freaking life.

Also, deal with the fact that Orlando isn’t with Miranda, therefore it doesn’t freaking matter!

just wondering @ 11/27/2007 at 8:37 pm

Wow, you sound defensive #86!

Those comments sure weren’t made by fans-thats for sure.No ‘fan’
would write anything like that.
Thr Perez comment is the only part that might be made up.
The pictures are not fake- and I wouldn’t be so fast to say people aren’t looking into it.You definetly don’t know that for sure!

And I’m sure you know for a fact they aren’t together-even though Ted Casablanca and many other claim to have seen otherwise. But I’m sure you really have the scoop anyway.

way to lose the sexiness, Orly…..so so sad. I crushed on this man so much & now I can’t even see why….shame

HEY ORLANDO’S FANS: Orlando is actually in Japan with Cher Coulter his friend and his stylist I’m sure they are going to a buddhist retreat.
MIRANDA IS NOT WITH HIM HOW STRANGE!!!!

One day you people are going to realize how weird it is to discuss in detail this man’s private life, girlfriends and whereabouts. One day you will realize how completely crazy you sound and stop. One day. I hope soon.

He looks a little tired and not as cute but he can’t stay pretty forever I guess.

Oh shut up, Morgan it’s a free blog here if you’re not happy with this fact then go away. I’m sure your boyfriend (if you got one) is a hot piece who never get tired.
Well I’m not sure now you sound more like a frustrated bit*** to me.

strange indeed @ 11/28/2007 at 9:21 am

Why is everyone saying its a buddhist retreat just because from one picture on tmz it looks like he might be going to Japan with Cher? How do we even know that Cher is Buddhist as well.However if he is going for that-maybe he is trying to do a Karma Cleanse since he seems so dogged by bad Karma lately.

awwww Cher is such a supportive friend, I like her. I hope that he will be back more relax and happy becauce I LOVE him.

Poor #91 You must fit the description of the weird people I was describing for you to get all bent out of shape. Carry on I have faith you will come to your senses one day.

♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ Orlando is the hottest man alive and always will be, he’s got such a beautiful face.

oooba dooba @ 11/28/2007 at 12:56 pm

Personally speaking, I wouldn’t assume that Orlando is leaving the States based on photos of him with Cher at LAX. He may or may not be, and in either case, he’s missing his carry-on luggage in those shots. The only thing he does seem to have is his constant companion: his mobile. If he IS actually leaving for Japan, which I strongly doubt, I do hope he spends some time ALONE somewhere and shuts the world (and the paparazzi) out for several weeks. Some intense introspection and thinking would probably do him good. Glad he shaved & got his hair cut. Looks better.

oooba dooba @ 11/28/2007 at 1:37 pm

A couple of weeks ago, there was a really long thread on x-17 about Orlando, and after reading through the comments, the one post that really stuck in my mind was the one in which a person called Orlando a “social climber” and said that he is NOTHING like the man he once was, or that he wasn’t the man he appeared to be. It was something to the effect that he was either misrepresenting himself with his PR or that he has greatly changed over the past few years. I found that post and other negative observations made very sad. We really don’t know any of these actors and celebrities, but if people have spent years in an actor’s fandom or have watched him or her over the years, they sometimes form some interesting opinions and make some interesting observations. I respect their opinions, even if I don’t agree with them all.

If Orlando is in fact a “social climber”, then it stands to reason that he will date up or will only choose those women who can help his image or his career, or at least keep him in the public eye when he isn’t working. It would also give rise to the possibility that he dated Kate because of her connections with Jerry Bruckheimer (I read that he’s a family friend?), and I would find that rather sad. I guess I’m an optimist and an old fashioned romantic at heart and would rather not believe those things, but realistically speaking, it undoubtedly goes on all the time. People use each other and rely heavily on hype and PR in that industry, so anything is possible.

If Orlando can’t - or won’t - keep his girlfriends away from cameras and paparazzi, and he can’t keep their names out of the tabloids, and he chooses girlfriends among actresses and models, it stands to reason that he may well like, want and need certain forms of attention, and he may NOT be all about privacy. He might be totally unconscious of this, or fully aware of it.

He did once mention in an interview (Elle from 2003?) that he “always wanted to be the next big something.” That was quite a contrast from the Orlando Bloom who, back in early 2002, claimed he was so grateful for having worked in LOTR and that if he did nothing else in his career, it was cool because he was in “f***ing Lord of the Rings, man!”

Sadly, people sometimes change in ways that are NOT for the better. Money, fame, and celebrity status can do things to a person. So, it’s possible that Orlando has changed in some not so favorable ways (according to some people’s tastes), and it’s possible that he never was the man he appeared to be in his early interviews and earlier in his career. I just found the whole concept of “social climber” and “he’s lied repeatedly” a very, very interesting one. I wonder how happy he’d be pulling a Matt Damon and quietly finding someone and keeping her away from the public eye for the most part, and eventually secretly getting married. Not to mention not getting any publicity out of his relationship with her, and she being in the same boat - as in NO PUBLICITY FROM HIM! At this point, some would say that such a scenario with Bloom is highly unlikely.

