When stars shave their heads, couch-jump, spend countless minutes in jail, commit a fashion faux pas and/or other random acts of ego-inspired inanity, washingtonpost.com Celebritology blogger Liz Kelly is on the job. Every weekday, Liz shares the buzz, offers perspective and provides crucial links to juicy alternate news sources and, of course, takes your reaction in her daily blog.

Join Liz LIVE every Thursday at 2 p.m. ET to gab about the latest celebrity pairings (and splittings), rising stars (and falling ones), and get the scoop on the latest gossip making waves across the Web.

In her pre-celeb obsessed days, Liz ran washingtonpost.com's Discussions section, where she enjoyed talking to really interesting people -- including some Post reporters, Busta Rhymes and Elmo (as in "Tickle Me") -- on the phone. She still produces both Carolyn Hax's advice discussion and Gene Weingarten's Chatological Humor.

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Liz Kelly: Afternoon. Today's main blog post went up a tad late today, so here's a link for anyone interested in reading THE LONGEST INTERVIEW IN THE WORLD with Dave Navarro.

I was a huge fan of Jane's Addiction in high school so it was kind of weird to be chatting with Dave on the phone. I had to repress my inner fan girl and focus on asking him the usual series of questions about his (now ended) marriage to Carmen Electra. For his part, Dave was pretty wary early on in the interview. He seemed as if he'd been burned by reporters in the past and actually wasn't that keen on talking to me. By the time we ended the conversation 45 minutes later, though, I think we'd had a pretty good conversation. In fact, I thought it was so good I just had to transcribe the entire thing in the blog. But, see, therein lies the beauty of the Interwebs -- limitless space.

Any reaction to today's Golden Globe nominees? I was a little surprised to see "Atonement" grab seven nominations. It just feels so fresh and I haven't seen it and, well, I loathe Keira Knightley.

Share your loathing-based Globe nomination critiques now. Or, you know, whatever else you want to talk about.

Let's get started...

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Jodie Foster -- Out?:: Liz -- I just saw on CNN that Jodie Foster acknowledged her long time partner. Is it true? Is Jodie "officially" out of the closet!?

Liz Kelly: I've been avoiding this story all week because I really don't think there is much of a story here, but I'll excerpt the news item below and let you decide:

The Oscar-winning actress thanked "my beautiful Cydney" after winning an award at the Women in Entertainment Power 100 breakfast in Los Angeles.

She went on to praise Cydney Bernard, saying the film producer "sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss".

And that's it. She didn't say "I'd like to thank my lesbian partner with whom I've been living these many years." She didn't say "I'm out and I'm proud." She just thanked an acknowledged friend.

Now, yes, Cydney Bernard is believed to be Jodie's other half and this certainly looks like a public acknowledgment of her importance to Jodie -- but I think this is far from a public self-outing. Jodie has long avoided addressing questions about her sexuality and I don't think she's going to start talking now. Nor should she if that's not a bag of worms she wants to open.

Maybe what she's doing is living her life, giving credit where credit's due and -- well -- end of story.

Am I wrong?

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Grover: I loathed Atonement (the book), but was at a Christmas party last week and a local, well respected movie critic loved Atonement (the movie). I doubt I'll see it. But she said I mustn't miss "There Will Be Blood" with Daniel Day Lewis. Just FYI.

Liz Kelly: I wouldn't miss anything with Daniel Day Lewis. Seriously, he's one fabulous actor. His portrayal in "In the Name of the Father" is surpassed only by his bare chest in "Last of the Mohicans."

I will definitely see "Atonement." Here's a dirty secret -- I started reading the book and wasn't able to get into it. I'm sure that says something about the relatively low-ness of my brow, but there it is. Right now, I am of course reading "A Wrinkle in Time," the December "Lost" book club selection which we'll discuss here next week (link at bottom of page).

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Frankfurt, Ky.: Was there something very Stepford Wife-ish about Katie's comments? "Tom likes me in a suit and a mini every now and then. I like it when he likes it. It makes me blush."

