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Keira Knightley warns: 'I'm moody'

2007-11-10T00:11:00.000-08:00

She's often plays a demure English rose onscreen, but in real life Keira Knightley has admitted she spends a lot of her time being very cranky indeed.

The 22-year-old issued a warning to all: "I'm a moody bastard."

As if to reinforce the point, Keira spent much of her interview with Elle magazine bemoaning her treatment by the press, mobile phones and even the word "cute".

She said: "I've been banned from reading newspapers because the way they're written angers me so much.

"If I want an opinion, I'll read the opinion part of the newspaper.

"I do not want it when I'm trying to get the facts. I get incredibly angry. It really f---s me off. See, I have to calm down about it."

The Atonement star then moved her fury on to mobile phones, saying: "I hate them. It rings, and then I realize that I don't want to talk to anyone. So I always press ignore."

Even the English language got a battering.

She said: "I hate cute, I've always hated cutesy."

"My mum used to ban the word cute. Absolutely banned."

Keira, who has recently been filming an 18th century drama called The Duchess alongside Ralph Finnes, continued to work herself into a lather after she was asked about her sexual powers.

She said: "Oh, my god. I don't think I'm aware of it now! No... I'm lying. I don't know why I said that.

"No, I'm not lying, actually. I'll just have an argument with myself!"

Perhaps Keira just needs a little lie down.

Shock new couple: Owen Wilson & Jessica Simpson

2007-11-10T00:09:00.000-08:00

Owen Wilson is reportedly dating Jessica Simpson.

The Wedding Crashers actor has been on a string of dates with the blonde beauty since the pair worked on a Willie Nelson music video last month.

They were first seen at Santa Monica's Huntley Hotel and were recently spotted enjoying a meal at New York's Waverly Inn, before heading for drinks at the exclusive Rose Bar.

A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Jessica was touching Owen's arm and flipping her hair. Owen was charming, making Jessica laugh. It looked very much like they were on a date."

Owen's friends say the relationship is not yet serious or exclusive.

One friend said: "Owen finds Jessica hilarious, but he's talking to lots of girls."

Owen - who was rushed to hospital in August following a failed suicide bid - has been single since splitting from Kate Hudson earlier this year.

However, it was recently reported Kate was keen to rekindle her romance with the actor.

Jessica was previously married to singer Nick Lachey. The pair famously starred in their own MTV reality show Newlyweds, which documented their lives together.

The pair officially divorced in 2006, and Jessica has since been linked to US musician John Mayer and comedian Dane Cook.

Jessica Alba - 'I Want To Be Tough, Not Beautiful'

2007-11-10T00:07:00.000-08:00

Hollywood beauty JESSICA ALBA is desperate to shed her sexy image, because she'd rather be known for her tough-girl attitude. The 26-year-old actress admits she would prefer to win a man's heart with her fists than her looks - because her beauty 'isn't important'. She says "I'd rather slay a guy with my fists than knock him out with the way I look. I know people like what they see and I'm totally happy to dress up and look sexy but I just see it as playing a part. "Underneath I'd prefer to be known for something else, like being tough or being smart. It makes me feel more confident to know I can hold my own in a fight than it does to look in the mirror and think I look beautiful."

Jessica Simpson: ‘I’m In a Really Good Place’

2007-11-10T00:06:00.001-08:00

Jessica Simpson has had her share of heartbreak. Now the single stunner is telling “Extra” that she’s ready for love – and she has a good idea of where to find it!

“I think Boston has cute boys,” Jessica revealed to “Extra.” “I need a Boston man. A Boston man is closest to a Southern man, I believe.”

The Texas-born beauty is in the dating world again since her relationship with John Mayer ended in May. Now she’s ready to open up about her feelings on the new album she’s about to record.

“I can’t wait to share my heart with the world,” Jessica told “Extra” backstage at Macy’s in New York, where she launched her latest fashion line. “The fun, the good, the bad, the happy, the sad. You know, I’m comfortable letting people in now. I’m in a really good place.”

Jessica’s good times continue with another hosting appearance on “The View” on Nov. 15. She revealed that the first time she hosted the show, she was left speechless.

“I had to interview Angelina Jolie and I was just really, really starstruck,” she confessed. “I was just in awe of her beauty.”

Jessica also just wrapped shooting “Major Movie Star,” in which the blonde bombshell enlists in the Army. To prepare for the role, Jessica, 25, actually went through boot camp.

“I really found out a lot about myself and gained a lot of confidence,” Jessica said. “It’s really humbling.”

Keira Knightley Banned From Reading Papers

2007-11-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Atonement star Keira Knightley has revealed her family and friends refuse to let her read newspapers for fear she'll lose her temper.

The actress - voted the sexiest film star of all time by Empire magazine in 2005 - explained she's likely to fly off the handle if she glances over the tabloids, especially when she reads about herself and the regular speculation regarding her weight.

"I'm a moody bastard," she told Elle magazine. "Actually, I've been banned from reading newspapers because the way they're written angers me so much. If I want an opinion, I'll read the opinion part of the newspaper. I do not want it when I'm trying to get the facts.

"I get incredibly angry. It really f**ks me off. See, I have to calm down about it."

However the 22-year-old decided not to take a deep breath, adding: "What I hate is that they shove in your face - this is what you want to be. And you think, 'F**k that. I don't want it. Stop telling me I want to look like her. Stop telling me I want that life.' I don't."

Knightley is currently filming period drama The Duchess, opposite Ralph Fiennes and Charlotte Rampling.

Jessica Alba: My vagina is off limits unless necessary

2007-11-06T22:31:00.001-08:00

Hollywood sex godess, Jessica Alba has vowed never to go nude for a movie - unless the film makers absolutely require her to flash the flesh - due to her extreme Catholic upbringing, which forbids her from revealing her naked body.

The actress - who paled a sexy scantily clad pole dancer in Sin City, a sexy scantily clad dancer in Honey and a sexy scantily clad ass kicker in TV show Dark Angel - believes that her religious views on nudity is extremely important.

"My vagina is off limits.I won't do a nude scene in a movie - unless it is absolutely necessary to the plot. For instance, if I was playing a steelworker I would have no qualms going topless - c'mon, wearing a shirt in them temperatures would be stoopid. Or if I were playing the part of an exotic nymphomaniac lapdancing teacher on an island of Amazonian women I could hardly disagree with the artistic need for subtle nudity or the possible use of my vagina, could I?."

"I can act sexy and I can wear sexy clothes such as see-thru thongs and crotchless panties but I can't go naked unless it's with purpose. I think I was always very uncomfortable about the way my body developed", said Alba, as journalists drooled nearby.

"Just look at by breasts. That's it, look real close at them", directed Alba as she laid back beneath a flowing waterfall and let the foamy waves pass over her curvacious bosom, " they may look perfect to the untrained eye but in actual fact the left boob is .022mm higher than the right. A priest friend measured them for me".

"I come from a Catholic family and it wasn't seen as good to flaunt yourself unless it is for a religious man. I regularly have a group of Bishops over at my movie sets to check me out".

Alba's next movie project may be a hardcore remake of the Raquel Welch classic 'One million years BC' which she says her Bishop friends are reading over the script to check if it's appropriate.

Jessica's penguin best friends

2007-11-06T22:29:00.000-08:00

Jessica Alba has won some new fans with her latest film Good Luck Chuck - her penguin co-stars.

The Hollywood beauty plays a penguin handler in the comedy, and says she and the trained birds she shared her screen time with bonded instantly.

"They don't like everybody but they liked me right away," she says.

"You can tickle them on their neck and they would lay down and kind of purr when I did that. They're so adorable."

The film is a change of pace for Jessica, who is known for her roles in darker films such as Sin City and The Eye.

She admits: "I haven't really done any comedies before, people just didn't think that was my thing."

But Jess said she was drawn to Good Luck Chuck because the characters feel realistic.

"I'm not a huge fan of romantic comedies that have come out in the past five years because I feel a lot of them were too soft and didn't seem real. In this one they're crazy, they're eccentric, but at least they're real," she said.

Good Luck Chuck is released on Friday November 9.

Jessica Simpson: ‘I’m In a Really Good Place’

2007-11-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

essica Simpson hawks her line of handbags and shoes

2007-11-06T22:24:00.000-08:00

Already has her own line of hair and beauty products and has endorsed the Proactiv Solution, not to mention her many other commercials, Jessica Simpson has on Saturday November 3rd launched her new line of perfume and in companion also debuted her new line of handbags and shoes.

Wearing a baggy blue dress with deep V-neckline and caramel leather boots, Jess appeared at Macy's flagship store in New York, signing autographs and promoting her new 'Jessica Simpson' fashion line. Her range among others include shoes, boots, coats and handbags. They are all available to buy online at Macy's.

Kicked off her career in the entertainment industry as a singer, Jess records aren't selling anymore. Then venturing into movie business, it appears that her acting career isn't work quite well too, much to her dismal.

And whilst her both career definitely going down the drain, Jess finds a way out to earn a living, jumping on those business bandwagon. She recently renewed her contract as the face of Proactiv for a staggering $3 million.

As of her acting career, she's at the early stage of reviving her profile by securing at least two major parts in the following year flicks, "Blonde Ambition" and "Major Movie Star."

Jessica Alba vows 'never' to strip on-screen

2007-11-05T08:04:00.001-08:00

Actress Jessica Alba has vowed that she would 'never' strip naked for a film - because her Catholic background does not allow her to do so.

The 26-year-old actress revealed that she wouldn't think twice before turning down a role that requires her to go nude, as she believes it is important to abide by her strict religious beliefs.

"I will never do a nude scene in a movie - not ever. I can act sexy and I can wear sexy clothes but I can't go naked. I think I was always very uncomfortable about the way my body developed," Contactmusic quoted Alba, as saying.

"I come from a Catholic family and it wasn't seen as good to flaunt yourself. I can handle being sexy with clothes on but not with them off," she added.

Meanwhile, Alba has revealed her willingness to become fat and shave off her long locks for the right film role. "If it's for a challenging or inspiring role, I'd do it," she said.

Owen Wilson ‘can’t keep his hands off’ Jessica Simpson

2007-11-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

Owen Wilson and Jessica Simpson are rumored to be dating after they were spotted out having dinner together on Saturday night, according to FINDItt News.

According to a source, the pair got “cozy” over dinner before heading to Wilson’s home. “He couldn’t keep his hands off her. They looked cozy like it was a first date. They both looked kind of nervous. And they were obsessed with not being recognized or photographed. Hotel security was on high alert and they both had escorts when they left.”

Wilson has slowly started to return to his celebrity life after his suicide attempt in August. The actor was believed to be devastated over his split from Kate Hudson at the time he tried to take his own life. He was most recently linked to ex-girlfriend Carolina Cerisola.

Simpson was most recently linked to Dax Shepard, who dated Hudson after she split from Wilson.

Gyllenhaal in bed with Biel for "Nailed"

2007-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel are attached to star in "Nailed," a risque political satire co-written by a daughter of Al Gore.

