Styles & Scenes

Jon Voight hasn't seen Shiloh

At Monday night’s "You, Me and Dupree” premiere, Jon Voight told a People reporter that he still hadn’t seen his six-week-old granddaughter, Shiloh. But he had seen the magazine photos.

Ouch.

But at least he seemed to have it more under control than he did at the June 24th “Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest” premiere. On the Disneyland press line, an Australian journalist ambushed Voight and asked what everyone was wondering but dared not ask, “Have you seen your granddaughter yet?”

“No, no, I haven’t seen her.. yet,”  Voight replied softly, stammering, his eyes slowly filling with tears. ”But I hope to soon and I’d really rather not talk about that if you don’t mind.”

But the reporter pressed on, asking Voight if he’d sent a baby gift and if so, what was it. “No, I haven’t sent a gift. And can we please change the subject?,” Voight asked, helplessly caught on camera as the embarrassing personal inquisition continued.

Next the reporter asked Voight how he felt about his daughter Angelina’s relationship with Brad Pitt and their new baby.

“I’m very proud of Angie and all the good work she's doing and I’d really rather not talk about it anymore,” Voight said as he moved away.

Voight was trying to be professional and polite but it was obvious he was upset abut not seeing his grandchild and the ongoing rift between the actor and his daughter, rumored to be over his infidelities while married to Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand.

On the carpet at the “Dupree” premiere, Voight was smart and escaped more personal probes by breaking off a press chat and grabbing one of the film's stars, Owen Wilson, to give him a big bear hug. “I love this guy! I’m a huge Owen Wilson fan!,” Voight said about his "Anaconda" and "Zoolander" co-star. “I go to all his premieres!”

“Yeah, you’re right,” a baffled Wilson replied, in mid-hug. “You really do come to all my premieres. Thanks, man.”

But enough about Shiloh. More importantly, I had to know if any of the "Dupree" stars had seen Baby Suri, the still MIA spawn of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. No one, including Seth Rogan, had.

"Who? Baby Suri? No, no I haven't. Have you?" 

But Rogan admitted  he was bummed by the recent bizarre Emmy nominations. "I'm really upset that my favorite show "Lost" didn't get more. I'm fanatical about that show to a maniacal degree and it deserved more."

All those in favor, say Aye!' And if anyone out there has seen Suri, please let me know, stat.

Photo Credits: Jon Voight is one sad lonely grandfather. Bet he was thrilled to see that Shiloh has his once-puffy lips. Okay, Angelina's got them in spades but they're from his genes.
WireImage/Steve Granitz

Leslie Caron sells her couture AND dines with Brangelina

Two-time Oscar nominee Leslie Caron, most famous for “American in Paris" and “Gigi,” is following in Elton John’s footsteps and cleaning out her closet.

Paris-based Caron, 74, will auction off a portion of her couture collection at Sotheby’s in London on June 26. For more information, go to www.kerrytaylorauctions.com.

Over 60 pieces from Givenchy, Dior, Saint Laurent and other top designers from the ’50s-‘80s will go on the block. Estimated prices:  $570-$5700.

Some - like the tangerine silk Saint Laurent gown she wore to the Cannes Film Festival with Kirk Douglas and the Dior frock she wore to present Steve McQueen with a Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite Actor) at the Golden Globes - also come with photos of Caron in the gowns.

“My sale starts at 4 p.m.,” Caron, said from her Left Bank abode that she shares with her dog, Prunella. “Before me, they’re selling valuable antique textiles. And after me, there are some very special items being auctioned – a dance costume that was worn by ballerina Margot Fonteyn, a pinstriped suit and nightshirt that belonged to Sir Winston Churchill and one of Princess Diana’s cocktail gowns! Isn’t that wonderful? I’m sure that will interest your readers,” Caron added, with unabated "Gigi" spirit.

Caron was a young dancer in Paris when Gene Kelly discovered her. She's had a long career and though she's been off the celeb radar, she still acts occasionally.

She almost got the role of the murdered nun in "The Da Vinci Code.” “They told me I looked too worldly.” And she recently shot an upcoming episode of  “Law and Order – Special Victims Unit,” playing a woman much like Teri Hatcher, who testifies against a man who raped her when she hears he has more victims.

And she’s already met Hollywood’s hottest couple. In March, Caron dined at the Hotel de Crillon with LA painter Don Bacardi and his friends, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They had invited Bacardi, a friend of Angelina’s mother, to come to France and paint a portrait of the pregnant actress/activist.

“I like them very much,” Caron said. “They’re bright, interested in what’s going on, open to everything, ready to grab everything they can out of life. They’re not wasting a lot of time being movie stars. They’re taking advantage of it to see, listen and learn. Their love affair is obviously not for the benefit of the press; they seem extremely happy and comfortable together.”

There was only one awkward moment, when Leslie innocently asked where the baby would be born.

“They were perfectly mute,” she says. “I wasn’t thinking! They were being stalked everywhere by the paparazzi.”

More on Caron's clothes calls...

Photo Credits: Leslie Caron in Dior by Marc Bohan at the Golden Globes, presenting a Henrietta award to Steve McQueen.
Courtesy of Leslie Caron

Breaking famous baby news!

Finally, a peek at the second most famous out-of-wedlock baby (after Suri Cruise, of course) in the world!

Several of the much-anticipated Jolie-Pitt family photos are up on PerezHilton.com. And sweet little Shiloh Jolie-Pitt sure looks like her Mommy, pillowy pouty lips and all.

But there may be bad news for Britney's baby.

According to TMZ.com, that cute guy hanging out with Britney and her baby is NOT a nanny after all. And he knows less about child-care than Britney does.

No, wait, that’s impossible.

