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Johnny Depp stories: 33 news summaries

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TAKE THAT, PATTINSON

 Johnny Depp 
 'Sexiest Man 
 Alive' Again 

Jack Sparrow kicks that Twilight kid's butt

Nov 18, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp joins fellow heartthrobs Brad Pitt and George Clooney as a two-time winner of People ’s Sexiest Man Alive title. Depp, named Sexiest Man for both 2009 and 2003, is still working it at 46. Sexy-but-not-sexiest runners-up include Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, Nick Cannon, John Cho,... More »

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entertainment • Johnny Depp • celebrity • Sexiest Man Alive • Johnny Depp Sexiest Man Alive • Johnny Depp People • People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

 Women on Pill 
 Shun 'Manly 
 Men' for 'Boys' 

With fertile days gone, women tend to like more feminine features, caring personalities

Oct 8, 09 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women have been on the pill for so long that its impact on their hormones may have significantly reduced their attraction to "manly men" in favor of more boyish males, say researchers. Forty years of contraception use could explain the change in Hollywood idols from tough guys like Jimmy... More »

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contraception • Brad Pitt • Johnny Depp • birth control pill • sex drive • sex hormone • female sexuality • seduction • Anthony Quinn • Jimmy Cagney

 Film's Best Cross-Dressers 

From Tootsie to Hedwig, Liev joins an illustrious list

Aug 28, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liev Schreiber was “giddy” playing an ex-Marine transvestite in Taking Woodstock, and in his honor, Nerve lists the best cross-dressers in film history:
  • John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch: He "is the epitome of ferocity and theatricality that drag queens around the world aspire
... More »

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entertainment • film • Johnny Depp • celebrity • Dustin Hoffman • cross dressing • Gwyneth Paltrow • Barbra Streisand • movies • Liev Schreiber • Julie Andrews • cross-dresser

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Ice Age Ties 
 Transformers 
 on Slow Holiday 


Jul 5, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sequel-vs.-sequel battle for the box office ended in a tie this weekend, USA Today reports. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen each raked in $42.5 million as July 4th barbecues took a bite out of sales. Johnny Depp’s Public Enemies... More »

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entertainment • Johnny Depp • Transformers • box office • The Proposal • The Hangover • Public Enemies • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

MOVIE REVIEW

 Public Enemies Pretty, if Rote 

Mann's film is visually luscious, but some find it rote

Jul 1, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics mostly like Public Enemies, Michael Mann’s lusciously shot—if not terribly deep—ode to ‘30s gangster life with Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger.
  • The film is a "beautiful work of art," declares Manohla Dargis for the New York Times, "a vividly
... More »

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Johnny Depp • bank robber • Great Depression • gangsters • John Dillinger • Public Enemies

 Gun Used to Kill 
 Dillinger Up for Auction 

It's expected to get around $10k

Jun 18, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Colt revolver that killed John Dillinger is being auctioned next month in Chicago, reports the Sun-Times. Gangster aficionados should be ready to fork over between $8,000 and $12,000 for the gun fired by Indiana cop Timothy A. O'Neil in front of a Chicago theater 75 years ago.... More »

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entertainment • Chicago • Johnny Depp • auction • John Dillinger • Public Enemies

(Newser) - With The Hangover hitting theaters today, New York magazine looks at the high points of the insane genre the “Las Vegas movie” has become.
  • Swingers: The blackjack scene is probably the best anti-Vegas-glamour-scene ever.
  • The Amazing Colossal Man: This B-movie features the second-best
... More »

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Las Vegas • Johnny Depp • list • movies • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • showgirls • Elizabeth Berkley • Joe Pesci

GLOSSIES

 Get Stranded on 
 Johnny Depp's 
 Private Island 

Notoriously private actor comes out of hiding

Jun 2, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just about any female on the planet would have heart palpitations if, like Vanity Fair editor Douglas Brinkley, they were invited by Johnny Depp on a trip to his private Caribbean island—with no handlers tagging along—and told, “You’ve got all-access. Ask me about anything you want.... More »

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entertainment • Johnny Depp • celebrity • island • yachts

 Winona Still Remembers 
 Pain of Depp Breakup 

She's back after 7 years off screen

May 27, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Winona Ryder says she's getting her act together at the age of 37, but she still vividly remembers being thrown for a loop after her teenage breakup with Johnny Depp. In an interview with the UK edition of Elle, as reported by People, Ryder says the breakup occurred at the... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Johnny Depp • gossip • Star Trek • Winona Ryder • celebrity breakup