David O. Russell ("Three Kings") is attached to direct from a screenplay co-written with Kristin Gore, a published novelist and former writer on "Futurama."

Biel would play Sammy Joyce, a socially awkward small-town receptionist who has a nail accidentally shot into her head by a clumsy workman, eliciting wild sexual urges.

The uninsured Joyce goes on a crusade to Washington to fight for the rights of the bizarrely injured. She meets an immoral congressman (Gyllenhaal) who takes advantage of her sex drive and capitalizes on her crusade as Joyce heads into her own career in politics.

Principal photography is set to start in January.

Neither star has a signed contract for the film. Their commitment could depend on juggling other features.

Russell is no stranger to politics. He started as an 1980s political activist before directing the prescient Gulf War drama "Three Kings."

Jessica Simpson to play Sandy in 'Grease' remake?

2007-11-05T07:59:00.001-08:00

Michelle Pfeiffer has revealed that Jessica Simpson is being considered by producers to play Sandy in a remake of classic movie Grease.

The singer would play the role of the nice girl who is transformed into a vixen, which was made famous by Olivia Newton-John in the original 1978 film, if she goes ahead and signs the contract.

Meanwhile, Pfeiffer herself has been approached to feature in the remake as the Rydell High school principal, originally portrayed by Eve Arden.

Pfeiffer revealed: "It's a great idea and I hear they would like to get Jessica Simpson for the role of Sandy. She would be good.

"I would love to play the school principal. She is fun and has some great put-down lines. I think I would like the part now that I have been asked."

Sexy celebs putt on a golf show and alba join to.

2007-11-05T07:51:00.000-08:00

CANADIAN warbler Anne Murray was a huge hitmaker back in the 1970s - now she's belting 'em on the golf course.

Golf for Women magazine named Murray No.1 in its inaugural top 25 female celebrity golfers courtesy of her impressive handicap of 11.

She's followed by Tea Leoni, Celine Dion, British model Jodie Kidd and former Charlie's Angel Cheryl Ladd. Down a little further are Catherine Zeta-Jones and top designer Vera Wang.

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka also made the list with her 36 handicap - while Cameron Diaz, Patricia Heaton, Kathy Ireland, Heather Locklear and Sharon Stone rounded out the top 25 with a 40 each.

Full list: 1. Anne Murray, singer (handicap 11); 2. Tea Leoni, actress/producer (12); 3. Celine Dion, singer (17); 4. Jodie Kidd, model/actress, and Cheryl Ladd, actress/author (18); 6. Janet Jones-Gretzky, actress/Wayne Gretzky's wife, Beverly Johnson, former supermodel, and Salli Richardson, actress (20); 10. Amy Grant, singer (22); 11. Belinda Carlisle, singer, and Tanya Roberts, actress (23); 13. Angie Everhart, model/actress, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress (24); 15. Jayne Seymour, dancer (25); 16. Vera Wang, designer (28); 17. Mary Hart, TV host (32); 18. Catherine Bell, actress (34); 19. Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's daughter (36); 20. Jessica Alba, actress, Cameron Diaz, actress, Patricia Heaton, actress, Kathy Ireland, model, Heather Locklear, model/actress, and Sharon Stone, actress (40)
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Jessica Alba's Love Rival Comes Forward

2007-09-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba's on/off boyfriend Cash Warren has threatened to sue The National Enquirer over a scandalous expose that claims he cheated on the sexy actress with a Russian model.

Just weeks after Warren and Alba reconciled following a summer split, their shaky romance has been hit with a bombshell.

Pretty blonde Vera Mishina tells the publication she spent a night partying with Warren in New York, and then a morning making love to the producer--only to discover she was just "a one-night stand" and her lover was already back with his famous ex.

The 20-year-old Russian passed a "rigorous" lie detector test before the Enquirer ran with her saucy expose, but that hasn't stopped Warren from threatening to sue.

After Mishina gave the publication his cell phone number and a reporter called him to ask for a response to the model's allegations, Warren fumed, "I advise you not to print that if you don't wanna get sued. No comment."

But The National Enquirer went ahead with Mishina's story.

The model reveals, "On the night he picked me up and got me into his bed, he was acting like the world's biggest single man.

"But I found out that only hours after being with me, he was on a plane back to L.A., where he was then photographed having dinner with her (Alba) and acting affectionate."

The spurned model adds, "If he had told me they had gotten back together there's no way I would have allowed him to sleep with me. I now feel like all he wanted was a one-night stand. I feel used.

"Cash wasn't very honest to lead me along like he did. Jessica may want to rethink taking him back. He cheated on her the minute he was away from her."

Warren has hired a lawyer and denies the story.

Simpson wants to get back to her roots

2007-09-13T22:05:00.001-07:00

Singer Jessica Simpson is planning to get back to her Texan roots, says her father. She has bought a new cowboy hat and is planning to do a country record.

People.com quoted her father Joe, who is also her manager, as saying: 'Everything in our business is about beats and I think she really wants to sing, and country music still believes in that.'

The singer-actress has just wrapped up shooting for the movie 'Major Movie Star' and wants to get back to music.

Her father added: 'She's a singer from top to bottom. And everything in the music business, especially pop music, has moved away from singers. And I think country is the only pure, storytelling kind of genre left.'

When asked if she would be accepted by country fans he replied, 'She's from Texas. How could she not?'

Keira Knightley embraces mature roles

2007-09-13T21:21:00.000-07:00

The last time we saw Keira Knightley, if you live in a city with the latest billboards, she was naked, covering her breasts with a bowler hat and promoting Coco Mademoiselle perfume. Today, she's curled up demurely on the couch of a Toronto hotel room talking about the perils of celebrity and the rewards of acting.

"At the moment it's all good because the work's good," says the 22-year-old actress, an ethereal beauty whose famous blonde slimness has excited the world of celebrity magazines with (hotly denied) rumours of eating disorders. "My job is to act. My job is to provide as entertaining fictions as I can do. My job is to find reality in stories. And sometimes I'm going to be good and sometimes I'm going to be bad. And when I'm bad, that's not good."

When she's good, on the other hand, she's terrific: nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice, and exciting more Oscar talk for her turn as another romantic leading lady, this time in Wright's Atonement, based on Ian McEwan's best-seller about love and tragedy in the years of the Second World War.

And while Knightley cannot completely get past the celebrity side of her life - "when you've got people in your personal space 24/7 it's pretty hard to ignore," she says - she says she's passionate about acting and right now, the good outweighs the bad.

In Atonement, which is a special presentation at the Toronto film festival, she plays Cecilia, a spoiled rich girl on an English estate in 1935 who eventually gives in to the love of a poor boy, the housekeeper's son (played by James McAvoy), only to see their affair torn apart by the war. There's a modern twist as well: McEwan has provided a meta-fictional structure in which Atonement becomes a story about stories, but Knightley says it was the old-fashioned aspects of the book that attracted her.

"As far as '40s filmmaking in Hollywood goes, if you're talking about romantic comedy, that was the peak and the best of the romantic comedies because they weren't sentimental. They were witty. And I personally enjoy that a lot more than the incredibly indulgent sentimentality we go for today. I love the wit. I love the characters in The Philadelphia Story or His Girl Friday.

"As far as British film goes, I'm fascinated by David Lean and Noel Coward. Brief Encounter has been a huge favourite of mine for a long time. When Joe Wright told me he wanted to go back to that 1940 style of acting, that '40s English accent which in my generation has disappeared, that really excited me."

Knightley demonstrates the accent she means: a clipped, nasal way of speaking that helps define Cecilia as one of those women who could barely open her mouth because of the stiffness of her upper lip.

The accent helped her create the character: "I looked at her as a pressure cooker. She's just waiting to explode. She is directionless, and I think that sort of machine-gun pattern of speech helps make it not completely comfortable."

The film, like the book, is designed to keep audiences slightly on edge.

Part of that comes in the fact that Atonement is a fiction within a fiction. Knightley says that although the performers couldn't play that irony - they had to do their parts straight to make it believable - it is in a way what she does every day as a performer. "You're dealing with different people, and they're not realities, but you have to make them real. Which is what this book, in kind of a funny way, deals with. What is fiction and what is fact."

That's especially true of another Knightley movie at the Toronto festival, Silk, a romance set in the 1880s in which she plays Helene, the wife of a businessman (Michael Pitt) who is having an affair with a woman in Japan.

"I wanted to play two very mature roles," she says of Silk and Atonement, which she filmed back-to-back. "It was my break from Pirates of the Caribbean," the trilogy of Johnny Depp adventures that have made her one of the hottest stars in movies and most sought-after interviews at the Toronto festival.

Knightley says she took on the Silk character because it was different. Usually, she tends toward what she calls "Joan of Arc" roles. "I like strident strong women, and I think I was very aware that I was doing a lot of very strong women, and perhaps I should try something else."

She was fascinated by the fact that Helene was selfless, giving her husband whatever he needed despite the fact that she knew he was having an affair.

"It's someone I'm not like at all. I can't understand that kind of selflessness. I find that completely fascinating. And then doing that right next to Cecilia, who is this very brittle kind of selfish character, was really interesting as well."

Knightley won't say she's closer to Cecilia, but she does say that the Atonement heroine is a woman who is easy for audiences to understand. "We're all (awful) on days. It doesn't matter whether you're nice people or good people. It doesn't mean you can't have days when you're just being a bitch to absolutely everybody. And you can even know you're being horrendous but you can't stop yourself. So I think that with Cecilia, it was easier to understand where she's coming from than someone who was that completely selfless."

Jessica Alba loves to down bottles of whisky

2007-09-13T21:20:00.001-07:00

Actress Jessica Alba has revealed to a secret vice - she is fond of downing bottles of whisky.

The Hollywood beauty criticizes people who collect bottles of distilled liquor for she considers it to be a waste of alcohol.

Instead, she would rather drink it.

"I drink it with friends and my father. What's the point of collecting it when you are not going to enjoy it," Contactmusic quoted Alba, as saying.

"It is such a short life that you might as well enjoy it," she added.

The actress, who won the female hottie award at the Teen Choice Awards, once asserted that she has one healthy habit of drinking a lot of water. The 26-year-old actress is best known for her roles in Dark Angel, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Into the Blue and Idle Hands.

Jessica Simpson Talks About Movie Making in Shreveport

2007-09-13T20:08:00.000-07:00

wice now Jessica Simpson has been in Northwest Louisiana filming two different movies. The first movie, 'Blonde Ambition', was filmed in January. The other, 'Major Movie Star', was filmed just this past summer. While Simpson says she likes Louisiana, the weather she can pass on. "It's very hot here in Louisiana in the summer, it's hot!"
She says some of the bugs gave her the creepy crawlies. "I've had everything crawl up in my hair, people are getting ticks and all kinds of stuff."
In this latest movie Simpson's character, Megan Valentine, goes from actress to private in a sort of 'Private Benjamin' remake. She says, "at the beginning of major movie star it is glamorous because I am a movie star. I'm doing the whole red carpet and everything."
That red carpet scene was shot at the Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport last month. Simpson says it's the best movie she's done so far. "I have enjoyed myself on this movie pretty much more than anything, I've ever done. I have had such a great time." 'Major Movie Star' isn't due to be released until sometime next year. Some of the army scenes were reportedly filmed at Camp Minden.

