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...enthusiasts come to think they own the celebrity in some way. They behave with a bizarre, intrusive, proprietary aggression, as if the icon had entered their own head (as indeed the icon has) and thereby relinquished all rights of privacy and courtesy and become a plaything of fans' fantasy. Madonna has said that one of the worst things about being famous is that you cannot put your trash out on the sidewalk in front of your house: someone will plunder it. Autograph hunters are the most benign of stalkers. The press, to a divorced princess, an actress...
...course, Hollywood is calling. In the past few years other video directors have made the jump from MTV to feature films; David Fincher, who created videos for Madonna, went on to direct Seven and the forthcoming thriller The Game. Sigismondi says movie scripts have been "flooding in," but that she hasn't chosen a project. Williams is developing a live-action Fat Albert feature for Bill Cosby. Hunter has signed to direct a film for HBO, and Glazer is working on the movie Gangsta Number One. But none of them have yet decided to leave videos for movies permanently. Says...
Even before his 1985 marriage to Madonna (they divorced in 1989), Penn had a rep as a ferocious scrapper, a plague on all paparazzi, a reluctant and truculent interview subject. These days Penn, who turned 37 this week and who married Wright last year after a long, volatile, off-and-on relationship, replies thoughtfully to a reporter's probes. What about Hollywood's embrace of independent films? "I don't trust that any more than I trust a mother-in-law's love." Is he happy? "I'm not going to accuse myself of being happy; just saying that would...
...Madonna gave a moving and sincere tribute [NATION, July 28] to a man who fully enjoyed life and the people around him. Her words were not the usual celebrity comments about a lost superstar but rather the heartfelt reflections of someone who has lost a dear friend. ED DUBEAU Mechanicsburg...
...read about Madonna's dog (being walked by Italian bodyguards), Madonna's daughter (with blue-polished toenails), Madonna's dog (needing a manicure), Madonna's terminally ill friend, Madonna's yoga instructor. Please advise: Was this the Versace tribute? REBECCA MELUCH Westlake, Ohio...