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Peter Dinklage Might've Spit His Gum Into Wife's Mouth Before Accepting His Emmy

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Peter Dinklage's wife might've really taken one for the team at the Emmys Sunday night.  


When his name was called as the winner of Best Supporting Actor for playing Tyrion Lannister, the "Game of Thrones" star looked quite surprised. He leaned over to kiss his wife not once, but twice before going to accept his award.


The folks over at Distractify pointed out that there may have been more to the kiss than just affection: Dinklage might have given his wife the gum he was chewing before heading onstage.  



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When the 46-year-old got to the microphone, he admitted he was caught a bit off-guard. 


"I wasn't prepared at all," he said. "I was even chewing gum." 


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With 'The Intern,' Nancy Meyers And Robert De Niro Showcase A Fresh Kind Of Hollywood Romance

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Nancy Meyers, rom-com queen, has abandoned her perch -- sort of. Her new movie, "The Intern," is a different type of romance, one that's centered on the friendship that develops between a 70-year-old widower (Robert De Niro) who accepts a senior-citizen internship at an online fashion startup. His boss (Anne Hathaway) is a career woman who, as we find out later in the film, happens to have a stay-at-home husband, a daughter and a handsome Brooklyn brownstone that lives up to the luscious interiors for which Meyers' movies are known. On a Saturday in August, The Huffington Post sat down with the 65-year-old Meyers, whose recent projects include "Something's Gotta Give" and "It's Complicated," and the 72-year-old De Niro for a conversation about aging in Hollywood, depicting male-female friendships onscreen and how De Niro should play Superman next.


"The Intern" is a change of pace for you, even though it's still very much in the Nancy Meyers mode.


Meyers: That’s true.


Did it start with the desire to tell a story about age?


Meyers: I wish I could articulate how ideas form. It’s pretty much a mystical and magical experience, how an idea becomes what it is. Yes, it started with his character, for sure. That’s how it began, and from there it grew into, “Then where does he go?” and “Who runs that?” and "What’s their relationship?" In the beginning, it could have been a love story. But it takes me. It just takes me.


The adage is that Hollywood is a tough place for women after 40, but “The Intern” subverts that by making the male protagonist’s age the crux of the plot. Robert, are you at a place where you can embrace that?


De Niro: I don’t have a choice.


Meyers: I think age is a good thing. As long as your health is good, it’s a good thing. You really are smarter, I find. Calmer, smarter. I think things start to level out as you get older. Look at how calm he is [points to De Niro].


De Niro: I have a few more killer parts left in me, though. 


A lot of the movies you’ve made over the last couple of decades seem to teeter on one of two things -- age, as in “Last Vegas,” “The Big Wedding," or the novelty of starring opposite a trendy actress like Jennifer Lawrence or Anne Hathaway. Are you inspired by those stories, or are they just what’s being handed to you?


De Niro: Well, it’s both. I’m lucky that Nancy wants me to do a movie and David O. Russell wants me to do a movie – they’re great parts and great experiences. I’m lucky, what can I say? It’s that simple.


Meyers: It’s an amazing thing to hear him say that he’s lucky. I mean! 


You could be bitter that you've aged out of traditional leading-man parts.


De Niro: That’s impossible, there’s no such thing. Life goes on. I’m lucky that I was part of “The Godfather: Part II.”



I like the implicit feminism in "The Intern." Anne Hathaway gives a pretty insightful speech in a bar about the shift to the "you go, girl" era and how we forgot to nurture our boys along the way. That's a fresh look at gender. 


Meyers: Do you find that to be true, being that age?


Yeah, 100 percent. And I walked away thinking I hadn’t heard it articulated quite that way. 


Meyers: There’s an awful lot of emphasis on girls in your generation. Children’s books were being rewritten and everything. With Take Your Daughter to Work Day, it never occurred to me: Where are everybody’s sons? They just assumed you’d be okay. 


So in depicting a May-December friendship …


De Niro: Am I at that month? December? 


Fair enough, let’s call it May-November. Or October. Hell, let’s do August.


Meyers [to De Niro]: You know January comes after December, right?


That’s right, everything starts anew. But you’ve addressed gender disparities before, particularly in “What Women Want.” Did that just weave its way in here, or was it an intentional button you wanted to hit?


Meyers: It did weave itself in. As you develop the characters and what kinds of people you should be involved with on the movie, you begin to give [Anne Hathaway's character] a life outside of their office relationship. So I create situations that will not only serve her story, but their story. 


Is there anything you want to say now that’s different than what you wanted to say in previous movies?


Meyers: Well, I think the fact that it’s a friendship and not a romance. It’s a love story, I think -- it’s just not a romantic love story, so I don’t know how many times he’s had to play that, but I haven’t been able to do that relationship ever. I’ve never written it or directed it. It was interesting and it was fun to sort of figure out how to play all the moments between them because you can’t rely on “Oh, there’s a look in her eye and there’s a look in his eye” -- you can’t do that. You can’t fall back on any of that stuff.


“What Women Want” was heralded as the highest-grossing movie by a female director by the time it left theaters, and …


De Niro: What was “What Women Want”?


Meyers: Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.


De Niro: You directed that? [laughs]


Meyers: That was me!


