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Hollywood for Grownups: The Scoop on Cher’s Famous Nearly Naked Bob Mackie Gown
Plus, Michelle Pfeiffer’s new scents and inside the Emmy race
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Are you a showbiz fanatic? Do you keep up with the latest on Bennifer, follow the weight loss triumph of Oprah, attempt to decipher the legal dramas between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? The glittery globe of stars age 50+ is a big and rich one, and we’re here to give you an insider look. Join me twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) for the latest on all the 50+ world of entertainment has to offer.
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Michelle Pfeiffer
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If You See Michelle Pfeiffer at your Local Sephora...
Michelle Pfeiffer, 66, is all in on her new line of fragrances. So much so that she’s making surprise drop-ins at Sephoras nationwide wearing (gasp!) no makeup to promote the brand, called Henry Rose after her two kids’ middle names. She even skipped this year’s Oscars: “She wanted to be at the Toronto Sephora launch,” says a Henry Rose spokesman. “In between shoots, she does in-person desk sides with beauty editors. She’s fully into it.” Henry Rose was sold only direct-to-consumer until last year, when Pfeiffer raised a first round of outside funding to broaden distribution. First came Sephora, then Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom. Now Henry Rose has expanded from five scents to twelve, including fragrances called Sheep’s Clothing and Windows Down.
(Left to right) Bill Pullman and Lewis Pullman
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The Pullman Family’s Emmy Quest
L.A. may lack for seasons, but in Hollywood, awards season is year-round. Right now, for pre-Emmy season (nomination voting starts June 13), two family members are on the vote-for-me road together. At an Emmy nominees screening of Lifetime’s Murdaugh Murders, star Bill Pullman (potential best actor, limited series), 70, told me that while he was “just honored potential voters came out to watch tonight,” he’s even more pleased that son Lewis Pullman is also in the running (best supporting actor, limited series). “Lewis is on this journey with me: He played the scientist who falls in love with Brie Larson on Lessons in Chemistry — which came out the same weekend Murdaugh dropped! I got texts: ‘Saw your billboard!’ Five minutes later — ‘Saw Lewis’s billboard!’ Even though he dies in Episode 2, Lewis had so much chemistry with Brie, they wrote in his backstory. So, yes — we’re on the campaign trail together! That’s Hollywood politics for you.”
The Man Cher Has Always Loved
Cher made a rare recent appearance, lauding her longtime costume designer–couturier at the first screening of his yet-to-be-released doc, Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion, at Directors Guild of America headquarters in Los Angeles. Afterward, a handful of famous Mackie clients gathered around him for a pretty prestigious panel: Cher, 78, Carol Burnett, 91, RuPaul, 63, and Pink. When one excited audience member called out, “Cher, how did you feel wearing Bob’s nearly naked gown to the 1974 Met Ball?,” she responded: “I felt pretty damn good! Bob and my careers are so intertwined, we both knew what we wanted since age 5. To go out and achieve it — a lot of it together — with so much hard work, well, that’s been our mutual gift.” The 85-year-old Mackie scoffed: “I didn’t know what else to do! Glamorous gowns is all I knew.” “And Bob,” said Cher, hugging him, “that’s why I love you so much.” A theatrical or streaming date for the documentary has yet to be released.
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