Drew Barrymore

Poor Drew Barrymore. The currently single ”He’s Just Not That Into You” actress was once dumped twice by the same man, reports the China Daily.

She said: “I once got dumped by a guy twice! The second time I was like, ”Really? Are you sure now?” After repeatedly being unlucky in love, the 33-year-old star tries not to waste time if she doesn’t immediately click with someone. She revealed: “Luckily I haven’t had that many bad dates. I went through that with this lawyer, and we sort of looked at each other at dinner and went, ”Yeah, no. This isn’t going to work!” We sort of shook hands and ended the evening.”

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore harbours a 22-year-long unrequited crush on fellow former child star Christian Bale. The pair met as kids, after Bale was cast in 1987 film Empire of the Sun, which was directed by Barrymore’s movie mentor Steve Spielberg.

The actress reveals she is still as starstruck by the Dark Knight actor as she was when they were both just 12 years old.
Barrymore says, “He’s so cute. And I knew him when he was a kid. He was in Empire of the Sun. If he walked into the room now, I would totally clam up. Or I might go overboard and embarrass myself.”
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Drew Barrymore’s production company, Flower Films, gets an eight episode commitment from the network.

VH1 will carry Tough Love, a reality series produced by Nancy Juvonen and Drew Barrymore’s company, Flower Films, for at least eight episodes, Variety reports.

This is Flower Films’ first TV show, though it does claim credits on the TV movies, Olive, the Other Reindeer and Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start, a documentary by Barrymore that examines youth participation in elections. The company has also previously worked on Donnie Darko, 50 First Dates and Charlie’s Angels.

Drew Barrymore has donated $1 million to help feed starving schoolchildren in Kenya.

The actress told US chatshow host Oprah Winfrey that she gave the money to the UN’s World Food Programme.

The agency has launched a $3 billion global campaign to feed 59 million schoolchildren in developing countries for a year.

Drew Barrymore, a WFP ambassador, said: “I’m able to make this incredible donation – this has changed my life.”

Her friend and production partner Nancy Junvonen recently spoke out in support of the star’s romance with actor Justin Long.
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“I think I had some mechanism in my head that said, ‘If you don’t pull it together for yourself, no one else will.’ That’s coming from a person who had to try it all … and who still loves to have a good time. I do believe in ‘Work hard, play hard,’ but ‘Work hard’ always comes first, and it did even when I was wild and young.”

– Drew Barrymore in the March issue of Vogue magazine

Here’s the Complete List Of Hollywood’s Highest Paid Leading Ladies From The Hollywood Reporter:

1. Reese Witherspoon — $15 million-$20 million
America’s sweetheart is returning to her romantic comedy — and boxoffice green — roots with the slated Christmas 2008 release of New Line’s “Four Christmases,” which Witherspoon is also producing. Her upcoming schedule remains active with the horror flick “Our Family Trouble,” produced by her own Type A Films, but the hardworking actress and producer recently took a hit with the flop of New Line’s “Rendition,” which received more action from its behind-the-scenes romance rumors than at the boxoffice.

2. Angelina Jolie — $15 million-$20 million
While 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” was a boxoffice smash and payday success for Jolie, her reteaming with partner Brad Pitt proved not so prosperous at the boxoffice this year with the Pitt-produced “A Mighty Heart,” from Paramount Vantage. But her pull was reconfirmed as she lent her voice to Paramount’s 3-D take on the epic poem “Beowulf,” which netted Jolie around $8 million for five weeks of work and opened No. 1 at the boxoffice on its opening weekend. On deck, Jolie will return to animation with DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda,” which pairs Jolie with an all-star cast on her first family-oriented film since 2004’s “Shark Tale.” Jolie will also appear in Universal’s upcoming “Wanted,” based on Mark Miller’s graphic novel with Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy, and Universal’s mystery “The Changeling,” with John Malkovich.

3. Cameron Diaz — $15+ million
Cameron Diaz might have cashed in on her biggest payday to date this year courtesy of franchise cash cow “Shrek the Third,” which brought her more than $30 million. And while a paycheck like that could weigh down any girl’s handbag, it probably didn’t break the bank for the studio, which has taken in almost $800 million in worldwide boxoffice grosses from the third “Shrek” installment. Diaz will join the franchise for a fourth outing in 2010. In the near future, she will continue to tickle audiences’ funny bones with Fox’s “What Happens in Vegas … ,” co-starring Ashton Kutcher, and she will take a stab at the horror genre in the Weinstein Co.’s “The Box.”

