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October 2008
- Paradis on Depp: 'I Want to Mob Him'
  
  People | Oct 13, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  (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 can really do without.” Asked whether she "tamed" the onetime wild child, Paradis demurs, saying of their relationship, "it's something that's natural, obvious and beautiful." More »
July 2008
- The 10 Best-Paid Actors
  
  Forbes | 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: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »
June 2008
- Oprah Tops Powerful Celebs List Again
  
  Forbes | 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: Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Angelina Jolie Beyonce Knowles David Beckham More »
March 2008
- 5 Actors Who Rock 'Stink Chic'
  
  MSNBC | 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: Colin Farrell: The butt always dangling from his mouth is just icing on his greasy-hair-scraggly-beard-creased-clothes cake. Matthew McConaughey: Disheveled locks and beach-bum lifestyle pale beside the fact that this uber-athlete never uses deodorant. More »
February 2008
- 3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role
  
  BBC | Feb 18, 08 4:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood hotties Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will take over Heath Ledger's final film role, the BBC reports. Each will morph into the part in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Ledger's character, an actor, passes through a magic mirror into other dimensions. Ledger's footage will likely remain in Terry Gilliam's fantastical $30 million film. More »
January 2008
- Depp Is Top Box Office Draw
  
  Associated Press | Jan 4, 08 10:27 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Johnny Depp trounced Will, George and Matt to bring in more green at movie theaters than any other actor in 2007, reports the AP. The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, now proving he can sing, too, in Sweeney Todd , was voted the No. 1 box office draw for the second year in a row by movie exhibitors contacted by Quigley Publishing Co. More »
- Your Hotel Bill? That'll Be $18K, Please
  
  Budget Travel | Jan 1, 08 10:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - No bad-boy or bad-girl celeb's resume is complete without a trashed hotel room, and Budget Travel has checked into 10 wrecked rooms: London's Sanderson hotel: Amy Winehouse and her husband did $18,000 in damage and left behind blood-splattered walls. Flint, Mich., Holiday Inn: Keith Moon instigated $24,000 worth of havoc before slipping on marzipan and knocking out his front teeth. More »
December 2007
- Sweeney Todd Is Bloody Good
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Dec 21, 07 2:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sweeney Todd , about a wronged barber-turned-murderer, is so good that watching it will make you "feel sorry for the poor saps in the next theater at the multiplex," writes Kyle Smith of the New York Post . Directed by Tim Burton and starring a "stupendous" Johnny Depp, the big-screen adaptation of the 1979 Broadway musical is "scary, monstrously funny, and melodically thrilling," writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone . More »
- Depp Pipes Up on Singing Role
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 16, 07 6:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Johnny Depp has more acting chops, hotness, and wealth than anyone could want, but even the superstar's knees buckled when he agreed to make his singing debut in the new silver-screen musical, Sweeney Todd, opening this Friday. "I was scared to death," he told the Chicago Sun-Times . Yet predictably, critics are already fawning over his performance in the gory Tim Burton adaptation. More »
August 2007
- These Stars Are Worth Their Salt
  
  Forbes | Aug 7, 07 2:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation. Matt Damon Brad Pitt Vince Vaughn Johnny Depp Jennifer Aniston More »
June 2007
- 100 Biggest Celebrities
  
  Forbes | Jun 15, 07 10:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous Oprah topped the list. More »