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Winona Ryder thought 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was about the economy.
The 42-year-old actress admitted she is "out of the loop" with popular culture and had a bizarre encounter with author E.L. James about her erotic thriller because although she had heard of the book, its sedate sleeve, which depicts a smart tie, left her confused about its subject matter.
She said: "This is how out of the loop I am. I met E.L. James at a party and I'd heard about the book so I knew everyone was talking about it, but because there's a tie on the cover I thought it was about Wall Street.
"I think I said something really stupid to her because I literally thought it was about the economy."
The 'Edward Scissorhands' star is "waiting" for the right project to come along and is desperate to work with 'The Wire' creator David Simon but has no idea how to approach him.
Speaking to the new edition of Red magazine, she said: "I'm waiting for the thing that gives me that feeling.
"I've been trying to write [David] a letter to tell him I want to work with him. But how do you write a letter to a writer? He's the person that I hope to work with one day."

Justin Bieber celebrated his birthday in the Bahamas. The 'All That Matters' singer splashed out thousands of dollars to fly his friends and family to a secluded beach resort on the Caribbean island of Eleuthera, where villas cost a reported $4,275 a ...

Sinitta is relieved she and Simon Cowell will never be subjected to romance rumours again now he has settled down and started a family.
The 'So Macho' singer, who is godmother to his newborn son, Eric, his first child with girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, is happy to be friends with the music mogul.
She told OK! Magazine: "The whole are-we-or-aren't-we thing with Simon and I ... Being a bit stuck or hung-up on each other, but not being able to fully commit to each other and equally not being able to fully move on ... In recent times we've finally been able to do that and him having a baby with Lauren certainly stops the yo-yo situation forever."
The brunette beauty thinks Simon, 54, has met his match with Lauren, 36, and feels they "deserve to be together" and be happy as a family with Eric, who was born on Valentine's Day (14.02.14).
Sinitta said: "Lauren has made my best friend extremely happy and he's finally found the woman he truly loves."
The 45-year-old singer, who dated Simon in the 1980s, admitted the TV mogul hasn't always been able to be a "faithful boyfriend" until now, but she insists he has been a "faithful friend" and she has a close bond with his mum Julie.
She said: "Simon and I have good times together. We care for each other's families. His mum's like my mother. I've known her since I was a teenager, we're old family friends."
Sinitta also addressed rumours that Simon, who is godfather to her children, gives her a wage, claiming she earns her own money but says he is generous when it comes to her son Zac, seven, and daughter Magdalena, eight.
She said: "When I was mentoring [on 'The X Factor'] he paid me the going rate. As godfather he pays towards my children's school fees and he buys us lovely birthday and Christmas presents. He's a generous friend but I earn my own money."

Celine Dion's husband has been battling throat cancer.
The 'My Heart Will Go On' hitmaker has been supporting René Angélil, 72, after he underwent surgery on December 23 to have a tumour removed, and the couple are relieved the operation was "successful".
Celine's representative told E! News: "Putting to rest rumours that have been circulating these past few weeks, Rene Angelil's office confirmed today that he has been recovering at home in Las Vegas following surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his throat on December 23rd.
"The procedure was successful and Mr. Angelil was released from hospital a few days following the surgery."
René - who has grown-up children Patrick, Jean-Pierre and Anne-Marie from his previous marriages, and René-Charles, 13, and twins Eddy and Nelson, three, with Celine - has taken a break from his career managing his 45-year-old spouse to focus on his recovery and relax with his family.
The representative added: "During his recovery, Mr. Angelil has decided to take a short hiatus from his normal work schedule, and concentrate on rebuilding his strength through proper rest and nutrition."
Celine - who has a residency in Las Vegas - issued a statement which added: "I don't want René to stress out with work-related issues. I want him to focus on getting back to 100 percent. I've been doing my shows at the Colosseum and everything's under control.
"At home we've been spending a lot of quality time with the family. We feel very fortunate that we've been able to get the best care possible and we thank God every day for helping us to get through this ordeal."
René previously battled throat cancer in 2001.

Cate Blanchett slept with her Best Actress Oscar.
The 'Blue Jasmine' actress - who won Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for her role in 'The Aviator' - joked she and husband Andrew Upton had had a "threesome" following the Academy Awards on Sunday (02.03.14) because she couldn't bear to let the statuette out of her sight.
She said: "It's the closest my husband and I have ever come to a threesome."
The 44-year-old beauty - who has sons Dashiell, 12, Roman, nine, and Ignatius, five - with Andrew - admitted accepting the award was a bizarre experience.
She explained: "I was so stressed. I don't think I drank that much last night but it was such a release of adrenaline."
Cate appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show just hours after the ceremony and admitted to the host - who had presented the awards - that she had only had "a little bit of sleep".
Ellen said: "What can I get you? I have Visine, I have Advil. I have water. I have a banana."
The actress replied: "Do you have a blanket or a coffee or something?"
Ellen had arranged to have pizza delivered to the A-list audience at the Oscars, but Cate had to stop for food on her way home because she was away from her seat when the pies were distributed inside the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
She said: "I went to the bar to try and get something to eat and then they wouldn't let me back in!
"But all those actresses were hovering it up so I wouldn't have got a piece anyway."

