Farawayhills
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I understand that both singers are expected to honour appearances at a festival in Minnesota in early August, where they are booked to headline shows separately on succeeding days.
On the question of the tweets, Miranda has, to date, made precisely two (which hardly amounts to a campaign). Both strike me as consistent with her attitude, and I don't share the view that they appear odd. The first tweet was initiated by Blake, in support of Ashley's album. Miranda replied politely, agreeing. I would expect her to do this. Firstly, Ashley is a friend, who has worked with both artists - and, secondly, Miranda does not seem likely to duck a reply in circumstances that might suggest she was unwilling to face her ex husband.
In the second tweet, Miranda quickly took up a picture which Blake himself had posted, and made a joke about it. This, again, strikes me as consistent. She is temperamentally unlikely to allow Blake to appear to have the last word, or to be calling the shots by only deciding when to tweet. If some don't like this, so be it - but it didn't seem unexpected to me. (There is, though, some sign that Blake may not have been expecting the second tweet - a fan tweeted to him suggesting that that they set up the tweets as a joint endeavour, and he replied 'Nope, biuddy, not at all').
At present, at least when I last looked, that is all there was to the exchange. Blake has made more tweets randomly, mainly with what he probably considers "good ole boy" humour. Someone did tweet 'to him "losing respect because of this whole charade', to which he replied 'well, rest assured, not one sh*t is given'. I haven't followed his career closely, but on what I have seen, that is also consistent with some of his earlier attitude to criticism.
On the question of the celebrity gossip sites, with all due respect to those who enjoy them, I think if they've been mocked, it's no more than they deserve. The assumption apparently made by some of you that their sources have been Blake and Miranda, or people working for them, has not been backed up by any credible evidence that I've seen. As I suggested earlier, they seem just as likely to have originated from people connected with the TV and recording companies, seeking to protect their brands by parrying blame.
On the question of the divorce itself, I'm sorry for the parties involved and their families (extending also, in not a few cases, to fans, who sometimes invest a lot of emotion in artists' personal lives). Beyond that, though I'm not interested in the details. I can't say I was ever a fan of the marriage. Although I wouldn't go as far as the Roots blogger who said that he "wept" on hearing of their marriage, I certainly wasn't thrilled - the clash of musical styles seemed too great. I think, though, that they probably were happy, but may have come to realize that they had different expectations for the ongoing course of their married and professional lives. Now that it's over, I neither want them to make a further statement, nor to lie low. I understand the requests for dignity - but I think there are different definitions of dignity. For me, showing that they can face each other without apparent public acrimony is one of those.
On the question of the tweets, Miranda has, to date, made precisely two (which hardly amounts to a campaign). Both strike me as consistent with her attitude, and I don't share the view that they appear odd. The first tweet was initiated by Blake, in support of Ashley's album. Miranda replied politely, agreeing. I would expect her to do this. Firstly, Ashley is a friend, who has worked with both artists - and, secondly, Miranda does not seem likely to duck a reply in circumstances that might suggest she was unwilling to face her ex husband.
In the second tweet, Miranda quickly took up a picture which Blake himself had posted, and made a joke about it. This, again, strikes me as consistent. She is temperamentally unlikely to allow Blake to appear to have the last word, or to be calling the shots by only deciding when to tweet. If some don't like this, so be it - but it didn't seem unexpected to me. (There is, though, some sign that Blake may not have been expecting the second tweet - a fan tweeted to him suggesting that that they set up the tweets as a joint endeavour, and he replied 'Nope, biuddy, not at all').
At present, at least when I last looked, that is all there was to the exchange. Blake has made more tweets randomly, mainly with what he probably considers "good ole boy" humour. Someone did tweet 'to him "losing respect because of this whole charade', to which he replied 'well, rest assured, not one sh*t is given'. I haven't followed his career closely, but on what I have seen, that is also consistent with some of his earlier attitude to criticism.
On the question of the celebrity gossip sites, with all due respect to those who enjoy them, I think if they've been mocked, it's no more than they deserve. The assumption apparently made by some of you that their sources have been Blake and Miranda, or people working for them, has not been backed up by any credible evidence that I've seen. As I suggested earlier, they seem just as likely to have originated from people connected with the TV and recording companies, seeking to protect their brands by parrying blame.
On the question of the divorce itself, I'm sorry for the parties involved and their families (extending also, in not a few cases, to fans, who sometimes invest a lot of emotion in artists' personal lives). Beyond that, though I'm not interested in the details. I can't say I was ever a fan of the marriage. Although I wouldn't go as far as the Roots blogger who said that he "wept" on hearing of their marriage, I certainly wasn't thrilled - the clash of musical styles seemed too great. I think, though, that they probably were happy, but may have come to realize that they had different expectations for the ongoing course of their married and professional lives. Now that it's over, I neither want them to make a further statement, nor to lie low. I understand the requests for dignity - but I think there are different definitions of dignity. For me, showing that they can face each other without apparent public acrimony is one of those.