Alba reveals her sexy secret

2007-09-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

The actress herself doesn’t pay attention to news about her weight.A lot has been said about Jessica Alba’s sexy body, but the actress herself doesn’t pay attention to news about her weight.

The 26-year-old says that she doesn’t take notice of speculations surrounding her alleged weight loss, and adds that she doesn’t diet at all. I don’t listen to it. I don’t read it. I think it would make me crazy if I did, she said.

Alba further said that she doesn’t do anything to keep her sexy frame intact. I haven’t really worked out in two months, but I do like to do yoga. I’m not on a diet, she added. The actress however, admitted to one healthy habit. I drink a lot of water, she said.

Keira Knightley attributes Hollywood success to her body

2007-09-09T23:05:00.001-07:00

Actress Keira Knightley has attributed her success in Hollywood to her svelte body.

The Atonement star, who battled the world's obsession with her body image last year, asserted that she owes much of her fame to slim figure.

"I mean I'm an actress and it's a tool, after all," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"It's pretty much all I've got. I've got whatever's in my head, my face and my voice and then there's my body, and that's it. And I do trade on that, of course I do," she added.

Meanwhile the British actress has shunned reports that her image in new ads for fashion house Chanel has been digitally enhanced.

The 'Pride and Prejudice' star insists that all the curves in the picture are 100 percent her own.

"I haven't had curves added to my body for a perfume, I don't think - unless you've seen something I haven't," she said.

Jessica Simpson gives up acting

2007-09-09T23:03:00.000-07:00

Yes, she did a better job in music then in movie land. But even the movie “Dukes of Hazzard” showed some acting skills of the pop singer, this time she made a very bad impression about them. And now Jessica is full of shame and maybe she will quit acting, at least for now.

Jessica recently played in a movie called “Blonde Ambition”, a movie that was hard pushed back by the audience, those who saw it at least. There are some reasons that made this movie look boring. The first is about the trailer, you can watch it here, which is a disaster.

In the middle of shooting the movie, Jessica "was not very focused on-set and flubbed her lines often. She always had her dog around, was on the phone with [then-] boyfriend John Mayer or was sitting in a warmed-up SUV," a source states.

The movie is about a blonde that follows her boyfriend and her dream, coming to Ney York and what is up I think you already know. The actors who sustain Jessica in the movie are: Luke Wilson, Paul Vogt and Andy Dick. We’ve seen movie about blondes, remember Reese Witherspoon in “Legally blonde”? Well, she did a great job, the movie and the main characters were beloved by the hole world.

In August 2007, it was announced that the movie would be a straight to DVD release in the U.S

Knightley speaks about naked ads

2007-09-09T23:01:00.000-07:00

Keira Knightley has admitted that she is hypocritical with her demands for privacy while appearing naked in adverts.

The actress is currently the star of a high-profile advertising campaign for fashion label Coco Chanel. One advert pictures her naked and covering her breasts with a bowler hat.

In the past she has regularly criticised photographers for following her moves and, in an interview with Vogue, was asked how she could justify her position.

She replied: "Of course I want to have my cake and eat it. Who doesn't want to have their cake and eat it? Show me that person."

Knightley said she was pleased she had posed for the adverts, however, describing them as "something to show the grandchildren".

They were a way of coping with "inadequate" feelings about her body, she added. "When I was 17, 18, 19, I felt incredibly insecure," she revealed to the magazine. "I went through a period of thinking I looked weird and too skinny, and that's ten times worse when you're being written about."

Keira wants no real-life wedding

2007-09-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Keira said that she’s had enough of the wedding ceremonies from her movies, and thus doesn’t want to tie the knot in the near future

Keira Knightley has revealed that she won’t be marrying, because no wedding ceremony could match her on-screen weddings.

The ‘Pride and Prejudice’ actress, who is currently dating co-star Rupert Friend of the same movie, said that she’s had enough of the wedding ceremonies from her movies, and thus doesn’t want to tie the knot in the near future.

“I don’t want to get married in the foreseeable future. I’ve been married five times in films, had three children and countless proposals.

So I think that’s about enough really,” The Sun quoted her as saying.“Also I don’t know how I’d top the wedding I had in Love Actually because it was pretty impressive.” she added.

Meanwhile, Keira also admitted that she is dim when it comes to determining if a man is interested in her. “I always find dating a difficult thing.

I’m so dim that I don’t notice when a guy is coming on to me. Subtlety absolutely doesn’t work for me. You have to be extremely blunt,” she said.

Something's definitely on between Sienna Miller and Ifans!

2007-09-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Actress Sienna Miller might have denied a number of times that she and Rhys Ifans aren't an item, but there's something definitely going on between the two.

The two were spotted cosying up at the bash for Miller and her sister Savannah for their new fashion range Twenty8Twelve.

A source said that Ifans made a mock proposal to Miller as he took of his shirt and kneeled down

"Rhys was kneeling, stripped to the waist, gazing up at Sienna who started shrieking with laughter. It was a bit of a sight, Rhys is the shade of milk and really puny - he looks better with his clothes on than off,' the Mirror quoted the source, as saying.

"And of course he was dripping in beer. After a while Sienna looked a bit embarrassed - especially as all her family were there," the source added.

Recently, Ifans was spotted leaving the 'Factory Girl' star's house, but Miller insisted that the actor was only crashing on her couch

"Rhys is crashing on my couch - we're not sleeping together," she said.

Sienna Miller envies Keira Knightley

2007-09-04T19:59:00.000-07:00

The beautiful Sienna Miller has just launched her fashion boutique called "Twenty8Twelve". Her partner is of course her sister Savannah, with which Sienna had a real big party after the launch.

If in the beginning of the big event Sienna and Savannah were looking like a real fashion designers, well at the end the sisters showed how that they can look like real drunks. One of the guests remarked half-ironically that "The girls invited family and friends to join them in toasting their new venture - and boy, did they toast. It went on until the early hours, when they stumbled out of the after party at the Lonsdale bar nearby. They were more than a little worse for wear".

Among friends of Millers sister was the cute Rhys Ifans (the disheveled guy who played Hugh Grant's room mate in Notting Hill). He is hanging around with Sienna for the past weeks. Moreover, Ifans also accompanied Miller to Ibiza and the media was quick to speculate a romance between the two, which they have both repeatedly denied. Apparently, Ifand has crashed on Miller's couch ever since his boathouse was flooded. Many of Sienna's friends however report that they are extremely concerned about her strange behavior lately and are blaming Ifans for Miller's descent into drinking and hard partying.

And talking about the cause of Sienna’s drinking…find out that the girl is in some sort of competition with Keira Knightley, whose career is going extremely well and who is being offered very good roles in very good movies, like for example the one in "Atonement", the latest Venice Film Festival sensation. Miller and Knightley have been working together on the set of the movie "The Edge of Love" and apparently this is where it all started for Sienna.

A friend of Sienna said that "the reason she has been going off the rails and overindulging in the celebrity lifestyle is because she feels she is in Keira's shadow. They are good friends but she feels Keira's star is rising while she is not getting the same glory and not being offered the same high-profile parts. She has been going out on the town a lot as a result but it is beginning to take its toll, particularly as she feels she has to keep up with Rhys, who is a notorious party animal."

There are quite cold words, but I think the problem is in the fact that for someone is not enough to have talent. Let’s take Keira, she is a talented star, more than that she is real working on her career, and she definely is not waisting her time on parties. But Sienna to become as famous as Keira has to make her homework.

Jessica Alba Gets Back At Guy Who Snubbed Her

2007-09-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Somewhere, some guy named Ross is kicking himself for snubbing Jessica Alba when they were in school. When Alba won the Teen Choice Award for best female hottie, she dedicated it to Ross who wouldn't give her the time of day because she was "pigeon-toed," had a "sway back," was "slightly cross-eyed, buck-toothed" and sucked her thumb. Alba finished her speech by saying "Look at me now, Ross!"

Backstage, Alba says Ross had promised to pick her for his baseball team if she kissed him. She did and was still chosen last. She says she "never trusted men again."

Sienna Miller calls photogs 'rapists'

2007-09-04T19:55:00.000-07:00

Sienna Miller gave vent to her contempt for photographers by calling them "rapists."

The Factory Girl actress, who looked totally under the influence, was at the opening of her new fashion shop Twenty8Twelve in London's smart Notting Hill with good "friend" Rhys Ifans.

According to sources, Sienna lost it and launched a foul-mouthed rant at the snappers.

"F*** off, you f***ing ****s. See you in court, you f***ing rapists," Miller was quoted shouting at the photogs.

One snapper, who was present at the launch, said that he was offended and shocked by the outburst.

"I was quite flabbergasted. We were just doing our jobs, all we were trying to do was get some quotes on how the opening of the shop went and she called us all rapists," The Sun quoted the photographer, as saying.

"It's an outrageous term to use for such a petty little thing as being at a party and being photographed. It was completely the wrong context to use that word," he said.

Jessica Simpson’s Work Related Accident

2007-09-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

Jessica Simpson had a recent scare while filming her next flick, Major Movie Star, in which she plays a Hollywood actress who joins the Army (this is not a new reality TV show).

While filming some of the action sequences, Jessica broke her nose after accidentally hitting herself in the face with a gun. “I was running with a gun over my head and fell over and broke my nose, it really hurt!” What makes this accident even more traumatic for the Blonde Ambition actress is that she feels that her nose is her best asset, and it is what sets her apart from the competition.

“There are a lot of girls with a similar body to mine, but my nose is special and unique to me,” Jess proclaims.

While discussing the social impact of her broken nose, Jessica also revealed that she dresses to please the opposite sex. She admitted to picking her clothes with the intention of trying to get a mouth dropping, tongue drooling stare from any man with a heartbeat.

“I dress for men, and also for myself. But if I am dressing for men, then I know it’s good for myself. Curves are better. Honestly, movie stars should be voluptuous and beautiful, and models should be voluptuous and beautiful.”

Jessica Alba’s wiggle

2007-09-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

And you thought math homework was boring. After exhaustive research, mathematicians at Britain’s Cambridge University have calculated the ideal waist-hip proportions for the perfect sexy feminine walk. And the woman with the world’s best wiggle is … drum roll please … American actress Jessica Alba.

The “Fantastic Four” star beat out other actresses including Eva Longoria, Angelina Jolie, Kate Moss, and even Marilyn Monroe.

The research was serious stuff. According to Cambridge, a woman with a waist size exactly 70 percent of her hip measurement is a woman with the more angular swing and bounce to the hips that makes for the perfect sexy wiggle while walking.

