Filed under: Celebrities, Crazy Clowns
Marion Cotillard, who just won an Oscar for her work in La Vie En Rose, is now taking some heat for remarks she made about 9/11 last year.
During an interview on Paris Première - Paris Dernière, she accused the U.S. government of fabricating the attacks. She said:
“I think we’re lied to about a number of things. . . We see other towers of the same kind being hit by planes. Are they burned? They [sic] was a tower, I believe it was in Spain, which burnt for 24 hours. It never collapsed. None of these towers collapsed. And there [in New York], in a few minutes, the whole thing collapsed. “
More like they burned for an hour, from jets with full fuel tanks — not from arson. And the WTC had unusual architecture with a support structure that was on the outside. But hey, don’t let details get in the way of an entertaining conspiracy theory! Please, continue, Marion:
“[The WTC] was a money-sucker because they were finished, it seems to me, by 1973, and to re-cable all that, to bring up-to-date all the technology and everything, it was a lot more expensive, that work, than destroying them. [Also] Did a man really walk on the Moon? I saw plenty of documentaries on it, and I really wondered. And in any case I don’t believe all they tell me, that’s for sure.”
I, too, tend to question things. My inner skeptic was released at the tender age of four, when my Jewish friend Sarah informed me Santa was a bag of filthy LIES, ALL LIES. However, just because I question the legitimacy of John Travolta’s “hair” doesn’t mean I go blabbing about it — okay, bad example. But really, Marion’s views of 9/11 are about as necessary for public consumption as… Angie Harmon’s endorsement of John McCain.
If I sound irritated, it’s because I am. This story has reopened some long-dormant wounds. Oh, well… Sarah may have robbed me of Santa, but I’ll always something even better: the Easter Bunny. I sure do love me those Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs that he leaves!
Posted by Candy ♦ March 1, 2008
At 12:14 am martini lover said:
i lost a friend in wtc1. screw her.
March 2, 2008
At 12:57 am El Bastardo said:
Celebs should stick to talking about things they know about like money, sticky-out-ribs, sparkley shiny things, little dogs and sexual diseases. Damn fool. MERDE!
March 2, 2008
At 2:05 am Dr. L said:
As for the French,
F*ck them. Bunch of conceited, supercilious, and pompous assh*les.
March 2, 2008
At 2:27 am E said:
I still love her.
March 2, 2008
At 3:01 am Dr. L said:
“Did a man really walk on the moon?”
E: Still love this stupidity?
March 2, 2008
At 3:16 am J.Q. said:
Yes we’ll i agree wit her to sum extent, like where the f iS Osama GonE? they were ablE to get Sadam froM a whole!! where the helL is Osama baBy!? i beleive US government faBricateZ alot nd media addz on Fuckin fo0lz buy this Sh*t nd btw lotza ppL die in Palestine.. africa all ovr so no body giVez a shit if 1 person dieD in thoze stupid buildingz!
March 2, 2008
At 3:24 am E said:
Still love her acting and personality. She’s not american so I’m not gonna freak out if she makes spelling mistakes or doesn’t feel the same way about some things as you (americans) do.
March 2, 2008
At 3:36 am H said:
Just wanted to correct one thing about this interview : she said that she is paranoid and that watching documentaries is feeding that paranoia. She then gave several examples including 9/11.
What she said might still sound dumb but from the outside, the US government really looks shady…
But I still think actors/actresses should only be asked about their work, maybe their private life and nothing else.
March 2, 2008
At 5:11 am kathleen said:
this is not the first time i have heard someone say things like this about 9/11. it is absolutely ridiculous…but it seems to be a somewhat popular view in countries other than america.
March 2, 2008
At 5:59 am Bee Hind said:
She’s not only an Oscar winning actress BUT a forensic architect as well!
How nice for her.
Oh, and by the way, the U.S. Government pulled your country’s fat out of the fire in WWII. Best to stick with what you know- croissants, brie, cafe au lait, and your Serge Gainsbourg CD collection.
So we’re not supposed to believe everything we hear or read, but grown people who get paid to play pretend in front of cameras are unimpeachable sources on world events. Right!
March 2, 2008
At 6:54 am Aine said:
so she made a stupid comment-calm down.
Kathleen is right-i’ve heard this before too.
And I’m not going to slam her for being french-because the french really haven’t done anything to us Americans aside from disagree with us.