 Surprise! Matching 
 Tattoos Still a Bad Idea 

Yet couples, including Sam and LiLo, continue to get them

Apr 8, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even though it’s no shocker that getting matching tattoos is a bad idea, celebrities keep on doing it. The latest drama-ridden couples to get ill-advisedly inked? LiLo and Sam, Rihanna and Chris Brown, and Britney and K-Fed. “It’s a terrible idea,” a doc at New York’... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Kevin Federline • Lindsay Lohan • Johnny Depp • tattoos • celebrity • Rihanna • Winona Ryder • Samantha Ronson • Billy Bob Thornton • Chris Brown

(Newser) - With this summer’s movie crop about to bear fruit, New York tells us what lessons we’ll be able to glean. Highlights:
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a star: So charming in the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, audiences will “completely forgive his role in GI Joe:
... More »

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Johnny Depp • Disney • Transformers • Judd Apatow • Da Vinci Code • summer movies • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Angels & Demons • 500 Days of Summer • G-Force • Funny People

 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

(Newser) - The Oscars indicate who Hollywood thinks deserves a statue, but if you want to know what insiders really think about stars, start talking money. Forbes did just that, asking industry vets to rank talent based on their ability to make a project pop, from early hype to DVD sales.... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Leonardo DiCaprio • film • Johnny Depp • business • money • box office • Forbes • Will Smith • actor • movie industry

(Newser) - Vanessa Paradis isn’t in a rush to marry boyfriend Johnny Depp—to her, it might even be a step backward. “I'm more married than anybody can be,” the French chanteuse tells UK Elle in an interview reported by People. “Maybe one day, but it's something I... More »

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France • Johnny Depp • celebrity parents • celebrity marriage • Vanessa Paradis • sexy

 Pals Pony Up
 for Ledger's
 Daughter 

Actors who completed Ledger's final role hand over pay

Aug 19, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who banded together to complete Heath Ledger’s final film role, in the The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, gave their paychecks to his daughter, Matilda, the Sun reports. “They didn’t take money—it goes to Heath’s daughter,” director Terry... More »

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Johnny Depp • celebrity • inheritance • Heath Ledger • Jude Law • Colin Farrell • Matilda Rose Ledger • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

 The 10 Best-Paid Actors 

From the Fresh Prince to Captain Jack Sparrow, stars aren't sweating the small notes

Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10:
  1. Johnny Depp ($72 million)
  2. Eddie
... More »

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Hollywood • Leonardo DiCaprio • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • salary • Adam Sandler • Ben Stiller • Forbes • Eddie Murphy • Will Smith • Nicolas Cage • Will Ferrell • Bruce Willis • movies • Mike Myers

movie review

 Gonzo Gets It 

'Mesmerizing' documentary tells story of Hunter S. Thompson

Jul 4, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a “fascinating history lesson” in the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson, “a lively collage of interviews and found materials,” writes A. O. Scott in the New York Times. The film cements the journalist's “place in the great American parade... More »

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Johnny Depp • movie review • documentary • Hunter S. Thompson • journalist

 Oprah Tops Powerful
 Celebs List Again 

Talk show maven edges out Tiger, Jolie

Jun 12, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranks the 100 most powerful celebs of 2008 (complete with tweens), and Oprah leads the pack for the second year running. Stars are judged on the size of their paychecks and media clout, including their showing on the Internet. Here's how the A-listers stacked up:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
... More »

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media • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Tiger Woods • JK Rowling • Johnny Depp • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • David Beckham • Beyonce • Forbes • The Police • rich • Jay-Z

 5 Actors 
 Who Rock 
 'Stink Chic' 

Poor personal hygiene, grooming, and dress habits don't stop paychecks coming

Mar 15, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clean-cut is so five years ago. Today, it’s all about the “stink chic” of rumpled clothes and unwashed bods, MSNBC reports. Its top five actors who look like they smell bad:
  1. Colin Farrell: The butt always dangling from his mouth is just icing on his greasy-hair-scraggly-beard-creased-clothes cake.
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Hollywood • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • Kate Hudson • body odor • Colin Farrell • Matthew McConaughey • Orlando Bloom • Jared Leto • emo

Ledger's Last Film Resumes Shooting

Team of Depp, Law, Farrell will pick up where late star left off

Mar 11, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cameras are rolling again on the movie Heath Ledger was filming at the time of his death in January. As expected, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will complete his role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Director Terry Gilliam said he's “... More »

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Johnny Depp • Heath Ledger • Jude Law • actor • Colin Farrell • Terry Gilliam • movies • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus • acting

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