So with a 25-inch waist and a 36-inch hip, Alba boasts the ultimate in girlish struts. Interesting. Now if only we knew how much government funding went into this project.

Is Simpson jealous over John's new flame?

2007-09-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

Is Jessica Simpson turning green with envy over her former flame, John Mayer, being romantically linked to Cameron Diaz?

According to a source from Us Weekly, the 27-year-old Employee of the Month star is "really jealous" about the new rumoured couple.

"She had her mouth open a mile wide when she found out," the source told Us.

"She just freaked." Apparently the singer-turned-actress still carries a torch for Mayer.

"She thinks about him all the time," the source said. "She is so not over him."

Summit of the Starlets - Jessica Alba and Lee Hyo-lee

2007-09-02T19:25:00.000-07:00

Korean cosmetics brand Isa Knox has unveiled the story to its much-anticipated commercial starring Lee Hyo-lee and Jessica Alba.

The ad for the company's Double Effect Advanced Serum emphasizes the two starlets' sex appeal and embraces their unique charms.
Beneath the headline, "A woman's face is lies", a tearful Lee breaks up with a man while a smiling Alba does the same. Then, in the latter part of the ad, the situation is reversed and the copy tells us, "Now Lee Hyo-lee smiles" and "Jessica Alba weeps". The ad intends to suggest that women make no bones about telling a lie to finish with men. The company says the copy "A woman's face is lies" denotes that a woman's skin is lies, too.

The two stars were the center of attention during the filming of the commercial in Vancouver, where observers commented on their gorgeous and quite similar figures. The two resemble each other in stature, shape, hair style and even healthy-looking copper skin tone.

Their beauty managers took great pains to adorn the stars, who were competing for national pride. Their stylists each transported about 50 outfits to Canada, filling their hotel rooms with clothes like a boutique.

The commercial is slated to air next month.

Jessica Alba & Cash Warren Are Back Together Again!

2007-09-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba has reportedly entered into reconciliation talks with ex-boyfriend Cash Warren.

The pair, who split last month, have been spotted together four times over the last week, including a beach walk last week and meals together over the weekend.

The couple were spotted dining at Taverna Tony in Malibu on Saturday evening and the restaurant’s owner Tony Koursaris told Us Weekly magazine: “I said to them, ‘I’m so happy to see you here!’ And they both said, ‘We’re happy to be here too!’”

A friend of the former couple added: “Cash has been miserable since they broke up. And I guess she’s missing him.”

Jessica Simpson: 'my nose isn't broken'

2007-09-02T18:53:00.000-07:00

Jessica Simpson has hit out at claims she broke her nose on the set of new movie Major Movie Star, insisting the accident wasn't as bad as reported.

It was claimed the actress/singer was badly injured during a fall. She was even quoted saying, "I was running with a gun over my head and fell over and broke my nose, it really hurt."

But Simpson's representative Lauren Auslander, tells TheCelebrityTruth, "Yes she did get injured, but her nose is not broken."

Jessica Alba and beau Cash Warren back together

2007-08-25T20:57:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba is no longer be on the sexy singles' list, for she and Cash Warren have rekindled their romance.

The couple, who had been together for two-and-a-half years, broke up last month, but now it seems that they are getting their relationship back on track.

The two were recently spotted hugging and walking on Pacific Palisades beach, reports The Sun.

At the time of the breakup, a source source revealed that Warren was not only "devastated", but also thinking that the presence of another man in his ladylove's life was the reason why she ended the relationship.

"(It) happened...almost out of nowhere. [Cash] thinks it's for another guy but doesn't know....he's totally devastated. But it was all her," the source said.

However, pals were soon saying that the two were not quite over each other.

"It's kind of cold that the press is saying she was just finished with him, because it isn't like that," a pal said.

Warren and Alba met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2005, when he was the assistant to the film's director, Tim Story.

'I am not Sleeparound Sienna', fumes Miller!

2007-08-25T20:54:00.000-07:00

Sienna Miller has slammed rumours that she is dating actor Rhys Ifans, asserting that she is fed-up of people thinking she sleeps around with every man.

The 'Factory Girl' star fuelled speculations that she is romancing the Welshman after being photographed with him several times.

However, Miller insists that Ifans is merely staying on her sofa since they both got back from a holiday in Ibiza.

"Rhys and I are just friends, we've known each other for years, we are definitely not sleeping together. He's crashing on my couch because his boat is flooded and I'm being the good Samaritan and providing him with a roof over his head," the Daily Mail quoted her, as saying.

The Layer Cake actress said that she has had it with people supposing that she is sleeping around with every man she is spotted with.

"I am always hearing things about myself and different men, but it's not true. Is my nickname Sleeparound Sienna or something?" she said.

"It's terrible, I can assure you I don't do anything of the sort. I am a single girl who likes to enjoy herself but it does hurt me when people say I am sleeping with every man I'm seen out with," she added.

Jenna Jameson wants movie role for Sienna Miller

2007-08-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

Jenna Jameson wants Sienna Miller to play her in the movie of her life.

The porn star previously singled out Scarlett Johansson to play her in a biopic, but has now said she would be happy if Sienna was cast in the role.

Jenna, 33, said, "I would love Scarlett Johansson to play me. Sienna Miller would be great too. But I also think Rachel McAdams is amazing."

The busty blonde - who has retired from adult films to focus on running her $30 million-a-year ClubJenna empire, the biopic, a comic book and a clothing line - had her breast implants removed earlier this month, and feels more confident without them.

Jenna - who underwent three hours of surgery on August 1 to reduce her breasts from a D-cup to a C-cup - told Us Weekly magazine, "When I had implants, I felt uncomfortable. I would be shy at the beach. I know it sounds funny, but I'd wear high-necked clothes - unless I was at an adult film convention. So I thought, 'Why don't I be who I am and get my real ones back?'

"Even for women with naturally large boobs, getting a reduction is so freeing. I feel like I can stand up straighter. And before, when I jogged, I had to hold my boobs. I looked like I was molesting myself!

"I'm ecstatic about the reduction. The first thing I did when I got home was open my bra. I wasn't supposed to but I did. I was so happy, I cried. It was like looking into the mirror when I was 17.

"I had my surgery while my boyfriend (33-year-old ultimate fighter Tito Ortiz) was entertaining troops in Iraq. He was so excited, he said, 'I'm coming home to brand new boobies.' "

Scientists prove Jessica Alba has the sexiest wiggle!

2007-08-25T20:37:00.000-07:00

Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has the sexiest wiggle—according to a team of Cambridge mathematicians.

The academics say that the Fantastic Four beauty has the precise ratio between waist and hips for the ultimate sexy strut, reports the Telegraph.

Hair removal firm Veet commissioned experts from Cambridge University’s maths department to look at famous women to see what gives them their wiggle.

The academics found that it is the ratio between hips and waist that puts the sway into a woman’s walk—and the nearer that ratio is to 0.7, the better.

This ratio provides the body with the right torso strength to produce a more angular swing and bounce to the hips during the walking motion. Therefore, a woman with a 25-inch waist and 36-inch hips would have just the right proportions to carry off a sexy swagger as she walks, like Alba’s.

The sexy star’s wiggle beat off similar sashays from Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria, Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie and even Marilyn Monroe.

While Monroe was a fraction off the target ratio with 0.69, the Cambridge team said that Alba had the perfect proportions.

I want babies, not one-night stands, says Sienna

2007-08-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

Sienna Miller has revealed that she is ready to settle down and have children - after splitting up from her latest boyfriend.

Sienna, 26, broke up with male model Jamie Burke, 21, because they spent too much time apart.

And now the newly single actress, who has been linked to a string of actors since her split with Jude Law, says she wants real romance and a family.

She says: "He [Jamie Burke] lives in New York and I live in London. I am at the point of my life where if I am going to be in a relationship, I don't want to be on the phone for an hour a night.

She also opens her heart about her relationship with Law, adding: "I was 21 when we got together, it was love. We were both working and travelling and seeing each other, and I'll love him forever.

"We didn't have time to breathe on any level. The stolen moments - getting a curry and sitting in the garden - were bliss.

"I want to grow from that experience. I don't want to repeat patterns or carry baggage."

Sienna is now hoping for a more serene 'earth mother' life.

She says: "I've ignored the earthy side of my nature. I'm really grounded and quite hippy, wanting to nurture and have children and be quiet."

Jessica Alba Goes To The Dogs!

2007-08-21T20:13:00.000-07:00

Has Jessica Alba gone to the dogs?

She may have split up with Cash Warren last month, but Jessica has some furry friends to keep her company!

The actress took her two dogs, albino pit bull Bowie and her pug, Sid, out for a walk from her hotel in downtown Vancouver this weekend.

Jessica, a longtime dog-lover, has previously been spotted with her four-legged friends in parks, on the beach, and even at a New York cafe!

She has also appeared with her dogs (including another pug named “Nancy“) at animal shelter benefits and on the cover of Animal Fair magazine.

“They just want to be loved, hugged and kissed,” she said of her dogs in the magazine. “They’re great, as long as I give them attention.”

But with all of the quality time she seems to spend with the pups, she probably doesn’t have to worry about them feeling neglected.

Alba is in Vancouver to do some re-shoots on her upcoming thriller, “The Eye,” in which she plays a woman plagued by haunting visions after having her sight restored.

“The Eye,” a remake of the Hong Kong film “Jian Gui,” is scheduled to be released on February 1, 2008.

Sharapova sucks in bed claimed Adam Levine

2007-08-21T20:07:00.000-07:00

Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine has revealed the intimate secrets of his romantic relationship with Tennis star Maria Sharapova, calling her a “terrible lover.”The Maroon 5 frontman revealed that the Russian player’s refusal to move or moan during sex was the reason behind the collapse of their relationship.

"She wouldn’t make any noise during sex. I can't tell you how disappointed I was. I really thought, like a lot of guys, that she'd be the loud screaming type,” The Sun quoted Levine, as saying.

"But instead, she just lay there like a dead frog. She even got angry if I started to moan, said it 'ruined her concentration,’ he added. Levine said sexual disillusionment made him resort to anxiety disorder drug.

"It was so disillusioning that I went on (anxiety disorder drug) Paxil for a month afterwards. Really, it was much more of a shock than when I found out there's no such thing as the Easter Bunny,” he said.

Are Hollywood starlets getting too thin?

2007-08-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

Lindsay Lohan, Kate Bosworth and Nicole Richie are just three Hollywood starlets who've been accused in the tabloids of getting too thin.It's the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, and judging by the standards of the youth-obsessed network's magenta carpet, blubber, let alone curves or even softness, is out of fashion. Girls - and I mean girls, given their lack of womanly heft, glide by. Jessica Biel, in a loose black mini-dress. Jessica Alba, with sylphlike arms rising above her red puffy mini-dress. Cameron Diaz, at 34, the veritable grandma of the bunch, in a black micro-dress, only inches longer than a bathing suit.

