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As a follow-up to his run in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Ryan Reynolds attended the “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s” 2008 Benefit For The Michael J. Fox Foundation on Wednesday night (November 5).
And, of course, Ryan’s beautiful actress bride Scarlett Johansson accompanied her hubby to the charitable evening, which was held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City.
Keeping good on his word, Ryan Reynolds was in the Big Apple taking part in the New York City Marathon on Sunday (November 2).
The 32-year-old newlywed of Scarlett Johansson joked about himself being an athlete, stating, “I am not a runner - I’m a running joke.”
Ryan Reynolds can’t wait for his run at the New York City Marathon to be over (this Sunday Nov 02,08) because he has hated every minute training for it. As a member of Parkinson’s sufferer Michael J. Fox’s Team Fox, the actor has already raised over $80,000, which will be paid in full if he completes the race.
The actor will join thousands of runners, fundraisers and do-gooders on Sunday morning at the start of the marathon - and he won’t be surprised if he doesn’t make it across the finishing line hours later.
In a letter posted on the Huffington Post website, Reynolds writes, “Let it be known at the outset, I am not a runner. I am a running joke. Waking up at 4:30am and jogging anywhere from 11 to 23 miles has been nothing short of horrifying.”
And he still has no idea why he signed on for the 26-mile run - watching past marathons on TV convinced him he was never going to take part in one. He adds, “People were crying. People were limping, hobbling, screaming, crawling… I breathed in deeply and decided something: ‘I’d never do that ever, ever.” Reynolds is running as a tribute to his father Jim, who has been battling Parkinson’s Disease for the past 15 years.
But Reynolds hopes to break at least one record en route - as “the first person in history to sob uncontrollably for 26.2 miles straight.” The actor said his new wife, actress Scarlett Johansson, has been giving him a lot of love and support, and would be there Sunday. “She’ll be on the road somewhere,” he says. “She better be.”
Star Jones has decided to let it out about how she feels she was treated by her former co-hosts on The View. Star abruptly left the show in 2006, surprising even Barbara Walters with her announcement. Jones has previously said she felt betrayed by Walters, but her words now are about all the women she worked with on the show.
Star Jones is speaking out about how she was treated during her departure from The View in 2006.
“Those girls were hateful,” Jones says of her former co-hosts.
[From People.com]
In a hateful little statement of her own, when asked about her former husband, Al Reynolds’ YouTube videos telling the world that he is still in love with her, all Ms. Jones had to say was “I’m not in love with him.”
She says she’s ready to be in love, though. Star was recently seen kissing chef Herb Wilson in the stands at the U.S. Open so we may be able to look forward to another lavish, corporate sponsored wedding in the future. It really was an ingenious plan. Maybe not too classy, but commercially ingenious.
In a new interview in the November issue of Essence magazine, Jones also opens up about “falling into a depression” after losing her self-titled Court TV show last year; her ongoing dispute with Barbara Walters (“Barbara set me up”); and her divorce from Al Reynolds, which was finalized in September.
[From People.com]
While I wouldn’t wish depression on anyone, Star Jones just doesn’t recognize that she’s not a beloved or trusted personality. To fall into a depression after her most recent stab at television was cancelled means that she honestly thought people wanted to listen to her in the first place and was disappointed they didn’t. People don’t forget when you lie and take them for fools and Star blatantly told her core audience on The View that she lost over 160 pounds by exercising and eating right, insinuating she was better than the gastric surgery she was speculated to have had. She then thought everyone would respect and empathize with her when she admitted to the surgery. The course of her career since then shows that people didn’t do either. Jones is in talks again to return to unscripted TV, so she still hasn’t gotten the point.
Star Jones is shown at The Clinton Global Initiative afterparty at the MOMA on 9/24/08. Credit:
Michael Carpenter / WENN
Yesterday when we reported that Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson got married in a luxurious ecologically-conscious resort on Vancouver Island, Canada, commenter Codzilla speculated that they surely flew guests there in a private plane and made more of an impact on the environment than they were able to offset. The only way you can reach that particular island is by plane, and Ryan and Scarlett did fly their 35 guests there in seven separate seaplanes, according to the National Enquirer.
