mousepad-d2 Chapter 212 The Days Without Smoking
Chapter 212 The Days Without Smoking
On the New Year's Day of 2, Galaxy Pictures Group announced a message, "In view of the fact that Mr. Jed Sherman's recovery is not as good as expected, the group has decided not to arrange Mr. Sherman's directing work this year. Therefore, "Harry Potter and The release schedule of Prisoner of Azkaban will be postponed to the Thanksgiving schedule in 3. The group is very grateful to the media and fans for their attention to Mr. Sherman's health, but the above information is purely Mr. Sherman's personal privacy. We hope that the media and Movie fans can give Mr. Sherman time and space. Let us look forward to Mr. Sherman's smooth return next year!"
Galaxy Film Group announced the matter with a very simple announcement, but this news has attracted great attention from the media and movie fans.Except for a very few people with ulterior motives who maliciously speculate that Jed Sherman is near the end of his life, other individuals and groups still sent their blessings.The gossip-heavy Vanity Fair quickly contacted several heart surgeons for an analysis of Jed Sherman's case.
Most doctors believe that the heart valve repair surgery at UCLA Los Angeles Medical Center should be very successful, but postoperative recovery may not be ideal, and the pressure of work may lead to postoperative recovery.But many doctors think that this is not a dangerous situation, as long as you have a good rest according to the doctor's advice and regular follow-up visits.With Vanity Fair's semi-gossip and semi-professional report, Jade's fans have calmed down.As long as Jed is still at the helm, taking a year or two off isn't a big deal.
The only fans who are somewhat disgruntled are Harry Potter fans and fans of the series, because of Jed's break, the third season of the "Harry Potter" TV series and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" were not allowed. Not postponed for one year.
However, when Harry fans were dissatisfied, Rowling said in an exclusive interview with the British "Guardian", "The suspension of the filming of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is not just the Galaxy Film Group or Jackie Chan. Mr. De Sherman's opinion is also my opinion. The creation of the new book of "Harry Potter" has made me fall into a bottleneck, and the adaptation of film and television dramas is constantly urging me to hurry up. But the creation is Such a thing, it is not a natural thing, it needs inspiration! I have to say, I am short of inspiration for the time being. When I talked about this with Mr. Sherman, he reassured me not to worry too much , he said that if I need to take a break, I don’t need to publish a book a year at all. Moreover, the adaptation of film and television dramas can also be adjusted according to my schedule. In short, I won’t feel urged. Therefore, I must A word to Harry fans, the suspension of filming is not only Mr. Sherman's opinion, but also my opinion. It is not fair to blame him alone!"
With the explanation of "Harry's mother" Ms. Rowling, Harry fans have less accusations against Jed.At this time, Jed and John are far away from the distractions of the world, and live a leisurely life in Palm Beach, the most prestigious and exclusive sanctuary in California.
Jed and John bought their own private manor in Palm Beach. In addition to the imitation Victorian castle as the main building, there is also a private beach and fine white sand.Of course, there are tennis courts and golf courses, two so-called aristocratic sports venues, especially John bought the St. George Golf Club next door to the manor, which is known as the most luxurious and senior golf course in Palm Beach.Although Jed could not enjoy the most charming hot spring mud bath in Palm Beach for the time being according to the doctor's advice, the doctor encouraged him to bask in the sun on the private beach.
In fact, in addition to the most professional private physician team and rehabilitation nursing team, there is also a large group of lawyers in this private estate.Because the U.S. federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage, especially the "Defend Marriage Act" signed by Clinton in 1996, it emphasizes that the U.S. federal system recognizes "hetero-sex marriage", and "same-sex marriage" will not enjoy insurance, social insurance between employees and partners Beneficiary, immigration and joint filing privileges.
To put it simply, even if Jed and John have obtained a marriage certificate in some states of the United States, they are still not recognized by the federal government.For example, Jed and John cannot enjoy "marital confidentiality privilege" (that is, one spouse has the right to refuse to testify against the other party) and "conjugal guardianship privilege" (that is, one spouse has the right to testify against the other party if the other party loses his mind or is in a deep coma). automatically obtain custody of the other party).And in the simplest terms, Jed and John cannot jointly file taxes, so that they need to bear more taxes than heterosexual couples but enjoy less tax rebate benefits.Most importantly, the two cannot legally mate.
In order to make up for these shortcomings, the lawyers of the two must use a series of legal documents to allow the two parties to try their best to obtain some privileges between heterosexual couples, or alternative rights, after the two register for same-sex marriage or civil partnership.Of course, both Jed and John hired another private lawyer to ensure the security of their property and inheritance arrangements and so on.Both Jed and John have lawyer certificates, and they are well aware of the fact that the so-called "Marriage Law" is more of a "law on matters related to property merger, division, inheritance, and compensation."
