Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. Photo: BIG Australia/Flynetpictures.com
Apparently For Love and Other Drugs star Anne Hathaway will not entertain talk of her co-star’s love-life during interviews, according to US Weekly. During a press conference for the movie, questions arose about Jake Gyllenhaal and his connection to teen singing sensation Taylor Swift. Anne Hathaway took the pressure off of her co-star by saying, “You keep the conversation to me and only me or otherwise I’m going to get nasty! Thank you.”
How can you avoid answering prying relationship questions?
Christina Aguilera. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos
By Jessica Downey of Chicago Now’s All the Single Ladies
Christina Aguilera recently divorced Jordan Bratman, and she is about to turn 30 in December. I am at the opposite end of things – I just turned 30, and I have never been married (read that as I am totally and completely single).
When I was 20, I thought that I would be married or at least in a really serious relationship by the age of 30. And it’s not that I think 30 is old by any means or that I had some sort of timeline but at that time, 30 just seemed so far away. I mean, 10 years is a pretty long time; plenty of time to meet a guy, fall in love and get married.
Obviously as I went into this year, I figured out that marriage probably wasn’t going to happen. Technically, it didn’t take me that long to figure it out, but I mean, you really never know what can happen. But as my birthday got closer and closer, I kind of liked the idea of having a boyfriend or at least a date by my side on that day.
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
Actress Hilary Duff and new husband Mike Comrie, center for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, may be in the middle of moving to a new home right now, but that’s not stopping the couple from planning for the holidays. Hilary Duff told People that she and Mike Comrie are expecting to be in Pittsburgh this Christmas, while both of their families will be in Los Angeles. “It’s going to be scary [to plan], but exciting,” said Hilary Duff, about the couple’s first married holiday together.What are ways to make your first holiday as a married couple special?
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
It’s about time! People reports that Nick Lachey has finally popped the question to longtime girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo last week near a beach in California. Nick Lachey took to Twitter to confirm the happy news. He tweeted, “Hey all. If anyone’s heard the rumors of my engagement, they are absolutely true! Vanessa and I couldn’t be happier. Thanks for all the love.” Nick Lachey, 36, and Vanessa Minnillo, 29, have been dating since 2006 and the bride-to-be has been recently needling her beau about marriage. Last year Vanessa Minnillo said, “Once again it looks as if I’m always the bridesmaid but never the bride.” Sounds like Nick Lachey got the hint when he sealed the deal with an Asscher-cut diamond flanked with trapezoids from Bader & Garrin, according to a source. This is Lachey’s second marriage, after divorcing from first wife Jessica Simpson in 2005.
From the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada comes this November’s Morning Glory, which is sure to be a hit. Packed with a star-studded cast, TV hotshot Becky (Rachel McAdams) plays a role we can all relate to at some point in our lives. Struggling with her career and her love life, nothing can ever go as planned. And when one area of her life is up, the other is down. Finally, Becky lands the role of a daily morning show producer, and she gives it her all to bring the last place show up front. She manages to grab a legendary, now-retired TV host, Mike (Harrison Ford), who doesn’t seem to want anything to do with the morning show or his co-anchor, Colleen (Diane Keaton). With Becky’s drive and determination, will she manage to get the show (and her love life) back on track?
How can you incorporate more personal time with your beau when faced with a demanding career?
Russell Brand and Katy Perry. Photo: DS/DINO/JERC/Flynetpictures.com
After tying the knot in what has been a detailed four-day wedding celebration in India, Katy Perry still can’t stop talking about her husband, Russell Brand. Despite the provocative teasing good-girl image Katy Perry maintains in the public eye, she tells Harper’s Bazaar, “I always knew I wanted a great man of God. Someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father.” Wait, are we still talking about Russell Brand? Apparently so. Us Weeklyreports that Brand is a “deeply spiritual man and ideal dad material.” And what about the 10-year age gap? Katy Perry explains, “We’re at different places in our lives, but we can still grow together.” With a man that’s “though-provoking, articulate [and] a real advocate,” it looks like clear sailing for the newlywed couple — with a few laughs along the way.
