She also talked about her wedding. “We had a very traditional wedding ceremony with Rabbi Rubinstein, and I did the ketubah, and we wore the yarmulke and were under the chuppah!\u201d Barrymore said.<\/p>\n
As for her view of Judaism, she said, \u201cI\u2019m there, I love it. It\u2019s a beautiful faith and I am so honored to be around it. It’s so family-oriented and beautiful, and I learn so much and the stories are beautiful, it\u2019s incredibly enlightening. I\u2019m really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abrams’ twofer:\u00a0‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’ sequels The dispute between “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” fans about which is superior may be over, since J.J. Abrams<\/strong> is set to<\/a> direct both.<\/p>\n According to Deadline, the man behind the hit ABC series \u201cLost\u201d is going to direct the new “Star Wars Episode VII.” The website cites sources with \u201cknowledge of the situation\u201d who claim it\u2019s a \u201cdone deal.\u201d<\/p>\n The idea behind creating the seventh movie in the series began after Disney bought George Lucas\u2019 Lucasfilm last October for $4 billion. Abrams\u2019 other space saga, \u201cStar Trek,\u201d will hit the big screen in May with the sequel \u201cStar Trek Into Darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Disney, “Episode VII” is aiming for a 2015 release and already has Michael Arndt (\u201cToy Story 3\u2033) in charge of the script. Based on Abrams\u2019 previous work, \u201cStar Wars Episode VII\u201d also should include Khan, the smoke monster and that weird lizard thing from the movie \u201cCloverfield.\u201d<\/p>\n Is Schumer upset with Beyonce?<\/strong><\/p>\n Lots of folks have had lots to say about Beyonce\u2019s “lip-sync-gate” at President Obama\u2019s inauguration last week. But apparently people really want to know how Sen. Charles Schumer <\/strong>feels about it, as the New York Democrat was responsible for bringing Queen B to sing the national anthem.<\/p>\n As the entertainment world cried “say it ain’t so” when the it emerged that Beyonce had not\u00a0 performed “The Star Spangled Banner” live, there were conflicting<\/a> reports about Schumer’s personal response. The New York Post reported that Schumer was “still waiting for an apology” from Beyonce. But BuzzFeed was quick to say the Post was wrong and that Beyonce is not in danger of being declared persona non-grata on Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n A source close to Schumer said he thought the whole thing was a \u201cnothingburger.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe wishes people would leave Beyonce alone,” the source told Buzzfeed. “She performed for free, and it was a thrill to have her at the ceremony. Just look at his face during her performance! He\u2019d have her back in a New York minute.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as Schumer\u2019s concerned, they are BFFs,\u201d the source added, using the popular lingo for best friends forever. \u201cHis daughters have loaded Beyonce songs on his iPod. He listens to them when he goes biking.\u201d<\/p>\n For Matisyahu, no beard, no entry<\/strong><\/p>\n Since Matisyahu<\/strong> shaved his beard last year, the former Chasidic reggae musician has been suffering all sorts of blowback. Along with losing his facial hair, sidelocks and the love of some Jewish fans, apparently he\u2019s lost <\/a>his VIP status in the eyes of club bouncers, too.<\/p>\n At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, over the weekend, Matisyahu stood outside the TAO nightclub for some 10 minutes unable to get in because the door managers had no idea who he was, according to the New York Post. He finally gained access to the club from a friend who recognized him. Had he shown up in the black hat and coat, and straggly white beard he once wore, the bouncers surely would have dug his outfit and ushered him in.<\/p>\n Frankel, single again, writing a book<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, that was quick. Bethenny Frankel <\/strong>has been flying solo for about a month now, and already the former New York Housewife has decided<\/a> she\u2019s going to write a book about single life, Radar Online reports.<\/p>\n \u201cBethenny has been writing and documenting her feelings in the beginning stages of the divorce,\u201d a source close to Frankel said. \u201cThe book will explore the struggles and compromises all single moms face. It will deal with the delicate balancing act that is being a single mom, and the guilt she feels because her daughter Bryn will now come from a broken home, something she never wanted for her little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n Frankel is already a New York Times best-selling author who has written books about her life, dieting and cooking. Will the new book be as melodramatic as her show? If the details of her divorce continue to grow in the messy direction they are headed, we\u2019re guessing it will be.<\/p>\n Playboy, Israeli style<\/strong><\/p>\n Bring in the bunnies: Playboy is coming <\/a>to Israel.