And besides, I’ve heard AMERICAN celebs say stupid stuff much in this vein too, but they don’t seem to take as much heat.
the lesson here? who gives a damn what some airhead celeb thinks-french, american, martian(there are a few, methinks…)-and lets focus on more important issues
such as those peanut butter reeses eggs-i am defiantly with candy on the importance of those!
March 2, 2008
At 8:48 am bluehawaii said:
Yep. Marion Cotillard should stick to acting.
And the French have their ways…which are vastly different from ours. (”How are you?” is considered a really FORWARD question in France)…Can’t help but think US/French relations is ALL miscommunication.
And those peanut butter reeses eggs are on sale?? where are my keys…going to Rite Aid.
BUT, most importantly, John Travolta’s hair is REALLY questionable these days.
March 2, 2008
At 9:38 am Dr. L said:
Blue Hawaii-I think it’s Hair Club for men.
March 2, 2008
At 9:49 am Faylinn said:
Oh thank God, we have a structural engineer in Hollywood to tell us what really happened!
March 2, 2008
At 9:52 am Faylinn said:
Blue Hawaii: when you say it’s forward, do you mean intrusive? I know in Polish, it pretty much means “Tell me about your life so far?” Never making that mistake again.
March 2, 2008
At 10:08 am CPTWilly said:
An inside source tells me she also believes the Earth is flat and Cheetos are all natural and organic.
She is a wonderful example of why American schools should be more like European schools. She, so vibrantly, shows us everything that is wrong with America because we are not like her.
Seriously though, I think it is ok that Celebrities have opinions, but celbrity opinions, like their butt holes, should be kept private and simply are not news worthy.
March 2, 2008
At 10:09 am Moonlight Dancer said:
She should be much more sensitive to this, because if it wasn’t for the sacrifice of millions of Americans who didn’t take anything in return, she would be wearing lederhosen and listening to David Hasseloff, not collecting an Oscar.
March 2, 2008
At 10:11 am bluehawaii said:
Faylinn,
Yes. “How are you?” is boorishly, intrusive in French.
Could take on other risque implications. (How are you in the sack?)
March 2, 2008
At 10:27 am midevil said:
She’s kinda like that chick on the Whoopie show, where the world is flat and Santa Clause is real…
Why do some people think the Americans won WWII when they didn’t even enter it until later on? What about all the manpower from the other allies, don’t they count? I heard Canadian Lancaster pilots were among the best–but maybe Canadians and Brits weren’t even in WWII–maybe it was just the Americans and the Germans.
How come many people seem to forget that big American businessmen like George Dubya Bush’s grandpappy did BIG business with the Nazis?
March 2, 2008
At 10:29 am midevil said:
America didn’t take anything in return for its involvement in WWII? Bull fucking shit. Germany took decades to pay off moneys it had to pay out to countries like America for that war. It’s something that Germans have not and will not forget any time soon.
March 2, 2008
At 10:58 am D Slaver said:
I found the best answer to fuckwits who spout 9/11 bullshit on this site:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=911_morons
It also links to the Popular Mechanics article patiently reaquainting the black helicopter bunch and random French whoresacks with something called logic.
March 2, 2008
At 12:21 pm javelin said:
conspiracy theories are very believable as long as you ignore everything that contradicts them. when in doubt, consult the National Geographic channel, that’s my belief.
March 2, 2008
At 12:59 pm Wawa said:
Ever hear of a little thing called the Marshall Plan, midevil? Germany alone received $8 billion of our aid and 0-5% interest on the little remaining of their loan to help them rebuild quickly. The Marshall Plan ended up costing the U.S. between 2.5 percent and 5 percent of its national income.
Gee, how selfish of the U.S.
March 2, 2008
At 2:06 pm vikingprin said:
Wow. There’s a lot of hatred in here today.
And I love how whenever the question of what happened on 9/11 comes up, one of the first comments is always “my friend died that day.” I don’t get that… my friend died in the rhode island club fire, I was first in line asking questions.
But that’s what it’s about in the end: Asking questions. Everyone can believe what they want in the end, and we’re sure to hate each other for those beliefs, so why jump the gun and hate each other for reaching out for answers?
None of us truly knows what happened that day. The official story seems just a bit off to me, but I’m not sure why or how. I’m not ready to point the finger at our government, but I’m also not ready to clear them. I just wish people could talk about it rationally.
