Earlier this year, Demi Moore was slated to play feminist icon Gloria Steinem in a film about Deep Throat porn star Linda Lovelace. But since Moore is "suffering from exhaustion" (or from doing whip-its or smoking an incense-like product), she has dropped out of the film. Now the filmmakers say they have found a new Gloria, and it's our one and only Carrie Bradshaw.
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Demi Moore To Play Feminist Gloria Steinem In Porn Star Biopic
Freed from the clutches of Kutcher, Demi Moore is back to work playing feminist icon Gloria Steinem in an upcoming movie about Bronx-born Linda Boreman, who—under the name Linda Lovelace—is most noted for her appearance in the notorious 1972 adult film Deep Throat. At the time, the film grossed millions, launched Lovelace into spotlight, and sparked a firestorm of debate on cultural permissiveness. Not since her starring role as a single mom stripper with knack for political bribery has Moore grasped a role with such gravitas.
Demi Moore Denies Photoshopping For December Cover
Is it Demi Moore Twitter-deathwatch time? The actress has been forced to defend her looks in 140-characters or less multiple times in the past month. First when one of her followers said she looked old, she had the applaudable response of: "I'm 47. How am I supposed to look?"; and now she's defending her W cover, swearing it wasn't Photoshopped. Not so applaudable.
Celebrities Join Mayors To Encourage Volunteerism
Ashton and Demi joined Mike and Cory—Mayor Bloomberg and Newark Mayor Booker, that is—in Times Square yesterday to kick off a volunteerism and service effort called I Participate, which helps citizens find volunteer opportunities near them, as well as Bloomberg's Cities of Service, which will "identify local sectors where volunteers are most needed, match community organizations with volunteers" and share best practices. Besides New York and Newark, other cities and mayor participating are Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, Phoenix, DC, and many more.
Did Kutcher Punk the Media?
Remember that whole Hep-A scare at West Village bar Socialista? Reports came in this week that the whole thing may have been a joke -- but who's laughing? Probably not the owners of Socialista.
Giants' Celebrity Fans Get Ready for the Super Bowl
We know that Giants co-owner and movie producer Steve Tisch has been trying to ramp up the star power for the Giants sidelines. After Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz were seen at a game last fall, Tisch told the NY Times, he brings "the spices, the taste, the flavor" to the Giants (if the Giants experience were a soup; the other co-owners, the Maras, would bring the meat and potatoes).
Best Magazines Covers Ever?
10. National Geographic – June 1985 – Afghan girl – “Haunted eyes of an Afghan refugee’s fears”Based on own magazine reading experience, Gothamist would have to say that Fabien Baron's Harper's Bazaar cover ranks at the top, though we're very fond of the two September 11th-related covers (#6 Art Spiegelman's black on black World Trade Center and Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz's New Yorkistan, #14). There are high-res images of the covers here, but nowhere are there credits for who designed, illustrated or photographed the cover; we hope ASME releases that next. [Via AdFreak]
Attack of the Fall Fashion Magazines
The groans you hear are from newsstand owners and the super stylish, trying to carry the new fall fashion magazines. Plus, it's the only time of the year Vogue wants to be fat. The Daily News has a rundown of them, and depending on how you swing, we recommend you check out or avoid Vogue for Sarah Jessica Parker's gushing, Harper's Bazaar for Demi Moore's confirmation that she likes to snuggle up with Ashton naked (all we want to say is that if we were her kid, we'd never show our face at school again...but it's probably past that point for her kids), and Elle with J. Lo admitting being "Bennifer" was fun. Gothamist is waiting for the Law & Order episode where an 800 page fall fashion magazine is the weapon of choice, but at this point, we'll settle for seeing some women's segment on a morning show demonstrate how lifting these magazines counts as strength training.
Cheesy Movie Quotes
The BBC reports that Warburtons graciously asked 2,000 filmgoers what the cheesiest movie lines were, and their answers are this:
How To Marry a Millionaire
• How to have a fling with a 22 year old editorial assistant at age 42 (Suzy; see Demi Moore for the celebrity version)
Full Throttle Annoying
All the talk about Charlie's Angels Full Throttle being about female empowerment is a joke, because it's just about a bunch of girls being silly and their T&A. Of course Gothamist knew that, but the evidence is too overwhelming not to comment on. For starters, a painful-to-read interview by Sean Smith of Newsweek, with the Angels, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. Here's a sample:
Moore Than You Know
Demi Moore has carved out a niche with the 20-something men. Not only is she, uh, "dating" Ashton Kutcher, 22 year old designer Zac Posen loves her. (Luckily for Posen, he is gay, so he doesn't have to be Demi's lapdog...he just needs to give her free clothes.) In Vogue, where she is photographed with Posen (left), he says ''She's my idol, she's so sensual and strong. I loved that she took on all of those empowering roles." Apparently he cried when he first watched Ghost at age 10. Brother and, damn, Gothamist is getting old.
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Demi Moore is being accused of sexual harrassment by a man who worked on her estate in Idaho. The Smoking Gun has more on the man, who they think is crazy for complaining Moore groped him. Gothamist tends to agree. She's very hot.
Name Game
NY Post follows up the birth of Carys Zeta Douglas with wondering about the insane names that celebrities give their children. They offer up:
Will & Grace, with special guest Madonna
Madonna is going on be on Will & Grace, and Hilton and I discussed how Will & Grace pretty much sucks, except for Megan Mullally, aka Karen, and Sean Hayes, aka Jack. Gay joke, straight joke, sex joke, Grace-ugly-clothes joke, lather, rinse, repeat. And we hate it when they get too emotional - keep the comedy, folks, light, fizzy, silly, bawdy - no marriage or baby crap. Okay, sometimes Jack's kid is funny, but not as funny as Karen and Jack together.

