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Scarlett Johansson is No Marilyn Monroe




Scarlett Johansson is set to travel to Iraq to visit US servicemen later this year.

She said: "I get letters from soldiers my age and younger. I wanted to go to Iraq in October, but it may be a little later.

"I don't know if I will sing for them. I'll probably just take to the stage and ooze sex appeal and hang around."

Scarlett, who has been compared to Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe by director Woody Allen, often feels she was born in the wrong decade.

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The 22-year-old actress explained: "Maybe Woody is just blinded by my shock of platinum hair, or maybe it's my body type. Honestly, I've never really understood the comparison. I absolutely love Marilyn Monroe, but I don't see it.

"A lot of times I feel like I was born in the wrong era. It was a very glamorous time from the 30s to the 60s, a really exciting time to be alive. You had Elizabeth Taylor, Dylan Thomas, artists, Lee Strasberg, studio heads - creative people. They worked in a different way then. Actors really homed in on their craft, bonding and living an artist's life. I wish I could have experienced that."

Meanwhile the blond star also revealed she wants to adopt a child.

'The Nanny Diaries' star can't wait to settle down and start a family and is planning to open her home to an underprivileged child.

Scarlett told USA Today newspaper: "I would love to have kids. I haven't really figured it out yet. I can see having a kid or two. And I would like to adopt children. I think I'm tender with children. I got along really well with them. They make me feel young, like you're nine-years-old again."

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 • Tags: Celebrity ,Marilyn Monroe ,Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson isn’t Quite Marilyn Monroe

Scarlett Johansson is so enamoured with Woody Allen she would gladly "sew
his pants".

The 22-year-old actress, who has been linked to a series of young
heartthrobs including Josh Harnett and Jared Leto, dotes on her 71-year-old
'Match Point' director.

She told Vogue magazine: "I'd sew the hems of his pants if he asked me to."

Woody recently admitted he finds Scarlett "criminally sexy". Praising his
current movie muse, he said: "She is unlike anyone who has come before her,
and while she is a much stronger actress in every way, there is a tiny bit
of Marilyn Monroe in her."

Scarlett also denied rumours she is dating pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake.

The actress, who plays his love interest in the video for his new single
'What Comes Around', insisted: "Of course it's not true. We had fun
together, but it's not like the first time I've ever hung out with him. I
think this happens because we're both single and in the spotlight."

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Scarlett side cleavage


FBI links Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe Death

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 • Tags: Celebrity ,Marilyn Monroe ,Scarlett Johansson

Anna Nicole Smith Has Died

ET confirms that Anna Nicole Smith died this afternoon after she collapsed at a Florida hotel.

The actress and TrimSpa spokesperson was staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.

According to reports, Anna Nicole collapsed around 2 p.m. and paramedics were called. They reportedly performed CPR at the scene. She was then taken to the Memorial Regional Hospital.

Her partner, Howard K. Stern, tells ET that Anna Nicole's temperature was running high last night. The couple was shopping for a new boat in Florida.






RIP Anna Nicole Smith - here she is last month with Howard K. Stern

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Hugh Hefner on Anna Nicole Smith via TMZ

"I am very saddened to learn about Anna Nicole's passing. She was a dear friend who meant a great deal to the Playboy family and to me personally.

"My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and loved ones during this difficult time."


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- Inside Anna Nicole Smith's Refridgerator

- Prescription medication found at the scene included the stimulant Provigil, the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, the powerful pain reliever Vicodin, and the morphine-like pain reliever Methadone — "a lot of Methadone," a Star source reports. [Read More]

- Zsa Zsa Gabor's Husband Says He Might Be the Daddy

- Anna Nicole Smith Planned to Marry Howard K. Stern

- Illegal narcotics as well as prescription medications found in her hotel room - 8 Bags of evidence removed by investigators [CBS 2]

- Anna's Mom Speaks Out: "I think she had too many drugs - just like Danny."

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TMZ


- Anna choked on her own vomit [Acess Hollywood]

- Howard K. Stern Gets Custody of Anna's Baby [TMZ]

- Paramedic first on the scene says Anna was dead when he arrived to her hotel room. [TMZ]

- Hear the audio file.

- Anna's autopsy planned for tomorrow morning. [TMZ]

- Smith's former lawyer says Anna wanted to be like Marilyn Monroe [TMZ]

He said: "She wanted to be like Marilyn her whole life and ironically died in a similar manner."

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Anna's Life

Anna Nicole's death came during a time of personal grief and a bitter
paternity battle.

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Her 20-year-old son Daniel, died in the Bahamas five months ago - just three
days after Anna Nicole gave birth to her daughter Dannielynn. Toxicology
reports determined Daniel had taken a lethal combination of antidepressants
and methadone.

Anna Nicole was ordered to have her daughter undergo a paternity test, after
former lover photographer Larry Birkheard filed a lawsuit claiming he was
Dannielynn's father.

Anna Nicole insisted Stern, who was also her lawyer, was the father of the
child.

The actress-and-model was ordered to complete the test before February 21 by
a Los Angeles judge on Wednesday (02.07.07).

Dannielynn was not with her mother when she died. She is in the Bahamas -
where she was born - in the care of a family friend.

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Anna Nicole was born Vickie Lynn Hogan and raised in Texas by her mother and
aunt.

After dropping out of high school aged 17, she met her first husband Billy
Smith, but later split from him and moved to Houston to become a stripper.

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It was here that she met elderly oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall.

