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Not everyone thinks it's funny

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's brother-in-law didn't come to Westwood on Monday to chuckle during the premiere of Ben Stiller's Hollywood spoof "Tropic Thunder." Nor did Special Olympics CEO Timothy Shriver want to hobnob with Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Jodie Foster and other celebs.

Instead, Shriver led a march of more than 100 vocal protesters to complain about "Tropic Thunder's" demeaning portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities and its liberal use of the "R-word," retard.

"People with special issues don't need Hollywood picking on them," said Shriver, as protesters yelled "Ban the Movie, Ban the Word" and screamed "Shame on you" at Jon Voight as he signed autographs for fans. "The film is offensive and pernicious."

Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Amy Adams and other guests were shielded from protesters by tall fences. And when Bill Hader, Jason Bateman, Tobey McGuire and John Krasinski bantered in the lobby, there were no allusions to the "R-word."

"The film's fun and funny," McConaughey told a friend before heading to the private after-party at the Crown Bar in West Hollywood.

>Joel Stratte-McClure/Spywitness

Public display of affection x 2

"Heroes" hotties Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia took their love affair public twice last weekend.

First, the couple snuggled backstage at the Netflix Live! concert at the Autry National Center on Saturday night.

Milo, wearing a white T-shirt and a black pork-pie hat, enthusiastically snapped pictures of Hayden with his telephoto lens when she went on stage to join Band From TV members James Denton, Greg Grunberg, Jesse Spencer and Bob Guiney. After the performance -- which included appearances by Hugh Laurie, Teri Hatcher and Jorge Garcia -- the couple embraced while Hayden's mom, Lesley, and brother Jansen snapped photos.

The couple's public display of affection was repeated on Sunday night when Hayden hosted a benefit for the Whaleman Foundation at Eva Longoria Parker's Beso restaurant. Milo looked sleek and serious in a dark suit before greeting Tony Parker, Donald Faison and Isabel Lucas.

None of this, of course, has anything to do with promoting the September launch of the next season of "Heroes." And it all occurred before Hayden's father, Skip, was arrested Monday and charged with one felony count of domestic violence for allegedly hitting Lesley after the Beso event.

>J.S.M.

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(1) Timothy Shriver, right, Special Olympics chairman and chief executive officer, holds a sign criticizing the new film "Tropic Thunder" across the street from the film's premiere Monday in Los Angeles.

(2 -- 3) Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia

Associated Press