People Magazine parceled out their exclusive interview with Jennifer Aniston. Part 1 was “Miss Havisham discusses how her absentee fiance will wear a wedding ring.” Part 2 is “Mama’s got shill for all of her contracts.” Like every other interview Aniston has done in the past four months, the shilling is constant, ceaseless and annoying. So here are Aniston’s thoughts on tanning, skincare, water, etc:

She’s wearing less makeup these days: “I’m less attached to [makeup] now. And Justin [Theroux] loves me without. He likes it when I smoke up my eyes!”

(Smart)water: “I drink water endlessly. Like five [bottles] a day. Now it’s just such habit. There are so many lazy water drinkers!”

She stopped tanning: “I gave myself a sun-tanning intervention a few years ago, where I was basically saying, ‘Let’s just quit while we’re ahead.’ I was not great as a kid with sunscreen. That’s one of my big regrets. Now I use Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 15.”

Feeling good at any age: “We’re going to feel good about ourselves if we see another woman who is 50 and rocking it. If society is telling you to sit it out after 40, you diminish yourself. Believe what you feel. If you feel crappy about yourself, it’s going to show.”

[From People]

I can’t believe she didn’t mention her hair! God, that will probably be Part 3 of People’s exclusive, I’m sure. As for this stuff… I’m going to need to see the receipts of Jennifer’s “sun-tanning intervention.” Granted, she hasn’t been on a constant vacation cycle in Cabo lately, but I’m almost positive that she’s still laying out in the sun and getting tan the old fashioned way. As for seeing a 50-year-old woman “rocking it” – that’s how I feel about women like Helen Mirren, women who own their age AND speak with substance about more than their hair.

Meanwhile, some of us have been wondering why Aniston seems to be doing all of these interviews to promote nothing more than her advertising contracts. Doesn’t she have films coming up? Why doesn’t this year’s #1 Oscar-snubbed have more offers? Well, OK! Magazine (I know, I know, but stay with me) says that Jennifer is really worried because the scripts aren’t coming in. A source says:

“She’s desperate to land the lead in another drama. She wants to be on that podium next awards season, but with no offers coming in, she’s starting to fear it may not happen. She knows that there are edgy roles out there, and she’d be willing to fund an indie film in order to get one. But at the same time, Jen would much rather be approach to star in someone else’s project. She doesn’t want anyone thinking that she’s buying her success.”

[From Star Magazine]

During the Oscar season, I did wonder if Jennifer’s campaign was going to blow up in her face long-term. Like, she really, really wanted an Oscar nomination, to the point where she paid an Oscar-campaign consultant a lot of money to “coach” her. She came across as a little bit desperate AND like she was trying to “game” the system with what turned out to be a decent-but-not-great performance in a film no one saw or cared to see. The “punishment” was that Aniston didn’t get an Oscar nomination. But is she being punished long-term by producers who don’t want any part of her self-promoting nonsense? Or is it more of a case of…well, Hollywood just doesn’t want to hire a 47 year old woman for many roles at all?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Pacific Coast News.

This week, everyone is celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the most classic films of all time, Clueless. I haven’t seen it in years but I could probably sit here and recite the entire script from memory. It was an absolutely genius move for writer/director Amy Heckerling to adapt Jane Austen’s Emma in a modern Beverly Hills setting. It’s absolutely perfect. So to celebrate the anniversary, everyone involved with the process of making it has been spilling some interesting details. Like… an agent pitched Angelina Jolie for Cher Horowitz. OMG. So that’s why I’m including all of these photos of Angelina in Hackers, which was released around the same time: this is what Angelina looked like circa 1994-95

“Clueless” was one of the defining movies of the ’90s — and now, 20 years later, Vanity Fair has revealed some major casting secrets! While director Amy Heckerling says she “had her heart set on Alicia Silverstone” from the beginning, she explains that Fox wanted her to explore other options for Cher.

“I saw Alicia Witt, the redheaded [actress]. And who else? Tiffani Thiessen. The one that — she was in that show and she cut her hair and everybody was mad? Keri Russell, yes,” she tells the mag. “Then they go, ‘You’ve got to see the girl in [Flesh and Bone].’ I never got to see her. I guess she was off on other things. That turned out to be Gwyneth Paltrow.”