Nigella Lawson has posed make-up free for VOGUE.
The curvaceous cook has landed her first magazine interview since she was forced to admit to previously snorting cocaine and smoking cannabis while giving evidence in court against her former aides Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo last December, when they stood trial accused of £685,000 credit card fraud.
The 54-year-old star appears fresh-faced on the British magazine's cover wearing just a hint of blusher and mascara, with the help of a "little retouching" from the art team.
Nigella said: "I was terrified of being photographed without make-up, and I hate having my looks talked up. It always makes me feel I'm going to be a disappointment in the flesh."
The magazine added: "Miss Lawson received a little retouching as we do with all cover images. Oddly given that she is a woman in her fifties, less than some people decades younger."
The TV chef - who currently stars in new Channel 4 cooking reality show 'The Taste' - also hinted at plans to branch out from cookery in the future.
She said: "I love what I do, but there are other parts of my brain that I haven't flexed."
The domestic goddesses, who is a long-time contributing editor for the fashion bible and initially wrote a cookery column in 1995, is set to discuss her traumatic ordeal in the tell-all interview.
Not long before her drugs scandal, Nigella's marriage to art collector Charles Saatchi came to an end in July 2013 after 10 years of marriage, just weeks after pictures emerged of him with his hand around her throat in a London restaurant.

Sarah Harding thinks Kimberley Walsh will be a "bossy mum".
The Girls Aloud star announced last month that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Justin Scott and her former bandmate believes she will be quite strict in comparison to new mum Nadine Coyle, who had a baby daughter just a few weeks prior to Kimberley's announcement.
She said: "We were all shocked that Nadine was the first because we thought it'd be Kimberley. I think Kimberley will be the bossy mum, whereas Nadine has that LA thing going on."
While the 32-year-old star hasn't seen Nadine - who lives in Los Angeles with her NFL player boyfriend Jason Bell - since she gave birth, Sarah says the Irish singer is having a fairly easy time as a new mother.
She revealed: "I haven't met her baby yet, but she's getting on very well, surprisingly! She's really laidback, and so is the baby - she sleeps through the night. She must have had a chilled-out pregnancy to have such a chilled-out baby!"
Sarah, who is in a relationship with DJ Mark Foster, admits she isn't ready for children herself as she wants to focus on her music career.
She added to new! magazine: "I'm very focused right now and so is Mark. I'm not going to deny that I'm 32 - I'm embracing that fact. But my mum was in her late thirties when she had me and I think a lot of women are dominant in the workplace these days."

Taylor Swift has obtained a restraining order against a man who believes he is married to the star.
The 24-year-old singer filed legal documents which claim Timothy Sweet has been stalking her since 2011, sending dozens of emails, letters and social media posts, in which he declared his love for the 'I Knew You Were Trouble' hitmaker, according to TMZ.
Mr Sweet also vowed to "kill" anybody who stood between them, including America's Secretary of State, John Kerry, and claimed he would carry a gun to protect Taylor.
Among a number of messages he sent to the star, Mr Sweet, 33, said: "If anyone in Taylor's family get killed it is not my fault.
"My wife Taylor Swift (Sweet) and I live in Beverley Hills. I am in love with her. In conclusion, we treat each other with dignity and respect. I will carry a gun to protect her the rest of my life. (sic)."
He went on: "Dearest Taylor, I'll kill any man who gets in the way of our marriage. Message to John Kerry, Secretary of State. Message from YOUR presidential candidate (sic)."
The singer filed the request for the temporary order, which will expire on March 25, at Los Angeles Superior Court, and a judge has ordered Mr Sweet to stay at least 100 yards away from Taylor, her mother Andrea, father Scott and younger brother, Austin.
Taylor stated that Mr Sweet's behaviour is "seriously alarming and harassing" and the constant messages and phone calls are "extremely distressing to me and my family", adding that she does "not have desire to interact with or communicate in any way with Mr Sweet."

Sinitta insists she will never again be romantically linked to Simon Cowell now he has become a father.
The 'So Macho' singer, who is godmother to his newborn son, Eric, his first child with girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, claims their on/off relationship is finally over.
She told OK! Magazine: "The whole are-we-or-aren't-we thing with Simon and I ... Being a bit stuck or hung-up on each other, but not being able to fully commit to each other and equally not being able to fully move on ... In recent times we've finally been able to do that and him having a baby with Lauren certainly stops the yo-yo situation forever."
The brunette beauty thinks Simon, 54, has met his match with Lauren, 36, and feels they "deserve to be together" and be happy as a family with Eric, who was born on Valentine's Day (14.02.14).
Sinitta said: "Lauren has made my best friend extremely happy and he's finally found the woman he truly loves."
The 45-year-old singer, who dated Simon in the 1980s, admitted the TV mogul hasn't always been able to be a "faithful boyfriend" until now, but she insists he has been a "faithful friend" and she has a close bond with his mum Julie.
She said: "Simon and I have good times together. We care for each other's families. His mum's like my mother. I've known her since I was a teenager, we're old family friends."
Sinitta also addressed rumours that Simon, who is godfather to her children, gives her a wage, claiming she earns her own money but says he is generous when it comes to her son Zac, seven, and daughter Magdalena, eight.
She said: "When I was mentoring [on 'The X Factor'] he paid me the going rate. As godfather he pays towards my children's school fees and he buys us lovely birthday and Christmas presents. He's a generous friend but I earn my own money."