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MAD MEN star CHRISTINA HENDRICKS was hurt by the negative reaction to her= voluptuous figure in the fashion press - insisting the comments left a "= bad taste in her mouth".
The ravishing red-head showed off her curves in a lavish ball gown at l= ast month’s (Jan10) Golden Globes ceremony.
A New York Times style critic was forced to apologise after writing, "b= ig girls shouldn’t wear big dresses". The blogger later insisted the phot= ograph of Hendricks had been accidentally distorted.
The actress was stunned by the talk about her weight - and she’s urging= reporters to focus on her performances rather than her dress size.
She tells New York Magazine, "It kind of hurt my feelings at first. Any= time someone talks about your figure constantly, you get nervous, you get= really self-conscious. I was working my butt off on the show, and then a= ll anyone was talking about was my body! It just leaves a bad taste in my= mouth."

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THE HURT LOCKER has collected another industry honour - the movie picked = up the main prize at the American Cinema Editors’ (ACE) Awards on Sunday = (14Feb10).
Kathryn Bigelow’s war film, which is nominated for a string of awards a= t this month’s (Feb10) Oscars, landed the trophy for best editing for a d= ramatic feature at the ceremony.
Hit comedy The Hangover won best editing in a musical/comedy, while Let= hal Weapon director Richard Donner was honoured with the ACE Golden Eddie= Filmmaker of the Year Award.
The award was presented to Donner by the film’s star Mel Gibson at the = event in Beverly Hills.

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Socialite-turned-jewellery designer NICOLE RICHIE and longtime boyfriend = JOEL MADDEN are set to wed at last.
The couple celebrated Valentine’s Day (14Feb10) by getting engaged and = Richie was spotted showing off her new ring while dining out with her roc= ker beau in New York on Monday night (15Feb10).
Richie and Madden have been together for three years and have two child= ren together.
Life & Style magazine confirms the happy news, revealing Richie gushed = and said "thank you" when a fan congratulated her on her engagement at Ab= e & Arthur’s.
A source tells the publication, "She=E2=80=99s beyond thrilled and so e= xcited to start planning her dream wedding." Richie was previously engaged to tragic DJ Adam Goldstein.

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CELINE DION skipped the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in her na= tive Canada - because she thought she’d be too pregnant to perform.
Dion’s absence raised questions because many fans expected her to be pa= rt of the spectacular in Vancouver on Friday (12Feb10).
Instead, Sarah MacLachlan, Nelly Furtado, Bryan Adams and k.d. lang too= k top billing.
Dion’s representative has since cleared up the confusion, explaining th= at the singer was forced to pull out of a planned performance when she fe= ll pregnant last year (09).
The My Heart Will Go On singer suffered a miscarriage just weeks after = confirming the baby news.
But Dion is determined to keep trying for another kid and flew into New= York for fertility treatments last week (ends12Feb10), according to U.S.= news show Access Hollywood.
Dion is already mum to nine-year-old son Rene-Charles with her manager = husband Rene Angelil.

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GOLDIE HAWN is in talks to set up a Buddhist school in the United Kingdom= ..
The actress’ Hawn Foundation already teaches kids Buddhist techniques i= n schools across America, and now she wants to take the initiative across= the Atlantic, and use the teachings to help British children build socia= l and emotional stability - and curb violent outbursts in the classroom a= nd playground.
Hawn says, "We need to rethink our whole approach to classroom educatio= n, integrating neuroscience with the latest social and emotional learning= techniques.
"A peaceful, happy child is the first step towards a peaceful world." Hawn’s plans have won the support of Britain’s Conservative Party, whos= e education secretary, Michael Gove, confirms, "We are meeting to discuss= how she might be able to help education here.
"We need more new schools outside local authority control to challenge = the bureaucratic monopoly."

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SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS has explained his skinny new look - he’s shed 80 poun= ds (36.2 kilograms) over 10 months after getting serious with his diet.
The Silence of The Lambs star left fans stunned last year (09) by sport= ing a slim new frame, which led gossips to suggest the actor was ill.
But he maintains he just needed to lose weight after years of eating ba= dly.
He tells Men’s Journal magazine, "I got tired of being heavy, so I went= on a really good regime of eating healthy and exercising for an hour a d= ay.
"I’m not a nutty, macrobiotic kind of guy, but I enjoy being alive." (K=

