Angelina & Mariane’s Powerful Bond by Glamour Magazine:

Mariane Pearl, widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and Angelina Jolie, who plays her in the new movie A Mighty Heart, sat down with Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive for an exclusive interview at Angelina’s home. Read excerpts from their conversation here, then check out the June issue of Glamour to read the full interview with Angelina and Mariane about their families, their friendship, and their hopes for the future.

In January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl became a reluctant global icon. That was the day her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped by terrorists in Pakistan while investigating Islamic extremism. For weeks, millions around the world watched, astonished, as Mariane, then five months pregnant with the couple’s son, Adam, appeared calm and collected on TV to appeal for her husband’s release. (When asked what she would say to him if he were listening, she replied simply, “I love you.”) The unbearable news in February 2002 that Pearl had been beheaded by his captors triggered worldwide outrage, but Mariane refused to lash out. “Danny has not been defeated,” she went on CNN to say. “His pain and my pain will help…change the world.”

The same beautiful message resonates throughout A Mighty Heart, Mariane’s best-selling memoir about the kidnapping ordeal, the film version of which-starring Angelina Jolie and produced by her partner Brad Pitt’s production company-hits screens in June.

Today I am meeting both women at Angelina’s sleek, modern Los Angeles home to discuss the film and the genuine friendship that has sprung up between them. Less than five minutes into our conversation, it’s clear that the bond between these two women is warm, respectful and real. Listen in and you’ll know why their closeness runs much deeper than a Hollywood movie deal.

LOTS MORE AFTER THE JUMP!! (more…)

Boy George is on bail while police investigate allegations that he kidnapped a male escort and chained him to a wall in his London home.

Auden Carlsen, 28, claimed he was grabbed by the singer and another man and chained up after the star invited him to his house in Shoreditch to pose for photographs.

Mr Carlsen claimed he met the former Culture Club star on the website Gaydar, and agreed to go to his flat at midnight as a £400 photographic model.

He denied he was working as an escort.

But the Norwegian said he feared for his life when Boy George pounced on him and tied him up.

“I was convinced I was going to die,” he said. “George handcuffed me to a hook by the bed as they held me down.”

He alleges that Boy George, whose hits include Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?, produced a box of whips and sex toys and told him: “Now you’ll get what you deserve.”

Mr Carlsen claims he escaped by pulling the hook from the wall and fleeing to a nearby newsagent’s at 6.30am on Saturday, from where he alerted the police.

Scotland Yard today confirmed they are investigating an allegation of false imprisonment and common assault, believed to have occurred in the early hours of Saturday.

A spokesman added: “Hackney CID is investigating and a man in his forties has been arrested in connection with the allegation.

“He was taken to an east London police station but has subsequently been bailed to return on a date in July.”

The 45-year-old singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, was unavailable for comment.

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She’s so stinkin cute!

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has long been candid on The View about her desire to get pregnant again – and her wish has finally come true.

“Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 29, co-host of ABC’s The View, will announce live on-air today that she is pregnant with her second child and is due in November,” ABC said in a statement.

“Tim and I are incredibly thankful and excited,” Hasselbeck said in the statement.

Hasselbeck and her husband, New York Giants quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, 29, will celebrate their five-year anniversary in July. They welcomed their first child, Grace Elisabeth, on April 6, 2005 – Tim’s 27th birthday.

When she returned to The View after a six-week maternity leave, Hasselbeck told viewers: “Grace is amazing. She likes to eat a lot and sleep a lot – just like her father.”

Hasselbeck’s news is the second big announcement for The View in as many weeks: On Wednesday, cohost Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she will be leaving the show at the end of the season.

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Bruce’s new Vanity Fair cover.  I know I’m not alone…do you think he’s still sexy?