Jennifer Aniston will grace this week’s cover of The New York Times Magazine, Sunday newspaper supplement. The actress has been making the rounds on the talk show circuit and sitting for interviews with the top magazines in anticipation of several movies that will hit theaters in the coming months.

Marley & Me will open on Christmas Day and He’s Just Not That Into You in February 2009. Aniston sat for an interview that will appear in the Sunday NYT in which she says she is really a very private person – no surprise there.

When asked if she would ever consider MySpace or Facebook to connect with her fans, she was quick to say she would not. Aniston tries to shield herself from what is written about her and said, “It’s not for me. If I look at it, I’ll be affected. It’s like dancing with the devil.”

She has kept her silence about her divorce until recently allowing a little trash talk to slip during an interview for the December issue of Vogue. She reportedly shocked Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie by dredging up the past after so much time had elapsed, referring to her ex-husband’s partner as “uncool”. Even pal Oprah questioned Jen’s motivation during Aniston’s recent guest appearance.

The NY Times has a great story about Angelina Jolie’s carefully orchestrated image, which I think many are sort of aware of. What’s interesting is that she seems to have a knack for pulling the strings all by herself. While all celebrities seek to manipulate their public images to one degree or another, Jolie accomplishes it without leaning on a publicist or an agent. The keys to her public image reportedly belongs to her alone, although she does rely on her longtime manager, Geyer Kosinski, as a conduit.

Bonnie Fuller, the former editor of Us Weekly and Star magazines says:

“She’s scary smart. But smart only takes you so far. She also has an amazing knack, perhaps more than any other star, for knowing how to shape a public image.”

Jolie expertly cultivates relationships with friendly reporters and even sets up her own photo shoots for the paparazzi. Most skillfully, she dictates terms to celebrity magazines involving their coverage of her and her family, editors say, creating an awkward situation for publications that try to abide by strict journalistic standards.

Contrast that with Jennifer Lopez, who sold pictures of her twins to People for an estimated $6 million in February, but has a team of eight to help her navigate such situations. Jolie on the other hand, used her cellphone, a lawyer and Mr. Kosinski (and, of course, the counsel of her partner, Brad Pitt) to negotiate with People and other celebrity magazines this summer for photos of their newborn twins and an interview. Jolie was supposedly even seeking more than the estimated $14 million they received from the deal but no one would say she did badly. They also supposedly negotiated a hefty slice of journalistic input — a promise that the winning magazine’s coverage would be positive, not merely in that instance but into the future, as part of the deal.

The winner with the deep pockets was People. The resulting package in its Aug. 18 issue — the magazine’s best-selling in seven years — was a publicity coup for Jolie. In the People interview, there was no use of the word “Brangelina,” the tabloid amalgamation of their names, which irks the couple but plenty of positive questions about her and Pitt’s charity work. Likely future stories on “Brangelina,” will be People friendly in the future?

Jennifer Aniston continues the publicity campaign tour for her upcoming movie “Marley & Me” with a cover appearance on the next issue of Entertainment Weekly. Inside she disses a bit on her last magazine cover, that of Vogue. But what we really found interesting is her comments on being ready to become a mom, and her fears the tabloids have ruined her big announcement (when it happens). The Friends actress, who is currently dating rocker John Mayer, is begging gossip columnists to stop prematurely announcing her pregnancy – because she wants the happy news to be a big deal when she eventually does become a mother-to-be.
She tells the magazine, “It’s almost going to take away the fun from actually being able to say one day, ‘I’m pregnant!’ “Everyone will be like, ‘Yeah, right.’ It’s the boy who cried wolf. Stop stealing my thunder, motherf**kers!’ “I feel like that’s (pregnancy) in my future and I’m on the verge of it in some way.”

On her Vogue quote (”What Angelina did was very uncool”) being taken out of context : “I was just surprised that Vogue would go so tabloid. I was bummed. But you almost expect it. Big deal. Done. Next.”

Skinny-dipping Scarlett Johansson makes a splash in the new romantic comedy – He’s Just Not That Into You, a comedy, which is about the complications of modern romance.. He’s Just Not That Into You is based on the self-help book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which originally sprung from a storyline in Sex and the City and is due out February 6, 2009.

In the film, Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck play a couple in the throes of relationship problems – she’s desperate to get married while he isn’t so keen. Ginnifer Goodwin plays a Bridget Jones style singleton who breaks all the rules of dating. It also stars Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, whose real life romance faded not long after shooting wrapped.

 

 

 

Most people don't make $52,000 in a year -- but Friday afternoon one Russian billionaire dropped that much cash on LUNCH!

When it comes to Halloween costumes, Kim Kardashian is erring on the side of excess – even at the expense of sibling harmony.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is ready to go with three separate characters – Disney characters Princess Jasmine (from Aladdin) and Snow White, as well as a pirate – she told Johnjay and Rich of Phoenix radio station KISS-FM on Friday.

"They're all pretty sexy and fun," she said.

Kim's sister Khloe, who also called in, said she wants to go as Catwoman, but is having trouble finding a Batman to fit her 6 ft., 10 inch husband, NBA player Lamar Odom. She ordered a costume online, she said, but it was too small.

Upon hearing that, Kim opened up a can of worms by asking to borrow the too-small Batman outfit for her boyfriend, NFL star Reggie Bush. "I bought the costume last year for Catwoman, I just need the guy's Batman," she pleaded.

"You're such a copycat," Khloe shot back, as the pair started bickering on the air.

"Why can't [Reggie] be Aladdin, or why can't he be Johnny Depp as a pirate? How hot is Johnny Depp?" said Khloe.

Eventually, Kim said wearily: "I'll figure it out without you, don't even worry." For good measure, Khloe warned: "If she takes the Batman costume, there's going to be war."

