The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills had more stars than a Scientology recruitment meeting last night as Elle Magazine held its 17th annual Women In Hollywood tribute dinner. The gala provided a chance to honor the tinsel-town mega-celebs whose work largely goes unrecognized (not). Among the honorees were Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Hilary Swank, Diane Keaton, Jodie Foster, Sofia Coppola, Kerry Washington and Diane Kruger; only six of whom have won Oscars.
Paltrow was arguably the one showered with the most praise, as friend and Proof costar Jake Gyllenhaal presented her award. “She is not a mere mortal like the rest of us,” he gushed, “She is an internet-savvy, award-winning, lifestyle guru, making all of us look lazy.” For real, this is what he said. We expected Jake to then unveil a three-hundred foot portrait of the actress and order the crowd to convert to Paltrow-ism. But he didn’t. This time.
Action legend Harrison Ford was overwhelmed with the star-power in attendance. “This event came to be back in the days when they said, ‘There were no good parts for women’ and ‘Women aren’t highly regarded,’” he told the Associated Press. “Now women run Hollywood. Absolutely run Hollywood. And I’m glad.”
Check out the glitz, glam, and Hollywood goddesses and gurus in the gallery below!
In a new interview in Elle, amid tales of gassy babies and Dolly Parton, Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she was once asked to hit the casting couch in order to get a role. Whoa! Says Paltrow, “When I was just starting out, someone suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom. I left. I was pretty shocked. I could see how someone who didn’t know better might worry, ‘My career will be ruined if I don’t give this guy a blow job!” Ewww! Do you think it was an audition for Hook? Oh wait no, Gwyneth was actually in Hook. Hmmm… Seriously though, if Gwyneth, daughter of actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow, was threatened with a blow job, Urbandictionary.com probably doesn’t have a name yet for what actresses who aren’t rich and connected have to do.
When asked about roles currently available for women, the GOOP queen says she feels “Kind of dejected. There’s a lot that’s okay, but there’s little that’s really good, especially for someone my age. Sometimes you find out that something you really liked is going to someone 10 years younger. I find it heartening that Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock have been able to find and create amazing projects.” Has she seen Mamma Mia or All About Steve? We’re sad to say, Gwyn, they can’t all be winners. [Photo: Getty Images]
This is still in talks, but our juju tells us it’s most likely, going to happen. Fo’ reals. Gwyneth Paltrow is negotiating a guest-spot on Glee. How are we supposed to react to this? We’re not quite sure yet, so why don’t you tell us. But before you sound off, here are the facts.
Gwynnie, as she does in her new movie Country Strong, will go the whole hog. She’ll sing. She’ll dance. She’ll sign everyone up for Goop, while cooking healthy macrobiotic snacks. (That last bit is ours, clearly, but given half a chance, that’s totes what she’d do! ) We can hear all you Gleeks muttering under your breath already, pondering, “When? Why? What?”
‘When’ is Glee’s second season which kickstarts right about now. ‘Why’ is because her royal Goopness and Glee creator, Ryan Murphy, are tight. And we’re scared to tell you about the ‘What’. Just remember, don’t shoot the messenger, okay? We’re just reporting, and not responsible for this casting coup… or catastrophe, depending on what side of the couch you’re on. The dish is that G.P is potentially being cast in a two-episode role as a kinda-sorta love interested for Mr Schue aka Matthew Morrison. But, but, but… what about Emma? Gah!
The story being discussed is that substitute teacher Gwyneth steps in when Mr Schuester gets sick. She’s lovable (and hot), and helps the Glee club when Mr Schue is down. And when he gets back up, let’s just say he’s thinking up some major love ballads for her.
But what about EMMA!
We don’t know yet, but if the deal comes through, they’ll start shooting the episodes in two weeks. Which leaves Gwyneth just enough time to go on a yoga-mastercleanse-Eastern alternative healing boot camp!
Have you seen the trailer for Country Strong yet, the new movie where Gwyneth Paltrow tries to convincingly portray a drunk country singer? Y’all, we have been watching it constantly this morning, partly because we’re fascinated by her accent, and partly because it’s so full of cliches we’ve been busy trying to count them all. Join us, won’t you, in bullet-pointing the predictable and cringey plot-points of this future cult classic. The one thing it has going for it is at least now when we think of Gwyneth singing, her duet of “Cruisin’” won’t be the only thing we think of anymore.
0:15 Country music star Kelly Canter is released from rehab after a bout of drunk and disorderly conduct. Hey, will she relapse, only to find redemption? I wonder!
0:32 Introduction of Kelly’s new, young rival and tourmate, Chiles Stanton played by Leighton Meester. Oh, honey Chiles. She’s the prom queen who idolizes Kelly, which can only mean she goes All About Eve on her ass.
1:13 Kelly’s back on the sauce! Kelly’s back on the sauce! Too much pressure! Too many rivalries! A cute and wise new bandmate! It’s a lot to process. In other news, do any other country singers you know have such defined abs and wear so many diamonds? That’s the Tracy Anderson/Harry Winston effect.
1:19 Punches are thrown between the wise young bandmate and Kelly’s husband! Drunk Kelly collapses in tears because she knows she’s a shell of her former self! Is she going to write a number one song like Bad Blake in Crazy Heart, or try to prove herself to her loved ones like Johnny Cash in Walk The Line? What form will her redemption take??
1:24 “This is Kelly’s last opportunity to turn things around!” says Kelly’s husband/manager Tim McGraw. Of course it is.
