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Green Zone star Matt Damon has said his children don’t know that he is famous.
The 39-year-old actor is best-known for movies such as the Bourne flicks, Saving Private Ryan and the Ocean’s series.
Damon and wife Luciana have two children together – Isabella, three, and Gia, 19 months. Luciana also has an older daughter, Alexia, 11, from a previous relationship, who lives with them.
Asked if his kids know what he does, he said to UK newspaper Metro: “Definitely not. Well, the 11-year-old obviously knows. She hasn’t seen all the movies but has seen enough to know that’s what I do. The little ones don’t have any idea – we’re trying to keep it that way.”
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Jennifer Aniston has poked fun at her Bounty Hunter co-star Gerard Butler’s battle with the bulge.
Aniston initially praised Butler, with whom she has been romantically linked, before telling US TV’s Live With Regis & Kelly: “Gerard is just so masculine and loveable and soft at the same time.”
But asked to dish the dirt in advance of the Scottish actor’s appearance on the show a few days later, Aniston smiled and said: “Ask him about how his training went throughout The Bounty Hunter, or his diet, or his commitment to his diet.”
She added: “Jim, who’s his trainer, literally took bread out of his fridge.
“He just likes sweets – it’s really kind of cute.”
Putting on a Scottish accent, the former Friends star added: “Cake – he gets so excited. And then literally, ‘Don’t tell!’
“Then he has this one scene where he comes out with just a towel from the shower, so he has to look extra good.
“At the end of the day, I see his assistant walking by with a cupcake. I put a note in it that said, ‘Are you sure you want to eat me?’
“But we never saw the cupcake again.”
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Jessica Biel ditched the Hollywood glamour to scale Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.
The star left her make-up at home as she climbed the 5800m mountain to raise awareness for clean drinking water projects in Africa.
Biel was joined on the‘Summit On The Summit by actor Emile Hirsch, Lupe Fiasco and musician Kenna for the treacherous climb last January.
A documentary crew from MTV followed the group as they flew from Los Angeles to Africa to climb the mountain. “I did not know if I was going to make it. I was thinking ‘What am I doing?’ I felt hopeless,” said Jessica Biel after she reached the summit. I am really, really happy that I made it to the summit but I am ready to go down.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal, 29, found friendship and camaraderie in his on-screen brother, Tobey Maguire.
The pair starred in Brothers – as brothers. The movie, which also stars Natalie Portman, tells the story of a man who comforts the wife and children of his brother after he goes missing in Afghanistan.
Gyllenhaal said of Maguire: “We’d work out together, we’d play basketball together. Not only is he a great actor, he’s also a great producer in some ways. He’s 100 per cent always involved.”
The experience has left Gyllenhaal, who is brother to actress Maggie, committed to projects where the rapport is tangible. He explained: “I don’t believe any more I can make a movie when I don’t care – about the other people in the process. I don’t think I’m any good when I don’t interact.”
Gyllenhaal recently split with top-earning actress Reese Witherspoon. He said: “Whatever I dreamed and hoped for in my career and life is not how it’s gone in a lot of ways and I love that.”
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The family of actor Corey Haim are appealing for donations from fans to help pay for his funeral.
A memorial fund will help cover the cost of transporting the former child star’s body to his native Toronto, where he will be laid to rest next week.
The body has been released to Haim’s family after the LA County Coroner completed an autopsy.
A message posted on Haim’s official website says: “Corey’s funeral will be taking place next week in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.
“Due to the unexpected expenses of transporting his body to Canada for final resting, a fund has been set up to help his family.”
A PayPal account has also been created to make it easier for fans to donate.
Haim died on Wednesday aged 38 after collapsing at the LA apartment where he was staying with his cancer-stricken mum Judy.
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Jewish militants warned Bar Refaeli not to marry American superstar Leonardo DiCaprio, according to a UK report.
Refaeli, 24, an Israeli, has come under fire in her homeland for alleged failure to honour her patriot duties, which include mandatory national service and paying taxes.
But a nationalist group named Lehava reportedly fears she will dilute her race if she weds DiCaprio. Lehava took to writing to the supermodel, stating: “It is not by chance you were born Jewish. Your grandmother and her grandmother did not dream one of their descendants would remove future generations from the Jewish people. Come to your senses. Don’t marry Leonardo DiCaprio.”
Reports have DiCaprio and Refaeli back together again after breaking up last year. They started dating in 2005.
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Zooey Deschanel’s band with M.Ward, She & Him, recently released the music video for their sophomore album’s upcoming single ‘In the Sun’ and it’s bound to make anyone’s day. Not only is the tune catchy and sweet, just like most of the music they produce, but the High School hula hooping, dance party that is the video definitely tugs at you. I am definitely excited for the indie band’s upcoming album ‘Volume Two’. With music such as this, I’m actually wondering why the actress/singer hasn’t gotten huge yet. Maybe I should rally for more supporters for her and her band.
