The screen shots from the websites do not mean these sites were the culprits of the fanatical fans, just that they are sites where Gerry lovers can go, and not every fan that visited Philly was over the top, on the contrary some really did look at it as a vacation with friends with the added bonus of seeing Gerry. I really don’t think anyone got too out of hand, but I did want to put in writing of the extremes people will go to see the object of their desire, and frankly it’s not too far off the mark from the guy who made news by “stalking” Jamie Foxx. (For those of you who sent me an email, if you want me to remove it I will)
http://gerrylicious.proboards.com/
This blog entry is a journey of the places, stories I heard and some of the snippets of the fan letters I received while Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler were in Philly during the filming of Law Abiding Citizen; I also want to say that I was really impressed by Gerard’s fan following as I received over a hundred emails from his fans asking me to give him a messages from him. Hopefully this blog will answer the questions I have been getting over the past few months “Where did Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx hang out while they were in Philadelphia?”
Law Abiding Citizen has wrapped and is in the post-production stage before it premieres in March 2010. Rumor has it that the producers would like it to premiere in Philadelphia, which goes to show that they truly appreciated the hospitality they received here.
Jamie Foxx slipped into town on Jan 1, after attending the Wired 96.5 LudiChristmas (Ludacris) Concert at Electric Factory, he went to dinner at Miss Tootsies on South Street for some good old fashion Soul Food. I attended Sabrina Tamburino’s 29th Birthday party at Table 31; it was there that several guests told me that Jamie Foxx would be going to G Lounge after dinner. Sabrina’s after party was also going to be held at the G Lounge. They said I could get that “First” shot that I always strive for of each celebrity that comes through our City.
I was a wuss and went home to bed instead, it was 1AM and well I screwed up.
But as karma would have it I got a shot of Jamie the next day as he left Parc restaurant on Rittenhouse Square.
Dan Gross’ PhillyGossip.com Column
Jamie Foxx is lunching now on mussels at Stephen Starr‘s Parc on Rittenhouse Square where he also ate this weekend. The Oscar-winning actor is in town getting ready to start shooting “Law Abiding Citizen,” in which he plays a district attorney. His lunch companion is the film’s director F. Gary Gray. 12:41PM”
At first I thought I’d have company, but then I remembered I was in Philly, and it was just me standing there across the street. I saw Jamie and a group come out of the restaurant, and anticipated them going in the opposite direction that they did. I hurried across the street, placed myself about 20 feet infront of him and began asking for a photo. No response, but he gently pushed his assistant to the right side of him and I got a clear shot, taking about 5 shots. Then I walked off in the other direction. 
A few days later someone tipped me off that Gerard Butler was eating at Del Frisco’s. I had no idea who he was so I looked him up online. One of the articles stated that in December he beat up a photographer that took a photo of him leaving a bar. Since it was a late Thursday night, raining lightly, and Gerard seems to have a temper, I passed.
Other friends, Arthur Kade and G-N Kang were there that night too and got this shot and put it on their facebook page. Never saw him before. Although I shoot movie premieres in NYC, I rarely see the movies. (Darn he looks like a nice guy)
Over the next few days I was able to get a few photos of the filming, and by the end of the week I attended a press conference at City Hall to welcome the cast to Philadelphia. It was there that I saw the two stars of the movie: Jamie Foxx & Gerard Butler. I immediately was taken by Gerard as he said that the Liberty Bell was his Oscar until he got an Oscar. Plus he had all the City Hall employees swooning, but it would turned out not to be workers. In fact Dan Gross mentions in his column how he drove the ladies crazy at the press conference.
At the time I took this shot I didn’t realize how ironic it was to have King Leonidas standing next to the beautiful Honduran wood statue with abs in the Mayor’s Reception Room. I now know why Butler has that look on his face as I would learn that a bunch of his fans crashed the press conference and were sitting in the front row and were rather vocal (kinda embarrassing for him as he was getting cat calls in the middle of the press conference).
I didn’t have a clue, at that time, to where he was staying, but there was no way I would ever give that info out even if I did know, but I suggested she send the item to one of the 5 luxury hotels and perhaps to the film office. She didn’t want to and instead told me she would travel from Ohio over the course of the filming to deliver the item. Of course it made me nervous, but with the territory of celebrity unfortunately comes this adoration, and most celebrities have security in place, and in 90% of the cases fans do not cross the line. (I was a little surprised that Gerard wore a dirty shirt to the press conference)
The fan sites took notice, and I started getting a lot of hits, and who doesn’t like people reading your stuff daily, by the thousands (Someone wrote me…Although touted as “officially unofficial,” Gerry’s manager and partner, Alan Siegel, communicates with Gerry’s fanbase almost exclusively through .Net. Of course, this “annoys” most GALS simply because they’d hoped Gerry’s personal appearance at the 06 Convention would give them some “cred” with his “people.” The translates into hard core “Tarts” having an certain air about them — that is to say that if it doesn’t come from .Net, it’s not valid. Whereas GALS is more “We’re Gerry fans, but don’t believe they’re the only ones.” )
Especially in other countries. Now I know how my name is spelled in Japanese. So I found my niche, I would try my best to find out what was happening in Gerry’s life daily. He likes to be called Gerry I later found out from my friend Aly, who became friends with both Gerry and Tim, Gerry’s body and stunt double.
