New Marcellas Interview
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New Marcellas Interview
Rozmatoz | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 11:55 am     http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0209160180sep16.story |
Ark | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 12:20 pm     Can you post the article here. You have to register to read it. |
Ginger | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 12:33 pm     Yes...please post it here, Rozmatoz. I'd love to read it...and thanks for keeping us up on Marcellas! |
Bmh | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 12:42 pm     Here's the interview: `Brother 3' contestant still feels like a winner By Allan Johnson Tribune television reporter Published September 16, 2002 Do nice guys finish last? "Nice guys finish first," said Chicago fashion stylist Marcellas Reynolds, whose nice-guy actions caused him to become the eighth person to be evicted from CBS' "Big Brother 3" on Thursday night. "They might not finish first in games, but I finished first in my life," Reynolds said Friday, after 69 days of being cut off from the outside world with 11 other people. Houseguests Danielle Reyes and Jason Guy, who since the beginning have had a secret alliance, voted him out. Reynolds could have used the "veto power" he won in a contest to block his removal. Instead, he decided to let the eviction nominations of himself and Amy Crews stand. He didn't want houseguests to go through the agony of setting up another to be banished. Reynolds also thought he would be spared. Reynolds added Friday that producers were so confident Crews would be voted out that they didn't fly Reynolds' family in from Chicago to greet him. But a stunned Reynolds had to frantically grab the rest of his stuff before staggering out of the house Thursday. He got a playful smack in the head from host Julie Chen for not saving himself. Reynolds wouldn't have changed his decision, nor would he have played differently. "I was not there to win the [$500,000]," Reynolds said Friday, a day after "Big Brother" had its highest audience yet with 10.62 million viewers. "I thought it was a crazy long shot that I would win the money. . . ." "But the journey for me in my life, the way I've lived my life, has never been about money," Reynolds added. "I played the game about learning something about myself, about trying to put out a message that I thought was positive for black people, for homosexual people. I played the game about loving other people. And maybe that wasn't the game I was supposed to be playing, but that's how I live my life, and I couldn't not be that." Reynolds will remain in Los Angeles at least until the finale Sept. 25, when the 10 banished houseguests will vote for which of the remaining two players will win the $500,000 prize. Reynolds believes it will come down to Reyes and Guy, with Guy taking the money. "I don't think the other houseguests will vote for Danielle," Reynolds said. "She didn't generate the kind of sympathy within the house that I think is needed for people to give her that kind of money." |
Ark | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 01:08 pm     Thank you Bmh. |
Maris | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 01:29 pm     "I played the game about loving other people. And maybe that wasn't the game I was supposed to be playing, but that's how I live my life, and I couldn't not be that." Well, I hate to think how he is when he doesnt love people. The man is truly deluded. |
Mollywood | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 04:41 pm     maris..are you a long lost relative? those very words were tumbling out of my laughing mouth..i have always thought he was jealous of amy..she was naturally the diva he tried to be...wait till he hears she is americas favorite diva..lolol..i hate turncoats he reminds me of those kids in hi school who would suddenly get in the popular gang..and had to get rid of nerdy real friends.. |
Wendo | Monday, September 16, 2002 - 10:24 pm     "I was not there to win the [$500,000]," Reynolds said Friday" What the heck was he there for then??? Life experience and lessons to be learned??? Oh my, sounds like a way to comfort ones self for losing the game. "I played the game about loving other people. And maybe that wasn't the game I was supposed to be playing, but that's how I live my life, and I couldn't not be that." I'm just going to agree with Maris and Mollywood on this one. Incredible. |
Ark | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 07:26 am     Another one, this one from the Sun Times. Oh, 'Brother'! Contestant's parting shots September 17, 2002 BY PAIGE WISER STAFF REPORTER Since he was evicted from the "Big Brother" house on live television last Thursday night, Marcellas Reynolds has been smacked upside the head by host Julie Chen and labeled "Idiot!" by Entertainment Weekly Online. The reason? Reynolds, 34, a gay fashion stylist from Chicago, had the opportunity to save himself--but passed. He was voted out even after telling his housemates that he loved them as much as his new Diesel jeans. Reynolds says he doesn't mind losing the money, as long as viewers got the message he was trying to put out: "It was about respecting each other, treating each other kindly," he says. "That's how I tried to