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...surprised when Gavin Newsom announced April 21 that he would run for California governor. The young mayor of San Francisco has not tried to hide his ambition for higher office, even hinting he may one day run for president. What was surprising, though, was that Newsom announced his bid via Twitter: "It's official - running for Gov of CA. Wanted you to be the first to know. Need your help...
...Gavin's first wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former lingerie model, was a lawyer and correspondent for Court TV based in New York City. (Earlier, Newsom had briefly dated the singer Jewel.) Shortly after Newsom was elected to his first term, he and Guilfoyle appeared together in a Harper's Bazaar magazine spread - the publication declared them "The New Kennedys." But the couple divorced in 2005, saying the strain of a bi-coastal relationship was too hard...
...Right now, most people outside of San Francisco only know two things about Gavin Newson: he supports same-sex marriage and he cheated [with] his best friend's wife. He can fix that, but if he doesn't do it quick, he's going to become a punch line." - Dan Schnur, a Republican consultant, on whether Newsom has a shot at higher office, Time.com...
...face it, Gavin has glamour ... He sets hearts aflutter for both straight and gay people because he's young, handsome and charismatic." - Tom Rielly, 42, a founder of PlanetOut, a gay online and magazine publishing company, New York Times, Apr. 9, 2006 See TIME's Pictures of the Week
With South Africa taking ownership of its stories, the country's best talent is sticking around to help with the telling. In the past, successful stars or filmmakers like Vosloo or Tsotsi director Gavin Hood would have left for Los Angeles. Charlize Theron, South Africa's biggest star, never even acted at home. But Nkosi, who was cast in Peter Jackson's upcoming alien blockbuster District 9, shot in Soweto last year, says that while he's happy to act for Hollywood, he has no wish to act in it. South Africa is too exciting. "We were shut away from...