Another interesting part of this story is that guests weren’t told ahead of time where they were going:
Approximately 35 close friends and family members were instructed to gather at a specific time at Vancouver International Airport on the wedding day, the insider revealed to the Enquirer. They were not told ahead of time where they were going.
They boarded chartered seaplanes - five to six guests in each of seven planes - and were whisked to a secluded resort owned by a friend of the couple on a remote island, outside of Vancouver off the coast of British Columbia.
“She and Ryan picked an island that was inaccessible by ferry.
“The only way to get there was by seaplane.”
But despite the big hush-hush, the couple succeeded in pulling off the wedding of their dreams.
“It was an absolute gorgeous event,” concluded the insider.
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, October 13, 2008]
It sounds like Scarlet and Ryan picked that particular resort because they knew the owner, not because it was an eco-conscious resort. It’s certainly exclusive enough - rates for only three nights start at $4,458.00 USD per person.
Neither Ryan or Scarlett is particularly involved with environmental causes. Scarlett does charity work for Oxfam and has toured Rwanda, India and Sri Lanka this year. She did recently do a campaign to encourage people to recycle their cell phones.
Ryan drives a Prius though.
Scarlett and Ryan are shown on 8/11/08. Credit: Fame Pictures
People Magazine has more details of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds’ wedding on Canada’s Vancouver Island, and it sounds romantic. They picked the ecologically-conscious and exclusive Clayoquat Wilderness Resort, which specializes in weddings and honeymoons, to offer their guests plenty of outdoor activities along with a luxurious nature-themed setting. Guests stayed in well-appointed tents that look more like B&B rooms than roughing it, and include full baths, wood stoves, and plenty of candles to set the mood. The resort’s website says they specialize in medium sized weddings of up to 50 people. Scarlett and Ryan invited under 40 friends and family members, who enjoyed fishing, horseback riding, and likely took advantage of the spa services:
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynold’s Canadian wedding location wasn’t just to paparazzi-proof their nuptials last weekend, but to allow the couple and their guests to enjoy the great outdoors on Vancouver Island, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue, on sale Friday.
Even the groom, 31, took advantage of the setting – fishing for salmon and halibut while other guests went horseback riding and mountain biking on the grounds of the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, a luxurious outpost of 20 canvas tents that caters to nature lovers.
“Scarlett wanted a ceremony with just family and a few select friends,” says a source close to the 23-year-old bride. Less than 40 people attended the weddingt.
[From People]
All that rustic comfort doesn’t come cheap. Rates for just three nights start at $4,458.00 USD, or $4,750 Canadian per person.
Here are some photos of the resort where they stayed, from their website. It looks really nice, and I saw a similar high end tent resort on a special on the Travel Channel a few years ago. It makes me feel relaxed just looking at the pictures.
Scarlett and Ryan are said to be planning another larger reception in order to accommodate more friends and family. Maybe we’ll see some pictures for that one.
Scarlett and Ryan are shown kissing on 8/11/08. Credit: Fame Pictures. Other photos from the website for Clayoquat Wilderness Resort
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are newlyweds
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were married over the weekend at a remote resort in Vancouver, Canada. The two have been dating for roughly a year and a half. Wedding details courtesy of Us Weekly:
Guests included Scarlett’s mother, Melanie Sloan, and her brother, Adrian Johansson. Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who had been dating since Spring 2007, announced their engagement on May 5, the day the actress flashed a three-carat diamond ring estimated to be worth about $30,000 at the Met Costume Ball Gala. (Source)
Fellas, it’s truly a sad day now that Scarlett is off the market, but take solace in the fact that there’s at least one thing we can now look forward to: Pregnancy Boobs. Ryan, I will be severely disappointed in you and your penis if Scarlett’s not pregnant by January 1. I can’t go through another winter of beating off to the Sears catalog, I just can’t.
