Diseases of Centuries Past
Filed under: Newsstand
Not content with rumors of romantic entanglement with Lindsay Lohan, Jared Leto managed to get gout while effectuating what all the sources are calling a "dramatic weight loss," from his fattified role in the movie about the killing of John Lennon, Chapter 27.
Gout is an incredibly painful form of arthritis where crystals (crystals?!) form inside a joint, and crunch up against each other everytime the joint is moved. This then causes further nastiness like swelling in the surrounding tissues and, probably, incredible grouchiness in the victim. Leto, frontman for the, um, totally awesome band 30 Seconds to Mars, is not the only important historical figure to suffer from the disease. He joins the ranks of other eminent men like Ben Franklin, Karl Marx, Benjamin Disraeli, Pablo Neruda and Alexander Hamilton in coping with his crystally joints.
To be fair, and to add context, Mr. Leto was quite excellent (and extremely skinny) in Requiem for a Dream. And we do actually quite love him in roles like his in American Psycho and Fight Club (where he was the "something beautiful" Ed Norton destroyed). But he will perpetually hold a little heart-throb place in my heart as Jordan Catalano.
Of course, he didn't look all that gouty last night, when he rolled up in a biodiesel powered army vehicle (all the bling of a hummer, with less environmental guilt) ...









Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
9-07-2006 @ 2:49PM
Doesn't matter said...
You are calling this guy an important historical figure is laughable.
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9-07-2006 @ 2:54PM
B said...
Um, no one is saying Jared Leto is an "important historical figure", they're just listing off some people who had it in history to point out the fact that they're all OLD. DUH.
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9-07-2006 @ 3:10PM
Dani said...
Hi. Author of the post, here. If I may refer 'Doesn't Matter' to 2 important definitions -
(1) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony IRONY = the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning;
(2) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sarcasm
SARCASM = a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark.
For clarification - 30 Seconds to Mars is anything BUT a totally awesome band.
Thank you for providing me the opportunity to get reacquainted with the two words. Your commentary is always appreciated.
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9-07-2006 @ 3:18PM
b said...
Jared Leto...important historical figure? Probably not. But I still love him & 30 Seconds To Mars. They're amazing.
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9-07-2006 @ 3:32PM
Randy said...
B, whats amazing is that you think 30 seconds to mars is amazing, now thats amazing lol
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9-07-2006 @ 3:42PM
Dee said...
Dear Dani,
I am acquainted with neither Jared Leto nor 30 seconds to Mars, I am however, quite familiar with sarcasm and irony, and I thank you!
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9-07-2006 @ 3:42PM
Anna Marie said...
ok My opinion, Jared Leto's hot and 30 Seconds to Mars ROCKS! Your opinion, he's nto important and his bands sucks. My second opinion, your just a bunch of... HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9-07-2006 @ 4:14PM
Loree said...
Don't care about Jared, but will point out that while gout is normally associated with overweight men, even young people, men and women, can develop gout, which is a buildup of uric acid crystals in the joint - usually the big toe or your thumb. They describe it as shards of broken glass rubbing inside your joint, and I can attest that it is horribly painful but thankfully now easily curable. I developed it in my wrist and became convinced I had somehow broken it because the pain was so severe.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:20PM
April said...
My confusion comes in where all of you are taking more than two seconds out of your day to type something about a non- A-List actor who has the gout. Come on people, tighten up!!!!!!!!!!!
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9-07-2006 @ 4:21PM
Doesn't matter said...
For #2. It clearly states "Leto, frontman for the, um, totally awesome band 30 Seconds to Mars, is not the only important historical figure to suffer from the disease." It says HE is not the only important historical figure to get gout. Can't you read?! No wonder SAT scores are so low.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:22PM
Lisa Madama-Forrester said...
That's a tough disease for such a young guy. Who, by the way, really is an excellent actor. Requiem is one of my all-time favorite films thanks to him.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:26PM
Doesn't matter said...
#10. You took time out of your day to comment. Tighten UP!
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9-07-2006 @ 4:28PM
Dani said...
Hello, again, Doesn't Matter. I am applying a highly clever ironical context to BOTH 'totally awesome' and 'historical figure.'
It has been approximately 10 years since my last SAT, btw.
And I'm telling you I would never kick Leto out of bed (unless, like, Daniel Craig told me to, or something). And I loved Leto in Requiem and as Jordan Catalano... I'm thinking I'm probably going to like him in the John Lennon movie, unless Linsay Lohan farts it all up with her Ann Margaret-styled coy-cuteness.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:36PM
Elijah the Prophet said...
Is there really no other story in the world that a 3rd rate actor like Jared Leto's gout is important enough to write an articile on?
In a related story...clair danes stubbed her toe and eve plumb suffers from atheltes foot..film at 11.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:45PM
brianna said...
haha....this shit is hilarious!!
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9-07-2006 @ 4:53PM
Phyllis said...
Gout is indeed the build up of uric acid in the tissue of the joints caused from the consumption of too much broccoli or shrimp or the like. Foods that are good for your waistline are not always so good for you if you eat too much of them. It is quite painful but the swelling can be reduced with elevation and ice.
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9-07-2006 @ 4:57PM
amanda said...
aww 'doesn't matter' knows how to use a thesaurus. haha. anyway Dani was simply pointing out to you that the author of this article was being sarcastic when calling him an important historical figure and his band totally awesome. Uh and he is cute so if she wants to sleep w/ him that is her business and not the reason our society is screwed up. Dishonesty and indifference are the reason our society is screwed up not sex.
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9-07-2006 @ 5:05PM
Doesn't matter said...
Dani was not being sarcastic. She meant every word.
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9-07-2006 @ 5:07PM
Doesn't matter said...
Dani is the author. lol
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9-07-2006 @ 5:18PM
NYCAcT23 said...
Um...he's a cokehead/alcoholic who takes it up the ass. That is all. Poor guy has issues and he's not over them.
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