MTV Networks held their Upfront Presentation in NYC yesterday, bringing out some of our favorite stars from their stations. Of course it wouldn't be an MTV event without a representative from The Hills, and their alpha starlet Lauren Conrad was happy to oblige. On the Comedy Central side of things, Sarah Silverman straddled Chris Rock on the red carpet while Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart enjoyed some Doritos on stage. John Legend performed and even Justin Timberlake made an appearance. Sounds like the network full of guilty pleasures that we can't stop watching is ready to bring us more of all our favorites.
Scarlett Johansson spent some time in the wilderness in a photoshoot reminiscent of her new album cover contemplating life and men for Paste magazine. Sure, she looks cute in that red dress, but we're too busy trying to picture her wedding gown already. In the article titled "My Five Dads" Scarlett keeps quiet about her new fiancé Ryan Reynolds (boo), but she dishes on the men she considers father figures: Bill Murray, Woody Allen, Tom Waits, Barack Obama, and Bob Dylan. Here are highlights:
On Bill Murray: “Bill brings an integrity to the work because he really personalizes it,” she says. “He shared his own kind of wisdom in that film. Some of his lines were things he had written, very poignant moments like when he says, ‘You get older, you have kids….’ He’s reminiscing with this character. I think a lot of people related to his character because it was really coming from him."
On Barack Obama: “It’s been so exciting to get out there and talk to kids—and I say ‘kids’ meaning my peers—about why I appreciate Barack. He’s confronting health-care issues that affect young people. You know, most of my friends don’t have insurance. They’re working as photo assistants and stuff like that. These kids on the campaign trail asking questions, they are so well-informed. They’re asking really specific policy questions. It impacts whether they decide to vote for Clinton or Obama, or decide to register as independent or support McCain. They have real concerns, and they want answers. I love that part of it. So that’s a whole other aspect of this life that’s been fun and inspiring.”
On Woody Allen: "I don’t know why relationships between men and women are always pigeon-holed into being some kind of push-and-pull for sexual power. I’m always kind of weirded out when I’m interviewed by people who say, ‘Gosh! Woody must be in love with you.’ It’s like, ‘f*cking expand your mind.’ We have a great friendship between us and I have such a fondness for him as a person. I can appreciate his quirks.”
To read what she has to say about her other two dads just read more
Between playing official race car driver and the collection he already has, everyone knows Patrick Dempsey loves his wheels. Yesterday he considered treating himself to another one as he drove his Porsche to check out the Jaguar dealership in LA. We're all glad to have Grey's back even though we're already gearing up for the big finale event in two weeks. While you wouldn't be heartbroken if Katherine Heigl left the show, hopefully we don't have to worry about Dr. Shepherd leaving us to pursue the rebirth of his movie career.
Julia Roberts flashed that famous smile on the set of Duplicity in NYC yesterday while her co-star Clive Owen showed off how he makes stern look hot. Clive's got no problem with gaining female fans, but last year it wasn't enough to score him a coveted spot on the PopSugar 100, which means you've got some work to do if you want to see him make the cut this time around. Julia came in at No. 8, so something tells us she has nothing to worry about in keeping a place on the list.
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As much as it breaks our hearts, George Clooney only has eyes for Sarah Larson these days, but that certainly doesn't mean there aren't a whole lot of women willing to give it a try. On Tuesday when he showed up for a shoot for Esquire's upcoming 75th anniversary issue, apparently he had the whole office swooning as he danced with different staffers. From there he continued his tour of NYC with a screening for Leatherheads where he joked about the movie's success, or lack thereof. He said:
"[Leatherheads] bombed and when I say bombed, it bombed. Someone said, 'How does that feel?' and it stings a little bit. It's not like we just showed up: I was working on this for a couple years and put a lot of work into it, and you get knocked back a little bit.
The trick is how you handle things when things don't go great. It's easy when things are doing well. The people I most admire are the people who handle it when the studio says that's really underperformed and they say, 'Ow, that hurt.' I've been a fan of watching people go through cycles, not just winning cycles."
Aw, don't be sad Clooney! While I'm sure it hurt to see his labor of love beaten down at the box office, he's still got a lot of great things going for him. Plus, hearing the most suave star in Hollywood talk about his wounded ego is perhaps the most endearing thing of all.
Jenna Dewan walked down the street in Beverly Hills looking extremely chic and poised. Her structured white blazer framed her body perfectly, and paired well over her draped fringe Haute Hippie halter, denim leggings, and over-the-knee brown boots.
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