Jill Serjeant
By Jill Serjeant
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Fast Forward Street Artist Plastic Jesus Creates Harvey Weinstein’s ‘Casting Couch’ Sculpture
Harvey Weinstein won’t be going to Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, but the film producer’s presence is still being felt in Hollywood. Los Angeles-based street artist Plastic Jesus on Thursday unveiled a statue called “Casting Couch,” depicting a life-size Weinstein, clothed in a bathrobe, sitting on a golden colored couch and holding an Oscar. It was installed…
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Fast Forward Ben Stiller And Wife To Divorce
“Zoolander” actor Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor said on Friday they had decided to separate after 18 years together. “With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate. Our priority will continue to be raising our children…
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Fast Forward Barry Manilow Feared Coming Out As Gay Would ‘Disappoint’ Fans
Barry Manilow has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, saying he feared he would disappoint his mostly female fan base had he come out decades ago. The “Can’t Smile Without You” singer, now 73, talked with People magazine and Entertainment Tonight about his previously secret, almost 40-year romance with husband Garry Kief….
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Gives Birth To Girl Named Amalia — Before Missing Oscars
Actress Natalie Portman had a great reason for missing last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. She gave birth to her second child last week — a girl named Amalia — but kept the new arrival quiet in the days leading up to the Academy Awards show. Portman, 35, gave birth to daughter Amalia on Feb. 22, her…
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The Schmooze Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks ‘The Walk’
Heights don’t scare Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which came in handy when the actor was tasked with recreating Frenchman Philippe Petit’s audacious 1974 high-wire walk between the roofs of New York’s Twin Towers in the movie “The Walk.” The former “3rd Rock from the Sun” child star, now 34, talked with Reuters about training for the movie…
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