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Finally, The World Is Spared Another Show About Lawyers
Hipster movies are made, as are ones about the depraved world of small town Texas. Which are sorta hipster in their own right. Bad news for David E. Kelley, which is good news for us. More » -
michelle williams
Natalie Portman And Michelle Williams In: Scenes From A Catfight
If you've ever yearned to see Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams writhe on top of each other, you're in luck: so has Roman Polanski, and he filmed it. More » -
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Why Has Michelle Williams Stolen The Life Of This Ex-Con HuffPo Blogger?
Honestly, we only keep Huffington Post on our Google Reader to keep up with all of Alec Baldwin's histrionic musings. Still, we're glad we didn't miss today's HuffPo dip into kookier, Michelle Williams-related territories. More » -
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Adaptation Is Confusing
[Actress Michelle Williams, master of the sensitive mope, with her whiz-kid film director boyfriend Spike Jonze in New York last night; image via INF] More » -
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Why Not to Miss 'Synecdoche, New York,' The Best Film of 2008
Charlie Kaufman's directing debut Synecdoche, New York is the most inaccessible, challenging, infuriating, stupefying, heartbreaking film of 2008. It's also the best American movie we've seen this year, and as noted here this morning, it's required viewing this weekend for anyone who wants to be on our good side. Or history's good side, for that matter — and here are five reasons why. More » -
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Wendy Williams: Heath Ledger's Daughter is Not Some 'Random, Drive-By Splash-Off'
While some in Hollywood might see Heath Ledger's two-year-old daughter as a sacred cow, to talk show host Wendy Williams, she's red meat. Last seen offering unsolicited advice to a recovering Christina Applegate, Williams today turned her attention to Ledger, who died without updating his will to include his daughter Matilda or his ex, Spike Jonze-canoodler Michelle Williams. In response, actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell will be donating their fees from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (which they stepped into after Ledger's death) to both Michelle Williams and Matilda, an act of generosity that does not go unremarked-upon by Miss Wendy. Watch as she again horrifies her audience by going there in a bizarre, sperm-soaked metaphor meant to defend Matilda. Wendy, Wendy: with friends like these, who needs enemies? [The Wendy Williams Show] -
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["Dawson's Creek" actress Michelle Williams with her daughter in Brooklyn yesterday; image via Bauer-Griffin]
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Let The Wild Rumpus Start: Michelle Williams Comforted By Spike Jonze's Quirky Touch
She may be unable to share with her child's father the spoils of his critically spoojed-upon turn in what is well on its way towards becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time ($14 billion on Tuesday alone!), but all is not dark for Michelle Williams. The actress has reportedly found comfort in the arms of Torrance Community Dance Group captain Spike Jonze. The Daily Mail has been keeping a respectful distance from their blossoming love: More » -
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By Ryan TateComment by bittergreen: The problem i've always had with the Tila Tequila reality show, was that I couldn't suspend my belief that Tela... more » | Other threads
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Psychic Who Shaved With Heath Ledger Gets Permission to Date Michelle Williams
We can think of any number of uses for the special talents of James Van Praagh, co-executive producer of The Ghost Whisperer, bestselling author and psychic medium to the stars. On one hand, the news of his recent consorting with Heath Ledger's ghost has us surmising that he might just be another facet of Warner Bros. viral marketing machine for The Dark Knight. Reading on between the lines, however, our own Spidey-sense tingled upon perceiving the true implications of Van Praagh's power: More » -
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'H&K' Vs. Poehler/Fey, Defending Bette Midler, and Other New Movie Dilemmas
Deciphering your moviegoing options for the third week running, Defamer Attractions returns today with a look at the final weekend before the studios spill summer in our lap. Today we gauge Tina Fey's chances for box office superiority, corral the highest-profile dog since 88 Minutes (that was only last week? Really?), recommend a certain Oscar-winning actress's directing debut and scan the new arrivals shelf for DVD's of notice. As always, our opinions are our own, but they're also right. You can thank us later! More » -
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Potential Lawsuit Claims Alleged Heath Ledger Cocaine Video Was A Set-Up
We weren't the only ones disturbed by that scratchy and highly controversial video showing Heath Ledger at a cocaine-filled party that emerged days after his untimely death. And now, an ex-girlfriend of one of the photographers present at the party is suing her ex's paparazzi agency under the alias "Jane Doe" for setting up the actor in an attempt to secretly tape him using drugs:"The photogs had befriended Heath and invited him up to...party, never disclosing their true intentions. As Heath allegedly did coke, the photogs secretly videotaped the whole thing. When Heath realized what was happening, he went ballistic."