Not one woman won an award that night, but the few female presenters hovered like ethereal specters over such giant, solid, male movie stars as Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell. Host Sarah Silverman, in a parade of girlish dresses, presided like the tiny, squeaky-voiced, mean girl from every high school nightmare.

It's no news flash that women are skinny in Hollywood - by far, skinnier than the 66 percent of American men and women who qualify as overweight or obese. But are they getting skinnier? Or do we just read a lot more about them thanks to an endless stream of fashion mags? Such celebrity rags chronicle their corporeal exploits, alternately castigating them when their bones stick out (Attention: Angelina Jolie! Kate Bosworth! Mischa Barton! Nicole Richie!), then celebrating the personal resourcefulness they exploited to lose excess poundage.

Jessica Alba loves one night stands

2007-08-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

In a spicy interview, Hollywood starlet Jessica Alba revealed to Cosmo that there she enjoys one night stands!

The curvy 23-year-old, who was recently romantically linked to Hollywood hunk Mark Wahlberg, likes the idea of getting intimate with lots of different people because she loves experimenting in sex, The Sun reported.

She told Cosmopolitan: "I just wanted to see what it was like to be with different people. I don't think a girl's a slut if she enjoys sex.

"I could have a one-night stand, and I'm the kind of girl who looks over in the morning and is like, 'Do you really have to be here?' I don't need to cuddle and do all that stuff because I know what it is and I don't try to make it more.

"I feel like a lot of women try to make it into more, so they don't feel so bad about just wanting to have sex. I don't really have a problem with just wanting sex. Never have.

"Even when I was a virgin and wanted to marry the first guy who I slept with, I never passed any judgments about that. But now I'm done with dating around."

Jessica Alba is house hunting in the Big Apple

2007-07-16T07:55:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba spends so much time in the Big Apple, that she's now looking for a house in the city.

A pal of the actress revealed that Alba and beau Cash Warren have been house hunting in New York, and have been looking at apartments in posh Chelsea, SoHo and the West Village during recent months.

"They love visiting New York and decided to have a second home here," the New York Daily News quoted the pal, as saying.

The friend added that the apartment will really come in handy for Alba, who visits New York often while working or for a shopping trip.

"Jessica wants to have a cozy place to stay, since she finds herself working and shopping in NYC all the time," the pal said.

Tribute to Gianni Versace

2007-07-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

NAOMI CAMPBELL, Claudia Schiffer, Karl Lagerfeld, Rupert Everett and Jessica Alba were amongst the stars who turned out in tribute to Gianni Versace last night, as Milan hosted a sumptuous ballet created to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the legendary designer's death. The show, entitled Thanks, Gianni, With Love, was choreographed by Maurice Béjart, with whom Versace collaborated on 12 ballets in his lifetime. "We're going to dance for you a few tidbits that you created," Béjart said, looking at a projected image of Versace, before a ballerina in a long black and white dress with a full net skirt took to the stage. Dancers wore a selection of costumes created by Versace prior to his death, along with new designs by his sister, Donatella Versace, who now heads up his fashion empire. "Ballet was one of his favourite things," said Donatella, arriving at the La Scala opera house with her daughter, Allegra, for the performance. "I cannot think of a better way to mark this anniversary. It is something he would have loved."

Jessica Alba's male nudity fetish

2007-07-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba wants more male nudity in women’s magazines.
It seems that Jessica Alba's desire for eyeing naked men is getting steamier by the day. The Fantastic Four star has revealed in a magazine's August edition that she wants more overt male nudity in women's magazines. Alba said that she is sickened by the inequality between gender-targeted publications, and is leading a campaign for more explicit nudity for female readers.
"Men's magazines have nipples, so why don't women have a magazine where men are naked?" a website quoted her, as telling the mag. "If there was a magazine like that I'd buy it. Nudity's not a big deal to me. I won't go naked in my films, because I don't want to. But that doesn't mean I don't want to see others," she added.

Loud music keeps Jessica Alba fit and sexy

2007-06-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba says listening to very loud music in the gym is the key to keeping fit and sexy.

The Fantastic Four star hates exercising so much that she has to listen to her favourite tunes on full volume to stop her wanting to "kill herself".

She said: "I have to look good but I hate to exercise. I get so bored so I just do anything that keeps me from wanting to kill myself when I am in the gym, like listening to my music on level 100."

Alba's exercising methods obviously work as the actress has topped many sexiest women polls.

Her role as the Invisible Woman in the Fantastic Four films recently saw her crowned Sexiest Superhero in a poll by Pearl and Dean.

Alba is eager to be known for more than her sexy curves, insisting: "I hope all my new work will help producers in getting past my hotness."

Alba can currently be seen in cinemas in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Jessica Alba on top of her game

2007-06-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba has been slowly crawling up the Hollywood power list over the past few years, but 2007 looks like it's going to be her year.

The actress has no less than six films coming out this year - the first of which is Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in which she plays the part of Sue Storm, the invisible woman with a force-field.

After the comic book adaptation is released, Alba is set to appear on screen in horror film The Eye, three comedies - Good Luck Chuck, Bill, and The Ten, plus another thriller titled Awake.

Earlier this year, she topped FHM's poll as being the sexiest woman on the planet.

Alba often appears in men's magazines - but the actress said it is strictly for movie promotion.

She added: "I do men's magazines to promote movies. Women's magazines don't have as many polls. The polls seem to get publicity for the magazine. So when you are in the public eye and when you are in films, they just sort of keep putting you on it and it's very flattering."

Jessica Alba has it all, but she wants more

2007-06-27T10:54:00.000-07:00

There's plenty to cover in the few precious seconds we have with Jessica Alba. Why has she made another Fantastic Four movie? Is she still The It Girl? Can The It Girl carry a movie?

And why didn't the hordes who worship her online buy tickets to her bomb, Into the Blue?

But first things first. Jessica Alba has just turned 26, so here's a box of semi-expensive chocolates to mark the occasion. She is surprised, elated. And does she plan to share them? "No way."

So, 26. It sounds young but in Hollywood terms Jessica Alba is now officially...

"In my late 20s!" she quips.

How about "old"?

"I don't know. Really? In Hollywood terms?"

You tell us. You're the It Girl.

"I think if you're a model, yeah, 26 is old. But if you're an actress you can really do it for as long as you want to."

And she wants to.

After treading water in TV guest spots and forgettable films such as Idle Hands and Never Been Kissed, Alba first hit big in 2000 as the star of the sci-fi TV series, Dark Angel.

This led to two successful films, Sin City (2005), in which she played an erotic dancer with a heart of gold and Honey (2003), in which she played a dance choreographer with a heart of gold.

Both films bolstered her box-office appeal and her reputation for being the new millennium's reigning "hot" girl.

She let all this get to her head, she admits but in the right way. When Alba made the first Fantastic Four movie two years ago, she wasn't doing it for the art. She was consciously capitalising on her Dark Angel and film success. She knew that being part of a hit movie franchise would give her the leverage she needed to start doing films where being the Hottest Girl on Earth didn't matter so much.

And the film seemed scientifically designed to serve her. Made by Fox, it took two other stars from hit Fox TV shows (Michael Chiklis from The Shield, Julian McMahon from Nip/Tuck) and used the film to turn them into big film stars.

So, did Fantastic Four do its job?

"Absolutely," says Alba, beaming. "A movie making over $100 million at the box office does nothing but open doors wide. A lot of people in the business will just read a headline and not necessarily see a movie, or if they do they don't really have creative opinion of it. A lot of what happens depends on 'the buzz' around somebody, and the thing that drives buzz is box office.

"A lot of artsy, independent filmmakers hate that. They hate the buzz aspect of how Hollywood makes films, so (as an actress) you are sort of snubbed by artsy people while being embraced by the commercial filmmakers and so you have to be careful with what you do. You can just go and do every movie that's offered to you and have nothing creative or artistic. No integrity there."

Hence, she was careful to parlay her Fantastic Four success into projects that offered new challenges. These include parts in films such as The Ten (a comedy about the Ten Commandments), Bill (a comedy about infidelity), Good Luck Chuck (a romantic comedy), Awake (a thriller) and The Eye (a horror thriller), all of which are yet to be released.

Clearly, one opportunity Alba was anxious to seize was the chance to show off her hitherto undisplayed comedy chops.

"I had been wanting to do a comedy for a long time and it was difficult for people to grasp that, so I hosted the MTV Movie Awards and I did a few skits on there. I used it as an audition to show people that I can take the piss out of myself and have a good time. I actually got Good Luck Chuck out of that."

Franchise success has certainly put a permanent smile on Alba's face. She feels that "everything I ever imagined a career could be like in this business has been exceeded, tenfold". She very much feels she's in the right place at the right time.

"Before, it was about me trying to convince people to get me a job. Now I have the choice, more than ever. Absolutely. It's allowed me to really tell people in this business what I want to do, because obviously you're going to get offered roles that everybody gets offered, the most popular things that are happening at the moment."

And it's not that Alba doesn't want to do what's popular. She just wants to do it her way. Thus, she was keen to jump into the horror genre - all the rage at the minute, she says - but it had to be "something that was going to be memorable, that was going to be special and different and, most importantly, smart".

That's why she was eager to make The Eye for Cruise/Wagner, the production house run by Tom Cruise and his former agent, Paula Wagner. Alba admires their modus operandi, alternating huge hits with edgier fare.

"It's been blockbuster after blockbuster mixed with really great, smaller movies like Shattered Glass, The Others, Narc. Really interesting, darker, very artsy movies. I think you can have your cake and eat it, too. You can do your Mission Impossible franchise and then you can go and do stuff that you really care about. I mean Tom doing Collateral. That's so risky. He was a sociopathic killer."

So, of course she was eager to don the dark blue catsuit again for the Fantastic Four sequel. "What's brilliant is that we know what kind of movie we're making. We know what this franchise is, we all get that what we're doing is a very broad comedy. It's a tongue-in-cheek family of super-heroes."

You certainly can't fault Alba for confidence. She has yet to carry a film with her acting skills alone - the success she has enjoyed thus far has been in films where strong ensembles and expensive visual effects play a huge part. Yet when you ask by what age she feels she will have built that artistic bridge between success in blockbusters and non-blockbusters, she's ready with an answer.

"I feel like I have. I feel like I've found a happy medium. Good Luck Chuck, I'm not the star of it, it's not a humungous movie. I did it because I wanted to explore if I could do physical comedy and hold my own. So that was really a creative choice. Bill is an independent movie. The guys who produced Awake asked me to do it. They said, 'Can you come to St Louis in three days' and I was like, 'OK'."

As a sex symbol with a strictly enforced "no nudity" clause hard-wired into her contracts, raising the issue of sex in pop culture gets Alba fired up. But not about sex.

"You know, sexuality doesn't scare me as much as violence. We put kids through a month of training, give them automatic weapons and send them to the desert and expect them to go kill people and survive in an environment that's completely foreign to them, and when they come home they can't order a f---ing beer. I think that's bullshit. I think that is much more destructive than nudity or sexuality or any of that. Violence to me is much more destructive and much more dangerous in every way."

