A nosy Village Voice scribe stumbled across a large bundle of Miramax head Harvey Weinstein’s garbage whilst in Tribeca the other night, and then he wrote about it for his paper. Besides making it abundantly clear that few scripts pass muster with the notoriously prickly and prickish Weinstein, the refuse also revealed that the mogul is quite a difficult man to get on the phone. After the jump, Harv’s “need to call” list.
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We’re not losing our hair anytime soon and that makes us happy, because, sure, we like having hair. But, glad as we are to not be bald, we’ll never understand comments like this recent one from Gwyneth Paltrow:
I was very, very attached to my hair. I grew it when I was pregnant. I still had hair from when my father was alive. I made it like a talisman. And then I was ready to let go of it, and so I chopped it off and … aaah!
Hair as a talisman? Traumatic haircuts? What is it with you hair people? Seriously, tell us. We want to know.
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Fake British dame Gwyneth Paltrow in the new Harper’s Bazaar: “And you know, I don’t want to look like a mother who doesn’t care. For myself, for my work and for my relationship, I want to look good.”
Hear that, fatties? You just don’t want it enough. Why aren’t you paying for the kind of trainer who makes you want it?
• Best “Afternoon Aural” in a long time. [Queerty]
• Heather Mills will be a contestant on next season’s Celebrity Apprentice. Because a $50 million divorce settlement can’t buy a person the common sense to not be on a reality show. [DListed]
• When in Rome, film commercials you’d be embarrassed to film in America. [PS]
• “There was a definite shift in my life when I decided to [dye my hair red].” Amy Adams, an actress, actually said that. [INO]
• Ashton Kutcher says he is not opposed to adopting a child. We certainly hope adoption agencies are opposed to letting Ashton Kutcher adopt a child. [ICYDK]
• Teeny-tiny girls in high heels! Thanks, Beyonce, you maniac. [Yeeeah]
• Mickey Rourke has a posse. [CityRag]
• “He died for our sins; that’s how awesome he is!” [DListed]
• Justin Timberlake has given $100,000 to a charity that supports music education. Hopefully Justin himself will benefit from the donation and learn a thing or two. [PS]
• JK Rowling used to be tremendously depressed and unable to conjure a happiness spell. [INO]
• Gwyneth Paltrow has been appointed as ambassador of the Save the Children charity, despite wickedly naming her kids Apple and Moses. [ICYDK]
• Heidi Klum, mother of three, is still allowing people to strip her down and paint her naked body. [HT]
• “4,000 Dead in Iraq: A Visual Reminder” [SH]
Robert Downey Jr as a superhero? Our doubts were major, especially with Jon Favreau helming the picture. Yeah, Swingers and Made were great, but Iron Man is a completely different, nerdier beast. One that can’t fall back on Vince Vaughn’s ad-libs.
But now we’ve watched the trailer, and it makes us feel like complete nincompoops with no vision at all.
A bartender serving drinks at punker Ashton Kutcher’s birthday party at Manhattan “hot spot” Socialista on February 7 has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The New York City Health Department says all guests in attendance could have contracted the virus and should be properly vaccinated. Besides Kutcher and his wife, Demi Moore, at risk are Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek and Bruce Willis.
Hepatitis A is borne mostly through food or drinks contaminated with the feces of an infected person. Lucky for Madonna, Kutcher and Moore, their constant intake of Kabbalah bullshit ensures they have a high tolerance for this sort of thing. The others should seek treatment immediately.
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• Because Rihanna ruined it last night, here’s “Jungle Love” without interruption.
• Miley Cyrus goes without a seatbelt in a scene in her new movie. For shame! [DListed]
• Gwyneth says she’ll break the mold and adopt American. [PS]
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are still a-rootin’ and a-tootin’. [INO]
• Sienna Miller finally got her license. Sorry, LA. [ICYDK]
• That stripper’s doing more movie reviews. Enjoy, and don’t listen to a goddamn thing she says. [HT]
• Those feet. [Yeeeah]
• “Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning” [NYT]
Vanity Fair is this month running yet another celebrity photo shoot and, guess what? For once, it’s cool!
The concept was to recreate famous scenes from Alfred Hitchcock films and some of the resultant shots are beautiful. Finally, an idea good enough that it makes Annie Leibovitz and her dozen assistants seem interesting.
Queen of Pilates Madonna partnered with Gucci last night to host a UNICEF charity dinner and auction. Celebrities came out in droves to wear Gucci clothing, fatten themselves on rich cuisine (”tart of goat cheese, foraged mushrooms, truffled mashed potatoes”) and bid on extravagant leisure opportunities, all for the benefit of those who can’t afford such luxuries.
Tom Cruise bid $100,000 for the opportunity to convert play sports with Alex Rodriguez and David Beckham, but was summarily outbid by more than 200 grand. “But how will he write a check with no fingers?” an insider heard Cruise whisper. The action star was then quiet for the remainder of the evening.
Later, an attendee paid $600,000 to take a dance class with Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.
• 50 Cent is going to interview Paris Hilton for some MySpace commercial disguised as journalism. Let’s hope the notorious racist doesn’t call him a nigger to his face. And if she does, let’s hope he cares. [SH]
• Pretty sure Gwyneth Paltrow is seen here wearing what the kids call locs. Awesome! [DListed]
• Rachel Bilson’s passport photo shoot finds her looking better than ever. At least she looks like a woman and not a victim. [HT]
• Go ahead and dress lie Catherine Zeta-Jones; just promise not to also be a calloused snake like her. [INO]
• Johnny Depp would like to be considered for the lead in Tim Burton’s remake of Alice in Wonderland. Yes: Alice. Shark jumped. [ICYDK]
• New day, new Britney Spears diagnosis. [Yeeeah]
• She’s finally given up, then? We thought she would never learn. [EBG]
• Margaret Cho won’t cross the picket lines for BFF Ellen DeGeneres. Yay, principles! [Queerty]
• John Mayer swears Jessica Simpson “loves Texas more than you know,” which is an important endorsement…more than you know. [Jossip]
• Eddie Murphy already scared away another one. [DListed]
• Probably not pregnant because she’s going out for sushi. If pregnant: shame! [INO]
• Tara Reid! Guess what sort of state she’s in. [HT]
• Britney Spears is suing a photographer, meaning she still has lawyers working for her. Three years of law school and hundreds of thousands of dollars for that. Good decision, counselor. [ICYDK]
• Gwyneth might be preggeth. [Yeeeah]
• Robert De Niro’s hotel will charge you $625 per night, but $500 will get you enough cocaine to make friends with someone from the Village with a foldout couch. Make the right decision. [CityRag]
The completely comparable WASP Gwyneth Paltrow has been hospitalized, Us reports! Her condition and symptoms remain uncertain, but an eyewitness reported seeing her “slumped over in a wheelchair pushed by [husband] Chris Martin.”
New York magazine presumes her illness is a consequence of her restrictive diet, a leafy mix of raw and organic salads and juices. Organic Avenue, the purveyor of the healthier-than-thou goods seen being taken to Paltrow’s hospital room, thinks that is poppycock: “Oh, no…There’s actually quite a bit of food there, it’s just all raw and organic.” Mmmmm, anemia.
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People who have at least one functioning arm and yet still ask that others hold their umbrellas for them should hang their heads in shame.
Gwyneth Paltrow, that buoyant matron once of the Upper East Side, was in Brooklyn yesterday!
The porcelain madame trekked across the East River to film a movie also starring Joaquin Phoenix. She must be so dedicated. Our boss won’t even come into Brooklyn and he’s a man. And not protestant looking. Though he is prettier than her.
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