<\/p>\n The magazine will be available in Hebrew in print and online versions, the Chicago-born Israeli Daniel Pomerantz<\/strong>, who negotiated for the publishing rights, told Israel\u2019s Channel 2. The Israeli issues will have articles from international versions of Playboy translated into Hebrew and include some local Israeli journalism. The nude models? Also Israeli.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went to Hefner\u2019s estate with the Israeli team to learn from the Playboy experts,\u201d Pomerantz told The Marker.\u00a0\u201cHefner was very excited that there was a word [for bunny] in Hebrew — it proved that there is a cultural link between the Playboy brand and Israeli culture.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s no official launch date yet, but Pomerantz, who\u2019s striving to become the Israeli Hugh Hefner, promises the magazine will be \u201csexy\u201d (phew! we were skeptical) and not just about sex. \u201cIt will be inspiring and broadcast quality and beauty,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me this is an opportunity to show the world the nice side of Israel, the culture here.\u201d<\/p>\n Zuckerberg likes Christie<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong> is friending<\/a> Chris Christie by holding a fundraiser for the New Jersey governor in his Palo Alto, Calif., home next month, according to Buzzfeed.<\/p>\n Christie’s celebrity has been rising lately, from his capable handling of superstorm Sandy\u2019s aftermath to his appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons.” The two originally met in 2010, when Zuckerberg donated $100 million to the Newark public schools.<\/p>\n \u201cMark and Priscilla have worked closely with Governor Christie on education reform in the Newark school system,\u201d said Sarah Feinberg of Facebook.\u00a0\u201cThey admire his leadership on education reform and other issues, and look forward to continuing their important work together on behalf of Newark\u2019s schoolchildren. Mark and Priscilla are happy to host him at their home to support his reelection.\u201d<\/p>\n Portman moving to Paris <\/strong><\/p>\n Benjamin Millipied<\/strong>, husband of Natalie Portman<\/strong> and papa to baby Aleph<\/strong>, has been appointed<\/a> director of the Paris Opera Ballet, The New York Times reports, and he\u2019s taking his family with him. Millipied was the mastermind choreographer behind Portman\u2019s hit film \u201cBlack Swan,\u201d and won the heart of the Jewish actress during the Academy Award-winning film\u2019s production.<\/p>\n Millipied is a former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, which he left in 2011 to create his L.A. Dance Project. Portman and company are set to leave for Paris late next year. Millipied is due to start at the Paris company in September 2014.<\/p>\n Lollapalooza nixes Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n Some sad news for music lovers in Israel: Lollapalooza, the acclaimed traveling music festival slated to arrive in Tel Aviv in August, has been called off<\/a> — for now, at least.<\/p>\n Festival representatives said the show will likely be postponed, according to the Los Angeles Times, even though the festival\u2019s website now lists the 2013 destination as Chicago.<\/p>\n Lollapalooza was created in 1990 as a farewell to the rock band Jane’s Addiction but became an annual event over the years in places such as Chicago, Chile and Brazil. Artists at last year\u2019s show included headliners like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, the Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, the Shins and Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n Festival organizers announced last year that Tel Aviv would be the home of Lollapalooza for the summer of 2013, in Yarkon Park.\u00a0However, rumors have been circulating in recent months that the festival was running into financial issues and also was having trouble recruiting musicians to play in Israel, according to the Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot.<\/p>\n While artists like the Chili Peppers and Madonna have happily performed in Israel in the past, others like Elvis Costello and the Pixies have called off shows because of pressure from activists. Festival founder Perry Farrell, formally of Jane’s Addiction, spoke with CNN in August of his grand ambitions for the festival to eventually head to Jerusalem, so we still have our fingers crossed.<\/p>\n Franco loves his bubbe<\/strong><\/p>\n Actor-turned-everything-else James Franco<\/strong>, who is starring in the upcoming film \u201cOz: The Great and Powerful,\u201d landed<\/a> a role for his grandmother, Mitzie Verne, in the\u00a0 movie set to come out in March.<\/p>\n Franco was granted permission from his producers for his bubbe to make a special appearance at the end of the film, which is about the events leading up to the still popular 1939 movie \u201cThe Wizard of Oz.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJames is very family orientated,”\u00a0a source told the Daily Mail.\u00a0“He is very close to his grandma and managed to get her a role in the ‘Oz’ film. She played a townsperson in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n (For more Jewish entertainment news, visit <\/em>6nobacon.com<\/em><\/a>, the illegitimate child of JTA.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Share](\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\")