4. Nicole Kidman — $10 million-$15 million
Oscar’s golden girl hit a rough patch this year with Warner Bros.’ “Invasion” — Kidman’s largest check ever, cashing in at $15 million-$16 million — underperforming at the boxoffice, while Noah Baumbach’s “Margot at the Wedding,” from Paramount Vantage, failed to awe audiences. Kidman will look to put an end to the downward spiral with the Dec. 7 release of New Line’s “The Golden Compass,” which reteams her with Daniel Craig. Looking ahead, Kidman could return to Oscar’s podium sooner than she thought when she joins director Baz Luhrmann again for Bazmark Films’ pre-World War II drama “Australia” and later stars opposite Ralph Fiennes in MGM’s postwar romantic drama “The Reader.”

5. Renee Zellweger — $10 million-$15 million
With paydays of $15 million apiece for 2004’s “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” and 2005’s “Cinderella Man,” the buzz surrounding Zellweger was helped this year with the success of Paramount/DreamWorks Animation’s “Bee Movie.” Next, she will appear alongside George Clooney in Universal’s football-centric romantic comedy “Leatherheads” (the sports movie thing worked before for Zellweger), followed by Paramount’s thriller “Case 39.”

6. Sandra Bullock — $10 million-$15 million
Sandra Bullock proved her boxoffice pull with the “Speed” and “Miss Congeniality” franchises, allowing her to tackle juicier roles like the reclusive Harper Lee in last year’s “Infamous.” While she carried this year’s moderately well-received thriller “Premonition,” from MGM, she hasn’t forgotten why audiences love her: She’s taking her humor and fun-loving snort back to the big screen in Fox’s “All About Steve,” pairing her with Thomas Haden Church.

7. Julia Roberts — $10 million-$15 million
A couple of years back, Roberts’ bankability was unarguable, but then she took some time away from the spotlight to be a mom. This Christmas she’s back to reclaim her throne as one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses with Universal’s “Charlie Wilson’s War,” reuniting Roberts with director Mike Nichols. Later, Roberts hooks back up with Clive Owen in Tony Gilroy’s provocative thriller “Duplicity,” from Universal, and tackles the family drama “Fireflies in the Garden.”

8. Drew Barrymore — $10 million-$12 million
Drew Barrymore returned to the romantic-comedy genre this year with two Warner Bros. outings after audiences failed to catch “Fever Pitch” in 2005: She flexed her vocal cords alongside Hugh Grant in Warner Bros.’ “Music and Lyrics,” but failed to get lucky with audiences in Warners’ “Lucky You.” Dynasties will collide when the Barrymore progeny takes on the Kennedy’s Camelot in HBO Films’ “Grey Gardens,” following the lives of Jackie O.’s aunt and cousin. Later, Barrymore will return to comedy in Disney’s animated “South of the Border.” But don’t let that giggle fool you, the girl also commands the big bucks with her smart producing choices, including New Line’s upcoming “He’s Just Not That Into You,” based on the best-selling book.

9. Jodie Foster — $10 million-$12 million
Jodie Foster is swinging back into the top moneymakers category with Warner Bros.’ surprise hit “The Brave One,” which performed better than expected at the boxoffice and brought the actress home around $10 million-$12 million for both her acting and executive producing duties. A look at Foster’s call sheet reveals she’s been taking on projects at a rate of just one per year, though that’s not a reflection of her fans being silenced — they’ve packed the theaters for recent hits like 2006’s “Inside Man” and 2005’s “Flightplan.” Future plans include Fox-Walden’s adventure “Nim’s Island.”

10. Halle Berry — $10 million
While many didn’t turn out to see it, Berry reminded a small audience why she has an Oscar on her mantel with her performance in Paramount’s “Things We Lost in the Fire.” Though her earlier 2007 outing for Sony’s “Perfect Stranger” also stalled at the boxoffice, her onscreen sultry presence reminded audiences why Berry gets the big bucks. She’s set to reteam with Billy Bob Thorton, as well as put back on her producing hat for Lionsgate’s crime drama “Tulia.” The hat will stay on for DreamWorks’ “Class Act,” the biopic of Nevada congresswoman Tierney Cahill, in which Berry will also star.
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Drew threw the 80’s themed party at her home for a friends birthday and treated guests like Courtney, Jimmy Fallon, Ricki Lake, Kathy Griffin and Michael Vartan to prom photos, Sixteen Candles on loop and tons of hair band rock and ballads. Although these photo’s of Courtney are entertaining we are dying to see how these other celeb’s did the 80’s.

Courtney Love Does The 80’s At Drew Barrymore’s Party

Angelina Jolie:
I hate heroin because I’ve been fascinated by it. I’m not immune, but I won’t do it now, at all.