It looks like Uncle Jesse may be getting ready to settle down (again). John Stamos, star of Full House and ex-husband of supermodel Rebecca Romijn, is taking the next big step with his longtime girlfriend. E! Online reports that Stamos and gal pal Leah Marsh have moved in together. “It really is that serious,” a friend of the couple says. The two have managed to keep their relationship out of the spotlight for almost three years, spotted only rarely while walking the red carpet together. Marsh owns a Pilates studio and runs a yoga space in Santa Monica.
What are the benefits of living together before marriage?
Amanda Seyfried and Ryan Phillippe. Photo: Fame Pictures
In the middle of a seemingly endless parade of celebrity breakups, it’s nice to hear some good news for a change! Us Weekly reports that a new couple may be in the works — apparently sparks were flying between Amanda Seyfried and Ryan Phillippe over the weekend. The two were reportedly spotted getting cozy at not one, but two Halloween parties! Seyfried, 24, and Phillippe, 36, chatted at Kate Hudson’s annual Halloween soiree and at a party hosted by CAA’s Todd Feldman in Beverly Hills. According to a witness at Hudson’s bash, Seyfried, who wore a dog costume, was acting “flirty” all night. “She was listening to [Phillippe] and talking close but no making out… She seemed intrigued by him.” Phillippe, who was dressed as Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi, was in “a good mood. He looked cute and was smiling a lot.” Although the two actors have yet to comment on their relationship status, when x17 recently asked Seyfried if they were a couple, she coyly answered, “You never know.”
Snooki and Jionni Lavalle. Photo: Gangster#1/Flynetpictures.com
While the third season of the Jersey Shore is already looking to raise our eyebrows with the addition of another roommate, Deena Nicole Cortese, one guy who we won’t see shouting “T-Shirt Time!” is Snooki’s newest boyfriend, Jionni LaValle. While Snooki and her Jersey Shore cast mates have turned their 15 minutes of fame into consecutive seasons of their hit reality TV show, Jionni LaValle has other plans. When LaValle saw a photo taken of himself and Snooki in the tabloids, “he was less than thrilled.” Snooki tells People, “He said, ‘I don’t want to be in that world, because he’s trying to be a teacher and, you know, he just wants me to be me.” And it only gets better! Snooki reveals that LaValle and her father “are already tight,” having gained the sought-after seal of approval. With previous boyfriends looking to spill the details about their relationships to any available media outlet, LaValle doesn’t seem to care for the celebrity world. He’s just Snookin’ for love.Why is privacy important in a relationship?
David Arquette and Courteney Cox. Photo: Mike/Fame Pictures
In the midst of their very public separation, Courteney Cox and David Arquette have vowed to make sure that daughter Coco, 6, remains their top priority, according to People. When the duo announced their separation last month, they insisted that they would remain dedicated parents. In fact, the two even planned to celebrate Halloween together with their daughter. “Sunday, yeah we go trick-or-treating,” Arquette said at a recent film screening. “Coco is going to be a bumblebee and Courteney is going to be a sunflower. I’ll put on a flower suit or something,” Arquette joked.After a split, how can you keep your child’s life normal?
Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey. Photo: Fame Pictures
It’s time to finally set the record straight: Mariah Carey is pregnant! People reports that after months of relentless media speculation, the 41-year-old singer has revealed that she and husband Nick Cannon, 30, are expecting. Carey told Access Hollywood, “It’s been a long journey. It’s been tough because I’ve been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy.” After Cannon joined his wife in the interview, the couple revealed that they were especially secretive about this pregnancy because of a miscarriage two years ago. Cannon said, “It strengthened our relationship so much … She handled it so well.” Cannon seemed ecstatic about the new baby, adding, “The greatest gift on earth is a child.”
When and how should you tell your mate about your pregnancy?
Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus. Photo: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
In a surprising announcement, Hollywood proves that not everything is about award shows and after-parties. Citing “irreconcilable differences,” Miley Cyrus’ father, Billy Ray Cyrus, filed for divorce from wife Tish after 17 years of marriage. Like any couple that have contemplated and chosen divorce, they’ve attested, “As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family. We are trying to work though some personal matters.” While they appreciate thoughts and prayers, the issue of custody has come up, and as Us Weekly states, “Billy Ray asks for shared custody of their three minor kids [Miley, Braison, and Noah], and for an equitable division of their marital assets.”
What are the most important factors to consider before deciding on divorce?
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley. Photo: Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos; Janet Mayer / PR Photos
It’s official: another cute celebrity couple has parted ways. Gossip Girl costars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley have gone their separate ways, Peoplehas learned. Reps for both of the actors have confirmed the split, even though the two were seen out in public together just last week in New York shopping for candles at Henri Bendel. While the real-life couple split just like their TV characters, unlike their Gossip Girl counter parts, the pair are remaining mum about the subject. A source says that there seemed “no sign of trouble” between the two while filming their hit show on set. Lively told Allure Magazine in an interview last month that she doesn’t comment on relationships. “My anonymity is something I treasure. Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.” If only Dan and Serena felt the same.
What details in your relationship should you keep to yourself?
Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan. Photo: Insight Celebrity/Flynetpictures.com
While romance might have been in the air between Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan during the filming of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, that doesn’t seem to be the case post-premiere. The duo have indeed parted ways, with a friend claiming, “It just wasn’t working,” as the reason behind the split. With Mulligan back in Los Angeles filming indie flick Drive, a friend offers reassurance that, “[Carey]’s strong. She’ll be fine!” Would a certain British actor, Tom Sturridge, have anything to do with this? Sources tell Us Weekly that isn’t the case; they’re just pals.
If things aren’t working, when is it time to call it quits?
What do medicine, meditation and Madonna all have in common? For author Wendy Shanker, they were all supposed to be cures for a rare autoimmune disease that struck her right when she was at the top of her game. Shanker, who had given advice to thousands of women in her hugely successful first book The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, was now searching for someone to help her with the difficulties of dealing with a chronic illness.
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez. Photo: CPR/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
Although actress Halle Berry and new beau Olivier Martinez have been spotted together before, last week they finally made their relationship official by gracing the red carpet. The couple made their first red carpet appearance over the weekend at the Carousel Of Hope gala in Beverly Hills. Berry, 44, wore a stunning red dress by Yves Saint Laurent and beau Martinez, also 44, looked very handsome, as usual. The duo met while working together on the upcoming thriller, Dark Tide. An onlooker told Us Weekly that the “smitten” twosome were “inseparable” at the event. Martinez was “constantly leaning in and whispering in Halle’s ear, making her laugh,” added the source. Hey, maybe inter-office dating can work!
When should you make your relationship with a co-worker public?
After what seemed like a heartfelt message to his family and friends via Twitter, Jon Gosselin’s ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman is calling him out on his chronic lying habit. Gosselin tweeted, “I am acutely aware of the mistakes I made in 2009 and I am ashamed of the choices I made. I have apologized to Kate, my family, and to my friends. Through counseling I have learned to own my actions. My goal is to move forward in a positive direction.” Despite Gosselin’s seemingly good intentions, Glassman insists that his Twitter apology was just a “negotiating tactic to gain sympathy from the public,” according to RadarOnline. Glassman called her ex a “pathological liar” whose life coach once told her and her parents to “accept his lying and not get mad at him for it because he will then never tell the truth.”
Is there any time in a relationship when lying is okay?
David Arquette. Photo: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos
If David Arquette is hurting after his recent separation from wife Courteney Cox, he certainly isn’t showing it. The 39-year-old actor was all smiles at the 2010 Spike TV Scream Awards, his first public appearance since news broke of the split from Cox, 46. Us Weekly reports that Arquette, who attended the awards show without his wife, looked happy, relaxed and chatted animatedly with his publicist before going into the event. After 11 years of marriage, the couple announced their trial separation earlier this week. The two met in 1996 on the set of Scream and married three years later. Their daughter, Coco, is 8. A source close to the couple says they “are by no means interested in giving up. They just need time apart.”
