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I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SEX LEGEND RUMORS Jack Nicholson opens up and talks about his life and reflects on the choices he has made throughout his career.
KEIRA KNIGHTLY POSES TOPLESS Allure magazine got all the dish on Keira Knightly's topless photoshoot as well as the fact on the anorexia rumors.
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LOVE LIVES True Blood loves Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin go for a stroll.
LOOSE TALK What stars like Emma Watson and Halle Berry are saying this week.
WHY TAYLOR CAN'T FIND LOVE The reasons why Taylor Swift just can't seem to get it right in love.
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STREET WALK Rooney Mara, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Affleck and more out and about.
SHOCKING SHOTS The shocking photos of Jared Leto & Gabriel Aubrey
HOT HOLLYWOOD Zooey Deschanel on set for the 2012 FOX campaign photoshoot.
CLOSE UPS Feel good about yourself see close ups of Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and more.
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HAIR TRANSFORMATION The ever changing styles of Emma Stone see how her hair has transformed.
RED CARPET The stars showed off their best at the American Music Awards.
GET THE LOOK Look like celebrity Kate Middleton in this week's celebrity spotlight.
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AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD WINNER Find out who won at the 2012 AMAs.
REVIEWS All recent movies, music, and more.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2011 Stone showed off her red locks at the Worldwide Orphans Foundation Benefit in New York City.
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JUNE 19, 2012 Stone flaunting deep red lips and platinum hair at The Amazing Spider-Man premiere in Paris, France.
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groceries at LifeThyme on Monday (November 19) in New York City. VANESSA PARADIS on the set of her film
Fading Gigolo on Friday (November 16) in New York City.
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some shopping on Sunday (November 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif. DIANE KRUGER holds onto some papers
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I’M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SEX LEGEND RUMORS Written by Zach Johnson
Jack Nicholson has long been rumored to have bedded more than 2,000 women — a mighty feat for any man. But according to the 75-yearold actor, that number has been greatly exaggerated over the years. “I am an extreme person. If someone says, ‘Jack, you are a womanizer,’ I don’t deny it. But the life of a gigolo always ends badly,” the Oscar winner tells The UK’s The Sun. “That is one of the reasons I feel uncomfortable about all that ‘sex legend’ stuff.” “There are also women I have seen, intimately, for a very long time over my life,” he adds. “Unexpected, perhaps, but true.”
The Bucket List actor adds, “I have been in a lot of therapy over the years and have found it has helped. The therapist I use in Los Angeles says to me, ‘Jack, you are one of the best patients I’ve ever had.’ And I say, ‘Why is that, Sidney?’ He says. ‘You usually know what your problem is, you do what I tell you and that’s the end of the therapy.’” In hindsight, Nicholson wishes he would have been a more involved parent to 48-year-old Jennifer (with ex-wife Sandra Knight), 22-yearold Lorraine and 20-year-old Raymond (with ex-girlfriend Rebecca Broussard) and 32-yearold Honey (with ex-girlfriend Winnie Hollman). (Actress Susan Anspach has said her son, Caleb Goddard, was fathered by Nicholson, but the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest star has not confirmed her allegation.)
Nicholson — who has enjoyed high-profile relationships with Anjelica Huston and Janice Dickinson, among others — insists he’s much more mellow than he used to be. “Anger has always been a problem and every once in a while I just have to let it out. I always regret it later. “I didn’t see enough of my eldest daughter because I was trying to make a career,” he tells After a couple of hours I calm down and think, The Sun. He won the Academy Award for Best ‘What way could I have solved that problem Actor twice: for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest other than blowing up?’ I should have learned and for As Good as It Gets. He also won the how to do that long ago and that would have Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for made my life easier — with less apologizing.” the 1983 film Terms of Endearment.
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When Nicholson first came to Hollywood, he worked as a gofer for animation legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at the MGM cartoon studio. Seeing his talent as an artist, they offered Nicholson a starting level position as an animation artist. However, citing his desire to become an actor, he declined.
