I’ve been following and covering Jude Law’s mysterious hairline for several years now. I feel bad for the guy, because when he was in his 20s, he was so impossibly beautiful, and I think his hair situation bothers him. His hairline really started to go wonky… oh, maybe five or six years ago? And that’s when some speculate that Jude began trying out hairplugs, with some mixed results that we detailed over the years. Maybe the plugs didn’t take in the long run, or maybe Jude was just tired of living with his hair sham, because these are new photos of a newly balding Jude in Paris yesterday, where he was promoting Sherlock Holmes with Guy Richie. I’m completely in favor of dudes shaving their heads when they start to go bald, so I approve of this look for Jude. It makes him look older, sure. But I’d rather see a (formerly pretty) dude own his hairline.

He’s been covering up with his trademark beanie cap for months. And finally, we are able to see why. Jude Law showed up for the Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows premiere in Paris last night displaying what looked like drastic hair loss.

Having refused to bare his head for months, even when pressed during interviews, Jude looked perfectly relaxed doing so last night, grinning alongside Sherlock director Guy Ritchie.

Jude meanwhile was only too happy to mingle with the throng of excited fans who turned up to see him, even appearing to suggest a photo opportunity with some. The 38-year-old has not been seen without a cap, beanie or smart hat since October, even sporting the look on the red carpet.

The award winning actor was quizzed on his unusual headgear on Graham Norton’s chat show in December. Despite audience chants of ‘off, off’ the father-of-four refused to remove his woolly hat, claiming he had a terrible hairstyle which he has to keep for his latest film role.

‘I’ve been scalped for my new film and I’ve got had the most heinous hair cut you have ever seen,’ he explained. ‘You’ll see it in a cinema next year.’

The actor has previously denied ever taking measures to tackle his receding hairline, following speculation that he has resorted to implants.

[From The Mail]

Yeah, I would still hit it. I can feel Jude impregnating me with his eyes as we speak. Sure, he was beautiful when he was 25 – WHO WASN’T?!?! I’d much rather knock boots with a dude who is in a place in his life where he just accepts that he’s not longer “the pretty boy.”

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Here are photos from last night’s London premiere of Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows. How much would you love to be Noomi Rapace right now, in the middle of that sandwich? So… Robert Downey Jr. or Jude Law? Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson? The obvious choice (for us dirty slores) is “BOTH. Right here, right now.” But if you had to choose… which would it be? Jude Law could get you pregnant with just a look. And Jude’s got the impossible prettiness, although the pretty has been weathered by time. Robert’s kind of vampire at this point – he’s 46 years old, and all of those drugs he used to do just preserved him. He’s the most youthful-seeming 46 year old. Oh, and he’s really hot too. And he has so much energy, and he’s brilliant. So… brilliant, energetic with a young soul or pretty and pregnant? Sigh…would you like more pretty?

Noomi Rapace’s dress is Carolina Herrera. Isn’t it terrible? I’m also including a photo of Sherlock director Guy Ritchie and his baby-mama Jacqui – doesn’t Guy just look super-thrilled? Yeah.

This is one of my favorite photos – I love Jude Law for stopping and straightening Noomi’s train. That’s such a lovely and chivalrous thing to do for a lady, right? God, I love Jude. He could totally get me pregnant. I bet Noomi is pregnant right now.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Over the weekend, I read a Daily Mail report which claimed that Gwyneth Paltrow was now trying to “fix up” her newly single girlfriend Cameron Diaz. Dame Goop even had one leading candidate for Camy’s Dong-of-the-Moment: everybody’s favorite impregnator, Jude Law. Now, Jude and Goop have been friends for more than a decade, ever since they worked on The Talented Mr. Ripley. And Jude and Cameron worked together too, on the underrated rom-com The Holiday. Jude and Camy even played love interests in that one! I bring up this Goop connection to A) let you know that Gwyneth fancies herself a matchmaker and B) because the British rags have made it sound like this Jude-Camy connection is still incipient. However, Star Magazine claims that it’s already ON. In a completely “let’s just have sex and not get serious” way. Famous last words before Jude gets you pregnant, Camy. Camy’s uterus is about to get Jude Law’d.

London’s calling Cameron Diaz! The 39-year-old actress, who split with Alex Rodriguez in September, has plunged into a no-strings-attached affair with Brit star Jude Law, 38 – though she still has hopes of rekindling with ex Justin Timberlake, as Star previously reported.

“When Cam was in London filming Gambit this summer, she and Jude got in touch,” an insider says of the pair, who costarred in 2006’s The Holiday. “They have great chemistry, and since they’re both free, they started hooking up.”

