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Sigourney Weaver "feels sorry" for actresses who don't have children.
The 'Alien' star - who has 24-year-old daughter Charlotte with husband Jim Simpson - thinks career success pales into insignificance when compared with the feeling of being a mother.
Asked if she can identify with women who choose their careers over having kids, she said: "I feel sorry for women like Katherine Hepburn. She might have won four Academy Awards but she never got to enjoy what it is to be a mother. I find that very sad."
The 64-year-old actress insists Hollywood bosses shouldn't make allowances for women with children and having a good support network is the key to delivering personal and professional life.
She added to HELLO! magazine: "It's not Hollywood's responsibility to worry about a woman's choice to become a mother.
"I have a wonderful husband who's helped out a lot when I was working. I think teamwork is key if you want to have a career in Hollywood."
Though Sigourney is preparing to turn 65, she isn't upset about reaching the milestone age.
She said: "I'm healthy, happy and looking forward to it.
"Turning 65 doesn't mean my life is over. It's just another exciting chapter."
Sigourney Weaver ‘feels sorry’ for Katherine Hepburn
Sigourney Weaver "feels sorry" for actresses who don't have children.
The 'Alien' star - who has 24-year-old daughter Charlotte with husband Jim Simpson - thinks career success pales into insignificance when compared with the feeling of being a mother.
Asked if she can identify with women who choose their careers over having kids, she said: "I feel sorry for women like Katherine Hepburn. She might have won four Academy Awards but she never got to enjoy what it is to be a mother. I find that very sad."
The 64-year-old actress insists Hollywood bosses shouldn't make allowances for women with children and having a good support network is the key to delivering personal and professional life.
She added to HELLO! magazine: "It's not Hollywood's responsibility to worry about a woman's choice to become a mother.
"I have a wonderful husband who's helped out a lot when I was working. I think teamwork is key if you want to have a career in Hollywood."
Though Sigourney is preparing to turn 65, she isn't upset about reaching the milestone age.
She said: "I'm healthy, happy and looking forward to it.
"Turning 65 doesn't mean my life is over. It's just another exciting chapter."
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Jessie J thinks it is important to send nude photos to "keep your man".
The 'Bang Bang' singer is one of the celebrities to have had their iCloud accounts hacked and intimate pictures stolen, and while the 26-year-old star thinks it is a "disgusting" thing to have happened, she believes it is something people in the public eye should expect.
She said: "I'm human and every single woman in this industry is in a long-distance relationship so sometimes you gotta throw things down to keep your man.
"At the end of the day, yes, it's awful and disgusting, it happens, but I think if you're famous you're going to have to expect these things will happen."
While Jessie is conscious that her young fans look up to her, she believes being regarded as a role model can be "dangerous" because it comes with so many expectations.
She added to LOOK magazine: "I'd be selfish if I didn't think about the responsibility but I feel like the more I've experienced it first-hand, the meaning 'role model' has become a little dangerous because it starts to become what other people want you to be as opposed to you being an inspiration to people.
"I feel I can't live my life to make everybody happy, which is obvious, but I just do my best to inspire."
Jessie J: Sending nude pics is important
Jessie J thinks it is important to send nude photos to "keep your man".
The 'Bang Bang' singer is one of the celebrities to have had their iCloud accounts hacked and intimate pictures stolen, and while the 26-year-old star thinks it is a "disgusting" thing to have happened, she believes it is something people in the public eye should expect.
She said: "I'm human and every single woman in this industry is in a long-distance relationship so sometimes you gotta throw things down to keep your man.
"At the end of the day, yes, it's awful and disgusting, it happens, but I think if you're famous you're going to have to expect these things will happen."
While Jessie is conscious that her young fans look up to her, she believes being regarded as a role model can be "dangerous" because it comes with so many expectations.
She added to LOOK magazine: "I'd be selfish if I didn't think about the responsibility but I feel like the more I've experienced it first-hand, the meaning 'role model' has become a little dangerous because it starts to become what other people want you to be as opposed to you being an inspiration to people.
"I feel I can't live my life to make everybody happy, which is obvious, but I just do my best to inspire."
