MONKEY BUSINESSNatalie Portman has spent the last year playing with monkeys and toys. She teamed up with famed zookeeper
Jack Hanna to film a documentary for Animal Planet called
Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink. But she’s back from Rwanda’s rainforest just in time to join
Jason Bateman and
Dustin Hoffman at the November 17th premier for
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, in which she plays Molly Mahoney in a film about a magical toy store.
Watch trailers at
discovery.com and
magorium.com.
THE WEDDING SINGERHeidi Klum has pipes. Not those… The Victoria’s Secret siren has recorded a duet with hubby
Seal, entitled,
Wedding Day. But you need not wait until the album’s November release too see if the girl can sing. Last year, Klum’s Christmas carol,
Wonderland, topped Germany’s charts.
Listen to Wonderland on
youtube.com.SPANISH SENORITAGwyneth Paltrow is a well-known vegetarian, so it’s kind of a shocker to hear she’s signed on to star in
Spain… on the road Again, an upcoming TV series that she will surprisingly star in alongside celebrated chef
Mario Batali, The New York Times food columnist
Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress
Claudia Bassols. The four will trek around the country, sampling food and wine specialties including Jamón ibérico (ahem, ham).
For a taste of the series, see
spainontheroadagain.comSISTER ACTMary-Kate and
Ashley Olsen may have polar opposite personal styles, but they’ve struck a compromise with Elizabeth & James, their new clothing line that recently launched at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus. Mary-Kate rocked a black crocheted frock while Ashley glowed in tangerine and electric blue. We just wish we were there when the sisters said, “Time to shop!”
Shop the line at
neimanmarcus.com.
GONE BUSTDare to don
Dita Von Teese’s underthings? Last week, Frederick’s of Hollywood held a fashion show to benefit Los Angeles’ Clothes Off Our Backs foundation. Corsets designed by the likes
of Christina Aguilera, Eva Longoria, Jessica Biel, and
Scarlett Johansson were auctioned off, the
Foo Fighters performed, and guests including
Vanessa Hudgens, Kristen Bell, and the
Simpson Sisters, went home with, well, they weren’t telling…
See more photos at
wireimage.com.
MACKENZIE WAGONER AND LESLIE MINORA