That’s all. Have a nice day!
March 2, 2008
At 2:15 pm midevil said:
Ok, the Germans were made to pay reparations after WWI–they paid the principal off, but unified Germany still owes reparations to the Americans and that won’t be paid off until until 2010. So I fucked up when I said WWII, but I was right, and rich America is still making interest off the war payments. How much is that repayment exactly? Approximately $28,350,000,000 over a period of 59 years.
Yeah the Marshall Plan, where the US spent 13 billion over a period of several years in assistance to various allies and Germany. Odd, but Germany only received approximately 1.4 billion (not 8 billion) from the US under that plan, towards the money it owed the allies and it was just a drop in the bucket. I don’t think Brit (just over 3 billion) and France (2 billion) would have agreed to any arrangement where Germany received over half of the Marshall Plan. Certainly the Marshall Plan helped poverty-stricken Europe and forged an alliance with Western Europe and America, assisting in drawing the lines for the Cold War against the eastern side–nobody denies that–but Germany is still paying off war debts to America.
March 2, 2008
At 2:18 pm midevil said:
…anyway… sorry for the intrusion, eh…
March 2, 2008
At 2:57 pm Anna said:
All you France haters, remember this: without their help way back when, we wouldn’t even be a country.
March 2, 2008
At 3:11 pm H said:
I still don’t get how the comment from one french actress ends up in the bashing of France, Germany, the rest of the world, etc.
I miss the Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs and all the cream-filled chocolate at Easter. That is awfully good !
March 2, 2008
At 4:28 pm Rex said:
I’ve been following the e-discussion about Cotillard’s remarks on various websites. The one here is rather relatively civilized–thank goodness. Below is a comment I found at http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4039. It’s in response to the many cruel remarks being directed against Cotillard, specifcally, and the French in general. It’s extremely lengthy and yet worth a read. We should not be afraid to explore the truth no matter how painful it might be.
Steve Says:
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
The whole 911 is a huge LIE. You still can’t make cell phone calls from planes, never could, they move too fast. The whole “Let’s Roll” thing was made up to fool us into going along with cheney’s invasion of Iraq. One million dead Iraqi civillians later…They hate our freedoms. Gimme break!
THE MIRACLE
On the day of the hijackings the US Government is running drills with its Air Force where it is simulating “Multiple Hijackings of Aircraft” within the United States of America. This drill causes great confusion amongst Air Traffic Controllers as it provides a “Cover” for the real Hijackings. Without these drills it is very possible that the Aircraft that were hijacked could have been intercepted far earlier. Certainly one has to consider this some sort of “Miracle”
Surely “The hand of ???”
The Miracle
Months prior to the hijackings the US Government changes the rules of engagement for hijacked Aircraft. Now in order to send up planes to intercept, the approval of the Defense Secretary, one Donald Rumsfeld, is required. Unfortunately he goes missing for 30 minutes, on the morning of the attacks, again impeding the ability of intercepts to be flown. Not only this but on the day of those intercepts, supersonic US fighter aircraft that are scrambled suddenly have a top speed of only around 200 MPH.
Surely “The Hand Of ???”
The Miracle
The US President is on a pre-scheduled event in a school in Florida. The Government has no idea of how many Aircraft have been hijacked or what the targets of the hijackers are. Indeed, given that the president’s location that morning had been televised, the President himself might well be a target. Yet, rather then rush him to safety as they are trained ~ and expected ~ to do, the Secret Service is certain the President is not at risk. They let the President sit in the classroom and continue with his story about a pet goat for the next half hour ~ even after he was told the second tower was hit. A miracle of faith if anything.
Surely “The Hand of ???”
The Miracle
Five Israeli Citizens manage to be across the river from the WTC towers and are in place to film the planes crashing into the towers. Great is their Joy as they realize that the United States will certainly discover that Al Qaeda is the Culprit and this will lead to the destruction of Israel’s many enemies. How they came to be there is certainly a miracle, and that the attack lead to the destruction of their arch enemies, the Iraqis, even more so. Why, after traces of explosives were detected their vans by bomb-sniffing dogs these men were inexplicably released by the police, only adds to this miracle. (They later admitted during an interview on Israeli television that they had been sent to the the United States “to document the event”, but no one asked them who sent them.)