Brad Pitt:
If someone wants to do drugs…as long as he or she isn’t corrupting minors or driving under the influence or endangering others, shouldn’t a person have that right?

Colin Farrell:
I ended up on a shrink’s couch, and he told me to write down how much I did in a week: 20 E’s, 4 grams of coke, six of speed, half an ounce of hash, three bottles of Jack Daniel’s, 12 bottles of red wine, 60 pints.

Drew Barrymore:
My mind seemed to have a huge neon sign in it that blinked nonstop: COKE. GET COKE. So I did. It was great for dieting, partying and picking up my mood.

George Clooney:
I’ve slept with too many women, done too many drugs and been to too many parties. I loved acid when I was at college. It was an escape. I liked mushrooms. They were like easy acid. I did like blow…Blow would dress you up for a party, but never take you there. You’re always like. This is going to be great! Then you’re just depressed.

Fergie Ferguson:
The drug was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with. I dug deep as to why I got there.

Nicole Richie:
I was like a trash can – I took everything.

Halle Berry:
People in this business use cocaine and crack, but I never wanted to put that in my body. Why would I? I tried pot when I was 18 or 19. But it just made me scared to leave the house.

Anthony Kiedis:
I grew up with drugs, but it wasn’t until recently, that I grew out of them.

Davina McCall:
You name it, I took it. Cocaine, ecstasy, even heroin – although I never injected… I had a job so I looked like I was holding everything together. But then the cracks started to show.

Bill Hicks:
See I think drugs have done some good things for us, I really do, and if you don’t believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor: go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all your cds and burn ‘em. ’cause you know the musicians who made all that great music that’s enhanced your lives throughout the years…. rrrrrrrrreal f**kin high on drugs.

Joel Madden:
Without cigarettes, I would be doing heroin, probably, on a daily basis.

Madonna:
I only tried Vicodin once. Drugs have a weird effect on me. They do the opposite with me. I just chewed the entire inside of my mouth. I bitched at everybody. And I was in more pain. It was the worst experience of my life. So I’m happy to say that none of my pharmaceuticals — and I had a plethora of them given to me — influenced me.

Pete Doherty:
I’ always stumble back on it sooner or later, even if it’s for half an hour a day. There was no shame, because I kind of knew they were just lonely p***ed-up old queens. And £20 was a lot of money!

Naomi Campbell:
I was at a concert in a European country and I was offered cocaine. It made me feel invincible. Like I could conquer the world. I was just completely over-confident, but it’s all a misconception because when you wake up the next day it’s all gone and you feel awful. And the more you take drugs, the more you want. And that’s how you become an addict.

Kate Moss:
I take full responsibility for my actions. I also accept that there are various personal issues that I need to address and have started taking the difficult, yet necessary, steps to resolve them.

George Michael:
Cannabis keeps me sane and happy. I’d say it’s a great drug – but obviously it’s not very healthy. You can’t afford to smoke it if you’ve got anything to do.

Keith Richards:
The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn’t have cared.

Whitney Houston:
My business is sex, drugs, rock and roll. You know? My friends, we have a good time. But as you get older and you get wiser – you stop a lot of the kid stuff. Trust me. I partied my tail off. You get to a point where… the party’s over.

Sienna Miller:
I still love the odd hallucinogenic drug. If I had a drug of choice, it would be magic mushrooms.

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The Music and Lyrics actress received the honour after filming a documentary for the international organisation.

She recently visited the UN’s school feeding project in Kenya.

She said:

“Filming this documentary has changed my life. It enlightened me and I started learning from the very children that we were filming about what is important in life and what the priorities should be.

“The priorities for these children are to have one meal a day and to be educated and most of these children take half their food home to their families to share it with them.”

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The actress, who recently split from her long-term boyfriend The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, insists she has a very liberal attitude towards sex which she is proud of.

Drew – who has hinted she is bisexual – said in an interview with Jane magazine: “I’m a sexual, free, [expletive] nudist little bird running around and a wood nymph when it comes to sexuality.”

Drew has also revealed she wants to have a family.

Despite her previous failed relationships, the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star is still looking for ‘Mr. Right’ to settle down with and have babies.

She added: “I would definitely like to have a family one day. I don’t know when or with who, but I don’t picture myself alone or bitter.

“When I get old, I am not going to be wearing polyester pants either. I’m going to wear old Levis’ and Birkenstocks. And hopefully I’ll have enough hair to wear braids” [Source]

Drew Barrymore in Glamour Magazine’s April 2007 issue

Pictures source: Just Jared