Anna Nicole, 26, married Marshall, 89, in 1994, before he died the following
year. She spent the next decade battling his family for his estate.

In May 2006 the US Supreme Court ruled Anna Nicole could pursue her case in
federal court.

The blond got her big break in 1991 when Playboy boss Hugh Hefner
personally chose her to appear on the cover of the magazine.

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She was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1993 and appeared
in 'The Hudsucker Proxy' and 'Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'.

She also had her own outrageous reality TV series 'The Anna Nicole Smith
show' from 2002 to 2004.

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Celebs on Anna

US talk show host Larry King said: "She was a special person, she was an
unusual person. She was genuine, she was funny, she had some class. I feel
very, very sorry for everybody concerned, but mostly for her daughter
Dannielynn."

The 39-year-old model-turned-actress was once the poster girl for Guess
jeans, and starred in 'Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult'.

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CEO of Guess jeans, Paul Marciano, said: "She had something magic. This is a
very tragic and sad day. Personally I feel she did not recover from the loss
of her son Daniel who was the love of her life."

She was working as the spokesmodel for diet pill Trimspa when she died.

CEO of Trimspa, Alex Goen, said: "Today, Anna Nicole Smith's grief-stricken
and tumultuous personal life came to an end. Anna came to our company as a
customer, but she departs it as a friend. Anna knew both the joy of giving
life, and the heartache of losing a child. We pray that she is granted the
peace that eluded her more recent days on earth, and that she finds comfort
in the presence of her son, Daniel."

Anna Nicole also did a lot of work for animal rights group PETA.
PETA released a statement saying: "PETA is extremely upset by the news of
Anna Nicole Smith's untimely death. She was a great friend to animals and
used every opportunity to speak out against senseless cruelty. We always
thought Anna Nicole was a perfect fit for PETA because, just like us, she
not only hated cruelty to animals and loved her dog. It is a tragedy when
anyone passes away before their time, but with Anna Nicole, animals have
lost a true hero and PETA has lost a good friend. We will miss her."

Thursday, February 08, 2007 • Tags: Anna Nicole Smith ,Celebrity ,Marilyn Monroe

Kurt Cobain Tops Highest Paid Dead Celebrity List

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Kurt Cobain has overtaken Elvis as the highest-paid dead celebrity.

Latest figures - compiled by Forbes.com - show the late 'Nirvana' frontman
has made $50 million in the past year despite having killed himself in April
1994.

By comparison, second placed Elvis - who has held the top spot since 2001
and has been dead for almost 30 years - made just $42 million dollars in the
past twelve months.

Other big earners who have long since passed include 'Peanuts' cartoon
creator Charles Schulz - whose Charlie Brown and Snoopy cartoons are still
syndicated in newspapers across the world - whose estate earned $35 million,
and 'Imagine' singer John Lennon who raked in $24 million.

The 'Baby Einstein' brand of pre-school toys and DVD's helped late genius
Albert Einstein earn $20 million last year, while cultural icons Andy Warhol
and Marilyn Monroe also made the list.

Movies have played a big part in keeping the cash pouring in for the three
more people who made the top thirteen - Ray Charles, whose life inspired the
Oscar-winning film 'Ray'; 'Walk The Line' subject and country music legend
Johnny Cash and J.R.R. Tolkein, the creator of the 'Lord of the Rings' epic.

Top Earning Dead Celebrities

1. Kurt Cobain - Musician
2. Elvis Presley - Singer
3. Charles M. Schulz - Peanuts creator
4. John Lennon - Musician
5. Albert Einstein - Physicist
6. Andy Warhol - Clutural Icon
7. Dr. Seuss creator Theodor Geisel
8. Ray Charles - Musician
9. Marilyn Monroe - Actress
10. Johnny Cash - Musician
11. J.R.R. Tolkien - Author
12. George Harrison - Musician
13. Bob Marley - Musician

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 • Tags: Bodies ,Celebrity ,Elvis Presley ,Kurt Cobain ,Marilyn Monroe ,Music ,News ,Random

Elvis Presley Had Marilyn Monroe



Elvis Presley bedded Marilyn Monroe within minutes of meeting her, it has
been claimed.

The late rocker's former agent, Byron Raphael, kept details of the secret
one-night stand quiet for 50 years, but has now revealed all in a US
interview.

He claims bosses at the William Morris Agency wanted Presley and Monroe to
date for a publicity stunt in 1956, but the actress refused.

Raphael said: "He was very embarrassed, but I think she turned him down
because she felt it was too public."

However, Presley refused to "give up" and two weeks later he asked Raphael
to "pick up Marilyn" and bring her to his room at the Beverly Wilshire
hotel.

Raphael added to the New York Post newspaper: "When he saw her, they came
together and, without saying a word, started kissing. I was in shock and I
didn't know what to do. Then Marilyn, who was 10 years older, said, 'You're
pretty good for a guitar player.'

"After two minutes, they went into the bedroom and I didn't know if I was
supposed to leave, or stay and wait for them, so I just dozed off. The next
thing I knew I was startled awake by the door opening and I dove behind the
bar. And they both walked out stark naked."

The agent says he initially kept quiet about the rendezvous because he knew
it was the "sort of thing that could ruin their careers" and Monroe was also
still married to Arthur Miller.

Monday, October 02, 2006 • Tags: Bodies ,Celebrity ,Elvis Presley ,Fashion ,Marilyn Monroe ,Music ,News ,Rumors