De Niro: Oh, sorry.


That superlative is a nice accomplishment, but it's a bummer that we need a distinction for the highest-grossing female-directed movie. How do you guys see it?


Meyers: Oh, that it's talked about as a woman’s movie? I try to avoid those things, like if I’m asked to be photographed with all the other women directors. As a matter of fact, Vanity Fair wanted to do one a couple of years ago in their Hollywood spread, and we women all emailed each other and none of us wanted to do it.


Who were the other women?


Meyers: Nora Ephron, and I think Kathryn Bigelow. There was another interesting person in there. Oh, Sofia Coppola. And we all said, “Let’s not.” We’d be happy to be in a director’s spread anytime, but we don’t think we’re a sub-genre.



Robert, do you feel like you’ve starred in enough movies throughout your career that were directed by women?


De Niro: No, I haven’t. There’s Nancy, and who else?


Meyers: Penny’s movie, with Robin Williams. [They're referring to 1990's "Awakenings."]


De Niro: Penny Marshall. I’ve worked with a couple of women DP’s, but that’s it, I think. And not for any reason. It’s just who was there.


Over the past several years, articles have resurfaced about the decline of the romantic comedy. I want to hear your take, Nancy. What role do the studios play in that? I’m thinking about the comments Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is 37, made recently about being too old play a romantic lead opposite a 55-year-old actor.


De Niro: Wow, really?


Meyers: Not a great feeling.


De Niro: I’ll take her. [laughs]


If you were making another romantic comedy, would you be subjected by the studio to what Maggie Gyllenhaal is talking about regarding casting?


Meyers: No, I’ve never done it. In “What Woman Want,” Helen and Mel were age-appropriate. Rene Russo and Bob are age-appropriate in "The Intern." It wouldn’t occur to me not to hire a 60-year-old woman. I wasn’t going to match him up with a 40-year-old. For me, I just don’t want to tell that story. I want him to be happy with an age-appropriate person and to have that kind of life. Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton were the same age, Steve Martin and Meryl Streep were the same age. So I’ve never been asked to change that. It wouldn’t work for me.


Robert, you’re in an interesting place in your career because the movies you’re making aren’t quite what we now think of as blockbusters, because they don’t have superheroes, robots or dinosaurs in them, yet they aren’t quite indies either. You're making studio movies that fall somewhere in between, yet “The Godfather” was considered a blockbuster in its day. What do you think of that evolution?


De Niro: It’s just different. In those days, I remember “Godfather I” was the first blockbuster movie in my generation. Maybe “Gone with the Wind” was 25 years earlier. But as I remember it, then it was  “Godfather II" and then "Jaws."


Meyers: These were also really good movies, too.


And they weren’t affiliated with franchises.


Meyers:“Godfather” sort of became a franchise. But you know, box-office results didn’t used to be on the news. Now it’s on the news. It’s part of Monday morning’s “Today” show. That wasn’t what people were interested in. How well something does doesn’t have to do with how good it is.


De Niro: It’s just different.


Meyers: I think we’ve both been around long enough that you kind of assume things will come back around.


There was a controversy recently with Colin Trevorrow, who directed “Jurassic World,” saying that women don’t want to make blockbusters.


Meyers: We don’t want to make Marvel kind of movies, I think is what he was saying.


Yes. When I say “blockbusters,” I mean superheroes, dinosaurs and robots.


Meyers: [laughs] Wait a minute. Superheroes, dinosaurs … 


And robots.


Meyers: No people in any of those.


Precisely. So I’m curious, do you think he was onto something in saying women don’t want to make those types of movies, or is it that the studios don’t approach women with the offers? You’ve set yourself apart from that genre, but surely you’re been around long enough to observe the trends.


Meyers: Yes, I’ve never been interested. I used to think, and I used to say when I would be asked stuff like this, “No, women want to make movies about people and relationships.” I’ve actually changed what I think over time. I think there’s plenty of women that would love to get their hands on some of those movies. I think they’d do a great job, and they keep asking Colin because he was picked from a little movie. People are saying if a woman had directed that little movie, would they have said, “That women is the one to direct ‘Jurassic World,’ or whatever it’s called”? And people are saying it’s unlikely. He got that chance, but would a woman have gotten the chance? Because he came off a festival movie, which is where women directors often show their work. But I’m beginning to think it’s not so much -- I think they’re not given the opportunity. But you know what? The great thing that’s happening is that everybody is talking about it and when they make up the list for the next movie, then let her decide.


De Niro: I’ll play Superman directed by a woman. I don’t care!


Meyers: I think he is a superhero, in my opinion. So there you go.


"The Intern" opens Sept. 25.


 


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Watch Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale And Brad Pitt Battle The American Banks In 'The Big Short' Trailer

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The first trailer for the anticipated "The Big Short" has just been released, and it packs a star-studded punch. 


Directed by Adam McKay and starring Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Christian Bale and Brad Pitt, the film centers on the build-up of the financial crisis that swept the globe from 2007 to 2010. The trailer offers a a glimpse into the working lives of the four men -- Steve Eisman (Carell), Greg Lippmann (Gosling), Michael Burry (Bale) and Ben Hockett (Pitt) -- who predicted the economic collapse and essentially "bet against the American economy." As Carell's character notes in the trailer, it's about how "the American people are getting screwed by the big banks." 