1:29 Wait, are they hoboes, riding a train like that? Please let there be hobo flashbacks!
1:37 You just had to bring a children’s cancer ward into this, didn’t you?
1:38 Kelly rises like a phoenix/back-lit American Idol contestant to strum her guitar in front of flags and cars to prove the old girl’s still got it.
1:59 Wait, now she’s doing a jig onstage that doesn’t match the rhythm of this song. Who edited this?
2:04 Leighton Meester shows us how it’s done with the coy-smile-turned-laugh-in-the-credits moment.
2:14 “The first time I heard you sing, I thought, that must be what angels sound like,” said Tim McGraw, who has been reading too many Nicholas Sparks novels.
2:23 Kelly tells Chiles “That’s how it’s done sweetheart,” and she and her wig walk offstage, leaving Chiles to simmer in her cowboy boots an metallic dress.
2:29 The crowd chants “Kelly! Kelly! Kelly!” and we realize that they are a metaphor for all of her relationships and that everything is going to be all right.
Jay-Z, who is known as Uncle Jay to little Apple and Moses Martin, said of the Martin clan “They are a really cool family with beautiful kids, who happen to be good at the jobs they do.” And fueling the firestorm over whether he and Beyoncé plan to start a family soon, when asked what his plans were, he said ”Kids? Of course.”
The best quote of the interview with Mr. Z though, came when he said that had he come across Chris Martin growing up in Brooklyn, Martin would have been victimized, for sure. Jay explained that had they met back in the day, it would have been “a different scenario.” He went on, ”He couldn’t walk through Marcy. I was a different person then. I wasn’t open to the world and to cultures. I would have been, ‘Yo! Who are you? Give me your money.’ You couldn’t have a guy like Chris walking through Marcy. He’d have to get robbed. At best.” Of course, no one knows why Martin had a cast on his foot at the beach in these photos, it’s possible Jay gave him a beat down after getting “Clocks” stuck in his head one too many times.
Gwyneth: OMG, Young HOV is here! Welcome to the Hamptons! Sandy jungle where we isolate ourselves among people of our own economic class! There’s nothing you can’t buyyyy!
Jay-Z: Goopster! Don’t you look adorable.
Gwyneth: Thanks! I’m on a Chardonnay cleanse this week.
Jay-Z: Well that and your WASP-y pretentious tendencies keep you young.
Gwyneth: That they do! Is Beyonce here?
Jay-Z: She’s looking for a parking spot.
Gwyneth: You mean, she’s cruising slowly in your off-white Lexus?
Jay-Z: I guess so.
Gwyneth: I love acupuncture!
Jay-Z: I’m going to go talk to your husband.
Gwyneth: Well, on to the next one, as you say!
Jay-Z: You’ve never heard any of my other albums, have you? Reasonable Doubt?Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter? The Blueprint? Most of them are classics, you know.
Gwyneth [Silent, staring at feet]: My UGG boots are made of animals I refuse to eat.
The apartment, located in Tribeca, is amazing and huge and all-white (because when you have two young kids, why not, right?) and it’s like a softly-lit wonderland. We wouldn’t have made every room white, but that kitchen is to die for and certainly beats the Ikea island with a bum wheel we call our countertop. Click through all the pics to see how the the smugger half lives.
Do you love Gwyneth Paltrow? Do you love reading her lifestyle newsletter, GOOP? Do you want to eat what Gwynnie eats, right down to the macrobiotic, organic foods that will help cleanse your mind and colon? You’re in luck! Paltrow is releasing a cookbook of her favorite recipes that will be called My Father’s Daughter. Paltrow’s father Bruce, whom she was famously close to, passed away in 2002 and she says the vibe of the book “is meant to channel the ethos of my father by sharing the greatest gifts that he imparted to me – invest in what’s real, clean as you go, drink while you cook. Make it fun.”
While we’re no fans of the holier-than-thou actress whose blog irritates us to no end, we can’t wait to see what kind of recipes she includes in her tome. A few thoughts…
Soup and Salad Duets
Shakespeare’s In Love With These Brownies
Pie Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
Simple Ways To Eat More Iron, Man
Sliding Hors D’oeuvres
Olive Oil Tenebaums
Se7en Layer Dip
What did we miss? Oh yes, The Talented Mr. Fish-and-Chipley.
Alex Rodriguez should thank her Royal Goop-ness Gwyneth Paltrow. It’s very possible that she’s trying to mend fences between A-Rod’s ex, Kate Hudson, and his new gal-pal, Cameron Diaz. Paltrow was spotted dining with Diaz at The Lion a couple of days ago. She was soon after seen with Hudson at Quattro at the Trump SoHo along with Stella McCartney and Naomi Watts, where a source noted, “They were having a great time and appeared to be deep in conversation.”
K.Hud had just finished taping the Letterman show and the three actresses had earlier attended McCartney’s 2011 spring showing. Who knows what they were talking about: Goop-approved cleanses or their feelings toward Cammy D?
It was all about pockets at Stella McCartney‘s Spring 2011 Fashion Presentation in New York yesterday – not on the runway, but in the audience. We’re huge fans of dresses with pockets, but the trend was out in full force on every attendee, whether they were in a skirt, dress, jeans or jumpsuit. Honestly, not a single person could resist hiding their hands for these photos. Two is a coincidence, three is a trend, and ten is like, a wart epidemic or something, what are these people hiding?