Does she also like it when he cuts his hair to look like Miss Hathaway from Beverly Hillbillies?

Liz Kelly: Come on. She's not quite reached Hathaway status yet.

But, yes, the whole "I dress this way for Tom and he likes it and I blush" totally skeeved me out.

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New York: I read that Jennifer Lopez has registered at Petit Tresor.

Why do celebrities always go to this place? I mean, is the $3000 crib going to be that much better than the $200 one you can get at Babies R Us? Seriously, I am waiting for the day when a celebrity registers at Target!

Liz Kelly: Okay, I know that sometime in the last year or so a celeb registered at Target. I just can't remember who. Anyone out there able to help me out?

And you can't seriously be surprised that Jenny from the Block registered for a $3,000 crib. That actually seems a bit on the cheap side for her J.Lo-ness.

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Rocci Top, Tenn.: After all the times she's screwed up with the custody hearings, how could Britney miss a court date because she wasn't feeling well? Will she ever learn?

Liz Kelly: No.

I think she's reaching some kind of boiling point again. She's been wearing that ratty fuschia wig again all over town. Why does she do that? Does she think it's a hat?

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Loathing Keira...: I must ask, why do you loathe Keira? I think she's beautiful, except that her head is too big, which just means she needs to gain more weight (my theory on these super skinny starlets is, if their head looks to big for their body, then they are below their natural weight and need to gain some).

Liz Kelly: It's kind of inexplicable because I loved her in "Bend It Like Beckham," but I think my distaste for her dates to the first time I saw the trailer for "Domino" in which she kept repeating "I am Domino Harvey. I am a bounty hunter."

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Stairway, HVN: If Led Zeppelin came to N.Y., would you go? What happened to Jimmy Page's hair? White?!?

Liz Kelly: I would be so there. In fact, I texted my brother (who is an old man) the other day to tell him so and he told me I was disqualified from being a Zeppelin fan because I graduated from high school after 1980. I reminded him that I was exempt from any such rule because of the sensory propaganda I was subjected to as a bitty child -- having to listen to "Immigrant's Song" again and again and again.

Jimmy's an old man, too, I guess.

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Arlington, Va.: Why is J.Lo even registering at all? Surely she can afford to buy her own crib, be it $200 or $3000.

Liz Kelly: I'm sure there is a small line of hangers on lining up to buy her these pricy baby baubles. Despite her reeky movie record, she's still a little cottage industry for a few lucky Hollywood types.

You know, last week I watched the old Stanley Tucci/Tony Shaloub movie "Big Night." Fabulous film, but one of the characters -- who barely says two words throughout the movie, is played by none other than J.Lo's husband, Marc Anthony.

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Target: It was Joel Madden.

Also-Tom and Katie-gag. That's all.

Liz Kelly: Thank ew!

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Methinks: Hi Liz Kelly,

I thought you did a fine job of interviewing Dave Navarro. I think the thing that surprised, and pleased, me most was his unwillingness to bad-mouth other celebs (even those who appear to deserve it). What was your take on him? As a fan, do you like him even more as a result? What surprised you most?

Thanks!

Liz Kelly: Yes, dammit. I like him more. I wanted to dislike him for moving into the adult entertainment field. But the shocker was that Dave Navarro is an intelligent guy who does not strike me as at all jaded by his success. Sure, he's got an image that he cultivates, but he impressed me as being very curious about the world around him and really wanted to understand it.

Despite being wary of reporters (as I mentioned above), he was very excited to be talking to The Post. He mentioned Woodward and Bernstein a couple of times. I'm sure Bob Woodward would be proud to know that Dave Navarro thinks he's cool.

I was also a little surprised at his defense of other stars -- especially Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. But it makes sense. In a sense, they are all in the same boat when it comes to protecting oneself from the paparazzi... so it makes sense that he'd stick up privacy over all.

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Led Zep Fan!: If you can remember hearing the radio announcement that John Bonham died, I think you can still qualify regardless of when you graduated.

Liz Kelly: Okay, I don't remember that, but I do remember my brother trying to model himself after Robert Plant's Percy-ish ways. So, I think that counts.