Considering the fact that the aftereffects of the financial crisis are still being felt across the country, we're betting this film will strike a chord with a lot of people. 


The movie is based on a book of the same name by Michael Lewis, the man who wrote Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game and The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, both of which were also turned into films. The project will make its debut at AFI Fest on Nov. 12 with a limited release scheduled for Dec. 11 and a wide release for Dec. 23 (just in time for Oscar season). 


Check out the entire trailer above. 


 


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What the Terms 'Hispanic' and 'Latino' Mean to Me

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A friend of mine recently confided in me that she has no idea how to refer to brown people. Is it Latino or Hispanic and what's the difference? She also asked me if Hispanic is a derogatory term and are Brazilians Latino. There is a lot of confusion about this perhaps in part due to the historical significance of each term but perhaps also because language is alive and the terms that we use continue changing and reshaping as we use them.

I would like to give you my perspective on this as a Latina and a Hispanic woman. First, to understand the contemporary meaning of each term and their psychological and emotional triggers, let's with their historical etymology.

Latino and Hispanic are both colonial-ascribed terms that. Hispanic refers to people who are of Spanish-speaking descent or hispano-hablantes. Latino refers to people of Latin-colonized American descent, including Brazilians.

Hispanic is always linked to Spain and was a term developed in the 1970's by a United States Government Task Force set out to clarify and define racial and ethnic populations in the U.S. Latino is a longtime used term that has been used by Latinos to describe themselves. However, it was not until a 2000 United States Census that this term was widely-used on a government document. This lead to prolonged media and academic debate on the distinctions and proper use of each term as well as the effect that these terms may have in homogenizing a diverse population.

In this lies the root of each ethnonym. "Hispanic" is what linguists call an exonym or a term created to describe an ethnic group by an outside group. "Latino" is an endonym or a term created and used to describe a group by the group itself.

It is very telling that terms like Hispanic are often perceived as derogatory. It speaks volumes as to how Hispanics are depicted on the media, TV and in the political arena.

Growing up in Arizona, it was hard for me to relate to the term "Hispanic" where I often heard the word being used in a negative or demeaning way. I knew that I was supposed to check off "Hispanic" whenever I took a state test at school but it never felt right to call myself Hispanic. Then when I was around 10, I came across a magazine at my friend Lindsay's house called Latina Magazine. It was the first time I saw an entire publication celebrating Latina women. I saw girls with a whole range of complexions and Spanish phrases were included in the writing. My young mind was blown.

Around the same time Jennifer Lopez starred in a movie called Selena. I remember feeling a fascinating discomfort in my 10-year-old body as I sat there in the theatre. There was an unspoken understanding that I and many other Hispanics in America understood very well at that time. That speaking Spanish and being "out" with my Latin American roots were things to hide as they could put me at a social and educational disadvantage and if you could pass as white then you did so without question.

So there I was in a theater where the Latino stars on the screen were playing a Mexican family, they were speaking Spanish and they were out and open about their culture for everyone in the theatre to see. I was excited but simultaneously embarrassed for them. I experienced conflicting emotions that I could not yet articulate because I did not have enough life experience to contextualize them.

A couple of years later came Ricky Martin with his big hit "Livin' La Vida Loca" and Shakira followed suit soon after. I remember everyone calling them "crossover artists" and even that description felt so loaded. The New York City-based shows 106 and Park and TRL also began interviewing wide-eyed musicians who described themselves at "Latino."

As I started seeing more and more positive Latino role-models who I could identify my identity and the esteem I had about my culture began to shift. I started to connect deeper within myself and I was not ashamed to speak Spanish in the mall or to listen to Ricardo Arjona with the volume pumped up. In short, I was not ashamed to be me.

To this day, I prefer to describe myself as Latina (Latino with an -o is a masculine term used to describe men) over hispanic. Perhaps for all of the reasons I mentioned or perhaps for reasons unknown. There is an online movement amongst bloggers and activists to use the gender neutral "Latin@" whose symbol at the end structurally encompasses both the -a and the -o.

Then there are also people who prefer to use the gender-neutral and not quite geographically accurate yet widely understood terms "Latin" and "Spanish". Latino, Hispanic, Latin@, Spanish and Latin are all correct and non-derrogatory. However, while there might be a historical basis for race and ethnicity, they are both social constructs. People are so much more complex than their racial or ethnic identities, and we will always encounter issues when using terms that are supposed to neatly fit humans into groups.

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Jane Krakowski Auditioned To Play Rachel On 'Friends'

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Rachel Green and Jenna Maroney: Two indelible roles on two of the sitcoms ("Friends" and "30 Rock," duh) we inevitably find ourselves rewatching on Netflix multiple times a week. It's hard to imagine anyone else playing either part. But what if one actress had played both? 


There was briefly a chance that would have happened. Jane Krakowski -- who, of course, played Jenna -- revealed at the Emmys that she had auditioned for the role of Rachel on "Friends." 


 "I, like almost every actor in the world, auditioned for 'Friends,'" Krakowski told Giuliana Rancic of E!. "I wish I had gotten that one. I actually auditioned for Rachel and didn't go very far."