Young and Optimistic at age 31
Wise with wisdom at age 75
He made his film debut in a low-budget teen drama The Cry Baby Killer, in 1958, playing the title role. For the following decade, Nicholson was a frequent collaborator with the film’s producer, Roger Corman. Corman directed Nicholson on several occasions, most notably in The Little Shop of Horrors, as masochistic dental patient Wilbur Force, and also in The Raven, The Terror, and The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. He worked frequently with director Monte Hellman as well on low-budget westerns, though two in particular, Ride in the Whirlwind and The Shooting, initially failed to find interest from any US film distributors but gained cult success on the art house circuit in France and were later sold to television. With his acting career heading nowhere, Nicholson seemed resigned to a career behind the camera as a writer/director. His first real taste of writing success was the LSD-fueled screenplay for the 1967 film, The Trip (directed by Corman), which starred Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Nicholson also co-wrote, with Bob Rafelson, the movie Head, which starred The Monkees. In addition, he also arranged the movie’s soundtrack. However, after a spot opened up in Fonda and Hopper’s Easy Rider, it led to his first big acting break. Nicholson played hard-drinking lawyer George Hanson, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. A Best Actor nomination came the following year for his persona-defining role in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Also that year, he appeared in the movie adaptation of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, although most of his performance was left on the cutting room floor. He was the first choice to play the role of Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist, but the role was turned over to Jason Miller. Other Nicholson roles included Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail (1973), for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Roman Polanski noir thriller, Chinatown (1974). Nicholson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for both films. Nicholson was friends with the director long before the death of Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, at the hands of the Manson Family, and supported him in the days following the deaths. After Tate’s death, Nicholson began sleeping with a hammer under his pillow, and took breaks
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from work to attend the Manson trial. It was at Nicholson’s home where the rape case for which Polanski was arrested occurred. Nicholson earned his first Best Actor Oscar for portraying Randle P. McMurphy in the movie adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milo Forman in 1975. His Oscar was matched when Louise Fletcher received the Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched. After this, he began to take more unusual roles. He took a small role in The Last Tycoon, opposite Robert De Niro. He took a less sympathetic role in Arthur Penn’s western The Missouri Breaks, specifically to work with Marlon Brando. He followed this by making his second directorial effort with the western comedy Goin’ South. His first movie as a director was a 1971 quirky release called Drive, He Said. Although he garnered no Academy Award for Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining (1980), it remains one of his more significant roles. His second Oscar, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, came for his role of retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment (1983), directed by James L. Brooks. Nicholson continued to work prolifically in the 1980s, starring in such films as The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Reds (1981), Prizzi’s Honor (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Broadcast News (1987), and Ironweed (1987). Three Oscar nominations also followed (Reds, Prizzi’s Honor, and Ironweed). Nicholson introduced several acts at Live Aid at the JFK Stadium in July 1985. He turned down the role of John Book in Witness. The 1989 Batman movie, wherein Nicholson played the psychotic murderer and villain, The Joker, was an international smash hit, and a lucrative percentage deal earned Nicholson about $60 million. For his role as hot-headed Col. Nathan R. Jessup in A Few Good Men (1992), a movie about a murder in a U.S. Marine Corpsunit, Nicholson received yet another Academy nomination. Nicholson went on to win his next Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Melvin Udall, a mean-spirited, compulsive obsessive neurotic author in As Good as It Gets (1997). again directed by Brooks. His Oscar was matched with the Academy Award for Best Actress for Helen Hunt as a Manhattan waitress drawn into a love/hate friendship with Udall, a frequent diner in the restaurant in which she worked. In 2001, Nicholson was the first actor to receive the Stanislavsky Award at the Moscow International Film Festival for “conquering the heights of acting and faithfulness”.
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He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three). Nicholson was well known for playing villainous roles such as Jack Torrance in The Shining, Frank Costello in The Departed, and the Joker in 1989’s Batman, among many other roles. Nicholson was one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s; the other is Michael Caine.
“I GIVE OUT ADVICE ALL THE TIME. I SAY, ‘DO NOT LIE, DO NOT STEAL AND DO NOT BE AFRAID.’ ESPECIALLY, THE LAST ONE. FEAR STOPS US FROM DOING THINGS... I ALSO SAY IT’S THE THINGS THAT YOU DO NOT DO IN LIFE THAT CAUSE REGRET.”
