julia roberts is someone who has played a similar role.between "pretty woman" and "sleeping with the enemy," but netheless ere's this continuity of character. look, at this point, every character that i play is gonna be sort of a young, nice, whatever, white, they're all gonna have certain, things that are gonna be there, that just is inevitable, you know. and it's my job to make it different and more interesting. did i mention that my leg is 44 inches from hip to toe? we're talking about 88 inches of therapy wrapped around you for the bargain price of -- $3000.00. yeah. julia, of course we want her to be sexy and beautiful, but we don't want her to be naughty. you know, i mean, the only virgin prostitute in, not in american films, there are dozens but the latest version of that is julia in "pretty woman." and it works and works and works and works. (playing upbeat music) (richard dyer) society has lots of ideas about what it is to be a person what it is to be a male, a female, and so on, and stars are simply giving a kind of twist to that

among tonight's a-list of celebrity supporters gwyneth paltrow, julia roberts, taylor swift and tim mcgraw>> and happy birthday to jazz sax a phonist son any rollins turns 82 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. one day after drew peterson was found guilty of murdering his wife. her sister speaks out in an exclusive live interview. >>> and actress ellen barkin talks about her role in the upcoming nbc comedy "the new normal." >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend.

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she's not dressed like julia roberts, you know, in "pretty woman."t seeing the same people every day. it's the same sad story. >> another woman bates tells us is a prostitute is pounding the pavement. so he settles in again, a distance away, and pulls out his camera. this one up close. he just pointed us out. >> bates never knows what to expect while filming. but he knows danger is never far away. his camera's recording as this woman gets a little too close to his car window. >> why are you taking pictures of me? >> because i can. >> why? >> because i can. >> okay. so what do you think i'm doing out here? >> i didn't make any allegations what you're doing. >> are you the police? >> no. >> okay. well, you have a nice day, and god bless you. >> you too. >> the woman walks away, but bates isn't sure whether she'll be back, so he decides it would be a good idea to change locations. he goes to check out a hideaway he recently came upon by following a prostitute and a john looking for some privacy. >> this is the hot spot right now where the girls take the

when you were researching the beatles appeared >> the same thing with julia roberts i enjoyed merrillt endicott the was julia child on the big screen 0 two different people that were not really trained for what they did and that they believed in what they were doing. against all odds they became a phenomenons i completely understood her because i was able to write about her toward the same people really with all that effort that was poured into the work. she worked round- the-clock. she woke up at 5:30 by 10:00 p.m. she would start to write unt 2:00 p.m8 m and she not only wanted to devour the world she wanted to use every moment of her like a >> what is the biggest misconception? >> that she dropped things but she was never inconsistent. she had a bit of a wacky personality they thought that she was dropping things. >> dan aykroyd did that satire. >> chilly a lot of that. >> it is called " dear ie'... >> jolie like these to from dan aykroyd. and thank you, and here is how you can see olivia newton-john. she rarely comes to san francisco. september 13th at the golden gate theater. for

. >> and julia roberts is here too. >> you've seen it before. haven't you?day morning on cbs. osgood: that's elijah wood as frodo in the 2002 film the two towers part 2 of the lord of the rings trilogy. the hobbits tale continues in september when wood plays the same character again. it's a meaty role and our tracy smith chattid with him about it in a meaty place as it turns out. >> reporter: you're a big appreciator. >> i am. i don't take anything for granted. >> reporter: we asked elijah wood to pick a spot for an interview, he surprised us by suggesting a place near his house in venice, california, serving the finest in meat. i just want to mention we're sitting in a sausage shop that you chose. why this place? >> i love it. i love sausages. i love good beer. >> reporter: he wasn't kidding. it's a real part of our family. yes, i am a foodee, a card-carrying member of the foodee society (laughing). >> reporter: which means you go for adventurous stuff. >> absolutely. you know, the older i get, the more adventurous i become. i have this feeling of the fact