As inevitable as Jennifer Aniston's casting seems now -- she won an Emmy for the part in 2003, for instance -- it was hardly a foregone conclusion back in 1994. She was just 25 years old at the time, and had taken on just a few small roles. So the "Friends" producers considered a number of other actresses -- including not just Krakowski, but Tea Leoni and Elizabeth Berkley -- before settling on her. 


One thing seems certain: Krakowski's version of Rachel would have been far different from Aniston's, at least judging by Krakowski's Emmy-nominated performances on "30 Rock" and "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Her self-mocking campiness is at the opposite end of the dramatic spectrum from the sly, winning naturalism that Aniston showcased in "Friends."


Then again, if the creators of "Friends" had cast Krakowski rather than Aniston, who's to say the rest of the cast would have stayed the same? Ellen DeGeneres was allegedly the first actress offered the role of Phoebe Buffay -- maybe she and Krakowski would have been amazing foils for one another? Alas, we'll never know. 


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Mariah Carey And Billionaire Boyfriend Make Their Red Carpet Debut As A Couple

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Mariah Carey and her billionaire boyfriend James Packer just made their relationship red-carpet official.


The pair, who were first linked in June, made their public debut as a couple at the premiere of "The Intern" on Monday in New York City.


The 45-year-old singer and the 48-year-old businessman, who is the son of the late Australian media mogul Kerry Packer and sold his family's company Consolidated Press Holdings Limited to News Corp in 2012, were all smiles as they posed together before the premiere. 



Packer, who Forbes estimates is worth $3.5 billion, is twice divorced with three young children, while Carey split from second husband Nick Cannon, with whom she has 4-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe (better known as Dem Babies), in August 2014. 




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Watch Ellen DeGeneres Scare The Crap Out Of Lea Michele

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Lea Michele just earned her scream queen title thanks to Ellen DeGeneres. 


The former "Glee" star and "Scream Queens" actress appeared on "Ellen" on Tuesday to talk about her new show, working with Emma Roberts and her dream to watch "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis.


But as any fan of the "Ellen" show knows, the host loves a good prank. Little did Lea know, there was a man fittingly wearing a Michael Myers mask hiding in the coffee table during their entire interview. As soon as Ellen said, "I love scary movies!" the man popped out and scared the living daylights out of the 29-year-old. 


"That’s it,” the actress told DeGeneres. “I’m not coming on your show again.”


Watch the whole thing unfold for yourself.




"Scream Queens" premieres on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. on Fox. 


 


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Ryan Reynolds Is All Of Us When Assembling An Ikea Crib

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Ryan Reynolds is on the cover of the latest issue of GQ and, in a surprisingly down-to-earth video that's part of a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot, the new dad attempts to take on something all parents fear: assembling a crib from Ikea. 



Reynolds, who welcomed daughter James with wife Blake Lively in December, finds himself amongst lengthy directions, umpteen parts and mild desperation when he phones Ikea's customer service department for help. At this point, the only thing that can help Reynolds is a cold beer and "a representative or five who could come by and make this happen for me."



In the end (and after a blue streak where the actor calls Ikea "Swedish for 'F**k you,'") Reynolds tackles assembling the crib with lots and lots of duct tape, which is basically how any self-respecting American would. Watch and be amused -- Ryan Reynolds is just like us. 



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Rose McGowan Strips Naked For Her New Single 'RM486'

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Actress Rose McGowan is known for her roles in "Charmed" and "Grindhouse," but now the actress is making waves in the music world. McGowan released her first single, called "RM486," on Sept. 21. 


"In the last few years I’ve actually released some songs under different names, just me pranking the public," said McGowan in an interview with Nowness. "I woke up one day and realized I hated acting and that I’d always hated it." 



McGowan wrote the lyrics for the song, which is a collaboration with WhoYouAre, a talent network. The accompanying, haunting video features a nude McGowan in various states of undress. 


"All five characters in the video are versions of me. All are pieces that make up my whole -- an artist, a public figure, and most importantly, as a person," said McGowan in a section underneath her music video. "I’m pushing back at the idea of what I am supposed to be. I want to expose people to art in a real way, and I want to change the idea of what beauty is. There is true power in art and true power in we who believe in it."


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In a post on WhoYouAre, McGowan describes the five characters -- The Alien, Dark Beauty, Green Hair Hollywood, Needles and Red Glitter Bomb -- and details how they represent her. 


The single is available for purchase on iTunes now and you can watch the music video below: 




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Kylie Jenner's Cut-Out Bikini Is Fit For A Queen

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Her nickname might be King Kylie, but Kylie Jenner's latest bikini is fit for a queen. 


The reality star shared a snapshot on Instagram taken from the luxurious backyard of her $2.7 million mansion Tuesday afternoon. In the photo, Jenner wears a God Save Queens swimsuit and a pair of oversized sunglasses. 


Just an average weekday for an 18-year-old mogul. 



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Rob Lowe Reveals Who Helped Him Through His Infamous Sex Tape Scandal

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In his latest interview with GQ magazine, Rob Lowe opens up about his life pre-sobriety and that infamous sex tape.  