Certainly when it comes to sex appeal, Alba, even at the ripe old age of 26, has retained her heat. She recently earned the title of World's Sexiest Woman courtesy of the British readers of FHM magazine and she remains a cyber goddess to millions of web worshippers. Indeed, Playboy deemed her so hot they put her on the cover of its March issue last year.

This enraged Alba, as it implied a nude pictorial inside. Legal action was averted when Playboy founder Hugh Hefner apologised. Alba forgave him, and as penance they forwarded some large donations to some of her favourite charities.

But hot as she may be, it didn't translate into ticket sales for her 2005 dud, Into the Blue. Where were her legions of fans when she needed them?

Again, Alba is ready.

"Here's the thing, though. Into the Blue was made before I made Fantastic Four or Sin City, and MGM, who made Into the Blue, was bought by Sony. So Sony had to distribute all of the movies it had slated for the year as well as all of MGM's movies. So they just threw it away. There was no press, no anything.

"And I wasn't the star of the movie. I was barely in it! It was Paul Walker's movie. He was the lead and I thought it was unfair that anybody thought I should have been the one to carry that movie, because frankly it wasn't mine."

One could argue that Alba still has "It". One could also argue that the height of her "It" phase was during her stint on Dark Angel, when she was fresh and hot and not a blonde. What say she?

"I don't really know what it is to be the It girl," she muses, still beaming. "I feel like Halle Berry is an It girl, and she's 40. Helen Mirren is an It girl and she's 60! So it's just about people who are doing good work and who are in the media and have positive buzz.

"Your It girl status goes up and down, and I'm not going to complain when it's up. But I'm certainly not going to fret when it's down."

Magazine Bans Hilton

2007-06-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

A magazine has banned newly freed socialite Paris Hilton from this week's edition of its publication, claiming staff and readers are suffering "Paris fatigue."

The hotel heiress has dominated the world's media in the past month after spending 23 days behind bars for violating her probation from a previous drunk-driving arrest.

Following Hilton's release on Tuesday, all the gossip magazines are expected to focus on the story, except for Us Weekly.

Editor Janice Min says, "When it came down to it, the staff and I felt what I believe a lot of people in America are feeling. Which is just enormous Paris fatigue.

"I don't think we even mention the city of Paris."

Hilton makes red carpet exit from jail

2007-06-27T10:51:00.000-07:00

A beaming Paris Hilton made a red carpet exit from jail here Tuesday, emerging through a scrum of cameras and cheering fans after completing a three-week prison term for probation violation.

Her hair tied back in a braid and wearing a short-sleeved jacket and jeans, the 26 year-old hotel heiress smiled to photographers and well-wishers before running to hug her mother Kathy, who was waiting in a black car with father Rick Hilton.

The last time she had been seen in public, on June 8, Hilton was weeping and wailing as she was dragged back to jail after a judge over-ruled a sheriff's decision to free her for unspecified medical reasons after just three days.

But the reality television star's liberation just after midnight (0700 GMT Tuesday) could not have been more different, a blizzard of camera flashes greeting her as she trotted out of the Century Regional Detention Facility.

Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton had thanked guards, nurses and other staff before leaving, describing her as friendly.

"She has fulfilled her obligation. It's now completed," Whitmore said, admitting that the frenzy surrounding the case was almost unprecedented.

"We've had high profile cases before, people like Mr (O.J.) Simpson, and going back to the 1960s there was Charles Manson, so we're not strangers to these sorts of cases," he said. "But this is at a different level. The attention on this case has been remarkable."

Television helicopters pursued Hilton's cavalcade as the car took to the highway shortly after the midnight release.

After stopping at a red light, chasing photographers leapt out to grab shots before Hilton's car pulled away and returned to her parents' home in the exclusive enclave of Bel Air.

A steady stream of visitors arrived at the house throughout Tuesday, media reports said, including one woman delivering full-length, 20-inch, blonde hair extensions, according to the Entertainment Tonight television show.

Hilton's manager Jason Moore told the channel his client would take several weeks rest after media interviews later this week before resuming an "incredible work schedule" later this year.

Hilton was jailed for violating probation over a conviction for alcohol-related reckless driving, drawing frenzied media attention.

The pop-culture icon was sentenced to jail in May. She had been handed 36 months' probation after driving her Mercedes with an alcohol level equal to the legal limit, but was then twice caught driving on her suspended license.

On the first occasion, Hilton signed a statement acknowledging that she was not supposed to drive, and was let off with a warning. But the next month police pulled her over in her 190,000-dollar Bentley Continental GTC when they spotted her driving at night with the headlights off.

Hilton's release from jail after a few days behind bars this month saw accusations of "celebrity justice" leveled at the Los Angeles sheriff's office before Hilton was returned to jail.

However an exhaustive study of similar cases conducted by The Los Angeles Times indicated that Hilton was being treated unusually severely, receiving a much longer jail sentence than normal.

During her time behind bars Hilton said in a telephone interview with a television journalist that the sentence was a message from God to change her party-loving lifestyle and become a positive role model for women.

"I have been thinking that I want to do different things when I am out of here," she said. "I have become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance."

Hilton is mainly well-known for being rich and famous, and shot to international fame thanks largely to a sex tape of her and an-ex boyfriend which appeared on the Internet.

She has also released a music album and appeared in films such as "House of Wax," "Pledge This," and the forthcoming "The Hottie and the Nottie."

Her first post-prison interview will be held with veteran CNN anchor Larry King on Wednesday. The network and a spokesman for Hilton said the celebrity would not receive payment for the interview.

In a statement released through her publicist, Hilton said she was pleased to go on the show, "to discuss my experience in jail, what I have learned, how I have grown."

Paris Hilton not the only one waiting for visitors

2007-06-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton Watch continued Sunday outside Twin Towers Correctional Facility as reporters waited for someone, anyone, related to Hilton to show up for visiting hours at the downtown Los Angeles facility.
Starting about 7 a.m., a dozen reporters from outlets such as Access Hollywood, People magazine, the New York Post and, well, um, the Los Angeles Times, staked out a strip of sidewalk in front of the visitors' entrance to the jail. One reporter brought her Chihuahua, which periodically stood up and walked on its hind legs.

The media representatives traded notes and scoped out every high-end car with a bumper containing the letters "TCP" — indicating the vehicle was a chauffeured rental — that drove into the parking lot across the street. A TMZ.com cameraman hopped through the bushes to take pictures of a black GMC Yukon, but it turned out to lack any connection to the Hilton family.
Paris Hilton has been at Twin Towers since Friday, when she was returned to jail by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer.
She was originally sentenced to 45 days for repeatedly violating probation on alcohol-related reckless driving charges from an incident last year. But Sheriff Lee Baca released her to her home with an electronic monitoring bracelet after three days because of an undisclosed medical condition.
On Saturday, Hilton said in a press release that she would not appeal the judge's decision.
About 11 a.m., a group of community activists capitalized on the restlessness of the reporters.
Dressed in a smart gray suit, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, looked sternly into the cameras with a message for Hilton.
Now that she had experienced the stresses of incarceration firsthand, Hutchinson said, the heiress should step forward as the "poster woman" for mentally ill inmates.
"What we are asking is this: that you become an advocate, a spokesperson, the poster woman for those who are mentally challenged that have absolutely no chance of getting quality care in the L.A. County jail system," he said.
From time to time, Hutchinson's gaze shifted to his Mercedes, which he worried might be towed from a bail bonds parking lot across the street.
Hutchinson said he wanted to take advantage of the attention on Hilton to make a wider point about the lack of mental health services for inmates.
Hutchinson's group tried to deliver a letter on the topic to Hilton, but was turned down by sheriff's officials.
The mood quieted, but salvation arrived about noon in the form of a black Range Rover.
"It's David!" reporters shouted as they ran across the street to a car driven by David Katzenberg, Nicky Hilton's boyfriend.
Reporters and cameramen surrounded the car in front of the parking lot as Paris Hilton's sister Nicky leaned away from the window and talked on the phone.
The reporters followed Katzenberg's car around the parking lot, until he gave up and drove out of the lot. He pulled up to the curb in front of the visitors' entrance.
Nicky Hilton, who was dressed in a short, white dress and was holding a gold handbag, darted out of the car with Stavros Niarchos, Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend. They refused to look directly at the television cameras as they entered the jail's waiting area.
They bypassed a line of about 50 people and headed straight for Window 1.
As they checked in with sheriff's deputies, people in the waiting room shouted, "What about waiting in line?" The pair then walked through a metal detector and disappeared.Jamie Kendrick, a 20-year-old Beverly Hills resident who had been waiting for five hours to visit her brother, took up for the beleaguered celebs.
"People should leave Nicky alone," Kendrick said. "She didn't do anything. They shouldn't be making her scared."
Kendrick's sympathy for the Hiltons didn't stop her from pulling out her camera phone, though, and snapping a few pictures of Nicky Hilton and Niarchos. "I'm going to try to sell them," she said.
She wasn't the only one: Several others in line pulled out camera phones to snap pictures of the visitors.
A bail bondsman, who had purchased a digital camera the night before in anticipation of a possible new career as a photojournalist, also got into the act.
Mary Foster, a tourist from Philadelphia, came all the way to Twin Towers to take in the scene.

"I thought I'd take a picture and send it to my family back home, just for comedic value," the 30-year-old said.
When her friend Jennifer Saber, 29, appeared after parking the car, Foster quickly caught up her friend on the day's events.
Seeing her friend's enthusiasm, Saber said, "We can go find Promises and visit Lindsey Lohan if you want."
The frenzy picked up again when Nicky Hilton and Niarchos reappeared in the visiting area about 1 p.m.
Reporters shouted, "How is Paris doing?" as Nicky Hilton and Niarchos headed back to the Range Rover.
"She's being strong," Nicky Hilton replied, softly, as the Range Rover quickly took off.

Jessica Alba has a crush on Prince William

2007-06-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hollywood siren Jessica Alba has fuelled speculation that her relationship with boyfriend Cash Warren is in 'royal' trouble by revealing that she has a crush on Prince William.
The 26-year-old actress, who shot to fame after her film "Sin City" became a runaway hit, said she was still searching for a perfect father for her future children, contactmusic.com website reported.
Alba, who has been dating Warren from January 2005, said: "I always felt I had been born into the wrong family. I felt I should have been a royal."
Jessica Alba also expressed her confusion that she could't understand why actresses choose to have plastic surgery.
Alba has vowed that she will never go under the knife because she wants to age gracefully and retain the expressive nature of her face for acting roles.
"As an actress, you express emotion with your face. And if you have plastic surgery, you lose that spark," Alba explained. "People usually look better without surgery - my grandmother aged very gracefully."

