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Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake find Friends with Benefits

Lynn Barker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:25:00 -0700

SheKnows is lounging at a posh beachside hotel in Santa Monica, California chatting with Friends with Benefits stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. The hotel room window is framing a glorious sunny day with swaying palm trees, blue water, white sand... you know the cliche, and we’re stuck inside.

Patricia Clarkson: Hottest mom in film!

Lynn Barker — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:25:00 -0700

Accomplished actress Patricia Clarkson has wooed hot guys on film since the 1980s but it is the pretty blonde’s turns as hot moms in Easy A and this week’s Friends with Benefits that have the town talking.

Melissa and Joey: Talking tweets and summer family fun

Lynn Barker — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:57:00 -0700

We are in Burbank with Melissa and Joey namesakes Melissa Joan Hart and ex-teen heartthrob Joey Lawrence. New episodes of their ABC Family series start June 29. These veterans of Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Gimme a Break and Blossom say they owe much of their adult success to the very tough road they travelled as child stars.

Falling Skies cast chats

Lynn Barker — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:28:00 -0700

SheKnows is at a boutique hotel in Beverly Hills getting the latest from the cast members of the long-awaited, Spielberg-produced TNT sci-fi action series Falling Skies from cast members Noah Wyle and Drew Roy, who portray father and son. Episodes roll June 19 at 9 p.m.

Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore practice The Art of Getting By

Lynn Barker — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:38:00 -0700

Remember the adorable, big-eyed and very talented kid in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Finding Neverland? Freddie Highmore is now 19 and co-starring with 20-year-old Emma Roberts, indie movie queen and star of the recent Scream 4, in the very real coming-of-age film The Art of Getting By.

Lucy Hale spills on the new Pretty Little Liars season

Lynn Barker — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:57:00 -0700

SheKnows is with Lucy Hale at the ABC building in Burbank to talk love triangles on the show, what the girls do off set, her fave Internet shopping sites and what she really wishes the writers would let Lucy do on Pretty Little Liars before the show finally wraps.

Constance Marie and Katie Leclerc dish Switched at Birth

Lynn Barker — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0700

SheKnows is continuing our coverage of the new ABC Family drama Switched at Birth in which two very diverse families -- one wealthy, one headed by a single, working class mom -- discover that their teen daughters were switched as newborns.

Switched at Birth's moms and daughters

Lynn Barker — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:32:00 -0700

Taking a page from real life, ABC Family’s new series Switched at Birth deals with two very diverse families -- one wealthy, one headed by a single, working class mom -- who discover that their teen daughters were switched as newborns. Their solution? Get to know each other and deal with the inevitable drama that ensues. The series premieres on the network June 6.

Paula Patton and Laz Alonso couple up for Jumping the Broom

Lynn Barker — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:27:00 -0700

She is that gorgeous woman who dazzled in the films Deja Vu, Precious and the musical Idlewild and she’ll soon be seen in the new Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. He is the hunky blue alien warrior from Avatar, was the bad guy in the Fast and the Furious reboot and will soon play a sheriff in the Straw Dogs remake. Paula Patton and Laz Alonso play a feisty bride and groom from different sides of the tracks in the new wedding dramedy Jumping the Broom.

Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine are Jumping the Broom

Lynn Barker — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:28:00 -0700

Wonderful actors Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine played best gal pals in the excellent film Waiting to Exhale and they are together again... as rival moms of a bride and groom in the very relatable dramedy Jumping the Broom.

Ashley Judd talks All That Is Bitter and Sweet

Lynn Barker — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:11:00 -0700

Ashley Judd, like human rights activist Angelina Jolie, has traveled the world to bring attention to the plight of whole populations of exploited and deprived people. In our SheKnows exclusive conversation, we were impressed with how helping others, especially women, has become a huge part of Ashley’s own recovery from childhood trauma and depression.

Hop: Kaley Cuoco’s bunny love

Lynn Barker — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:15:00 -0700

Kaley Cuoco plays Penny, the hot, blonde neighbor across the hall on TV’s popular, geektastic show, The Big Bang Theory. Cuoco first caught our attention as Bridget, the daughter of the late John Ritter, on 8 Simple Rules and now is starring in the family film, Hop.

James Marsden set to Hop down the bunny trail

Lynn Barker — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:23:00 -0700

"He’s one of the nicest guys in Hollywood." You hear this all the time about multi-talented, hottie James Marsden. Whether he’s a singing music host in Hairspray, a cartoon prince in Enchanted, a tortured writer in the upcoming and very dramatic Straw Dogs or a superhero with laser eyes in X-Men, Marsden pulls focus every time he’s on screen. Maybe it’s those gorgeous blue eyes and his great comedic timing. Maybe it’s his excellent singing voice. Whatever it is, it’s working.

Liya Kebede: Supermodel to Desert Flower

Lynn Barker — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:30:00 -0700

Can you imagine struggling as a solitary, 13-year-old nomad girl to cross the almost lifeless desert in Somalia in search of just a chance at freedom? This was the difficult road for supermodel Waris Dirie who, as a child, was stripped of all possibility of enjoying an intimate, sexual relationship by the barbaric and ancient practice of female circumcision or genital mutilation. When she was promised in marriage to a very elderly suitor, it was too much and the brave teenager hit the road alone.

DreamWorks takes us inside Kung Fu Panda and Puss in Boots

Lynn Barker — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:49:00 -0700

Adorable furballs that kick butt! DreamWorks practically invented them. The animation studio gave SheKnows a peek at their 2011 slate with a preview of Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots. Although both films will finally appear on screens in 3D, we saw selected work-in-progress scenes in 2D and were still very impressed.

Gwyneth Paltrow: City and Country Strong

Lynn Barker — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:44:00 -0800

Gwyneth Paltrow is superwoman. We’re convinced of it: Oscar-winning actress, rocker wife, devoted mom, website guru, exercise queen and now -- darn good singer and guitarist in her new drama Country Strong.

Leighton Meester: Gossip Girl and Country Strong star speaks!

Lynn Barker — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:48:00 -0800

After years in the role of NYC socialite Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, pretty brunette Leighton Meester welcomed the chance to go to Nashville to play a stage-shy country music wannabe in the new romantic drama Country Strong -- even if it meant a grueling schedule filled with music rehearsals, plane flights and character confusion.

Pretty Little Liars cast speaks!

Lynn Barker — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:43:00 -0800

We’re visiting the Warner Bros lot on the set of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars to round up the cast and grill them on their musical tastes and more. Pretty Little Liars kicks off its second season on January 3 on ABC Family.

Justin Timberlake and Dan Aykroyd dish Yogi Bear

Lynn Barker — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:20:00 -0800

Justin Timberlake, on crutches from his accident on the Now set, and classic funnyman Dan Aykroyd met with us recently in L.A. to talk about the blast they had voicing the characters Yogi and his side-kick Boo Boo in the new, 3-D, animated-live action film Yogi Bear based on the ever-popular 1960’s cartoon TV series.

Dianna Agron: From Glee to I Am Number Four

Lynn Barker — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:09:00 -0800

In the upcoming film I Am Number Four, Dianna Agron of TV’s Glee plays a small town high schooler in love with an alien! Alex Pettyfer, who plays the other-worldly fellow, has been snapped holding hands with Dianna on the Glee set. Are they an item? Let's ask Agron!