Back in 1988, the "Parks and Recreation" star found himself in the middle of what might be the first-ever sex tape scandal in Hollywood. A tape surfaced of the actor having sex with two young women (ages 16 and 22) in a hotel in Atlanta. While he didn't face criminal charges -- the age of consent in Georgia is 16 -- Lowe's image took a major hit. 


He's often said the scandal was a blessing in disguise, calling it the "greatest thing that ever happened" to him. But that doesn't mean he was embraced with warm hugs by his fellow actors and actresses after the scandal broke. 



Lowe told GQ only two people in the biz reached out after the sex tape was made public: Jodie Foster and producer Don Simpson.


"Jodie and I had done 'The Hotel New Hampshire' together and she sent me a note with a recurring line from John Irving: ‘Keep passing the open windows,'" he told the magazine. He continued, "Don basically said, 'Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.'" 


There was a third person who shared a few words with Lowe after the scandal, and that was none other than the original Playboy, Hugh Hefner. 


"Hugh took me aside at one point and said, 'You had to do it. The technology existed,'" explained Lowe.  


Lowe, who's been sober for 26 years, will next be seen on "The Grinder," which premieres on Sept. 29 on Fox. 


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Sean Penn Sues 'Empire' Creator Lee Daniels For Claiming The Actor Hits Women

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Sean Penn has filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels, claiming the "Empire" creator falsely accused the actor of beating women when he compared him to one of the show's stars, Terrence Howard.


"[Terrence] ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he's some f**kin' demon," Daniels told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month, when asked about the "Empire" star's recent legal problems. "That's a sign of the time, of race, of where we are right now in America." 


According to THR, those comments prompted Penn to retain former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart and file the defamation suit against the "Precious" director. 


The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday, claims Daniels' statements are "egregious," as well as "reckless and malicious," as Howard has "reportedly, and publicly, admitted to physically abusing at least one woman and reportedly been arrested approximately five times for violent acts against women." As such, Penn finds the comparison to the "Empire" star to be untrue, claiming that while he has had brushes with the law, "Penn (unlike Howard) has never been arrested, much less convicted for domestic violence, as his ex-wives (including Madonna) would confirm and attest."


But Daniels' comparison of the two men didn't come out of left field. Penn may not admit to committing any abuse against women, but there are long-standing reports that he put then wife Madonna in the hospital after allegedly hitting her across the head with a baseball bat in June 1987, followed by a torturous nine-hour ordeal described in a December 1988 police report.  Madonna told police Penn bound her to a chair with twine, threatened to cut her hair off and "smacked and roughed up" the singer. The then 29-year-old actor is said to have agreed to untie Madonna only after she "agreed to perform a degrading sex act on him." 


As for Penn's claims that he's "never been arrested, much less convicted for domestic violence," that appears to be true. While there are reports he was charged with felony domestic assault and later pled guilty to a guilty to a misdemeanor, TMZ now reports Penn was never charged. 10 days after Madonna filed the 1988 police report, the singer filed for divorce from Penn, ending their four-year marriage.  


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Gwendoline Christie Breaks Silence On 'Star Wars' Role

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Gwendoline Christie is a total badass. That much has been clear since her character Brienne of Tarth -- a towering warrior sworn first to Renly Baratheon and then to Catelyn Stark -- debuted on the second season of "Game of Thrones." Evidence of her star's ascendance in Hollywood came when she was cast in both the final installment of "The Hunger Games" movie series, "Mockingjay -- Part II" and J.J. Abrams' new "Star Wars" movie, "The Force Awakens."


Details about her role in "The Force Awakens" have been few and far between -- until now. This week, Christie opened up about her part in an interview with Variety, and it sounds pretty awesome. 


We already knew that Christie will be playing a character named Captain Phasma. And we got a tantalizing glimpse of her chrometastic, full-body suit and cape -- sort of like a shinier version of Darth Vader's from the original trilogy -- in the second teaser trailer for the new movie


In the Variety interview, Christie reveals that she'll both voice the character of Captain Phasma and inhabit the suit -- separating the character from Darth Vader, who was voiced by James Earl Jones and physically acted by David Prowse. 


You might think that it would be tough to pull off a nuanced performance while wearing a bulky suit that obscures even the actor's face, but Christie said it's been "a really interesting acting challenge." 


"It becomes about the way in which you hold your hand, the way in which you walk, where your weight lies and what you want that to mean, and I wanted to give the character identity," Christie said. "I thought it was interesting to make something about the character identifiably female in a non-superficial way, and I hope that comes across."


Christie added that she had found the role of Captain Phasma liberating in ways that parallel her experience of playing Brienne of Tarth. Both characters, she noted, pay little heed to being conventionally attractive, allowing her to focus on aspects of her performance beyond beauty. That shouldn't be rare in Hollywood, but for women, it really is.


Christie also had some good things to say about "Game of Thrones." But when it comes to the big mysteries about that show -- whether, for example, she'll get to do anything next season more exciting than watch for a candle in a tower -- she sadly stayed mum. 


 


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Ruby Rose Asks Fans To Boycott Magazine For Publishing Unapproved Photos Of Her

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Ruby Rose is taking major issue with The Untitled Magazine after the publication apparently published unapproved photos of her without her permission.


