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Daily Mail
21 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Braless Lena Dunham embraces Natalie Portman while filming new Netflix rom-com
Lena Dunham excitedly embraced Natalie Portman, whom she teamed up with to co-produce her new Netflix rom-com Good Sex, in Manhattan's East Village on Monday. The 39-year-old writer-director bared her tattooed sleeves in a $148 GapStudio 'Draped Denim Slip' maxi-dress, matching blue neckerchief, and black Nike sneakers. Lena - who boasts 3M Instagram followers - shared a snap of her fit on Monday captioned: 'Really enjoying dressing for set and beyond this summer.' And the 44-year-old Oscar winner looked comfy in a beige T-shirt, grey sweatpants, and white Keds 'Champion Canvas Lace-Up' sneakers. Natalie (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) hauled a tote emblazoned with The New Yorker and she wore dark sunglasses over her make-up free complexion. Portman later got into costume as her newly-single character, successful couples therapist Ally, who's caught in a love triangle very similar to Celine Song's recent rom-com Materialists. The former child star slipped her slim 5ft3in figure into a $2,048 Prada 'Pleated Sablé' shirt, black mini-skirt, $1,115 Jacquemus 'The Calino' ring handbag, and patent leather long-tongue loafers. Natalie - clutching a to-go cup from Café Chrystie - also wore cat-eye sunglasses and $320 Jacquemus 'The Rond Carré' earrings as part of her costume. Portman's younger onscreen leading man - a Brooklyn hipster - will be played by Gen-Z singer Role Model (born Tucker Pillsbury) who, at 28, is 16 years her junior. The Israeli-born, Long Island-raised stunner's older onscreen leading man - successful Manhattanite Alan - will be played by Mark Ruffalo who, at 57, is 13 years her senior. The four-time Oscar nominee could be seen walking and talking with Dunham as they headed to the set. 'We are about a quarter through our shoot,' the eight-time Emmy nominee told THR last week. 'And as expected, no spoilers here — Natalie Portman is a very, very good actress. It's playing with the romantic comedy form to try to say something about our expectations about relationships, about love and about sex. I think my favorite romantic comedies — whether it's When Harry Met Sally, or Four Weddings and a Funeral, or Love and Basketball — I mean, these are movies that challenge our perceptions about what love is in the era that we live in. 'So that was the goal here, and it's just a joy to be with Natalie, Rashida Jones, Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, and Tucker Pillsbury a.k.a. Role Model. They're all such interesting performers who are bringing such specificity to these parts, and I'm really enjoying my time in the trenches of this genre.' Indeed, Lena successfully courted rom-com queen Meg Ryan to play a mystery role in Good Sex after running into her at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in London last August. The 44-year-old Oscar winner looked comfy in a beige T-shirt, grey sweatpants, and white Keds 'Champion Canvas Lace-Up' sneakers Natalie (born Neta-Lee Hershlag) hauled a tote emblazoned with The New Yorker and she wore dark sunglasses over her make-up free complexion The former child star slipped her slim 5ft3in figure into a $2,048 Prada 'Pleated Sablé' shirt, black mini-skirt, $1,115 Jacquemus 'The Calino' ring handbag, and patent leather long-tongue loafers 'I decided, it's now or never, and I'm going to shoot my shot. She couldn't be a lovelier person,' Dunham revealed to Variety earlier this month. 'Shout-out Taylor — thank you for that. She brings everyone together; she makes the world go round.' As for the music, the Nora Ephron protégée enlisted her British-Peruvian husband of four years, Luis Felber, to compose the score just like he did with her previous projects Too Much and Sharp Stick. Back in January, Netflix won the bidding war in order to procure Good Sex for an eye-popping $55M. 'I really just want people to sit on a couch with their moms and their besties and lean in,' Lena told Variety. 'I love watching other filmmakers fight for the theatrical-release element — but I don't think this will live or die by that.' HarperCollins will publish Dunham's second memoir Famesick on September 1. Lena successfully courted rom-com queen Meg Ryan (R) to play a mystery role in Good Sex after running into her at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in London last August Darren Aronofsky's 2010 psychological thriller Black Swan - which earned Natalie her Academy Award - is returning to over 200 IMAX theaters on August 21 and 24 in honor of the 15th anniversary. Portman famously fell for her ex-husband - choreographer/dancer Benjamin Millepied - on the set of Black Swan in 2009 while he was still dating Isabella Boylston. Last year, the Fountain of Youth action star divorced the 48-year-old Frenchman following 11 years of marriage amid cheating allegations, and they're co-parents of son Aleph, 14; and daughter Amalia, 8.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Natalie Portman puts on a leggy display in a chic blouse and mini skirt while filming Lena Dunham's Good Sex in NYC - after the movie maker was slammed for 'cultural appropriation'