Cameron and Jude enjoyed several romantic dinners at his London home, and they’ve been in constant contact since she returned to L.A.

“Jude’s heard all about the drama between Cam and Justin, and he’s advising her not to get too involved with him again,” says the insider. “But mostly, he’s just showing Cam a good time!”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

I don’t hate the idea of Cameron and Jude together. They’ve both been around the block, they’re both had high-profile relationships, they’ve both been sketchy, and been with sketchy people. They’re kind of perfect for each other. They fit, right? Jude needs more American girls in his life, and Cameron… well, she just needs to forget about both Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez. I deem Jude Law the perfect distraction.

(PS… look, Kate Winslet’s old face!)

(PPS… Cameron should really try going brunette again – she’s so beautiful as a brunette.)

Photos courtesy of WENN.

The fallout from the ongoing News Of The World wiretapping scandal continues (and with good reason) in spite of the fact that the paper has shut down. Just because Rupert Murdoch closed the paper and suffered a pie in the face doesn’t mean that justice has been served for all of the families of terrorism bombing and 9/11 victims whose phones were tapped just so some unethical journalists could print the horrible details and sell more papers. So this saga will live on far into the future while many celebrities like Jude Law sue for having their phone hacked during the heyday of Editor Rebekah Brook’s tenure. Oh, and now Sienna Miller is speaking out too; of course, Sienna’s not the most sympathetic character out there, and it’s difficult to feel sorry for her, but I do feel for her family members that landed on the receiving end of her wrath. Before Sienna realized that her phone was being tapped, she accused her mother and sister of selling stories to the press. She also accused Jude of selling her out as well! Ah well, that relationship was entirely doomed from its many beginnings anyway, but Sienna now tells the Telegraph about her experience:

[Sienna Miller], 29, believed a succession of articles about her private life which appeared in the Sunday tabloid must have been leaked by a close friend or member of her family.

She was left so paranoid by intimately private stories published between 2005 and 2006 that she accused her mother Josephine, sister and former boyfriend Jude Law of selling them to the press.

Miller, who reached a £100,000 settlement with the NOTW and is now assisting with the Leveson inquiry, also said she planted false stories after becoming suspicious that her phone was being interfered with.

She told The Independent: “I changed my mobile number three times in three months. There were clicks on the line. I would pick up the phone and it would drop, there were messages I would never get, coupled with articles (containing private information) coming out every week.

“So I started to do tests. I would leave messages on people’s phones, like we’re going to rent this house or whatever, and it would appear next day in the papers.”

After a number of stories appeared that only her inner circle of friends and family could possible know about, the actress said she gathered them together for a showdown.

“I sat down in a room with my mother, my best friend, my sister, my boyfriend, and said someone in this room is lying and selling stories and one of you has got to admit it.”

Miller, who was targeted because of her high-profile relationship with Law, said she was still reluctant to take on Rupert Murdoch’s media empire when the hacking scandal emerged for fear that it could damage her career.

“Everyone was scared of Rupert Murdoch, even governments,” she said.

“People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.”

Miller said she finally decided to take legal action because she could not stand back and do nothing.

“The tabloid media culture in this country had got to a point where it was completely immoral. There was no consideration for you as a human being,” she added.

“I realised I couldn’t continue living in this country and doing my job, which I loved. You want to feel that you can do something creative that you love without being picked apart and mutilated for other people’s pleasure.”

[From Telegraph]

While I don’t want to minimize the seriousness of the NOTW scandal, it’s hard to believe that Sienna was afraid of confronting the media when she figured out that her phone was being tapped. After all, she’d already successfully sued British tabloids for printing photos of her in distress as well as in the nude (for which she received a record judgment) on a movie set. Not to mention the time she sued over those topless photos with married Balthazar Getty. So I doubt that Sienna was truly afraid that confronting Murdoch’s publications would damage her career and is probably just saying that to make herself appear the martyr. Although perhaps she does regret breaking up with poor Rhys Ifans over the phone, right?

The bottom line, however is this — Hugh Grant got it right when he bugged that NOTW paparazzo and stated that he didn’t worry much about his reputation with the public: “They don’t give a sh*t. I got arrested with a hooker and they still came to my films. They don’t give a f*&@ about your public image. They just care about whether you’re in an entertaining film or not.” Obviously, while Sienna doesn’t deserve to have her phone tapped, perhaps she should also be concerned about what she does to damage her own reputation, which not only includes starring in crap movies but also banging married men. The latter has done far more damage to her reputation than NOTW could have ever managed on its own.