Regardless of all the success, fame, and fortune. Nicholson wishes he would have spent more time with his family. “I have a daughter, Lorraine, and a son, Raymond, with whom I was able to spend much more time.” Over the years, the Shining star has picked up a few words of wisdom he often imparts on his three children.
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STYLE
RED CARPET
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
THE STARS! THE SONGS! THE STYLES! Taylor Swift, Kerry Washington, Kelly Roland, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Pink rocked the American Music Awards red carpet with dresses by designers including Zuhair Murad, Stella McCartney, Oscar de la Renta, Monique Lhuillier, even Giorgio Armani.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD wearing Abed Mahfouz
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The 40th American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC. The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music. Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, Nicki Minaj won two and Rihanna won one of their four nominations, while Taylor Swift earned her eleventh AMA.
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WINNER Hillary Scott‘s band Lady Antebellum won the award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/ Group during the show
HILLARY STONE wearing Armani
ENTERTAINMENT
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS Artist of the Year
COUNTRY
Justin Bieber Drake Maroon 5 Katy Perry Rihanna
SOUL/R&B
New Artist of the Year Carly Rae Jepsen J. Cole FUN Gotye One Direction
Favorite Male Artist POP/ROCK Justin Bieber Flo Rida Pitbull Usher
COUNTRY Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Eric Church
SOUL/R&B Usher Chris Brown Trey Songz
Taylor Swift Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood
BeyoncĂŠ Mary J. Blige Rihanna
Favorite Album POP/ROCK Justin Bieber (Believe) Maroon 5 (Overexposed) Nicki Minaj (Pink Friday) One Direction (Up All Night)
COUNTRY Carrie Underwood (Blown Away) Luke Bryan (Tailgates & Tanlines) Lionel Richie (Tuskegee)
RAP/HIP HOP Nicki Minaj (Pink Friday) J. Cole (Cole World) Drake (Take Care)
SOUL/R&B Rihanna (Talk That Talk) Chris Brown (Fortune) Usher (Looking 4 Myself)
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NEWS
LOOSE TALK
WHAT THE STARS ARE SAYING
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They’re ver straight forw they wear fli I don’t know
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erican men over British men.
NEWS
BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN
I’ve been wanting to send her flowers for, like, a month and a half...Reese, your ice cream cake is on the way! On how Reese Witherspoon's new baby overshadowed the arrival of his son.
HALLE BERRY
I’m a hopeless romantic, and I won’t stop till I get it right! On preparing to walk down the aisle for the third time.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
I like to be as free as possible at all times. It's just who I am. I am a free flower. On why she likes to go commando.
LAUREN CONRAD
You don't want a slob, but you don't want a guy who's always borrowing your tweezers. On what she looks for in a boyfriend.
JOSH DUHAMEL
We were so into it. We thought we were so cool. It was like a real-life Zoolander. On beating Ashton Kutcher in a 1997 Male Model of the Year Contest.
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SHOCKING SHOTS
JARED LETO & GABRIEL AUBREY
JARED LETO poses in drag for his new movie The Dallas Buyers Club
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JARED LETO dresses in drag for a photoshoot for his new film The Dallas Buyers Club in New Orleans, La.
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SHOCKING SHOTS
JARED LETO PHOTOSHOOT
JARED LETO Lifts up his shirt to show his weight loss Photographs by Terry Richardson
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Jared Leto goes shirtless and shows off his recent weight loss in a new photo shoot for Terry Richardson. The 40-year-old actor is currently in the process of shooting his new film The Dallas Buyers Club, in which he plays a cross-dressing AIDS patient who meets Matthew McConaughey‘s character in the hospital.
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ASHLEY OLSEN buys a bunch of flowers
at Whole Foods while running errands on Friday (November 30) in New York City. JESSICA SZOHR gets a work out in at
Cycle House on Thursday (November 29) in Los Angeles, Calif. BRAD PITT takes the kids to a movie
on the Sunday (November 25) after Thanksgiving in Los Angeles, Calif.