Natalie Portman cut a chic figure as she was spotted filming Lena Dunham 's new rom com Good Sex in New York City on Tuesday. The Oscar winner, 44, shot outdoor scenes with co-star Rashida Jones, 49, as they ate hot dogs and chatted on a park bench. Natalie, who plays a couples therapist named Ally in the Dunham written and directed movie, wore a cream blouse with navy bow and gold button detailing. The leggy look was completed with a skimpy navy mini skirt, loafers and a black leather handbag. The Black Swan star appeared in high spirits during the shoot and flashed a huge smile as she chatted with the crew. The premise of Good Sex is: 'A 40-something couples therapist ventures back into the world of dating in New York. Natalie Portman, 44, cut a chic figure as she was spotted filming Lena Dunham 's new rom com Good Sex in New York City on Tuesday 'Between two very different romances - a young hipster and a successful fifty-something - she must discover what she really wants in love,' per an IMDB synopsis. Along with Portman, other stars that have been cast in the movie include Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, Tramell Tillman, Rashida Jones and Tucker Pillsbury. Dunham is writing and directing the rom-com, and Natalie is both acting and producing the project. It comes after the Girls creator was slammed for 'cultural appropriation' for quipping she would 'take her hoops out' and 'fight' anyone slating her cast mates. The controversial Girls star, 39, who previously bizarrely accused her college of cultural appropriation for serving sushi, was slated online for her response on how to deal with trolls. She told Variety: 'If anybody has anything to say about any of my actors — I keep my mouth shut on most things these days, but try a b***h. I'm not playing around here. It's the only time that I'm going to be taking my hoops out, ready to fight.' The comment sparked immediate uproar as fans accused her of 'cosplaying a black woman' and 'still appropriating cultural references that aren't hers.' One follower wrote: 'Can we send her back where ever she went for the last 15 years ? Hoops? This girl had a show in Brooklyn with zero POC in it. That show was a fantasy in her own mind for a lot of reasons. The Black Swan star appeared in high spirits during the shoot and flashed a huge smile as she chatted with the crew Another typed: 'Sigh. I can't wait until cosplaying a Black woman goes out of style. Others penned: ''Taking my hoops out' is such a wild comment from a white woman who has harassed Black people. She's such a joke! 'Fifteen years later and still appropriating cultural references that aren't hers. Why is she still getting any of our time?' 'Hoops? Can't recall a single character that was a woman of color. 'About the hoops? I rolled my eyes. Racist undertones of you ask me.' has contacted representatives for Lena Dunham for comment but has yet to hear back. In 2016 the star spoke out after her alma mater Oberlin College's dining hall was accused of 'cultural appropriation' for serving the likes of sushi and Banh Mi sandwiches. Students began protesting the liberal Ohio college's incorporation of Asian cuisine on the cafeteria menu. They found some dishes 'offensive' because it messed with the original recipe and felt 'wronged' by others for not tasting good. The comment sparked immediate uproar as fans accused her of 'cosplaying a black woman' and 'still appropriating cultural references that aren't hers' 'There are now big conversations at Oberlin about cultural appropriation and whether the dining hall sushi and Banh Mi disrespect certain cuisines,' Dunham told Food & Wine. 'The press reported it as, "How crazy are these Oberlin kids?" But to me, it was actually, "Right on.'" Elsewhere in the chat the Good Sex writer opened up about body image after years of discourse about her size. 'I have been in Hollywood at every size. I have been a sample size, I have had my body change because of life, illness, aging, menopause. And it is merciless wherever you are.' A sample size in the US is a size two.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lena Dunham flashes cryptic thigh tattoo as she directs Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones for Good Sex in NYC
Lena Dunham flashed a rarely glimpsed tattoo on Wednesday as she shot a new project with stars Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones in New York City. The 39-year-old actor, writer and director was pictured in Manhattan's Washington Square Park as she helmed a scene with the two actress for her upcoming feature Netflix rom-com Good Sex. She was hot on a new project shortly after her Netflix series Too Much, which stars Hacks actress Megan Stalter and The White Lotus season two's Will Sharpe premiered on July 10 to stellar reviews. Lena stood out on her set in a pair of denim shorts that revealed a tattoo on her left thing with a banner reading 'My Beastly Shadow' and featuring a squiggly, abstract design. Although the Girls creator catalogued several of her tattoos earlier in her career and shared the inspirations behind them, this ink has so far gone unremarked on. She appears to have gotten the tattoo sometime in 2020. Lena was hot on a new project shortly after her Netflix series Too Much, which stars Hacks actress Megan Stalter (pictured) and The White Lotus season two's Will Sharpe premiered on July 10 to stellar reviews It's unclear if the 'Beastly Shadow' of the text could refer to one of her pets. In 2018, she suffered a tragedy when her Yorkie Bowie died, and only months earlier her cat Gia Maria had died. Dunham now appears to be a cat and dog owner again, and she regularly poses with her dog Ingrid on social media. Dunham rounded out her casual outfit on Wednesday with a black T-shirt and red flats for a splash of color. Natalie was seen with her between takes in a ruffled white blouse with a long black ribbon. She showcased her legs in a black mini skirt with chic black leather loafers, and she accessorized with a semicircular black handbag. Rashida's costume featured a midnight blue mini dress with a jacket decorated with a brown-and-yellow lattice pattern