Drew Barrymore prepped for her wedding yesterday in NYC. She tried on a wedding veil and some hats while out shopping at Suzanne Couture Millinery with her soon to be mother-in-law, her fiancé Will’s mom Coco. Drew and Will reunited by the evening, when they headed out from their hotel to a party. Will and Drew are in the Big Apple making the social rounds with their East Coast friends ahead of a rumored June wedding. They also attended Thursday’s New York Ballet Spring Gala alongside another famous couple, Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied. View Slideshow ›

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation is fine, but will it save Mel Gibson's career | UPDATED: 00:29 GMT, 11 May 2012 How I Spent My Summer Vacation (15) Verdict: Mel Gibson re-invents himself So rock-bottom is Mel Gibson’s standing in Hollywood — I think this may have something to do with alcohol-fuelled remarks of his about politics, race and religion — that he had to fund this movie himself, and no one would grant it a cinematic release in America. Continue reading

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Robert Pattinson covers the latest, Cannes-themed issue of Premiere magazine, and for everyone who’s ever rooted for the guy to shed his sparkly, vampire skin, this is a photoshoot to appreciate. (WARNING: One of the shots is fairly graphic in terms of violence, so I’ve placed it below the text of this story.) The Premiere feature gears itself towards promoting Cosmopolis . Since I’m one of those annoying people who reads books once they find out a movie adaptation is in the works, I’m going to go on record saying that I’ve got no idea how even David Cronenberg will deal with the book’s controversial ending or how well it will go over in theaters. Of course, the scenarios depicted within this photoshoot are not directly lifted from the book itself but carry the same surreal feel as the project as a whole. Like I’ve mentioned before, this movie is a huge break for Sparkles, but he seems to hold his own in the trailer . The fact that Cronenberg cast him as warped billionaire Eric Packer speaks volumes, and while I still don’t know how Rob will pull off his latest announced role as the soldier/interrogator who captured Saddam Hussein , it’s obvious that the guy is already benefiting from Cronenberg’s endorsement. In this Premiere story, Rob admits that he had a hard time believing Cronenberg really wanted him, and Rob doubted that he was good enough for the role. Now Rob says he has gained “ balls ” from the whole experience: Even hunky vampires sometimes struggle with self-confidence. In a new interview Premiere magazine’s special Cannes-themed issue, Robert Pattinson opens up about how filming David Cronenberg’s sex-and-violence filled Cosmopolis helped give him the confidence he needed to tackle heavier roles. “Filming Cosmopolis with David changed something in me,” the Twilight star, 25, tells the magazine. “It gave me balls.” Prior to signing on to star in the dark drama–based on the Don DeLillo novel of the same name, about a billionaire who nearly loses everything (including his mind) in the span of one day–Pattinson admits he “spent time doubting myself. As soon as I read a script that I liked, I was working myself up, asking myself if I was good enough.” But now? “I tell myself: ‘F— it! If they want to hire you, go!’” the actor exclaims. For his part, Cronenberg says he never doubted Pattinson’s leading-man abilities. “Yes I found him interesting in Twilight . . . I saw him in Little Ashes and Remember Me, and I am convinced that he could be my Eric Packer,” the acclaimed, gritty director told Italy’s Cinerepublic last month. “It is a heavy role, he appears in each scene and I do not think I’ve ever done a movie before where the actor is always on the screen. The choice of an actor is a matter of intuition, there are no rules or instructions.” [From Us Weekly ] I ran portions of the interview through Google Translate, and most of the text is actually Premiere talking to David Cronenberg. Interestingly enough, Cronenberg states his belief that Rob could go on to have a career like Johnny Depp. I think this sounds plausible but only “in reverse” — as in Johnny started out with amazing, cutting-edge projects but has largely devolved into a franchise robot. In contrast, Rob has been somewhat handicapped for his role as Edward Cullen yet has the potential to produce much more compelling work. It will be a struggle for Rob to ever be taken seriously by many people, but Cronenberg’s endorsement might speed up the process. It’s strange how I find myself rooting for Rob even though he really doesn’t need the acting work. In fact, he’s made so much money playing Edward that he could immediately retire, never work another day again, and still live a life of luxury. Does anyone else slightly fear that Rob’s newfound “ balls ” might eventually cause him to lose his self-deprecating edge and make him less fun during interviews? I hope that never happens because at this point, loving the RPattz is just so easy to do. Update: Vulture has more quotes, including the following gem from Rob. “I’ve been doing movies for eight years and I’ve been criticized often and all of a sudden, this teaser is released and everyone is excited,” Pattinson laughs. “‘It looks great! His acting is good in it!’ It’s ridiculous! I’d like to ask a question to those people who think I just started acting well: What do you think I was doing in Twilight? Do they think it’s how I act naturally? No, I had to make decisions as an actor. I find it funny when I read stuff like, ‘Will Cosmopolis finally prove that he can act?’ What does that even mean?” [From Vulture ] The man has a point, and I think he’s made some great post- Twilight choices in roles. We’ll see what happens when this movie comes out. Photos courtesy of Premiere magazine