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MARTIN SCORSESE and ROBERT DE NIRO are planning a sequel to their hit 197= 6 movie TAXI DRIVER, according to industry gossip at the Berlin Internati= onal Film Festival.
The new movie is rumoured to be a collaboration between Scorsese and Da= nish director Lars Von Trier, and will see De Niro reprise his role as tr= oubled New York taxi driver Travis Bickle.
Von Trier and Scorsese, whose new movie Shutter Island premiered at the= German festival on Saturday (13Feb10), have yet to confirm any plans.
But the rumours have been fuelled by Von Trier’s production partner Pet= er Aalbaek, who has revealed an announcement about the project will be ma= de shortly.
Meanwhile, Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader has provided some ins= ight into the rumoured sequel’s plot, revealing Scorsese has been conside= ring a follow-up film for years.
Schrader tells the New York Post, "I was talking with Martin Scorsese a= bout doing a sequel to Taxi Driver, where (Travis Bickle) is older." (IG/=

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JENNIFER LOPEZ and MARC ANTHONY are planning to expand their brood in the= near future.
The musical pair have two children - two-year-old twins Max and Emme - = and Lopez admits she’s keen for more.
The superstar tells Absolute Now, "I want more babies - definitely. But= you can’t really plan your life. As much as you would like to and as muc= h as you would like to say, ‘I want to do this then and that then and thi= s by that time, it is all going to be perfect,’ that’s not life. That’s n= ot how it is. You have to just be willing to go with what happens." Lopez, 40, recently revealed she and Anthony struggled to conceive Max = and Emme, but refused to seek help from fertility doctors - preferring in= stead to let nature work its course.
She said, "When it comes to family and relationships, I’m quite traditi= onal. Just because of the way I was raised. And I also believe in God and= I have a lot of faith in that, so I just felt like you don’t mess with t= hings like that. And I guess deep down I really felt like either this is = not going to happen for me or it is. You know what I mean? And if it is, = it will. And if it’s not, it’s not going to."

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Goth-rocker NICK CAVE is to rework BERTOLD BRECHT and KURT WEILL’s THREEP= ENNY OPERA for LORD OF THE RINGS star ANDY SERKIS’ remake.
The 1928 project is to be reimagined as a motion-capture movie with Ser= kis as the lead.
Cave will create the film’s score.

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Former OASIS rocker ALAN WHITE is to compete in this year’s (10) London M= arathon to raise money for charity.
The drummer, who quit the band in 2004, is getting fit to help sufferer= s of Alzheimer’s Disease.
White, currently performing in new band Trio Valore, is hoping to raise= $3,200 (GBP2,000) before the big race on 25 April (10), reports NME.com.=

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Rockabilly pioneer DALE HAWKINS has lost his battle with colon cancer at = the age of 73.
The singer/songwriter and record producer died on Valentine’s Day (14Fe= b10).
He was perhaps best known for his 1957 hit Susie Q, which was the first= release of a white artist on Chess Records.
The song later became a hit for rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival.=

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A representative for a U.S. children’s charity has come to the defence of= JOHN MAYER following his controversial Playboy magazine interview, descr= ibing the rocker as a "kind, caring and compassionate" person.
The singer has come under fire for comments made in the March (10) issu= e of the men’s magazine, in which he used the ‘N’ word when talking about= his African-American fanbase and revealed lurid details about his sex li= fe with ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson.
Mayer has since apologised for his remarks and a childhood friend, Joe = Beleznay, recently came forward to lend his support to the embattled star= , insisting the singer/songwriter’s sense of humour is misunderstood and = "goes over the general public’s head".
Now a spokesperson for The Isaac Foundation, which raises cash for kids= diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, has also given his backing to M= ayer, who has been a longtime supporter of the cause.
In a message on the foundation’s website, entitled ‘In Defense of John = Mayer’, the rep writes, "(Mayer is) someone that I have grown to respect = for the kind, caring, and compassionate person that he truly is.
"I don’t care what Playboy Magazine writes about the man, and I don’t c= are what John says to the journalists that write what they do about him.
"I know he has said things that turn people off. I know he’s said thing= s that make him sound like someone you would never want your children aro= und - ever. But I also know the person that he truly is and the good thi= ngs he tries to accomplish with the celebrity status he’s achieved.
"Write what you want about John, think what you will, but before you ha= nd down your verdict on what kind of person he really is, please consider= the good he has done in his life."

