Undeniably sexy lady Angelina Jolie says that when she plays Cleopatra in the upcoming film about the pharaoh’s life, she will not play her as a sexy sex symbol. Is that even possible? For the sexiest sexy woman to play unsexy? We’ll see. Angie says: “[Cleopatra] has been very misunderstood… I thought it was all about the glamour, but then I read about her and she was a very strong mother, she spoke five languages and she was a leader.” Sexelina also says: “My performance will never be as lovely as Elizabeth [Taylor]’s. We are trying to get into a different truth about her as a pharaoh in history and not a sex symbol, because she really wasn’t. Even this idea of her having many lovers – it was possible that it was only two. She is very interesting, but she wasn’t a great beauty.” Pre-production of the film begins this summer. [Stella/Telegraph, Digital Spy, Earlier]
Bonus Angelina quote: “I have an MV Augusta [motorcycle], but Brad is the real rider. He’s really good.” She likes speed — and flying her own plane. “But that said, I love being a woman. I love that I can have children. I love feeling soft, I love being with Brad, I love all the sensitivity and natural emotion.” [Stella/Telegraph]
Finally! The detailed itinerary for Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on their trip to North America. Montreal, wash your hair, Shinylocks will be visiting you on July 2. Quebec City, July 3 is your day. Los Angeles, get your uterus hats ready, WillKat lands on July 8. [People]
Singer Sean Kingston is now in stable condition following a Jet Ski accident in Miami Beach on Sunday. He has been moved from the trauma unit to the ICU, and authorities say “nothing indicates there was alcohol involved.” [People]
Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way is on track to selling more than one million copies in its first week — more than recent debuts by Taylor Swift and 50 Cent. The first-week sales record? ‘N Sync‘s No Strings Attached, with posted 2.42 million in 2000. [LA Times, Billboard]
Breaking: “Lady Gaga Wears ‘Lady Gaga’ T-Shirt.” [Radar]
Lady Gaga is bankrupt, but not because she spent cash on herself, exactly, She spent money on making the Monster Ball awesome. And: “The only big things I’ve purchased are my dad’s heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car.” [Contact Music]
- Courtney Love has to give two former housekeepers over $35K in unpaid wages. [TMZ]
- Kourtney Kardashian would like for you all to know that Kim Kardashian can be “totally herself” in front of fiancé Kris Humphries. Which begs the question: Who is she in front of everyone else? [People]
- Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise both wore heels to a Memorial Day beach party in Malibu. Heels sinking into the sand? Not a good look. [Daily Mail]
- Even though she filed for divorce months ago, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz continue to be amicable as well as very attentive to their son in public. [People]
- Pink is still pregnant, but looks like she is ready to go any minute now! [Just Jared]
- “Amy Winehouse has been told to quit drinking or die.” Okay, but telling us is violation of patient/doctor confidentiality, no? [Showbiz Spy]
- Chris Brown gave a ‘lucky” fan a lapdance at a show in Miami, and the photographic evidence is rather lewd. [ONTD]
- X-Men stars Zoe Kravitz and Michael Fassbender: Dating. [Just Jared]
- Drake, Drake’s dad and Lil’ Wayne walk into a strip club. Weezy makes it rain. The end. OR IS IT. [ONTDN]
- Good news: Aubrey Plaza is totally willing to play Daria. [Digital Spy]
- Tim Burton is, uh, pro-choice when it comes to 3D movies. [Contact Music]
- Mark your calendars: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will hit theaters Dec. 14, 2012. A second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will be released Dec. 13, 2013. [Variety]
- “Those are called abs not bones, love… This is my body, and I can promise you I’m a healthy girl. I’m just lean.” — LeAnn Rimes, after a fan called her “scary skinny.” [Radar Online]
- “I’ve thought of adoption, which I think I’d be really good at. Now that this terrible earthquake has happened in Japan, there will be lots of children needing homes… I spread myself around a lot of causes,” she added. “I’m concerned about the environment and clean water and being carbon-free.” — Debbie Harry. [Digital Spy]
- “A couple (of) people have already been cut out of the show, and that was very emotional for me. So hearing that — it’s not like it can’t happen because it’s happened before. It scared me. Every single person is such a contributor and… people just love these characters… It does feel disrespectful, but I also know they are trying to do their job and save money, and there is this whole power-play thing, and it all works itself out.” — Christina Hendricks was worried she would lose her job on Mad Men. But there is no show without Joan! [Contact Music]
- “He’s as vivid as those great stars of the past, Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable and Errol Flynn. Many, many, many years from now, when people look at this generation of Hollywood, he will be considered the great star of this era. He’s his own thing and he takes major chances every single time he makes a film. He’s like a Rudolph Valentino. He has such a command of expression without words. The humour and the feelings he can convey with his face alone is extraordinary.” — Rob Marshall on Johnny Depp. [Contact Music]