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The upcoming issue of Rolling Stone is a big one for the magazine. In a new interview, singer Tom Gabel of Against Me! becomes the first major musician to come out as transgender. Tom is starting the transition from male to female, and she explains that her wife is supportive of the process. It’s a big step, and I like how Rolling Stone handles it in the preview they’ve released online . Rolling Stone also features “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage on the cover, and I believe it’s the first time they’ve had a little person on their cover. (It may be the first time a little person has been featured on any major magazine cover.) Somehow Dinklage looks sexier than usual here. This is a guy who just oozes confidence and charisma, and it shows even in still photos. I’m kind of awed by this image and hope it’s a high seller for RS. Dinklage has the honor of following President Obama on the cover of the magazine. This issue is out Friday, according to Pajiba . We don’t yet have any interview excerpts, and hopefully they’ll come out soon as I’m really looking forward to reading it. Sidenote (and mild spoiler for last week’s GOT): how sexy did Tyrion look smacking the hell out of little Prince Joffrey on “Game of Thrones” this week? I hope his character stays the smartest and most scheming, and that he keeps coming out the victor every week. We expect him to. I also root for the Starks, and maybe there’s some way for the Starks to win the war but for Tyrion to continue to have a place of power. Joffrey and his dimwit mom Queen Cersei can bite it. Header image via Pajiba . Dinklage is shown out alone in NY on 4-12-12, with his wife, Erica Schmidt, on 2-13-12, and with his baby daughter in a sling on 2-13-12. Photo credit: WENN and FameFlynet

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Get ready for one of the funniest belly bumps in Hollywood because Anna Faris and Chris Pratt are havin’ a baby. This will be the first child for both The Dictator actress and her Parks and Recreation star hubby. The couple, who said their ‘I do’s’ nearly three years ago, apparently want a big ol’ family and are finally ready to get it started. Chris and Anna met while shooting the 2011 comedy Take Me Home Tonight . And while she may be famous for her role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie flicks – we doubt she’ll make a scary mama. Well…maybe just a little bit.

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Taking care of some international promotions, Kim Kardashian was spotted arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada today (May 10). The “Disaster Movie” babe looked to be in good spirits as she geared up to plug her new Belle Noel jewelry spring collection. As for President Obama’s announcement that he supports gay marriage, Kim was overwhelmed with joy at the news. She blogged, “Wow… I just heard that President Obama has officially announced that he supports gay marriage!! This is such a huge step forward in our country’s fight for civil rights and I hope that today this will give hope to so many young people across the country.” “We’ve never had a president so supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and today I am proud to be an American!! I’m so happy that our country is making history and moving forward. No more living in the past!”

