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NEWS ABOUT: Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau stories: 11 news summaries
NOT FUNNY

 10 Reasons 
 Vince Is No 
 Fun Anymore 



Vaughn, once so promising, has started taking his audience for granted

Oct 20, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vince Vaughn, once "so money" in Swingers, just isn't living up to his promise—although Hollywood probably feels differently, considering the $63 million plus that his last mediocre film (Couples Retreat) made in its first two weeks. In the Los Angeles Times, Betsy Sharkey lists her... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Vince Vaughn • Jon Favreau • Couples Retreat

MOVIE REVIEW

 Avoid This Couples Retreat 

Cast is having more fun than the audience in marital-strain rom-com

Oct 9, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Vince Vaughn romantic comedy Couples Retreat takes a terrific cast and puts them in a stunning South Pacific location, say critics, but it's marooned them there with an unfunny script.
  • "Four unlikable couples gather at an all-inclusive marriage-counseling resort in this predictable rom-com," writes Ande Dagan
... More »

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movie review • Vince Vaughn • romantic comedy • Jon Favreau • Jason Bateman

 Lindsay, Nicole Among 
 DJ AM Mourners 

Service held at Hollywood Palladium

Sep 4, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb pals including Lindsay Lohan (with Sam Ronson), Nicole Richie, and Robert Downey Jr. showed up last night to say goodbye to Adam Goldstein—better known as DJ AM. The private service at the Hollywood Palladium was open to "friends both from his life in recovery as well as... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Nicole Richie • Robert Downey Jr. • memorial service • Drew Pinsky • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Jon Favreau • Eric Dane • Rebecca Gayheart • Tom Arnold

(Newser) - Comics fans are just a little miffed by Marvel’s $4 billion acquisition by Disney: “SOOOO NOT HAPPY! Spider-man should not be co-mingling with Goofy,” reads one blog post. The problem, Linda Holmes writes for NPR, is “one of perception: Put simply, Marvel has a cool factor... More »

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film • Spider-Man • mergers and acquisitions • Marvel Comics • Disney • movies • Iron Man • Goofy • Stan Lee • Jon Favreau • comic books

(Newser) - Though movie stars are the most publicized of Hollywood's Twitterati, fans can get some real insider dirt from directors and producers using the site, too. Mashable runs down 20 who Tweet often, and honestly:
  • @Jon_Favreau is ... Jon Favreau: The Iron Man director's "Tweets don’t reek of continual
... More »

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social networking • Internet • film director • Fred Durst • Jason Reitman • movie industry • Twitter • Kevin Smith • Jon Favreau • tweet • David Lynch • Adam McKay

Oops! NYT Posts Obama Hottie's Number

But photo containing Favreau's digits quickly taken down

Feb 25, 09 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - It wasn't next to "For a good time, call," but the New York Times inadvertently published the digits of hot young Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau last night in a slideshow devoted to the president's speech. The photo, a closeup of Obama's hand next to his speech, appears to... More »

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New York Times • White House • Internet leak • Jon Favreau

 Speechwriter's 
 Gal Has Roots 
 in Reality TV 



Gawker dishes the dirt on White House hottie

Jan 27, 09 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s apparently been quite the journey for Alejandra Campoverdi, the pinup girl who’s now dating hotshot White House speechwriter Jon Favreau, Gawker reports. The farm worker’s stepdaughter is now a deputy chief of staff’s assistant, having appeared in a reality TV show (oh, and that Maxim... More »

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Barack Obama • reality TV • White House • Maxim • Jon Favreau • Ali Campoverdi

 Meet Obama 
 Speechwriter's 
 New Squeeze 



White House aide posed for Maxim

Jan 26, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The legion of fans swooning over President Obama’s 27-year-old speechwriter will surely be disappointed to hear that he’s hooked up with another White House hottie, Gawker reports. Jon Favreau is said to be seeing Ali Campoverdi, an aide and former campaign intern who once appeared in her skivvies... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Maxim • Jon Favreau

OPINION

How Not To Be a
Facebook Victim

Tricky names may fool, but discretion rules if you care about your political career

Jan 4, 09 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Don't want a drunken Facebook picture to put a dent in your political career? (Listen up, Jon Favreau!) "The whole point of being young, after all, is to do stupid things, and the whole point of Facebook is to record these acts for posterity," Abbie Callard writes... More »

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social networking • Facebook • drunk • Friends • politician • Jon Favreau

At 27, Favreau's Writing Speech of a Generation

Obama's top writer puts away videogames for Inaugural address

Dec 18, 08 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Writing the inaugural address of an epochal president known for his oratory would be a daunting job for anyone, but 27-year-old Jon Favreau had to ditch his roomies and videogames in Chicago to do it for Barack Obama, reports the Washington Post. “If you start thinking about what's at... More »

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Barack Obama • speech • acceptance speech • Jon Favreau

 Web Photo 
 Burns Obama 
 Speechwriter 

Favreau seen feeling up cutout of Clinton in image quickly clipped from Facebook

Dec 5, 08 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The Internet is home to embarrassing photos of just about anyone, but few more so today than one of wunderkind Barack Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau groping a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post reports. The photo was posted briefly on Facebook; Favreau, 27, has since taken it—and... More »

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Facebook • President Obama • Jon Favreau

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