That Saturday Gerard Butler went to G Lounge. He was denied entry, the doorman didn’t know who the heck he was. My friend Aly was there and is always on the list. She told the bouncers who he was, and then said he was her guest. She brought him in. After that he didn’t have anymore problems at the door.
There are no photos of Gerard as I would later learn he didn’t like his photo taken while he was in his “element”, so I never bothered going to G Lounge to see them, but I did collect the stories. After a few weekends, he and Jamie went their separate ways. Gerry hung out at G Lounge and Jamie made the rounds, mostly going to Denim, Miss Tootsie’s or Pearl Nightclub. Around this time I started receiving emails from fans who would come into town from around the states, Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, asking me what they should wear when they went to G Lounge or how much it would cost for them to eat at Del Frisco’s. Now I was not advising any of these folks to come into town, but they did and all in the search of Gerry. I was both impressed by their mobilization, and surprised by their motivation. 
A Gerard fan wrote: I freely admit that Gerry is simply eye-candy for me. (This is through no fault of his own. He’s simply the product of genetic lightning. He flips my visual trigger — plain and simple. He’s got the best on-screen kiss that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using to get my motor running. His Scottish accent (which has been horribly diluted by all the dialogue coaches) provides a good ear-fecking, too.) Unlike most Tarts, I’m not up to dissecting the “beauty of his poor, tormented soul.” I don’t want to date him. I don’t want to marry him. I don’t fastasize about meeting him one day and having him suddenly realize I’m his soul mate… blah, blah, blah. One particular weekend I did hear that Lance Bass and a few folks from Dancing with the Stars would be in town, so I stopped by and got this shot with him and Cheryl Burke. I had hoped to see Gerry, but it turned out that he was out of town.
LAC took a 2 week break for the Oscar. I went to NYC to cover Fashion Week. I was able to get a few questions in to Gerard as none of the celebrity photographers recognized him at first, although his fan girls screamed with delight. None of the questions were earth shattering, just if he like Philly or not. I forgot to ask my regular questions as the fan girls were trying to interject themselves into the conversation.
After the Justin Timberlake fashion show, Gerry left with this nice lady. (Who he was just photographed over the 4/11 weekend with in NYC) I had no idea who Gerry was or that he had a huge reputation as a ladies man, but here in Philly I did hear that he was “dating” a lot of women. He’s favorite place to go with these women was Del Frisco’s. My friends went to Del Frisco’s too. One night (3/17/09) I was tipped off that he was at the Waterworks restaurant, which is right across the street from me. I went over, but it was very dark. I thought to myself, how would I feel coming out into the parking lot and having someone snap my pictures. I decided that it wouldn’t be polite. I think if it was downtown I would feel differently. He later called one of my friends for a good place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. She told him he should just stick to Rouge or Parc as it was late and the crowds would be rowdy. Now that I would have been able to shoot more easily.
He usually went out clubbing alone, but rarely left alone: I saw Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx inside the Vault at G on Saturday night. they stayed open late back there. i talked to Gerard and mentioned you and you two spoke in NYC! He doesn’t recall you from last week, but remembered my friend Hope Co***, they were on a boat together some time ago in Capri, Italy. (A few weeks later this same friend was at Rouge, which was Gerry’s hangout on Sunday’s. Gerry stopped by her table and they talked. She told him Hope said hi. He wanted to call her, but she said that hope was away that weekend and unreachable) When Gerry went to Rouge he often sat in the window unbothered. Although one time a girl did get up, greet him and break into song. Gerry was very nice about it, but my friend Renee turned around and told the girl this was not a Karaoke bar and to take it outside. Gerry told the girl that her singing was very nice and gladly accepted her business card.
Rouge is on lovely Rittenhouse Square, the tony section of Philadelphia. Many of the A – list people hang out the restaurants along 18th Street and enjoy the view of the park. On the other side of the park are the luxury hotels and apartment and condo buildings. Recently someone told me of a woman that was walking home from the local grocery store. She lived in one of the more expensive buildings with a doorman and car service. As she was reaching nearing her building her grocery bag broke. A man came up behind her and asked if she needed help. He assisted her the rest of the way to where the doorman was able to grab the bags for her. As she turned to thank the man she mentioned to him that he looked familiar. He said his name and that he was filming a movie in town with Jamie Foxx. He invited himself up (maybe longing for a home cooked meal), and she turned him down saying the nanny was upstairs with her baby and she needed to tend to her. The friend who told me the story also mentioned the woman stated she was married. (The person who told me was a prominent attorney in Philly, so I am going to have to believe this story happened)
A few days later the woman was sitting outside of a coffee house Rittenhouse Square, when a black SUV pulled up. The window rolled down and Gerry said hello. He invited himself to join them, she turned him down. (She wasn’t even his type, she was blond)
Once I heard about Gerry going into the coffee shop, with one of my friends, and many of the patrons took out their cell phones and took photos of him. Sometimes they would ask Gerry to pose with them, and he did, but after awhile he just asked them if they would respect his privacy. (I guess this is why he went to Rouge, Parc and some of the other more expensive places to hide from his celebrities. That’s why I like to wait outside an establishment to get my photos. I remember a couple times friends tipped me off to him being at a couple of those places telling me I should come inside and get a photo, but I just wouldn’t feel right doing that)
It was around this time that the emails from Gerry’s fans increased. It was like Whoppi Goldberg in Ghost, the spirits were coming out of the woodwork. They were always very nice, but I know they weren’t just writing for pleasantries, they wanted info, any shred of info, and sometimes with those little emails it did jog my memory of something. One girl wrote me every single day, until I wrote about that Strongbox appearance. Then she stopped. Then for me to find out later that he had a randy reputation irritated me that I was attacked over what I wrote. It was like the time I called Clay Aiken gay, and his followers went into a bee sting frenzy.
