Jodie Foster’s sexuality was kept quiet for years. I remember very clearly hearing the first inklings about Jodie’s lesbianism around the time The Silence of the Lambs came out, and the gay/bisexual/transgendered community picketed the film because of what they claimed was a negative faux-trangendered stereotype for the character of Buffalo Bill. My mother said something like: “The gay community shouldn’t get so upset, because Jodie Foster is gay. She wouldn’t make a film that was too negative towards that community.” Yes, I’m equating my mother’s idle gaydar gossip with “general gossip”. But my mom was right, wasn’t she? How do you think I got it?

Anyway, Jodie kind-of, sort-of finally publicly acknowledged her lesbianism back in 2007, in a speech thanking her “beautiful Cynthia”. This was after years of heavy speculation, solid reporting, and some coverage within the gay media community that I found a little rough on Jodie’s behalf. Personally, I do think it’s a public person’s responsibility to be honest about their sexuality, but I also think that they should be allowed to do it in their own space and time as long as they’re not engaging in rank hypocrisy (like, say, Sen. Larry “Wide Stance” Craig).

The “beautiful Cynthia” Jodie was referring to was Cynthia “Cindy” Mort, who Jodie began dating in 2006. It was actually a minor scandal once people found out about it – Jodie dumped her long-time partner Cydney Berhard for Cynthia. Now the Enquirer is reporting that Cynthia just dumped Jodie!

Jodie Foster’s heart has been broken – and her pals say she’s got only herself to blame.

The superstar actress is devastated that the woman for whom she dumped her longtime partner has rekindled a romance with an old flame.

“Ironically, now it’s Jodie who has been jilted,” a longtime friend told The ENQUIRER. “She’s miserable.”

As The ENQUIRER revealed in June 2008, the Silence of the Lambs star fell for a new girlfriend – and abruptly dropped Cydney Bernard, her devoted live-in love of 14 years.

The two-time Oscar winner had met her new romantic interest, writer-producer Cindy Mort, while filming The Brave One in 2006.

But now in a classic case of what goes around comes around, Cindy has reignited a romance with a previous gal pal, Amanda Demme, The ENQUIRER has learned.

Amanda is a well-known Hollywood club promoter and the widow of film director Ted Demme. She’s also been romantically linked to Lindsay Lohan.

Jodie, who often plays strong, self-assured women, fell apart at the news, disclosed the friend.

“She was shell-shocked…”

[From the National Enquirer]

This is all so fascinating to me. Probably because I love Jodie Foster, and I’ve always thought that she’s probably a lot more interesting than her bland, privacy-seeking public persona indicated. If this were a heterosexual incident, it would be huge news, I think. Jodie dumping a partner of 14 years (someone she was raising her two kids with) for a younger model, then having that younger model dump her for a younger model. It’s great gossip – but I do feel for Jodie. Poor Jodie.

UPDATE: Okay, there are mixed reports about whether Jodie said “beautiful Cynthia” or “beautiful Cydney”. There are also mixed reports about when and how Jodie and Cydney broke up – whether it was in 2006 or 2008, or somewhere in between. I doubt we’ll ever really know what happened between Jodie, Cynthia and Cydney because Jodie will probably never discuss it publicly.