Surely “the Hand Of Yahweh”
The Miracle
No steel-framed buildings in the history of construction had ever suffered total structural collapse due to fires, yet on this single day, within hours of one another, THREE buildings collapse after fires burn through them. This even after Firefighters claim to have had the fires under control.
Surely “the Hand of ???”
The Miracle
All three towers collapse neatly into their own footprints, exactly as they do in controlled demolitions, at freefall speeds—I.e., in the same time it would take apples dropped from the roofs. All 110 floors fell as if nothing existed beneath them but air.
Surely “the Hand of ???”
The Miracle
The owner of the buildings slips up on national television and admits that he ordered one of the towers (building 7) to be “pulled”. A “Pull”—jargon for controlled demolition—requires months of planning and preparation. Yet, no one to this day has asked this man how he managed to achieve this incredible feat in a matter of hours, and amidst the chaos of 9/11. The 9/11 Commission surely must also have assumed this to be a miracle because they did not even address this in their report. That the insurance company paid out 7 billion dollars without even the slightest investigation—even after the owner’s admission of a ‘pull’—only compounds the magnitude of this miracle.
Surely “the Hand of ???”
The Miracle
Jet fuel is essentially refined kerosene. It burns without problem in millions of steel stoves, heaters and furnaces around the world every day. Yet on 9/11, in less than an hour, this innocuous substance MELTED all the massive steel beams of three skyscrapers and caused the structures to collapse like pillars of sand in less than 10 seconds. How do we know the steel melted? Firefighters and other first responders reported seeing molten metal “flowing like rivers” in the basements of the collapsed buildings for several weeks.
Surely “the Hand of ???”
The Miracle
Six months before the 9/11 attacks, the cluster of buildings that constitute the World Trade Center are purchased by a private investor for a relatively paltry sum of $200 million. (That was the first time in its 33-year history the complex had changed ownership). The new owner has the foresight (again miraculous, no doubt) to insure the buildings against terrorist attacks. The buildings were never seen as being profitable. In fact, because of their extremely high asbestos content, the structures had actually been condemned. Yet to destroy and rebuild them by conventional means would have been prohibitively expensive. It is indeed a miracle that the investor was paid $7 billion by the insurance companies after the attacks. A miraculously handsome return on an investment of $200 million.
Surely “The hand of ???”
The Miracle
Immediately following the acquisition of the WTC complex, the new owner makes it a priority to change Security companies. The CEO and a director of the new security company are none other than George W. Bush’s brother, Marvin Bush, and cousin, Wirt Walker III. It is a double-miracle that this same company is also responsible for providing security to American Airlines and the Dulles airport ~ both closely associated with the 9/11 attacks.
Surely “The hand of ???”
The Miracle
Billions in profits are made off put options shortly before 9/11 wherein investors made up to $15 billion in a frenzy of trading betting that certain stocks would fall in value over the next few days. These included stocks in the two Airlines that would suffer most from 9/11. In fact, the profits were so staggering and unprecedented that it caused Bloomberg News to exclaim: “This would be the most extraordinary coincidence in the history of mankind if it was a coincidence. This could very well be insider trading at the worst, most horrific, most evil use you’ve ever seen in your entire life. It’s absolutely unprecedented.”
Little did Bloomberg News know that it was in fact a miracle.
Surely “The Hand of ???”
The above mentioned miracles are but a small sampling of those that occurred on 9/11. People who do not believe higher powers had a hand in these are surely blinded. The number of coincidences that occurred in those few days is mind boggling. Terrorists’ passports that Miraculously survived fireballs and landed blocks away…the Miraculous bag that did not make the flight that included the names and details of every hijacker…Persons receiving Miraculous warnings out of the ether not to fly on that day…Cell phones Miraculously working from 30,000 feet where they had never worked before…People who couldn’t fly a little Cessna performing Miraculous corkscrew maneuvers in Jumbo jets…The list of Miracles on 9/11 is virtually endless.
“???” has certainly spoken
March 2, 2008
At 5:07 pm Jenn F. said:
Holy crap, did anyone actually read that? I’m sorry, I couldn’t… I’m here to read/see nice light yet clever artwork and writing, and read most (I guess) of the comments. I don’t think there’s much need in turning this comment section into a big multi-sided argument on 9/11 and becoming all nationalistic and verbally attacking other countries. Because 9/11 is an argument that just won’t be simply resolved, and putting down foreign countries is pretty narrow-minded and ignorant.