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Heath Ledger's Will Excludes Michelle And Matilda, Leading To Ledger Family Crisis
Though Heath Ledger was busy racking up film roles in the years leading up to his death that fattened his wallet, there was one practical economic task he overlooked: updating his will. According to the Daily Mail, Ledger hadn't rewritten the document since 2003, one year before he met Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain. As a result, the actor's sole beneficiaries will be his parents and now-estranged sisters, which leaves his daughter Matilda and Michelle out of the picture. But a surprising lack of assets in New York begs the question: how much did Ledger have to give, exactly?"A series of documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court revealed that the actor had less than $145,000 in New York assets at the time, including a $25,000 Toyota Prius and $20,000 in furniture and fixtures."
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The Dichotomy Of Heath Ledger: Saint, Sinner Or Both?
According to an extensive New York profile out today, Heath Ledger spent his final days deeply engrossed in researching and writing a script based on the life and death of Nick Drake. In case you missed the whole Drake resurgence of the late `90s (spurred by Volkswagen's usage of his song "Pink Moon" in a now-classic advert), he was an English singer-songwriter who battled insomnia and depression before overdosing in his bed at age 26. Sounds sickeningly familiar, right? According to the piece, Heath's last weeks involved saying goodbye to the Nice Guy character he'd played publicly since the birth of his daughter Matilda and falling into another role altogether: a depressed, masked public figure who, consumed with writing the Drake screenplay, just might have got too close to his subject. More » -
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Faces of Death
No one ever said the paparazzi were tasteful (far from it!), but sometimes they still manage to surprise us with their indelicate lensing. Like the photos of Michelle Williams that are floating around today. The images show Williams, who had a relationship (and a child) with now deceased actor Heath Ledger, walking past, get this!, a skeleton. The fake set of bones is being used in a film shoot or something. OMG, because her ex-boyfriend just died! Poetry! If you're curious about what sadness looks like, a photo lies after the jump. More »
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Comment by procrastinator, esq.: @scroll_lock: Icy roads, eh? Careful and not let Matthew Broderick behind the wheel, again. Meanwhile, it's 75 degrees here, so I... more » | Other threads
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mourning
Heath Gone, Two Remaining Points On A 'Brokeback' Love Triangle Try To Pick Up The Pieces: Update
Instruct your assistant to hold all your calls, poor yourself a tumbler of whiskey, and fire up the Bose Wave to ease you into haunting opening strums of Gustavo Santaolalla's "The Wings"—this next one's going to be a little rough. Sources from the New Mexico set of Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie Brothers tell People that the actor is "devastated" since learning of his Brokeback Mountain sharpshooting partner's death: More » -
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The Dark Is Rising
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gossip roundup
Heidi Montag's 'Leaked' Single Is Heinous, Duh
- Heidi Montag's song 'Touch Me' is online and it makes you realize how talented Britney Spears is. [P*r*z, sorry!] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by trainedmonkey: @enviousjuno: clearly you are not keeping up with your 90210 viewing. saturday mornings, soap network, tori spelling. nuff said. more » | Other threads
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blood on the tracks
In the new Todd Haynes weirdo-biopic of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There, former Brooklyn mascots for attractive domesticity Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams are reunited—sort of. Williams plays Coco Rivington, "the love interest of [Cate] Blanchett's [1966] Dylan"; Ledger "plays Dylan the media superstar, a charismatic, swaggering figure who parties with celebrities, wears look-at-me-but-leave-me-alone sunglasses and watches his personal life collapse under the pressures of his public persona." So poignant! [NYT]
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By Joshua SteinComment by Trackback: You Get The Face You Deserve by Molly Lambert First off: Attention Ryan Gosling lovers, we heard some hot goss... more » | Other threads
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Michelle Williams Is Getting Out Of Brooklyn
- Michelle Williams is rumored to be joining her estranged husband Heath Ledger in leaving her giant Brooklyn house behind in favor of Manhattan. Time to call up Celebrity Movers! [Page Six] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by katieee: God, Heath and Michelle broke up? How did I miss this?! I don't even really care about either of them,... more » | Other threads
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the frailty of the outer boroughs
Was Heath Ledger All That Was Keeping Brooklyn Together?
