Rupert Everett Continues to be Bitter, Party of 1

Born with handsome looks and great talent, Rupert Everett seems determined to blame everyone but himself that he is not the biggest star on the planet.

The man who we first fell in love with in Another Country and who became an even bigger star opposite Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s Wedding and also starred in An Ideal Husband and The Next Best Thing, continues to complain about the discrimination he says he faces in the film industry.

He compares his acting abilities to those of Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, and complains to the UK’s BBC’s Radio 4 that producers would say they couldn’t find a role that fit him. He says that is because he has been openly gay for most of his career.

“I never got a job there, and I never got a job here, after [coming out],” he said. “I did a couple of films, I was very lucky at the beginning of my career… and then, I never had another job here for ten years, probably, and I moved to Europe.”

“The audience has a completely perception of the performers than the business,” he adds. “But the business is what makes the stars, really. There are lots of women and lots of men in the business that the powers that be decide are the right people and they’ll stand with them for quite a long time. … Like Jennifer Aniston will just have one too many total flops. But she’s still a member of that club. And she will still manage to — like a star forming in the universe — a whole lot of things swirling around and suddenly solidifying into yet another vital tasteless romcom: a little glitter next to the Crab Nebula.”

He also disses Oscar front-runner Firth, star of The King’s Speech, for performance in the 2008 smash Mamma Mia! “Colin Firth I don’t think was at all good in Mamma Mia!.

You know, I would have thought it was almost a careericide. … On the other hand, I think (Firth’s) performance in A Single Man was the best performance of his life.”

Rupert does not have a problem with gay actors staying in the closet if they want to: “There are many of them, and I don’t blame them, it’s very sensible. If I hadn’t been someone who liked and if I hadn’t been a kind of sex maniac and all those kind of things and wanted to go to raves and circuit parties, I don’t think there’s anything to wrong with it. It would have been too complicated for me to tell the lie.”

Okay, I have no doubt that Everett has been discriminated against and could have and should have been a bigger star after 1997′s My Best Friend’s Wedding. But he does need to get on with it as so many other talented out stars like John Barrowman, Ian McKellen, Neil Patrick Harris, TR Knight, Luke Macfarlane and others have.

Jennifer Aniston's Amazing Transformation into Barbra Streisand

Jennifer Aniston is one funny lady – but in a new photo shoot she's channeling Funny Girl star Barbra Streisand.

Aniston, who is a Streisand superfan, didn't need much convincing to dress up like one of her idols for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar.

In fact, San Fernando Valley-born Aniston, 41, who stars in the Aug. 20 movie release The Switch, was already intimately acquainted with the Brooklyn-born Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning superstar, 68.

"[Barbra] was wonderful, and you could talk to her about anything," Aniston tells the magazine about meeting Streisand at a Hollywood party on New Year's Eve a few years ago. "So, I happened to be talking to her and Jim [Streisand's husband, actor James Brolin] when it struck midnight. They said, 'Excuse us,' kissed each other, and then, very politely, kissed me.' "

During her photo shoot at a Los Angeles theater, Aniston listened to Streisand's 1964 signature song, "People," and donned outfits inspired by the singer-actress's wardrobe in two of her bigger movie hits, Funny Girl and What’s Up, Doc?

She also warmly recalled another bonding moment with the diva: "I had a long conversation with Barbra about directing because I directed a short a couple years ago, and if I don't do it again soon, I'm going to burst out of my skin," says Aniston.

Naturally, Aniston's transformation could not be complete without Babs's signature talons. "The nails were like, 'There she is!' " says the Friends fashion plate. The resulting photos? Let’s just say they’re like buttah.

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler Take a Cozy Parisian Cruise

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are embracing the joie de vivre that Paris has to offer.

In town to promote The Bounty Hunter, the costars enjoyed a private river cruise on the Seine Saturday evening. Though the single stars have denied romance rumors, a source said they looked as friendly and flirty as ever on their boat ride. "They were very close," the source says. "They really warmed up the room."

While a soft rain fell on the city, the stars and about 20 guests settled into wood-paneled grand salon on the top deck of the luxury charter yacht, ACTE III. Seated around a single long table, they dined on green salad and grilled chicken (for her) and lobster (for him). For dessert, they sipped champagne and enjoyed fresh berries.

Aniston arrived in Paris on Friday from Los Angeles, and dined that night at Ristorante La Stresa, a small exclusive eatery, where she bumped into Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh and French producer and director Luc Besson.

Butler arrived Saturday before the cruise, which took the stars past some of the City of Light's most famous landmarks, including the Place de la Concorde, the Seine bridges and the Statue of Liberty on the Ile des Cygnes, where the boat turned and headed toward the Eiffel Tower in time for its hourly lights display.