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Kesha is "prepared to fight" to get Dr. Luke out of her life.
The 27-year-old star, who filed a lawsuit against her longtime music producer this week, claiming he sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused her for 10 years, has no plans to back down despite the fact he has filed a countersuit.
The 'Warrior' hitmaker's lawyer Mark Geragos told PEOPLE.com: "We are prepared to fight until he agrees to get out of her life once and for all."
The blonde beauty, who sought treatment in rehab for an eating disorder in January, tried to resolve her issues with him privately before she decided to take their battle to court to ask a judge to dissolve their contract.
Mr. Geragos said: "She's made efforts, [but] she is not a confrontational person. The efforts were always met with psychological warfare, [predatory behavior] and things of that ilk. She finally got to a place where she is surrounded by people that are supportive enough that she felt like she could finally do it, and felt like she needed to do it. She just couldn't go on this way. Getting out of the contract is really secondary to extricating herself from his control."
He added: "I have spent quite a bit of time with her recently and I would say her mindset is as good as I have seen it. Obviously nobody wants to get embroiled in litigation and making things public like this, but she understands she has to take a stand. I applaud her bravery for speaking to a broader societal issue of domestic violence.
"This speaks to an untold story in this industry and society at large."
Dr. Luke - real name Lukasz Gottwald - has denied all of Kesha's allegations, and is suing her for breach of contract and defamation.
Kesha is ‘prepared to fight’ Dr. Luke
Kesha is "prepared to fight" to get Dr. Luke out of her life.
The 27-year-old star, who filed a lawsuit against her longtime music producer this week, claiming he sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused her for 10 years, has no plans to back down despite the fact he has filed a countersuit.
The 'Warrior' hitmaker's lawyer Mark Geragos told PEOPLE.com: "We are prepared to fight until he agrees to get out of her life once and for all."
The blonde beauty, who sought treatment in rehab for an eating disorder in January, tried to resolve her issues with him privately before she decided to take their battle to court to ask a judge to dissolve their contract.
Mr. Geragos said: "She's made efforts, [but] she is not a confrontational person. The efforts were always met with psychological warfare, [predatory behavior] and things of that ilk. She finally got to a place where she is surrounded by people that are supportive enough that she felt like she could finally do it, and felt like she needed to do it. She just couldn't go on this way. Getting out of the contract is really secondary to extricating herself from his control."
He added: "I have spent quite a bit of time with her recently and I would say her mindset is as good as I have seen it. Obviously nobody wants to get embroiled in litigation and making things public like this, but she understands she has to take a stand. I applaud her bravery for speaking to a broader societal issue of domestic violence.
"This speaks to an untold story in this industry and society at large."
Dr. Luke - real name Lukasz Gottwald - has denied all of Kesha's allegations, and is suing her for breach of contract and defamation.
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Drew Barrymore loves making her husband laugh.
The 39-year-old actress, who has two daughters, Olive, two, and Frankie, six months, with art consultant Will Kopelman, says she feels "the prettiest" when she is entertaining him with her interpretative comedy dances.
The 'Blended' star told PEOPLE magazine: "I feel most beautiful when I'm making my husband laugh with my ridiculous dances."
She added: "I do interpretative comedy dances and he's laughing, and his laugh starts to sound almost like Santa Claus because it's such a high pitched capacity. That's when I feel the prettiest. I can't believe I'm telling you this!"
Drew feels more confident since becoming a mother and insists she has no regrets about any of her red carpet choices in the past.
She said: "It's good to appreciate and remember to not be so hard on yourself because I bet it never looks as crazy as it does in your worried eyes. We have to be nicer to ourselves and we probably look thinner and younger and healthier and happier than we worried about in that moment."
She added: "Never get worried about what people say because it's good to not be afraid. And certainly to not be afraid about what people are going to say."
Drew Barrymore loves entertaining her husband
Drew Barrymore loves making her husband laugh.
The 39-year-old actress, who has two daughters, Olive, two, and Frankie, six months, with art consultant Will Kopelman, says she feels "the prettiest" when she is entertaining him with her interpretative comedy dances.
