Here are some photos of Lindsay Lohan last Friday night at DSTRKT in London. I was going to make fun of her for being so cracked out she forgot to wear pants, but she actually is wearing a minidress. It just looks weird because the bottom part of the dress is that weird, nude illusion netting stuff. Lindsay’s red dress is by For Love and Lemons. As for the red hat and fur coat, your guess is as good as mine. I think she looks like a crackhead who got dressed in the dark, but she probably did put some thought into this ensemble. Look at how happy she is to be photographed!

Well, funny story about Lindsay being happy to get pap’d at a club. When she was inside the club, she posted this Instagram:

This guy is pretending not to take a photo of me right now……. #sometimesLIFEisweird and that sucks to be honest coz they weren’t nice #MajorSituation #hereforwork ????????????????????

A photo posted by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) on Mar 20, 2015 at 6:36pm PDT

So… she’s complaining about some guy taking her photo in the club. In the club… where she’s only there “for work”? If she was really clubbing “for work,” isn’t part of the deal that you actually have to pose for some photos with fans? It could even work towards her community service, right?! Or, you know, Lindsay just wanted to get cracked out at the club and she didn’t want to be photographed doing drugs. So in her crack-addled mind, she thought it would sound better if she was doing all of this for work.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

I misjudged The Gunman based on its trailer. I thought it was going to be a preachy political thriller, but it’s actually a Taken knock-off with Sean Penn starring as Liam Neeson Revenge Man. Oh, there’s some moralizing—undoubtedly Penn used his power as producer and co-writer t…      

I forget how much I enjoy Jon Hamm’s interviews until I sit down to read one. While Hamm’s GQ cover interview (for the April issue) isn’t the shade-throwing, reality-star-takedown extravaganza that I’ve gotten used to, I still enjoyed this piece. The point isn’t the shade, the point is that Jon Hamm is a fully grown man with adult opinions, capable of a wide-ranging conversation about many things. Unfortunately, I get the impression that GQ didn’t ask for Hamm’s take on many of subjects beyond his career and Mad Men’s final season. You can read the full piece here, and here are some highlights:

Why he’s interested in comedy: “I was just kind of that weird kid that always hung around… And you know, comedians are generally pretty nice people. I have no affinity for it other than my appreciation of it. I had no desire to get up onstage and tell jokes. I prefer to stand next to really funny people. I was always good at being observationally funny—like contributing something funny to the conversation.”

Whether Don Draper dies at the end of Mad Men: “I certainly can’t confirm or deny anything.”

Hamm never sugarcoats Don Draper: “I’m the guy who lives with the guy every day, and I’m like, ‘No, no, no, no, no,’ ” he says of people who would excuse the character’s behavior. “But I also get the thing in popular culture, American culture, where you see a broken thing and go, ‘I want to fix that. I want to shape that. I want to cure that.’ ”

The difficulties of being an actor: “Whenever people want to talk about how hard it is to be an actor, I want to go, ‘Um, it’s hard to be a baby-heart surgeon.’ Being an actor is actually pretty easy, if you can memorize lines,” he says. Still, he admits that it’s been draining to follow Don on his repeated downward spirals. “You’re kind of hoping for redemption, and it’s not forthcoming…. To consistently come in and be the bummer was always like, ‘Oh, that’s not fun.’ But at the same time, it’s been like the greatest obstacle course in the world. A puzzle to figure out.”