Aniston and Butler stayed close throughout the night, the source said, "hugging and touching each other" on the cruise, which docked later at the Quai d'Orsay.

With Sunday night scheduled for a Champs-Elysées red carpet premiere of their romantic comedy, the costars will then spend several days traveling across Europe.

Next stops: Berlin and Madrid.

Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler's Sexy W Magazine Cover Revealed

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler have laughed off reports that they're romantically involved, but the Bounty Hunter costars sure look cozy on the cover of W magazine's April issue.

Shot on a ranch about 45 minutes outside of Los Angeles in mid-January, the 13-page pictorial featuring Butler and Aniston, both 40, consists of seven photographs by celeb shutterbug Steven Klein. Ironically, Klein also shot W's infamous July 2005 cover featuring Brad Pitt – who had then-recently separated from Aniston – playing house with Angelina Jolie.

For the April cover, on which hunky Scottish actor Butler wraps his arms around Aniston, the actress tapped into her inner fashionista and wore an Alberta Ferretti silk chiffon dress, Carine Gilson Lingerie Couture's silk bra and silk lace briefs, Stella McCartney garters and Lanvin shoes. Total retail value for her outfit? $3,800!

As for the inside pictorial, it's called "Speed Trap: Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler do a little role playing in the searing heat of the California desert where damsels aren't always in distress and lawmen sometimes break the rules." Hmmm ... role playing?

Jen Aniston Explains Her Affection for Gerard Butler

Why is Jennifer Aniston so fond of her Bounty Hunter costar and frequent party buddy Gerard Butler? It's not rocket science. The guy's fun to be around and doesn't take himself too seriously.

"We just had so much fun [making the movie] together, you know. He's just fun. Gerry's the most unpretentious guy," Aniston tells Access Hollywood in a multi-part interview set to begin airing Tuesday night.

"He's a guy's guy," she adds, "but he's absolutely the most lovely and sort of self-deprecating [person] and just what you see is what you get. We look at work the same way … We always had each other's back."

Butler, 40, was among the large coterie of friends who joined Aniston for her 41st birthday celebration in Los Cabos, Mexico, this past week. The pair were also nearly inseparable during the Golden Globes weekend in January.

By all accounts, the long birthday weekend was a blast, and Aniston says there was just one rule – no one could say the number 41 out loud. "Thirty was a hump, but you know 31 is fabulous," she jokes. "It really does get better, doesn't it?"

Why did she choose Mexico where she has gone many times before? "These people survive on us coming down and spending money," Aniston explains. Considering the country's troubles with swine flu and drug trafficking, "It sort of made sense to sort of say, 'Hey, let's help out Mexico.' "

New Release Tuesday!

Here are this week's new releases on Blu-Ray, CD and DVD including "Love Happens" with Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart.

MOVIES
Amelia (B/D)
Gsngs of New York (B)
The Godfather (B)
The Godfather II (B)
The House of the Devil (B/D)
Love Happens (B/D)
Man From Earth (B)
The Music Man (B)
Mystic River (B/D)
Ong Bak 2 (B/D)
Triangle (2009) (B/D)
Universal Soldier (B)
Walk The Line (B)
Zombieland (B/D)

MUSIC
Jamie Foxx - Body
k.d. lang - Recollection
Lifehouse - Smoke & Mirrors
Lil Wayne - Rebirth
Toni Braxton - Pulse

TV SHOWS
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Volume 3 (D)
Beverly Hills, 90210 - 9th Season (D)
Doc Martin - Series 3 (D)
Doctor Who - Complete Specials (B/D)
Dynasty - 4th Season, Volume 2 (D)
Family Fued - All-Star with Richard Dawson (D)
G.I. Joe - A Ream American Hero: Season 1.3 (D)
Head Case - 1st Season, Volume 2 and Complete Series (D)
The Mary Tyler More Show - 6th Season (D)
Match Game 73 - Best Of (D)
Mister Ed - 2nd Season (D)
Murder, She Wrote - 11th Season (D)
Password - Best Of (D)
The Price Is Right - Best Of (D)
The Spectacular Spider-Man - Volumes 6 & 7 (D)
Tom and Jerry - Greatest Chases, Volume 4 (D)
Zane's Sex Chronicles - 1st Season (D)

(B) - Available on Blu-Ray
(D) - Available on DVD
(B/D) - Available on Blu-Ray & DVD

Haiti Telethon: What You Didn't See on TV

Hollywood came together to support Haiti on Friday night – and reunited a few famous exes in the process.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who split five years ago, were both on the same soundstage at L.A.'s CBS Studios where he presented and she manned the phones at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, but they did not cross paths, according to a source.