In a trenchant piece of geosocial commentary, not-a-she Alex Williams tackles some big questions: "What if Brooklyn's recent cachet as the locus for what's next is little more than a thin and fragile crust of chic, hiding the insecurity of people who constantly measure the social currency of their ZIP code by Manhattan standards?" Gee, what if! More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by Hops: @thedecider: @kielbasasausage: @kielbasasausage: HEY! Keep it on the DL! more » | Other threads
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heathchelle intel
From the mailbag, overheard in the no longer star-studded streets of Boerum Hill: "Michelle's assistant snapping that it was Heath's assistant, not her, who'd set THAT one up." -
classic gawker stalker
Boerum Hill celebrity mascot Michelle Williams maybe isn't taking her ex's rebounding with Helena Christensen too well: She's getting all para on the F train! Says an observer: "I felt someone's eyes on me and it was her and then she looked away like I had been the one staring. Then she moved further down the car like I was going to attack her. Then when we both got off at our stop, she ran out like the devil was on her heels. She even looked back to see if I was behind her! Since when did Asian girls become scary?" Actually, since "The Grudge"?
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By Emily GouldComment by strangely_brown: Oh relax. She probably just thought you were that other Asian girl. more » | Other threads
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classic gawker stalker
From the mailbag, we learn that Michelle Williams is still working through the pain of her breakup with Heath Ledger—now she's in the dangerous "wild Williamsburg nights with her daughter's godmother" stage. Says a stalker: "Went to the Modest Mouse concert last night and after proceeded to go to Enid's diner, a local bar and hangout that attracts the likes of hipsters, skateboarders, etc. [Ed. Note: Indeed.] As we were going out the front door to smoke I caught sight of Michelle Williams sitting with a group of friends including Busy Phillips, former castmate on "Dawson's Creek" (Joeys college roommate) sitting at the corner table near the entrance. Michelle looked very tiny but very cute with her pixie brown hair. Busy Phillips was a slut and made out with my friends ex boyfriend. Other than that they were pretty cool."
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By ChoireComment by Canistartatab: Do you think Busy Philipps got a $100 rebate for name checking her iphone on Gawker? more » | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Farewell, Heathchelle
- Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger amicably split a few weeks ago, a source confirmed to Us Weekly on Labor Day (sneaky!). Was it her haircut? His male pattern baldness? Did the height difference eventually prove insurmountable? [Us Weekly] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by raincoaster: @atipofthehat: I'd buy a video of that. more » | Other threads
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Michelle Williams Lives In Brooklyn, Wears An Outfit
- "According to a frighteningly observant mommy source, [Michelle] Williams was looking very late-60's Mia Farrow with her blond pixie haircut, wearing a striped lavender-and-black baby doll knit jumper and dark Ray-Ban sunglasses, and pushing a pink Maclaren stroller that contained her 21-month-old daughter, Matilda (clad in a simple red cotton dress, diaper and purple Crocs)." What, the observant mommy didn't get a peek at her bra strap to determine the color of her undies? [NYO] More »
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gawker underminer
Gawker Underminer: Boerum Hill Heartbreak
Live from the pages of The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life, we invited everyone's favorite frenemy to chime in from time to time on various hot topics. That's right, The Underminer has a Gawker column now. But keep trying! You'll get one someday! You trouper! Brooklynites Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams have hit a rough patch in their relationship.
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By malboComment by SchmatSchmaymon: Clare - he's so gay, when he's not reviewing for the Times he's getting recommendations from HX: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/out-and-... more » | Other threads
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Gossip Roundup: Farewell, Heathchelle?