His career future: “Look, the one constant thing I’ve had in my career is now removed. And that’s an eye-opener: Are people still going to take me seriously? Am I just going to do romantic comedies for the rest of my life? What’s next? And I don’t know, you know? I wish I was smug enough to have had a grand plan. I guess some people would say, ‘Okay, the last three years of Mad Men is going to be like this: I want to do a play. I want to do this. I want to do that.’ I was just like, ‘I want to do something that seems cool.’ ”

[From GQ]

SPOILERS for the last half of Mad Men’s final season: now that I’ve read the full GQ article, there do seem to be some significant indications that Don Draper dies at the end. Apparently, Matthew Weiner wrote a weird, boring ending for the show and that’s the script that got sent out to everyone, then Weiner told the main core cast members the real ending privately. That kind of secrecy leads me to believe that Don will die. And there’s a hint in the GQ article too – the end is supposed to be kind of poetic and simple. Which leads me to believe that Don – like the faceless man falling through the buildings and advertisements in the opening credits – will jump to his death.

Photos courtesy of Sebastian Kim and WENN.

I love the Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation trailer that Sarah posted yesterday – click here for a refresher. As she wrote, it’s pure ridiculous action movie fun. It knows exactly what it is. It doesn’t aim to be anything more. And Tom Cruise’s level of frustration when he…      

I love the Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation trailer that Sarah posted yesterday – click here for a refresher. As she wrote, it’s pure ridiculous action movie fun. It knows exactly what it is. It doesn’t aim to be anything more. And Tom Cruise’s level of frustration when he…      

Natalie Dormer covers the April issue of Self magazine. She’s wearing a cut-out dress by Prabal Gurung and looks stunning. Self’s shoots are often a little more fitness-y, but Nat does plenty of talking about her exercise habits. She’s promoting Game of Thrones and talks about how she’s been typecast in fearless female roles. But she feels very good and knows there are much worse problems to have. No complaints here at all. Natalie knows that nearly every actor gets pinned into a box, and she’s happy to be working:

On being typecast: “It got to the point where if there was a manipulative femme fatale who was going to be seducing the leading mem, it was ‘Call Natalie Dormer!’ Every actor, wherever they are on the hierarchy, gets put in a box to a certain extent. And isn’t it wonderful when people like Matthew McConaughey can turn around and go: ‘You thought I was this, but look what I can do!’ You have to start challenging people’s perceptions of you, and the perceptions you have of yourself, really.”

On fashion: “I think women should have style, but it should be undermined by a slight casualness. Like they haven’t tried that hard, because the minute you’re self-conscious about it, it doesn’t really work anymore.’”

Running her first 26.2 at 33: “I look back on it now and think, F***ing hell, how did I do that? In Mockingjay – Part 2, I’m basically running around in heavy armor while carrying a semiautomatic rifle. I don’t know how I would have kept up with Liam Hemsworth or Sam Claflin if I hadn’t been in the best cardiovascular shape of my life. This amazing thing happens where people come out of the woodwork. Suddenly someone in the camera department is giving you tips on nutrition, or the catering guy is giving you recipes. And everyone on-set in the morning is, like, ‘How far did you run this weekend?’ The support was really wonderful.”

On cross training: “My yoga mat will always be in my luggage. Yoga is invaluable when you’re on long-haul flights a lot. But I do it for my mind as much as my body. Actually, that’s true of my relationship with all exercise. I’m open to new experiences. I just did aerial yoga for the first time, and there’s a kayak club that I’ve been meaning to try.”

[From Self]

I always enjoy reading Natalie’s thoughts on fitness because she works hard at it. Nat shall soon train for her second marathon in NYC. She’s correct about the strong support network amongst runners, but I’ve noticed it swings in both directions. You can’t talk about running in front of non-runners, or virtual tomatoes will be tossed. I no longer tweet about the sport for that very reason. Local running clubs are a nice refuge, and Nat is lucky to have worked with people who share that interest.

Here are photos of Nat at last week’s Dior and I film premiere in London. At least Dior is still doing coats well on the regular.

Photos courtesy of Self & WENN

Orlando Bloom has been volunteering with UNICEF since 2008 and was officially named a Goodwill Ambassador in 2009. In his latest role, Bloom became the first celebrity to visit Liberia since the region became decimated by an Ebola outbreak last year. While the deadly disease is largely considered under control, there is still a risk of contracting the virus. Bloom spent four days meeting with survivors and learning how the communities are trying to rebuild after the crisis.

