word movie: August 2006

Lindsay's man shops for rings

Harry Morton was spotted buying an engagement ring at Cartier in Beverly Hills. The rich kid has been dating Lindsay Lohan for about four months, and the pair seem to have been inseparable over the summer. One of Morton's assistants confirmed that he did indeed make a purchase at Cartier, saying, "I can confirm that Harry was shopping at Cartier, but what he purchased I cannot confirm. If it was in fact a gift then that's between him and whomever the gift is for."

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Lindsay's man shops for rings

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Affleck tries to justify Gigli's failure

Ben Affleck says the tabloids are ruining people's perception of actors. At a press conference for Hollywoodland at the Venice film fest, Affleck said, "I think more and more people pay attention to actor's private lives.. It makes it difficult to suspend disbelief when you are going to watch their movie because really what you are thinking about is whatever you have read about them in a magazine rather than the performance they are giving and it makes the actor's job harder." The new dad also thinks "the movies become incidental pit stops and commercial breaks in the soap opera of [an actor's] life."

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Affleck tries to justify Gigli's failure

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Pitt visits New Orleans

Brad Pitt is in New Orleans with his family to announce the winner of the design contest he co-sponsored with Global Green USA. "I'm very, very excited about the result," Pitt told People mag. "There are a lot of great ideas that came across the table." The Troy actor toured the Katrina ravaged city for a few days and was shocked by what he saw. "This is a social justice issue. As I walk around, I'm appalled and embarrassed that people don't even have the opportunity to return. This isn't supposed to happen here." Pitt teamed up with Global Green in a search to find an affordable, environmentally sustainable plan for rebuilding homes and community centers in the area. "My goal," Pitt said last month, "is to see something tangible, to see something built that can become an example, a template...a flagship for other people who are facing rebuilding."

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