Well this was the night that I met the majority of the Gerry Gals. When I went over to City Hall to see the filming I met about a dozen fans, mostly women. Some traveled as far as South America. They were all linked together through the fan pages. The funniest thing was each was swore they were just a minor fan and not a crazy one. One even took issue with me as I had written a piece on my blog about a Nightline episode where they listed the levels of fans before they became stalkers. Some of them definitely were a bunch of friends getting together for an outing, others well they were seriously there to snag a Gerry hug.
Although most of the fan letters were harmless sometimes I worried about the state of their reality.
She did ask me if they were filming all week at City Hall, and I felt mercy for her and told her yes, especially since many of the fans I had talked to said the info was on the various message boards.
(Someone told me about this definition: Gerard Addicted Lust Syndrome or “GALS.”) I guess I am just taken aback a little by the fever these women have for Gerry. I do recall I was in love with Madonna in a big way, but never went to these lengths to get a glimpse of her, until this year when the opportunity arose and I photographed her for the first time. I was excited, but didn’t go out of my way to photograph her again since that day.
Another email: Three years ago, I had a wonderful and very unexpected thing happen to me. I met Gerard Butler. He’s truly what they say…a kind and, may I add, very
handsome man. I was in Vancouver with about 30 other ‘Tarts’ (a term given
Gerry lovers) to support a little known movie he filmed just before Phantom
was released. It was Beowulf & Grendel and it was very good. It was opening
in Canada on March 10th. Along with 2 other ladies, we drove looooong hours
to get there. We had to see the later showing that night. Actually, I had
seen the movie the previous October at the Vancouver Film Festival.
The next day, we had planned a get-together with the other Tarts to have
lunch and a raffle of ‘Gerry Items’ which included posters, homemade
pillows with pics of Phantom and Beowulf on them. There were drawings to
give away too. I did one of Gerry.
(Do you see the spoiler in this photo from the filming?)
(A friend wrote me this about Gerry)
Honestly I am not dating him… I met him a month ago and we had a blast hanging out. He tried coming home with me but I told him that I’m that girl but that he would always have a friend in Philly. So that is why he probably feels comfortable with me. These girls that jump into bed with them are one and done!
Trust me I was tempted but I would rather be friends with them then a one night stand.
http://www.gerryscorner.it/
At some point Gerry_Butler contacted me. He said that he was a she and knew I would run into Gerry at the party I was hinting that I was going to attend. She wanted me to offer the site to Gerry as she was receiving many, many emails from his fans. She felt terrible about it and realized it got out of hand. I asked about Demi Moore contacting her, what happened with that. She said she never answered Demi and then Demi unfriended her. She said if it was a negative or if she didn’t hear from me she would close the site in a weeks time. I think the power of Gerry went to her head and after a brief period of being dormant she came back in full force.
Yesterday she was finally shut down, but it looks like she came back as “FakeGerryButler” and the same girls that worked to shut her down, have embraced her. Maybe they missed “Gerry_Butler”, at least that created a central figure to represent Gerry and create a dialog.
I don’t think it was someone on IMDB, I think it is a fan, and it’s not someone that normally talks to DonnaKat as more than once the person wrote to say that DonnaKat was hot on her trail to expose her.
2009/3/25 Gerard Butler via Twitter to me
Hi, I was out of town for a week. So he was a jerk? Wow. May I ask what he said to you? I’ll shut down of course. I don’t want to get sued.
Gerard Butler / Gerry_Butler–
follow me at http://twitter.com/Gerry_Butler
reply on the web at http://twitter.com/direct_messages/create/Gerry_Butler
At Strongbox: I asked Tim about Twitter, he said Gerry doesn’t have time to go online. I asked about the fans and what Gerry thought of them. He said Gerry appreciates their dedication, but wishes they didn’t go to such lengths to see him and wouldn’t show up at the film set. At one point the 2 crew workers who were there, turned on me when I told them about my blog, and showed them a few of the letters I had received (on my BB) from the fans. Well they were none too happy thinking I was the one giving all these gals the info. I tried to explain the elaborate websites and networking these women participate in. It’s impressive and scary, but there was no convincing this crew and my time in the VIP room was cut short as they further stated how the gals slowed down the production. Even though I told them they were 5 days ahead of schedule. They went on to say that an actor is in character and if there are screaming, women within 50 feet waving signs and flashing photos, that could ruin his concentration. And right after that is when Gerard Butler came in and told me about his “element” and I respected that, but as a blogger it’s my right to write about what I observed ie see the Strongbox Opening entry. It was not Kristi with him at Strongbox. It was someone that he knew for a longer basis than just that night, but he wasn’t with her that night, they are friends. I saw what I saw, but as far as that incidence goes it was an observation and speculation. I still am irritated that the fanbots got so personal with me, when all anyone, including me, needs to do is do a search on “Gerard Butler and girlfriends” to find out that he is a randy guy. It wasn’t something I made up. But it did give you all, especially the IMDB folks hours to obsess about – LOL
In February I did find out where Gerard & Jamie were staying. I had interviewed a young actor from a play that had a run in Philly. The kid told me he was so excited because Jamie Foxx was staying down the hall from him. I was like where are you staying? I never photographed them at their hotel, because as time went on I must have received more than a dozen requests from fan girls to the location of the hotel. Most of them just said we want to drop something off.