In a video released by the UN, Bloom dons a protective suit to show the precautions that must be taken by healthcare workers, who are at greatest risk. In another scene, he meets with a 29 year-old father who lost his wife and four of his children to Ebola. The dad is raising his six year-old son alone and explains that people in his village are still afraid to play football (soccer) with him. On camera, Bloom reflects on his meeting and you can tell that he is moved by the plight of the single dad and all the people he met. Here’s more, thanks to People:

“Everyone I met was determined to beat Ebola so that they can resume their normal lives,” Bloom said in a UNICEF statement after meeting with religious and youth leaders in the capital city of Monrovia. “Communities have been at the center of the fight against Ebola and must continue to be supported because of their crucial role in getting to zero cases.”

In a touching video from his trip, Bloom is shown meeting with Ansu Anderson Turay and his 6-year-old son, Abraham.

Turay – who lost his wife, two sons and two daughters in the Ebola outbreak – is raising his son alone, and says that many in his village are still fearful to come in contact with him.

“It’s quite hard to comprehend such a loss,” an emotional Bloom said following their meeting. “They’re all just dealing with loss like that at such a profound level.”

Bloom praised the efforts of Ebola-affected communities in combatting the deadly virus, and the actor is shown in a video getting outfitted in protective gear, including two pairs of rubber gloves, full body suit and goggles.

[From People]

The UN also released second video of Bloom touring a slum in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, called West Point. In Monrovia, Bloom visited with the A-Life project, which works to raise awareness of Ebola prevention. He also visited a school near the Sierra Lionne border and learned about their Ebola safety procedures.

People has two videos of Orlando’s visit, and the UN has two more that are available for download on their site. I’ve included the additional videos here. There’s a real gem of a video where Orlando visits a school, reads a story to the children, holds hands with a little girl, and gushes over babies in a clinic. He’s such a natural.

And here’s a video of Orlando talking about his visit. You can tell that he was so affected by the people he met. I have so much respect for him and the work he’s doing with the UN. You can learn more about UNICEF and help contribute to their work by visiting UNICEF.org.

photos credit: UNICEF/Jallanzo

Cinderella star Cate Blanchett covers the April issue of Vogue Australia and opens up about family life with husband Andrew Upton and their four children: sons Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, 6, and newborn daughter Edith.

On how motherhood has changed her: “Children certainly teach one about compromise. I think before having children the idea of compromise rubbed shoulders with weakness or deception in some way. Children are spirited, passionate, political, demanding. They are also heartbreaking. They constantly extend parents and so parents are constantly confronted with their failures, don’t you think? I’d rather presently live life this way than not.”

On gender inequality in Hollywood: “Female audiences are driving the change, I think. Women don’t stop consuming cultural product once they stop menstruating…. There are countless industries around the world where women in top positions are not equally remunerated for equal work.”

For more from Cate, go to Vogue Australia…

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Last year, Mo’ne Davis took the sporting world by storm. Mo’ne was only 13 years old at the time, and she is the first girl to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history. She’s an inspiration for girls and boys, a poster girl for community athletic programs and for gender equality in sports. She’s also just a really cool young lady, and obviously, Hollywood has come knocking. Disney has already announced that they’re going to make a TV movie about Mo’ne called Throw Like Mo. Great story, right? Who could say anything negative about that, right?

Well, meet Joey Casselberry, a student at Bloomsburg University and a player on the college baseball team. Over the weekend, Casselberry tweeted: “Disney is making a movie about Mo’ne Davis? WHAT A JOKE. That slut got rocked by Nevada.” Yes. He seriously wrote that. Was it that he calls every female a “slut”? Or was it something more personal about this 14-year-old girl? Well, we don’t even have to care because the university kicked him off the team. He deleted the tweet and then his Twitter, and he issued this apology:

“An example that one stupid tweet can ruin someone’s life and I couldn’t be more sorry about my actions last night. I please ask you to forgive me and truly understand that I am in no way shape or form a sexist and I am a huge fan of Mo’ne. She was quite an inspiration.”

