After nearly three years of politely letting her Mad Men costars hog the spotlight, January Jones is seizing her moment. Can she manage an off-season cover of Interview orchestrated by Jack Nicholson? She can! Can she squeeze Elisabeth Moss of her third-season screen time and pose for a GQ photoshoot that siphons some of Christina Hendricks's curvy buzz? She must! And can she dis her big-name actor ex who told her she was untalented? She just did!
Said the ingenue to GQ, after six beers:
"The guy I was dating when I first got to L.A. was not supportive of my acting. He was like, I don't think you're going to be good at this. So--fuck you! He only has nice things to say now--if anything, I should thank him. Because the minute you tell me I can't do something, that's when I'm most motivated."
Our Betty Draper actually has an interesting coterie of famous exes, which includes Josh Groban, Jim Carrey, and...Seann William Scott. Sure! But the bad boyfriend she's referring to is Ashton Kutcher, who she met while both modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch. Is this why Demi Moore doesn't work anymore?
January Jones Drinks Beer, Dons Leather, Says Ex-Boyfriend Ashton Thought She'd Fail [HuffPo]