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A-Rod: It's a different sort of celebrity, but ... Do you think the Yankees delayed signing Alex Rodriguez's contract until they knew he wasn't on the Mitchell list of steroid users?

And, more importantly, is A-Rod the cutest baseball player ever, or what? Mmmmmmmmmmm.

Liz Kelly: Oh, you must be super new to this chat!

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Golden Globes: If the Golden Globes award show does not obtain a dispensation from the Writers Guild, what will replace the traditional sparkling repartee and witty banter between the presenters and the host(s)? The mind boggles at the thought of some of these folks working without a teleprompter script to guide them.

Liz Kelly: Add to that the fact that the alcohol it flows like watah at the Globes and, well, we've got ourselves an interesting evening.

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Anonymous: So apparently just about every big named baseball player of the last 15 years used some sort of steroid, except for Cal, A-Rod, and Jeter. Thoughts? Baseball players are kind of like celebrities, right?

Liz Kelly: Right. I'm not a big baseball fan, but I'd say this revelation is kind of the equivalent of an expose outing Hollywood's plastic surgeons as well paid and oft-used.

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Georgetown, D.C.: "Bend It Like Beckham" has been getting a lot of cable play lately. When that film came out, I LOVED Jonathan Rhys-Myers but now I find him to be a bit creepy looking -- even in "Bend It."

I would do just about anything to see Led Zeppelin if they toured. ANYTHING.

Liz Kelly: Ya, I'm not a big fan of Jonathan either. Not sure why. Maybe it's because he's usually playing an unlikeable character.

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Philadelphia, Pa.: Is John Laraquette thinking of leaving "Boston Legal"? He is such a good actor but underused on the show. As I watch his character stating he is underused, I wonder if this is art imitating life? Have you heard if he is leaving the show?

Liz Kelly: John Laraquette is still working?

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My beautiful Liz: Don't you think you're blocking just a bit? If the famously guarded Jodie meant to thank Cydney (gaggy name, eh?) as a friend, wouldn't she have come up with a more neutral adjective?

Liz Kelly: I'm not blocking. Jodie did not definitively address her sexuality.

But maybe it's because I don't really care about Jodie's sexuality. I mean, I get that it's a big deal for one of Hollywood's most bankable actresses to come out -- that's huge for the gay community. But, mostly, I just want Jodie to be able to live her life happily and not have to be the one to carry the torch if she doesn't feel comfortable in that role.

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Daniel Craig Land: Have you seen The Golden Compass yet? I wrote in last week that ogling Daniel Craig was going to be my Xmas day escape from serious family drama in SF, and I need this to be a good time. Seriously, the "hosts" are my about-to-be divorced oldest sister and brother-in-law--because she reciprocated his alcoholism and years of infidelity with a 10-year long, just-discovered affair. I don't drink, so a couple of hours with my movie husband will have to do!

Liz Kelly: Nope. Not yet -- this weekend, I hoe.

Sorry about your family troubles. Didn't you write last week, too?

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Reading, Pa.: Hi Liz:

Did you catch last night's Project Runway? I thought it was one of the most satifying episodes in weeks -- it had pathos, humor and style -- kept me either weeping or laughing all the way -- so I say bravo to Bravo -- now if only we could get them to drop those darn Orange County housewives!

Liz Kelly: Nope, I missed it. In fact, I've only seen one episode so far this season. All of the contestants annnoyed me. See, I also loathe non-Globe related entities.

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Boston, Mass.: Liz,

I don't understand something about what Kat(i)e Holmes said -- what is a "suit and mini"? Is that a women's suit with a mini skirt? I have been racking my brain all morning about this.

Liz Kelly: I think she means a suit jacket -- as in a blazer -- and a mini-skirt. Kind of a '80s look if you ask me. Think Kelly McGillis in "Top Gun."

