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Jennifer Aniston Has A New Man

Joelle Tomlinson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:04 +0000

It was only a matter of time before Jennifer Aniston’s love life became the centre of speculation once again.

The unlucky-in-love former Friends star is said to now be romancing fellow actor Gerard Butler. Butler, commonly known for his portrayal of the deceased-Irish character in Ps, I Love You, is not known for a clean slate in dating, and according to perezhilton.com, can be considered a “player”.

The pair first sparked romance rumors last September, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

They reportedly spent an evening in Jen’s hotel “drinking champagne and talking.” At the time, Jen was still involved with John, so she didn’t pursue things further. But, now that she’s single and ready to mingle, she’s getting her claws into Butler, wth whom she’s planning to star in two new movie.

Jen, 40, recently had several meetings in a New York apartment with Gerard Butler, a friend of the actress tells In Touch Weekly.

“She said that in their film meetings, the chemistry was intense and physical,” says the Aniston pal.

‘Inglourious Basterds’ Headed To Cannes?

Eva Lam — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:58:01 +0000

The world may get its first look at Quentin Tarantino’s WWII epic, “Inglourious Basterds,” next month.

Insiders told Variety that the director has accepted an offer to screen the Brad Pitt-starring drama in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes organizers will announce the festival lineup on April 23, with this year’s event set to run from May 13 to 24.

“Inglourious Basterds,” which also stars Mike Myers, Samuel L. Jackson and Diane Kruger, follows a band of Jewish-American soldiers who go on a mission to take down a group of Nazis in occupied France. The movie will hit theatres Aug. 21.

Tarantino is a Cannes favourite, having won the festival’s coveted Palme d’Or prize for “Pulp Fiction” in 1994 and serving as president of the festival jury in 2004. He has also debuted other films at Cannes – though not always in competition – such as “Reservoir Dogs,” “Kill Bill,” and “Death Proof.”

Scarlett’s Head Too Big For Cannes

andPOP Staff — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:37:17 +0000

Now that she’s engaged to Canadian hunk Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson may be becoming too big for her britches.

Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reports that Johansson was absent from the premier of her new Woody Allen film at Cannes because the studio refused to meet her ridiculous demands.

She insisted that her $7,800-a-day make-up artist be paid to accompany her. She also refused to stay at the same hotel where Allen and co-star Penelope Cruz were staying, instead saying she required a hotel 30 miles outside of Cannes.

An executive close to the film said that “it wasn’t acceptable that Scarlett would be having to come in from that distance every day, most likely turning up late and it would have thrown schedules into a lot of confusion.”

Allen, normally quite enamoured with Johansson, is said to be annoyed that she’s not being a team player.

Johansson’s rep blamed conflicting schedules for Johansson’s absence.

The film, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” which features a kiss between Johansson and Cruz, received a ten-minute standing ovation at the festival.