you're going to see celebrities gwyneth paltrow, julia roberts, eric stonestreet, justin timberlake.at home and watching the tv show, is there something i can do? >> you can call in. you might get one of the celebrities on the phone. you can donate to standuptocancer.org. and also make donations. >> thank you, claire, by the way. folks are wondering when that last tropical system moved through the gulf, would some of the oil that sank to the bottom of the gulf wash up onshore? and indeed some in grand isle. and also, part of the coast is being looked at for that oil and shut down the fishing for a while today. now, we have another system that may churn up the waters in that direction. will it be named? will it become nadine? we'll watch it carefully. it will be a rainmaker for the gulf coast. and that place does not need anymore rain right now. one place that does need rain is the west coast. they're getting a little bit of moisture in the form of scattered showers. that will help in some areas with the firefighting. but it doesn't put the fires out, that's for sure. >> we are live i

and some of the other big names participating include julia roberts, matt damon, gwyneth paltrow.. tonight, 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central, here on abc and everywhere. >>> also, victoria beckham will launch at fashion week. giving her twitter followers a sneak peek behind the scene. this is her invite to the show that most of us will never see. hers is considered to be the hardest show to get into during fashion week this year. she sent out a shot of a dress mannequin covered in plastic and a clothing rack. but the clothes remain under wraps and top-secret until sunday. >>> finally, everybody, the models may not have any. but we do love our ice cream. a new creation by boskin and robbins have earned the name ice cream nachos. it made of chocolate syrup, m&ms, snickers pieces. and to these, we say double-dipping is a-okay. >> this is good. >> it is good. >>> sam, we're going to leave these for later. >> sam? >> wait a minute. what are you eating, george? what was that? >> ice cream. you have herring. >> all i've got is herring. this is ferdinand. this is eric, too, by the way, who works w

and some of the other big names participating include julia roberts, matt damon, gwyneth paltrow, coldplayr the event. everybody, please tune in. help out if you can. stand up to cancer. tonight, 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central, here on abc and everywhere. >>> also, victoria beckham will unveil her new collection at lincoln center at fashion week, happening right now. she's been having fun with her run-up. giving her twitter followers a sneak peek behind the scene. she's tweeted pictures of things like that, that's her little girl's bunny. this is her invite to the show that most of us will never see. hers is considered to be the hardest show to get into during fashion week this year. she also sent out a shot of a dress mannequin covered in plastic and a clothing rack. but the clothes remain under wraps and top-secret until sunday. >>> finally, everybody, the models may not have any. but we do love our ice cream. a new creation by baskin-robbins that's earned the delicious nickname ice cream nachos. the official name is waffle chip dipper. it's made of vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, m&ms, sni

julia louis on this one. >> the rumors are out there, possible reconciliation between robert pattinson and kristen stewart afterwup or breakup that they had after she reportedly had a terrorist with the robert sanders producer. >> exactly. twitter sphere is abuzz. i interviewed kristen, told a.p. they would be just fine and a well-placed source said that's the plan. they have to promote "twilight" together but the plan is they will have a good game face on for the cameras. >> always good. like to hear that. >> yes. >> and our final category, picture perfect, and, of course, we love baby photos. jessica simpson recently posed in a photo with her daughter maxwell and here we sea geez can a and maxwell. >> 4 months old, at eric's birthday party, just turned 33 years old and jessica said in her twit pic last year she was in my belly and now she's here. nice to see jessica doing well and happy with her adorable baby. >> four months already. >> time flying. >> katy perry, woman of many mysteries but she's on her own eat, pray, love, took a picture of herself. do we know where she is? >> don't know. she's visited a vo

julia louis on this one. >> the rumors are out there, possible reconciliation between robert pattinson and kristen stewart afterwup or breakup that they had after she reportedly had a terrorist with the robert sanders producer. >> exactly. twitter sphere is abuzz. i interviewed kristen, told a.p. they would be just fine and a well-placed source said that's the plan. they have to promote "twilight" together but the plan is they will have a good game face on for the cameras. >> always good. like to hear that. >> yes. >> and our final category, picture perfect, and, of course, we love baby photos. jessica simpson recently posed in a photo with her daughter maxwell and here we sea geez can a and maxwell. >> 4 months old, at eric's birthday party, just turned 33 years old and jessica said in her twit pic last year she was in my belly and now she's here. nice to see jessica doing well and happy with her adorable baby. >> four months already. >> time flying. >> katy perry, woman of many mysteries but she's on her own eat, pray, love, took a picture of herself. do we know where she is? >> don't know. she's visited a vo