Reese Witherspoon Supports Miller Sisters’ Shop
Reese Witherspoon Supports Miller Sisters’ Shop
Wandering about in the dreary weather, Reese Witherspoon was spotted out on a shopping jaunt at Twenty8Twelve by S. Miller in London on Wednesday (July 2).
The 32-year-old award-winning actress browsed about the collection of romantic pieces (co-designed by sisters Savannah and Sienna Miller) with coffee and cell phone in-hand before continuing about with her day.
Meanwhile, things always seem to be going well for Reese in the career department, as the “Legally Blonde” babe recently signed on to star alongside Ben Stiller in a new romantic comedy.
Press reports regarding the Witherspoon-Stiller flick have been vague up to this point, but stay linked to for more as it becomes available.
Funny Folk Salute [Expletive-Deleted] George Carlin
There may be seven words you can never say on television, but only five are needed to describe George Carlin. At least according to Robin Williams.
“He was one funny motherf–ker,” Williams said of his legendarily caustic comedic forebear, who died of heart failure Sunday evening at the age of 71.
“George Carlin was the living embodiment of the First Amendment. In the traditions of Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift, he dealt with the insanity of the world with the one-two punch of humor and honesty with no apologies,” added Williams.
“He was one of the greats,” Ben Stiller said in a more censor-friendly statement, “and he will be missed. [He] was a hugely influential force in stand-up comedy. He had an amazing mind, and his humor was brave and always challenging us to look at ourselves and question our belief systems, while being incredibly entertaining.”
Kevin Smith, who frequently cast Carlin in films and who gave the taboo breaker his last live-action big-screen role in 2004’s Jersey Girl, reacted to news of the death on his official website this morning.
“Dammit. My favorite memory of Carlin is sitting in the audience at one of his Vegas shows as he did his ’People I Can Do Without’ routine,” Smith wrote. “When he got to ’guys over the age of 10 who wear their baseball hats backwards,’ he tossed in ’Kevin, you’re exempt from this.’
“Changed my sense of humor forever. Sixteen years later, I was happy to have met the man, let alone worked with him. Honestly, I was lucky to have known him at all.”
Jay Leno also paid tribute to his fallen friend, who broke onto the national scene back in the 1960s as a hippy-dippy weatherman on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
“If there was ever a comedian who was a voice of their generation, it was George Carlin,” Leno said. “Before George, comedians aspired to put on nice suits and perform in Las Vegas. George rebelled against that life.
“His comedy took on privilege and elitism, even railing against the game of golf. He never lost that fire. May he continue to inspire young people never to accept the status quo.”
Judd Apatow gave props to Carlin’s influence over today’s class of cutups.
“Nobody was funnier than George Carlin,” he said. “I spent half my childhood in my room listening to his records experiencing pure joy. And he was as kind as he was funny.”
Saturday Night Live mastermind Lorne Michaels was also in mourning for the comic genius who served as the first-ever host of SNL, albeit one who later admitted to having been on cocaine for the duration of his appearance.
“You never forget the people who were there at the beginning,” Michaels said. “George Carlin helped give Saturday Night Live its start as our first host. He was gracious, fearless and, most important of all, funny.”
HBO, which produced 14 Carlin-fronted comedy specials, also issued a statement on the funnyman’s death.
“Because HBO has had such a long and close relationship with George Carlin, his passing is like losing one of our own,” the cable net said in a statement.
“No performer was more important to helping our network define itself in its early years. And no performer was more committed to the ideal of freedom of speech, a principle he embodied for the 50 years he performed with his trademark wit.
“We will miss his humor and his righteous comic anger, and we will simply miss him.”
Jerry Seinfeld, meanwhile, is penning a eulogy to Carlin for tomorrow’s New York Times. He’s also set to speak about his comedic forebear on tonight’s Larry King Live.
Reese Witherspoon’s Daily Balance
Reese Witherspoon’s Daily Balance
Fresh off of the finalization of her ongoing divorce with Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon was spotted out in Brentwood on Friday morning (June 20).
The “Sweet Home Alabama” actress was accompanied on the outing by her young son Deacon, who wore a cute t-shirt reading “World Peace Please”.
After spending quality time together, Reese dropped Deacon off at home while also changing into something a little more dressy - heading off for some much needed adult time with her gal pals.
Wearing a cute blue dress accessorized with a brimmed hat, necklace and sunglasses, Witherspoon and three close friends made their way in for their meal.
In related news, Reese recently signed on to star alongside Ben Stiller in an untitled romantic comedy directed by “Jerry Maguire’s” Cameron Crowe - with the film to begin shooting in January when Stiller and Witherspoon are free.
Paris Hilton Treats Dad to Father’s Day Dinner
Paris Hilton Treats Dad to Father’s Day Dinner
With sister Nicky nowhere to be seen, Paris Hilton took it upon herself to treat dad to a special Father’s Day dinner at Mr. Chow in Los Angeles on Sunday night (June 15).
Wearing a white, floral-print Japanese tea dress with purple heels, the hotel heiress, her mother Kathy and little brother Conrad escorted papa Rick in for a meal accompanied by gifts.
In related news, it appears that Paris isn’t the only Hilton that loves the spotlight - as her 49-year-old mother has landed a cameo appearance in Ben Stiller’s new summer comedy Tropic Thunder, in which Kathy plays Tom Cruise’s wife.
“She filmed last winter and didn’t even tell her kids because she wanted to surprise them,” a set insider told In Touch Weekly.