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Dear Robert Downey Jr.: That's A Murse, Ain't It? [Snap Judgment]

Jezebel (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

... a Messenger Bag or Backpack? Those are safe alternatives to a man-purse, right'God, I love Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark FTW! it has a map on it... men HATE asking for directions, right'I would like to say Gym Bag, but it ain't a gym bag if you are carrying it like your Grandma's little old lady purse. By the handles, or with a shoulder strap, you might get away with it, but just not that...

The Wittiest Downey?

The Plank (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

Vulture reports from the Time 100 gala, where Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr., evidently still sporting his Tony Stark goatee, delivered a moving tribute to his father, independent filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.: Jr. turned to his dad, but his voice cracked and he couldn't quite get out his sentence. “And so tonight … [ long pause ] I just want to honor my dad for being every inch the man...

Robert Downey Jr. Talks A Lot to GQ

A Socialite's Life (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Robert Downey Jr. did some sort of all-day interview with a guy who writes for GQ. It's a ridiculously long article, and so I'm going to sum it up for you all so you don't have to spend your day reading it. RDJ likes herbs and algae/protein shakes. He has a really strict regimen that seems to be what is keeping him on the straight and narrow path after many arrests and a couple long stays in...

Ten Things You Never Knew About Robert Downey Jr

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

Rex FeaturesWith stints in jail, spells in rehab and an arrest for driving down Sunset Boulevard in the buff, it's not so long ago that Robert Downey Jr's career wasn't looking too good. But in a remarkable comeback, the ex-drug addict is now clean, happily married, the proud owner of a well-received album, and the most sought-after star in the biz. Not content to be seeing off rivals in superhero...

Robert Downey Jr in Cannes, in Blackface.

SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Above: the construction of a giant Tropic Thunder ad outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, captured by Variety. More pictures of Hollywood's billboard invasion of the resort town at the Circuit blog.

Iron Weed

boy culture (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

Former druggie Robert Downey Jr. looks hewn of iron himself in Italian Vanity Fair (7 Maggio 2008)...maybe it's the gaunt appearance caused by whatever he did to get into top shape for the box-office-topping superhero joint: One more, squatting, after...

Robert Downey Jr. Performance Gets Thumb’s Up From ‘Tropic Thunder’ Castmate

MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

... together,” he laughed. What has Jackson anxious isn't the film itself, but his co-star Robert Downey Jr. who portrays a white actor who becomes a black man for a movie. Not a white actor in black face, mind you, but a “black man,” Jackson insisted at the red carpet for “Iron Man.” “Like people may say blackface, but no, Robert becomes a black man in the movie and the crazy thing about it,...

Robert Downey Jr - Iron Man Still Rules Us Box Office

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

Iron Man has held on to the number one spot in the North American box office as the summer blockbuster season endures.The comic book adaptation added $50.5 million (£25.8 million) to its opening week haul, making producer Paramount $177.1 million (£90.4 million) in a fortnight.Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow, pushed Speed Racer, from the Wachowski brothers, and rom-com...

Downey's Bispo sets U.S. mark

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008

LODI – If this is how fast Karlee Bispo can swim when she's training hard, it will be scary to see how fast she can go when rested. Junior Haley Anderson of Granite Bay swims to victory in the 500-yard freestyle in 4 minutes, 44.69 seconds Saturday at Tokay High School in Lodi. She couldn't break her sister Alyssa's section-record 4:42.20 but helped the Grizzlies take second to Rio Americano.

Movie bosses praise Downey Jr - Ireland Online

Entertainment Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Movie bosses praise Downey JrIreland Online, Ireland - 15 minutes agoParamount Pictures boss Brad Grey has praised Robert Downey Jr for overcoming his personal problems and resurrecting his film career - insisting he is a …

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Robert Downey Jr.'s Teary Victory Speech

Vulture (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Downey last night. Photo: WireImage Robert Downey Jr. has been having a hell of a week. Iron Man opened last Friday, and the 43-year-old unlikely action star's well-earned "victory lap" ended last night with a visit to the Time 100 gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he was more than happy to gloat to the crowd. "I'm actually the only convicted felon in history — I’m not exactly sure,...