JENNY MCCARTHY enjoys a Chicago Bulls
game, court side, on Monday (November 26) in Chicago, Il. KRISTEN BELL takes a break from
shopping at the Americana on Tuesday (November 27) in Glendale, Calif.
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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY POSES TOPLESS Written by Kevin O'Leary
Keira Knightley has no qualms about taking her top off! The 27 -year -old actress appears nearly nude on the December cover of Allure, wearing only a Chanel jacket and Tom Ford tuxedo pants. The Anna Karenina star also poses topless in the accompanying article. “I’m quite rigorous about what gets exposed,” the British beauty says of appearing nude on film. “No bottom half! I don’t mind exposing my tits because they’re so small — people really aren’t that interested.”
my face is not right. Or the way I speak is not right,” she says. “When you’re going through a period where you’re really getting a lot of criticism, you go, ‘Maybe all this is right! You just kind of want to hide it all.’” The Academy Award nominee actress— engaged to Klaxons keyboardist James Righton—found solace during a month-long sojourn through Europe.
“I’D HIT A WALL AND NEEDED TO STEP BACK IN ORDER TO Luckily, Knightley has a sense of humor about her LEARN THE THINGS smaller cup size— even when movie marketing I NEEDED TO LEARN” executives try to enhance her bust. Knightley ac-
knowledges that her body has always been under heavy scrutiny. In 2007, reports claimed the Pirates of the Caribbean actress suffered from an eating disorder. “The anorexic stuff — all of that—it’s always going to have an impact, so I think it did hit pretty hard. Because you go, ‘Oh, maybe that’s right!’ I knew I wasn’t anorexic, but maybe my body is somehow not right. Or 42 | December 10, 2010 | US WEEKLY
she tells Allure. Despite her hardships, and she never lost sight of her dream. “There’s clearly something in me that goes, ‘No, actually, I know I’ve got something.’” And so she kept pursuing acting and it eventually paid off. As part of her job she sometimes is required to go topless, so she took it one step further a decided she'd be
KEIRA KNIGHTLY Poses topless in the December 2012 issue of Allure magazine.
KEIRA KNIGHTLY on the cover of Allure magazine.
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KEIRA KNIGHTLY's breast were altered for the poster of King Arthur.
photographed without a top on. Most actresses will hiring a body double to play their pat in any nude scenes, but Keira wanted to embrace her body to make a statement. Wearing a Chanel jacket and nothing under it for the cover, and pieces of a Tom Ford tuxedo, Knightley, who stars in Anna Karenina, says, “I like a masculine look; I feel comfortable in it.” Knightley continues: “I was only angry when they were really droopy. For (2004 film) King Arthur, for a poster, they gave me these really strange droopy (ones)... I thought, well if you're going to make me fantasy breasts, at least make perky breasts.” Knightley also addresses hurtful accusations that she is too skinny. “The anorexic stuff — all of that — it's always going to have an impact, so I think it did hit pretty hard . Because you go, oh, maybe that's right! I knew I wasn't anorexic, but maybe my body is somehow not right.” On feminism: “I am a feminist, but I clearly objectify myself -so that right there is a total contradiction to feminist principles.” And of her career, she says: “It’s very, very hard on women who get older…I can say that when I’m 27, you know. Talk to me when I’m 37.” Keira Knightley is known mainly for her impressive acting abilities and her tendency towards dramatic period films (sometimes it seems like she wears corsets exclusively). But in the December issue of Allure, the British actress spends a lot of time discussing another personal asset: her breasts. In an industry where everyone and everything seems to be going under the knife, Knightley embraces her figure and now she’s showing us why! While most women dream of perky breast, and even pay the big bucks for them, Knightley is glad to have her, below average, chest and knows that it’s her talent that shines.
gets exposed... No bottom half! I don’t mind exposing my tits because they're so small— people really aren't that interested!” She also notes that her small cup size causes production teams to get a bit... creative:
“THEY ALWAYS PENCIL IN MY BOOBS. I WAS ONLY ANGRY WHEN THEY WERE REALLY DROOPY. FOR 'KING ARTHUR,' FOR A POSTER, THEY GAVE ME THESE REALLY STRANGE DROOPY TITS…. I THOUGHT, WELL IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE ME FANTASY BREASTS, AT LEAST MAKE PERKY BREASTS."
