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Joe Jonas: Valentine's Day Just Got a Little Sweeter
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Joe Jonas is moving up the movie-star ladder.
I just got word that Joe is close to joining Hollywood hotshots like Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah in director Garry Marshall's romantic comedy Valentine's Day.
Yup, the same movie that also has appearances by Joe's ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, Twilight star Taylor Lautner and Emma Roberts.
No word on Joe's role, but...
Patrick Dempsey's "Orgasmic" Slip of the Tongue
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While Grey's Anatomy fans are still coming to terms with the unexpected news that Brooke Smith, aka Dr. Erica Hahn, has been let go from the hit series, Patrick Dempsey appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to address the issue—and inadvertently brings a little verbal McSteamyness with him in the process.
Pulling a note from his pocket that he says was sent to him by ABC, the actor reads aloud the network's so-called official response to the matter: " 'We've had a great time working with her and that the conclusion of her [role] has been orgasmic'—I'm sorry, I'm dyslexic—'organic ending to the storyline.' "
Well, um, that being said, check out a clip from Smith's final Grey's episode, airing Thursday, while we...take a cold shower.
Avon Calling McDreamy
Would it just be too obvious to call it McDreamy? Or Loverboy?
Patrick Dempsey has signed a multiyear deal to be the face of a new men's fragrance for Avon Products, the cosmetics company said Monday.
Avon's hoping to have the signature scent bottled in time for a November debut, with a global launch to follow next year.
Word of the 42-year-old race-car enthusiast's first foray into the fragrance department comes not too long after news that fellow studmuffin Justin Timberlake will be frontin' his own scent for Givenchy. Women's Wear Daily is reporting that Dempsey's deal could be worth at least $5 million for three years.
His makeup-artist wife, Jillian Dempsey, has also served as Avon's global creative color director since 2006.
"We are thrilled to partner with Patrick Dempsey—an incredibly accomplished actor who has achieved such broad appeal because of his genuine authenticity, charisma and style," said Avon Products chairman and CEO Andrea Jung.
"We're extremely impressed with both his on and off screen accomplishments, and have a shared commitment to giving back to communities in ways both big and small."
And it could be Avon's respective commitment to do the same that attracted Dempsey's involvement.
Earlier this month, the Grey's Anatomy star was in Maine to announce the opening of the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, created in honor of the actor's mother, Amanda, who is an ovarian-cancer survivor.
"This is an extremely exciting opportunity for me to work with Avon—a brand I have long respected as a global powerhouse with a lot of heart and soul," Dempsey said.
"The brand reaches every corner of the globe with more than just high-quality products—it creates economic empowerment for women through its earning opportunity, and has an excellent reputation for corporate philanthropy through their Avon Foundation."
Tapped last year to be the company's first-ever global ambassador, Reese Witherspoon serves as honorary chair of the Avon Foundation, which raises awareness and funds for breast cancer research, emergency relief and domestic violence causes.
Patrick Dempsey Opens Cancer Center
Dr. McDreamy is making a real-life contribution to health care.
Patrick Dempsey was in his home state of Maine Monday to announce the opening of a new center to benefit cancer patients at Central Maine Medical Center.
The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing is slated to open Mar. 31 and will provide education and support programs for cancer patients and their families.
Dempsey, 42, put up a seed grant for the center, which he created in honor of his mother, Amanda, who was successfully treated for ovarian cancer at the hospital and is now in remission.
The Grey's Anatomy star said he remembered not knowing where to turn when his mother was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago.
"For a family to get a cancer diagnosis is devastating, and all the information out there can be overwhelming," Dempsey said at a press conference Monday. "A lot of the websites I went to just didn't have enough information.
"So, I talked to my sister about a place where people could go for all this type of information and help. Knowledge is power."
Dempsey's sister, Mary, works at the hospital and will serve as coordinator of the new center, while Dempsey also plans to take part in the center's public education campaign about cancer prevention and detection.
The actor said he worked out plans for his involvement with the center during the recent writers' strike, which shut down production on his hit ABC medical drama. Now that the strike has over, however, he said he's pleased to be back on the set.
"I'm just happy to be working, and I think after having some success early in my career and then having to really work at it, I appreciate it more now," he said.
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