Paris Hilton won't appeal jail sentence

2007-06-11T04:36:00.000-07:00

A day after a tearful Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail, the hotel heiress said she won't appeal her 45-day jail sentence and is "learning and growing" from her time behind bars.
Her change of heart came Saturday when she announced in a statement released by one of her attorneys that she won't fight her sentence after a brief stint under house arrest at her Hollywood Hills home.
"Today, I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge's decision," Hilton said in the statement. "While I greatly appreciate the sheriff's concern for my health and welfare, I intend to serve my time at L.A. County Jail."
The celebutante was at a maximum-security detention center, where she was believed to be undergoing medical and psychiatric evaluations to determine the best jail to keep her in as she serves the rest of her sentence.
Hilton, in tears and screaming for her mother, was taken to the downtown Twin Towers facility Friday afternoon after Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ordered her back to jail.
"Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done," she said in the statement. "During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience."
Hilton added she was "shocked" by the attention her case has received and suggested the public and media focus on "more important things like the men and women serving our country in Iraq."
Her lawyers had sought to keep her out of jail on grounds that the 26-year-old was suffering an unspecified medical condition. Sauer suggested that could be taken care of at jail medical facilities.
Although authorities wouldn't discuss Hilton's condition, citing privacy laws, Sheriff Lee Baca indicated it was psychological.
He said she arrived at her original jail with a condition he hadn't been apprised of and that it immediately began to deteriorate to the point that he feared for her safety.
Sheriff's officials expect Hilton to be at Twin Towers at least through Sunday.
Which jail the heiress will end up at depends on the results of her assessment by the facility's doctors.
Sauer sentenced Hilton to 45 days in jail and said she could not serve it at home. When she was released she had served only three full days but was credited with five because she surrendered to authorities late Sunday night after attending the MTV Movie Awards and was released early Thursday morning. Before her release, she was fitted with an ankle bracelet and ordered not to leave her house until her sentence was up.
Hilton was expected to serve only 23 days because of a state law that requires shorter sentences for good behavior. She was credited with both her time served in jail and at home, so by Saturday she had completed seven days of her sentence. With time off for good behavior, she could be released in a little more than two weeks.
Hilton's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her weaving down a street in her Mercedes-Benz on what she said was a late-night run to a hamburger stand.
She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
In the months that followed, she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her driving on a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer's courtroom, where he sentenced her to jail.

Why was Paris Hilton released?

2007-06-11T04:31:00.000-07:00

PARIS Hilton's billionaire grandfather donated money to the election campaign of the sheriff who released the 26-year-old American hotel heiress from jail, it has been revealed.
The contribution from William Barron Hilton, 78, co-chairman of the Hilton Hotel chain, to Sheriff Lee Baca's re-election campaign is revealed in financial records.
A friend of the Hilton family said the temporary release of the heiress last week may have been a "quid pro quo".
"A member of her family has been a contributor to Baca's campaign and this may have been payback time," the friend said.
"Her entourage initially were confident she would be out of jail in a few days."
Mr Baca, who has faced heavy criticism for attempting to overrule the judge in the case, has in the past been accused of favouritism towards the Hollywood elite.
He was the officer who failed to report actor Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade after the star was arrested for drink-driving.
Gibson had filmed television advertisements for one of Sheriff Baca's pet causes - an education fund for policemen's children.
Celebrities including Sylvester Stallone and Dustin Hoffman have also backed Mr Baca's election campaigns since 1998.
A spokesman for Hilton declined to comment on the report, as did officials for the sheriff's department.
Last Friday, Mr Baca said Hilton would serve another 18 days behind bars.
Hilton, sent to jail for violating probation in a drink-driving case, will finish her sentence in the prison medical ward where she ended up after a day of house arrest, celebrity website TMZ.com reported today.
New reports today said that Hilton's health collapse last week was caused by dehydration.
"She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet," a source also told the New York Daily News, adding that Hilton suffered from claustrophobia and hyperventilation.
"She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and it would wind up on the Internet," a source identified as a Hilton insider told the newspaper.
"She cried the entire time, and that wasn't helping the dehydration," the source told the paper.
Hilton was visited by sister Nicky Hilton and ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos today according to news reports.
"She's being strong," Nicky Hilton told reporters after the 30-minute visit at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility's medical ward, according to People Magazine' online edition.
Hilton was being given psychotropic drugs, TMZ reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
She was being held in a room by herself with a glass door guarded at all times and her psychiatrist spend all day Sunday with her, the report said.
Psychotropic medications affect a person's emotions and behaviour and include drugs like lithium, which is taken for depression, and Valium, which eases anxiety.
Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail, said being in prison was the hardest thing she had ever done, but she would not appeal her sentence.
"Today, I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge's decision," Hilton said in a statement, reported by the Los Angeles Times.
"Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done," she said.
She was initally sentenced to 45 days in jail in May for violating her probation and driving on an suspended licence. That was reduced to about three weeks for good behaviour before she even started her sentence.
Her early release last Thursday, after just three days in jail, triggered a wave of outrage and an angry judge demanded she be brought back to court on Friday, when he ruled she had to go back to prison.
Images of a dishevelled, distraught Hilton, far from the cool, glamorous blonde seen gracing catwalks and red-carpet soirees, were seen around the world as she was handcuffed by police and brought before Judge Michael Sauer.
"During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think, and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience," Hilton said.
Mr Baca had released Hilton. tagged her with an electronic ankle bracelet, and ordered her to serve out her sentence under house arrest for unspecified "medical reasons".
Stunned prosecutors filed a petition in protest and on Friday Judge Sauer ordered Hilton back to jail to serve out her sentence.
Hilton apparently broke down, wailing "mum, mum, mum", as the judge ordered her back to prison saying "the order is final and forthwith."
In her statement, Hilton thanked her fans for their support which she said she had been reading in her cell, and took a swipe at the relentless media coverage.
"I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world."
Ocean's 13 star George Clooney believes the Simple Life star is a hypocrite for manipulating the press attention to create her current "star" status, only for her whinge about the current media frenzy.
WENN reported Clooney as saying, "You can only get so far without discernable talent - then you either work, or use cheap publicity tricks to keep the public's attention.
"Paris has no reason to complain if she is on the end of bad publicity."

It is splitsville for Lindsay Lohan and Calum Best

2007-06-09T23:03:00.000-07:00

Actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly dumped her beau, TV personality Calum Best, after the latter was photographed in 'a drug-fuelled romp'.

The 'Mean Girls' star, who is in Malibu rehab clinic following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence on May 26, has not been returning Best's calls since he arrived at America.

A source said that Lohan had been upset when she heard about his latest quest when she checked into rehab for the second time.

"Lindsay hasn't been returning any of his calls since he got to America. She knew Calumwas no angel but she felt humiliated when she heard what he had been up to just as she checked herself into rehab," Contactmusic quoted the source, as saying.

The source added that her folks kept telling her that an association with Best will only damage her reputation.

The source said that the actress could not help, but accept how right her pals were when she saw the photographs of Best with the hookers.

"People close to her had been trying to tell her that dating Calum would bring down her image but she just wouldn't listen. That is until she saw the pictures of him with the hookers for her own eyes," the source said. (ANI)

Jessica Alba in Sin City

2007-06-09T22:49:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba Slams Plastic Surgery

2007-06-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

Actress Jessica Alba has vowed never to go under the knife to preserve her celebrated good looks.

(Advertisement)The 26-year-old, who regularly tops sexiest celebrity polls, can't understand why so many Hollywood stars refuse to age naturally.

She says, "As an actress, you express emotion with your face. And if you have plastic surgery, you lose that spark.
"People usually look better without surgery - my grandmother aged very gracefully."

Hilton jail captain has celeb experience

2007-06-09T07:17:00.000-07:00

The jailhouse captain overseeing socialite Paris Hilton for the next few weeks has seen her share of celebrity inmates - and others in the department say she'll make sure that Hilton gets no special treatment.

Capt. Alice Scott, 49, is a 27-year Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department veteran who runs the 2,200-inmate Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, where Hilton is serving her sentence.

Hilton won't be the first celebrity in Scott's charge. Last year, "Lost" actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced to 60 days in jail for violating probation after her drunken driving arrest in Hawaii. She was released in hours because of overcrowding. advertisement

Actress Daryl Hannah also was there briefly after being picked up for trespassing during a tree-sitting demonstration a year ago.

Sheriff's Cmdr. Dennis Conte described Scott as a consummate professional who will ensure Hilton is treated the same as other inmates.

"She possesses the administrative and interpersonal skills to perform her duties in an extremely competent manner," he said.

Hilton was booked Sunday to serve a 45-day sentence for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case by driving with a suspended license. Good time credit is expected to shrink her term to 23 days.

Scott refused an interview request Monday.

Scott's law enforcement career began in 1980. She has worked in jails, patrol stations and in the food services division of the department.

She was promoted to her current rank two years ago by Sheriff Lee Baca and took command of the downtown Twin Towers Correctional Facility. She later moved over the Lynwood jail.

Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson top Maxim's 'Hot 100' list

2007-05-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

According to Maxim magazine, at least this month, she's the hottest woman in the world.
The "Georgia Rule" actress-troublemaker tops the magazine's eighth annual "Hot 100" list, a ranking by editors weighing buzz and beauty for women in film, TV, music, sports and fashion.
"There is no other star in the world (who) causes more of a stir in the public eye than Lindsay," said Maxim Editor in Chief Jimmy Jellinek in a statement. "Her every move is watched and reported on."
Not surprisingly, Jellinek described his young, male readership as being "obsessed" with the 20-year-old Lohan, a ubiquitous party girl who spent the weekend soaking up the sun (with a new boyfriend) in the Bahamas.
Jessica Alba had to settle with the No. 2 on the list, which is in the magazine hitting stands Saturday. She's followed, in order, by Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Biel, Ali Larter, Eva Mendes, Rihanna, Eva Longoria, Fergie, Sienna Miller, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce Knowles and Katherine Heigl.
Celebrity sisters Ashlee and Jessica Simpson are on the list at No. 16 and 41, respectively. Ashley Olsen, half of the mogul acting twins, placed 37th, while sister Mary-Kate didn't make the cut.

Hilary Duff and Katherine McPhee

2007-05-20T04:26:00.000-07:00

Z100’s Zootopia 2007 showcased a variety of musical talent at the Nassau Coliseum on Friday night (May 18). The annual summer bash, which kicked off at 7 p.m., brought out Hilary Duff and Katherine McPhee - along with Maroon 5, Rihanna, Omarion, Fergie, Daughtry, and Gym Class Heroes.
Duff and McPhee took the stage and signed autographs for awaiting fans - after clearing up some rumors that have been hanging over their respective heads.

Hilary played the show amidst gossip over the lyrics in her new song “Stranger,” which has been alleged to be a dig at her ex, Joel Madden.
Clearing the air in an Access Hollywood interview, Duff said: “I made it seem like this was a relationship that I was in, but it’s actually about my parents and about their relationship. But I didn’t want people to know that.”

