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We’re used to seeing her as part of the fast-paced “Ugly Betty” action. But over the weekend, Becki Newton was spotted taking it easy on the beach in Miami.
Newton was joined by her hunky husband Chris Diamantopoulos for a walk along the shore near their Fontainebleau Hotel room, followed by a relaxing massage.
Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton at the premiere of RockNRolla held at Pacific Cinerama Dome in L.A. (10/6)
[WENN, Flynet, Pacific Coast News]
It’s been one of the most surprising television hits this decade, and Ugly Betty’s third season looks to be the strongest one yet. And America Ferrera was spotted on location in New York City yesterday with her nose to the grindstone, cranking out a few more hilarious scenes.
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” cutie looked as awkward as ever, sporting a pink belted dress teamed with a pair of green and black striped stockings and black high heels.
Thousands protested around the world yesterday to mark the five year anniversary of the crisis in Darfur in which at least 200,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced. According to Amnesty International, there are UN troops in the region, but the Sudanese government is blocking them from helping. There is a call for more international attention to the situation as well as more resources dedicated to stopping the violence against innocent people and children:
Activists are pushing for speedier progress on the full deployment of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force. Approximately 35 percent of the 26,000-troop force is currently on the ground in Darfur. But the government of Sudan is standing in the way of full deployment by rejecting troops from non-African countries and refusing land for bases, among other obstructions.
The coalition partners are urging President Bush to influence other countries, such as China, to press Sudan to quit obstructing the deployment. They also want President Bush to exert diplomatic pressure on U.N. donor nations to contribute helicopters and other transport equipment necessary for the peacekeepers and set an example by funding contributions of needed equipment.
[From Amnesty International]
Celebrities including Matt Damon were photographed destroying toys to show the way that the conflict has stripped Sudanese children of their childhoods. More than one million children in Darfur live in refugee camps.
Caring campaigner Matt Damon has led a host of international celebrities backing protests against the war in Darfur.
In a series of powerful images, Matt and a variety of famous faces - including Thandie Newton, Joely Richardson and Jemima Khan - are seen destroying toys and setting fire to children’s drawings. The pictures, released to coincide with Sunday’s global day of protest, are a symbol of the suffering of the youngsters in the troubled region.
“After the genocide in Rwanda we all shook our heads and said never again,” said Matt. “Today, as killings mount in Darfur, we need to make never again a priority and demand protection for the most vulnerable.”
[From Hello! Magazine]
You can learn more about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and how you can help, at SaveDarfur.org, AmnestyInternational.org, Human Rights Watch, and DarfurScores.org. For a haunting look into what is happening in Darfur, see Amnesty International’s EyesonDarfur.org.
Here are the photos of the celebrities destroying toys, thanks to Hello! Magazine and The Mirror. When I first saw these images I thought that they were too stylized and that a human approach would have been more effective, but they did manage to get more attention to this very important cause and that’s what matters.
It only keeps getting better.
Casey Affleck and Thandie Newton (ignoring the weird flesh-tone layer of her dress) were the cutest thing at the "No Country for Old Men" premiere. OK, Javier Bardem, who stars in the Coen brothers film along with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin IS dashing, but he's dressed a bit too much like a magician for my taste. The San Francisco Chronicle chatted with Brolin about his role in the film, as well as Bardem's strange look, who apparently "goes through the movie with a wild look in his eyes and Mamie Eisenhower bangs," reports the Chronicle.
"The day after Javier got his hair cut we went for drinks and he goes, 'I'm not going to get laid for three months, man,' " Brolin said. "And I said, 'I think you're right.' "Personally, I think that as long as he stands next to John Malkovich, he'll always look infinitely more sane and trustworthy in comparison. Don't get me wrong, I think John's done some great work, but boyfriend is CREEPY. Also, I love how one of the Coen brothers showed up to the premiere with a newspaper in hand. I'd love to see him doing the crossword on the red-carpet, alternately swatting reporters with it when they ask stupid questions. I mean, that's all I know how to do with a newspaper. Reading is for old people. I hear it causes wrinkles.
Photos: WENN
More photos from the premiere (Javier Bardem, Casey Affleck, Julie Delpy, Joel Cohen, Ethan Cohen, Tommy Lee Jones) after the jump.