Midevil’s main point, I do believe, was that WWII wasn’t won entirely by the Americans, and France doesn’t owe their freedom entirely to one country. And you know what? She’s right.
America is a great country. So is France. Each in their own individual way. So let’s all fuck off now.
March 2, 2008
At 5:31 pm midevil said:
Aye, Jenn F’s got it.
Raw wounds like 9/11 or the Holocaust or the Trail of Tears and and and… they are ALL valid hurts upon which scars never heal–so threads like this, even in entertainment blogs, they burn to the quick. There will always be people who deny the Holocaust ~ 9 /11 ~ Trail of Tears ~ *insert man-created atrocity here*. Maybe how we respond is what matters.
March 2, 2008
At 5:41 pm CPTWilly said:
Just a minor point–yes you can make cell phone calls from airplanes, but it’s not legal.
March 2, 2008
At 6:25 pm Eize said:
She should call that Michael Moore guy.
March 2, 2008
At 6:28 pm D Slaver said:
Bravo, or BRAVA, Jenn F. <3
But Marion Cotillard: STILL a random French whoresack.
March 2, 2008
At 7:58 pm debbles said:
For heaven’s sakes, people. The woman is allowed to have an opinion without bringing down the wrath of American opinion against her!
That kind of insular we’re-the-biggest-baddest-country-on-the-planet attitude is exactly why people ELSEwhere look askance at the insular and uneducated and unquestioning perspective that Americans in general seem to exhibit. Yes — there are thoughtful and informed Americans who DO seek the truth — not only in this particular matter but others. But if they voice their questions openly over there, they immediately get that jingoistic if-you-aren’t-with-us-you’re-against-us type of response that typifies the American president that you have “graced” the world with.
By the way — I grew up in the USA when it WAS a place to be proud of, but as an educated woman (psychologist)and a middle-aged adult, I have chosen to live in either Europe or Australia for the last two decades for the same type of reasons that I have stated above.
debbles
March 2, 2008
At 8:35 pm CPTWilly said:
Debbles,
everyone IS entitled to an opinion, but not everyone’s opinion needs to be voiced and broadcast worldwide.
The woman may think her feces don’t stink. Are we wrong to tell her otherwise?
Most of us are just calling a “kook” a kook.
March 2, 2008
At 11:43 pm vikingprin said:
Amen Debbles.
What I find particularly interesting about this tidbit is the fact that this interview was done nearly a year ago. Only now that she has won an oscar in the US does this get dredged up.
*shrugs and contemplates moving to canada*
March 2, 2008
At 12:52 am vitretex said:
seriously u think that your goverment has nothing to do with the attacks!? Please educate your selfs,the things that have been ruling the world forever is money and power,it has nothing to do with evil-good comic type characters.And this kind of manipulation trough fear has been used for a very very long time,by many goverments and long before USA was even in the map.By the way Saddam was trained by the CIA,so was Bin Laden trained by the americans in the time of the Russian-Afgani war….
March 3, 2008
At 12:56 am vitretex said:
p.s. by the way i give my full respect to the people who lost their lifes at the attacks! but my opinion that your goverment has something to do with this shit hasn´t change and u should be the ones angry and pissed about it the most not go and reelect that monkey head for a president.
March 3, 2008
At 6:15 am Thorne Smith said:
Ah, celebrities… what don’t they know? Take them off script, and you get drivel like this. And these are the people who think Scientology and extreme plastic surgery are good ideas…
Yeah.
March 3, 2008
At 7:36 am Bee Hind said:
Vanessa Williams posed nude for a photographer.
It wasn’t until she became Miss America that those pictures surfaced and she lost her crown. I think it’s always a good rule of thumb for those in the public eye to be gracious, because sometimes these things come back to bite you on the ass.
March 3, 2008
At 10:43 am Dr. L said:
Literally, Bee Hind, literally.
March 3, 2008
At 9:15 am Me said:
Yea to Jenn F’s comment!!
When I clicked on the comments
for this entry, I wasn’t so surprised
when I read some bashing,
and nevertheless in broken English.
It’s almost as if some people just
Google daily for anything about 9/11.
Save the political and
who’s-better-than-who comments
for more appropriate places
like YouTube.
March 4, 2008