Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem — who played a volatile couple in Vicky Cristina Barcelona — had an intimate wedding earlier this month that we’re only hearing about just now.
Only close family attended the ceremony, which was held in the Bahamas, and the bride wore Galliano. Is an Almodovar film starring both of them soon to come? [Life & Style, Us Magazine, Mirror, NYDN]
Celebrity diet exclusive! Jessica Biel doesn’t eat bread, dairy, sugar, salt or meat when she is working. Well, actually, she tells Glamour UK: “When I’m working and I eat healthily all week, I then give myself one day–usually Sunday–when I just eat what I want. You have to, otherwise your mind goes a little nutso.” [Celebitchy]
Katy Perry gets paid millions to promote Proactiv. And yet! She has pimples. But performing under hot lights while wearing lots of makeup has got to be rough on the skin, no? [NYDN]
Sean Penn, who has been working on relief efforts in Haiti, has been knighted and awarded a medal by Haitian president Rene Preval. [Daily Express]
Whether or not he can act is irrelevant: A-Rod will appear in the movie Friends With Benefits, which stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. [Gatecrasher]
Blind items! “Which Hollywood producer is divorcing his actress bride after just a few months of marriage because he caught her cheating? The beauty had a tryst with the son of a prominent couple in the sports world.” And: “Which comedian’s wife can’t keep a nanny? Word on the street about how abusive she is as a boss has would-be employees turning down major bucks from her.” [Page Six]
“I went to a boxing class because I needed the exercise but I’m not athletic but uncoordinated and lame. However I found it so much fun. I’d never boxed before but I was beating the crap out of the punch bag. I was so into it.” — Drew Barrymore. [Daily Express]
“He was almost going to be the motorcycle guy that I knocked down, and then he’d call me a bad name. But he was with the kids that day, and we couldn’t work it out.” — Angelina Jolie reveals that Brad Pitt almost had a part in Salt, but had to watch the children. [Contact Music]
“Sometimes it’s really, really evident [there are paparazzi around]. Other times, they’re sneaky — they’re good at what they do. Leo is actually amazing. He’ll be talking and then he’ll just be like, ‘Paparazzi!’ And you’ll see this tiny little camera 300 yards away! He’s really good at it.” — Ellen Page is impressed with DiCaprio’s paparazzi-spotting skills. [Contact Music]