This is the 6th floor room that Gerard stayed in. (I took these photos last year while I was on a tour at the AKA Hotel) Over the course of the 3 months, I had over 5 women want to give GB their screenplays. 2 of them sent them to me, and I found myself getting caught up in the Gerry stalking just so I could make these fans happy, and maybe to improve their lives or something. Although I didn’t go too overboard. It was kinda weird for me to break the 4th wall and try and talk to him on their behalf. As soon as I wrote the details of the Strongbox incident, most of them dropped me, I guess they like living in their cocoon of fantasy. It was a rude awakening, so I don’t see the harm in revealing to my readers who don’t read the fansites, some of the emails I recieved. But to really get a flavor read the fan sites.)
With this view of Rittenhouse Square Park. On the last day Gerry was in town, he spent a part of it with my friend Aly. She told me that Gerry enjoyed Philadelphia and was going to London on Saturday for an awards show. He took out his phone and also showed her a few of the photos that he had taken on set. Unfortunately I now know the end of the movie, which I won’t be sharing with you. The other photo was of Gerry nude with just a sock on. It wasn’t shocking to Aly that he would show her this as she knows many of his war stories, Gerry is a ladies man, and he considered Aly his friend, although it still is odd he would show her those photos.
Many of you may be aware of the Jamie Foxx incident that occured there. Steven Taliver, 49, pretended to be one of Beyonce‘s producers to get in to see Jamie. After the actor realized he didn’t know the man, Jamie pushed him out of his Philadelphia hotel room and slammed the door. The man was arrested earlier this week when Jamie’s security team noticed the creep lurking near the set of Jamie’s new movie, Law Abiding Citizen, and called the police.My Theory is: The man was homeless and probably lived on the corner. No doubt Jamie gave him a nice chunk of change, as I heard he was very generous. The man probably wanted a few bucks again and created his new ID and presented it to the desk clerk, who called up to Jamie. Jamie probably ok’d the visitor and as soon as he opened the door recognized the homeless guy and pushed him out. Thankfully the man was dumb enough to return to the scene and Jamie’s security guys collared him. Jamie seemed none to worried and the story didn’t even come out til his last day in the City, as he gave a shout out to the Mayor and the citizen for their hospitality. It was interesting to how TMZ broke the story, how did they get it?
I do think it’s fine and fun to travel to the premiere’s, conventions and to the Cities where your celebrity filmed his last movie, maybe even visiting the set once, but don’t get confused with a celebrities politeness and turn it into something else. He’s not your friend, and he probably is a little scared of you too, but what is he going to do yell at you so you could go back to the boards and report it. Remember Rebecca Shaeffer, John Lennon, Selena who was killed by the president of her fan club. You might not see yourself going over the line, but I’m sure someone in your life is telling you you are.
On the last day Gerry was here, he ran to Boyd’s to buy a few parting gifts for the crew, and for his friends back home he said. (My blog was featured on Jossip because of the comments I recieved from Gerry’s gals)
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Yeah, that\’s what I figured. It seems people who know of him forget his Scottish humor and want to think the worst of him. He\’s just a rascal, that\’s all.
Yeah, that\’s what I figured. It seems people who know of him forget his Scottish humor and want to think the worst of him. He\’s just a rascal, that\’s all.
Philly Friends? Is that Philly Friends with bennies?
Why do people use \”Scottish humour\” as a blanket excuse for everything this man does? Being Scottish does not excuse or explain any and all of his behavior. It insulting to Scots to say that immature or tasteless behavior is just \”Scottish humour\”.
I agree about the stupid excuse of being Scottish and their humor. I would bet more Scottish people have much better manners than Gerard Butler.
\”On the other-hand, if all of this hooplah is created to hide the fact you are gay as another entire contingent claims, carry on. \”
I think this makes the most sense….
If you are as sleezy with women as is printed, wouldn\’t you be more discreet? It seems he is trying way too hard to give the image of a womanizer.
Anon 11:04a.m
The difference between Gerry and George is that Clooney has never pretended to be anything but a slut. He admits it publicly and with no shame. He also has relationships that are \”public\” and seems to genuinely care for the women in his life. Gerry plays coy or defensive when questioned about anything personal. Even blatantly saying he isn\’t fooling around. It\’s his hypocrisy that gets to people. It\’s really quite sad that he\’s too weak to just be or say what he is and be cool with it.
Scottish or not no 39 year old man shows a woman pictures of himself nude ~ in sock~ without having something really wrong with his maturity level. People have been calling him a frat boy. That seems to fit, like a sock!!!!