Eh. Not a great apology. But what did you expect from a guy who uses “slut” to describe any woman or girl? Anyway, Mo’ne decided to show more grace and class than most of us would be capable of and she issued a statement about the situation:

“Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone deserves a second chance. I know he didn’t mean it in that type of way. I know people get tired of seeing me on TV. But sometimes you got to think about what you’re doing before you do it. It hurt on my part, but he hurt even more. If it was me, I would want to take that back. I know how hard he’s worked. Why not give him a second chance?”

[Via E! News]

This made me ache a little bit. That she would be this gracious in the face of such douchebaggery is stunning. And no, it’s not about “people get tired of seeing me on TV.” Don’t ever apologize for existing, Mo’ne.

And here’s the happy ending: Bloomsburg University heard Mo’ne’s request and they think she’s an awesome person, but that douchebag is still suspended from the team. The university issued a statement saying: “Her request demonstrates the type of person she is, her level of maturity and the empathy that her family and coach teach her. Bloomsburg University stands firm on our decision; however, his consequences will be reviewed as is common in disciplinary actions like this.” I love that the university is all “she’s amazing but NOPE, this bro is a d-bag.”

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After having a preventive double mastectomy in 2013 to reduce the risk of getting cancer, mom-of-six Angelina Jolie – who lost her mother, grandmother and aunt to the disease – got a troubling phone call from her doctor two weeks ago.

In a New York Times op-ed piece published early Tuesday, Jolie, 39, says she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed last week because she carries a gene that gave her a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer.

“I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt,” Jolie writes. “I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn’t live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.”

After hearing the news, she called her husband, Brad Pitt, who was on a plane within hours.

“The beautiful thing about such moments in life is that there is so much clarity. You know what you live for and what matters. It is polarizing, and it is peaceful,” she shares.

The Academy Award-winning actress went to see the surgeon who had treated her mother Marcheline, who died in 2007 of ovarian cancer.

“She teared up when she saw me: ‘You look just like her,’ ” Jolie writes. “I broke down.”

Jolie had to wait another five days for test results that would reveal whether there was cancer somewhere in her body. “I passed those five days in a haze, attending my children’s soccer game, and working to stay calm and focused.”

When the wait was over, she learned that the tumor test was negative.

“I was full of happiness, although the radioactive tracer meant I couldn’t hug my children,” she shares. “There was still a chance of early stage cancer, but that was minor compared with a full-blown tumor. To my relief, I still had the option of removing my ovaries and fallopian tubes and I chose to do it.”

That said, the surgery would push her into forced menopause.

“It is a less complex surgery than the mastectomy, but its effects are more severe,” she writes. “It puts a woman into forced menopause. So I was readying myself physically and emotionally, discussing options with doctors, researching alternative medicine, and mapping my hormones for estrogen or progesterone replacement.”

Last week Jolie had “a laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.” The surgery revealed a small benign tumor on one ovary but no signs of cancer in the other tissues. The mom-of-six chose to keep her uterus because there is no history of uterine cancer in her family.

She now wears a small clear patch that delivers bio-identical estrogen and has a progesterone IUD inserted in her uterus that will help her maintain a hormonal balance.

“Regardless of the hormone replacements I’m taking, I am now in menopause,” she shares. “I will not be able to have any more children, and I expect some physical changes. But I feel at ease with whatever will come, not because I am strong but because this is a part of life. It is nothing to be feared.”

She goes on to say that having the surgery has not removed all risk. “The fact is I remain prone to cancer.” She writes that she is looking for natural ways to strengthen her immune system.

“I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family,” she writes. “I know my children will never have to say, ‘Mom died of ovarian cancer.’ “