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Olivia Wilde Supports Women's Rights in Kenya
Originally posted 10/05/2012 02:30PM
Olivia Wilde is on a mission to ensure that women across the world have the same basic needs met that many take for granted.
The actress joins Eva Mendes, America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Meg Ryan and Gabrielle Union in the Half the Sky Movement, which has teamed with the International Rescue Committee and a number of other non-profit organizations to illuminate issues that affect women globally.
On an eye-opening trip to Kenya with Half the Sky last year, Wilde, 28, visited with the Shining Hope for Communities organization and their Kibera School for Girls.
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Eva Mendes Embarks on 'Life-Changing' Visit to Sierra Leone
Originally posted 10/01/2012 09:50AM
With a visit to Sierra Leone, Eva Mendes is helping raise awareness about serious issues affecting girls and women around the world.
Based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the new series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide introduces Mendes and other stars, including America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde to women and girls living under difficult circumstances, ranging from maternal death to prostitution.
Mendes, 38, kicks off the four-hour series – airing Oct. 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS – with her visit to Sierra Leone, where she meets with activist Amie Kandeh, a survivor of gender-based violence working with the International Rescue Committee to help other survivors toward safe, productive futures.
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Nora Ephron Remembered by Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks
Originally posted 06/27/2012 09:55AM
A true trailblazer, Nora Ephron leaves behind a legacy of always knowing the right (and wittiest) thing to say. She was "an expert in all the departments of living well," according to Meryl Streep – one of many paying tribute to the late author-journalist-screenwriter-director, who died Tuesday at 71.
"You could call on her for anything: doctors, restaurants, recipes, speeches, or just a few jokes, and we all did it, constantly," Streep – who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Julia Child in Ephron's Julie & Julia (2009) – wrote in an email to The New York Times. "Nora just looked at every situation and cocked her head and thought, ‘Hmmmm, how can I make this more fun?'"
Streep wasn't the only celebrity to remember Ephron fondly.
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Nora Ephron, Writer-Director of Sleepless in Seattle, Dies at Age 71
Originally posted 06/26/2012 08:10PM
Nora Ephron, one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood as the creative force behind such blockbusters as You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, died on Tuesday at age 71.
The three-time Oscar nominee "passed away June 26, 2012 at 7:40 pm at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center surrounded by her family. The cause of death was acute myeloid leukemia," her family tells PEOPLE in a statement.
"We thank you all for your thoughts."
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John Mellencamp & Meg Ryan Celebrate His New Musical in Atlanta
Originally posted 04/12/2012 05:45AM
John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan are still going strong – and the rocker had his girlfriend's support while working on his latest project: the musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, which he co-wrote with Stephen King and stars American Idol's Justin Guarini, in Atlanta.
Two days before the show's world premiere, the couple was spotted dining with five other guests at STK Atlanta. Ryan looked chic in her black maxi dress and black blazer, while Mellencamp was dressed down in a T-shirt, sweater and jeans, says a restaurant rep. – Jennifer Bradley Franklin
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Jack Quaid Makes Feature Film Debut in The Hunger Games
Originally posted 03/13/2012 02:30PM
The son of two movie veterans will square off against Katniss Everdeen in the highly-anticipated Hunger Games film.
Jack Quaid, 19 – whose parents are Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid – plays Marvel, one of the tributes who competes in the annual battle to the death in this post-apocalyptic fantasy.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine anything like this," he told PEOPLE at the movie's premiere in L.A. Monday night. "This is so surreal to be here. It's insane."
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John Mellencamp Officially Divorced
Originally posted 08/15/2011 01:10PM
Rocker John Mellencamp and his estranged wife, model Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, are officially divorced.
The couple, who were wed for 18 years and have two sons – Hud, 17, and Speck, 16 – separated on Sept. 1, 2010, and he filed for divorce on Jan. 14. Their divorce, his third, was formalized on Aug. 12.
The couple negotiated "an amicable settlement of all issues involving property and maintenance rights, the custody and support of their children, and all other issues," according the settlement agreement.
They will share joint legal custody of the boys, with their mother – who will return to the name Elaine Irwin – having primary physical custody. John will pay child support and for their schooling. No other specifics of their 31-page confidential final settlement agreement were made public.
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Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp Step Out in New York
Originally posted 01/05/2011 06:15PM
Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp are no longer keeping their romance under wraps.
The new couple, who a source says began dating about seven weeks ago, were spotted together Wednesday in New York City,
They dined at E.A.T. before taking in an exhibit together at the Whitney Museum. On Tuesday they were seen grocery shopping at the Gourmet Garage in SoHo.
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Meg Ryan & John Mellencamp Quietly Dating
Originally posted 01/04/2011 12:10PM
The new year brings new beginnings for Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp.
The pair have spent time together on Martha's Vineyard and in New York City in recent days, enjoying a fresh romance just as Mellencamp has announced his separation from wife Elaine after 18 years of marriage.
A source close to Ryan, 49, says the actress and the rock star, 59, began dating about seven weeks ago, and that Mellencamp and his wife had been separated for some time before that.
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Meg Ryan: 'Scarlet Woman' Label Freed Her
Originally posted 09/23/2008 09:00AM
Meg Ryan says going from being "America's sweetheart" to the "scarlet woman" was painful but liberating.
The 46-year-old actress, who can currently be seen on screen in The Women, opens up in the October issue of In Style about her affair with Proof of Life costar Russell Crowe and problems she was having with then-husband Dennis Quaid, which led to their divorce.
"Dennis was not faithful to me for a long time, and that was very painful," she says, adding, "I am not a victim. I was there. I was in that marriage for a really long time."
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