Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore's Still Working Out Mother Issues

Originally posted 09/23/2009 09:10AM

Drew Barrymore's got it all – except a good relationship with her mother.

"I am okay with my dad, but my mom and I have yet to work it out," Barrymore, 34, says of her mother, Jaid, in the October issue of InStyle, out Friday. "I don't talk about it because … how do you talk about something you're confused about?'

But the actress and director uses that emotional turmoil to play roles where the mother-daughter dynamic is key, such as in the Emmy-winning HBO Grey Gardens or her new roller-derby feature pic, Whip It – which marks her directorial debut. It may play into her next project, too, which could involve "another potential family that I'll take on."

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Movie News

Drew Barrymore Rolls with the Punches

Originally posted 09/16/2009 07:00AM

Stars usually walk away from a film with a paycheck and a some happy memories – but Drew Barrymore left her new movie, Whip It, with bruises.

Just don't expect much sympathy from fellow castmates Ellen Page, Eve, Kristen Wiig and Juliette Lewis – because they may have been the ones who meted out the punishment in this tale of tough roller-derby girls who grapple, block, and elbow each other mercilessly as they race around the track. Whip It opens Oct. 2.

To get in fighting form, the debut director (who also plays derby girl "Smashley Simpson") and her cast reported to roller-derby boot camp in Ann Arbor, Mich., where they perfected the art of the rail check and other classic derby moves.

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Couples

POLL: Which Summer Romance Will Last?

Originally posted 08/19/2009 01:40PM

As the summer blazes on, celebrity romance has been heating up. New couples like Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper – who escaped to Barcelona recently – and Twilight costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – who have been quietly hanging out – have emerged. Meanwhile, Chace Crawford was spotted smooching Twilight's Ashley Greene. And exes Drew Barrymore and Justin Long say they're just friends, but the two, who are filming Going the Distance together, sure seem like more than that off-camera.

So, tell us, as Labor Day approaches and summer winds down, which celebrity couple do you hope will last until fall?

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Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act!

Originally posted 06/10/2009 06:00AM

• Drew Barrymore, celebrating Justin Long's 31st birthday by taking over the VIP room at the Velvet Margarita in L.A. While Barrymore stayed by Long's side, he also had some star-studded company at the bash, including Scarlett Johansson and Vince Vaughn, who held a dance-off at the bar with close pal Sam Rockwell. Days before the bash, Barrymore and Long were spotted together rocking out at Green Day's show at the Music Box @ Fonda.

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Couples

Drew Barrymore Clears Up the Justin Long Mystery

Originally posted 04/17/2009 09:25AM

The only thing certain about Drew Barrymore and Justin Long – as far as they're being a couple – is that there's no question they're telegenic together. But that's not enough information for the ever-curious Ellen DeGeneres.

"You were a couple," the inquisitive TV host says to Barrymore on Friday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "Then you broke up, but you're together a lot now."

"We're good friends, and we're doing a film this summer," replies Barrymore, who herself notes, "and I think it's very confusing."

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