"[The magazine] decided to publish images of me after we explained we wouldn't be doing the shoot if I wasn't appropriately covered," Rose wrote on Instagram on Monday. 


"Not only is this eight months old ... The photo's unapproved but they also sold photos to other publications. The interview made no sense eight months on. Please, if you are a fan of mine boycott this issue," wrote Rose. "Or you are buying into greedy, exploitative propaganda. I have plenty of other shoots I'm proud of with professionals coming up. It's not needed in your collection." 




In a conversation with The Huffington Post, Indira Cesarine, Editor-in-Chief of "The Untitled Magazine," said she was saddened by the way Rose handled the allegations. 


"She knowingly and willingly did the photo shoot with the magazine at the consent of her PR team," Cesarine said. "As the Editor-in-Chief I did receive many emails [from the PR team] that they were happy with the photoshoot. 


According to Cesarine, neither Rose nor her team took issue with the photoshoot or the photos at the time they were shot. Cesarine hersel was not on set at the photo shoot, and the concern over the photos was never relayed to the magazine if there was one on set. 


"She’s fully dressed, though you can see a hint of a nipple through the shirt because of the flash of the camera. The magazine was never actually notified that there was a problem with these photos." Cesarine also wanted to clarify that the magazine wasn't trying to sell the photos and couldn't actually make money off the photos themselves. 


"Dani Brubaker and her agent are the only ones that can manage the rights to these photos and profit off of them. We had nothing to do with any attempt to sell these images whatsoever. For this shoot, I have a contract that Dani is managing the photos and has the rights to the photos," she explained.

 

And as far as the actual images go, Cesarine said there is nothing she would consider to be a gross exploitation of the star.


"After she has done full frontal nudity on her show, these images are tame compared to what she has done on television," she said. 


Regardless of the nudity Rose has done on television, it is still her body and she is allowed to ask to take down the photos if she wants to. 


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Diddy Is Officially 2015's Highest-Earning Hip-Hop Artist

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Sean "Diddy" Combs has been crowned the No. 1 Cash King of 2015 by Forbes magazine. 


The rap mogul, who earned $60 million this year, beat out Jay Z, Drake, Dr. Dre and Pharrell Williams to take the top spot. 


According to Forbes, the earnings came from pretty much everything but his music: there's the TV network, Revolt, his Sean John clothing line (we didn't even realize it was still around, TBH), his alkaline water AQUAhydrate and Ciroc vodka. The rapper is also said to be releasing a new album soon, called "No Way Out 2," which will surely bring him even more bucks.


The news of Diddy topping the list comes shortly after former Danity Kane members Aubrey O'Day and Shannon Bex claimed they never received any money while under his label.


Coming in at second place on the Forbes list is Jay Z, who made an impressive $56 million thanks to his "On the Run" tour with wife Beyoncé, and his Roc Nation entertainment company. Like Diddy, Jay also profits off alcohol -- like nearly $10,000 bottles of Armand de Brignac champagne, to be exact.  


Drake rounded out the top three with earnings of $39.5 million, mostly thanks to the 50 shows he performed for almost $1 million a night. Dr. Dre and Pharrell close out the top five with $33 million and $32 million, respectively. 


 


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Nicole Kidman On Staying Close With All Of Her Kids

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Nicole Kidman rarely speaks about her children, Isabella and Connor Cruise, who she adopted with her first husband, Tom Cruise. Now married and a mother to two more kids with musician Keith Urban, Kidman told DuJour Magazine about how she keeps in touch with her family while maintaining a busy schedule. 


"I have four children, so to stay in touch with them is very important," said Kidman. "My husband and I never text each other. We never do. Once in a blue moon, we’ll text. But mainly we say, ‘I want to hear your voice.'" 


In 2010, Kidman told Hello! Magazine that Isabella and Connor live with their father


"They live with Tom, which was their choice," said Kidman. "I'd love them to live with us, but what can you do?"



Kidman and Cruise adopted Isabella and Connor just after getting married in 1990. Tom is also father to Suri Cruise, age nine, while Kidman is also the mother of Faith Margaret, age four, and Sunday Rose, who is seven. 


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Tom Hanks Signs On To Save The Day In Exclusive Clip From Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge Of Spies'

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In Steven Spielberg's new movie, Tom Hanks is asked to defend a United States pilot who is imprisoned in the Soviet Union after his spy plane is shot down amid the Cold War. "Bridge of Spies" is the duo's fourth film together, and its forthcoming premiere at the New York Film Festival will determine how much of a player it becomes in the 2016 Oscar race. In the meantime, The Huffington Post has an exclusive clip that shows Hanks' character being asked to take on the case becuase "American justice will be on trial." Sounds daunting.


"Bridge of Spies," written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, opens Oct. 16.




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8 'Yogi-isms' That The Hall Of Fame Catcher Definitely Said

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Yogi Berra, perhaps the greatest catcher in New York Yankees history, died Tuesday evening at the age of 90 of natural causes.


The catcher was well known for his accomplishments during his playing career -- 10 World Series titles, 15 All-Star Game selections, three American League MVPs -- but if we're being honest, he'll always be more famous for his "Yogi-isms" -- turns of phrase that were sometimes paradoxical, sometimes genius and oftentimes both.