I\’ve never heard George Clooney refer to himself as slutty or like. I don\’t get that impression of him. Maybe because he treats the women he is pictured with, with dignity and behaves like a gentleman.
HughE-looks like Gerry\’s fans are \”so over you.\”
Now you are only getting the haters.
Gerard Butler doesn\’t call himself a slut, it\’s the people posting who say that. The same with the Scottish humor thing, he didn\’t say that about himself. It\’s all so silly. I mean does it really matter what the hell he does or where he wears his sock? That makes me think of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It just doesn\’t matter. Have to take the dog out now. Bye. Pat K.
Pat, no one is saying that Butler calls himself a slut or tries to excuse his behavior based on being Scottish. You seem to miss the point. Both are comments by the public on his public image. Some don\’t care and don\’t think it matters. Some do. Either way, when you are in the public eye by choice you invite comment, silly or not.
Is that really one of the nicest hotels in philly? The inside of the room looks like your average Hampton Inn. In fact, I have seen better looking Hamptons Inns.
God only knows whats all over the bedspread too! Gross!
I didn\’t miss any point. He is in a profession that puts him in the public eye. And of course people are going to comment on the things that he is seen doing in public. I don\’t believe we have heard from anyone he has done things with in private. He has dated some famous actresses. Has anyone heard what they have said about him? My point was, him putting a sock on his d*ck in PRIVATE is a silly thing to be dicussing. If he did do this I don\’t think it was on Rittenhouse Square. I don\’t give a rat\’s ass what his does. That\’s my point.
Pat K.
hahahaha. Idiots are out tonight and are clueless.
The man is a skeezy. Deal with it.
You know, I don\’t know why I just commented on that. I guess it pissed me off. It\’s been a long day. I really don\’t care what any women have to say about him. Sorry HughE, I like your reorting on all the things going on in and around Philadelpha. It is interesting to keep up with what is going on in the area. Thanks.
Pat K.
OK I took large chucks out at the request of one of the people I was talking about. I rewrote part of the piece again, just to reflect that not everyone is a stalker, but if a loved one has mentioned to you that you are a little obsessed and you should dial it back a bit, then do so. I do recall some of the women who came to town were given the a-ok by their husbands for the girls weekend away, and that sounds great. I mean who doesn\’t want to see a celebrity, isn\’t that what this blog is all about. It\’s the all consuming folks that I worry about, I have a couple good friends in NYC who are obsessed this way. They are young and they are ignorant of the problem, and they are crippled by it too.
I don\’t believe we have heard from anyone he has done things with in private. He has dated some famous actresses. Has anyone heard what they have said about him?
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WTF? Butler hasn\’t dated any famous actresses. He has even publicly denied it.
It seems that there are those that question Hugh\’s observations but believe other tabloid stories if it is in line with their values and preconceived notions of Butler. That is a more of a reflection on them, than Hugh\’s or anyone else\’s observations.
In any event, thank you Hugh for your observations and comments. I enjoyed them for what they were — personal comments and observations — not a \”call to arms\” to defend or vilify Butler.
If Butler\’s is becoming a cliche, then it is a reputation that he has cultivated for himself. He puts himself into situations that makes him look questionable or like a club-hopping frat boy. He is responsible for creating this image — and that image was established long before he was in Philly. So I don\’t understand the attacks against Hugh when his observations just confirm those that are already out there and the image that Butler has already created for himself.
If this image is not reflective of the \”real\” Butler, then maybe he should put some effort into changing it and working on his craft. He is the one that has created it, and he is the one that can change it.
After writing about him for weeks, I never knew he had a ladies man reputation to the Strongbox entry. Does he put forth that he\’s an innocent guy? From what I read and even the TMZ stuff last week it always seemed like he was known as a ladies man? Does his reputation precede him? Why do so many people think otherwise? I get a lot of hits regarding Gerard + Girlfriend
The womanizer rumors have been floating around for years, but since he is very private about his personal life none of them could ever be confirmed. And so the fangurls simply refuse to believe them. Whenever someone came forward with a story (like you did), they were bashed and called liars. You\’ve just seen it for yourself.
The entire persona of Gerard Butler has been grossly maligned here and some things need to be made right where his reputation and credibility is concerned. There apparently are those out there who want to see Gerry fail…for what reasons, nobody knows. Gerry is one of the truly \”good guys,\” and the press has totally portrayed him as being something he is not.
By nature, Gerry is a very friendly person, he hugs everybody, it\’s just his friendly nature. Sometimes this is misinterpreted to be something more, and his Scottish sense of humor is always misinterpreted. He\’s European and their actions, speech, all are different from what we are used to here in the States.
Every time Gerry speaks to a woman, or even passes one on the street it seems, the paparazzi/bloggers/press jump on it as him having an affair with that particular woman. His reputation as a \”ladies man, lothario, manwhore…\” all of it is a pure concotion of the press/bloggers/paparazzi, sensationalizing on his popularity just to get hits on their blogs/sites.
Gerry knows a lot of people, and he\’s in association with some of the biggest and best in the industry, and now with his own production company with Alan, he\’s apt to go even higher in the Hollywood ranking…he is well liked and respected by everyone, and there has never been a negative word said about him by anyone who has ever worked with him, from his costars all the way down to the crew members, who all give glowing reports of working with him. He\’s generous to a fault, and that has been reported several times on several different movie sets.