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Baltimore, Md.: Re Jodie Foster and Daniel Day-Lewis: I don't care whether Jodie comes out or not. I just wish a woman of her intelligence and fine acting skills would make a decent movie, instead of crap like The Panic Room, whatever that film was that took place on a plane where her daughter went missing and the last piece of junk where she tried channeling Charles Bronson in Death Wish. It's inexplicable.

As for Daniel Day-Lewis, he is Foster's antithesis when it comes to choosing roles. I could watch Gangs of New York over and over again just for Day-Lewis and his startlingly sympathetic portrayal of Bill "The Butcher" Poole.

Liz Kelly: Just putting this out there cuz it makes sense.

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Cube Central: So what is your guess about whether or not the Golden Globes will go on as scheduled? Does it really matter if stars boycott them or not -- or is that just a slap in the face to the Hollywood Foreign Press?

Liz Kelly: I think they'll probably go on as scheduled. They may be a bit looser or, quite possibly, a bit shorter. But I think this is actually less of a problem for the Globes than it could be for the Oscars, which is one very heavily scripted show.

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Amy Winehouse's hair: Am I the only one who thinks it's awful. I mean the trashing diner waitress look is sooooooo out. Seriously, to have that big bouffant of hair on her scrawny, heroin-emaciated, tattooed body is just plain weird.

Liz Kelly: Okay, talking trash about Amy Winehouse's hair is, like, so July.

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byool, IN: Solange Knowles (Beyonce's sister) registered at Target, apparently.

Jimmy Page's hair turned white when he realized Genesis was also planning a reunion.

Liz Kelly: Thanks. My hair just turned white, too.

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washingtonpost.com: 'Atonement' Leads the Pack With 7 Golden Globe Nominations (Post, Dec. 13)

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Men's Wear Dept, Tysons Corner, Va.: "Overpaid celebrities"? Isn't that a redundancy? Doesn't the definition of celebrity include the notion of being overpaid for whatever it is that a celebrity does?

Can a celebrity have a pony on demand?

Liz Kelly: Second question first -- yes.

First question -- overpaid compared to what other profession? Compared to professional sports players? No. Compared to teachers, nurses and Celebritologists? Absolutely.

What Forbes did was to calculate the per dollar return on investment based on the salaries of these stars. I think both Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe (who topped the list) brought in about $5 for every dollar spent on their salary. Apparently that's not a very high rate of return on the investment.

By the way, it's impossible to overpay Russell Crowe if you ask me. Sigh.

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Alexandria, Va.: Maybe I'm wrong, but hasn't everyone known about Jodie Foster for eons? I mean, I didn't know who her partner was since she's been pretty low-key (partly because of the stalker problems), but I knew she was gay.

Also, I may be REALLY off-base with this one, but I thought the biological father of her child was Julian Sands -- since we were talking about him last week. Seriously, I thought they used to be friends years ago and had an arrangement. Or did I totally make that up?

Liz Kelly: If I recall, there was an ancient rumor -- seriously ancient -- that she and Julian were engaged at one point. But my memory is fuzzy and, obviously, that didn't happen since Julian has since vanished into obscurity.

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Daniel Craig: Yup, that was me. I'm also loading Casino Royale on my video iPod and playing it during family meals and outings.

Liz Kelly: Well, I'm sure that won't be distracting at all.

"Pass the gravy?"

"Quiet, James is about to go down in the palazzo!"

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Liz Kelly: And by "go down" I mean under water.

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RE: if their head looks to big for their body, then they are below their natural weight and need to gain some: Yes! And those big-headed sleazy dolls are not helping. What are those things called? Bratz?

Liz Kelly: Yes, Bratz. But I like "Big Headed Sleazy Dolls" better.

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Alexandria, Va.: This is off-topic but how was Jim Gaffigan's show? Did he have a lot of new material or just mostly older stuff?

Liz Kelly: 60/40 -- Sixty percent new, 40 old stuff.

He was great. Very funny. I busted a gut. (It's fixed now).

It is odd, tho... I've got his "Beyond the Pale" CD loaded on to the iPod, so it shuffles up different bits between songs. When he retold those bits live, I swear he has the EXACT same timing and delivery. It's uncanny and, for me, kind of made me feel like I was watching an animatronic pre-programmed Stepford Gaffigan.