All the chest talk makes sense, given how topless Keira is for the Allure shoot. Snapped by Mario Testino, one photos shows Keira in an open Chanel jacket with nothing underneath and another with nothing covering her top but a strategically placed drinking glass. But it’s a tad ironic: don’t these pictures seem to be altered, too? We’re sensing a case of “invisible nipples” on the cover, i.e. nipples that have suddenly disappeared with a touch of Photoshop. Got to keep things appropriate, we suppose... The December issue of Allure hits newsstands November 20, 2012.
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CELEBRITY
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STAR PETS
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BRADLEY COOPER and rumored onagain girlfriend ZOE SALDANA take a
Thanksgiving day walk with his mom and pup on Thursday (November 22) in Malibu, Calif.
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MILEY CYRUS cuddles with one of her
puppies while shopping for pet supplies on Monday (November 26) at Spot! in LA. JENNA DEWAN-TATUM flashes a smile
while taking her two dogs for a walk in Runyon Canyon on Sunday (November 25) in West Hollywood, Calif. MIRANDA KERR totes around her adorable
dog Frankie on Sunday morning (November 25) in New York City. JESSICA BIEL takes her two dogs for a walk
before heading to a private jet to go away for the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday (November 21) in Van Nuys, Calif.
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ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIE REVIEWS
NEW BOX OFFICE RELEASES
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CLOUD ATLAS
BUST
We are all connected by love. A simple message, to be sure — yet, in this epic, it’s delivered in the form of an exasperating, head-scratching puzzle. The genre-skipping narrative unfolds via six story lines spanning six centuries, with actors playing multiple parts. In the most suspenseful arc, a journalist (Halle Berry) takes on a nuclear-power chief (Hugh Grant) in 1970s San Francisco. On the other end of the
quality spectrum, a tribesman (Tom Hanks) teams up with Berry’s explorer in a nonsensical post apocalyptic drama. Just when a character makes a breakthrough, directors Andy & Lana Wachowski (The Matrix trilogy) abruptly change lanes. For 172 minutes. Appreciate the far reaching effort. Just don’t try and enjoy it.
CELEBRITY
PICTURES
HOT HOLLYWOOD ZOOEY DESCHANEL
With the official start of the Winter TV season just a week away, and Fox is readying for the month of premieres. Tuesday morning, the network kicked off its annual "Faces of Fox" campaign, wherein the stars of its stable of series pose for some often goofy glamor shots. The full behind the scenes clip features stars from returning series — Glee, Raising Hope, New Girl — and new entries —The Following, The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate. Check your local listings and make sure not to miss these fantastically funny shows.
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NEW GIRL, IT GIRL Zooey Deschanel is a hit with her new show 'New Girl' on the FOX network.
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NEWS
SALMA HAYEK: FRENCH FIRST LEAGUE SOCCER FAN! Salma Hayek gets her cheer on at the French First League Soccer Game on Saturday (November 17) in France. The 46-year-old actress was joined by her husband Francois-Henri Pinaultand their daughter Valentina, who rooted for his team from the stadium next to his wife. Late last month, Salma, Francois, and their daughter Valentina took a private jet out of Los Angeles together. Salma Hayek is classy chic while boarding a private jet on Sunday (October 28) in Los Angeles. The night before, Salma attended the 2012 LACMA Art + Film Gala with Francois. Mark your calendars, Salma can be seen reuniting with her Here Comes the Boom co-star Kevin James on their upcoming film Grown Ups II, which will be out in theaters on July 12, 2013. Salma Hayek, Kerry Washington, and Karlie Kloss hit the purple carpet at the 2012 LACMA Art + Film Gala held on Saturday (October 27) in Los Angeles. The ladies were joined at the event by Salma’s hubby Francois-Henri Pinault, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Modern Family’s Ty Burrell with wife Holly, and Will Ferrell with wife Viveca Paulin. Kerry’s Django Unchained co-star Leonardo DiCaprio served as one of the evening’s co-chairs to help honor artist Ed Ruscha and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, coinciding with two new exhibits at the museum.