NOTE: If you’re thinking of sending a gift, I recommend pre-paid billable hours for their divorce lawyers.
[Flynet]
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot in a secret wedding in Canada yesterday!
Reports say the ceremony took place somewhere just outside of Vancouver (we think we know where it is! We're working on it, y'all!).
It's the first marriage for both; they were engaged in May. Congrats!
And congrats on eluding the paparazzi!
Officially tying the knot, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds happily exchanged vows during a Canadian wedding over the weekend.
According to an Us magazine insider, the “small wedding took place at a remote wilderness resort outside Vancouver - with the limited guest list including Scarlett’s mother, Melanie Sloan, and her brother, Adrian Johansson.”
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are shown out on 5/5/08. Credit: Fame
It was beginning to look like Scarlett Johansson, 23, and Ryan Reynolds, 31, might be stuck in engagement limbo for so long that a wedding wasn’t going to happen. The two confirmed their engagement in May, but when asked about possible wedding plans, Scarlett said she “hadn’t even thought about it yet,” but that “I’m a private person, so I’m sure it will be as private as possible.” There were rumors that they were having trouble and weren’t going to make it official, but those seemed fueled by the lack of information more than anything else.
Scarlett did indeed marry Reynolds in a small private ceremony near Vancouver, Canada on Saturday. In fact it was so private that no one heard about it ahead of time and there are very few details at this point.
The small wedding took place at a remote wilderness resort outside Vancouver. Guests included Scarlett’s mother, Melanie Sloan, and her brother, Adrian Johansson.
Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who had been dating since Spring 2007, announced their engagement on May 5, the day the actress flashed a three-carat diamond ring estimated to be worth about $30,000 at the Met Costume Ball Gala.
[From Us Magazine]
Congratulations to Scarlett and Ryan and best wishes for a lifetime of happiness together. (That’s usually what I write in the wedding cards for people I don’t know well. It’s generic enough yet sounds heartfelt.)
Reynolds has three films coming out next year according to IMDB, The Proposal, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Adventureland. He’s also working on another film in pre-production, Paperland. Johansson has He’s Just Not That Into You, due for release in February of next year, and is due to work on one more film. She has said that she hopes to direct in the near future. Hopefully these two have enough time off to have a romantic honeymoon.
Note by Ceilidh: Ryan Reynolds starting dating Johansson in April 2007, two months after Reynolds ended his five year relationship, and two year engagement, with Alanis Morrisette. Scarlett had dated Josh Hartnett for two years after meeting on the set of The Black Dahlia, splitting in November 2006.
Ryan and Scarlett always seemed to make alot more sense than Ryan and Alanis. Reynolds and Morissette were together for a long time and engaged but would never set a date. They claimed they already “felt married.” Those “felt marriages” are always easier to get a “felt divorce” from.
Young Hollywood supercouple Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have been keeping a pretty low profile lately. A few months ago there were rumors that the absurdly gorgeous duo were on the rocks due to Ryan’s insecurities and jealousy, but they seem to have patched things up. Now, the latest buzz is that their engagement will culminate in a wedding this winter, once the presidential election is over.
The couple, engaged since May, plan to tie the knot this winter, after Scarlett’s 24th birthday, a source tells Star.
Before some 200 guests, including celebrity friends such as Natalie Portman, Woody Allen and Sandra Bullock, Scarlett and the 31-year-old Canadian will wed in a traditional Jewish ceremony in New York City. Helping the couple pull it all together is Scarlett’s mom/manager, Melanie Sloan.
Why wait? After all, Ryan has been eager to marry Scarlett for some time. According to the source, “they’re taking it slow because her twin brother, Hunter, is busy working on Barack Obama’s campaign. Scarlett, who also supports the presidential hopeful, wants to hold off until the election is over because Hunter is so busy.”