Chaz Bono says his girlfriend of four years, Jennifer Elia, has been completely supportive during his process of becoming a man. Now, he says, his gender reassignment surgery allows the couple to physically have what they've always had emotionally: a heterosexual relationship.

"She's been amazing," Bono, 40, tells Entertainment Tonight in the second part of a two-part interview, airing Friday. "I feel really grateful to be going through this with a partner."

RELATED: Chaz: I Love Being a Man

Elia knew his intentions from the start, Bono says. "I didn't just spring this on Jennifer recently. This was something she knew about shortly after we met."

He adds: "Our relationship always modeled a heterosexual relationship, emotionally and intellectually. So now it does physically as well."

Bono has said he felt male from the time he was a child. "I feel like I'm living in my body for the first time, and it feels really good," he tells ET.

In June, Bono's mother, Cher, told PEOPLE she supported the decision to pursue a sex change. "The one thing that will never change is my abiding love for my child," she said.

Like every year, this year too the Indian festival of Dhanteras which is celebrated at the time of Diwali brought good business for the gold merchants. Indian investors also had better market conditions on this day. At present the price of 10 gram gold is Rs.16,000 but that had not stopped people from purchasing gold on Dhanteras.

Gitanjali group, one of the leading manufacturer and retailer of jewelries, on Dhanteras had recorded ten percent growth on gold on sale of jewelries and twenty-five percent growth on diamond jewelry sale. As stated by the sources, maximum sale for this group had come from north India. Mehul Choksi, chairman of the Gitanjali Group said, “There was a huge rush for gold-linked investment, particularly gold coins, on Dhanteras and despite the sure in prices, the overall buying mood was bullish.” The market conditions of South India was comparatively dull for the flood that had caused damage recently.

Investors also expected the market to rise for the Diwali. Tata Motors Limited, based in Mumbai had seen a record jump of 260% on the index. They were followed by the Mahindra and Mahindra Limited who recorded a rise of 250%. Tamil Nadu based Sterlite Industries took the third position with a rise of 233% on the stock index.

Many people in India purchased cars on the day of Dhanteras. As stated by sources, Maruti Suzuki delivered approximately twenty thousand cars on this day. It was the highest number of cars delivered by the company in a single day. Last year the company had sold 4000 cars and this year they had targeted to sell more than seven thousand cars on the day. Dhanteras has been a big day for business and earned huge revenue for different companies.

Nevada (US), Oct 29 (ANI): Hindus have urged Hollywood diva Lindsay Lohan to utilize her upcoming trip to India to “reinvent” herself by spending some time in ashram (hermitage).

MTV Award winner American actress-singer-model Lindsay Dee Lohan (Mean Girls), 23, who has topped Maxim’s “Hot 100″, is heading to India to make a documentary on child trafficking for BBC Network.

Lohan, who is reportedly excited about this charity project and wants to “make the difference”, reportedly said “… you should use your voice for the right reason…”. Shooting will reportedly be held in Bihar.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in view of Lohan’s belief in ‘karma’, ashram would help bring Lohan tranquility, spirituality and serenity.

Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, says that ashram is a place of retreat usually used for spiritual development and India is full of them.

Members of English rock band “The Beatles” (Yellow Submarine) spent long periods at a Rishikesh ashram on the Ganges river bank. Musician-actor Ben Lee (The Square) and actress Ione Skye (River’s Edge) reportedly had a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in an ashram near Chennai in south India in the recent past. Grammy winner American singer-rapper-musician-producer Kanye West has been reportedly planning to spend about a month in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry to seek spiritual guidance, reassess his life and turn it around.

Generally ashrams are located away from the crowds in forests or other places amidst natural surroundings which are suitable for meditation and spiritual instruction and find mention in Hindu scriptures.

Lohan recently wrote on social networking service ‘twitter’: “i’m all about Karma.. what goes around comes around!” (ANI)

Hollywood diva Jessica Simpson returned to USA from India yesterday with intricate henna tattoo on her left hand, which included an elephant.

Bollywood actress-model Neha Dhupia (Singh is Kinng), 29, threw a grand party in her honor at exclusive Vie Lounge in Mumbai,  where she went to shoot for her VH1 docu-series show “The Price of Beauty” with celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves.

 

Simpson reportedly completely immersed herself with Indian culture during her stay in India, where she was seen sporting traditional bindi on her forehead shaped like Hindu Lord Shiva’s trident (trisula) and a sari. Accompanied by entourage of about a dozen people, she went on shopping spree in Colaba markets, shopped for chappals on Linking Road, went to Elco market to sample famous pani-puri, picked up an expensive choker necklace and ring set at a jewelry showroom, bought a sari from a Juhu boutique, etc. Simpson also visited a hospital in Airoli to meet a girl whom she sponsored for cleft operation, according to reports.

Seeing her interest in India’s culture/traditions, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Simpson to further explore the rich philosophical thought of Hinduism. Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, also suggested Simpson to visit a nearby Hindu temple and have a firsthand experience of Hinduism. If Simpson needed any assistance in her study of Hinduism, he or other Hindu scholars would be glad to share their knowledge or arrange the appropriate expertise, Zed added.

MTV nominated Jessica Ann Simpson (The Dukes of Hazzard), 29, has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits. Produced by RDF USA (Wife Swap), “The Price of Beauty” show is set to air in 2010.

Traditionally, “bindi” is a small round mark of vermillion applied in the middle of the forehead close to the eyebrows. Besides decoration, bindi is said to be symbolizing auspiciousness and good fortune; strengthening concentration and retaining energy; protecting against bad luck and demons; etc. Various international celebrities like Madonna, Julia Roberts, Gwen Stefani, Nina Hagen, Shania Twain, Shakira, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, etc., have also been reportedly spotted wearing bindis in the past.