Drew Barrymore and Justin Long
Though Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have been seen together a lot since breaking up last July, Barrymore says their relationship is purely platonic.
"We're good friends and we're doing a film this summer and I think it's very confusing," Barrymore said during her appearance on Ellen on Friday to promote her new HBO film, Grey Gardens (premiering Saturday at 8 pm/ET). "We're dear friends. I guess ...
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Justin Long and Drew Barrymore by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have split up. The seemingly inseparable pair of actors (Long being most recognizable for his Mac/PC ads) have parted ways, Barrymore's rep confirms, after almost a year of dating.Following an initial public outing together last August, the two became practically attached at the hip, at least in the public eye, with paparazzi following them on their evening excursions, local L.A. hikes and more. Since becoming an item, the two have celebrated holidays and birthdays together, met each others' families, hit the town in Vegas and, as the final seal of official coupledom, appeared together on Oprah. Apart from confirming the split, Barrymore's rep had no other comments. Sad news for one of our fave Hollywood ladies! — Anna DimondRelated News:• Roller-movie Cast Is Whipped into Place• What's Drew Barrymore's Top-Secret Oprah Announcement?• Watch video: Numbers Crunches PC/Mac Ad in Video Spoof
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Hayden Panettiere by Kevin Mazur/ WireImage.com
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has signed on for roles in two upcoming movies Fox Atomic is developing an adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithans novel Naomi and Elys No Kiss List Variety reports Panettiere will play Naomi a New Yorker who to protect her close friendship with her gay pal Ely creates a list of people the BFFs cant lock lips with The friendship becomes strained however when Ely plants a big one on Naomis boyfriendShell also be featured in the animated family movie Alpha and Omega as the voice of Alpha a disciplined by-the-book wolf who often bickers with her counterpart the more fun-loving Omega wolf voiced by Justin Long After being separated from the pack the two eventually find love amid their arguing The movie is scheduled for release in 2010 JR Whalen additional reporting by Adam Bryant
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott and Justin Long will voice characters for Planet 51, a CG-animated sci-fi flick about citizens who fear an alien invasion — the news of which is, of course, brought by The Rock, who arrives from Earth.... Film vet Christopher Walken is being awarded Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award on Friday. He'll attend a roast in his honor, at which which we assume he'll be asking for more cowbell. — Anna Dimond
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Gabriel Aubry and Halle Berry by Mark Von Holden/WireImage.com
Halle Berry, confirming that she is pregnant with model beau Gabriel Aubrey's baby, told Tuesday's Access Hollywood, "Gabriel and I are beyond excited" to create what may be the prettiest child in existence.... Tobey Maguire married babymama Jennifer Meyer on Monday in Hawaii, says the AP.... Kate Hudson's attempts to reach out to Owen Wilson have been blocked by her former flame's family, leaving her "very frustrated," a source tells the New York Daily News.... Guess she's a Mac person. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long "made out in a corner table" at Las Vegas' Jet Nightclub on Sunday, says the News. Not to be shown up, Zach Braff was spied by the Post "making out all over the place" in Hawaii with Shiri Appleby.... Shaquille O'Neal has filed for divorce from his wife of five years, Shaunie, says People.
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Tim Allen will star in The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, a comedy about a man whose wife and five exes fight over his will when he is believed dead. Andie McDowell, Kelli Garner, S. Epatha Merkerson and Paz Vega are in talks to play some of the titular ladies, while Elisha Cuthbert is on board as Allen's daughter. Hey, whatever precludes a Santa Clause 4.... Also per the Reporter, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin are in talks to star in Drew Barrymore's He's Just Not That Into You, based on the best-seller.... Following a rousing reception at Comic-Con, the competitive Ping-Pong spoof Balls of Fury has been moved up to an Aug. 29 release.
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Now that the relationship between Paramount and Tom Cruise has soured, might the Mission: Impossible franchise be turned over to another of Hollywood's biggest stars? A rep for Brad Pitt tells the New York Daily News that rumblings of the fair-haired hunk heading up the next Mission are "totally made up".... Justin Long and Maggie Q are joining Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard, playing a sidekick for McClane and a world-class hacker, respectively.... Charlize Theron and Tommy Lee Jones are in talks to play a police detective and a father searching for his supposedly AWOL (but perhaps murdered) Iraq War-vet son in Crash director Paul Haggis' next project.
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