The 'Blended' star told PEOPLE magazine: "I feel most beautiful when I'm making my husband laugh with my ridiculous dances."
She added: "I do interpretative comedy dances and he's laughing, and his laugh starts to sound almost like Santa Claus because it's such a high pitched capacity. That's when I feel the prettiest. I can't believe I'm telling you this!"
Drew feels more confident since becoming a mother and insists she has no regrets about any of her red carpet choices in the past.
She said: "It's good to appreciate and remember to not be so hard on yourself because I bet it never looks as crazy as it does in your worried eyes. We have to be nicer to ourselves and we probably look thinner and younger and healthier and happier than we worried about in that moment."
She added: "Never get worried about what people say because it's good to not be afraid. And certainly to not be afraid about what people are going to say."
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Glenn Close found it difficult to trust her instincts after being raised in a cult.
The 67-year-old actress spent 15 years in the Moral Re-Armament's conservative religious community in Switzerland, where she lived until she was 22, and admits it had a "profound impact" on her.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star told The Hollywood Reporter: "[For years], I wouldn't trust any of my instincts because [my beliefs] had all been dictated to me."
Glenn's late father, Dr William Taliaferro Close, became enamoured with the spiritual movement - now known has Initiatives of Change - and moved the family to the organisation's headquarters in the small village of Caux, overlooking Lake Geneva, when she was seven.
The six-time Oscar nominee said: "You basically weren't allowed to do anything, or you were made to feel guilty about any unnatural desire. If you talk to anybody who was in a group that basically dictates how you're supposed to live and what you're supposed to say and how you're supposed to feel, from the time you're seven till the time you're 22, it has a profound impact on you. It's something you have to [consciously overcome] because all of your trigger points are [wrong]."
She added: "Many things led me to leave. I had no toolbox to leave, but I did it... I'm not going to go into [the details of leaving]."
The 'Fatal Attraction' star initially suffered from nightmares about betrayal after leaving the group, but has since forgiven her father, as she believes the experience helped make her a better actress.
She said: "I always thought, the way life works, the burden of forgiveness is on the child. I always felt that I was held together with Scotch tape and paper clips, and, as an actor, that's good."
Glenn Close grew up in a cult
Glenn Close found it difficult to trust her instincts after being raised in a cult.
The 67-year-old actress spent 15 years in the Moral Re-Armament's conservative religious community in Switzerland, where she lived until she was 22, and admits it had a "profound impact" on her.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star told The Hollywood Reporter: "[For years], I wouldn't trust any of my instincts because [my beliefs] had all been dictated to me."
Glenn's late father, Dr William Taliaferro Close, became enamoured with the spiritual movement - now known has Initiatives of Change - and moved the family to the organisation's headquarters in the small village of Caux, overlooking Lake Geneva, when she was seven.
The six-time Oscar nominee said: "You basically weren't allowed to do anything, or you were made to feel guilty about any unnatural desire. If you talk to anybody who was in a group that basically dictates how you're supposed to live and what you're supposed to say and how you're supposed to feel, from the time you're seven till the time you're 22, it has a profound impact on you. It's something you have to [consciously overcome] because all of your trigger points are [wrong]."
She added: "Many things led me to leave. I had no toolbox to leave, but I did it... I'm not going to go into [the details of leaving]."
The 'Fatal Attraction' star initially suffered from nightmares about betrayal after leaving the group, but has since forgiven her father, as she believes the experience helped make her a better actress.
She said: "I always thought, the way life works, the burden of forgiveness is on the child. I always felt that I was held together with Scotch tape and paper clips, and, as an actor, that's good."
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Neil Patrick Harris is set to host the 2015 Oscars.
The 'Gone Girl' actor, who has previously emceed the Tony Awards and the Emmys several times, will present the star-studded 87th annual ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 22.
The 41-year-old star announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday (15.10.14) by posting a video clip of himself telling an unidentified person "I'm in" during a phone call.
The 'How I Met Your Mother' star, who recently married his long-term boyfriend David Burtka, with whom he has four-year-old twins, Harper and Gideon, is then seen consulting his bucket list, which includes having children, getting married and meeting the president, and circling the final item that reads "host the Oscars" with a black pen.