Gerry generosity does not stop at movie sets. He\’s involved in Kids Kicking Cancer and Clic Sargent (the Scottish counterpart to St. Jude\’s here in the States), and he has shown his generosity in many ways outside of those two charities.
Gerry has always been extremely good to his fans, and often speaks of his fans in interviews, and always with love and respect. His fans are important to him, as he is to them.
Most of Gerry\’s fans are not there because of Gerry the \”movie star,\” though most have come to know him through his movies…but most are there because of Gerry the MAN….we speak about the \”beauty of his soul…\” well, that\’s not an exaggeration. The man has one of the most beautiful hearts and souls on the planet, and his love for his family, friends, and his craft are so obvious to anyone who has followed his career at all.
Gerry\’s fans are probably the most loyal, ardent, faithful fans any celebrity could have, and they should not be ridiculed for their loyalty to him, as he deserves every bit of it, and he HAS changed people\’s lives, he has made us all better people in the friendships we have made through his fan sites. His fanbase is one of the largest and most extensive in the world…right now, probably around 15 million worldwide. There are charity conventions held in his name each year in the US, Glasgow, Australia, Japan (actually two in the US, the GB.net Charity Convention and the GALS convention in Las Vegas), all for charity, and close to a half million dollars has been raised for these charities in the past few years. I, myself, will be going to the Glasgow World Convention in October – to celebrate Gerry\’s 40th birthday – all for charity.
So many people have the totally wrong impresion of this wonderful man. And it\’s because the media has taken totally innocent occurrances and have embellished on them to the point that it has made Gerry appear to be something he is not, giving the absolute wrong impression of him, and this is so unfair. 99% of what has ever been reported negatively about him has ever been able to be verified or substantiated in any way. It\’s rumors handed down, and we all know how rumors go…they start out innocent enough, but by the time they get down the line, the statement bears no resemblence to how it was in the beginning, and this just goes on to damage an innocent person\’s reputation and credibility, and why people contend to do this, is mind boggling.
It remains that 99-44/100% of what you read about most celebrities, and most especially Gerry, is not true, or blown so completely out of proportion that it becomes totally foreign to what it was intended to be. I know that sensationalism sells hits on sites/blogs, and that this is how many, including the likes of TMZ and Just Jares make their money, but control should be maintained so a person\’s reputation is not continually trashed with lies, exaggerations, suppositions, and inuendo.
Gerry Butler does not deserve this kind of treatment. He always spoke so well of his time in Philadelphia, and truly loved the \”city of brotherly love.\” A city that ended up showing him no love whatsoever, for no reason whatsoever.
Take whatever hits you want to on me, I don\’t care. But I will continue to defend Gerry to the death, because what has happened here, the second and third party \”stories\” handed down with no checking of facts and all the \”changes\” that have been made in the blogs, which leads one to believe that someone is \”running scared\” and \”rethinking\” what they have written, makes it obvious that most of what has been written of late about Gerry is, at least in part, fabricated and I think that Gerry should be given the benefit of the doubt here….he certainly deserves better than he has gotten from the people of Philadelphia – his movie and production company did, after all, bring in over $50 million (at last report) into your fair city, and he deserves far more respect than he has gotten. He has certainly done nothing (provable) to warrant any of this vitrol that he has gotten from you.
Well I guess I wish I didn\’t see him kiss the two girls or have his people put the pretty girls in the VIP room. At least it kinda proves he\’s not gay like some of the haters say.
\’Well I guess I wish I didn\’t see him kiss the two girls or have his people put the pretty girls in the VIP room. At least it kinda proves he\’s not gay like some of the haters say.\”
Are you kidding?? Hugh, please.
….\”At least it kinda proves he\’s not gay like some of the haters say.\”
In what way? It\’s called Image.
Hugh,
I think the point is being made that too much has been taken for granted here in listening to too much idle gossip from people who have gotten their information second and third hand, just reading all the gossip rags, which are in the business to trash celebrities and print untruths about them. Gerry kissing two girls is certainly not a substantial reason to label him as anything other than just a friendly, well adjusted, well rounded guy, out having the same kind of fun that any single man like him has. Gerry is single, not bindingly attached to anyone, why should he not have a bit of fun. He\’s never hurting anyone in the process – he\’s not the type of person to hurt anyone else. That\’s simply not his \”style.\”
I think that Gerry\’s normal male actions have just been misinterpreted and blown completelyh out of proportion, out of whatever reason people have to do this to another person. Maybe they are so unhappy in their own lives and so jealous of other people that they simply cannot take the popularity or good fortune of someone else.
I have never seen, heard or read of Gerry Butler ever doing anything out of the way, unusual, or in any way questionable or different from any other normal, single male. He\’s drop-dead gorgeous, well-liked by everyone who knows him, a gentle soul and caring person, and extremely popular in his peer group, so I just don\’t understand why people continue to make a mockery of everything he does, as he has done nothing wrong or unusual.