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Actress BAI LING often bares her boobs at parties because she thinks it’s= her job in life to titillate and tease.
The Wild Wild West star, who has bared all for Playboy, insists her war= drobe malfunctions are always carefully planned on the red carpet.
She explains, "That is part of the job… You have to sell magazines. S= ometimes, as an actor, part of our job is to be a clown.
"It’s just fun for people to help them get through their lives. During = heavy work you need some delightfulness (sic)." And the Chinese actress admits she’s happy to oblige lusty fans.
She tells Hustler magazine, "If photos of my nipples give a little smil= e to others, that is my duty. In exchange, I get to enjoy the luxuries of= being an actress."

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GLENN CLOSE will reprise her stage role in THE SINGULAR LIFE OF ALBERT NO= BBS in a new movie, which she has adapted for the big screen.
The actress played Nobbs in the costume drama in 1982 and won an Obie A= ward for her brief off-Broadway stage stint.
She’s now working on the George Moore tale and has recruited Orlando Bl= oom, Michael Gambon, and Janet McTeer to join her in the film version.
Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia will direct the project, which is set to start= shooting in July (10). Close will also produce the film.
The plot revolves around a 19th Century Irish woman who disguises herse= lf as a man in order to make a success of her life.

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GOSSIP GIRL star BLAKE LIVELY’s representative has denied reports the act= ress is set to strip for men’s magazine Playboy, insisting there is "not = one ounce of truth" to the rumours.
Editors at American tabloid National Enquirer claimed the star had been= offered a "whopping $2.5 million to bare it all." Lively was said to be = seriously considering posing naked, despite her family being divided on t= he decision.
However, a spokesperson for the 22 year old has set the record straight= , telling GossipCop.com, "Nothing about that is true. There’s not one oun= ce of truth to it."

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TIM BURTON’s fantasy film ALICE IN WONDERLAND is facing a boycott from ci= nema bosses in Holland over plans to release the movie on DVD just three = months after it hits theatres.
The Disney production, which stars Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, is du= e to open in the country on 10 March (10) - but Dutch cinema owners are r= efusing to show the film amid fears they will lose out on big box office = bucks because fans will opt to wait for the early DVD release.
Youry Bredewold, a spokesman for the National Board of Cinema Owners, s= ays, "The four big cinema houses, Minerva, Pathe, Wolff and Jogchems - re= presenting between 80 and 85 percent of all cinemas in the Netherlands - = have decided not to show the film.
"Disney is not keeping its part of the bargain. There is an agreement b= etween movie distributors and cinema owners that there must be a window o= f at least four months between the cinema release and the DVD release." Bredewold admits the movie theatres will lose out by snubbing the highl= y-anticipated release altogether, but insists it’s the principle that cou= nts.
He adds, "We will lose money due to our decision; we expected this to b= ecome one of the most popular movies of 2010. But we decided we need to s= end a message to the whole industry: if you don’t accept our terms we wil= l never show your movies again."

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ANGELINA JOLIE went back in time for a family Valentine’s Day treat - the= actress and her partner BRAD PITT took their three eldest kids out to di= nner at the fancy restaurant the TOMB RAIDER star has been a fan of since= she was two.
The Hollywood couple celebrated the most romantic day of the year at Lo= s Angeles’ Benihana restaurant.
A source tells Life & Style magazine, "Angie’s been coming in here sinc= e she was two years old. She’d come here with her parents and brother and= loved to sit at the table and watch the chefs cook her shrimp.
"This time she came with Brad, Maddox, Pax and Zahara. She obviously to= ok great joy in re-creating the experience of her childhood as the childr= en enjoyed the spectacle of the food being cooked. They were all smiling = and laughing." Jolie even dined on her childhood favourite - shrimp with vegetables an= d edamame.
Fellow diners were left with no doubt that Pitt and Jolie are very much= still together, despite recent tabloid reports suggesting they’re about = to split.
One eye witness tells the publication, "Brad and Angelina looked so hap= py. He stroked her neck and hand, and they kissed several times and looke= d on proudly as their kids used chopsticks and enjoyed their food." (KL/L=

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Singer RICKY MARTIN returned to his native Puerto Rico on Monday (15Feb10= ) to urge government officials to combat the growing problem of human tra= fficking in the Caribbean territory.
The Livin’ La Vida Loca star presented a study undertaken by his Ricky = Martin Foundation - a charity for children’s rights - at the University o= f Puerto Rico. He explained the country has become a hub for those involv= ed in the illegal sex, imprisonment and kidnapping trade.
He told assembled committee members, "This is happening on our island. = We cannot turn our back on the victims." Luis Cdebaca, director of the U.S. State Department’s division of human= -trafficking monitoring, thanked the singer for his efforts to highlight = the problem.

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