Even Angelina Jolie was initially considered for the lead role!

“She was too knowing for what was needed for Clueless,” Fox casting director Carrie Frazier reveals. “Angelina never came in [to audition] for the project. I was just looking at her tape. I remember an agent pitching her, and I’m going, ‘No, no, no, this is exactly the opposite of what I need for this.’ Later on, when I started heading up the casting department for HBO, and I got the script for ‘Gia,’ I said, ‘I’ve got the girl.’ That was Angelina.”

Reese Witherspoon also was in the running for the part.

“I met with Reese because everyone said, ‘This girl’s amazing. She’s going to be huge,’” Heckerling adds. “I saw some movie where she had a southern accent. Maybe it was on TV, a movie of the week. But I did see some scenes of hers and went: Wow. She’s amazing. But Alicia is Cher.”

[From TooFab]

I could totally see Reese Witherspoon as Cher. That would have been a good backup casting choice for Alicia Silverstone. Gwyneth was good as the OG Emma in the straight-up film adaptation of the book a few years later, but I’m glad Goop didn’t get her hands on Cher. As for Angelina… yeah, no way in hell she would have ever been cast as Cher. But it’s funny that someone, somewhere was like, “Send Angelina’s tape to Amy Heckerling!”

Photos courtesy of ‘Hackers’ and ‘Clueless’.

Ah, there’s nothing better than waking up on a lazy Thursday and looking up the Wiki page for Orders of the British Empire. There’s a wonderful rumor this morning… Benedict Cumberbatch might be receiving a CBE, which is Commander of the British Empire. It’s not a knighthood, in case you’re wondering (like I was). IF Bendy gets a CBE, no one will be calling his Sir Bendy or Sir Cumby (and thankfully, no one will be referring to his wife as Lady Sophie). A CBE is one rung lower than a knighthood (KBE) and one rung higher an Officer of the British Empire (OBE). Apparently, some are second-guessing this rumored award because Benedict is much younger (at the age of 38) than most CBE and KBE recipients.

Could Benedict Cumberbatch be among the famous faces on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list? The Sherlock actor is reportedly set to become a Commander of the Order of the British Empire – one rank below a knighthood – when the nominations are announced on June 12th, according to The Sun.

A “source” has commented to the newspaper that Cumberbatch’s CBE – for services to drama – comes surprisingly early in his film career which hit a high note earlier this year when the 38-year-old was nominated for a leading actor Oscar for his portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.

“Benedict is clearly very talented but a CBE is normally for those coming towards the end of their careers,” commented the source.

Another “insider” added: “It’s not as though he’s a veteran actor such as John Hurt, who didn’t get the CBE until he was 64.”

Cumberbatch – who is expecting his first child with wife Sophie Hunter – won international recognition for his portrayal of the eponymous detective in BBC1?s Sherlock which first aired in 2010. He has gone on to star in a string of high profiles films, including Star Trek Into Darkness, The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County and last year’s Imitation Game, with an upcoming role in Black Mass (opposite Johnny Depp) and a 13-week run playing the lead in Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Barbican later this year.

[From Radio Times]

When Benedict was so extra during the awards season, some theorized that he was not only campaigning for an Oscar, but a knighthood as well. Benedict has always been somewhat cozy with the royal family in some respects. He’s been a long-time ambassador for The Prince’s Trust, which is Prince Charles’ charity/grant scheme for young people needing scholarships and that sort of thing. Benedict has also done a number of royal and royal-adjacent events in the past year in particular, like a fundraiser with Prince William and a party at Buckingham Palace, etc. He probably was campaigning for this. And hey, at least it’s not a knighthood.

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Zoe Saldana cannot believe people are making a massive deal out of husband Marco Perego choosing to take her name. She dropped the tidbit in an interview, but she’s still shocked that people noticed or cared. Zoe thinks celebrity culture is “ignorant,” so maybe that’s why she’s aghast. I’m not taken aback by the response to Marco’s name change. Some men take their wives names although it’s the exception. I’m a lot more surprised that some people still think Marco’s a golddigger, so that must be why he dumped his name for a more famous one. Really? Maybe I’ve warmed to Marco too much.