Meanwhile, Katherine McPhee has also been under the microscope - with fans saying that she has abandoned her American Idol style, even going as far
as calling her a sell-out. McPhee, 23, said in her own defense: “It’s my first record. Everything you do the first time, it’s not exactly the way you want it to be. You try to not step on any toes or anything. I was like, ‘I guess this is how it goes. The producer tells you how to sing it, and if I don’t like it, this is how I have to sing it.’ When [the CD] comes out, you feel like, ‘I could have said, “No. This is not how I want to sing it.”’ Your name is on it. . . . This is ‘in control.’”

Alba Replaces Lohan

2007-05-20T03:32:00.000-07:00

Jessica Alba has snatched up Lindsay Lohan's role in the new movie Bill, after the teen actress abruptly quit the film because the first-time directors weren't well known enough.
The movie, which also stars Aaron Eckhart and Amanda Peet, begins production tomorrow.
Lohan, 19, pulled out of the film on Tuesday, claiming she only wanted to work with big-name directors.
Alba recently worked with the producers of Bill on the movie Awake.
Lohan is already working on her next project, Georgia Rule, starring Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman.

Jessica Alba

2007-05-20T02:47:00.000-07:00

BIOGRAPHI
Full Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Age : 26
Date of Birth: April 28, 1981
Birth Place: Pomona, California
Residence: Southern California
Height: 5'7
Bust: 34"
Waist: 25"
Hips: 34"
Size: 4
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Shoe: 8

Jessica Marie Alba was born in Pomona, California, on April 28, 1981. Jessica’s family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi while Jessica was very young. Her father, who was in the Air Force, moved the family to Del Rio, Texas, later. Eventually, the family settled in southern California when Jessica was nine. Jessica had always wanted to be an actress from the age of five. She took her first acting class at the age of 12. Shortly later, Jessica was signed by an agency.
In 1993, Jessica made her movie debut in Camp Nowhere. She was originally hired for a short time but got lucky when one of the main actresses dropped out. Jessica, who had the same color hair as the actress, eagerly took over the spot. After her first movie, Jessica appeared in two commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny and a few independent films. In 1994, she landed a reoccurring role in "The Secret World of Alex Mac." She played a snob who made life hard for the main character with magical powers. Also in 1994, she landed the role of Maya for a pilot of "Flipper." Jessica spent 1995 filming the first season of "Flipper" in Australia. Jessica is a PADI-certified diver and the "Flipper" show allowed her to have fun and play with the dolphins. The success of the first season of "Flipper" lead to the filming of the second season, which Jessica also starred in. Jessica involvement in "Flipper" lasted from 1995-1997. Since "Flipper" Jessica has appeared in a number of television shows and movies.
In 1996, Jessica appeared in Venus Rising as Young Eve. Also in 1996, she appeared in an episode of "Chicago Hope", as Maria. In 1997, Jessica appeared on the "Dini Petty Show", a Canadian talk show, and talked about her role in Flipper and her general acting career. She began working on P.U.N.K.S., featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. P.U.N.K.S. was just recently released on video in early January, 1999.
In 1998, Jessica appeared in several TV shows for an episode or two. In early 1998, she appeared in "Brooklyn South", as Melissa. A few months later, she appeared in two episodes of "Beverly Hills 90210", as Leanne. And finally, she appeared in an episode of "Love Boat: The Next Wave." In 1999 she appeared a huge number of magazines. She had a small role in Never Been Kissed which was released in the Spring. A month later she could be found with a larger role in Idle Hands. Her two performances in those movies started a buzz in the entertainment industry. Many more magazines would come knocking on her door. Shortly after the release of those two movies, she landed the starring role in Paranoia. She finished filming Paranoia in June. The movie is in post-production now. Shortly later she started working on what will potentially be her biggest work ever. She auditioned for the leading role in Dark Angel. She caught the eye of James Cameron and will now star in the post anticipated TV show of 2000, Dark Angel. With the huge success of Dark Angel and its legion of fans, Jessica will no longer be a rising star, she will be among the hollywood elite, a star.
Jessica made a comeback in 2003 with the title role in Honey. In 2005 she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the movie "Sin City", the down-and-dirty feature-film version of Frank Miller's popular graphic novels. Alba played Nancy, a stripper with a tortured past who's about as close to innocence as it gets in a grisly black-and-white world.

Jessica Alba FilmographyFilms
1994 - Camp Nowhere - Gail

1996 - Venus Rising - Young Eve

1999 - P.U.N.K.S.

1999 - Never Been Kissed - Kirsten

1999 - Idle Hands - Molly

2000 - Paranoia - Chloe

2001 - The Sleeping Dictionary - Selima

2003 - Honey - Honey Daniels

2005 - Sin City - Nancy Callahan

2005 - Into the Blue (completed) - Sam

2005 - Fantastic Four (post-production) - Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman

2006 - Sonic (announced)

Television
young age - two commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny

1994 - "The Secret World of Alex Mack" - Jessica

1995-1997 - "Flipper" - Maya

1996 - "Too Soon for Jeff" - Christy

1996 - "Chicago Hope" - Maria

1997 - "Dini Petty Show" - herself

1998 - "Brooklyn South" - Melissa

1998 - "Beverly Hills 90210" - Leanne

1998 - "Love Boat: The Next Wave" - Layla

1998 - "E! News" - herself

1999 - "E! News" - herself

1999 - "E! Behind the Scenes: Never Been Kissed" - herself

1999 - "MTV News" - herself

2000 - "Dark Angel" - Max

2000 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself

2001 - "Rosie O'Donnell" - herself

2001 - MTV's "TRL" - herself

2001 - "Daily Show" withJohn Stewart - herself

2001 - "Late Night" with Conan O'Brian

2001 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself

2001 - "Access Hollywood" - herself

2001 - "The View" - herself

2001 - "Late Night" with Conan O'Brian - herself

2001 - "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno - herself

2002 - "E! News daily" - herself

2002 - "Access Hollywood" - herself

2002 - "Extra" - herself

2002 - "Rosie O'Donnell Show" - herself

2002 - "Late Show" with David Letterman - herself

2002 - "Rank" - herself (episode: "25 Toughest Stars" 24 April 2002)

2003 - "Punk'd" - herself (episode # 1.3, 31 March 2003) 2003 - "Tinseltown TV" - herself 2003 - "Mad TV" - "Jessica Simpson" (episode # 9.5, 1 November 2003)

2003 - "Live in Hollywood" - herself as a guest host ( November 15, 2003)

2003 - "Rock Me Baby" - herself (episode: "The Difference Between Men and Women"

18 November 2003)

2003 - "The Sharon Osbourne Show" - herself (5 December 2003)

2004 "Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (23 February 2004)

2004 - "The View" - herself (7 July 2004)

2004 - "Entourage" - herself (episode: "The Review", 25 July 2004)

2005 - "Late Show with David Letterman" - herself (22 March 2005)

2005 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - herself (25 March 2005)

2005 - "Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (1 April 2005)

Magazines
1992 - "Robinson's May"

1994 - "Seventeen" - June

1995 - "Teen" - August 1999 - "Vanity Faire" - February

1999 - "Cinescape" - January/February

1999 - "YM" - March

1999 - "Teen People" - March

1999 - "Glamour" - March

1999 - "Allure" - March

1999 - "Bikini" - March

1999 - "Jump" - April

1999 - "Seventeen" - April

1999 - "Fangoria" - April

1999 - "Teen People" - May

1999 - "Detour" - May

1999 - "MXG" - Summer

1999 - "28th Street"

1999 - "Latingirl"

1999 - "Launch" - 28th edition

1999 - "The Sunday Times" - 06.20.99

1999 - "Toronto Star" - 06.23.99 1999 - "Teen People" - All-Star Yearbook

1999 - "Sci-Fi Teen"

1999 - "New York Times Magazine" - 09.05.99

1999 - "Gear" - October

2000 - "Seventeen" - January

2000 - "Details" - January

2000 - "Harper's Bazaar" - January

2000 - "New York Post" - 01.27.99

2000 - "Stuff" - February

2000 - "Ralph" - February

2000 - "Details" - February

2000 - "Interview" - February

2000 - "Sky Magazine" - April

2000 - "Maxim" - Hot 100 insert - May

2000 - "Mademoiselle" - June

2000 - "Entertainment Weekly" - 06.30.00

2000 - "Harper's Bazaar" - September

2000 - "TV Guide" - 09.14.00

2000 - "Stuff" - October

2000 - "Maxim" - October

2000 - "Emmy Magazine" - October

2000 - "Time" - 10.02.00

2000 - "Entertainment Weekly" - 10.06.00

2000 - "TV Guide" - 10.14.00

2000 - "TV Guide" (Canada) - 10.14.00

2000 - "US Weekly" - 10.16.00

2000 - "Teen Style" - October/November

2000 - "Steppin' Out" - 11.01.00 2000 - "TV Guide" - 11.25.00

2000 - "Parade Magazine" - 11.26.00

2000 - "Femme Fatales" - November

2000 - "Seventeen" - November

2000 - "Gear" - November

2000 - "Starlog" - November

2000 - "Starlog" - December

2000 - "Maxim" - December

2000 - "Sophisticates Hairstyles" - December

2000 - "Teen Hairstyles" - December

2000 - "Entertainment Weekly" - 12.15.00

2000 - "Entertainment Weekly" - 12.22.00

2000 - "People Magazine" - 12.25.00

2000 - "Rolling Stone" - 12.28.00

2001 - "Source" - January

2001 - "J-14" - January

2001 - "YM" - February

2001 - "Glamour" - February

2001 - "Entertainment Weekly Magazine - 03.18.01

2001 - "Sci-Fi Magazine" - April 2001

2001 - "Seventeen" - April 2001

2001 - "Us Sky Magazine" - April 2001

2001 - "Dreamwatch" - April 2001

2001 - "Maxim's Top 100" - May

2001 - Teen People Magazine - July 2001

2001 - "Movieline" - August 2001

2001 - "InStyle" - September 2001

2001 - "Twist" - September 2001

2001 - "Color&Style" - September 2001

2001 - "Entertainment Weekly"- October 2001

2001 - "Twist"- October 2001

2001 - "Celebrity Cuts" - December 2002

2002 - "Who Weekly"- January 2002

2002 - "Twist"- January 2002

2002 - "Twist"- February 2002

2002 - "Allure"- April 2002

2002 - "Cosmopolitan"- April 2002

2002 - "Bravo"- May 2002

2002 - "Cosmopolitan"- April 2002

2002 - "InStyle" - 2002

2002 - "Space View" - May 2002

2002 - "J-14" - May 2002

Other
1999 - "Seventeen" on-line chat - 12.09.99

1999 - "Vagina Monologues" - 02.16.99

2002 - "Loreal Winter campaign" - 2001 / 2002

2002 - "Toy Festival" - February

2002 - "Marc Jacobs Fall Fashion Shows 2001" - February

2002 - "Got Milk?" Ad - 2002