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Oceans 13: Julian Sands had a brief role in Oceans 13! He played Eddie Izzard's character's nemesis who designed the super computer thingy. He's in about 2 scenes.

(I am glad he's getting work).

Liz Kelly: Ah, well, I have not seen "Oceans 13." I don't think this offers much inducement, either.

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Russell Crowe and Jodie Foster: To do the six degrees of separation thing, it was Jodie about whom Russell was speaking years ago when asked about anyone he'd met recently with whom he thought he could fall in love and he said "yes, but she bats for the other side." He was NOT speaking of Meg Ryan (it was around their time), but I recall it causing a buzz.

Liz Kelly: Well, since this is absolute hearsay, I can't help but put it out there.

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Boredville, Va.: So, I have a theory about Britney. Britney is a lot like Michael Jackson. Now, there are definitely differences, such as the fact that Michael did/does, of course, have real talent, but talent aside, I think they are following an oddly similar sort of path. Both became excessively famous while still growing up. Both appear to be "stuck" at the emotional age they were when they became really famous. And the disconnect between their physical and emotional ages is what causes the irrational, immature, often disturbing behavior.

Just a theory, but I think I may be on to something.

Liz Kelly: Also, they are both bat-guano crazy.

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Chat etiquette: Can you explain some points of chat etiquette to me? If we are regular chatters, are we supposed to have some handle so that you will be able to identify us as regulars?

Liz Kelly: There's no rule. If you want to give yourself a moniker, go for it.

Some of the names you see here are carry-overs from the comments thread on the blog, where folks regularly identify themselves.

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Silver Spring, Md.: I saw the Golden Compass earlier this week and I loved it -- but then I'm a huge fan of the books. And, disappointingly, Daniel Craig doesn't get much screen time. It's a neat little movie, though.

Liz Kelly: And the beard thingy isn't off-putting?

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Arlington, Va.: I graduated from high school in 1982, but in junior high all I ever listened to was Led Zeppelin. Your brother is wrong.

Liz Kelly: Ya!

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Jodie: Julian Sands and Jodie Foster?! Eeewww -- they were in that awful movie Siesta together. A dreadful, confusing and confused movie I haven't thought about since I saw it in 1987 in Dupont Circle. I can't believe that anyone could have gotten engaged from that experience, except that Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne did, too. And look what happened to them...

Liz Kelly: I'm sorry, you said Gabriel Byrne and I got all flustered and lost my train of thought.

Ellen Barkin sure knows how to pick em.

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Dave Navarro: I just saw an interview with him on "The Big Idea" with Donny Deutsch -- a CNBC show where they interview people who do well in business. I thought Mr. Navarro was really interesting and articulate. Talked a lot about overcoming his drug problems, and his mother's murder. The drug thing he said he really needed to realize on his own that it was time to quit. Maybe that's why he doesn't want to tell other celebrities how they should be cleaning it up.

Liz Kelly: True -- though if you read back through the interview I did with him, he does say that every junkie knows how to fix his or herself. It's just a matter of motivation.

That's a good point about his mother's murder. I didn't ask him about that, because I figure he's probably had enough questions in the past 20 years about it. But for anyone not in the know, Dave's mother was murdered. I believe the murderer was actually apprehended after Dave made an appearance on "America's Most Wanted" in 1991.

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byool, IN: "By the way, it's impossible to overpay Russell Crowe if you ask me. Sigh."

Liz Kelly, did you say that because you were thinking about the time in 2005 that he told GQ that al Qaeda had plans to kidnap him in 2001 "as sort of a cultural destabilization plot"?

That's the kind of information that he could use at salary negotiation time.

Liz Kelly: Yes. See, he knows whereof he speaks. I would be seriously destabilized if he were kidnapped by al Qaeda. The terrorists would have (finish the sentence for me!) won.

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Chat etiquette: Okay, that's my new name.