Apparently the American Idol contestant who almost took the big crown last year made some comments about Susan Boyle a while back. Adam Lambert’s comments were not on the very friendly side so he decided he would like to reformulate the ideas… or at least he would like everybody to reconsider what he meant. This is what he said on the matter: “It came across a bit harsher than how it actually went down. But I’m not a fan of the record, it wasn’t a lie.” Whatever the man first said, it seems it wasn’t too good, but it’s a good thing Adam Lambert didn’t wait too long to say that he didn’t mean it. That’s what will keep him from turning into John Mayer.
A young couple are planning the wedding of their dreams – thanks to Conan O’Brien making the bride-to-be the ONLY person he follows on Twitter.
Talkshow legend Conan randomly picked 19-year-old Sarah Killen as the lone person he would follow on the social networking site.
Suddenly, they were flooded by people reading her tweets – gaining massive interest in her plight in trying to save enough money to wed John Slowick Jr.
The couple say they had managed to save just $30 – but thanks to their Twitter fame, they have since been offered wine, desserts, a dress and even a honeymoon.
Now they are looking at one more stroke of generosity to make it even more perfect.
“I want him to be my best man at the wedding,” John, 21, said of the talkshow host.
The couple from Michigan say the attention has totally changed their expectations for their low-budget wedding this September.
“We went from being really hard-up and now we have thousands of people trying to help us,” Killen said. “We had $30 saved up, and now the things we don’t have people are going to help us with.”
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Director Martin Scorsese is the latest filmmaker to want to make a film in 3D.
The 67-year-old recently directed Leonardo DiCaprio’s new movie Shutter Island and said he would like to direct a movie in 3D in the future following the success of flicks such as Avatar and Alice In Wonderland.
He said: “I would like to. I’m very excited by 3D. I was 10 years old when the first 3D wave occurred in 1953. Why should we be limited?
“I mean, I’m seeing you and the space is real. Time isn’t real. Time is abstract. Space is real.”
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The director of one of Corey Haim’s last movies has paid tribute to the former teen idol who died earlier today, aged 38, of a suspected accidental drugs overdose.
Michael Masucci directed Haim in the indie thriller American Sunset, and he revealed that the former Lost Boys star, who was upfront about his former drug problems, was always very professional and “a joy to work with”.
He said: “Corey was the ultimate professional.
“He was always very upfront and frank about his previous drug problems, but there was never any hint of it while he filmed American Sunset.
“There was no evidence of any drug or pill use on the film set, he was extremely hard-working.
“He always turned up on time, knew his lines and was friendly with all the cast and crew, he was a joy to work with.”
He added: “Corey was extremely talented and that showed through in his work and he will be sorely missed by me and a lot of people in the industry.”
Masucci also revealed that he had jumped at the chance to cast Haim in the lead role after hearing the actor wanted to make a comeback.
He said: “Like anyone my age I knew of Corey from the Lost Boys and those teen movies in the ’80s and early ’90s.
“I jumped at the chance to meet him…”
Masucci is hoping the movie will get a release date later this year.
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It looks like when he’s not breaking spirits on American Idol, the Earl of Exigency can be quite the charming and giving man, at least when it comes to his fiancée, Mezghan Hussainy. It looks like Simon Cowell spoils her every chance he gets, or so a source relates: “Red roses, French lingerie, Prada bags, you name it. He gives her something new practically every day. One particularly sweet surprise was private his-and-hers Swedish massages in their London hotel room.” It looks like she’s got it made… at least until they get married probably when Simon Cowell will unleash the full extent of his malefic genius. But until that time, it’s just the torture of innocent American Idol contestants for the Earl of Exigency.
Avatar actress Sigourney Weaver has put her youthful appearance down to pole-dancing.
Weaver, who played the role of Dr Grace in James Cameron’s hit film, said she took up the sexy exercise while shooting the new movie You Again.
She said: “I did a lot of training on how to pole-dance. Online in the movie, I don’t dance around a pole at all, I dance around a boy.
“It was actually a lot harder than I thought. I have a newfound respect for any girls out there who do that for a living.”
Weaver stars opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell and Patrick Duffy in the new movie.
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Farrah Fawcett was left out of the Oscars memorial to stars who died in 2009 because she was better known as a television star, the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said.
Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy, offered an explanation for the omission after the organisation was flooded with complaints after the ceremony.
Fawcett’s life partner Ryan O’Neal went on the record to question the decision, saying he and his actress daughter, Tatum, would write in protest to the Academy, of which Fawcett was a member for 40 years.
Davis said it was a difficult decision for the committe that creates the In Memoriam segment.
The AP reports Fawcett and actor Gene Barry were both omitted. Davis said he and his peers deemed the pair was best known for “remarkable television work” and would be more appropriately honoured by the television academy at the Emmy Awards.