I think a lot of what Gerry has said and done has been grossly misinterpreted and taken out out context and portrayed quite differently than it actually was. He\’s different from a lot of celebrities, in the fact that he generally likes everybody, no matter what race, religion, or national origin, females and males, he\’s just an all round friendly guy and sometimes that can be misinterpreted as something else.
To much has been \”read into\” every move he has made, ever word he has uttered, and sometimes taken completely out of context. He\’s a different kind of personality, but a wonderful kind of different, and if everyone would read, listen, and pay attention, and NOT believe all the \”gossip\” about him – we all know what gossip means and what it can do, but read some of his in-depth interviews, you will see a very serious man, highly intelligent (he not only holds a law degree from Glasgow University – graduating with the highest honors received there, but he also holds a D.Litt – a Doctor of Letters degree which is higher than a PhD in the UK – and a man who is deep and complex. He jokes around a lot, but that\’s just part of his personality. But the man, himself, is quite deep and complicated. Totally different from what you generally see.
Search out some of his in depth interviews and it might change your mind about him. The bloggers/paparazzi see him \”their\” way, the REAL world sees the TRUE Gerry, and difference is astounding.
Trashing this wonderful man, teling \”stories\” about him is not going to hurt him, because there are enough people out there who know the difference between fact and fiction, whatever attempts to hurt him will fail miserably. He\’s so much better than that, and he\’ll rise above any venom you want to spew his way….
Didn\’t he date Rosario Dawson and Naomi Campbell? Was Camerson Diaz just a rumor?
Who are you….his mother? Maybe Gerry himself. LOL!
Gusher would be an understatement.
He and Rosario Dawson are friends through Frank Miller who wrote 300 and is also Rosario\’s uncle. He NEVER dated Naomi Campbell, both she and Cameron Diaz were concocted by bloggers, Gerry has denied them both. I think it is so horribly silly that people jump to all these conclusions about him, that he has to come out and publically deny any association with these women. Again, rumors, rumors, rumors….with NO bearing in truth. Why people buy into and believe gossip rags/blogs/sites is beyond me…where is people\’s intelligence?
I\’m not gushing, and I\’m not one of the noted \”obsessed….\” Just someone who sees the reputation of a very honorable man being trashed and things need to be said to hopefully enlighten the \”wrongdoers.\” I\’m not his mother, but I will say that I hope my son grows up to be half the good man that Gerry really is. If he does, I will be blessed.
There is some pretty deep sh*t being said here. Someone really likes this guy way too much. How can you know a stranger\’s beautiful soul? And he will rise above all this. You mean like a Phoenix? Is this what you ladies talk about at these conventions, his soul? You really seem to know a lot of information on him. Too much info if you ask me. That was pretty CREEPY! I think what you girls really talk about,is how he fills out his jeans. Come on, I\’m right. You can admit it.
Yes, we do talk about how he fills out his jeans!!! And he fills them out very nicely thank you!!
As I said before, the majority of Gerry\’s fans look beyond the exterior and though we all recognize his emense talent as an actor, most of us even put that aside, for the essence of the man himself. Gerry\’s fanbase is not your typical fanbase. We\’re not a flock of screaming \”groupies\” at a Jo-Bro concert. Admittedly, some do go a bit overboard with their desires to see him, get that picture, or autograph. But the bulk of Gerry\’s fans are not that way. Most are NOT unhappy housewives, like has been mentioned before. We\’re not a bunch of \”overweight\” senior citizens – though the average age of Gerry\’s fanbase is over 25, he\’s a mature actor, not a teen hearthrob after all. We are a group of people, a good part of us professional women, doctors, attorneys, professors, a wide range of occupations and types, who admire the man for WHO he is, as much, if not more so than WHAT he is, that being just an actor…There is a wealth of information out there about Gerry, for anyone who takes the time to read the REAL truth about him, and not just the gossip magazines and tabloids. None of us \”know\” him personally, or presume to profess to know him personally. He\’s a very private individual, who likes keeping his private life private, and this may be why so much gossip is made of him, because nobody really \”knows.\” But if you read enough serious reporting on him (not the gossip rags and blogs) and listen to him in interviews, you can get a pretty good idea of who he really is and even, to a degree, how he thinks.
Most of us have been followers of his since The Phantom of the Opera days…some even before then, but Phantom is what brought most of us together. Deep and lasting friendships have been made through his fan sites, as all of us there are like a \”family\” and through Gerry, a lot of us have cultivated a much fuller life than we ordinarily would have.
Gerry is no saint, and I don\’t think that any of us have him so high on a pedestal as most seem to think. We do admire him for a multitude of reasons (and how he fills out his jeans is NOT one of them…I assure you, that\’s NOT the basis of 95% of Gerry\’s fanbase thinking)…he\’s just a man who has achieved much more than the majority of the world realizes, he has worked hard to get where he is today, he has paid his dues, and his star is rising, and we all have a very deep admiration for him and the caliber of man that he is.
It\’s just a shame that most people choose to believe the gossp rags/blogs instead of the true accounts of Gerry…people who choose to believe only the worst, are missing out on something truly wonderful in the entertainment as well as the philanthropic world.
That, is NOT gushing, just stating fact and appreciation for someone who truly deserves it.
OK horse beaten to death. We\’re done here, everyone go back to your boards, IMDB and I saw a healthy discussion on Just Jared. I look forward to writing about Leo DiCaprio\’s visit to Philadelphia shortly.