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SELMA HAYEK and her husband FRANCOIS-HENRI PINAULTAND attend the French League Soccer Game.
WHY TAYLOR SWIFT CAN’T FIND LOVE Taylor Swift may be the most successful young musician of the moment, but it is her career that is ruining her love life!
uses personal experiences in her songs and so are hesitant to date her.
“It’s like she’s analyzing love like a scienThe 22-year - old, who recently added Conor tist, rather than just feeling it. It’s ironic Kennedy to her ever growing list of failed that she is a multimillionaire from singing romances that includes celebrities such about love.” as John Mayer, Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal However, her friends do have faith that and Taylor Lautner, can’t keep a man belove is in the cards for Swift. cause she is a slave to her career and puts too much pressure on her relationships, “With each relationship, she’s less and less according to her friends. naive about the reality of dating. She is starting to realize it’s not this imaginary “All Taylor wants is to be loved by someone,” fantasy with princes on horses sweeping a friend of the country musician revealed you away.” to US Weekly. “She’s a prisoner of her work,” another source close to Taylor reveals, adding that she is active in every aspect of her enterprise. “It takes up all of her time.” Taylor, who has made it no secret she is a hopeless romantic, telling Cosmopolitan that “the idea of finding another person to share your life with is the most fascinating, beautiful quest you could ever be on in life,” can also be overwhelming once she gets involved with someone. “She overworks relationships” says the source. “She puts so much pressure on them, it ultimately kills the deal. Then she’s baffled as to why it didn’t work.” Case in point? Swift recently plopped down $5 million on a house in the same neighborhood as Kennedy, shortly after she went public with her romance with the 18-year -old high school student. And although the tunes she has penned about her former flames result in charttopping hits, her pals are concerned that her song-writing skills have a negative effect on her love life in general. Guys knows she
After an intense couple months of dating, Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy have broken up, a close friend of the singer confirms exclusively to Us Weekly. “They quietly parted ways a while ago,” the friend explains of the We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together crooner, 22, and the high school senior, 18. “It was just a distance thing. No hard feelings. They're fine.” First spotted with the six-time Grammy winner at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannisport, MA in July, Conor is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the late Mary Kennedy. But despite Swift’s speedy summertime bond with her new man and his brood, the romance had to take a backseat to Swift’s work duties. “It’s been over a month since they’ve even seen each other,” the friend explains. “With her promotion for Red, she has no time off until the end of the year.”
TAYLOR SWIFT and her handsome costar REEVE CARNEY shooting her new music video for “I Knew You Were Trouble” on Monday (November 19) in Los Angeles.
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READY TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF? Sure, celebrities look amazing on film and in magazines, but how do they look in unaltered, high-resolution photos? These photos from the hilarious Tumblr blog Celebrity Close-Up offers a fun and surprisingly scary look at your favorite celebrity's pores and wrinkles.
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CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT KATE MIDDLETON
Kate Middleton has the Midas touch when it comes to making just about anything seem like it should probably be in your closet, too. This covet-worthy list includes everything from her go-to nude L.K. Bennett pumps and dreamy Alexander McQueen wedding dress, to that iconic blue Issa wrap dress — and now, we think it's safe to assume we can add this skirt suit into the ranks. The royal beauty chose an oxblood-hued Paule Ka set ($1380) to make her standout case for the skirt suit, and here are the only two reasons you need to, er, follow suit. One if you needed yet another reason to be convinced of this rich burgundy color's seasonal appeal, look no further. Two the skirt suit — as worn by Kate — isn't nearly as stuffy or as matronly as we once imagined it to be. In fact, we're absolutely loving its fresh tailored feel (hello, double-breasted blazer!) and feminine edge (sometimes it's more fun to wear a girly circle skirt to work). Thus, we're on board with her latest look and its versatility in the office-chic department. We'd say this is for the girl who doesn't always want to take the trouser approach to her work attire. It's Fall-appropriate (opaque black tights and black suede pumps included) and provides a perfect example of how to switch things up with polished finesse. If you're more of a boots-in-cold-weather girl, then a slick pair of riding-style boots will keep the professional outfit intact.
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