Davis noted “an unusual number of extremely distinguished screenwriters” died in 2009 and the Academy tried to honour many of them in the segment.
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Actress Charlize Theron has defended her choice of Oscar dress and said she “loved” the gown.
Theron, 34, wore a lilac dress to the recent 82nd Academy Awards with her bust decorated by two large roses.
The actress was criticised for the outfit, with The Orange County Register saying: “We hated the weird rosebud pasties on her strapless, flowing lavender and mauve gown. All the attention in the wrong place.”
However, the star was asked on the red carpet about the gown and she said to UsMagazine.com: “I just loved this dress!”
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A host of male stars poked fun at themselves in a hilarious post-Oscar sketch for the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night.
A-listers including Matthew McConaughey, Patrick Dempsey, Sting, Josh Hartnett, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Keith Urban, Rob Lowe and John Krasinski all starred in the bit about an elite society for handsome men.
In the clip, the Handsome Men’s Club is presided over by portly late night host Jimmy Kimmel who founded the club and has the last say on who is deemed handsome enough to join.
His duties include telling Sting to put his vanity mirror down when he’s caught staring at himself.
“I’m sorry, Jimmy – I got lost in my own eyes,” says Sting.
When all the other members agree Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are handsome enough to join, Kimmel overrules the vote saying they’re just ‘cute’ and can’t sign up.
But afterwards, he faces a revolt from the members when McConaughey challenges Kimmel’s handsomeness with a vote to replace him as president.
When he loses, Kimmel leaves the club only to wake and realise it’s all been a nightmare – and he’s actually in bed with Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.
Affleck reassures Kimmel that he is handsome as Garner wakes, saying: “Ben, that’s enough – this is getting weird.”
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2010 Academy Award Winners:
Sandra Bullock oscar acceptance speech
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Best motion picture of the year
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
Best animated feature film of the year
Up (Walt Disney), Pete Docter
Achievement in art direction
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
Achievement in cinematography
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore
Achievement in costume design
The Young Victoria (Apparition), Sandy Powell
Achievement in directing
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow
Best documentary feature
The Cove (Roadside Attractions)
Best documentary short subject
Music by Prudence, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Achievement in film editing
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Best foreign language film of the year
El Secreto de Sus Ojos (“The Secret In Their Eyes”) (Sony Pictures Classics) Argentina
Achievement in makeup
Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Up (Walt Disney), Michael Giacchino
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best animated short film
Logorama (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin
Best live action short film
The New Tenants, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Achievement in sound editing
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson
Achievement in sound mixing
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Achievement in visual effects
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
Adapted screenplay
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Original screenplay
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal
Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock said she wanted to celebrate her win with a burger.
The star walked away with the Best Actress gong at the 82nd Academy Awards in LA on March 7 after beating actresses such as Dame Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep.
Asked how she wanted to celebrate, she said to reporters: “I just want a burger and I just want some food.
“I want to sit down, take the shoes off. I want to eat and not sweat it and not worry the dress will bust open. I just want to relax and… I’d like a nap, too.”
After finding out that she had won, her husband Jesse James whispered something in her ear but she wasn’t keen to divulge what he said.
She said: “I’d never divulge what Jesse says, unless he divulges it first. It’s between me and the man.”
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Oscar winner Christoph Waltz celebrated his triumph by starring in a bizarre comedy sketch that saw him apparently spinning a ukulele on his manhood and posing in lederhosen surrounded by sheep.
The Inglourious Basterds star, who won Best Supporting actor for his role as a ruthless Nazi, also simulated sex with a lamp and a phone to music in the spoof.
The sketch on US chatshow host Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars special was supposedly taken from a BBC documentary on the previously unknown Waltz’s background.
It featured Austrian Waltz explaining how a film called Der Humpink “defines him as an actor”.
Clips from the spoof film showed him dancing around and cavorting with the random objects, then smiling and saying: “Der Humpink”.
In his commentary to the bizarre scenes, Waltz said: “It could be the role of my lifetime.
“Everything I ever experienced in my life, everything I ever did as an actor, they pulled towards each other and it became Der Humpink.”
He added: “You have to understand, Der Humpink is not a metaphor. Yes, the ukulele is.
“I am communicating. The message is important. What part don’t you understand?
“We are all humpink. We need to hump together. The new age of humpink is dawning.”
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Here’s a fun idea: why not dig up the past in order to write a book that might cause some celebrities a heap of trouble? This probably what Jenny Paul thought when writing her book, “Brad Pitt and Angelina: The True Story”, where she relates about the actress’ alleged affair with Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones back when she was married to Jerry Hall. This is what Jenny Hall said about her book: “Hollywood will be rocked by these revelations about Brad and Angelina.” And somebody might get sued afterwards, right? Even Mick Jagger wasn’t really the free bird back then to actually be very clean from this, but then again, he always was a bit of a wild card, so at least he has an excuse.
