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Plucky British Actresses More Willing To Go Nude Than Their American Counterparts
Earlier this year, Reese Witherspoon got her panties in a twist about the mere notion that she might go nude for a role. "If [actresses] take their clothes off, they objectify themselves," Witherspoon told UK Glamour. "I am flabbergasted by how many legitimate actresses do it." But if they're doing it to retain the integrity and reality of a role, is that really objectification? Well Reese's prudishness is part of why Showtime producers chose to import the British show Secret Diary of a Call Girl as opposed to remaking it. "This country, being more puritanical, it's always hard to find actors who get really comfortable with the nudity," Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's president of entertainment told Jezebuddy Choire Sicha, writing for the L.A. Times. Greenblatt continues, "It's just a different climate over there. You can find actors who have a reputation and have actually done some serious acting. Who don't need to be covered up every time they do a bedroom scene, which is true of most actresses — most women — unless you're doing something a little more downscale." The 25-year-old Brit star of Call Girl, Billie Piper, clearly has no problem with nudity. More »
Midweek Madness
This Week In Tabloids: Jamie Lynn Is Jilted, Angelina Is Hormonal
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, where we wade in murky magazine waters so you don't have to. This week has tabloid stalwarts the Jolie-Pitts featured on two covers: Shiloh's wee face is plastered all over Ok!, while Brad and Angie's alleged marriage woes are featured in In Touch. Us scrapes the bottom of the "celebrity" barrel by featuring a former Bachelor on their cover, while Katie Holmes is a "prisoner" according to Life & Style and Star is squawking about Jamie Lynn Spears getting jilted. We explore John Mayer's penis prowess and ponder Lauren Conrad's pain, after the jump. More »
Loose Lips
If only we were a fly on the wall during this interaction: apparently, Bethenny Frankel from the Real Housewives of NYC and Tamra Barney from the Real Housewives of Orange County got in a physical altercation at Bravos' A-List Awards. "Bethenny scratched me a little bit. I swear to god. She tried to get me from behind and I put my arm up, and she scratched me. I covered it with makeup," Tamra said, while Bethenny countered, “Give me a can of hairspray and a match, and I’ll take care of that in the dressing room later.” DAMN, BITCHES!!! • Rumor has it that Keira Knightley will will star in a remake of My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle. She ain't no Audrey Hepburn! • Ok, so I know we're so over Sex and the City, but I really enjoyed this Before they were Sex and the City stars slideshow. Kim Cattrall in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is nothing short of fantastic. [People, Dlisted, Us]
Sex(ism) and the City
New Yorker Film Critic Anthony Lane Has Female Trouble
The Time Out New York cover portraying the ladies of Sex and the City with duct tape over their maws isn't the only media coverage of the fabulous foursome that has the whiff of sexism about it. Newsweek critic Ramin Setoodeh discusses the near-violent dislike for Sex in the City that many men, particularly male movie critics, have shown. "Movie critics, an overwhelmingly male demographic, gave it such a nasty tongue lashing you would have thought they were talking about an ex-girlfriend," Setoodeh says. And no male critic was nastier than the New Yorker's Anthony Lane. Best Week Ever calls the caricature seen above left (which accompanied Lane's review) "almost masochistic in its grotesqueness." Setoodeh at Newsweek points out Lane's problematic phrasing when he describes Carrie and the girls as "hormonal hobbits, and all obsessed with a ring." But what galled me was Lane's description of Kim Cattrall's body, and it reminded me of his unfortunate criticism of Tina Fey's figure in his review of Baby Mama. More »
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Angelina's Twins Confirmed; Britney Pregnancy Rumors Persist
- Angelina Jolie confirms: She is having twins. You knew that, right? Anyway an exclusive interview scored by NBC's Today show was lifted by NBC's Access Hollywood and now NBC producers are pissed at each other. [Page Six]
- It was Jack Black who spilled the beans about Angie's twins, actually. [People]
- Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo might still be together. Unfortunately, that's not as interesting as if they were broken up. [E!]
- Um, more Britney pregnancy rumors. I'm scared. Someone hold me. [Mirror]
- Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty kissing. This is one of those pictures where obviously the buss was on the cheek but it kind of looks like they were heading for the lips. In any case, the paper calls them a "gruesome twosome." [Mirror]
- To be honest, Pete's got something weird on his lip and face. It is kind of gruesome. [The Sun]
- Meanwhile, Blake Incarcerated says Amy Winehouse will die without him, but he doesn't want to go back to her when he gets out of jail because she is doing drugs. [News.com.au]
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Jessica & Tony Split; Joel Parties With Lindsay While Nicole Babysits
- Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo: Dunzo! [TMZ]
- OMG. Was Joel Madden flirting with Lindsay Lohan? Apparently Nicole Richie was home with the baby and Joel was out when Paris Hilton sent Nic a text: "Lindsay was all over Joel!" Nicole tried calling and Joel didn't pick up. Is this how it's gonna be? [Star]
- Lindsay Lohan's father thinks someone is supplying LL with drugs and Janet Charlton has posted a picture of LL with Samantha Ronson with the words, "Michael, the answer could be right under your nose - or better still, Lindsay's nose." [Janet Charlton's Hollywood]
- Is Mariah Carey pregnant? Apparently someone from her camp called famed L.A. baby boutique Petit Trésor and asked about (wait for it...) butterflies. [Rush & Molloy]
- Mariah and new hubby Nick rented out Six Flags Magic Mountain last night so they could have a wedding celebration with their homies. Roller coasters? Just like MC's "Fantasy" video. Which came out in 1995. When Mariah was 25. And Nick Cannon was 15. Not that it matters. [TMZ]
- Oh, wait: Nick had the theme park shut down as a surprise for Mariah. That is sweet. These two just might melt your cold cold heart. [ET]
- John Mayer had a show in Orlando last night and totally kissed Jennifer Aniston backstage between songs. [People]
the good, the bad & the ugly
Sex And The City Premiere: Hats & Gowns & Shimmer, Oh My!