Hugh,
You keep getting upset by what these bloggers say, yet YOU keep posting shit on GB!! What do you expect dude? People see G\’s name on the internet and theyre all over it….so, stop bitching!
Just wanted to clarify that I said \”his\” Scottish humor not Scots humor in general, though that may be the case as well. Haven\’t heard any Scots speaking up here and saying otherwise.
Just wanted to clarify that I said \”his\” Scottish humor not Scots humor in general, though that may be the case as well. Haven\’t heard any Scots speaking up here and saying otherwise.
Yeah, you are gushing.
Stop.
Good grief. The extreme fans think they are helping — but they are just as damaging as those who speak negatively of him, if not worse. You lose any credibility because you appear obsessed. So even if what you say has merit, the message is lost in the presentation.
When you can write a \”War and Peace\” post on the man, you need to rethink your priorities and behavior. It is extreme and unhealthy to put so much into a complete stranger.
I\’m not getting upset, I\’m tired of the same boring comments.
Lady…yes you are gushing (writing a freekin whole book on perceptions)…and while he IS nice to crew, fans, new friends, stangers that dont know who the hell he is…he isnt a saint…and yes he likes the ladies..period.
and the AKA is a lovely hotel…what Hugh showed looked like a single room…Gerry and Alan were staying in the suites..they are way nice.
I for one loved the fact the production bought so much to our city and look forward to Philly becoming more a Phillywood…its a great place…the film tax incentive helps too!
Phillychick,
What I have written here is not based on perceptions, but on printed fact. Everything I said can easily be looked up, found, and substantiated on various fan/web sites and in documented reports, personal interviews, public appearances and statistical data. Like I said before, the majority of Gerry\’s fans know quite a bit about him. We admittedly don\’t delve into his personal life, as that is his own personal business and we don\’t infringe or even assume to infringe on that. We have far too much respect for him. But there is a wealth of information out there on Gerry, OUTSIDE of the gossip rags and blogs that \”perceive\” him totally differenly than he really is. I would never write anything about Gerry if I didn\’t have the facts to back it up with, I\’m not that stupid. There is nothing I said in my \”book\” as it has been called, that cannot be backed up by documentation. These are the facts about Gerry that people need to know, NOT the vitrol that has been written about him, solely on gossip and \”supposition.\”
\”Perception\” I believe you called it.
WOW! Go take a walk, get some fresh air, it\’s a lovely day today. Listen to some music. Have a glass of wine. Take a deep breath before you blog again, because whether you like it or not, being able back up your love, devotion, admiration and knowledge of Gerard Butler with documentation is just…WOW
You guys should just move on. We don't really know the man. We get glimpse of his character but we all can't piece them together. Some of you guys are beating the horse so bad, you throw gasoline on his body, lit a match, and the burn him alive and continue to beat the crap out of him! WTF! >.<
Lady Remi Love
We have far too much respect for him.
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If you respect him, then show it and get some objectivity about yourself. Your posts make you appear obsessed, no matter how well intended. The negative public image that he has lately includes the behavior of some of his bizarre fans. You are not helping repair that image. You are just reinforcing it and hurting the image of the man you claim to admire so much.
Stick a fork in it, this story is so done. It\’s like bile now.
I agree that this needs to come to an end and be done with. Too much seems to have been said already from both sides and there is no need to continue beating this already dead horse. The obviously strong opinions from both sides can only result in hard feelings and is not doing anybody any good at all. Hugh, you and your followers have stated your sides and points, the fans of Mr. Butler have stated theirs. Let it go at that and end this madness before it gets any more out of hand.
I, myself am a GB fan. NOT obsessed at all. The thing I dont get is WHY the people who don\’t like him or \”claim\” not to like him, keep wasting their time posting and bashing him? If you dont care for him, why do you care about this blog and what others say about him? Doesnt make sense to me.
I think YOU GUYS are the ones who OBSESSED with hating him!!!
Ger is a nice, sweet man. He does not deserve to be talked about like this for this long. NO ONE does!! Let it go. Youve all stated your opinions about him.
There are plenty of celebs I dont care for, but you sure as hell wouldnt see me posting my ass off in a blog about how much I hate them…I have better things to do.
The bashers need to get a life.
As far as Hugh goes. GREAT JOB MAN!! This whole blog is giving you the publicity you want!!
It\’s addictive, and everyone wants to have the upper hand in the agrument. Peope don\’t want to leave until you agree with them, and admit you are wrong.
I must say I find it sad that you had to form your opinion of Gerard Butler through the spectrum of a few over ardent fans.
An extra from the film posted this on IMDb for LAC \”everyone involved with this film were just phenomenal, down to earth people. Gerry treated me especially well. He is an incredible person, man, a real stand up guy. I mean every body, the directors, producers, ad\’s, pa\’s, etc., all great people.\”
Mr. Butler has a large fan base exactly because he has always had the reputation of being a real stand-up guy.
I hope you don\’t mind a comment regarding the term Mr.Butler used – \”In my element\”. My European family members tell me it just means \”he was in his comfort zone and on his own time\”. They thought your encounter made it sound so nefarious. LOL
Finally, thank you for the photos and video you posted during the filming of LAC.