- Are Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams on the rocks? Heath's solo Valentine's day at Teddy's might be a clue. Then again, this chummy photo was taken last Saturday. Hmm! [Gatecrasher, second item] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by phil anderson: I beat Rush and Molloy based on a comment on Defamer. Because it's so hard to think, "I wonder... more » | Other threads
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Gossip Roundup: Cocaine Kate Free to Hoover Again
• Kate Moss will not be charged with possession stemming from her September '05 cover shoot with the UK's Daily Mirror. Apparently something about a lack of evidence or being able to definitively prove she was bumping rails of blow and not, say, powdered sugar. You know how those skinny models love their powdered sugar! [Guardian] More » -
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Gossip Roundup: Michelle Rodriguez Gets 60 Days for Wearing Bad Turtleneck
• After serving five days in jail rather than do community service for drunk driving in Honolulu, Michelle Rodriguez has been sentenced to 60 days for violating parole on a previous drunk driving incident in LA. She's also been ordered to rehab and must serve 30 days of community service. Clearly, the law is no fan of the way things have been going on Lost. [TMZ] More »
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By JessicaComment by Sue Duhnim: I saw Tommy gettin' all gangsta at a sushi restaurant in London. They made him wait and he got... more » | Other threads
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sightings
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Ashton Kutcher And Demi Moore Not Stingy With Doggie Poop Bags
Hollywood PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers. Send yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about the time you saw the lonesome Brokeback cowboys going through the paces with their women.
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Celebrity Brooklynites Unite to Save Their Borough
Vigilant anti-Ratner organization Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn announces today the formation of an Advisory Board, full of celebrity superheroes willing to fight the crime, injustice, and the Nets Stadium. Notable Brooklynite members include Rosie Perez, Steve Buscemi, Jonathan Lethem, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams, Jhumpa Lahiri, and the Prince of Park Slope, Jonathan Safran Foer. In the release, Williams recovers from her Supporting Actress loss to chase the glory of Best Random Spokeswoman: More »
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By JessicaComment by the cornballer: are you telling me that this couple had a child out of wedlock? more like michelle and heathen!! zing! more » | Other threads
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oscars
Oscar Controversy: Is Michelle Williams Hot Enough For Heath Ledger?
The LA Weekly's Nikki Finke returns from a long vacation with her annual slash-and-burn Oscar predictions. Perhaps fearing an arson conviction if she actually torched the Kodak Theater, Finke settles for kicking George Clooney in the balls, accusing conservative Academy members of fearing that Brokeback Mountain will give them a boner, calling Paul Giamatti a troglodyte (actually a point in his favor, she says), and, perhaps most sensationally, questioning Heath Ledger's taste in women: More » -
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Michelle Williams Can't Outrun The Katie Question
Call it Dawson's Curse: wherever they are, ex-cast members of Dawson's Creek are haunted by the Question. No setting is too inappropriate: Joshua Jackson was asked in a public men's room. Now Michelle Williams, under the auspices of a Newsweek interview about her performance in Brokeback Mountain, once again falls victim to its pernicious prying: More » -
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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams Have Baby Girl
After two years of pregnancy, actress Michelle Williams has finally spit out actor Heath Ledger's baby girl, named Matilda (not a great name, but better than Inspektor Hazel and cute enough, we suppose, in an ugly hipster baby sort of way). The baby was born in Brooklyn, but the couple is otherwise incredibly private, so that's about all we've got for you on the matter. But? You can finally — finally! — stop spotting the previously ginormous version of Ms. Williams waddling around Brooklyn. And that, dear friends, is the miracle of life. More » -
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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams to Wed Seconds Before Baby Pops Out
Big news from the world of ambivalent celebrities: Actors Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams — often spotted out and about in Brooklyn being alternately "cute" or "greasy" — are reportedly engaged. At the LA premiere of The Brothers Grimm, the two made their first official appearance since Williams had grown visibly with-spawn; Williams was also seen sporting a large diamond ring on her engagement finger. (Does this mean we'll stop hearing about Ledger cavorting about town with cute women who aren't Michelle? Oh, we hope so.) More »
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