Photos of Sienna Miller at London Fashion Week courtesy of WENN

Former News of the World head Rebekah Brooks was arrested by police on Sunday ahead of a scheduled meeting to answer questions about her role in the massive phone hacking scandal. The arrest was unexpected, and Brooks was released on bail about 12 hours later. Apparently it’s rare for someone to get arrested by appointment on a weekend, and Brooks’ spokesperson claims it was a surprise. Some members of Parliament are questioning whether the arrest will conveniently keep Brooks from having to testify during a scheduled meeting with of The House of Commons on Tuesday.

The head MP, or chief of the British police, Sir Paul Stephenson, has resigned amid revelations that he hired the former deputy editor of the News of the World, Neil Wallis, as a secret media advisor. Further damning to Stephenson was his acceptance of five weeks’ free stay at a high end health resort that Wallis worked for. In his resignation statement, Stephenson denied any wrongdoing and emphasized that Wallace has not been connected with the wiretapping scandal in any way.

Stephenson also suggested that Prime Minister David Cameron has some explaining to do given allegations that his former communications director, Andy Coulson, paid tens of thousands of pounds in kickbacks to British police from 2003-2007 when he was editor of News of The World. Cameron also reportedly had a close relationship with editor Rebekah Brooks and regularly met with her during social functions. It looks like this scandal goes straight to the top in England and that even the Prime Minister is closely connected to it.

Jude Law is suing News of the World and sister publication The Sun for allegedly tapping his phone in 2005 and 2006. He claims they gained illegal access to his phone when he was in the United States, which would make it a crime under federal wiretap law. Stories published in the two papers at the time contained very specific information of Law’s whereabouts down to details about the room service he ordered and how much spent on hotel accommodations. This is not the only allegation of hacking in the US by the company. The FBI is currently investigating whether phones from 9/11 victims were compromised by News Corp, News of the World’s parent company.

David Beckham may also sue and is currently having his lawyers look into police evidence to see if he was one of the hacking victims. You know that he’s going to try and be incredibly discreet about it because they probably have details of his various affairs.

News Corp has been arrogant and reckless to say the least. It’s not surprising that it took so long for the extent of their wrongdoing to come to light or that they went so far with it. Their current editor was hanging out with the Prime Minister and one former editor was employed by him while another worked for the chief of police.

Jude Law is shown out with his buddies outside the Groucho Club in London on 7/15/11. Credit: WENN.com

A new trailer for the thriller Contagion by director Steven Soderbergh has been released and it just looks incredible. It’s about a virus that quickly spreads throughout the world, killing everyone in its wake. There’s so much talent in this movie including my imaginary husband, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow as his wife (she dies early on, so it’s ok), and supporting roles by Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Marion Cottilard, and Laurence Fishburne.

This trailer was so good that I watched it several times and paused to see who was possibly dying and what the plot might be. (Here are some potential plot points that are in the trailer. Highlight the blank space after these words to reveal spoilers from the trailer I think Damon gets the virus, recovers and is immune, and then goes into hiding to save his kids. One of his daughters then gets the virus. She’s the one in the blue hat torward the end)

I love apocalyptic movies for some reason, and it’s nice to see a non-zombie film in this genre. Zombies creep me out, but there’s something so compelling about watching people try to survive when all hell breaks loose. Put Matt Damon, Jude Law and Kate Winslet in there and it’s perfection. The only question is: with so many big names, who is going to promote this movie? Please let it be Damon.

Contagion is out in the US on September 9th.

GAH!!! The new, first trailer for Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows has finally been released! I’m so looking forward to this movie. I absolutely LOVED the first one! The combination of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Guy Ritchie is absolutely heavenly, and I have high hopes for this second film, in which the boys are joined by LISBETH!! Lisbeth Salander, or the Swedish actress who played Lisbeth in the Millennium trilogy, Noomi Rapace. Oh, and Prof. Moriarty has a bigger part in this story too – after much talk about Brad Pitt possibly playing Moriarty, Ritchie ended up casting Jared Harris, perhaps best known to American audiences as “the British dude/Lane Price” in Mad Men. Here’s the trailer. *squeal*

So much Noomi goodness! And RDJ in drag! And Sherlock and Watson’s bromance is as strong as ever! This seriously made my morning. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of “game of shadows” but I think it’s a throwback reference to the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, so meh, I guess I won’t complain about it. This isn’t due out until Christmas! I imagine it will be a massive hit during the holidays.

Posters & promotional images from ‘Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows’.

