Some all-star women actresses came together in LA last night for ELLE Magazine's 15th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute. Nicole Kidman, Isla Fisher and Halle Berry were among the honorees of the night, though Salma Hayek didn't make the event after her weekend overseas. The other women honored last night included Anne Hathaway, Jane Fonda, Sigourney Weaver and more. Most of the ladies left their men at home for the night, though Halle gave everyone a treat by bringing handsome Gabriel Aubrey. Congrats to the women celebrated last night and all the rest who came out to support their friends in Hollywood and pose together in some gorgeous dresses.
Is Entourage Still Fresh — Or Stale? Ari Gold and the gang won't be leaving our TV screens anytime soon: HBO has just renewed Entourage for a sixth season. The episodes should start filming next year and air in Summer 2009. Entourage has done a lot of skewering of Hollywood in these past few years, and it doesn't seem like it's ready to wind down anytime soon — at least according to Jeremy Piven, who said after winning his third Emmy that he could see the show going on.
Drew Barrymore had a guy friend by her side out around LA yesterday afternoon. She was casual from her head to her mismatched shoes and we even got a glimpse of her tongue ring. She supposedly got the piercing as a birthday present for Justin Long but seems the mouth jewelry lasted longer than the relationship. According to Drew, priorities aren't on men right now, though she never seems to be without one for long even if it's just a fun make out buddy to play around with.
Christina Aguilera left Jordan and Max at home on Saturday when she went shopping at Barneys in LA. The family has been relaxing in California but they'll be overseas soon — Christina signed on to perform her first big show since giving birth to Max, headlining the Africa Rising Festival in London on Oct. 14. It's important to Christina that she stays true to herself despite the new responsibilities of being a wife and mother, which apparently includes keeping up her occasionally raunchy stage shows, as she recently said, "I’m not going to take the safe route just because I had a child." Her performance at the VMAs wasn't too scandalous, so we'll have to wait and see if Christina will be getting back to her old "Dirrty" self on stage in England.
Jennifer Lopez smiled big at last night's Women in Hollywood Tribute, but these days the star has more on her mind than just fancy dresses and red carpets. She recently sat down with The Daily Beast showing her tender motherly side — of course, Emme has her ears pierced already and Max wears sequins — while opening up about a nervous breakdown, her relationship with Scientology and more. Here are highlights:
On going through a breakdown: "I don't get nervous. I don't get depressed. Blah blah blah," she says, but pauses to reconsider. Still staring into her daughter's eyes, she reaches an instant, instinctual decision. She will start now, in this moment, not-lying in her daughter's presence. "There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep. And I did have a kind of nervous breakdown. I froze up on a set. Well, not on a set, but in my trailer. I was like - I don't want to move. I don't want to talk. I don't want to do anything. It was on that movie Enough," she says, referring to the film in which she played a battered wife who finally fights back. "Yeah. I did. I had a nervous breakdown."
On Scientology: "I have no problems with it and it really actually bothers me that people have such a negative feeling towards it. . . Yeah. I wouldn't mind [sending Emme and Max to Scientology School]. Not at all. Because I know that the technologies that they have are very helpful… It's all about communication. That's the thing I really don't like about talking about this. I do know so many great people who do do it, who choose it as a lifestyle and really follow it and it is their religion…I just wish that people wouldn't judge it without knowing what it is."
On her reputation: "I think I've always been a favorite to pick on," she says. "Once you have a lot of success you become a target in many ways…I just think that the whole diva thing is a misrepresentation of who I am. I think some of that is because of where I came from. I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things. And still even with that they find stuff to pick on."
She also revealed her thoughts on why her baby pictures sold for so much. As for her reputation, she'll always enjoy the finer things, but her work ethic and loving family both help her lose the "diva" image and seem to keep her more grounded than ever.
Rihanna bundled up for her appearance on The Late Show and looked perfectly chic while waving to her New York fans. She kept things simple in all black but mixed patterns and textures to create a unique look.
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