TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead MURPHY'S LOSS: Film folks are buzzing about the drastic weight loss of ``8 Mile'' starlet star·let n. 1. A small star. 2. A young film actress publicized as a future star. starlet Noun a young actress who has the potential to become a star Noun 1. Brittany Murphy, who showed up at VH1's Best of 2002 awards looking positively skeletal in a pink Versace sequined se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. top and pleated miniskirt miniskirt skirts hemmed at mid-thigh or higher; heyday of the leg in fashion world (1960s). [Am. Hist.: Sann, 255–263] See : Fads . Could her new skinny-mini mode have anything to do with the reported wild ways that caused her former publicist Robin Baum of PMK/HBH to drop the rising star like a hot french fry? Murphy made her big-screen debut as the sweet nerdy girl in ``Clueless'' with Alicia Silverstone and has since made troubled and/or deranged de·range tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es 1. To disturb the order or arrangement of. 2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3. To disturb mentally; make insane. gals her cinematic specialty in films such as ``David and Lisa,'' ``Girl, Interrupted'' and ``Don't Say a Word.'' She played Eminem's relatively unbalanced love interest, Alex, in ``8 Mile.'' But she has also portrayed somewhat nicer girls in ``Riding in Cars With Boys,'' ``Sidewalks of New York'' and ``Summer Catch.'' Once a lead singer for her own band, Blessed Soul, Murphy has also lent her distinctive breathy voice to the character of Luanne on ``King of the Hill'' and she's currently filming ``Molly Gunn,'' in which she plays a spoiled New York socialite. Hey, maybe that explains the weight loss! All we know for sure is that Murphy is now dating ``That '70s Show'' hottie Ashton Kutcher, her co-star (can you say ``predictable''?) in the upcoming romantic comedy ``Just Married.'' Let's just hope Kutcher took his itty-bitty sweetie home for the holidays and let his mom fatten fat·ten v. fat·tened, fat·ten·ing, fat·tens v.tr. 1. To make plump or fat. 2. To fertilize (land). 3. her up a little. And let's also hope their relationship lasts a few more days so they don't have to pretend to still like each other at the film's upcoming premiere. ``Married'' is scheduled for release Friday. we saw U Luke Wilson driving down Montana Avenue in his megacool Porsche. Barbra Streisand and hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. hubby James Brolin having dinner at Toshi Kihara's restaurant HamaSaku. She ordered sushi, he had the rack of lamb Noun 1. rack of lamb - a roast of the rib section of lamb crown roast rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton lamb roast, roast lamb - a cut of lamb suitable for roasting , Japanese style. Catherine Bell (``JAG'') buying herself some maternity wear at A Pea in the Pod in Beverly Hills. In her shopping bag, a black leather skirt, cotton 3 Dot tops and Amma yoga pants and tops. Katie Holmes shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New on Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Richard Gere and his wife, Carrey Lowell, dining with friends at Lucques on Melrose. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) MURPHY: You can be too thin. Ken Goff Photos/WireImage.com (2) Luke Wilson (3) Richard Gere Carrey Lowell (4) Barbra Streisand James Brolin (5) Catherine Bell |
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