TRUMBO GOES FROM BLACKLIST TO RED CARPET
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo spent a great deal of his career blacklisted from Hollywood and even spent 11 months in prison for refusing to name names during the McCarthy witch hunts against Communism. But on Tuesday, the brightest stars of stage and screen turned up at the Museum of Modern Art for the premiere of “Trumbo,” which celebrates his life and times.
For “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston, who plays Trumbo in the movie, making the film taught him a lesson.
“It allowed me to open up and learn, not only Hollywood history but this dark period in American history and realize that oppression in whatever form is an ugly thing, and even uglier if it’s done by your government,” he said. “It’s the cautionary tale that civil liberties are not to be messed with. They’re to be taken very seriously.”
Helen Mirren, who also stars in the film about the writer who penned “Spartacus,” “Roman Holiday” and “Exodus,” said she knew the story from her dad.
“My father was a left-wing Socialist the way Dalton Trumbo was, and I grew up with those kinds of attitudes in my household,” she said. According to Mirren, America’s loss was England’s gain during the Red Scare.
“We benefited because a lot of the very great artists came to live and work in Britain, where they were welcomed,” she said.
MISTY WATCHES TV TAKE ON BALLET
Misty Copeland and generations of American Ballet Theatre dancers turned out for the premiere of Starz’s new limited series “Flesh and Bone” at NYU’s Skirball Center on Monday night. The series stars ABT-trained Sarah Hay, along with former principal dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Sascha Radetsky, and was choreographed by Ethan Stiefel. The dancers agreed that the series’ portrayal of a volatile artistic director who wreaks havoc on his dancers’ lives was taken from real life. “Being torn apart can be an everyday thing,” admits Hay.
REMINI JOINS JAVA CULT
Actress Leah Remini is in hot water for being Hollywood’s most outspoken critic of Scientology. And now, it seems, she’s gotten hooked on Starbucks. The “King of Queens” star carried a small java out of a SoHo hotel and the cup bore the kind of label generally reserved for avid coffee drinkers who order through the Starbucks app. Remini’s new book “Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology” details her decision to walk away from the controversial religion. The church claims she was expelled.
SHE’S THE ESSENCE OF A BOND GIRL
British beauty Naomie Harris looks good enough to seduce a super spy on the December cover of Essence magazine. The new Miss Moneypenny tells the mag that appearing in the new James Bond film, “Spectre,” is a dream come true. “It’s a franchise I grew up watching and I never thought in a million years I would be a part of it,” the London native says.
BERRY SILO
Halle Berry attends the Black Women of Bond Tribute in L.A. The Oscar-winning actress played Jinx Johnson in the 2002 Bond thriller “Die Another Day.”
PRINSLOO SILO
The sky is the limit for Behati Prinsloo, who’s in town for the Nov. 10 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
THICKE HAS A CRACK PROBLEM
Robin Thicke suffered a wardrobe malfunction while out in Malibu with his son.
Robin Thicke is ready to party and his pants are way ahead of him. The “Blurred Lines” singer suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in Malibu when his trousers fell down while he was carrying a box of booze to his car. The 38-year-old singer, who has admitted to being a drug and alcohol enthusiast in the past, was with his son Julian when his jeans went south.
IT’S ALL OVER FOR GI-JOE
Gigi Hadid and Joe Jonas have ended their five-month relationship, according to People magazine. This is a tough day for Confidenti@l, which was with the young couple from the start. We first reported in June that pop star Jonas and model Hadid were officially an item. Hadid, the offspring of reality TV star Yolanda Foster, will walk the runway in next week’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Jonas was spotted dateless, but reportedly in a good mood, at a party in Hollywood on Tuesday night.
TWTS HED
“I’d love to work with (Amy Schumer) in a meaningful capacity at some point.” Seth Rogen to Haute Living magazine.
“I was asked to present at the VMAs with Kendall and Kylie (Jenner) and said no. They’re famous for no talent.” Rebel Wilson on Australia’s “Kyle and Jackie O Show.”
LIKE MAGIC, HAIR’S GONE
Harry’s not so hairy anymore. “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe was sporting a buzz cut on his way into the Kiss FM radio studios in London on Wednesday. He got the severe look to play FBI agent Nate Foster in his latest movie, “Imperium.” In other Harry Potter news, fans were spellbound when Entertainment Weekly released the first picture of Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in a 2016 Potter prequel, “Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them.”
NAOMI IS A SILVER FOX
Isn’t she precious? Naomi Campbell posed in a silver dress in a campaign for Newbridge Silver, an Irish jewelry company. The supermodel made headlines in Britain on Tuesday after she joked about her hell-raising past. When the Metro newspaper asked if she had ever wrecked a hotel room she said, “Really I haven’t. I wouldn’t want to trash a room that I’m sleeping in. I’m very OCD and I’m a neat freak. That would be my nightmare.”
THE ‘GAMES’ OVER FOR STARS
Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson together make one of their final appearances as “The Hunger Games” co-stars at the Berlin premiere of the final installment, “Mockingjay — Part 2.” At a press conference before the event, Lawrence told reporters her character Katniss Everdeen inspired her to campaign for equal pay for actors and actresses. “I don’t see how I couldn’t be inspired by this character. I mean, I was so inspired by her when I read the books, it’s the reason I wanted to play her,” Lawrence said.
DR. RUTH FIGHTS ROUSEY
How often do you see the words “lube,” “anal sex,” “Dr. Ruth” and the name of a Daily News reporter in the same tweet? It happened Wednesday after News reporter Gersh Kuntzman posted a story about mixed martial arts champ Ronda Rousey’s aversion to having sex with lubricants or other artificial sweeteners. “She’s wrong,” Dr. Ruth Westheimer tweeted back. “Not every woman makes enough of her own & older women lose ability.” The legendary sexpert added for good measure, “If a couple enjoys anal sex, lube is essential, @gershkuntzman.”
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