Ryan Phillippe popped over to Ellen this morning for a good old chat. The handsome and somewhat hapless actor, whose movie Stop Loss coincidentally opens this weekend, gabbed about his high school fashion sense, getting into the business and, yes, playing gay on One Life To Live, which cast him as the first openly homo teen in sudster history.
Unfortunately for Ryan Phillippe, he's got the movie Stop-Loss to promote, which means he has to speak to the press. Thus, his telling USA Today that "it's bizarre" seeing ex-wife Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal together in magazine photos.
So just think how Reese Witherspoon feels about this Details magazine spread of Abbie Cornish — which manages to mention Phillippe's name only once, and only as her co-star. Publicists have all the power.
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From Gatecrasher:
Which Oscars golden girl made her celebrity ex-boyfriend pretend to still be in a relationship with her months after they broke up, because she was afraid a split would look bad for her Academy Award campaign? It worked, and they discreetly separated months later.
You're thinking Reese and Ryan, right? Well, remember they were married and the split wasn't discreet in the least. Retro couple Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck don't work either; their dating time line doesn't line up with her Oscar. So who was the Oscar golden girl?
• We asked a lesbian alien, and seeing Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon together really is her fantasy.
• Jessica Alba may be having twins! Sorry, we don't just hand out double exclamation points.
• We give up on trying to understand the image Perez Hilton is going for.
• Too bad Zac Efron's handlers can't use his sexuality to deny the rumors of a sex tape with him and "GF" Vanessa Hudgens.
• Dennis Quaid has aged remarkably well, but we still doubt he's rocking his natural hair color.
• Celebrities have butts: An investigation.
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• Reese Witherspoon hates vakay'ing on the beach because she doesn't want the paparazzi to take bikini shots of her. Look, if she didn't want the minutia of her life dissected by strangers, she should have found a different passion to pursue.
• Hooking up with Paris Hilton really worked for Elisha Cuthbert. Look, we're writing about her right now.
• Oh, a cute little beagle won Westminster.
• Breaking Britney news: She makes bad decisions with men, and she's may be back with Adnan Ghalib.
• Also ironically breaking: More rumors of a Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie marriage.
• From the video above, Tyra Banks thinks she's too fierce for pants.
• Pictures of Heather Graham shows she's still alive, interested in being famous. CONTINUED »
• According to a celebrity assistant, Michelle Williams wanted full custody of li'l Matilda.
• Paris Hilton's travel clothes are worse than ours.
• Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are still candooling. It's easy to be in love without a career to worry about.
• Thoughts on the nominees for best animated short film, the Achilles' Heel of any Oscar pool entry.
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are back. Or back getting photographed together. You know, six of one, half dozen of the other.
• Jenna Jameson is still around, though we can't remember if she's back doing porn or back boycotting it.
Reese Witherspoon asks, and gets, $15 million to lead in a comedy. Angelina Jolie snags the same. And Cameron Diaz, too. Though Cam snagged a cool $30 million on her Shrek 3 voiceover deal, thanks to snagging part of the movie's gross revenues. As you might have guessed, it's "Top Earning Actresses" listicle time. [THR]
• Beyonce's skimpy bikini offends the tender sensibilities of conservative Sin City residents.
• Authorities say the massive oil spill was likely caused by human error. When asked for comment, an annoyed Poseidon tersely replied, "Apology not accepted."
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck's newborn baby officially has a name! Next step: Toilet training the kid and teaching him how to memorize political jargon and mindless Republican propaganda.
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal grab breakfast together, presumably after a long night of passionate lovemaking.
• Paris Hilton sues Hallmark for using her face to sell "Happy One Night Stand" cards.
• Now we finally know why Christina Ricci is so nocturnal.
• Is everyone else sick of admiring Elizabeth Hurley's cleavage? Apparently not.
• Shaquille O'Neal's wife wants half of everything her hubby owns, right down to his giant collection of size 24 Reebok sneakers and the $10 royalties from Kazaam.
"HEATHER Mills wants to be played by Reese Witherspoon in the movie of her life, but she wants an unknown to play Paul McCartney, 65."
Which seems totally fair considering she's the former international superstar from the most popular/successful rock band of all time and he's just some one-legged schlub who married her for her money and tried to screw her in the divorce settlement. Oh, wait… [P6]
Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal's new film release, Rendition, was a box office bust, debuting at number 9 on its opening weekend (well behind that Ben Affleck movie you didn't see and that Halle Berry flick you've never heard of) proving once more that strictly for publicity relationships on-set "romances" do not always achieve the widespread success of, say, High School Musical. [Us]
• Lindsay Lohan goes shopping with her new boyfriend, Riley Giles. Which is to say they both go to the same stores while being very careful to remain 20 paces apart at all time. Possibly because Riley is wearing the most heinous shirt ever.
• Those of you having trouble deciding what to be for Halloween may want to consider the modern-day equivalent of The Stepford Wife.
• Joaquin Phoenix doesn't think actors deserve "some special credit" for researching their roles. ("It’s just what you’re supposed to do in your [bleep]ing job.") He also, presumably, hates people who refers to acting as their "craft."
• The Black Eyed Peas canceled a concert mid-performance after Fergie fell ill on stage, much to the disappointment of the 10,000 fans who'd come out to boo her.
Everybody is hung out to dry now. It’s one thing if you’re up for it and you want it, and you go out without your panties on. But if you’re wearing your panties — gosh darn it, leave me alone!”
[That said] I’m fun. I can be really fun. I can tell we’d have a lot of fun if the tape was off…I think it’s great to drink in the middle of the day. I would join you, but I gotta drive to pick up the kids. You’re taking taxis everywhere. You could get drunk! You could go from appointment to appointment highly, highly smashed!”
–Reese Witherspoon opens up about dealing with the press and reveals a well-concealed affinity for having fun in the October issue of Elle magazine [via]
As we write this, we’re looking out the window and salivating over the picture perfect weather outside, currently being wasted on lazy unemployed persons and pretentious NYU students. And so, for your sanity and ours, we’ve decided to kick off a glorious new feature called “Comment of the Day,” to provide a transient glimmer of entertainment for all you working stiffs who would much rather be downing margaritas poolside on the Jersey Shore (while fending off advances from married, guidos named Tony) than slaving away in your cubicles.
Today’s “Comment of the Day” comes to us from dlisted, and pertains to Jake Gyllenhaal's developing "relationship" with Reese Witherspoon, specifically the speculation that perhaps Gyllenhaal is less of a ladies' man, and more of a "guy who sleeps with other guys."
I don't know if Jake is gay or not, but Jake is absolutely adorable. What woman wouldn't want to hang out with him? When I lived in Brentwood, TN, my hairdresser (a gay guy) was one of my best friends. While my hair was processing we would curl up on a couch together at his salon, he would put his head on my shoulder and look at magazines with me.
When he saw a cute male model or actor, he would say, "I wouldn't kick that guy out of my bed for eating crackers in it." AHAHAHA! Gosh, I miss him. He really was one of my best "girlfriends!" (And he was drop-dead gorgeous and could sing like nobody's business…he was lead singer in a hot local band.) –Whisper
Thanks for that, Whisper! You went a little off topic there, but we totally didn't mind. Anyways, hope that whole musical thing takes off for your friend TH. A gay hairstylist?? Who'd have thought?!
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