Jen Hawkins has told her fans on a live News.com web chat that she'd consider posing nude for an arty magazine like black+white because she thinks it's a "classy mag".

While the majority supported her approach readers like Jolanda Challita of Miranda warned: "Once you pose nude you can never take those images and hide them away. If you want to have children just consider how they might feel and the example that you set for them."

And hellsbells of Sydney added: "In years to come, when you are older, your future children will be embarassed by it, particularly as they start going to school and you socialising with other parents."

Right. Because being artfully photographed au naturel by perhaps one of the world's best photographers would be embarrassing, but losing your skirt on a catwalk and flashing your bum to thousands of bogans at Miranda Fair Shops is what, something to be proud of?

Forbes Magazine has got the calculator out and proved what anyone who saw Russell Crowe's last three films already knows - he's just not worth the cash.

A Forbes magazine survey published on Monday shows Matt Damon offers the best box-office return on his salary, more than twice that of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, but Australian Russell Crowe rates at the bottom of the list.

Coming in at the bottom of the list was Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, whose past three movies - A Good Year, Cinderella Man and Master and Commander - all disappointed at the box office and earned an average gross income of only $US5 for each $US1 of the Australian's salary.

Probably a good thing ol' Russ pulled out of his latest project then.

It's not all bad for Russ though. If his film career falls through, he can always take up personal motivation and life coaching.

We bring you this story from The Age today...

Ripped former Big Brother contestant Gaelan Walker is looking to enter the boxing ring, if only he can find a celebrity to touch up. At six foot four in the old measure and around 95 kilograms, the fighter has been difficult to match with a well-known opponent. Promoter and Channel 31 host Peter Maniatis said: "(I've) had a few bites but nothing solid. (Walker) is a fearless daredevil type of guy and that suits the boxing game." Walker said he wasn't picky and would be using "puffy gloves" for the light-hearted celeb-smash session. "(But) no one's put their hand up," he said.

We find it hard to believe there isn't anyone in this great land willing to punch Gaelan in the face.

Sunrise's entertainment reporter Jono Coleman may have pissed of some parents and his bosses by spoiling the end of the latest Harry Potter book, but 71 percent of Sunrise viewers couldn't give a stuff, voting via SMS to keep him on the show.

Well Aussie film publicists and distributors obviously weren't doing the voting -- because now they're laying into Jono, accusing him of filing film reviews for Sunrise without having actually seen their films!

Sunrise showbiz reporter Jonathan Coleman's return to air this week has been marred by a film industry smear campaign attempting to destabilise his position.

smear campaign? destabalise his position? This is entertainment media, people, not industrial espionage or politics. Nonetheless...

It has emerged that a group of senior film industry distributors attempted to use the faux pas to discredit Coleman further.

Confidential sources claim Coleman stands accused of not attending film screenings before filing his reviews for the program, which has angered film companies.

"We've had hits and misses with him, but have learned to manage our expectations,'' one film industry source said.

"There are other companies who have forked out big bucks to send him on overseas press trips who expected more and have been disappointed."

Another insider said: "(film executives) don't want him in that role anymore.''

Ouch. That's gotta hurt. Still, what sort of people watch Jono Coleman on Sunrise, or even Richard Wilkins on Today, and expect integrity, honesty and ethics in reporting on the quality of films? Probably the same people who respond to breakfast television SMS polls....

Neighbours actress Carla Bonner - that's Steph in case you were wondering - has been convicted and fined $1000 after crashing her car and giving a false name and address.

This from Media Spy...

The 34-year-old reversed her Jeep Laredo into another car at Knox City shopping centre on 10 July and gave the driver a friend's name and address. Bonner's car caused extensive damage to the Holden Barina which had to be towed away. The Dandenong Magistrates' Court also heard that Bonner was driving without a valid driver's licence.

In a letter submitted to the court by her lawyers, Bonner pleaded guilty to failing to give a name and address, reversing when unsafe and unlicensed driving.

Poor Carla probably freaked out thinking the other driver would recognise her name, and the relevant gossip writers would be called, so to avoid a media storm, she thought she'd give a fake name.

We'd be willing to bet our lunch money that had she just fessed up to the other driver in the first place, no one would've cared in the slightest. They probably didn't even know who she was.

The incredible odyssey of little David Banda - the adorable Malawian demi-orphan plucked from a sea of thousands of less-cute African children by late-to-the-game global humanitarian Madonna - has hit a significant snag. From the Reuters report:

One of Malawi's leading weekly newspapers reported on Sunday that Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja had barred Penstone Kilembe from making his planned trip to assess the suitability of Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, as the boy's adoptive parents.

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The producers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding - the 2002 indie comedy which struck a chord with audiences the world over who simply couldn't get enough of the many Windex-salving idiosyncrasies of an extended Greco-American family - are suing Gold Circle Films, the film's production company, for withholding profits. From THR Esq.:

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" producers Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Gary Goetzman and star Nia Vardalos are suing Gold Circle Films claiming the production company has breached contracts to pay a portion of revenue from the hit film.

