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Hilary Swank Walks Around Naked In Front Of Six-Year-Old, ‘Marie Claire’ November 2009 Interview
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Talk about telling the naked truth! In an interview with the Nov. issue of Marie Claire, double Oscar winner Hilary Swank admits that she walks around in the buff in front of her boyfriend’s 6-year-old son.
Don’t worry, the kid barely notices!
“You wonder at what age you should stop walking around nude,” says the Amelia actress, now 35. “But he doesn’t look twice. He doesn’t think about it yet.”(I think we all just cringed!)
Two Oscars Must Get You Any Role You Want? “So not true. I really chase the things that I want. I don’t audition anymore, but I do go after things that I believe in. Someone will say, ‘Oh, I don’t see Hilary in that role because she’s not really that funny to me.’ So I’ll say that I want to sit down with them so that they meet the real person behind the characters. I usually get roles that are not the conventional beauty.”
How Does Hilary Relax? “My relaxation has always been my animals—going to the dog park with them, going to the beach. I always try to carve out time in my day to be with them. On the last set I was on, I would just get a bike and ride around the studio with my dogs chasing me. It just gets me out of my head, you know what I mean?”
Hilary On Divorce & Friendship: “For a long time, I was a loner because [my ex-husband Chad Lowe] was my best friend, and we were really happy just hanging out, he and I. I think it was maybe five years ago that I realized how important my friends were to me, and I realized they were a big part of my letting go. When I got divorced three years ago, I needed them more than ever. I have really good girlfriends. Mariska Hargitay is my best friend.”
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"Law & Order: SVU" Contract Disputes With Chris Meloni & Mariska Hargitay
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
Oh no! NBC is threatening to replace Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni on the beloved crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, industry insiders revealed to MSNBC on Wednesday. We hear the stars have become locked in a bitter contract dispute with the network after demanding a raise; Meloni and Hargitay already earn $350,000 per episode for their roles as Manhattan’s SVU crime fighting twosome Benson and Stabler.
MSNBC wrote on Wednesday:
Last week, NBC closed a deal with L&O boss Dick Wolf for an 11th season of “SVU” — which, at 10.5 million viewers, remains the Peacock’s No. 1 scripted show. That opened the door to a new round of negotiations with the stars, whose $350K-per-episode contracts will expire in May. Yet a source close to the matter said talks stalled when the duo — who, like in their previous negotiations, are banding together — attempted to go after back-end profits, a perk that’s almost never granted in the L&O universe (although exceptions were made for Vincent D’Onofrio and Chris Noth).
Television tattles doubt SVU producers will make good on their threat to drop the show’s two lead actors, particularly since the Benson and Stabler characters’ chemistry has an intricate subplot of the show.
“I don’t think in this environment, there’s any chance they could re-launch the show with both of them gone,” says a high-ranking exec at a rival network. “It’s a horrible time to retool a show. They already have to change the time-slot, because it’s not going to be airing at 10 pm next season….”
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Mariska Hargitay Back To Work On 'SVU'
Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Mariska’s back!
Mariska Hargitay returned to work on Monday after nearly three weeks away from the hit NBC crime drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she’s starred as Detective Olivia Benson for the past ten seasons.
The 44-year-old Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress first underwent surgery after suffering a partially collapsed lung in January. She returned to work later that month. Mariska was hospitalized a second time on March 3.
The cast of SVU will spend the week on-location in New York City, shooting an upcoming episode that will feature guest appearances by actresses Hilary Duff and Gail O’Grady.
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Mariska Hargitay Leaving "Law & Order: SVU"
Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
After being hospitalized with a collapsed lung for the third time in three months, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay is reportedly ready to turn in her badge after ten seasons on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Mariska suffered two separate incidents of a partially collapsed lung in late December and early January. Earlier this month, she took ill again “discomfort relating to her earlier lung condition,” according to her rep.
The National Enquirer writes:
Although her publicist says Mariska is definitely coming back to the show next year, the source insists the latest incident was enough to persuade Mariska to leave SVU and tend to her health.
Mariska has played Detective Olivia Benson on the crime series since its debut in 1999.
No! Can you imagine SVU without Det. Benson? It was bad enough when she had to go on maternity leave. She’s what makes the show fabulous!
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Mariska Hargitay Hospitalized:
Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
Mariska Hargitay has been hospitalized in New York after suffering chest pains on Tuesday night.
The Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been hospitalized twice in recent months after she was diagnosed with a collapsed lung late last year.
“Mariska Hargitay went to the hospital this morning after experiencing some discomfort relating to her earlier lung condition,” the actress’ rep said in a statement on Wednesday. “She is undergoing routine tests and expects to be feeling better soon.”
“Production will not be affected,” the rep added.
Feel better soon, Mariska!