Liz Kelly: Oh good. I hoe we can also count on you as the final arbiter of how we conduct this hour each week.

Can I swear?

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Californ, IA: I have a tangential connection (friend used to work for her) and can tell you that not being the standard bearer has nothing to do with her feelings about her sexuality or her marketability as an actress, and everything to do with John Hinkley. The whole Reagan shooting thing scarred her quite deeply, and she's ferocious about her privacy and security. Can't say that I blame her, either.

Liz Kelly: That is a very good point. Thanks for bringing it up. That would certainly scar someone for life.

I wonder if the inmates at St. Elizabeth's have Internet access.

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Silver Spring, Md.: Liz Kelly: And the beard thingy isn't off-putting?

No, I, er, have a thing for facial hair.

Liz Kelly: Ah. One of those.

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McLean, Va.: Re Golden Compass -- Daniel Craig's character doesn't get much action in the first book -- just at the beginning and end really.

Hope the movie does well enough that the other two books make it to the big screen.

Liz Kelly: Agreed.

My favorite part of the first book was the race of fighting polar bears.

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Speaking of Ponies: Liz,

Don't you just love that Verizon commercial with the minature pony -- that bites? I love, love, love it and feel better for never having been granted a pony. Of course I was bit on the finger by a pony at a pony party when I was 10 and that pretty much ended my love of horses. But still, it makes me smile.

Liz Kelly: Okay, you didn't hear it here, but I'm getting a little blowback for spending so much time talking about ponies -- both here and in the blog. So, ix-nay on the onies-pay for a little while. Cool?

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New York, N.Y.: I just watched Little Women last night, with Winona/Susan/Kirsten/Claire and fell in lust again with Gabriel Byrne. Yowza!

On a slightly similar thread, whatever happened to the chick who plays the older Kirsten Dunst character?

Liz Kelly: Was that Samantha Mathis? She was good... she also co-starred in one of River Phoenix's last movies, "The Thing Called Love." If you ever a) crushed on River Phoenix or b) like a good chick flick, you must rent it.

Ya know, I think she actually turned up on an episode of "Lost" last year... I think she was Ben Linus's mother in a flash back.

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D.C.: Jodie Foster was in a fab movie earlier this year with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen directed by Spike Lee. Blanking on the name, but it is totally worth getting.

Liz Kelly: Me too, but yes -- I agree. Tho, I think that was last year and that it is out on DVD already.

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Hanzo Institute: Did I miss something?

Nothing about Jessica Alba's bun in the oven?

Amongst the 20-30 nerdlinger friends of mine, this was a bigger topic of interest than the Mitchell Report or New Comics Day.

Liz Kelly: Well, that was in yesterday's morning mix.

Yes, Jessica is preg. "Sin City 2!" -- now with breathing exercises!

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Tempe, Ariz.: Speaking of the terrorists winning, here is a Latin phrase that I would like to submit into the Official Celebritology Lexicon:

"Nisi mecum concubueris, phobistae vicerunt." It translates to, "If you refuse to sleep with me, the terrorists will have won."

O, how I love my Latin professor for teaching us that.

Liz Kelly: Thank you. That is wonderful.

I wasn't planning on getting another tattoo so soon, but I dunno...

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Berkeley, Calif.: Hi! So I heard Eva Longoria is rushing to the aid of her superstar husband, Tony Parker, accused of having an affair this past September.

My question: How is Eva so sure?

Liz Kelly: Well, I'm not sure the "she doth protest too much" argument holds much water here. The allegations this woman is making are pretty scandalous, so of course Eva (and Tony) are going to come out swinging.

But, if it is true -- if Tony did do it, well, what a dog. He met this woman at his wedding.

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Jodie and Clive...: The movie was "Inside Man"...and it was on par with all of her other movies -- awful.

Liz Kelly: Well, there you go.

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Alexandria, Va.: BTW, thanks for the pic of Gerry Butler this week. Believe it or not, I was just thinking that it had been awhile since we'd had one and was going to ask.

Do you think you can make this a regular feature? Just post periodic, gratuitous pix of Gerry? It would make me so happy and reduce my need for prescription drugs.

