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Theron & Townsend split?

Actress Charlize Theron has ended her nine-year relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend, according to a British report.
The South African beauty has been dating the Shooting Fish star since they met on the set of 2002 movie Trapped.
But U.K. newspaper the Mail on Sunday claims the couple has now parted ways, with Townsend allegedly moving out of their shared home in the Hollywood Hills.
The report follows a stream of rumors about their relationship after Theron was recently spotted out in public without the beloved antique ring she wears to show her commitment to Townsend.
A source tells the publication, “They had become more like brother and sister than lovers. It was she who ended it. Charlize …

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Hope for Haiti telethon

Charlize will be joined by fellow A-list stars, Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and many more, for George Clooney’s ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon. The telethon will be hosted by Clooney (in Los Angeles) and Wyclef Jean (in New York) and it will air this Friday January 22. Networks showing the telethon are ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT. The show is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time and will run commercial-free. There will also be musical performances, in addition to celebrity appearances. All proceeds will go to these organizations: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Yele Haiti Foundation.
Source: Oregon Live & Billboard …

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The Burning Plain out in Blu-Ray & DVD

Magnolia Home Entertainment announced that “The Burning Plain,” a film written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga and starring Academy Award-winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, will hit the stores on Jan. 12.
“The performances by Theron and Basinger are strong enough to get noticed at Oscar time,” a critic for Time wrote. But they were overlooked by the Golden Globes.
Charlize Theron (“Hancock,” “Monster”) stars as Sylvia, a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. “The Burning Plain” explores the explosive power of forbidden love. Sylvia´s cool, professional demeanor masks her sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched …

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Charlize Theron Still Crazy About Beau

CHARLIZE Theron says she and her boyfriend Stuart Townsend are still “completely crazy” about each other.
The South African actress and the Irish actor have been dating for over nine years and have managed to keep their relationship intact — despite the pressures the of showbiz.
“He’s a remarkable, warm and caring man,” said Charlize. “We’ve been able to make a great life for ourselves — and that can be pretty hard in this business.
“What holds us together is great love, great respect and great friendship.
“After nine years, we’re still completely crazy about each other.”
It was recently reported that Theron is planning to get Townsend tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
“Stuart is a big …

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Charlize Theron’s ‘Casting Couch’ Horror

The South African star moved to California at the age of 19 to embark on a career in the movies.
But Theron, who won an Oscar for her performance in 2003 drama Monster, admits it was tough trying to make it in showbusiness, and she saw the darker side of Hollywood first hand.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, ‘I thought it was a little odd that the audition was on a Saturday night at his house in Los Angeles, but I thought maybe that was normal. He was in his Hugh Hefner pyjamas – I go inside and he’s offering me a drink, and I’m thinking, my God this acting stuff is very relaxed. But it soon …

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Charlize Theron to co-host World Cup soccer draw

South African actress Charlize Theron has landed the leading lady’s role in Friday’s draw for next year’s soccer World Cup finals in her home country, the international soccer body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Theron, who won a best actress Oscar for playing a serial killer in the 2003 movie “Monster”, will be joint host of the 90-minute show to be televised live to an estimated global audience of more than two hundred million people in 200 countries.
She will join FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to host the procedure of placing the 32 national finalists into eight groups of four teams for the 2010 tournament which runs from June 11 to July 11.
The show will include …

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Charlize Theron draws ‘Ireland’ at World Cup draw rehearsal

Oscar-award-winning South African actress Charlize Theron, 34, put up another good performance when she pulled “Ireland” during a rehearsal for the World Cup draw on Friday, it emerged Wednesday. The actress was pulling FIFA’s leg over Ireland’s failed bid to become the 33rd team at the 32-nation Cup.
Ireland had asked to be allowed participate after being ousted in the play-offs by France, which clinched its place with a goal from striker William Gallas after captain Thierry Henry had handled the ball.
Theron, who will co-host Friday’s draw with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke, pulled the “Ireland” ball out of the bowl instead of France.
“Yes, she did, but it was only a joke,” Valcke confirmed to the …

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Charlize Theron Making Big Plans For Thanksgiving

South African-born actress became a U.S. citizen in 2007 and now she loves the holidays and makes the most of them every year.
But she admits she and boyfriend Stuart Townsend were shocked by the amount of people who opted to spend Thanksgiving Day with them instead of with their own families.
The Monster star explains, ‘I did this thing where my boyfriend and I kind of made this list of people that we love… and we thought, ‘Y’know, it’s Thanksgiving and people will go and be with their families… Half of these people won’t say yes.’ They’re all coming to my house.’
But Theron is prepared – she’s cooking two turkeys with all the trimmings and she’s …

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Charlize Theron set to star in Irish film based on award-winning book

According to a report in The Sunday Tribune, Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron will be spending lots of time in Ireland next year, as she’s down to play the lead female role in the film version of the Sebastian Barry novel “The Secret Scripture.”
The paper says that the prolific Irish producer Noel Pearson is on board for the project, and is trying to line up the British actor Alan Rickman for one of the other main characters.
Theron will play Roseanne McNulty, a 100-year-old mental patient who decides to write an autobiography, and she’ll age back in time for the role.
The Tribune didn’t say when filming will start, but Theron will likely be spending part …

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Charlize Theron: ‘I Fart Like a Man’

CHARLIZE Theron is no lady!
The Battle in Seattle actress says she farts like a guy and swears like a sailor.
“[I'm] not pretending to be a lady,” she said. “I can fart as loud as the next guy and have a filthy mouth.”
The star, 34, recently revealed that she hates being called a “movie star”.
“When somebody calls me a movie star, I worry a bit,” she said. “It used to be about the work, but now it means you show up at the Oscars and look good.”
Theron — who was born in South Africa, but moved to New York as a teenager — says she decided to become an actress after her dancing dreams were shattered …

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