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Drew Barrymore Converting to Judaism?

DREW Barrymore is considering converting to Judaism.

According to report by America’s In Touch Weekly magazine, the actress — who has been married twice before — is currently engaged to fellow thespian Will Kopelman, who with his family is Jewish.

Drew has been getting a lot of help and information on the subject from her good friend Adam Sandler.

The two stars appeared together in comedies The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates, and have been close pals ever since.

“Those two absolutely adore each other, so it only made sense to Drew that he will be right by her side playing an important role at her wedding,” a source said.

Keira Knightley Chills Out After Making Dark Movies

KEIRA Knightley needs to have a “really nice time” after filming dark roles.

The Dangerous Method actress doesn’t find acting particularly therapeutic, and admits she needs to properly relax at the end of a day’s work in order to stop her roles making her upset.

“A lot of people say that acting is like therapy, but I don’t go for that,” she said.

“It’s not my cup of tea, it is for some people, but not me. I do, however, find it incredibly cathartic and when you’re playing something so dark you want to have a really nice time afterwards, otherwise it’s far too depressing.”

The 26-year-old actress — who is in a relationship with Klaxons rocker James Righton — also admitted that her fame has changed her, but she thinks it would be “sad” if she remained the person she was at the beginning of her career.

“Yes, I was different then to the way I am now because you change with your experiences,” she said.

“It would be sad if you didn’t, but my level of fame is not as big as Brad Pitt‘s thankfully.”

George Clooney Wants Tickets to London Olympics

GEORGE Clooney is desperate to attend this year’s London Olympics.

The Descendants actor is delighted the world’s biggest sports event is coming to the British capital as he loves visiting, but has not yet been able to get hold of any tickets to watch any of the games.

“I think it’s fantastic that the Olympics are coming to London. I think you should always try to take politics out of sport and the London bid did that,” George said.

“Track and field is something that I really want to come back and see if I can get some tickets.

“I’m a big fan of London. There are only a handful of great cities in the world and it’s one of them.”

Ellen DeGeneres and Randy Jackson to Host Gala For Brad Pitt’s Charity

ELLEN DeGeneres and Randy Jackson are hosting a star-studded gala to help Brad Pitt‘s charity.

The talk show host and the American Idol judge are teaming up for the $1,000-per-ticket event on March 10 to raise funds for the actor’s Make It Right home rebuilding effort.

The A Night to Make It Right gala will be attended by Brad and will include performances by singers Sheryl Crow, Rihanna and Seal.

Brad launched Make It Right in 2007 to help Lower 9th Ward residents who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Lower 9th Ward was one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods and the Moneyball star has worked with architects to come up with designs for stronger, safer and more energy-efficient houses than the ones residents lost.

So far, 75 homes have been built, six more are under construction and construction is set to begin on eight others in the coming months.

Foundation spokeswoman Taylor Royle said of the event, “Our goal is 150 houses, and this fundraiser is going to help us reach that goal.

“It’s been a long road to get these families home. But we’re happy with our progress, and we’re looking forward to celebrating the progress we’ve made.”

Ellen, a New Orleans native, has already donated more than $2 million to Make It Right and Taylor said, “She’s been one of our biggest supporters.”

The gala will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans.

Blind Items!

1) “In honor of Australia Day, I thought I would make this blind item Australian. This actress is formerly A list, but now a good solid B. Back in the day when she got her role that made her internationally famous she got the role by sleeping with not just the casting director, but also this rounadabout Australian who was a friend of the director and was already bored with his wife. A further clue is this actress got n*ked in the movie for which she was cast.” [CDAN]

2) “This very famous music exec is said to have a harem of young women that he keeps in several New York apartments. He doesn’t necessarily sleep with them himself, but uses them to help lure young musicians or influential people in the business, when he needs to.” [BuzzFoto]

Demi Moore Addicted to Red Bull

DEMI Moore downed gallons of Red Bull before her hospitalization earlier this week.

Sources say the actress replaced both food and booze with the caffeine energy drink.

“Demi avoids alcohol and instead drinks tons of Red Bull when she goes out,” a source said.

But in recent months she’s not been eating much, so she’s also been drinking it in the day to give her energy to get through.”

Alyson Hannigan: ‘Buffy Movie Should Include Joss Whedon’

ALYSON Hannigan has slammed plans to make a Buffy the Vampire movie without its creator.

Alyson starred in the original TV hit with Sarah Michelle Gellar but does not expect to be involved in the planned big screen comeback if Buffy writer and director Joss Whedon is not on board.

“Joss is Buffy to me,” says the pregnant actress, now the star of sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

“So when they announced there is going to be a movie without him I was like, ‘Well, that’s just a different movie.’ It’s something entirely different.”

Dwayne Johnson: ‘I’ve Redeemed Myself’

DWAYNE The Rock” Johnson believes he has made up for his bad boy past by shooting new family movie The Journey 2 in Hawaii.

The former wrestling star has revealed he was something of a tearaway growing up on the island paradise but feels he can put that all behind him now.

“I was a punk kid running around there when I was 14, getting arrested, doing a lot of things I shouldn’t have been doing,” says Dwayne.

“To go from that kid to this man, to be able to have this movie pump millions of dollars into the economy, that was very special to me.”
 

Sam Worthington Loves Mario Kart!

SAM Worthington is a closet gamer!

The actor admits he’s a huge fan of the Mario video games, and plays them on the long flights between his Aussie homeland and the US.

“I love Mario Kart,” confesses Sam.

“I play it on the DS while I’m on the plane. It really helps pass the time.”

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at Odds Over Kids

NICOLE Kidman admits she and her husband Keith Urban don’t see  eye-to-eye when it comes to family planning.

The Oscar winning actress says she would love to have a third child with country singer Keith but she’s not entirely sure he’s up for it.

“I never say never, so you never know,” says Nicole on the prospect of another baby.

“If you ask Keith the same question he would say probably say no! I have to be realistic though — I am at an age where it is very hard to have a child, so we just don’t know.”

Nicole recently admitted she doesn’t drink alcohol and is actually quite boring!

(READ: Did Nicole Kidman ban Tom Cruise from Scientology?)

“I don’t drink [alcohol],” she said.

“See how boring I am?”