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<br>Jodie Foster's winding, emotional acceptance speech upon receiving the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was one of the show's standout moments. The 6 1/2-minute oration, in which Foster addressed her sexuality, her privacy, her career and her family, seemed to draw a unanimous reaction at first: one of sheer surprise.

After the initial shock subsided, two big questions hung in the air. Had Foster come out as gay? And had she announced her retirement?

Reaction in the ballroom, and backstage, was strong, though interpretations varied.

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Golden Globes 2013: Jodie Foster speech moves, mystifies

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Jodie Foster's winding, emotional acceptance speech upon receiving the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was one of the show's standout moments. The 6 1/2-minute oration, in which Foster addressed her sexuality, her privacy, her career and her family, seemed to draw a unanimous reaction at first: one of sheer surprise. After the initial shock subsided, two big questions hung in the air. Had Foster come out as gay? And had she announced her retirement? Reaction in the ballroom, and backstage, was strong, though interpretations varied.

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