Zoe took to Facebook to question why people reacted to Marco’s marital gesture:

Fathers, sons, brothers, men everywhere: Your legacy will not perish if you take your partner’s surname, or she keeps hers. I’ve been made aware that a comment I made regarding my marriage has garnered some attention. I felt proud that my husband decided to take my last name as his own. I shared my hesitation with him when he told me about his decision, not only did he say, “I don’t give a shhheeeetttt!!” (with a very strong Italian accent!!) he also asked me, “Why not? What are you so afraid of?” And it made me wonder … What am I so afraid of?

Why is it so surprising, shocking- eventful that a man would take his wife’s surname? Women have never been asked if its ok for them to give up their names — why doesn’t that make the news?

Men, you will not cease to exist by taking your partner’s surname. On the contrary — you’ll be remembered as a man who stood by change. I know our sons will respect and admire their father more because their father lead by example.

Gentlemen, I implore you to think outside the box- remove the box altogether. Let’s redefine masculinity. A real “man” leads along side his partner. A real man accepts his mortality. A real man acknowledges that nothing can be done alone.

I hope that the “buzz” behind this topic isn’t just for gossip — but an inspiration for us all to look within and see what is truly important. Let’s start by letting go of some of the limitations we have inherited from the past, and forge a new path moving forward.

Sorry for any mistypes LOL

[From Facebook]

At least Zoe didn’t accuse everyone of invading her privacy again. She knows exactly why Marco’s name change made the news. Because it’s not the norm, and because Zoe made a big deal out of it to the press. She brought the subject up. Zoe discussed her concern for Marco being “emasculated” by his fellow artists and the entire world. Ah well. Zoe just likes to lecture people. I think she means well with this mini-essay, but she sounds really judgy and preachy. Of course she had to throw in a little jab at the gossip realm too.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN

Here are some photos of Jennifer Lawrence in a backseat with Bono outside the Chateau Marmont a few weeks ago. Don’t worry, Chris Martin is there too. He’s conveniently “hiding” behind the driver.

JLaw and the king of elevator music are the subject of a new story that may or may not be true. The source can be sketchy, but they sometimes get inside scoops. Radar says JLaw and her boyfriend of 10 months might be going on a couple’s retreat with Gwyneth Paltrow and the kids. The idea behind this story is that Goop is so good at being divorced that she wants to officially welcome JLaw to the family. She also wants her lovah, Brad Falchuk, to bond with Apple and Moses. This tale makes Goop look like a selfless person for inviting JLaw on a family vacation. Never trust a smiling Goop. She’d humblebrag all over the vacay, and Falchuk would make sure Goop looks loved up too:

Gwyneth Paltrow has taken a somewhat unconventional approach to breakups and co-parenting. She has invited her current boyfriend, her ex-husband, and his girlfriend on an intimate couples’ retreat — and the kids are coming too!

Paltrow, who is currently dating Brad Falchuk, has two children, Apple and Moses, with her ex-husband Chris Martin. Chris Martin is currently dating actress Jennifer Lawrence, and now the whole gang is going to spend a totally non-awkward week together in paradise! “Gwyneth recognizes it’s time for Jen to meet the whole family, and she wants Chris to be there for Brad’s first proper bonding experience with the children,” an insider told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “The plan is to spend a week together in Hawaii, as soon as all their schedules permit, but definitely before the end of summer.”

Not everyone is as excited as Paltrow to make continuous eye contact with their significant other’s ex. “Poor Jen is dreading it,” the source revealed. But despite letting the kids eat forbidden french fries after his split with Goopy Gwyn, the source insists that he is still willing to do things Paltrow’s way. “Chris is still spellbound by Gwyneth and her rules, so he’s insisting on it.”

[From Radar Online]

This story could actually happen if Goop and Chris have an agreement about when to introduce third parties to the kids. If JLaw and Brad come along for the same event, then both intros could be take care of in one swoop. I can’t even imagine how uncomfortable Jennifer would be at a Goop retreat. No Doritos, no farts, and no fun at all. This vacation could even be counterproductive. JLaw could grow so irritated with Goop’s passive aggression that she could dump Chris. Then she could get back together with Nicholas Hoult! I hope this story is true.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN

I really enjoy Carolina Herrera’s clothes. If I was First Lady or a senator, I would wear a lot of Herrera’s designs. She makes sophisticated, beautiful stuff that doesn’t seem too stuffy. Carolina is 76 years old now and still vital and kicking. She sat down with the Washington Post to promote her latest boutique opening in DC. She ended up throwing some well-executed shade at Beyonce and all the celebrity women who walk around nearly naked. Some highlights from the interview:

Designers shouldn’t TRY to be hip & cool: “If you are a designer who is born hip and cool, then fine, you can do it. But I don’t understand a designer who sees hip and cool [young designers] and they want to be like the newcomers. You confuse the client.”