[From Star print version, August 25, 2008]
As always, I caution that anything in Star is to be taken lightly. I guess time will tell if this story is true. I have to admit that this couple is growing on me. At first, I was still rooting for Ryan to get back with his ex, Alanis Morissette, but if Alanis is over it, then I suppose it’s time for me to move on as well. Scarlett may not be the best actress, but she does seem intelligent and fun to be around. Maybe these two will become the next Reese Witherspoon/Ryan Philippe- without the unhappy ending.
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are shown out in LA on 5/5/08. Credit: Fame
We would love to say that Ryan Reynolds is this summer's Matthew McConaughey (ever see his 8 pack in Amityville?), but every time we see him he's practically covered from head to toe.
This time, he's even covering up part of his beautiful face with a beard!
Boooo!
He's actually looked better. Is ScarJo stealing away all his sexiness?
Al Reynolds decided to announce now, well after the media’s interest in his failed marriage to Star Jones has faded, that he’s not gay and has his own career apart from being Star’s ex husband. He hired a PR firm and has released several videos on YouTube, saying he wants to public to get to know him.
Reynold’s PR guy went on CNN Headline news to show segments from the clips and explain Reynold’s motivations. He said his client “is a very different person than that guy who’s been characterized by the media.”
He said “enough time has passed that it’s time for him to define himself exclusive of Star Jones” and that they needed to address these topics in the media.
On the rumors that he’s gay
Reynolds says he’s not a homosexual and that people should know the damage the speculation has caused to his professional and personal life.
Reynolds explained that he’s from humble beginnings in the South and that he was taught as a child to take great pride in his appearance. He said “some people call that kind of soft” and he said “metrosexual” is also an acceptable term.
He said he used to work on Wall Street managing multimillion dollar accounts well before he met Star and that he now works as a professor and is getting his doctorate. Reynolds said “that trumps all the gossip.” He also says that he had an agreement with Star to leave his career and support hers instead.
On the endorsements Star got for their wedding
Star Jones was widely criticized for getting companies to provide free services for her 2004 wedding to Reynolds by mentioning them on The View, the talkshow she co-hosted at the time. It became a huge controversy and contributed to Star’s abrupt departure from the show.
In the tape shown on CNN, Reynolds said “I wasn’t aware of all the endorsement stuff. I have to be honest with you. A lot of this, when I came into it, I just thought maybe that’s how it is for celebrities. Clearly, as a businessman if I knew this was going to affect us and our marriage in any way I would never have allowed us to participate in the nature that we did.” He went on to add that it’s not like any of the companies who endorsed the wedding had any complaints though.
The PR guy said that it wasn’t like Reynolds was oblivious to the sponsorships of their wedding, but that he stepped back and let Star plan everything and he just wasn’t aware of the implications.
On his relationship with Star now: “It’s tender”
Reynolds said “We’re cordial, but this is a difficult time for [us] and it’s actually one of the reasons I decided to speak.” He got all teary-eyed and said “Our relationship is a little tender and hopefully over time we can heal a lot of that and we can become friends again. That’s what really is how we started this relationship.” He said “I never really dated anyone like Star before… I fell in love with her mind.”
Al admitted he still wears his wedding ring and added “it hasn’t settled in yet, I still love her.” His PR guy said he doesn’t want to get back together with Star, but that it’s still painful for him. Star and Reynolds are not talking now.
Reynolds is writing a book, but it’s not a tell-all
He said “Being in the public eye, I definitely want to use this opportunity to educate and motivate and inspire people.”
He’s writing a financial how-to book to help people manage their money. He’s not going to write a tell-all, explains his PR person, and he’s not about to trash Jones. There was a pre-nup and a confidentiality agreement, and he probably can’t do that without repercussions anyway.
He definitely doesn’t come across as a straight guy, but maybe he’s just a gentle type of person who is emotional. You can see that he really loved Star and is sad that their marriage ended, and he also seems to have been trying to live up to an ideal set by his large family. He was probably attracted to a more domineering type of woman and ended up steamrolled in that relationship.