Justin Timberlake, who sang a soulful rendition of "Hallelujah" with Tennman artist Matt Morris, bumped into his ex, Cameron Diaz, off camera. "They ran into each other after he performed and she was in the phone bank and then they talked," the source says.

"The celebrities were so low-key. Everyone drove themselves, there were no handlers, no entourages," adds the source. "Everyone was in a good mood. Most people showed up early and many celebrities, including Chevy Chase, Olivia Wilde and David Archuleta, stayed after the telethon was over so they could keep answering phone calls.

The A-list event was co-hosted by George Clooney and Wyclef Jean and presented by MTV Networks and broadcast on nearly a dozen channels.

Making Connections

"Celebs were catching up with each other and sitting down with staff and just chatting, talking about how sad the situation in Haiti was and how happy they were to help. The success of the night put a lot of people in a euphoric mood and a lot of people made plans to get together later," the source adds.

• Before the show started, early arrivals Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts were deep in conversation when Drew Barrymore came over to join them before all three women took their seats at the phone bank.

• Penelope Cruz approached organizer Clooney, who a source says was "very hands-on" during the telecast, and told him, "You're a genius," after he brought so many people together for the event, which raised money by encouraging viewers to call 1-877-99-Haiti to pledge money for the cause.

• Backstage: Newlywed Kevin Jonas ran into Zac Efron's girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and expressed his hope that "the four of us" would hang out soon.

• In the greenroom, Chris Rock noshed on a cupcake from Crumbs bakery while talking to Ben Stiller. Morgan Freeman and Halle Berry chatted about her daughter Nahla. And Leonardo DiCaprio drank white wine while Archuleta rejoiced when he found papaya on the fruit platter.

• Christian Slater rocked out while watching Madonna's performance of "Like a Prayer" via satellite from New York; Pussycat Doll frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger and Rose McGowan were inseparable most of the night; Rande Gerber dutifully waited for wife Cindy Crawford in the green room while she worked the phones.

"It was a great night," says the source. "It was surreal to see so many celebrities together in one place."

After-Party

For many of the stars, the fun continued at L.A.'s Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower Hotel where Clooney, DiCaprio, Witherspoon, Daniel Craig, Kid Rock, Aniston and Gerard Butler stopped by for some dinner and cocktails after the telethon.

"Everyone seemed really happy, almost giddy," an onlooker said. "They were obviously celebrating the huge amount of money that they raised, and cutting loose at the same time."

Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Goes Gay!

British model Paul Sculfor, Jennifer Aniston’s ex, filmed a steamy kissing scene with a male actor in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, October 22nd.

After shooting multiple takes of the steamy scene, Paul put his clothes back on and casually walked away.

Paul, 38, who has also dated Cameron Diaz, was filming a scene for the Italian film "Di Di Hollywood," scheduled to be released next year.

You can catch Paul in the upcoming movie "Psychosis," where he’ll act alongside former Buffy actress Charisma Carpenter, and next year’s "Baseline."

James Michael Tyler Confirms Friends: The Movie

The cast of Friends is reuniting to bring the hit TV show to the big screen, according to actor James Michael Tyler.

The series came to an end in 2004 after 10 seasons, but the cast has been dogged by rumours of a possible big screen adaptation ever since.

David Schwimmer denied reports last year that the six core cast members - himself, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry - were planning on starring in a movie.

He said, "There's never been any talk of a Friends film, at least as far as I know."

But Tyler - who played coffee shop worker Gunther in the show - has confirmed the actors are in negotiations to star in a film adaption, set to hit theatres in summer 2011.

He tells Britain's News of the World newspaper, "Friends: The Movie is definitely on. I still keep in touch with a lot of the cast and they say that they are really keen. I am definitely on board to do the film.

"I really loved my time on the show and I am looking forward to meeting up with the old gang again. I just hope we can do justice to the show in a film."

The show's original creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, have reportedly been drafted in to write and produce the movie.

A source tells the publication, "Everyone knew the story had to be right and well written. Getting the creators on board was a massive step forward for the project. The show did lose a lot of its shine in the last few seasons, but with the actors all in the forties it would be a real interest to see how their characters have developed." »

Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston: Just Friends!

Gerard Butler is debunking rumors and telling the world that his Bounty costar Jennifer Aniston is just a friend and nothing more.

On the rumors that he’s romancing Aniston: “That is just annoying. People say I’m always dating so and so, and sometimes it’s three people in one day. “I’m trying to make movies, work hard and do my best. Then this kind of thing happens and people start to associate me more with that. It gets ridiculous.”