play the game." In retrospect, however, "It might have been a mistake." Now Reynolds is lingering in Los Angeles until after the show's finale Sept. 25, when the $500,000 winner will be chosen. We spoke with Reynolds by phone. Q. You were in the house for 69 days. How are you feeling? A. I'm good. But it was like being under house arrest. They give you access to a psychologist afterward. It's really horrible. One really good perk, though: I lost weight because all we could eat was PB and J. I look amazing outside of my clothes. Q. Did you know that Julie Chen was going to smack you? A. I had no idea. I took emotional abuse in the house, and the first thing I get outside is physical abuse? I'm fragile, I'm delicate. Q. You were the first person targeted for eviction, yet you stayed in the house for eight weeks. Why were you in such a bad mood for the first episode? A. I think it just hit me. Coming into the house, I felt this huge responsibility to the black community, to the gay and lesbian community--I felt really exposed. I felt I had to be a positive role model for so many people. Q. Are you mad at Jason, who voted you off? A. Not at all. In fact, I'm going to hook him up with one of my close friends. The first thing she says to me is, "Tell me about Jason." I'm like, I'm emotionally devastated, and you want to talk about Jason, the person who slit my throat? Women. They're always a gay man's undoing. Q. You lied about your age in the house--you told everybody you were 29. Did you think they wouldn't find out? A. [Laughing.] I just got a call this morning from Roddy [Mancuso, another housemate who'd been voted out]. He said, "Has somebody had the same birthday for about five years in a row?" I only said it because I thought I could get away with it. It was one of the few strategic ploys I had. I thought if I said I was 34, it would alienate the younger crowd. Q. Were you surprised when the heterosexual Roddy started flirting with you in the hot tub? A. It was unreal. Can I tell you something? I thought I was going to die. ... I think Roddy would have done whatever it took to stay in that house. But for him to get my vote, it would have taken a lot more, if you know what I mean. Q. Where's the first place you want to go when you get home? A. I want to have breakfast at Toast on Webster, visit everybody at Club Monaco, and see if I still have my volunteer position at the Field Museum. Q. What are your future plans? A. I'm not interested, really, in doing any "Big Brother" reunion shows or a "Big Brother" cruise or anything like that. I want to model a little more, continue to style, and see where that takes me. My dream would be to be written onto "Will and Grace" as Will's boyfriend, and then to meet the guy who plays Jack, and hook up with him in real life. Q. Are you disappointed that you missed "American Idol"? A. Um, no. |
Duncan | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 07:53 am     Quote:I think it just hit me. Coming into the house, I felt this huge responsibility to the black community, to the gay and lesbian community--I felt really exposed. I felt I had to be a positive role model for so many people.
Who made him responsible for all these people? |
Jkm | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 08:16 am     IMO -- the only one he was a role model for was future Diva's of the world!!! Respecting people??? -- please!! The only one IMO he respected was his own person!!!! Ugh!!! |
Lisad | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 08:26 am     How positively bizarre. What psychological disorder would you call this? |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 09:27 am     He's got a bad case of revisionist history coupled with the virus of self delusion. Unfortunately there is no cure. |
Seamonkey | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 09:41 am     or even negatively bizarre ?? (Seamonkey wonders why Dani and Marcellas feel that they must control Jason's love life?) |
Duncan | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:01 am     Because, Seamonkey, they are controlling people. Marc thought he knew best how Amy should be living her life, and Dani knows what is best for EVERYONE. I wish I could be there to see their faces when they realize that control is an illusion! |
Sanfranjoshfan | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 01:49 pm     "How positively bizarre. What psychological disorder would you call this?" It's called WMUS - "WAY Messed Up Syndrome"
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Wendo | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 02:30 pm     Boy...well, it's interesting to see that Marcellas hasn't changed ONE BIT since his eviction. It's still ME, ME, and more ME. Part of me hopes I see him here in Chicago. Would never think of going up to him of course, but it would certainly be funny. Some interesting things I found in the interview... ""It was about respecting each other, treating each other kindly," he says. "That's how I tried to play the game."" He really still has no clue. He tried to play kindly and with "love" but he so missed the target in many respects. "I look amazing outside of my clothes." And, still, narcissistic. LOL! "I just got a call this morning from Roddy [Mancuso, another housemate who'd been voted out]." Uh huh, NOoooo, Roddy's not the one reaching out to evicted HG's at all...nuh uh, no way. Riiight. LOL! "Were you surprised when the heterosexual Roddy started flirting with you in the hot tub? A. It was unreal. Can I tell you something? I thought I was going to die. ... I think Roddy would have done whatever it took to stay in that house. But for him to get my vote, it would have taken a lot more, if you know what I mean." This just makes me go "ew" about Roddy. Well within the limited rules of BB, I suppose. But to, for lack of a better word, prostitute himself to a gay man for money is really a bit shady. Blech. |