In a statement, he added: "It is truly an honor and a thrill to be asked to host this year's Academy Awards. I grew up watching the Oscars and was always in such awe of some of the greats who hosted the show. To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, and everyone else who had the great fortune of hosting is a bucket list dream come true."
Talk show queen Ellen hosted this year's ceremony in March, which scored the best ratings in 14 years, but declined an offer to take on the job again.
'Veep' star Julia Louis-Dreyfus was also offered the role and turned it down, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars
Neil Patrick Harris is set to host the 2015 Oscars.
The 'Gone Girl' actor, who has previously emceed the Tony Awards and the Emmys several times, will present the star-studded 87th annual ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 22.
The 41-year-old star announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday (15.10.14) by posting a video clip of himself telling an unidentified person "I'm in" during a phone call.
The 'How I Met Your Mother' star, who recently married his long-term boyfriend David Burtka, with whom he has four-year-old twins, Harper and Gideon, is then seen consulting his bucket list, which includes having children, getting married and meeting the president, and circling the final item that reads "host the Oscars" with a black pen.
In a statement, he added: "It is truly an honor and a thrill to be asked to host this year's Academy Awards. I grew up watching the Oscars and was always in such awe of some of the greats who hosted the show. To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, and everyone else who had the great fortune of hosting is a bucket list dream come true."
Talk show queen Ellen hosted this year's ceremony in March, which scored the best ratings in 14 years, but declined an offer to take on the job again.
'Veep' star Julia Louis-Dreyfus was also offered the role and turned it down, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Heidi Klum and Seal are officially divorced.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge finalised the 'Project Runway' star and the British singer's split in Los Angeles on Tuesday (14.10.14) after the former couple, who separated in January 2012 after seven years of marriage, reached a settlement in July.
The judgment did not include any details about the custody arrangement for their two daughters, Leni, 10, and Lou, four, and two sons, Henry, eight, Johan, seven, or how they have divided their assets.
Months after their split, 'Kiss From a Rose' hitmaker Seal accused the German model of cheating on him with her then-bodyguard Martin Kirsten, whom she dated for 18-months until last January.
The 51-year-old star said at the time: "Whilst I didn't expect anything better from him, I would of thought that Heidi would have shown a little more class and at least waited until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help.
"But I guess you all now have the answer you have been looking for for the last seven months."
The duo have since put their differences aside and are frequently spotted on outings with their children.
Heidi, 41, has been dating 27-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel since February.
Heidi and Seal’s divorce finalised
Heidi Klum and Seal are officially divorced.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge finalised the 'Project Runway' star and the British singer's split in Los Angeles on Tuesday (14.10.14) after the former couple, who separated in January 2012 after seven years of marriage, reached a settlement in July.
The judgment did not include any details about the custody arrangement for their two daughters, Leni, 10, and Lou, four, and two sons, Henry, eight, Johan, seven, or how they have divided their assets.
Months after their split, 'Kiss From a Rose' hitmaker Seal accused the German model of cheating on him with her then-bodyguard Martin Kirsten, whom she dated for 18-months until last January.
The 51-year-old star said at the time: "Whilst I didn't expect anything better from him, I would of thought that Heidi would have shown a little more class and at least waited until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help.
"But I guess you all now have the answer you have been looking for for the last seven months."
The duo have since put their differences aside and are frequently spotted on outings with their children.
Heidi, 41, has been dating 27-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel since February.
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Selena Gomez claims she is criticised by "grown adults all the time."
The 22-year-old star says "it's hard" being bullied on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by less accomplished strangers, but refuses "to let them win" by quitting social media.
The actress and singer told E! News: "I get picked on by grown adults all the time. It's grown-ups and I don't get it. It just baffles me. I wish I could just sit them down and say, 'What were you doing at 15? What were you doing at 18? What were you doing at 21?' Because I can guarantee you it's not half of what I've done.' "
She added: "Trust me, it's hard. I've had my moments where I've let them get to me but I refuse to let them win."