and strappy beige sandals, though she slipped into a pair of more-comfortable black clogs when she was seen chatting with Natalie and Lena off camera. Good Sex stars Natalie as a couples therapist who reluctantly explores the dating world at the start of her 40s following a string of relationships that haven't worked out. The film also stars Mark Ruffalo, Severance's Tramell Tillman and Meg Ryan. Natalie plays a couples therapist getting back into dating at 40 after at a string of failed relationships The film also stars Mark Ruffalo and Severance breakout star Tramell Tillman, while Meg Ryan returns to starring in a rom-com after rising to fame in them. As part of her press tour for her new show Too Much, Lena chatted with Variety for a profile earlier this month. She spoke about how protective she felt over her actors, who engage in extensive sex scenes in the show. 'If anybody has anything to say about any of my actors — I keep my mouth shut on most things these days but try a b****,' she said. 'I'm not playing around here. It's the only time that I'm going to be taking my hoops out, ready to fight.' The comment landed her in hot water with some social media commenters, who claimed the statement was an example of cultural appropriation, while one person said she was 'cosplaying a black woman.' Elsewhere, she suggested she wasn't 'protective enough' of herself after being body-shamed in the past, particularly for her work on Girls. She also took 'merciless' body shamers to task and noted that she had experienced people's cruel reactions to her body in multiple different states. 'I have been in Hollywood at every size. I have been a sample size [a size two], I have had my body change because of life, illness, aging, menopause. And it is merciless wherever you are,' she admitted.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
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Meg Ryan Is ‘Looking for an Amazing' Dating ‘Experience' as Lena Dunham Plays Cupid: Source
Meg Ryan hasn't publicly confirmed having a serious boyfriend in years — but according to a source, her Good Sex director Lena Dunham has been quietly setting her up with dates in New York. 'Meg isn't just linking up with Lena and her new movie to pad out her filmography – there's something a little deeper at work,' a source exclusively tells Examiner of the rom-com queen. 'It really comes down to Meg expanding her horizons and her social circle.' Dunham, 39, and her family 'run in a very interesting art-first circle that is incredibly intriguing' to Ryan, 63, the source says, noting it's allowing the Sleepless in Seattle actress to be exposed to 'new, interesting people.' As far as what Ryan is looking for in a potential partner, she has an 'incredibly open-minded approach to dating and hook-ups' and being an A-lister is 'not a requirement for her,' despite her past romantic connection to big names such as Dennis Quaid and John Mellencamp. The Top Gun actress was married to Quaid, 71, from 1991 to 2001, and they share son Jack Quaid together. Ryan and Mellencamp dated on and off for around eight years, between 2011 and 2019. 'Being an interesting person definitely is [a requirement],' adds the source. 'In that sense, even in late middle age, she has become a supreme master of no-strings-attached dating and never goes into these situations hell-bent on finding a partner for life.' Much like some of her famed rom-com characters, the source explains that Ryan is 'just looking for an amazing experience' and her colleagues may be the keys to opening up 'new romantic avenues for her.' 'It simply wouldn't be worth her time or energy if it didn't!' the source adds. It was confirmed in May that Ryan would make her grand return to the romantic comedy genre in Good Sex, alongside costars Natalie Portman, Rashida Jones, Tucker Pillsbury and Mark Ruffalo. The upcoming film follows a therapist named Ally (Portman) who is experimenting with dating again after the end of a serious, long-term relationship, according to the Hollywood Reporter. 'Ally gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men, one in his twenties (Pillsbury) and one in his fifties (Ruffalo), who show her there is no set formula for good sex,' the Netflix logline reads. Ryan is set to play the role of Ally's therapist. Dunham previously dished on the film, telling Variety: 'I know that there's an audience for it because I am the audience for it.' Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Natalie Portman flashes her legs in chic miniskirt while filming Lena Dunham's Good Sex in NYC
caught the eye as she was spotted filming Lena Dunham 's new rom-com Good Sex in New York City. The actress, 44, looked chic in a black mini and cream blouse as she shot outdoor scenes with co-star Rashida Jones, 49, as they ate hot dogs and chatted on a park bench. Natalie, who plays a couples therapist named Ally in the Dunham written-and-directed movie, completed her outfit with black leather loafers and a matching mini purse. The actress looked in good spirits during the shoot and flashed a huge smile as she chatted with the crew. The premise of Good Sex is: 'A 40-something couples therapist ventures back into the world of dating in New York. 'Between two very different romances - a young hipster and a successful 50-something - she must discover what she really wants in love,' per an IMDB synopsis. Along with Natalie, other stars that have been cast in the movie include Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, Tramell Tillman, and Rashida Jones. Lena is writing and directing the rom-com, and Natalie is both acting and producing the project. Sizzling stars: Natalie and Rashida looked relaxed as they chomped on their snacks