Here are links to the YouTube videos, which stupidly have embedding disabled.
The Al Reynolds you don’t know
Al Reynolds and Star Jones
Al Reynolds’ true passion
Star Jones and Al Reynolds are shown at Diddy’s White Party on 9/2/07. Credit: Michael Carpenter / WENN. They are also shown at the NAACP Image Awards on 2/25/06. Credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN
Al Reynolds must have had a lot to get off of his chest, since his recent split with Star Jones. He recently made a myspace page containing only a post about the divorce and the media.
"In my mind, it feels like 'Dump on Al Month.' And I'm not having fun yet. I have been called a gigolo, a freeloader, unemployed, a sham and many other things that don't bear repeating. People on television, radio and the internet have spoken disparagingly of my life, my sexuality, my career and my integrity," he wrote.
Al said that the relationship, despite speculation, was real as well as feelings for Star. "I know in my heart that I entered my marriage with love and the best of intentions and leave it with great sadness that it didn't work."
He asked not to be labeled by the media, and also noted that "what the world doesn't know about me would fill a book, but I know who I am and what I have achieved in my life."
Al also alluded to a book he is working on, and hopefully it will spill all the beans of his life with Star.
Barbara Walters, on the other hand, is talking once more. Even though she released a statement through her publicist that she wasn't going to say anymore after her little media tiff with Star, the journalist has opened her trap again saying, "Poor woman, she's gone through so much," later adding, "I think [Star's] suffering now and that's why she's lashing out."
She lost her show and is in the middle of a divorce -- I think Barbara's comments about her gastric bypass are the least of Star's worries.
Photos: WENN
They’ve been the subject of wedding rumors through the course of their just-over-a-year-long relationship. And now, Scarlett Johansson is ready to walk down the aisle with Ryan Reynolds.
“They’re both thrilled,” Johansson’s rep told People magazine, confirming that The Other Boleyn Girl actress and her Smokin’ Aces beau were indeed engaged.
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are engaged! ScarJo’s rep has confirmed the news to People Magazine, “They’re both thrilled.”
ScarJo showed off her engagement ring at the Costume Institute Gala at the MET in NYC (picture at bottom). The ‘Lost in Translation’ actress has been dating the ‘Just Friends’ actor for almost a year, after he broke off his 3 year engagement to singer Alanis Morissette last February.
The last time we saw the two of them together last month in Boston here, they appeared to be quarreling. Rumors of trouble in paradise for the stars were supposedly because Reynolds, 32, wanted to settledown and ScarJo just 23 was very focused on her career at the time. Apparently Scarlett decided in the end that Ryan was worth sacrificing for.
Johansson’s debut album Anywhere I Lay My Head is released on May 20 and she has two movies Vicky Cristina Barcelona and He’s Just Not That Into You coming out this summer.
She is currently filming New York, I Love You in her hometown of NYC, while Reynolds is currently making romantic comedy The Proposal with Sandra Bullock four hours away in Boston.
After three-and-a-half years of marriage, Star Jones has filed for divorce from her husband Al Reynolds.
The former co-host of The View said in a statement released to Entertainment Tonight: “Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life.”
Star Jones has finally filed for divorce from her husband of nearly three and a half years, investment banker Al Reynolds. She filed the paperwork on March 26, and according to OK! Magazine it was considered an “Uncontested Matrimonial” case and was sealed. Star must have been pissed that no one picked up the news yet, because she’s issued a statement to ET making sure we all know about it and asking for privacy:
The TV host filed in NYC on March 26 and it was marked as a “Uncontested Matrimonial” case by the court and the records were sealed.
Star tells ET in a statement, “Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life. A month ago I filed for divorce. The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone’s life that requires privacy with one’s thoughts. I have committed myself to handling this situation with dignity and grace and look forward to emerging from this period as a stronger and wiser woman.”