Nakedness is not good design: Some designers think “it’s so modern to be naked or almost naked. They think it’s going to attract younger people if they do those dresses. No! The almost naked! Oh God! They’re trying to get people to pay attention to them. In life, there should be a little mystery.” Herrera turns to the recent Costume Institute gala to make her point. Exhibits A through C: Beyoncé and her bedazzled mosquito netting; Jennifer Lopez in a red beaded gown that was all front and back and no sides; Kim Kardashian with a train of white feathers trailing from a derriere served up for admiration. “They’re supposed to be fashion icons and they’re not wearing anything. It’s an obsession now.”

She’s not against an open neckline, but it has to be done correctly: “If it’s open so much, they look like fried eggs. Fashion is about proportion.”

[From WaPo]

I don’t really think Carolina is saying that she hates Beyonce, J.Lo or Kim Kardashian specifically, I think she’s making a larger statement about fashion. If anything, she’s criticizing Ricardo Tisci (Givenchy), Roberto Cavalli and Donatella Versace for designing clothes for women which are barely even functional as “fashion” or “clothes.” And I agree with her. I’m SO tired of seeing bedazzled illusion netting.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Melissa McCarthy covers this week’s issue of People Magazine, probably because she is genuinely having a great month. Spy opened at #1 last weekend, and the combination of Melissa plus writer/director Paul Feig has proved to be a stellar combination. I saw Spy last weekend too, and I actually thought it was Melissa’s strongest comedic performance ever, going even beyond Bridesmaids (I liked that film but I didn’t think it was the best.comedy.ever like some people). Spy was well-reviewed too and Melissa is a bona fide movie star, one of the few women who can “open” a movie in a lead role.

She’s also promoting her new clothing line. That’s sort of the reason she’s on the cover of People, to shill her clothing line, although I doubt People would have given her the cover if Spy hadn’t been a hit. What sucks a little bit is that we’ve seen some of Melissa’s designs throughout the promotional tour of Spy, and most of us were underwhelmed. Anyway, some highlights from the interview:

How to be funny: For years, she says, Hollywood had certain expectations for female comedians. Being funny “couldn’t be through your personality or actions, you just had to look crazy. I just think that we’ve gotten rid of, luckily, a lot of those guidelines. Funny is funny, and it can come in 8 billion different shades and flavors, so I think it’s silly to kind of limit it.”

She loved working on Spy & she loves how successful it is: “I’m having the time of my life.”

She loves Jason Statham: “Jason Statham was literally crawling up my body like a ladder. And I was like, ‘What am I doing and how did I get here? And how delightful is this?’ ”

Her clothing line Melissa McCarthy Seven7: “You look much better when you’re comfy. From grade school until age 20, I had one thought in my head, which was doing women’s clothing. To get to come back to it, is kind of crazy. It’s pretty dreamy. I started this line because I wanted to know: Where are the normal clothes? This really is a selfish venture. I wanted to build a better closet for myself.”

She has strong feelings about sleeves: “Yes, there are lots of sleeves here! Hallelujah! Do you know how many fights I’ve had about sleeves? I was actually told once [by a manufacturer she’s not working with now], ‘Plus-size women do not want sleeves, in any capacity.’ I was like, ‘Are you crazy? That’s not accurate! I am plus-size, and I want them, I have friends who are size 26 and size 8 and they want a sleeve! Very few things [in Seven7] don’t have sleeves. My stuff has sleeves, my stuff has pockets, you can count on that.”