Either way @ 11/28/2007 at 1:58 pm

oooba just because all we see is one photo doesn’t mean he wasn’t going anywhere. Believe me, I know TMZ is not the wall street journal and could have got it wrong, but I can also see that maybe his things were just not in that particular shot they used. He may have been helping her unload or something. Just saying it could be anything. Maybe TMZ thought that since they were in the departures and not arrival section of the airport. Again, not the wall street journal here or anything but I think they must have got Japan from something that was done that we didn’t see from the one picture they used. Could go either way.

Either way @ 11/28/2007 at 2:39 pm

actually, oooba if you go to olove you will see a lot more pictures that show him at the airport. It seems he was traveling as well. Although he didn’t have baggage he got out of the back seat of a car and was at the ticket counter. If he was just dropping her off I doubt if there was someone else with them (the driver) he would have needed to go in. So it seems he is off to Japan.

No offense to anyone but comments at blogs like this one or X17 are not credible. No one has any idea what Orlando wants, what is in his head. What proof is there he’s any of the things any of the commenters say he is. A social climber? In what way can anyone prove this? Because he is linked to actresses or models? Him and pretty much everyone else in Hollywood. He said so himself, he can’t stand near someone without being linked to them. Anything else is speculation, hearsay or flat out bullsh*t.

Why take it seriously at all? These people spinning their theories are basing them off of the same thing everyone else reads and sees. And they come up with a story in their heads. It’s fan fiction just as surely as thinking Orlando is a perfect angel that does no wrong is fan fiction. No one but Orlando and the people close to him know the truth. But give me one concrete bit of fact that he is a social climber or any of the other things people call him and we can start there. An actor dating or being linked to another famous person is hardly proof of that. Or are we going to call every single actor in Hollywood a social climber. These people are in his social circle, they are who he is going to interact with. It has nothing to do with social climbing.

Only his close friends/family would know if he’s the way he once was. I guarantee none of us know the real him.


if people have spent years in an actor’s fandom or have watched him or her over the years, they sometimes form some interesting opinions and make some interesting observations. I respect their opinions, even if I don’t agree with them all.

But that is all they are, opinions. There are no facts. Especially if we’re talking about Orlando’s personal life. People are making assumptions. And to treat them as evidence of any moral or personality failings is unfair.


If Orlando can’t - or won’t - keep his girlfriends away from cameras and paparazzi, and he can’t keep their names out of the tabloids

Please give me an example of how Orlando himself has failed to keep his girlfriends away from the cameras. Considering his only “official” girlfriend was Kate don’t you think that’s a completely unfair statement to make? Gossip and speculation and comments from other people don’t count.

And for the record about Jerry Bruckheimer, Orlando got the part long before he met Kate. To imply dating her was helping him with Bruckheimer/Pirates is wrong.

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He did once mention in an interview (Elle from 2003?) that he “always wanted to be the next big something.”
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Can you produce this quote because I don’t remember it at all. When he talks today about his success he still sounds very humble and grateful for his chances.

Sadly, people sometimes change in ways that are NOT for the better. Money, fame, and celebrity status can do things to a person. So, it’s possible that Orlando has changed in some not so favorable ways (according to some people’s tastes), and it’s possible that he never was the man he appeared to be in his early interviews and earlier in his career. I just found the whole concept of “social climber” and “he’s lied repeatedly” a very, very interesting one.

You have no proof. No real evidence that he’s changed or lied in any way. It might be an interesting theory but there’s nothing to support it. Nothing real in the way of facts at least.

And not for nothing, if he’s lying so much, if he’s dissembling and showing us a totally different person from who he’s pretended to be then maybe he’s even more different than any of you think.

triple HA @ 11/28/2007 at 4:38 pm

“A social climber” OOOBA DOOBA you must be kidding right. Orly knew Jerry Bruckeimer way before he met Kate Bosworth. Jerry produced Black hawck Dawn (2001) and Guess what? Orly is in this movie how funny.
and I wonder why Kate is still in small-budjet movies (apart from Superman return) for a family’s friend he doesn’t seem to help her out.
So give it a rest you don’t know anything about him.

uuuuuh; muuuito lindo.!
vem pro BRASIL. [2]
SIM VEEM PRO BRASIL *-*
i love him .

lol all the wh0res can’t stand how he really looks like, so funny.
“OMG HE’S SO FUGLY NOW! HE LOOKS LIKE MR.PITTSBURY!”
What “now”? he’s always been like that but just with a bit less of fat… you’re just too immature and retarded to recognize it, he won’t marry you fat a*ses, he’s got better money eaters over there…
Anyways.

I don’t think she’s dating him, or if she does it’s because she wants a role in the next POTC, but she would totally have a better chance with Johnny Depp hehe.

Orlando Bloom is the most gorgeous actor ever and looks very fit and healthy.

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