[From OK! Magazine]
The National Enquirer reported in their March 17 issue that Star had kicked Al out of their NY home and was planning to divorce him. They were said to be fighting over their finances after Star lost her job as a talk show host at Court TV. Al was said to be “either at the gym or playing golf” while she was off earning money. After she lost her job and he was still loafing around it was the last straw for her. It is also said that the “rumors” of his sexual preferences were too much for her to take.
It’s not surprising that these two are getting divorced, but that it took so long. Given how much of a freebie hound Star is, she’ll probably figure out a way to get stuff in exchange for whatever promotion she can provide. I’m surprised her statement didn’t say something like, “I’m getting over my divorce with the help of ‘Lee Press On Nails,’ which come in many colors to match your outfits and moods and are available at CVS Outlets nationwide.” You know they would only have to send her a year’s supply and she’d be all over that.
Thanks to PRPhotos for the header, taken at the Daytime Emmy Awards on 04/28/06.
Here's Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock filming The Proposal in Rockport. Which is north of me. I could have been there. Have you ever seen anyone hotter driving a boat? Goddamn, he makes watersports look hot! That came out wrong. They're supposed to be transforming Rockport into Alaska? I've been there. There's no glaciers.
The movie is some piece of crap about Ryan marrying his boss so she doesn't get deported to Canada. This movie was hotter when it was about a fat Frenchman in NYC having the same experience. But that's Hollywood. The next thing you know, they're going to be remaking my childhood Super-8 movies.
Photos: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com
More photos of Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds on the set of The Proposal are after the jump.
Paired up for what producer’s are hoping to be the next big on-screen duo, Sandra Bullock filmed scenes with Ryan Reynolds for their new move The Proposal.
Shooting in Boston, Massachusetts earlier this morning, The Proposal is a romantic comedy led by 27 Dresses director Anne Fletcher and written by Pete Chiarelli.
Here's Ryan Reynolds gracing "TRL" with his "Definitely, Maybe" co-stars Elizabeth Banks and Abigail Breslin. Abby better enjoy it while it lasts, have you seen Haley Joel Osment lately? Awkward. There's word that Ryan and ladyfriend Scarlett Johansson aren't vibeing like they used to. Sources say the two of them are barely together due to their crazy schedules. Even though the two of them made appearances at the Berlin Film Festival, it was on different days and they missed each other.
A source says that "they haven't spent more than a day in the same city in months." I seriously don't know how the fiery hot ones date anyway. They're always on planes or on the set or at awards shows or film festivals. How do you have time to make sweet love? My off time would be spent napping and getting drunk. That's some stress!
Photos: Getty Images
More photos of Ryan Reynolds with his 'Definitely Maybe' costars Elizabeth Banks and Abigail Breslin after the jump.
Ryan Reynolds is enjoying a nice little walk with a friend of his through Soho. He's a big fan of that newsboy cap and I have to admit that he is cute in it. The scarf's also working for me as well. Critical reviews of Ryan's latest film, "Definitely Maybe" have been pretty lukewarm, saying that romantic comedy's not horrible, but not fantastic either. He's cute and all, and I've heard that his co-stars Isla Fisher and Rachel Weisz are pretty good in the movie, but that's not enough for me to bother going and seeing it. However, come Saturday, I'm DEFINITELY going to see George Romero's "Diary of the Dead" and MAYBE there won't be brains getting eaten, but there probably will.
Photos: BauerGriffinOnline.com
10 more photos of Ryan Reynolds playing 'Where's Waldo' after the jump.
That is one pretty man. Ryan Reynolds took his beautiful face for a walk at the premiere of "Definitely Maybe," hitting the red carpet with co-stars Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher and Rachel Weisz. These are a lot of hot people in a movie that I'm pretty sure I'll never actually watch. No offense to the stars or anything, but if there's a precocious kid in a movie--much less a romantic comedy--then I'm probably going to hate it. Every time the trailer comes on the TV, I remember to take my birth control, actually.