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I’m already pretty tired of this John Travolta scandal/lawsuit . Maybe it will get interesting in the weeks and months to come, but for now, at this moment, it just makes me really sad. I’m sad for John Travolta and his sad, sweaty, pathetic need to grope, harass and assault masseurs . I’m sad for the masseurs who were just trying to do their jobs, only to be physically abused by a powerful Hollywood type. I’m sad that the Church of Scientology can’t simply let Travolta be who he is naturally. I’m sad for Travolta’s lawyers, who seem to be releasing more and more “evidence” of Travolta’s innocence, only to have said “evidence” blow up in their faces like a sweaty, pathetic Travolta-happy-ending. As I said before, I enjoy a good, gossipy “Travolta has gay spa sex” story. But those stories always involved Travolta doing things with consenting adults (“adults” = lithe, dark young men). The current round of stories are ASSAULTS. So, here are today’s stories. As I mentioned yesterday, you really need to go to TMZ and look at the photos and receipts Travolta’s lawyers have provided to “prove” that Travolta wasn’t even in LA for the first masseur’s assault. Travolta’s lawyer, Marty Singer, says: “On the date when plaintiff claims John met him, John was not in California and it can be proved that he was on the East Coast. My client was in New York on January 15. We have flight and hotel records.” Except… the only proof offered so far are the photos and the receipt, neither of which prove anything. The photos are absolutely ridiculous – they are the most awkward Photoshopped images I’ve seen in a while, and besides that, how do those photos “prove” Travolta was in NYC on the day in question? TMZ says Travolta’s people claim the photos are time-stamped – which is basically like saying, “Because I said so.” As for the Mr. Chow’s receipt – it’s unsigned. And it’s dated for late in the evening. Which means that Travolta could have been in LA to assault the masseur in the morning, then flown to NYC for a meal later in the day. So the masseurs’ lawyer, Okorie Okorocha fought back against Singer’s claims and the “evidence” provided to TMZ: “The credit card receipt that Mr. Travolta says proves he was in New York City has a time stamp of 11:38 p.m., our complaint clearly says the assault occurred in the morning of January 16. This credit card receipt proves absolutely nothing, and it doesn’t account for the day of January 16. My client was sexually assaulted at 10 a.m. Travolta could make it to New York on horseback in that time.” Oh, and Travolta’s lawyers are now saying that they have the flight records that Travolta flew to NYC the night before the alleged LA assault. Sure. So the first masseur – the first one to file a lawsuit – has issued a statement to Radar- it’s a lengthy piece which you can read in it’s entirety here. The basic gist: “As the unidentified masseur in the John Travolta case I have an opinion that I wanted to share. I don’t think anyone should form any opinion about Mr. Travolta, his family, his council, myself, John Doe #2, and our counsel. Instead, I would urge everyone to understand that guilt or innocence in our Justice System is decided by our court system. Too often these matters are decided by swaying public opinion through elements that would never be considered in an actual court case. For instance, a photograph, a restaurant receipt, testimony, and other things that may or may not constitute proof have strict guidelines that must be followed. A fine example is the amazing number of guilty people that escape their crimes due to the mishandling of evidence. Is it disappointing, of course it is, but it is a price we must pay in order to have a justice system that runs in a constitutional manner. In consideration of that, I ask the public to not judge anyone, and allow all parties to work things out in a respectful and dignified manner, and if these matters do go to court than only that final decision past appeals, etc should be considered a definitive statement on ‘guilt’ or ‘innocence’. Despite the circus that celebrity matters seem to spiral into, we should grant all parties involved a wait-and-see attitude, and wait for either the official decision of a judge and jury, or the possibility of a dignified discussion between people who are not pit bulls, or aces, or anything, but are actually officers of the court (lawyers) who have sworn an oath to protect the justice system from losing its blind lady of justice with scales and replacing her with the days of Salem Witch Hunts. [Via Radar ] I don’t really know what to make of that. Is he angling because he got the date wrong? Or is he just trying to be nice because he knows he has “proof” and he’s about to take Travolta down? Incidentally – why haven’t Travolta’s lawyers started attacking the credibility of the second masseur’s story? The second incident went down in Georgia, and there’s more “proof” that John was in Atlanta when the second masseur says everything went down. The second victim also has copies of the emails he sent to his employers after Travolta allegedly assaulted him. And can I just say? I think the second dude should also sue the hotel/resort he works for – they were complicit in his assault. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