Seamonkey | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 06:32 pm     Duncan.. what a hoot! I looked at your post and wondered why I was posting to myself!! Just for a minute. My last name is also Duncan and my email duncanetal so yours does snag me now and then.. And yes, definitely controlling. Dani telling Lisa and Amy that Jason was definitely off-limits, that he'd find his love outside the house.. off-putting.. especially for Amy, who really is "free".. I think Dani is on pins and needles and will be until Jason finally utters the name "Amy" to leave this week because she know that he knows that she knows that they both know that he'd be better off with Amy in final two. I think it is clear that if Lisa was seen as a big threat to win HOH, Amy would be staying, but they know Amy's an HOH threat. This of course makes me wish (only after Amy's gone ) that Lisa will come alive and get HOH, and take Jason with her to final two. Then Marcellas could vote for her |
Bastable | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 06:39 pm     Marcellas threw Amy in front of a train, thinking she would be voted out and not him. Now he thinks he took the high road. And now the Chicago Tribune has backed up his delusion. Clearly written by a journalist who's never seen the show. Ah, the state of the media today. Lazy. |
Ozarktracy | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 07:31 pm     Everybody that's been in that house seems to have selective memory/selective amnesia. What is wrong with these people, lol?! Do they really think that if they just say over and over that they played the game the right way, and if they throw around words like respect, kindness, and moral, that these words will stick to them and their mean and nasty behavior to each other in the house will be washed away?! I think I'd have more respect for the evicted HGs if they'd just admit that they acted like asses to each other in the house and that they regret that they acted that way but that's the way they felt the game had to be played. But, perhaps they really are in a group-delusional state! |
Duncan | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 07:36 pm     Speaking of Marc.....I am SO glad he wasn't there with the others yesterday to get those clips from fan-sites. Can you just imagine how much bigger his ego would have gotten after that? He would have become even more unbearable! |
Wendo | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 09:42 pm     Ozarktracy, I agree, denial is a wonderful thing for some people. Question. Of the four people still in the house, which ones do you think will cop to their bad behavior? |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 11:28 pm     Wendo I think Dani, Jason and Amy will admit to acting badly at times. |
Annitar | Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:36 am     Reading those interviews just makes me even more angry with CBS for never showing that beyond hideous convo between Marcie and Amy in which they were discussing the ways Gerry could die!!! Yea, Marcie you hypocrite that was "about respecting each other, treating each other kindly," Someone really needs to stick a pin in this guy's waaaay over inflated ego! Bless Dani & Jason for booting this guy! Blech! |
Earthmother | Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 06:34 am     Can you just imagine how he would have played the game if he wasn't being kind and respectful? It would have been an absolute blood bath. Thank God for Amy that he was playing the nice guy..lol |
Yuhuru | Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 04:11 pm     In Marci's defense, he was extremely loving and respectful of Boo. |
Muse | Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 07:55 pm     And himself, Yuhuru.  |
Breezy | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:56 am     Earthmother, I hear you! And all of his abuse coming from someone who is "fragile"??? I don't think so. Did he care about Amy's "fragile" feelings when he verbally abused her? And all this talk about playing with kindness and respect. Do you think he honestly believes the things he is saying??? |
Cricket | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 12:09 pm     Quote Since he was evicted from the "Big Brother" house on live television last Thursday night, Marcellas Reynolds has been smacked upside the head by host Julie Chen and labeled "Idiot!" by Entertainment Weekly Online. End Quote ROFL! What a difference in reporting syles. I'm sure Marci wasn't as pleased with this article as the one in the Chicago Tribune. Did he READ the forums? Has he SEEN the tapes. Yep, delusional is the only word for him. |
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