Jenny McCarthy. Photo: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos
After splitting with Jim Carrey, her boyfriend of five years, Jenny McCarthy has found love again. People reports that the actress is very happy with her new man, Jason Toohey, 35, a Las Vegas-based pirate performer. McCarthy, 37, says she has learned a lot from her previous relationships. “I was a girl who pretended. I would say I liked things when I didn’t,” she says. “I knew if I wanted to grow, I needed to make myself happy before I could begin to have an equal relationship with another man.” And the most important lesson she learned? Honesty is the best policy. “If he wants Chinese [food] and I don’t, I say it,” she says. “If he wants to go out and I want to stay in and watch Dancing with the Stars, I tell him so… Our relationship is stronger because of the honesty.”How can you have an equal relationship?
Roberto Martinez and Ali Fedotowsky. Photo: Glenn Harris / PR Photos
After finding love on the reality TV hit, The Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez announced that they planned to elope. Though still head over heels for one another, the happy couple has decided not to tie the knot immediately. As Fedotowsky recently told People, “Nothing has changed — we’re still just as happy as we were when we were finished [with the show]; we were so excited. We were like, ‘Oh, we’re going to get married right away.’ But if you’re rushing because you’re in love, why rush? [Just] wait. You’re going to get married anyway. We’re both sort of enjoying life.” The soon-to-be newlyweds have moved to San Diego together and are considering wedding venues on the west coast.Why is it important to take things slow?
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. Photo: David Gabber / PR Photos
Faithful Twitterer Ashton Kutcher has once again revealed his predicament in 140 characters or less, reports E! Online. Kutcher, 32, told Twitter followers that he and wife Demi Moore, 47, are traveling to Israel to “[Share] Love & Light while in Israel.” The couple are, “Asking 4 the energy 2 forge bonds with our similarities & find compromise in our differences.” Kutcher and Moore have recently been facing rumors of Kutcher’s infidelity. The couple has been taking to Twitter to sort out rumors, posting pictures of themselves in bed together, and thank everyone for their anniversary wishes. They are expected to renew their vows while in Israel, effectively squashing all rumors.
Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, who was recently rumored to be starting her own reality dating show, looks like she doesn’t need any help finding a man. Us Magazine reports that the reality TV star’s new boyfriend, Jionni LaValle, is a “refreshing change,” according to a source. “Jionni is great. He is so quiet and isn’t trying to be in the spotlight.” But apparently Snooki was still nervous about her new beau and looked for approval from her girlfriends. “She wasn’t sure about him at first and kept asking her friends what they thought of him,” says the source. “She was hesitant because he isn’t the typical gorilla.”How important are the opinions of your friends when it comes to the person you’re dating?
Laura Dern and Ben Harper. Photo: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
It’s splitsville for another seemingly happy celebrity couple. RadarOnlinereports that singer Ben Harper and Jurassic Park actress Laura Dern have filed for divorce. The pair dated for five years before marrying in 2005 and have two children together. The breakup is especially surprising because it comes three weeks after the Harper-Dern family traveled to Hawaii together to attend the wedding of their close friend, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. Vedder and model Jill McCormick married September 18, and Harper and Dern spent a week partying in Honolulu along with other celebrities like Jack Johnson and Sean Penn. The couple’s reps had no comment on the split.
What are some signs that your partner is unhappy in your relationship?
Rumer Willis and beau Micah Alberti have officially parted ways, reports People, but it doesn’t seem to be keeping Willis down! Demi Moore’s famed daughter was spotted with new Glee cast member, Chord Overstreet. The duo was seen in Beverly Hills at the Night Vision presents an Evening Affair with Seth Macfarlane party holding hands and sharing kisses. The two were first spotted last week acting flirty in Las Vegas partying with Overstreet’s Glee co-star, Mark Salling.
What are a few things you can do before jumping back into a relationship?
