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No one who has seen the preview for his new movie with Jennifer Aniston would be surprised to see that that's how he looks with his shirt off right now.
I don't think Vince Vaughn or Luke Wilson look any better right now, either. They all have the bloated look of someone who drinks too much.
Say what you will about Sylvester Stallone (see downpage). He didn't let himself bloat up like Steven Seagal.
I notice the double-standard more often on television. Remember how everyone screamed about Delta Burke gaining weight during her run on Designing Women? I don't recall anyone saying anything about William L. Petersen or George Eads blimping up during their run on CSI. Or, for that matter, the generous proportions of Fishburne when he came in as a replacement.
As a big-bellied gentleman myself, I enjoy the hypocrisy of shouting at the screen "Lose some weight, ya fat bastid!"
I thought the same thing when I saw that story... normally it's only female celebs who get that treatment.
Though with actors it bugs me when an actor has an impeccably gym-honed body that you don't think the character would have time for. The only time I lost belief in The Wire was when Lieutenant Daniels took his shirt off...