The brunette beauty, who has 23.7 million followers on Twitter and 64 million fans on Facebook, admits she might not always want to share her thoughts and photographs online.
She said: "Maybe when I'm older, but I think right now I want to be that person for those girls and for my fans.
"It's nice to be able to connect with my fans. I'm a part of it. I'm totally involved."
Selena formed a close bond with first-time director William H. Macy and his actress wife of 17-years Felicity Huffman on the set of her new movie, 'Rudderless,' and says they are "really refreshing."
She said: "They are not normal in this industry. I've been to their house. I've spent time with them and they just respect each other and they have this beautiful connection through their work...They don't really care about all the noise, which is really refreshing."
Selena Gomez blasts grown-up bullies
Selena Gomez claims she is criticised by "grown adults all the time."
The 22-year-old star says "it's hard" being bullied on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by less accomplished strangers, but refuses "to let them win" by quitting social media.
The actress and singer told E! News: "I get picked on by grown adults all the time. It's grown-ups and I don't get it. It just baffles me. I wish I could just sit them down and say, 'What were you doing at 15? What were you doing at 18? What were you doing at 21?' Because I can guarantee you it's not half of what I've done.' "
She added: "Trust me, it's hard. I've had my moments where I've let them get to me but I refuse to let them win."
The brunette beauty, who has 23.7 million followers on Twitter and 64 million fans on Facebook, admits she might not always want to share her thoughts and photographs online.
She said: "Maybe when I'm older, but I think right now I want to be that person for those girls and for my fans.
"It's nice to be able to connect with my fans. I'm a part of it. I'm totally involved."
Selena formed a close bond with first-time director William H. Macy and his actress wife of 17-years Felicity Huffman on the set of her new movie, 'Rudderless,' and says they are "really refreshing."
She said: "They are not normal in this industry. I've been to their house. I've spent time with them and they just respect each other and they have this beautiful connection through their work...They don't really care about all the noise, which is really refreshing."
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Uma Thurman believes she and Arpad Busson can reach a "fair" custody agreement.
The 44-year-old actress's ex-fiancé filed an emergency court order in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City on Tuesday (14.10.14), seeking custody of their two-year-old daughter, Luna, but she is "optimistic" they can settle their dispute out of court.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the 'Kill Bill' star said: "It is unfortunate that this very private discussion regarding Mr. Busson's visitation rights and his participation in decision making has been made public.
"However, we are optimistic that a fair agreement for both sides will be reached out of court."
Uma got engaged to Arpad, who also has two sons, Flynn, 16, and Cy, 11, with supermodel Elle Macpherson, for the second time in 2011 after calling off their first engagement in 2009, but they ended their relationship for good last April.
The actress, who also has daughter Maya, 16, and son Levon, 12, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke, has since been linked to director Quentin Tarantino.
Earlier this year, the star claimed she was happier than she had been in a long time.
She said: "I'm happier now than I've been in many, many years. I'm trying to live as peaceful a personal life as possible. I guess I'm less jaded now than I've ever been, definitely less than when I was younger."
Uma Thurman wants fair custody agreement
Uma Thurman believes she and Arpad Busson can reach a "fair" custody agreement.
The 44-year-old actress's ex-fiancé filed an emergency court order in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City on Tuesday (14.10.14), seeking custody of their two-year-old daughter, Luna, but she is "optimistic" they can settle their dispute out of court.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the 'Kill Bill' star said: "It is unfortunate that this very private discussion regarding Mr. Busson's visitation rights and his participation in decision making has been made public.
"However, we are optimistic that a fair agreement for both sides will be reached out of court."
Uma got engaged to Arpad, who also has two sons, Flynn, 16, and Cy, 11, with supermodel Elle Macpherson, for the second time in 2011 after calling off their first engagement in 2009, but they ended their relationship for good last April.
The actress, who also has daughter Maya, 16, and son Levon, 12, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke, has since been linked to director Quentin Tarantino.
Earlier this year, the star claimed she was happier than she had been in a long time.
She said: "I'm happier now than I've been in many, many years. I'm trying to live as peaceful a personal life as possible. I guess I'm less jaded now than I've ever been, definitely less than when I was younger."