Just a few months ago, Jared Leto made lots of internet friends with a raging polemic against the blogosphere, But after a depressing night Googling himself (we assume), Catalano changed his tune on us pesky Movable Typers (via Spinner):
I was being flippant about something and I think it got taken slightly out of context. I was expressing my dislike and discomfort for the tabloid culture out there that kind of subsists on lies and negativity. I certainly am a huge fan of blogs, message boards, anything that causes or creates connectivity between people and from person to person.
Poor Jared, always misunderstood. Shame on us for taking “blogging should die a sudden death” out of context. But contrition is becoming, and we nearly thought Jared had turned a new leaf, until we read what he had to say about music critics the very same day (via Contact):
Sometimes you want to take a baseball bat to someone’s face. Or maybe their kneecaps – that would probably be more fun. There are some people who might look better if you smacked them in the head with a baseball bat.
Ahh, there’s the batshit insanity we know and love. Good thing we’re bloggers and not critics!
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Dear Jared,
You sure are fat.
Love,
Helen
oh, good lord. could the people on this site prove their myopic pretensions any more clearly? jared leto is an amazing, forward thinking world leader. as popular as arcade fire is, they’re no match in reach for someone like 30 secs to mars. come on people–this is the future of the globe we’re talking about. put away snottiness for just a second and realize that this is an amazing guy. leto is savvy, too.
Also: I <3 DAMIEN RICE!
Is anyone else having difficulty telling the emo bands apart?
I pray to all this is right and holy in the universe that *sigh* is taking the piss. Please, for the love of god, be taking the piss.
I dropped some hate on that fat bastard yesterday… read here. http://lolla.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=1173#
p.s. Read all the reviews
there is no doubt that in ten years time Leto will be humiliated by this phase he is currently going through. jesus, how old is he anyways? i cringe everytime i see him wearing eyeliner, gloves, scarves and holding flowers. he looks like a goddamn fluffer for Flock of Seagulls. jackass.
i had such a childhood crush on jared leto. it’s a shame he turned into an eyeliner wearing douche.
long live the days of jordan catalano.
This guy is #1 on my most hated list. Die.
So this guy is just pandering himself to his target fanbase, no? The baseball bat thing sounded like something I would’ve said when I was a bitter teenager in high school (or jr high).
Isn’t the dude in his 30s by now?
this asshole stole my woman.
srsly, he’s a brilliant actor, and I think Requiem for a Dream is one of the most masterful movies I’ve seen, but god DAMN, how can someone in their mid-30s put on eyeliner and black nail polish and be remotely proud of what they’re doing?
He can and should be proud of that super awesome 10 minute music video where he’s dressed like a fat samurai. It’s a step up from Panic Room.
jared leto sucks, sure, but robert smith has proven that you can be old and wear eyeliner/makeup/nail polish and still be cool.
Jared Leto and Robert Smith in the same paragraph?
I get your angle but still, my head just exploded.
There’s a reason he’s been overweight — it was for a role. Playing Mark David Chapman. Get a clue.
And there’s a reason I had to attack Jared, idiots. It’s for a role. I’m playing Scott Stereogum in the Stereogum biopic. Yay me!
pfffft
i dont get why ppl are so mean to celebrities… its bad enough they barely get any privacy… i would be terrible too if i was in jared’s place.. plus jared is a babe so thats ok!!!
wow all u ppl suck geez wtf did jared ever do to u guys? man. just cuz hes famous and gorgeous ur all jealous. learn to love him like the rest of us have u assclowns.
Please. You do realise your complaining about him complaining. Has anyone actually listened to his songs? They’re not like like other artists who just sing about how rich they are or how much money they have, or how cute that boy is, their songs have a deeper meaning than any other band’s out there. They sing about how this world thinks, how everyone lies to themselves at one point in another. Their songs are portrayals of the feelings that many people have, but don’t show. They sing about things that mean something, that tell the truth, whether we like it or not. I’m not trying to change your mind about him, but just think about it. Isn’t it nice to have some one sing about things we can relate to, that show us inside ourselves, rather than have people sing in our ears about how fly they are and how rich they’ll get off this song. There are some people out there aren’t so shallow.
Hey, you and me both know that Leto was just saying whats on EVERYONE’S mind. And I know I’m going to get crazy replies like ‘OMG WTF ARE YOU SAYING ASKDJFALSDKJF”. You all know its true, even the ‘bloggers’ know. I personally don’t care if you’re a blogger or not, but..c’mon. Jared Leto is Jared Leto. He has opinions and an asshole, just like we do! Leto has been known to say things COMPLETELY different from the interview. So..yeah.
…many really stupid comments… dreaming of hitting people with a baseball bat and moreso pointing it out —> isn’t very mature, no matter what way you look at it… and for all those “the poor celebrities get no privacy”-idiots… don’t you think they knew what was comeing after working themselves to death to get there…? TV idolizing people and turning them into untouchable semigods is destroying many teenagers around the world… tolerance and love to me is a lot more beautiful then eyeliner and talent…
YOU GUYS ARE JUST JEALOUS …DUH…HE ‘S GOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU’LL NEVER HAD …
He is so beautiful that it almost hurts to look at hin… and no matter what those haters say, they are really just jealous, because Jared has everything… it’s unbelievable that something so perfect, so beautiful, so unique lives in a cold world like ours… he must be an angel
I ? JARED
I will never fully understand why people hate on Jared Leto so much. He’s not only incredibly talented, but he’s also human. He has a heart and wears it on his sleeve. You may see it in a lyrics, a film, a glance, whatever it may be, but he’s honest. Even brutally so. And he’s not afraid to do so, either.
Yes, he’s an attractive man, but that doesn’t give him free license to do anything he pleases. But in all honesty, HE DOESN’T DO ALL THE HE PLEASES. He has moderation and thankfully, he doesn’t give a concern about what people think of him. The only reason why he would post a statement to retract something else is because he feels the need to correct a misjudgement or anything of the like. None of us are perfect…including Jared. He just has the balls to live life anyway. God bless that man. Jesus loves him and you all.