Johnny Depp has the write stuff when it comes to signing autographs while Cameron Diaz is the worst, according to a new list from Autograph Collector magazine. Depp, followed by George Clooney, topped the magazine’s 14th annual survey of Hollywood’s best and worst signers. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star also was rated best last year. “Many stars become bad signers once fame and fortune hits, but not Depp. He’s even signed autographs for crowds at the airport while carrying luggage,” said Steve Cyrkin, editor and publisher of the Santa Ana, Calif.-based magazine. “Cameron Diaz may be a talented actress, but she’s persistently a terrible signer. Instead of just turning down a person’s autograph request, she’ll lecture them about how dumb autographs are,” Cyrkin said.
Preity Zinta was only in one film last year – a contrast to the breakneck pace most Bollywood stars put up with. But after she escaped the tsunami disaster in 2004, Zinta stopped doing films and began to look at her life in a different way. The disaster “made me value what I have,” she said. “I wrote down all the things that I have in life to be grateful about,” she told The Times of India. “And it was quite a long list.” Zinta was fast asleep in a
beachside villa in Thailand when the waves struck in December 2004. She ran and survived. Friends who had traveled with her, however, did not make it out – something she does not like to talk about.
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards agreed to extend a temporary restraining order requiring the actor to stay away from his estranged wife. A judge issued the order in April after the 35-year-old actress alleged in court papers that Sheen pushed, shoved and threatened her and her parents. Sheen, 40, has denied the allegations. On Friday, the restraining order was extended to July 13 so a psychologist can evaluate and make a determination regarding a custody arrangement for their two young daughters, Sheen’s publicist Stan Rosenfield said.
Jewel is hitting the daytime-TV soap world to promote her new CD. The singer-songwriter will appear May 31 on “The Young and the Restless.” The CBS soap opera is daytime’s top-rated drama. On the show, Jewel will perform at a fundraiser hosted by characters Nick and Sharon Newman to mark the first anniversary of their teenage daughter’s death in a drunken-driving accident. She’ll sing “Again and Again” and “Good Day” from her new “Goodbye Alice in Wonderland” CD, released earlier this month.
Diane Keaton has a new role. The Oscar-winning actress, who is 60, will star as a spokeswoman for L’Oreal Paris and its brands.
She will appear in print and TV ads beginning in late summer in the U.S. for L’Oreal, the company announced Friday.