On Aniston’s character: “She is one classy lady. Everyday I go to work with her I’m always surprised about how cool, easy and down to earth and real she is.”

On working with Aniston: “I’m in New York right now filming and I’m in heaven. I can’t always say that about movies, but to be filming this romantic comedy with Jennifer and a story that made my side split when I read it – I’m lucky. I’m happy as a pig in s—, as they say.”

Who Has the Hotter Nude GQ Cover?

Talk about revealing! Sacha Baron Cohen is giving Jennifer Aniston a run for her money with the release of his nude GQ cover.

The controversial actor, who stripped down for the magazine's July comedy issue, posed as his flamboyant fashionista alter ego Brüno with nothing but a short-shorts tan line on his derriére.

It was only in December that Aniston posed for a similar cover, rocking nothing more than a necktie and a smile for the men's style magazine.

Of the January 2009 cover, she said, "I wasn't trying to make any kind of statement!"

John Mayer & Jennifer Aniston Call It Quits Again!

They wowed Hollywood with a high-profile Oscar date, posing arm-in-arm for photographs in what was largely seen as their official coming out as a couple after a year of off-and-on dating. Then Jennifer Aniston headed to Europe to promote Marley & Me and John Mayer stayed in L.A. to work on his music.

And just days after Aniston returned, they were a couple no more, sources confirm to People.

"They had some disagreements and decided to not continue to see each other," says one source. "Jen is moving on with her life like she always does. She seems happy."

A second source says Mayer broke up with Aniston after she returned from Europe.

In the last few weeks, the former Friends star has been spending time with her close pal Courtney Cox Arquette and her yoga instructor-friend Mandy Ingber, while Mayer has been busy getting his new house ready and working in the studio. Then E!'s Marc Malkin reported rumors of a possible split.

This is not the first time Aniston, 40, and Mayer, 31, have split. In August 2008, they called it quits. At the time Mayer held an impromptu press conference outside his gym in New York, explaining to the media: "I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right."

Still, lately the couple have seemed happy together. They met at a 2008 Oscar party last year, and were one of the hottest couples at this year's show after a surprise appearance by Aniston as a presenter, with Mayer as her date. Mayer later said he was there to offer moral support to his girlfriend.

In a recent interview, Aniston said she didn't believe any relationship was perfect, or was meant to last a lifetime. "Whoever said that every relationship has to last forever?" she told the U.K.'s Mail on Sunday's You magazine. "That's hoping for too much."

Reps for Aniston and Mayer had no comment.

Jennifer Aniston...a Bond Girl?

She's been a Friend and romantic comedy star – but could Jennifer Aniston have a future as a Bond girl?

"I get offered funny, quirky, pretty roles," Aniston, 40, says in an interview with Elle UK "I'd love to do an action movie. James Bond! Glamour! Daniel Craig!
S--- loads of fun!"

Aniston could have a future as an action star, especially given her discipline over her diet. "I'm a realist," she says of being body conscious. "I know that if I eat nothing but burgers and chips, I'm not going to be hired for the parts I normally would. That might be fine one day, but not right now."

Echoing sentiments she's said recently about being content with her life, Aniston says, "I remind myself every day that I am lucky. Look what's out there. Look what people are really living through. There's no comparison. I am happy."

As for her personal life, Aniston says there's less drama – of any genre – than people would imagine.

"No matter what I say, things will always be taken out of context and misinterpreted, will always be turned around to make it seem as though I won't let something go, or that I just keep talking about it over and over," the actress says, alluding to continued public interest in her feelings about her ex-husband Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie.

"I don't owe anybody my side of the story," she says. "There are no sides! There is no bad guy and there is no good guy. There are no villains and there is no heroine in this story. It's just not the case."

Aniston & Mayer, Split Again?

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer have reportedly ended their on/off relationship for good, after the rocker was allegedly spotted kissing another woman.

The couple has been at the centre of growing speculation about the state of their relationship in recent weeks, with internet gossips publishing conflicting reports over whether they have in fact split.

Aniston and Mayer parted ways at the end of last summer after several months of dating, but rekindled their love affair in October, with the actress claiming that they were unable to stay away from each other after the break-up.

But their romance looks like it could be on the rocks once again, according to In Touch magazine.

The publication reports that Mayer was seen enjoying an intimate date with a blonde woman in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday night.

A source tells the magazine, "They were obviously on a date. He came in with her another time too and I’ve seen them out together. He gave her a long kiss before they left. John has been here six times in the last two weeks but never with Jen."

Representatives for Aniston and Mayer could not be reached for comment.