But that shouldn't detract from the red carpet hotness. Ryan is predictably stunning, in his gray suit underneath which I know out-of-control abs are lurking. Rachel and Isla both look fantastic and radiant and yes, I do think that Abigail is cute, of course. I just feel like the kid playing matchmaker thing has been done to death.
Photos: BauerGriffinOnline.com/Splash
14 more photos from the 'Definitely Maybe' premiere featuring Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, and Derek Luke are after the jump.
Since celebrities are so notoriously publicity shy, you really can’t blame them for hiding out and refusing to talk about their personal lives. What? They need publicity to have good careers? Holy crap you must be joking. Okay I’m kidding, I get that there’s a delicate balance between privacy and publicity, and Scarlett Johansson seems to know just how to balance the two. Rumors were floating all over the internet this past week that Johansson and boyfriend Ryan Reynolds were engaged. The two have been pretty private about their relationship – it’s nearly impossible to find a photo of them together. So we’re really not expecting any kind of confirmation until someone at the Enquirer gets a hold of their marriage license or something. In a sense it keeps things private for the couple, and in another way it increases the buzz. Crafty. Yesterday Johansson confirmed that she was in fact engaged. To Barack Obama.
Scarlett Johansson returned from the Persian Gulf with a whole lot of soldiers’ trinkets and a delusion of her own engagement — to Barack Obama.
“I am engaged … to Barack Obama,” Johansson joked in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. “My heart belongs to Barack, and that is who I am currently, finally, engaged to. Yes.”
Johansson, who showed her support for the Democratic presidential candidate at the Iowa caucus earlier this month, was really just deflecting a question about rumors she might be engaged (to actor-beau Ryan Reynolds).
[From the Associated Press]
Johansson was giving interviews after returning from visiting troops in the Persian Gulf last week. Apparently she had a blast. It always makes me a little curious when celebrities visit the troops and talk about how much fun they had. It’s nice that they go, I just find it a little … unusual to talk about how you brightened their day.
“Everybody that I met there was so incredibly friendly and polite and genuine and generous,” she said. “They were so, so sweet. I mean, I was just amazed.”
Johansson said some people ripped patches off their jackets as gifts and handed her challenge coins from their military units. One Marine offered up his St. Christopher medal. Another starstruck guy gushed: “You made my whole deployment!”
[From the Associated Press]
It’s good that she took some time to do that. In other Scarlett Johansson news, she’s releasing her first CD on May 20th. Titled “Anywhere I Lay My Head,” she’s been working on it for the last year. Actors traditionally have a hard time being accepted as singers, though the reverse isn’t true. I can’t think of any that have made the transition successfully. Hmm… Eddie Murphy… Scott Baio… Danny Bonaduce… Tony Danza… Peter Gallagher… Jared Leto… Lindsay Lohan… Alyssa Milano… hmm, this isn’t looking good for Scarlett. And I’m not under the impression that any of these actors got a lot of credit for at least trying. The only success I can think of would be Jamie Foxx – he was an actor first and then put out an album. Though to be fair, his first attempt, 1994’s “Peep This” wasn’t exactly a commercial success. Hopefully Scarlett Johansson stays away from hip hop tune about TV shows.
Ryan Reynolds is pretty. See? Here he is at the premiere for his romantic comedy, "Definitely, Maybe," which sounds an awful lot like my answer to any questions about whether or not I plan on going to see the thing myself. The premiere was at the Santa Barbara Film Festival last night.
He seems like an affable enough guy, and he's pretty pleasant to look at, so perhaps you should oblige him with his request. As for me, I'm much more likely to go see a movie with a title that practically guarantees I'll see what I paid for, like "There Will Be Blood."
Photos: Getty Images
More photos of Ryan Reynolds attending the Santa Barbara International Film Festivals' Premeire of 'Definitely, Maybe' are after the jump.