[From People Magazine]

I believe she was told (probably by someone snotty and a size 2) that plus-sized women don’t want sleeves. I believe it because it seems like the kind of dumb explanation for the sleeve-hatred of so many designers. I love a good sleeve too and I think sleeves-on-gowns and cocktail dress with sleeves are very underrated in the current fashion climate, where tube dresses and mermaid dresses are king. It’s so stupid. So yes, I love that Melissa is standing up for sleeves. But I still think her designs are too Amish, too covered-up.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Girls never took off in my house. Granted, I only watched two episodes but can’t deal with the show’s hipster shtick. Yet I do like Jemima Kirke. She has a fantastic, level head on her shoulders and isn’t afraid to wade into controversial territory. She only does so for a purpose and not for attention. Jemima seems like someone cool to hang out with.

Jemima talks a lot about body image in a new interview with Refinery 29. She discusses the nudity on Girls and how Lena asked her to take it off (again) this season. She says Lena requested “to see some cellulite, please.” Jemima “was tempted to say no” but decided to forge ahead. She introduces the journo to her trainer, Cadence Dubus, who focuses on functional fitness.

The best part of this interview is about how Jemima’s mom passed on her dieting habit, which is interesting. A lot of daughters pick up on this stuff at an early age. I was crestfallen when my girl (at age 4) looked in the mirror and happily said, “Mommy, I look thin.” She heard the term from a relative who shall not be named. Jemima has some perceptive takes on how women treat their bodies in the mirror:

On body image: “I think a lot of women see themselves like Mr. Potato Heads. Like, if they could take this part away, if they could eliminate this part, they would look better. They don’t see themselves as a package. They see themselves as pieces.”

How she started working out: “We need to take the shaming out of the fitness world. I wanted to stay thin while pregnant. That was the thought. That was what I walked in for, and it didn’t stay that way. The first thing I noticed about Cadence was her body. I was like, Oh, she’s not skinny, but she looks so sexy, and she’s so fit. I was like, maybe I can do THAT. Maybe I can just be the fittest version of this.”

Her mom’s mixed messages: “My mom used to say to me, ‘I think you’re beautiful. I think you’re perfect. I just want you to be happy.’ That’s such a mixed message, though … even though she was saying she wanted me to be happy, it still came off as bullying.” She recalls going out to dinner with her parents, her mom ordering that the bread be taken away. “She would say, ‘Listen, you can have it if you want it. I just thought you didn’t want it.’ She knew I wanted to be thinner…and she was always on a diet herself. I think she meant well. I just think she wasn’t equipped … I think it’s important for women around children, whether you’re a mother or not, to never talk about not liking yourself.”

How she looks at her own body: “This sounds so cheesy, but it’s true. I try to look at myself as if I were a man who was really hot for me. I’ll see all the things that make me me, and [I’m] like, that’s hot. That’s how I look at other women. I look at them like, If I was in love with this person, I would love every bit. And, I tell my friends. I’m not doing it to make them feel good. I really mean “

[From Refinery 29]

Jemima also talks about her daughter eats healthy and flexes like Popeye after she finishes eating, which is cute. Body image is such a trigger subject for many women (and men). I feel like girls have a hard enough time growing up without parents passing on their own food issues. Jemima has a healthy attitude. She’s still dealing with stuff her mom said to her about weight, but we’re all works in progress.

Photos courtesy of WENN

What a lil’ cutie!

Furious 7 star Jordana Brewster was photographed with son Julian, 20 months, after lunching in Brentwood, Calif. on Wednesday (June 10). The adorable tot smiled and waved at the nearby paparazzi while they made their way back to the car.

Last month, we spotted the mother-son duo in their Brentwood neighborhood.

“I am happiest when I hear my son giggle,” the proud mama recently shared. “He has the best laugh I have ever heard.”

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A-listers Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner stepped out with their daughter Seraphina, 6, and a friend in Brentwood, Calif. on Wednesday (June 10).

Amid split rumors, the couple put on a united front while shopping at Toy Crazy in the Brentwood Country Mart.

On Sunday, Ben and Jen were spotted with Seraphina and their 3-year-old son Samuel.

The couple – who are also parents to 9-year-old daughter Violet – are reportedly on the rocks.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Ben and Jen might be headed for a divorce. The parents-of-three have their 10-year wedding anniversary coming up on June 29.

Last month, Jennifer opened up to Yahoo! Parenting about their marriage.

“You just go on a ride together because you don’t know who you’re going to be when you first have a baby and you don’t know who [your partner] is going to be. You have to just hang in there while you figure it out — and have a lot of patience for each other,” she shared.

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