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Sugar Bits — Madonna, Celine and Camilla Are Family

PopSugarUK — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:15:16 -0700

Madonna, Celine Dion and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall share a family connection — they are all descendants of French carpenter Zacharie Cloutier. – The Press Association
US prosecutors have recommended Wesley Snipes should spend three years in prison and be fined £2.5million ($5m) for tax evasion. – BBC
Naomi Campbell's offer to give blood at a Rio de Janeiro blood donor centre was rejected, because she had surgery to remove a cyst in February. – Reuters
21 has gone straight in at number one at the UK and Ireland box office, but Leatherheads only managed the number six spot. – BBC
It is being reported that Pete Doherty is injecting himself with heroin whilst in prison, even though doctors are giving him methadone. – The Sun

Renee and George Are Still Going

PopSugar — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:10:00 -0700

George and Renee attended the Paris premiere of Leatherheads on Friday night as part of their endless promotional world tour. Renee loves a pretty fitted dress and although this color isn't my favorite, she continues to be on top of the latest trends. As for George, he hasn't been spotted with Sarah on the gray carpet but she did score herself a nice People interview, which revealed how they meet and their upcoming trip to Lake Como. Lucky girl.

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George and Renée Are Red Carpet BFFs by Now

Molly — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:04:12 -0700

George and Renée were arm in arm yet again, this time for the premiere of Leatherheads in Rome last night. Not to be confused with Wednesday's Rome photocall, of course. Looks exhausting. The handsome duo is only looking a little worse for the wear after the nonstop promotional gigs, but Clooney stepped it up with a snappy suit — is that velvet? Swanky. After all this red carpet posturing and 24/7 charisma, I'm thinking a little weekend jaunt off to Lake Como is definitely in order.

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Leatherheads Gets Called to Rome

PopSugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:30:22 -0700

George and Renee jumped across the English Channel and popped up in Rome today for yet another photocall for Leatherheads. Their promotional tour endurance is admirable, especially since Renee still slipped on a LBD and a pair of Loubs while George kept it super casual. Even if he's starting to feel a little tired, George was still joking it up on GMTV in London this morning, talking about the movie and his Oscar. He said, "I keep it back over a fireplace in my house. When my friends come over, I make them pick it up and we take photographs of them giving an acceptance speech." Hopefully when his trip is all over with, George can go back home to his trophy and take a long nap.

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Leatherheads Does London

PopSugar — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:00 -0700

Leatherheads wasn't exactly an opening weekend box office smash here in the states, but George and Renée pulled out their formal wear and hit the red carpet to try their luck in London today. John Krasinski didn't make the trip to the UK premiere, but as usual Renée and George have enough friendly flirtation and charisma to spare. Clooney may be able to have his pick of many beautiful ladies, but he'll always have a very special place in his heart for his friend and co-star.

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Sugar Bits — Kate Moss Tops Glamour UK's Best Dressed List

PopSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:30:50 -0700

After being knocked from her pedestal by Agyness Deyn, Kate Moss has regained her style crown by being named the year's best dressed woman by Glamour UK. — UK PopSugar
21 took the top spot at the weekend box office for the second week in a row, followed by Leatherheads and Nim's Island. — BuzzSugar
Now that her adoption of David Banda is nearly complete, Madonna is said to be contemplating adopting a daughter from India. — The Sun
Dane Cook's neighbors in LA apparently hate living next to him because he doesn't clean up after his dog. — Page Six
ICYMI, legendary actor Charlton Heston passed away on Saturday.

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Sugar Bits – Everyone's Talking About Jay-Z

PopSugarUK — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:20:01 -0700

Is newly-married Jay-Z going to pull out of Glastonbury? – The Sun
More Jay-Z news next: at his North Carolina concert Mary J Blige uttered her "Congratulations" to the newly-married couple in front of the crowd. Jay-Z's still staying tight-lipped about it all. – People
REM's new album Accelerate has knocked Duffy off her perch at the number one album spot. Estelle is still number one in the singles chart. – BBC
21 has held on at the top of the US box office, despite George Clooney and Renee Zellweger's Leatherheads being released last week. – Variety
The Apprentice is caught in the middle of a fixing row after it was discovered that one of the contestants works for a firm involved in the show. – Daily Mail

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Renee's Restaurant Meeting

PopSugarUK — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:23:00 -0700

Lovely Renee Zellweger arrived in London this weekend to promote her new movie Leatherheads. We spotted the blonde in monochrome and mixing business with fun last night, as she dined out with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein at Cipriani.

I'm looking forward to her latest film (especially as yummy John Krasinski and George Clooney are in it too) but whenever I see her I'm still reminded of Empire Records – a movie I completely adored when I was a teenager. I think I might have to go and search it out again!

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Box Office: 21 Wins Again as Leatherheads Fumbles

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:30:55 -0700

For the second weekend in a row, Jim Sturgess and gang were No. 1 at the box office — though the overall March slump continued. 21 was down a bit from the weekend before but held on to the top spot with a weekend take of $15 million.

As for the No. 2 spot, Variety is calling it a "virtual tie" between George Clooney's Leatherheads (with an estimated $13.5 million) and the Jodie Foster-Abigail Breslin family flick Nim's Island, which brought in $13.3 million.

Horton Hears a Who came in fourth place followed by the big horror film opening of the weekend, The Ruins, which took in $7.8 million. The Rolling Stones documentary by Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light, opened in limited release and brought in $1.5 million.

What did you see at the theaters this weekend? Did you give George and Renee a chance despite so-so reviews?

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Leatherheads: Smartly Dressed, Otherwise Boring

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:41:42 -0700

Leatherheads is neither an exhilaratingly triumphant sports movie, nor a funny 1920s romance with a ton of old-timey spark and charm. It's got adorable men (George Clooney, John Krasinski), one really fine performance (Renee Zellweger), and some good costumes but everything else is pretty mediocre. There's nothing so good about this film that I would recommend seeking it out in the theater. Not offensively bad or outrageously entertaining, I'd say Leatherheads falls under the category of "perfect movie to watch on an airplane."

The story begins with cheering crowds and young men playing an exciting football game on a huge field. Afterward, star player Carter Rutherford (Krasinski) is jauntily walking amidst a group of reporters when one asks what's next for America's most beloved college football star. Another suggests he could play professional, which elicits a hearty laugh from the group. We soon find out why: professional football is an entirely different experience, played out in fields to meager crowds. Lacking any official rules, it's easy to cheat and to make things up along the way. One by one, teams drop out of the league from lack of money. This same fate threatens our hero, Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (Clooney), the captain of the Bulldogs. You can probably guess how Dodge decides to save his team, but still,