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While Lindsay Lohan's previous swings at rehab were resoundingly unsuccessful - a stay at the Wonderland facility in Laurel Canyon led to a fatal curb-mauling, while Promises proved unable to prevent a 160km/h Denalijacking - there's always another, more exclusive celebrity detox facility ready to throw open their doors to any troubled, coke-pant-wearing starlet in need:

"The Insider" Online breaks news that LINDSAY LOHAN has entered the Cirque Lodge drug and alcohol rehab in Sundance, Utah. According to sources within the facility, the 21-year-old star arrived this weekend to begin the intense rehabilitation program that is expected to last a minimum of 30 days.

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· GLAAD's first-ever "Network Responsibility Index" rates each network for how well they "handle the still-sensitive issue of depicting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals on TV." ABC got the highest rating for shows like Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, and the upcoming Cavemen, sure to stir up much constructive discussion about gay-caveman stereotypes. [Variety] · International audiences flock to The Simpsons Movie, where the hilarious image of a grown man choking his son transcends all geocultural boundaries. [Variety] · Kevin Reilly greenlights his first project for Fox - The Oaks, about "three different couples who inhabit the same house at three different times," all of whom are visited by ghosts. Ben Silverman reads this, secretly thinks to himself: "But where's the sexy?" [Variety] · Scott Rudin buys the rights to best-seller The Dangerous Book for Boys, sure to inspire countless "Dangerous Book for Assistants" parodies, featuring merit badges for hurled-object ducking. [THR] · Evil babies and flashback jokes appear never to get old, as The Family Guy wins Sunday night for Fox.

Because, well, it's just been that kind of a day, we thought we'd offer up this clip of Kelly Ripa, accompanied by Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Chief Zhuzher Carson Kressley, giving the play-by-play as one brave karaoke soldier named Suresh Joachim attempts the world record for marathon karaoke singing. (It's 25:45:00, if you happen to be chronically unemployed and possess the heart of a champion.) We weren't sure at first why Ripa and an uncharacteristically mute Kressley seemed more exhausted than Joachim himself, until we heard the opening notes to his rendition of Richard Marx's shmaltz-lite classic, "Right Here Waiting," and suddenly, what little blood was still flowing to our brains quickly drained before the room faded to white. As always: enjoy.

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· Thandie Newton's knuckles: bulimia's hidden victims.
· An unspecified illness causes Sydney Pollack to pull out of Recount. His replacement: Jay Roach, who promises to bring some Austin Powers-style, genitalia-obscuring levity to HBO's movie about the 2000 elections.
· Clearly, Paul Allen was more pissed about turning Bumblebee from a VW Bug to a Camaro than he initially let on.
· The dog-mauling victim at Ving Rhames's house has now been identified, and this story gets officially reclassified from Mysterious/Deeply Disturbing to Slightly Less Mysterious/No Less Disturbing.
· And finally, we not-so-proudly (NSFW!) present Kurt Russell's (seriously...NSFW!) wang.

Like a stun-gun set to "wake up" applied directly to your genitals, enjoy the jolt of the weekend box office numbers: 1. The Bourne Ultimatum - $US70.181 million It would hardly feel like a Monday morning in this blockbuster-clogged summer without some sort of qualified box office record being broken, and this weekend's debut of Bourne Ultimatum did not disappoint. Ultimatum's $US70.181 million is the Biggest August Opening Ever, unless you're one of those numbers-obsessed types who wants to cheapen this accomplishment by noting that Rush Hour 2's would still hold that title if we account for ticket price inflation. But we recommend that we all pretend that inflation doesn't exist and let Bourne enjoy its moment of triumph, which may only last until Brett Ratner unleashes yet another Rush Hour on the world this Friday. And we all know he's not going to be shy about rubbing everyone's faces in another new record. 2. The Simpson Movie - $US25.6 million If we have one complaint about the movie, it's that it could've used a little more nudity. Maybe they're saving a scene revealing the Comic Book Guy's squiggle for the sequel, knowing they had to ease us into the world of animated full-frontal with a less upsetting peak at Bart's minimalist junk the first time around.

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It was Michelle Pfeiffer's turn today to be immortalised on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame, ensuring that generations can pilgrimage to the urine-glazed sidewalk altar and pay homage to the enduring star who once bravely faced Coolio down in a school room music video showdown. But as the actress was besieged by fans eager to have their Pfeiffer memorabilia autographed, one item amidst the flurry of Scarface posters and Grease 2 soundtracks left her with a temporary case of career amnesia. From The WOW Report:

A fan waved a Simpsons DVD at Michelle Pfeiffer today after her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony. "The Simpsons?" said Pfeiffer.

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We're not entirely sure what keeps us watching On the Lot, Fox's ratings-challenged attempt at discovering Hollywood's Next Great Tranny-Victim Director. We doubt it's the contestants' short films, however, but rather the constant tension between host Adrianna Costa's plunging necklines and her rack's ability to remain securely in place. One Defamer operative on the Westside, meanwhile, recently discovered just how badly the show's finalists want our votes:

I came home from another crushing day at work to find this plea taped to the mailbox outside my Santa Monica apartment. I also saw another one at the local grocery store, only this time it was addressed to all of Santa Monica. I didn't even know the show was still on, but I think I'll have to go out of my way to vote for someone else.

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