Liz Kelly: I believe Gerard Butler is actually filming a movie right now with Jodie Foster. Yep: Nim's Island.

How's that for chat synergy?

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RE: Jody Foster: As an out gay man, I'd like to chime in on why it's important for Jody Foster to officially come out. Any degree of staying in the closet implies there's something wrong about being gay. Most gays and lesbians I know wouldn't be very happy in a relationship with someone semi-closeted.

Celebrities that cite "privacy" when it's well known they're gay (or at least assumed with reason...) don't do the LGBT community any favors by being coy.

Liz Kelly: Thanks for sharing.

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Lizz, IE: Do you need some coffee? You just asked someone if they wrote in last week right after they told you they wrote in last week! Someone get that woman some java!

Liz Kelly: Yeesh. Yes.

I'm trying to get to you guys so quickly, I sometimes skim. My bad.

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Reeky movie career: LOVE that phrase. You know, if J.Lo were just Jennifer Lopez, and quit trying to sing, and stayed out of the press, I think her movie career might have gone some place. She can be utterly charming in romantic comedies (The Wedding Planner) and actually believable in dramas (Enough). Is this a case of the means to fame being trumped by the result of fame?

Liz Kelly: Good question. I think it may be choosing vanity projects over actual good projects. I agree that Jenny did well in "Enough" and I actually liked her in "Out of Sight" with George Clooney. She held her own with him, I thought.

But it seems Jenny is choosing the career equivalent of $3,000 cribs these days -- "Monster-in-Law" with Jane Fonda (Lindsay Lohan made a similar mistake recently) and the extremely self-indulgent "El Cantante" with her husband.

I'd like to see her try some ensemble cast movies or perhaps character work -- let her develop those acting chops without having to carry a whole movie.

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Re: Navarro: Woodward would be proud? Do you think Woodward even knows who Dave Navarro is? A little outside the demographic, no?

Liz Kelly: You know I was kidding, yes?

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Cicero: I think the literal translation of the Latin verb "concubueris" is a little more gamey than "sleep with."

Liz Kelly: Well, a latin speaker I'm not.

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Golden Compass: I saw Golden Compass this week and was super disappointed. Yes, it's visually entertaining and nice to look at -- but the story lacked any depth and there was zero character or plot development. I left not quite sure what I had just watched. Just throwing it out there...oh, and Daniel Craig is in about 15 mins of it. Again - disappointing.

Liz Kelly: I've been hearing similar reviews from others. As if director Chris Weitz was so worried about the potential backlash from Catholic churchgoers that he watered down the story to the point of boredom.

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Rockville, Md.: Golden Globes: Hi Liz! Just a comment. I'm ecstatic that Viggo Mortensen finally received a Best Actor nomination for his role in "Eastern Promises." It's nice to see someone who consistently gives good performances but isn't a Hollywood game player get some respect.

Liz Kelly: Agreed.

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Selena: a lot of water under the bridge but Jennifer Lopez was amazing in "Selena."

Liz Kelly: Agreed. That was a really good movie.

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Liz Kelly: I mean, I hate biopics -- and I liked that movie.

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High School: ...is not the earliest time one can appreciate good music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and tons of blues albums. My dad always had something playing. I do admit to owning a Donny Osmond and a Shaun Cassidy record, but that was balanced by all this other cool music.

Liz Kelly: I had a Shaun Cassidy album, too: Da-Doo-Run-Run!

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Chat etiquette: Yes, you may. But it is better to use symbols for some letters.

Liz Kelly: Great.

In that case, I have the coolest $$#@ing link with which to end the chat: Enjoy the rest of your afternoon reviewing Cracked's list of the Most Unneccessary Greatest Hits Albums Ever.

See you here next week and in the blog tomorrow!

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RE: Yes, Jessica is preg.: I am preg. also. Officially announcing it here, on Celebritology. Not even the family knows yet. They will be finding out on Christmas.

Liz Kelly: Just had to add this. You heard it here first, folks.

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