Here are some sexy shots of Ryan Gosling from Friday night’s premiere of Drive, which got consistently great reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. The dude who seems to be trying to make Gosling his boyfriend is the director of Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn. They make a cute couple. And while I can’t find ANY interviews with Gosling while he was in Cannes, this Refn dude, a Dane, has been giving interviews all over the place. He even bashed his countryman Lars Von Trier.

As for Ryan’s style… well… he can pull off this blue tuxedo where others would have failed. I never really think of Ryan as a stylish guy, but these days, I think he might be putting in a little metrosexual effort. To the Drive photo call, he wore that pajama top, only it was like a fancy, high-fashion pajama top. And now a shiny blue tuxedo…? Okay, the man has hidden style chops.

And in case the Gosdong isn’t your style, here’s some Jude Law, getting you pregnant with his eyes.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

As you know already, Uma Thurman is on the Cannes Film Festival jury this year. Uma has been using the festival to outshine almost every celebrity lady – Uma’s fashion has been nearly impeccable. My favorite thus far has been the white Versace, which looked AMAZING on Uma. This Chanel gown, however, might be my least favorite from the festival. I know why it’s a good dress technically, but it looks meh-to-unflattering on Uma. In the profile photos, you can tell that Uma is carrying some weight in her midsection – the Chanel emphasizes it! Tragic. Beyond the fashion, though, Uma’s hair, makeup and jewelry have been consistently fantastic. She really prepared some big-impact looks for the festival. Good for her.

By the way, I’m starting to wonder if Uma has a little something going with her jury member Jude Law. They’ve been posing together on the red carpet – not unusual, per se, but it’s interesting. Even more fascinating is that they seem to be doing some after-hours partying together too. They were both at a Chopard event last night, and while Uma posed with lots of people, this one photo caught my eye:

They both look slightly toasty, a little extra friendly. Is it okay if I want this happen? Uma and Jude would be stunning together. She’s so tall and Nordic-goddess, he’s so dapper and British and kind of skeezy. He usually only dates petite women, but maybe he’ll give a long-legged lass a good go-around. And Uma has a type too – let’s just say that the woman who married Ethan Hawke would find herself at home with Jude’s skeeze. PLEASE GOD LET THIS HAPPEN. (PS… remember Gattaca?)

By the way, I liked her black gown at the Chopard event so much more than the Chanel.

Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.

Honestly, we’ve been having a bit too much fun with the entire running joke that Jude Law will impregnate someone at Cannes. It’s such a ridiculous yet highly probable notion, and I’m completely unable to stop hearing Barry White music every time I look at these new photos of serious/reflective/professional Jude acting out his duties as Juror.

Admit it — you hear the music too, right? Despite Jude’s real-life (and well-founded) reputation as a manwhore, however, the actor laments that his days as an onscreen loverboy have passed. He points towards evidence of this fact within his new role as the wronged husband in the latest adaptation of Anna Karenina, according to Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye:

Jude Law is mentally preparing himself to play the spurned husband in Anna Karenina opposite Keira Knightley.

That’s not a role Jude has ever played on screen — and certainly not off it.

“I’m the cuckold. I’m the husband she discards,” the actor joked as we chatted at the official opening night dinner for the Cannes Film Festival, adding ruefully: “I can’t play the dashing young blade in films any more, those parts don’t come to me.”

Jude is sitting on the festival’s jury with the panel’s chair Robert De Niro and fellow Hollywood star Uma Thurman.

He told me he was excited to be working with director Joe Wright and that Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic novel was a masterpiece in itself.

“It’s an excellent screenplay, you just want to be a part of it,” he added.

As I revealed when this column broke news of the project last November, Keira will play the eponymous heroine, who humiliates her husband Karenin when she falls for handsome army officer Count Vronsky.

Aaron Johnson will play Vronsky. And Wright told me he’s hoping to also cast Saoirse Ronan, who was in his adaptation of Atonement alongside Keira, and can be seen on screens now in his scorching psychological thriller Hanna.

[From Daily Mail]

Aww, poor Jude! He does sound a bit regretful that he won’t be shagging Anna Karenina senseless as Vronsky, doesn’t he? Well, he can rest assured that playing the jilted husband will demonstrate some flexibility in the acting department. As opposed to, you know, the flexibility that he often seeks in his random and various bedmates. Fortunately for Jude, he’s highly in demand not only in cloakroom closets but also on the big screen, and we’ll see him later this year in Contagion: The Sienna Miller Story as well as A Game Of Shadows, which is Guy Ritchie’s follow-up to Sherlock Holmes. Remember, more paychecks = incentive to impregnate more women. Get in line, bitches!