And The Scoop says Katie Holmes may have to marry Tom Cruise. Especially if she wants to keep custody of her baby Suri and make enough money to pay for all the therapy and deprogramming she's gonna eventually need.

Angelina's awards season appearance

Dying for a glimpse of an expectant Angelina Jolie and that proud papa-to-be Brad Pitt?

You and everyone else hoping to attend the upcoming black-tie, invite-only “Circle of Passion” gala, to be held on Feb. 26 at Astra West in West Hollywood's Pacific Design Center.

The “Circle of Hope” event was initially skedded to be held in L.A. last year but was postponed and now appears on Hollywood's already-packed awards season calendar.

Jolie will be the special honoree at the formal gala which will raise funds and awareness for musicians Sheila E. and Lynn Mabry's Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF).

But she's not "confirmed," says a benefit spokesman. Bummer! She may be "supplying a video acceptance or someone else may accept the award on her behalf," explained Astrid Merget from event planner Luna Llena Productions. Like Brad?

Angela Bassett is set to host and performers/presenters include: Jamie Foxx, Sharon Stone, Nikka Costa and Prince's old flames, Wendy and Lisa.

Attending event co-chairs include Arthel Neville, Patti LaBelle, Rick and Kathy Hilton and Randy Jackson.

To celebrate the opening of his new Los Angeles fashion house, designer Lloyd Klein will show a retrospective of vintage pieces and a sneak peek at his 2006 couture line modeled by celebrities such as Natasha Henstridge, Janice Dickinson, Lucy Lawless, Vanessa Williams, Lisa Raya, Courtney Peldon and Bai Ling. Now there's a name that's a sure-fire assurance of an A-list event.

In case Jolie does show up, wonder if Klein will design a special maternity dress for her? Or perhaps the St. John fashion company will supply Jolie, their new highly paid spokesmodel, with a made-to-order mother of a gown?

Photo: Angelina Jolie keeps her bump under wraps on the Dominican Republic set of “The Good Shepherd” with costar Robert DeNiro on Jan. 12, 2006.
(James Devaney / WireImage)

Brad and Angelina's great expectations

Although nominated for favorite onscreen chemistry, those sexy "Mr. and Mrs Smith" stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt didn’t show up at the People’s Choice Awards Tuesday night.

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn won the category for “The Wedding Crashers,” in case you care, and only Wilson showed up.

But turns out Brad and Angie had way better chemistry than Wilson and Vaughn.

According to People magazine's just released report, Jolie is indeed pregnant with Pitt’s child and is expecting this summer. The mag sez she told a charity worker in the Dominican Republic, where she's filming “The Good Shepherd,” the story of the CIA as told through the eyes of one of its founders James Wilson (played by Pitt’s “Ocean’s 11” pal Matt Damon. Jolie plays Wilson’s wive, Clover.

People reports that both star’s camps have confirmed the baby news, which certainly explains the actress' recently reported fainting spells and those tummy-hiding tops she’s been wearing, including the black cashmere poncho she sported at the December special screening of “Munich” in Beverly Hills.

It also explains why  St. John rushed to shoot Jolie's new ad campaign for the fashion house in Miami Beach last winter, before she started to show.  Wonder if they're planning a maternity line now?

Seems like only yesterday -- okay, last year -- that the two stars were staunchly denying reports of their on-set romance, claiming to be just friends, which of course, no one really believed anyway.

Sadly, this baby news means Jolie may skip the big 2006 awards season. Unless, of course, Marc Bouwer, who designed Jolie's classic white satin halter gown for the 77th Annual Academy Awards, is whipping up a sexy maternity frock for our favorite film femme fatale.   

Photo Credit: Angelina Jolie, caught in a pregnant pose on the set of "The Good Shepherd," filming on location in New York on Dec. 6, 2005.
(James Devaney/WireImage)

Kristanna Loken's bloody mess

Every actress worth her box office salt has a super heroine alter-ego these days. Charlize Theron has her "Aeon Flux" assassin. Angelina Jolie does Lara Croft in the "Tomb Raider" series. Kate Beckinsale layers on the latex as Selene from “Underworld.” Even Jennifer Garner has found her inner warrior in "Elektra."

Now Kristanna Loken has Rayne.

Loken — last seen in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” as the totally nude T-X who gave Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger a run for his ball bearings — hit the red carpet at Graumann's Chinese Theatre last night wearing a white chiffon gown for the premiere of “BloodRayne.”

Loken's new fantasy film is based on a video game, always a good sign, about the daughter of the world's most powerful vampire, who seeks revenge on dad for having the bad manners to kill her human mommy. The catch is that Rayne is also a vamp, but she turns her perky nose up at human blood and only feeds on other vampires.

“The film was shot in Romania,” explained the statuesque blonde. “It's a post-Communist country and it's like a teenager, still figuring what it wants to be when it grows up. But the castles are absolutely amazing. And I think shooting there really helped the look and feel of the film.”

Not enough. Some in the audience wondered how on earth the filmmakers snagged Oscar-winning British actor Ben Kingsley for the role of, yes, you guessed correctly, Daddy Vampire. Did he just have a free day? And whose idea was the eyeliner, lipstick and that bad plastic hairpiece?

The film was produced and directed by Uwe Boll and distributed by Romar Entertainment. Boll, taking the stage before the film began, ranted about all the greedy thieves in Hollywood, always a great way to endear yourself to the L.A. film industry. He dragged his stars — including Loken, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane and Udo Kier — onstage but didn't let them speak because, “I hate it when actors talk."

He then made a fevered pitch for Romar as the only truly independent film studio that makes and distributes their own films very cheaply, um, inexpensively.

That much was obvious from the evening's cost-cutting measures such as:

Photo: Kristanna Loken looks like angel at the premiere of hew new film, BloodRayne, based on a video game about vampires.
(Steve Granitz / WireImage)