Julianne Moore Fumes Over Spitzer ‘Embarrassment’
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer apparently won’t be getting off easy with his celebrity constituents.
“A f—ing embarrassment” is how Julianne Moore, once a fan of the former attorney general, termed the politico’s involvement in a prostitution ring – for which it is anticipated he will resign on Wednesday.
“I’m really pissed,” the fiery New Yorker, 47, told PEOPLE during Tuesday’s TSE flagship SoHo store opening. “I honestly don’t care where or how people have sex, or with whom, but prostitution is illegal. For someone whose got such a reputation for having a real attitude towards crime, you have to walk the walk. I’m sorry.”
Meanwhile, TV hosts were more than happy to have a new political punching bag for their monologues. For instance:
• Stephen Colbert remained deadpan on his Comedy Central Colbert Report, saying of Spitzer, “I sat next to the guy three times and I didn’t pick up on any of this, and I usually have excellent whore-dar.”
• “They’re talking about impeaching Eliot Spitzer if he doesn’t step down,” said Late Show’s David Letterman, “and I’m thinking, ‘Whoa, a Democrat being impeached for extramarital sex. Well, happy days are here again!’ ”
• Spitzer, who was accused of being Client 9 for the call-girl ring, was even topic one with Late Night host Conan O’Brien, who joked, “Not surprisingly, clients 1 through 8 were Charlie Sheen.”
• Finally, The View co-host Joy Behar opined, “Aren’t you sick of men? Viagra is destroying our government.”
March 12th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
people should be able to sleep with prostitutes if they want so
March 12th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Yes they should be able to. Prostitution should be legal for SO many reasons and on SO many levels, don’t even get me started…
March 12th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
i agree totally…and as for Julianne Moore’s comment, her only defense is that it’s illegal, that’s why she’s so pissed?? . if people want to pay to have sex with someone that they’re obviously not going to land on their own (have you seen pictures of this girl? frieking hot, way hotter than his wife obviously) – if people want to do that, that is their business. and if his wife was stupid enough to believe he’d remain monogamous, it’s her problem. he is, after all, a man of power and prominence with lots of money at his disposal. what the hell else is he supposed to do with it? the most tragic part of this is spitzer and his callgirl will probably never have hot, illegal sex again and we have to hear hypocrites spewing crap about how immoral his actions were. makes me sick.
March 13th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Joy Behar is a hag idiot.
March 13th, 2008 at 8:25 am
J. – because it is illegal, and whether anyone agrees with that or not, this is the governor of a very powerful state, and he has taken a hard line toward illegal activities, period. What’s good for the goose *has* to be good for the gander. In other words, if he’s going to talk the talk, he has to walk the walk.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
i do see your point, ghost.