The problem is, whether or not he actually said a number of these "Yogi-isms" remains a matter of dispute. But there are a few we definitely know he said, and that display all the wit we loved and will miss about him. 



1. "It ain't over till it's over.


Berra said his most famous quote in the summer of 1973 while managing the New York Mets. His team way back in the standings, Berra said simply, "It ain't over till it's over." His Mets came back to win the division and made it to the World Series. 


2. "When you come to a fork in the road ... take it.” 


Berra was giving driving directions to former catcher Joe Garagiola when he is said to have dropped the gem. The quote appears in the book Yogi: It Ain't Over, one of the catcher's three books.


3. “It’s déjà vu all over again.


Berra told this one to Forbes Magazine in 1985. He said the quote after "Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris hit back-to-back home runs for the umpteenth time."


4. “We made too many wrong mistakes.


Said after the Yankees lost the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates.



5. "You only use it when you travel."


The Hall of Fame catcher responded with this when was asked why he didn't want to buy new luggage. The quote appears in Phil Pepe's 1974 book, The Wit and Wisdom of Yogi Berra.


6. "Better make it four ... I don't think I can eat eight."


According to the The Yale Book Of Quotations, Berra reportedly said this when he was asked whether he wanted a pizza pie split into four or eight pieces. 


7. “You can observe a lot by watchin'.”


This quote appeared in a New York Times article on Oct. 25, 1963. Berra later published a book with the same mantra.


8. “I really didn't say everything I said.


And this one appeared in Sports Illustrated on March 17, 1986. 


 


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'Rosewood' Star On Playing A 'Very Latina' Character Who Doesn't Feed Into Stereotypes

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With a Latina actress and a Black actor as its leads, there’s no doubt that Fox’s “Rosewood” is a response to the television industry’s newfound effort to diversify casting -- a shift sparked partially by the breakout success of the network’s hit drama, “Empire.” It’s also no coincidence that the series is scheduled as a lead-in to the hit hip-hop drama on Wednesday nights.


It's a sunny August day on the "Rosewood" set in Southern California, and Jaina Lee Ortiz sits down inside her air conditioned-trailer for an interview with The Huffington Post. The actress, who plays Detective Annalise Villa in the series, opens up about what it means to portray a Latina lead on primetime TV and how she personally relates to the role. 


“I’ve always wanted to play a character that is tough, smart, sexy and vulnerable all in one, that’s Villa” the star, of Puerto Rican descent, said. “I can show that full range in just that one character.”


The medical crime drama revolves around Dr. Beaumont Rosewood (Morris Chestnut), a private pathologist who uses his sophisticated lab to perform for-hire autopsies for the Miami police department. Rosewood takes a very hands-on approach to investigating the cases he works on to the dismay of Detective Villa, who he joins forces with for certain cases.    



Her character, in typical buddy-cop fashion, is forced to work with Dr. Rosewood. Ortiz says, despite the cliche “odd couple” pairing, the series stays fresh because of the character's personal story.  


“It’s not your typical procedural [drama] because it’s a character driven show and everyone is going to go on a journey with the characters,” she said. “It’s not really about what we do but how we do it.”


What will certainly be fresh is seeing a Latina lead in a primetime drama -- after “Rosewood” premieres, Ortiz will be part of a very small group of Latinas, not in an ensemble cast, to have leading roles on television.


And that’s actually an improvement, from 2010 to 2013 there were absolutely no Latino leads on television, according to “The Latino Media Gap” report. Ortiz says that’s why she finds the role of Detective Villa “refreshing,” because she’s a Latina character that doesn’t feed into stereotypes.



My character is very Latina, let’s be real. She’s feisty, she has attitude, she is sexy but I feel that because of her range and what she’s been through as a person she can connect to any race.”



 


“I feel like people will learn that Latinas aren’t just the sexy hot girlfriend or the maid or the pregnant teenager or the exotic dancer -- that they can be smart and tough and badass,” she said. “They’re not just what people instantly think of when they think Latina.”


The actress says she recognizes that her character does embody some of those Latina preconceptions -- the difference is that Detective Villa is a complex leading lady rather than a token character.


“My character is very Latina, let’s be real,” she said. “She’s feisty, she has attitude, she is sexy but I feel that because of her range and what she’s been through as a person she can connect to any race.”


And the actress connects to her character on a deeper level, as well. Ortiz’s father has been a New York homicide detective in the Bronx for over 20 years. 



“I love playing Villa mainly because I draw so much inspiration from my dad,” she told HuffPost. “I basically call my dad up and he has all the answers.”


Ortiz admits there are many aspects of the job she could never truly understand, but the idea of quasi following in her father’s footsteps is something she enjoys.


“I guess you could say I’m basically walking in his footsteps,” she says with a laugh. “I joke around a lot because I tell him that I got promoted faster than he did, because he’s been on the job for 22 years and I’ve been acting for about seven years. My first role was as a cop and my second was as a detective, and that’s really fast.”


Fast may be an understatement for the Latina lead, whose only major acting TV credit was the canceled Amazon drama "The After." But what the actress lacks in experience, she makes up for in gratitude.


