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NEWS ABOUT: Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz stories: 17 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Inside The Box, 
 a Muddled Surprise 

Film is wayward, most critics agree, but for some it's interesting

Nov 6, 09 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics are split on The Box, the new film from writer-director Richard Kelly, known for the much-loved Donnie Darko and the reviled Southland Tales. Some takes on the flick about a box with a mysterious, life-changing button:
  • Pass, writes writes Elizabeth Weitzman in the New York Daily News.
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entertainment • film • movie review • thriller • Cameron Diaz • Richard Kelly • James Mardsen • Twilight Zone • The Box

 6 Other 
 Extorted 
 Celebs 



From Cameron Diaz all the way back to the 19th century, Letterman ain't the first

Oct 7, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman isn’t the first celebrity to be brazenly blackmailed. Mental Floss lists six other notable cases:
  • Cameron Diaz: A photographer who snapped bondage-themed nude photos of the actress threatened to sell them to magazines if she wouldn’t buy them for $3.5 million—he ended up
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entertainment • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • Elvis Presley • David Letterman • Bill Cosby • Cameron Diaz

MOVIE REVIEW

 Sister's Keeper 
 a 'Shameless 
 Weepy' 

Melodrama about teen cancer patient carries out sustained assault on tear ducts

Jun 26, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer melodrama My Sister's Keeper makes every effort possible to tug at the heartstrings, say critics, leaving some people touched and others feeling like they've been run through an industrial tear-extraction machine.
  • AO Scott, New York Times: Keeper "takes on a very tough subject," and has "
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Alec Baldwin • movie review • Cameron Diaz • Abigail Breslin • Jodi Picoult

'Love Rat Pack' Dates H'wood's Leading Ladies

Cameron, Natalie, Kirsten, Scarlett: These guys get around

Jun 8, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - You expect Hollywood's leading men to have a gaggle of women trailing them. But now the tables have turned, and it's Oscar-nominated ladies who attract a coterie of serial daters they're practically sharing. Meet the men behind the drama, red-carpet escapades, and broken engagements:
  • Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
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Hollywood • Alex Rodriguez • Jennifer Aniston • Scarlett Johansson • dating • Kate Hudson • John Mayer • Kirsten Dunst • Madonna • Natalie Portman • Cameron Diaz • Jessica Simpson • Adam Levine

GLOSSIES

 Dad's Death 
 Made Diaz 
 'Stronger' 


May 16, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Her father's recent death "definitely took its toll,” Cameron Diaz admits on a drive from Los Angeles to Palm Springs. “Things are given to us, and things are taken away." But Diaz's big, bright laugh is never far away. She talks happily about her new film—... More »

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entertainment • film • Cameron Diaz • celebrity interview • movie star • loss

 It's Friday the 13th:
 What Do Celebs
 Fear? 

Some fears normal; others just weird

Feb 13, 09 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Friday the 13th is a good time to delve into the scary world of celebrity fears—and they run the gamut from the average (Johnny Depp is afraid of clowns) to the bizarre (Roseanne fears letting anyone touch her toes). More from the list, compiled by New York Post columnist... More »

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Roseanne Barr • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • George Clooney • fear • Cameron Diaz • germaphobia • Liv Tyler • Christina Ricci • phobias • fear of spiders • Jim Carrey • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Winona Ryder • Meg Ryan • claustrophobia

 Celebs Take Prez 
 Service Pledge 

More love, humor, volunteering and trees among star-studded promises

Jan 20, 09 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - An army of celebrity Barack Obama supporters have joined a MySpace video vowing to serve the new president in a way inspired by his campaign. The video, launched by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, includes A-listers such as Cameron Diaz, Dakota Fanning, Nicole Richie, Eva Longoria Parker, and Courteney Cox,... More »

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Eva Longoria • Nicole Richie • Ashton Kutcher • Cameron Diaz • Demi Moore • Courtney Cox • Dakota Fanning • David Arquette • Kevin Connelly

OPINION

 Globes' Fashion 
 Winners, Losers 

The Golden Globes' fashion winners
and losers

Jan 13, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The statues have been doled out, but here come the real awards. The Los Angeles Times delivers Golden Globes' red carpet winners and losers:
  1. Renee Zellweger wore what can only be described as a mermaid's funeral attire—"so many shades of wrong."
  2. Anne Hathaway looked shrunken
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fashion • Eva Longoria • celebrity • award show • red carpet • Cameron Diaz • Renee Zellweger • Drew Barrymore • Golden Globes • Demi Moore • Anne Hathaway • America Ferrera

 Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor 

Ex-husband makes the list, too

Sep 10, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close... More »

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Hollywood • Nicole Kidman • film • Tom Cruise • celebrity • Cate Blanchett • Jennifer Lopez • Cameron Diaz • Drew Barrymore • Jennifer Garner • Nicolas Cage • actor • Will Ferrell • movie industry • movies • Jim Carrey

 Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses

Shrek, Kutcher pic helped bring in $50M

Aug 12, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes. Here's how the stars stack up:
  1. Cameron Diaz, $50 million
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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • list • income • Jennifer Aniston • Meryl Streep • Sarah Jessica Parker • Forbes • Jodie Foster • Gwyneth Paltrow • Reese Witherspoon • Amy Adams • Cameron Diaz • actor • endorsement • Keira Knightley


 Celluloid's Sexiest
 Swimsuits 

Cinema's iconic swimsuits revealed in time for National Bikini Month

Jul 2, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Break out the coconut oil, it’s National Bikini Month. From Alba to Andress, Entertainment Weekly offers a cinematic retrospective of Hollywood’s splashiest swimsuits.
  1. Halle Berry, Die Another Day
  2. Ursula Andress, Dr. No
  3. Jessica Alba, Into the Blue
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Hollywood • film • list • Halle Berry • James Bond • Cameron Diaz • Jessica Alba • swimsuit • Mike Myers • Pam Grier

Paltrow, Diaz
Suffer Casting Slouch

Leading ladies play
second fiddle in
Hollywood this year

May 15, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where have all the Hepburns gone? Today's thirtysomething leading ladies are being cast in "handbag" roles, writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Juicy parts are scarce this year for actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz as popular tastes move toward bromantic comedies that appeal... More »

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Hollywood • Gwyneth Paltrow • Cameron Diaz • actor • romantic comedy • movies

movie review

 This Vegas Is a Bad Bet 

Lightweight rom-com doesn't hit the jackpot

May 9, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas probably should have stayed in Vegas, most critics think—or "in Hollywood, where such lamebrained ideas are hatched," writes Bill Goodykoontz in the Arizona Republic. Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher star as a couple who get hitched after a drunken... More »

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movie review • Ashton Kutcher • Cameron Diaz • romantic comedy • movies

Cameron
to Take a
Year Off

Actress plans to travel, do charity work and 'get to know myself'

Apr 23, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cameron Diaz plans to take a year off after she finishes her current movie, she told W before her father’s sudden death last week. “There’s a lot of things that I’ve been wanting to do,” said Diaz, 35. She plans to travel, do charity projects... More »

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celebrity • Justin Timberlake • vacation • Cameron Diaz

 Diaz Shocked
 by Dad's Sudden
 Death at 58 

Cameron Diaz's dad dies unexpectedly of pneumonia

Apr 16, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cameron Diaz's father Emilio died suddenly from pneumonia yesterday, according to TMZ. The bubbly actress found his death "shocking" since her 58-year-old father, who had a bit part in his daughter's hit There's Something About Mary, was reportedly in "terrific health" until he developed a bad case of... More »

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California • parents • death • pneumonia • Cameron Diaz

 Miley Snags
 2 Kids Choice
 Awards, Stays
 Slime-Free 

Hannah leads Kids Choice Awards with 2 wins

Mar 30, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids love Miley Cyrus and flying green slime, and both graced the stage last night at the 21st annual Kids Choice Awards, where the Hannah Montana star was named both favorite singer and favorite TV actress. But while the squeaky-clean star stayed just that, celebs like Laila Ali, Orlando Bloom,... More »

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Heidi Klum • Harrison Ford • Nickelodeon • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Jack Black • Cameron Diaz • Orlando Bloom • Kids Choice Awards • Usher • Jason Lee • Drake Bell

Witherspoon Rises to Top of Salary List

America's latest sweetheart commands up to $20M per movie

Nov 30, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rendition was a dud, but Reese Witherspoon's peachy $15 million to $20 million fee per movie puts her atop this year’s highest-paid actress list. But she and other leading ladies—such as runner-up Angeline Jolie—often accept lower payoffs to keep their schedules packed, the Hollywood Reporter observes. More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Nicole Kidman • list • Halle Berry • Julia Roberts • celebrity • salary • Jodie Foster • Katherine Heigl • Reese Witherspoon • Cameron Diaz • Renee Zellweger • Drew Barrymore • Rachel McAdams • Jennifer Garner • movies

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