Holy crap, is Ryan Reynolds totally turning into a Brad Pitt clone on purpose? I half expect him to whip out a his own little Pax Thien Jolie-Reynolds out of his backpack so the two of them can go on little romps throughout New Orleans. He's even got the motorcycle and everything. I wonder if he's looking to make the moves on Angelina Jolie. That could be interesting, if not highly dysfunctional. Still, that kind of behavior is always good for business, so I fully endorse it. Either way, if you believe Life&Style, they've been over for a while now anyhow.
Photos: Splash
More photos of Ryan Reynolds and his Ducat motorcycle are after the jump.
Ryan Reynolds has all of his best assets covered up here, as he skulks around his house in Los Angeles, looking for any lurking paparazzi that might be lying in wait, hoping to catch a glimpse of him doing something...ANYTHING that they can photograph and we can later provide commentary for. He looks like he's really not in the mood to be spied on, so I think we're going to let him go on his merry way and see if we can't catch up with him somewhere fun like the beach--or any other place where it would be considered a distinct possibility that he might remove his shirt.
Photos: Flynet Online
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Scarlett Johansson recently gave Ryan Reynolds the ultimate gift - one of her wisdom teeth covered in gold. She had her teeth taken out right before Ryan’s birthday, and JayBird speculates that she must have been pretty high on dental surgery drugs when she came up with the idea to save one and give it to him.
Scarlett met Ryan’s family on a recent trip to Canada, and now there’s news that the genetically blessed couple is going to take their low-profile relationship to the next level by cohabitating. Scarlett is remodeling the new home she just bought in LA and since Ryan has been adding his input to the process, In Touch has a source that says they’re “ready to move in together.”
Scarlett, 22, bought a house in the Los Feliz area of LA and is having it remodeled so it’s just the way she wants it. According to a friend, Ryan, 31, is overseeing the project, giving out orders and adding his personal touches to the decor “He likes her a lot and they are ready to move in together,” says an insider. The couple, who has been together for six months, are “totally smitten and love spending every minute together,” the insider adds
[From In Touch, print edition, November 5, 2007]
I bet all they know is that Ryan went to Scarlett’s home at one ppint, but it could be true. In Touch adds the detail that “‘Ryan was seen going to Scarlett’s new house in Los Feliz on October 10 to supervise construction,’ says a witness” *cough* paparazzo that didn’t get a clear picture *cough* Since Ryan went to Scarlett’s house and it’s getting remodeled that must mean they’re moving in together, right?
Scarlett Johansson is shown on the set of Midnight in Barcelona on 7/9/07. Ryan Reynolds is shown at the Smoking Aces premiere on 1/18/07, thanks to PR Photos.
Oh creepiest of creepy things. Scarlett Johansson, who generally seems classy enough (at least compared to most of her Hollywood peers) gave boyfriend Ryan Reynolds the freakiest gift since Van Gogh’s ear: one of her teeth. Though the pair haven’t been together all that long, Scarlett seemed to think the best present for Ryan was a piece of herself. And what’s easier to get rid of than a tooth? Slicing off the ear has been done, and we all know that a toe is totally played out. But a tooth? Now that’s unique. What an expression of love. Apparently Scarlett had her wisdom teeth taken out a little while before Ryan’s birthday. I’m guessing the idea came to her while she was under the influence of some pretty good dental surgery drugs.
Things are, like, totally heating up between Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson, and we’re not just saying so because the buxom blonde recently hit Canuckland with Ry to meet the parentals. Fraternizing with the fam is one thing, but now. This simply has become a supercreepy canoodling biz. See, Scar’s gone and given Ryan a piece of…herself? We’re not talking nooky, either. Read on…
David BeckhamRyan’s B-day was Tuesday, and last weekend, Scar-doll threw the slinky Smokin’ Aces studster an early bash at Chateau Marmont. How very nice. Can you guess what terribly unique prezzie S.J. picked to gift Ry with? A full-body massage, with each of David Beckham&