Monday, September 1, 2008

Jude Law: Peacemaker in Afghanistan


Jude Law paid a visit to war torn Afghanistan to promote Peace Day - an annual day urging global cease fire and nonviolence on September 21st, USA Today reports.

"It seemed that they really want to make this day, the Peace Day, work. And they did," Jude tells reporters.

"People recognize the day, because they recognize that lives could be saved." Law is in Afghanistan with director Jeremy Gilley to help produce a documentary film, called The Day After Peace.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Peace Day in 2001, following a lobbying campaign by Gilley. Law and Gilley started filming their documentary in Afghanistan last year.

Law said the documentary, which also features Angelina Jolie, the Dalai Lama, and Annie Lennox, is the most important film he has been apart of. On his experiences in Afghanistan, Law tells reporters, "When I left Kabul last year, I was hugely moved not by the conflict that I have read so much about, but by the people's courage and the people's sense of hope."

Law and Gilley, who arrived in Kabul on Sunday, are to meet President Hamid Karzai, top NATO and U.N. officials, and members of the aid community.

Jennifer Aniston Stops By "30 Rock"


NBC execs are probably doing cartwheels at the news that Jennifer Aniston will be guest-starring on "30 Rock" this fall.

According to MovieWeb, Aniston will be making an appearance on the cult favorite comedy during the upcoming season, though there is no news on what character she'll play or when the episode will air. This will be the first time the former "Friends" star has returned to the network that made her famous. In addition, she follows last season's guest-star David Schwimmer, who co-starred with Aniston on "Friends."

"30 Rock" stars former SNL star Tina Fey as the head-writer on a fake sketch comedy show. It begins its new season this October. -Chris Sardelli

Monday, August 25, 2008

Jen Aniston says no to plastic surgery.


BEIJING, Aug. 25 -- Jennifer Aniston has ruled out having plastic surgery. The former "Friends" actress - who turns 40 next year - insists the only reason she would ever consider going under the surgeon's knife would be for medical purposes.

She said: "I once had the degree of my deviated septum operated on. Since then, I can breathe much better and sleep nights like a baby.

The rest of my body is all mine. And absolutely natural. And it's going to stay that way. I am very satisfied with what God gave me." Jennifer also revealed she maintains her svelte figure with regular yoga sessions.

She added: "I do the best I can to keep myself fit, both in body and mind. I also draw a lot of strength and energy from yoga, new age and cosmic energies. I very much believe in karma - the way you treat your fellow man is how you will ultimately be treated yourself."

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

brad pitt and jennifer aniston to havee a run-in at the toronto film festival.


Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston could reunite at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, when the exes are debuting their new flicks just two days apart.

Pitt, 44, is among the stars who will walk the red carpet gala at the festival for the North American premiere of his Coen Brothers’ flick Burn After Reading on Sept. 5. (Pitt is also expected to attend the Venice Film Festival, where his film screens on August 27.)

Meanwhile, Aniston, 39, is scheduled to attend the Toronto fest to promote her romantic comedy Management — about a traveling art saleswoman fighting off the advances of a flaky motel manager — which is premiering Sept. 7.

Smiling Jennifer Aniston hits town as a singleton again as she dines with pals in New York



Unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston is probably feeling hurt after her latest break-up, with rocker John Mayer.

But the 39-year-old certainly didn't show it as she left an exclusive New York eatery with a big smile on her face after dining with friends.

The former Friends star and the musician split over his lack of commitment according to sources. He blamed their 'different chemistry'.


The pair, who started dating earlier this year, opted for a trial separation earlier this week.

Since her 2005 divorce from Brad Pitt, who left her for his Mr and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie after four years of marriage, Aniston has yet to find a suitable partner to settle down with.

But not even her lack of current partner, or Pitt's recent unveiling of his and Jolie's twins Knox and Vivienne could wipe the smile from her face.

Angelina Jolie Furious as Jennifer Aniston Turns to Brad Pitt Post John Mayer?


Expect plenty of Jennifer Aniston vs. Angelina Jolie reports this week as the weekly entertainment magazines hit newsstands. Jennifer and boyfriend John Mayer have split. Two separate reports due to hit this week will claim that Jennifer is now calling Brad Pitt and another report claims that Brad has stormed out of the house in France. Perhaps it is time to settle this on TV. Angelina can turn to Jon Stewart from Comedy Central again and Jennifer can go on Oprah again.

They both hit the TV talk show hosts (Jennifer and Oprah are BFF's) after the split all those years ago but neither talked about their feelings for the other. Jennifer has kept mum since she left Brad Pitt, while Jolie has said she would like to meet with Jennifer.


In Touch Weekly has Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the cover of the magazine and they say that Brad has stormed out and the headline has this, "Only weeks after the birth of the twins Angelina tells him 'Don't Come back!'" The In Touch story on the alleged fight with Pitt-Jolie does not mention Jennifer Aniston on the cover, but does promise to dive into the split with John Mayer and asks, "Who dumped who?"

Star magazine has the reported late night phone call on their cover. They claim that Jennifer phoned Jane Pitt (Brad's mom) and while she was spilling to her favorite ex mother-in-law about hooking up and breaking up with a rock star, the report claims that Brad entered the room and was handed the phone. They tease the story online and say they will reveal the reaction of Angelina Jolie this week in the pages of the magazine.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Jen Aniston Looks 'Incredible' after Breakup


Jennifer Aniston, showing no outward signs of grief over her breakup with John Mayer, got a pleasant surprise this week when she ran into Friends pal Courteney Cox at an L.A. restaurant.

"It was a pretty amazing scene. Jen was sitting at a table inside and then suddenly Courteney Cox walked in," says a fellow diner at the Sunset Towers hotel's restaurant Thursday night. "They were pretty surprised and excited to run into each other."

Both appeared to be having business meetings over dinner, the diner says.

"Jen looked incredible," says the diner. "Let me put it this way, it made me doubt the breakup story, because there is no way she was blue in any way. She was really happy ... There was no hint of any problems."

Since the breakup, Aniston, 39, and Mayer, 30, have settled back into their separate lives on different sides of the country, multiple sources tell PEOPLE.

Aniston has been spending time at her home in the Hollywood Hills, where she was visited several times by friend and yoga instructor Mandy Ingber.

Mayer, after arriving in New York on Thursday morning on a break from his current tour, kept an even lower profile. He is due back on tour in Charlotte, N.C., on Aug. 19.

The couple, who had been dating since April, split mutually, according to a friend of Mayer.

"They were going in different directions," says the friend. "He's at the height of his career and very focused. Different things are important to them both right now."

•Reporting by BRYAN ALEXANDER and MARY MARGARET