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Kim Cattrall Loses Magazine Cover Over Nixing 'Insulting' Cougar Shoot

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted May 19th 2010 at 10:45AM  
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Don't expect Kim Cattrall to be appearing on "Cougar Town" anytime soon. Photo: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage.com

Meow!

She may be the poster child for sexy older women, but don't call Kim Cattrall a cougar.

The "Sex and the City 2" actress recently nixed a photo shoot with a "significant magazine for women over 40" when it asked her to pose with a cougar, she tells Extra.

And it's not because the 50-something bombshell is more of a dog person.

Cattrall tells the entertainment program that she takes offense to the nickname, used to describe middle-aged women who lust after younger men... like a certain Samantha Jones and Smith, for instance.

"I really take umbrage to the code 'cougar,'" Cattrall tells the source.

"I think cougar has a negative connotation and I don't see anything negative about Samantha and her sexuality, sensuality and choice.

"I don't think she stands or sits in bars waiting for young men to prey on. And I think that's something that people who are uncomfortable with strong women have labeled her."

Hear, hear. Unfortunately, Cattrall's stance cost her that feline cover shoot, according to Extra.

"I refused to do it because I felt it was insulting," she says. "They took away the cover because I refused to do so."

For shame, anonymous fashion mag. You don't mess with Ms. Jones!

Meanwhile, see why Sarah Jessica Parker feels "old and tired."

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metrorun3, 5-19-2010, 2:21PM

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metrorun3

CONGRATS TO KIM. WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE OLD HORNY MEN OUT THERE WHOM HAVE MUCH YOUNGER GIRLFRIENDS AND WIVES. THIS SEEMS TO BE SO ONE SIDED AND DISGUSTING. LET THE OLDER WOMEN ENJOY, EMBRACE A YOUNG MAN AT LEAST THEY CAN GET IT UP AND SEEMINGLY KNOW HOW TO TREAT A WOMEN. OLD GUYS TAKE NOTE....U R BORING, UGLY AND SAGGING WE WANT SOMETHING FIRM AND TIGHT

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Thumbprint, 5-19-2010, 2:46PM

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Thumbprint

I don't really like the word "cougar" either. At first it was funny, but soon became negative, as Kim Cattrall says. Good for her for refusing to do the photo shoot. And rotten eggs to the magazine that nixed the photo shoot just because she wouldn't pose with a cougar. It's her name and face that will sell the magazine, not some gimmick.

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Angiebaby, 5-19-2010, 2:59PM

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Angiebaby

Good for her. When it comes to women, "cougar" only re-inforces negative stereotypes of older women desperately searching for their next boy toy to feed her self-esteem. Why can't a woman just date whomever she likes, whether the guy is younger than she is or is her age or over? "Cougar" describes a woman who isn't acting her age according to society's standards. Screw that. So long as I'm not hurting you or anybody else, let me live my life. And you can take it or leave it, because the last time I checked, society wasn't living my life... I was.

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rwilpop, 5-19-2010, 3:29PM

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rwilpop

I agree with Grace. Will report Doc every time he posts this cheesy come-on.

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Gennie, 5-19-2010, 3:38PM

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Gennie

To Diane.
You are confusing Kim with the character she plays. I have never read a thing that indicated she was(as you so eloquently put it) a skank. She IS, however, taking a stand for those of us that chose to date who we want to, as men have for centuries.
Tell me, are we less of a tramp if we sleep with men our own age? Who are you to say who will go to hell and for what. Get on your knees and ask God to forgive you for saying things about someone when you know nothing about them(bearing false witness) and passing judgement. And please Honey, have an orgasm, you sound like you could use it!

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Carol, 5-19-2010, 6:44PM

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Well said Gennie!

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pnut166, 5-19-2010, 4:11PM

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Bravo, Ms. Cattrall !

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Lara, 5-19-2010, 4:13PM

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My bet is that this whole cougar issue is a publicity stunt to promote the movie.

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algonquin j. calhoun, 5-19-2010, 4:23PM

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algonquin j. calhoun

yeah, um, if it acts like a cougar and looks like a cougar...

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dsherline, 5-19-2010, 4:57PM

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A cougar is a predatory cat that attacks swiftly, devours it's prey quickly, then moves on. Using the word cougar as a description for every woman who prefers a relationship with a younger man is a bunch of BS and way out of context.

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tammy, 5-19-2010, 5:14PM

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good for you ms. cattrall! it is very insulting!
stand your ground. who cares about some stupid mag. cover if it means going against what you believe. you are stunning & keep me inspired!

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meme, 5-19-2010, 5:33PM

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I've always taken offense to the term cougar. From the first time I heard it. I hate it. Good for you, Kim!

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MyBallsyerChin, 5-19-2010, 6:42PM

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MyBallsyerChin

The new Cougar age bracket and names have changed to the following:
30-40 Tigress
40-50 Cougar
50-60 Lioness
60-70 Saber Tooth
70-90 Jurasic Cheetah

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Heartbreak Kid, 5-19-2010, 6:43PM

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She is a friggin' hag.....an insult to cougars everywhere, be they animal or human................

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Robert, 5-19-2010, 7:09PM

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Hey metrorun3: The ONLY thing you're ever going to get into that is firm & tight is a girdle........Wake up...young guys only chase old girls who are established, wealthy & drop dead gorgeous. So, unless you want to be Mrs. Robinson & support a young guy (who probably has another young girl on the side), FORGET about it. Don't you see that the OLD guys that get the young girls are in the same boat (established, wealthy, but not even necessarily handsome...just ready to die soon so he can leave some wealth behind ala Anna Nicole). And, don't even mention Ashton & Demi (Hollyweird stuff).

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Matthew, 5-19-2010, 7:30PM

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I LOVE Kim Catrell. Shes beautiful and talented. Good for her. As for diane.. ITS A ACTING JOB.. Key word diane ACTING! She actually isnt as sexual as Samantha. Honestly I dont know how christians have kids with as much as you people hate sex!

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angielikesitinthecan, 5-19-2010, 10:28PM

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If it smells like anchovies, its a slut

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Jeff, 5-19-2010, 11:19PM

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Kim Cattrall is a classy as well as stunningly beautiful woman. While standing in line to enter a bar adjacent to where a scene from Sex in the City was being shot, I found myself next to Ms. Cattrall as she thanked the bouncer for his cooperation in halting customer traffic in and out during filming. She was cordial, personable, and genuine in the way she offered her personal apology for the inconvience to the bar and its customers. She didn't have to do this, but took it upon herself to express her appreciation. It was about 1:00 AM and she looked ravishing in a gold lamé raincoat

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LTRLA, 5-20-2010, 12:19AM

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Yeah Yeah Yeah for Kim ..Thank you .........I for one find the name insulting too it implies any woman over 40 goes on a hunt ..........for younger men ........I have never "hunted" truth be told ...I can't get them to leave me alone .....So I can't be a cougar if I don't hunt
Besides guys my age are running after girls in their 20's .....something has flipped the script here but it is not the beautiful mature women in our 40's and up who eat well work out and carry ourself with pride
If anyone knows their media appointed shelf life that would be
us ......The way the Media portrays women is one day you see a young woman in a mid drift and belly ring the next she in a twinset with grey hair getting a granny card ...what the hell happened??????to the in between?????? So if we are going to animals label perhaps we can take a snap shot of Hugh Hefner leading a "Old Goat" ...now that would be good photo

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lala, 5-24-2010, 12:27AM

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She should have done it. What's so insulting about the word cougar, it's kind of cute. It would have been a great picture.

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