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Yesterday we learned all about Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine’s ongoing feud, which those of you who watch “The Voice” have known about for some time. The show had its finale on Tuesday night, and the drama between two of the judges has overshadowed most of the news about the winner. “The Voice” earns excellent ratings and is going to continue on for a third season, of course. This has at least one of the other two judges, Cee Lo Green, worried about how this is all going to play out when half the panel members can’t get along. I think he’s half-confirming that those stories we heard about shouting and name-calling backstage are true. Aguilera and Levine aren’t just yelling at each other when the cameras are rolling. Here’s more: “It’s getting a little old and a little inconvenient for everyone,” Green, 37, told Us Weekly of the bitterness between Aguilera, 31, and Levine, 33, which came to a head on Monday’s show when Aguilera slammed Levine’s singer Tony Lucca over a “derogatory” cover of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems.” Although Green tells Us he was only peripherally aware of the brouhaha that went on behind the scenes regarding Lucca’s song choice, the coach wants the negativity to end — and fast. “Adam hasn’t come to me and spoken to me [about his issues] and neither has Christina. But whatever it is, I’m hoping that we can get over it,” Green admits. “It’s not something that we should carry over into season three. I want the integrity of the show intact.” [From US Weekly ] Some of you floated the theory that this whole thing was staged for ratings, but I think that it’s genuine. Aguilera is a narcissistic diva who takes things personally because it’s all about her, and Levine is a jerk who enjoys pushing her buttons. As for Aguilera’s issue with Levine’s contestant Tony Lucca, who was on The Mickey Mouse Club at the same time she was as a teen, one of their former co-stars told TMZ that XTina and the other young girls on the show were all “in love” with Tony, who was the “alpha male” on the show back then. So that might explain why she gave him such a hard time. A source tells Hollywood Life that XTina is so difficult on the set, that the crew “hates her.” Hollywood Life has a ton of stories on this , including some exclusive quotes from Lucca that make it seem like he’s their insider source. The crew has supposedly worked out a whole system for dealing with XTina when she gets in a tizzy during rehearsals. This description cracked me the hell up. “ When things get heated — on and off set — the people in makeup have been told to go to Christina and work on her so she doesn’t start complaining or yelling. If she starts carrying on and making a scene [with the other coaches], the people in makeup act like a pit crew and rush to her to keep her quiet .” This is just what we’ve been hearing from the tabloids , so I don’t doubt it. Their source also claims that they doubt XTina will be around next season. I’m not so sure that’s true, though, when her antics get so much attention. There are plenty more stories on Hollywood Life about XTina, and I won’t bother to recap them all. You can read them here . It’s all about how she’s a nasty piece of work on set. Lucca claims he won’t even get into the same elevator with her she’s so unbearable. As you probably already know, Christina not only wore a dress on the finale of The Voice that was so precariously low cut it looked like her boobs were about to pop out, she also wore what amounted to studded granny panties. Here are some photos of that, thanks to Hollywood Life . Some photos credit: NBC

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Getting hot and steamy in their new film, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling team up again in “The Gangster Squad.” The first trailer for the film was released today for the Ruben Fleischer film courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers along with an artsy promo picture. Unlike the pairs appearance in “Crazy Stupid Love,” this plotline follows a mob man who is hired to take out a 1940s Los Angeles mafia boss played by the legendary Sean Penn . It also stars Josh Brolin and is set to release in theaters on October 19. Enjoy the trailer below!

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Andrew Garfield’s buff arms were on display as he sat for photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the cover of V Man ‘s Summer issue. He’s in the spotlight for his upcoming role in The Amazing Spider-Man , which hits theaters in July. Andrew’s not the first actor to zip into the superhero suit and he sat down with former Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire to chat about the iconic part. The guys talked about the fame that comes with being on the big screen and what it was like to audition. Here’s more from Andrew and Tobey in V Man : Tobey on finding out Andrew was the new Spider-Man : “When I heard it was you, I was literally like, f*cking perfect! I just want it to be great, and I thought, what a great actor Andrew is, I’m glad that’s what’s happening here.” Andrew on auditioning for the part : “You have the monitoring area with literally about 30 people judging you, looking at your face and whispering to each other – it’s one of the most disconcerting and kind of humiliating things to go through, if you’re aware of it.” Tobey on instant fame from the role : “But for me it was kind of unexpected. So much shifted in my life the weekend the movie came out. It was shocking. I’d been making movies for a while so I had experienced some attention. But then, all of a sudden, the Sunday after it was released, I remember I went to lunch with my little brothers and there were all these people outside and photographers-it was a lot more attention than what I was used to.” View Slideshow ›

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