For two people, marriage is a manifestation and sublimation of "love"; but for the country, the union of two people is actually the recombination of two people's property.Especially for a marriage that is not recognized by the state like Jed and John, the merger of property and possible future division, inheritance, compensation and other matters must be clearly stipulated.
"Do you think we two are getting married?" John complained. "There is no proposal, no wedding, not even the blessings of relatives and friends. Others get married as a bunch of friends, but we get married as a bunch of lawyers. I should have known The two of us should accept the lawyer's plan b, and the two of them simply 'immigrate' (there is no problem with living in the United States at will, but it is not easy to change one's tax registration place at will). same-sex marriage will be opened.”
"In fact, California was originally a very open state. You can see that California's "Civil Law" originally stipulated that 'marriage is a personal relationship civil contract concluded by mutual consent', but in 1977, a group of Republicans changed it into 'marriage is a contract between a man and a woman. Personal relationship civil contract'. The most abominable thing is that Proposition 2 of 22 copied this sentence into the "Family Law", and expressly stipulated that California only recognizes the marriage union of one man and one woman." Jed shrugged road.
It is interesting to say that California is the most typical "blue state" in the United States (that is, a state that definitely supports the Democratic Party in the congressional and presidential elections, and the Democratic Party has always advocated and supported the rights of gays). In terms of voting, not only can California not compare with other blue states, it is even inferior to some swing states (that is, states that are not sure whether to support Republicans or Democrats in congressional elections and presidential elections).
"I think I need to chat with the members of the Democratic National Convention and the California Democratic Convention. If they have not been able to change gay rights in California, we should just support the Republican Party in the future."
In fact, I can’t blame Jed for complaining. With the success of Clinton’s two re-elections as president, the centrist faction of the Democratic Party that has always supported Clinton has been greatly developed.The so-called centrists of the Democratic Party are actually the Democrats who lean toward the Republican Party. They share a lot of common language with the Republican Party, and in order to protect the interests of the so-called Democratic Party, they firmly oppose conflicts with the Republican Party on marginal issues such as gay rights.On the contrary, in order to gain the support of elites and young people, a group of "moderate Republicans" has gradually emerged within the Republican Party, who support limited abortion rights and gay rights.
But Jed also knows very well that getting Republicans to vote for same-sex marriage is even harder than Bush Jr. kissing Saddam Hussein.Fortunately, Jed has also been concerned about the US election (after all, the results of the US election can easily interfere with the global economy). He is well aware that after Bush Jr. launched the "Patriot Act", the compromise of the centrist Democrats led to liberals and elites. The Democratic Party is divided, so the Democratic Party has split into liberal Democrats and progressive Democrats.
These two factions of Democrats are obviously more supportive of gay rights, and interestingly, many representatives of these two factions of Democrats are of Chinese descent (real Chinese rather than Asian).The base camp of liberal Democrats is in California, while the base camp of progressive Democrats is in New York.However, Jed thinks that he supports the liberal Democrats, because the progressive Democrats are a group of people who are extremely unfriendly to China (interestingly speaking, the Republican Party is actually more pro-China than the Democratic Party, because the Democratic Party is very dissatisfied with some problems in China. ).For Jed, who is determined to have a good relationship with China, it is naturally much safer to support the liberal Democrats.
"My suggestion to Mr. Sherman and Mr. Colombo is to fund some affirmative action groups." Cindy Gray, a public relations expert, said, "There are still many opinions against Proposition 22 in California, but because of the lack of financial assistance, It's been hard work for affirmative action groups. We're hoping to start with one case and end up overturning Proposition 22 in the California Supreme Court so that we can remove from the California Family Code the requirement that a marriage must be between a man and a woman Regulations."
"There's nothing wrong with that." Jed agreed and thought about it, "I'll give you $5, and you help me register an 'Against Proposition 22 Foundation', and I'll donate another $2 a year to help this fund I will come to fund some affirmative action organizations. At the same time, I will also let my media outlets interview relevant affirmative action organizations, so that their work can be supported by more people."
"Then this is the best news." Cindy Gray said with a smile.
In addition to being a public relations expert, Cindy Gray is also the executive secretary of the American Gay and Gay Alliance Against Defamation.The Gay Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) is the most influential gay rights group in the United States. It has been fighting for the power of the media to fight for the rights of gays. Now that it can win Jed's support for this organization, it is the best news since the establishment of this group. up.
"However, I must remind the two that with the development of the matter, there will inevitably be conservative groups and extreme people who will attack the two personally. I hope that the two will be aware of this problem. And we do not recommend that everything be taken The legal solution, especially Mr. Sherman is one of the Hollywood tycoons. Too strong homosexuals will only keep the middle party away from us, but our compromise and tolerance are also principled."
"Of course I understand what we're going to face, but it's nothing!" Jed said with a smile.