Ophra Winfrey announces show will end in 2011

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night (19 NOV.).
The iconic broadcast grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire.
Winfrey plans to announce the final date for her show during a live broadcast Friday (20 NOV.), Harpo Productions Inc. said. A Harpo spokeswoman declined to comment on Winfrey's future plans except to say that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will not be transferred to cable television.

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Jennifer Hudson to star in Winnie Mandela film

Variety magazine reported Hudson was thrilled about the role and has described Ms Madikizela-Mandela as a "powerful and extraordinary woman".

Ms Madikizela-Mandela played a vital role in freeing her husband after 27 years in jail but has since been linked to a murder and convicted of fraud.

South African film-maker Darrell Roodt will direct the film.

His work also includes world-renowned films Cry, The Beloved Country and Sarafina.

Hudson is the second international actor set to play a South African icon in recent months.

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Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Uma Thurman signs on for "Bel Ami"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Uma Thurman soon will be making time with Rob Pattinson.

The actress has signed to star opposite the "Twilight" star in an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Bel Ami." Kristin Scott Thomas also has joined the cast.

"Ami" tells of George Duroy (Pattinson), a young journalist who rose from poverty to become one of the most successful men in Paris via the ruthless and calculating bedding of the city's most glamorous and influential women. Thurman plays the wife of Duroy's friend, a woman well connected in Parisian society. She helps Duroy in his ascent, later becoming his wife.

Thomas plays a socialite who falls for Duroy.

London theater director Declan Donnellan is making his film debut with "Ami," which Uberto Pasolini is producing through his Redwave Films. The movie is scheduled to shoot next year in Paris.

It had been erroneously reported that Nicole Kidman would star with Pattinson. Kidman had an offer, but a deal never followed.

(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)

Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:29am EST
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Heidi Klum Wows Crowd At Victoria's Secret Show

Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its "Angel" ranks — a designation reserved for top models — in front of a packed house Thursday night at the Lexington Avenue Armory. They are Emanuela de Paula, Chanel Iman, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lindsay Ellingson and Candice Swanepoel.

But Klum, who gave birth to a daughter five weeks ago, was the audience favorite in her purple corset covered with a half gown with poufs of tulle. She emerged from the huge, castlelike set to applause.

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NEW YORK November 20, 2009, 06:36 am ET
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Will Kate Moss Eat Her Words?

(AP) Campaigners against eating disorders are criticizing Kate Moss after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on pro-anorexia Web sites.

Asked about her motto in an interview with fashion Web site WWD, Moss replied that one of her mottos was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

The same slogan is posted on Web sites encouraging girls not to eat.

Mary George of British eating-disorder charity Beat said Thursday that Moss's words were "very unfortunate."

She said, "comments like this make it even more difficult" for young people struggling with an eating disorder.

The 35-year-old Moss is famous for her waif-like look, which helped spur a trend for super-thin models in the 1990s.

Moss's spokespeople could not immediately be reached for comment.

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2009

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Johnny Depp is Sexiest Man Alive

 

Johnny Depp is People magazine's 2009 Sexiest Man Alive.

(Though the characters he plays on screen seldom are.)

This marks the second time People has bestowed the title on the 46-year-old Depp, the other time in 2003.

"Johnny Depp has magical powers. He's unlike anyone else," actress Isla Fisher joked to People. "He's funny, generous and clever. It's just a shame he's so hard on the eyes."

Take a look for yourself and compare the actor to his characters.

November 19, 2009

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Design Snake-Themed Jewelry Line

Brangelina has entered the bling-bling biz with a new jewelry line for Asprey. The pieces, inspired by snakes, are made from gold and silver, and include pendants, rings, bracelets and a baby spoon. The items will be for sale later this week, with prices starting at $525, and all proceeds will go to Jolie's Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.

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