Uma Ready for New Groom-a
It looks like the Bride will be giving the altar another shot.
Uma Thurman has gotten engaged to her Swiss financier beau, Arpad “Arki” Busson, her rep confirmed to the New York Daily News.
The newspaper, which was the first to break the news of the betrothal, quoted a friend of the Kill Bill star saying Busson popped the question in London this week while they were in town for Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday bash, surprising Thurman with a diamond ring so big “she can’t fit it through the sleeve of her coat.”
Thurman reportedly flashed the rock for the first time at Elton John’s British manor house for his 10th Annual White Tie and Tiara benefit.
No word yet on when Thurman and Busson plan to swap vows.
This will be the 38-year-old Oscar nominee’s third stab at holy matrimony. She was briefly married to Gary Oldman from 1990 to 1992 and then to her Gattaca costar Ethan Hawke from 1998 to 2004, a union that produced two children, Levon and Maya, and plenty of tabloid fodder.
Thurman had a three-year relationship with hotel magnate André Balazs before hooking up with Busson last year. The multimillionaire moneyman from Switzerland swept Thurman off her feet at a dinner in Milan and has been by her side ever since, including during last month’s courtroom showdown between the actress and her stalker.
Busson is no stranger to the sirens’ call, having previously been engaged to Aussie supermodel Elle “The Body” Macpherson, a relationship that produced two kids. They split in 2005 before tying the knot.
Let’s hope things work out better this time around.
Angelina Jolie’s Best Body Parts: Our Top 9
Put ’em all together and you’ve got, like, the sexiest woman in the history of the world. Pretty much. Ask anyone. But when you break down this badass A-list Earth Mother, which of Wanted woman Angelina Jolie’s features bests the rest? We ranked 9, and left No. 10 blank for you.
Here’s the list:
1. Lips: If she had only one body part, this would be it. Sadly, her maw’s at its finest and thickest when she’s unhappy, pouty, pissed or getting divorced.
2. Eyes: Commanding yet gentle, these warm green orbs seem to offer the rest of us an easy way in. Be warned, though: It’s a trap!
3. Trigger finger: Hey boys, watch out for that index digit. This lefty action hero hits her target with more flare and precision than Will, Bruce or even Uma.
4. Brain: She’s been called the smartest woman in Hollywood, and how can you argue with a box-office giant who also has a shot at being U.N. Secretary-General?
5. Left arm: Specifically the tattoo detailing the coordinateslatitude and longitudeof where Maddox, Pax, Shiloh and Zahara were born. Motherhood’s never been hotter.
6. Uterus: The most famous, hyped, buzzed-about and potentially profitable internal organ in all of Hollywood. And only Shiloh Jolie-Pittand whoever else is in thereknows what it’s really like.
7. Hips: Here, on the front left, you’ll easily find a thick black cross tattoo. This covers up an inked-while-drunk dragon, which we’ll call a sign of maturity. Well, kinda.
8. Breasts: They rarely steal the showonly when she’s way pregnantbut Taking Lives is worth renting for one little bedroom scene. (Tip: Pretend Ethan Hawke isn’t there.)
9. Forehead mole: Sometimes it’s exotic, sometimes it’s zitlike (as on a recent Entertainment Weekly cover). But Jolie herself has said, “I find flaws attractive.” So do we.
10. You tell us: Did we miss one? Sound off in the comments, and we’ll post your choice to round out the list soon.
Gotham Awards Draws Hollywood’s Best
Gotham Awards Draws Hollywood’s Best
Last night in New York City, the Independent Feature Project held the 17th annual Gotham Awards. The year’s best indie flicks were recognized, and plenty of stars showed up to see who won.
Hollywood hotties Maggie Gyllenhaal, Uma Thurman, and Keri Russell all showed up looking fine. And the men were no slouches, either. Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin represented the male gender with pride.
Who were the winners, you ask? Well, Sean Penn’s Film “Into The Wild” won the Best Feature Award, while Michael Moore’s “Sicko” took the honors for Best Documentary.
Don Cheadle’s “Talk to Me” tied with Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman’s “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” for Best Ensemble Cast.
Kick It Into Gere
Richard Gere is flying high with a pair of big-screen projects.
According to Variety, the thesp will has signed on to star in Amelia, the Hilary Swank-starring Amelia Earhart biopic, as the pilot's publisher husband George Putnam.
After production wraps on that project, he'll hightail it over to the set of Brooklyn's Finest, a cop flick revolving around three officers who mine incredibly different career paths only to find themselves connected in the same incident. Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke also star.