This is the event that needs no introduction. The premiere of the Sex And The City movie took place yesterday in London. Not New York. And there were British stars and hats and many different interpretations of "red carpet" style. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Trinny Woodall, Kelly Rowland, Vivienne Westwood, Patricia Field and many more in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. The show begins after the jump. More »
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Angelina Takes Maddox & Pax To OB/GYN
- Angelina Jolie let her sons, Maddox and Pax, attend her sonogram, so the kids could see their new siblings — the twins. [MSNBC]
- The Beyoncé pregnancy rumors have begun. [Page Six]
- Oooh! One of the first reviews of Sex And The City: "It can feel like a never ending dinner party: however pleasant the courses, after a while you can hardly eat another one." Ugh. [Times Of London]
- And! "It is Kim Cattrall as sex mad Samantha who steals the show with all the big laughs... The product placement is less than subtle... There is a totally pointless visit to New York fashion week which has nothing to do with the plots. It is much, much too long for a romantic comedy... More than two hours spent with four air kissing, shopping, screaming women will surely tire out most men." [The Sun]
- Cynthia Nixon says: "Because of the show, I have wonderful clothes, but I never even used to wear high heels." [Telegraph]
- Candace Bushnell says: "When I began dating at 17, I assumed that men would be nice." [Times Of London]
Loose Lips
Kim Cattrall's mom heartily approves of all her Sex and the City nudie scenes. Mom Shane says, "Kim is a role model for 50-something women. Much has been made about her nudity in the film, but I think she looks fabulous." • Janice Dickinson to paparazzi: "You guys, there's a turtle head coming out of my butt!" • Miley Cyrus avoided reporters at the Wango Tango concert this weekend, but told the crowd, "We're all changing...I thank you for helping me as I grow through that." [I'm Not Obsessed, TMZ, People]
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Is Mama Spears forcing Jamie Lynn into marriage with baby daddy Casey Aldridge? A family friend tells Star, "Jamie Lynn is having a shotgun wedding, and it's Lynne who is holding the shotgun!" • Kim Cattrall says that male actors are even more vain than the ladies. "I remember one actor who was doing his scene, he had to show a bit of his butt, right?," Cattrall recalls. "And he went to the gym, he hadn't eaten for weeks and he passed out on the set. (I thought,) 'You've got to be kidding!'" S-assy! • Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Bollea was sentenced to 8 months in prison for felony reckless driving today. The charges were stemming from an August 26 crash that left passenger John Graziano so seriously injured that he'll likely spend the rest of his life in a nursing home. Nick was also sentenced to 500 hours of community service, three years with his license revoked, and five years probation, during which time he is not allowed to drink. [Star, UPI, Us]
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Sex And The City Cast Were Practically A Parody Of Themselves On Oprah
With countdown to the release of Sex and the City: The Movie officially starting today, the cast appeared on Oprah, in front of a boozed-up, overly excited, Cosmo-swigging audience. It was almost a parody of itself. (As Sarah Jessica Parker walked onstage, one woman, martini glass in hand, was actually seen jumping up and down and mouthing, "Look at her shoes!") So what did we learn? Well, those "dream sequence" stories they were feeding the press while the movie was being shot were all a bunch of bologna. SJP had 81 costume changes. And Cynthia Nixon was "shocked" when she fell in love with her similarly-ginger girlfriend. Clip above, and after the jump, some very gay stills. More »
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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden: voting for Obama. "He is a good man, he is cool... He is just a great person overall," Madden told Us. But can they override the influence of the Montag-endorsed McCain? • Model and Sylvester Stallone ex Angie Everhart was arrested and slapped with a DUI in the early hours of last Thursday. She was released later on $15,000 worth of bail. • Kim Cattrall took her sweet time in agreeing to do the Sex and the City movie because they didn't offer her enough dough. "I never expected to be paid what Sarah was being paid. But I felt that the offer was not worthy of what the three of us had contributed. And I spoke up about it. I feel like I stuck my neck out. I fought. I don't ever want to be on a set where I feel undervalued." [Us, TMZ, I'm Not Obsessed]
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Sex And The City Really Is Full Of (Expensive) Shit
Question: Is Sex and the City in on the joke? According to WWD, in the upcoming film version of the HBO series, Carrie Bradshaw questions her assistant (played by Jennifer Hudson) about just how she affords a slew of designer accessories on an assistant's salary. [I'd like to see the assistant ask the same thing of Carrie 'I'm a writer in New York' Bradshaw. -Ed.] The assistant's answer? The bag-renting website Bag, Borrow, or Steal. Our answer? Sex and the City is not in on the joke — it's just found another way to land a corporate sponsor! And clearly, striking some strategic branding deals with fashion designers in exchange for costuming credits wasn't good enough. More »
Dear Daily Mail, sod off. The British newspaper is taking a particularly perverse and offensive joy in pointing out Kim Cattrall's cellulite. She's looking dead sexy to us, especially at age 51. Samantha Jones would definitely be giving all of you the finger right about now. [Daily Mail]