“I’m really grateful for Fox because not only did they take a huge risk, but they gave me a chance,” Ortiz said. “To give a no-name actress who has very little experience, to put them as one of the leads on a show is huge.”  


After our chat, Ortiz joins Chestnut back on set to film a beachside scene. Detective Villa and Rosewood are working on a new murder case together -- leisurely walking as beachgoers stroll and bike around them. Ortiz walks in stride with the veteran actor and not for moment does she miss a beat. 


“Working with Morris is a dream come true, it’s like a Cinderella story,” she said earlier to HuffPost. “I couldn’t have asked for a better co-star. He made me feel like I had been doing this for as many years as he has, he didn’t treat me like a newbie. And so for that I will always have the utmost respect and love for him as an actor.” 


 “Rosewood” premieres Wed. Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.


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Scream 'Yaaas' Like Lee Daniels Over Porsha's 'Empire' Audition Story

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When Ta'Rhonda Jones went to a casting call for "Empire," she thought she was auditioning to be a rapper. She didn't know who Lee Daniels was or that Taraji P. Henson was involved in the show. By the time she'd figured it out, she'd landed the part of Porsha. 


In preparation for the premiere of "Empire" Season 2, The Huffington Post spoke to Jones about learning that she's a comedic genius, crafting her beloved character, and what's in store for Porsha now that the Lyon family has returned.



How did you get involved with "Empire"? 


It's such a weird story. My brother put me in touch with the casting director Claire Simon and said they were looking for a rapper. She sent me an email with lines, but I didn't even look at them. I didn't think I needed to. I thought I was going to rap.


I went in and Claire was like, “Do you remember your lines?” I was like, “What lines?! What are you talking about?” So, I asked if I could read them off my phone and just glanced over them real quick. I put the phone down and said, “Yeah, okay, I’m ready.” She said, “You sure?”


She stared at me after I read through and I thought I really messed up. She said, “You know what? I think I have something else in mind for you.” I thought that was her way of shoving me out the door. Then, that same day she emailed me about the Porsha role.



What was the Porsha audition like?


I don't know why, but I still thought they wanted a rapper! At least this time I read over the lines. The next day I went in and they were just falling out of their seats because they thought I was so hilarious.


Now, mind you, I still don't know exactly what I was auditioning for. I’m thinking I’m going to be a rapper. I didn’t even know who Lee Daniels was.


Wait, what do you mean you didn't know who Lee Daniels was?!


I walked in the room and there was this man who was just so full of life. He was yelling, “Yaaas, yaaas honey! Yaaas!” I’m like, “Who is this crazy man?” I just thought he was someone else watching auditions.


He said, “You knew what you were doing when you came here looking like that.” I said, “What, this old thing? I got this out the closet. This is nothing.” He started laughing and said, “What’s your name?” I said, “My name is Porsha.” And he just fell, he started laughing and hollering, “Yaaas, honey, that’s what I’m talking about.”


Is that when you knew you got the part?


You know, I got a call from Claire, and she said, "I’m calling to tell you we’re keeping you in mind, but between you and me, Lee loved you." So, I said, “Who’s Lee? That man in the room was Lee Daniels? It can't be Lee Daniels!" Sure, enough, she told me it was him. I freaked out.


You just thought that was some flamboyant man?


I just thought he was some random old nut!



Oh my God. Okay, so, you figure out who Lee is, you get the part. How was Porsha described to you once you came on board?


You know, Porsha’s role was only supposed to last three episodes. She was supposed to be this snitch. There was no description really besides her being Cookie's assistant, which by then I knew was Taraji, because I'd watched the trailer! But, yeah, it was very brief.


I'm observant and that helped. When I did the first scene, I watched Taraji, and she would toss in lines that weren’t in the script. I thought, “Maybe I could do that." So, when it came to my turn to recite my lines, I was just throwing stuff in. Everybody in the back had to keep calling cuts because they couldn’t stop laughing, and Lee was like, “Keep doing that!" 


That's amazing. Since you've had so much success with acting so far, do you think of yourself as an actor in addition to being a rapper?


Well, growing up, I always wanted to be some form of entertainer. People always thought I was funny. I always wanted to take a comedic path. You know, I think it’s acting, but it’s not. It just comes from the soul. It’s all me. I'm a lot like Porsha. Eighty-five percent of Porsha is in me and 85 percent of me is in Porsha.


Now that you've gotten to know Porsha so well, what do you think about her relationship with Cookie? They have such an interesting bond.


Oh, absolutely. Cookie’s loyalty to Porsha and Porsha’s loyalty to Cookie sets up crazy chemistry. They can’t let each other go. I don’t care how much crap Cookie gives Porsha, Porsha’s just willing to let it go. And no matter how much dumb crap Porsha does to Cookie, Cookie’s just like “Oh, she can’t help it. That’s still my assistant. I still love her.”


Do you think we'll find out more about that? Can you share anything else about Season 2?


Right now, it's still early in the season, so I'm dying to find out myself. I will say, there’s a lot of crazy stuff in there so far. Not just for Porsha, but for Cookie, for everybody on the show. I don’t want to give you too much! Just know that the show’s going to be bigger than last season.


This interview has been edited and condensed. 


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