Afternoon Blend: Angelina to be honored, Streisand gets stiches, and the Ellen doggy drama continues...

Happy Wednesday afternoon...
I'm loving Angelina Jolie's look on the set of her film being directed by Clint Eastwood. And I also love that she is being honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her outstanding performance in the criminally overlooked "A Mighty Heart." I urge you to check out this very fine film on DVD with an Oscar-worthy turn from Jolie...
...Ouch! Barbra Streisand had to get stitches on her leg after a gardening mishap. That is a tough row to hoe, even for a superstar...
...The owner of the dog adoption agency that snatched the puppy from Ellen DeGeneres' hairdresser says she is receiving death threats. Good grief, what she did was lame but death threats. Please, everybody, calm down...
...Lance Bass says he has tried to be Britney Spears' friend, figuring she could use one. But the girl in the purple wig just isn't that into him. Says Bass: "I tried. I tried. She's my neighbor in Beverly Hills. She lives next door. I tried to get in touch with her – I wanted to be that friend to help her. I don't think she's having any of her old friends anymore." ...
...So Kristen Bell is newly single and she says "dating is scary." Well, not as scary as, say, going to the dentist or being shipped out to Iraq, I'm sure...
...How cool is this? Betty White is gonna play herself in a guest spot on an upcoming episide of "Ugly Betty." It's always a treat to see Betty White on any show in my opinion...
...And finally, Lauren Bacall is a woman who speaks her mind, even to autograph seekers. See the TMZ.com video and see the 83-year-old dynamo give someone a verbal smackdown!
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