Photo Credit: David Slijper/courtesy Elle

Well good for her!

The screen goddess graces the February cover of Elle UK and has a lot to dish about romantic comedies, the Holocaust and sex! Quite the combo.

Natalie tells the mag: "It’s just that I would only get offered girlfriend parts in guy comedies, which aren’t exciting to me, or those offensive roles in romantic comedies where the woman has to have a job in fashion so that she can have nice clothes, and her goal is always marriage."

The 28-year-old also says she's "tried to stay away from playing Jews," adding that she "hates the [Holocaust] genre."

Finally, Nat talks about being portrayed as a sex object, explaining: "I'm definitely not a prude about sex or nudity, I just don't want to do something that will end up as a screen grab on a porn site."

Sidebar, it looks like the actress has found a new love according to In Touch! His name is Benjamin Millepied, the choreographer on her latest flick, Black Swan. Congrats, Nat! How very Britney Spears of you.

Casey Johnson will be laid to rest later this week in a private funeral on the east coast.

"The family has arranged for Casey to be flown back east to her final resting place," says family spokesperson Jesse Derris. “The family asks for a measure of privacy over the next several days as they mourn their loss."

“The Johnson family wishes to thank everyone who has expressed condolences and support during this trying time," says Derris. "Your thoughts and prayers are deeply appreciated."

Casey Johnson was found dead in her Los Angeles home (see the gallery below) on January 4th, but was believed to have passed away several days earlier.

Although the cause of death has yet to be determined, there was no evidence on the scene that illegal or prescription drugs played a part in her demise. Johnson had suffered from diabetes since a young age, and it's possible her death could be a result of not taking her medication.

Donations can be made in Johnson's name to the Casey Johnson Memorial at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

"Casey struggled throughout her life fighting this disease, and she would want to see all of us continue that fight on her behalf," Derris added.

images courtesy of Bonita De Mas

She IS an underwear model, so it's not that big of a deal!

Bar stripped down to her skivvies to promote Bonita De Mas' new line of underwear, and even though she's wearing some sort of a granny pantie girdle in the top shot, she still looks amazing!

But I do kinda hate the fact that she's used Leo to make a name for herself...

Mariah Carey looked more than a little tipsy last night as she accepted her Breakthrough Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival for her role as a mustachioed social worker in Precious.

"I'm a little..." Mariah slurred after squealing her way up to the podium.

You've really got to watch the clip to get the full effect, but we gotta wonder, Mariah was told she was getting this award at least a month in advance, so why would she purposely booze it up before her big moment?

Here's an ad for Kim Kardashian's new perfume, and I don't know about you guys, but this image is so hot it's fogging up my computer screen! Kudos to Kim for showing off her curves...it sure is one heck of a marketing tool!

We reported yesterday that Russell Brand had popped the question to Katy Perry while on vacay in India, and now it's being confirmed by the man himself.

"It's true," Russell texted The Sun last night.

Russ offered Katy the ring during an elaborate Indian ceremony on New Year's Eve, where wearing traditional Indian clothing, their relationship was blessed by a "love guru."

The couple's currently celebrating their engagement in Thailand.



Meanwhile...

Katy dishes to Glamour mag about her new fiance Russell Brand, exclaiming that he's not just a partner, but also "a teammate!"

Says Katy: "I’m not going to play by any rules, I’m just going to go with my heart. Why wait? I just wrote a song [that goes], 'They say it’s hard to meet your match, gotta find my other half so we can make a perfect shape."

How adorbs!

She also reveals that she met Russell while filming a cameo in his latest flick, Get Him to the Greek and the scene called for a makeout sesh. Afterwards, "I was hopping like a bunny," Katy says!

So who decided to cover up their emo faces in an attempt to evade the paparazzi in New York City yesterday? Why, Pete Wentz and his wifey Ashlee Simpson! (Simpson-Wentz, if you want to get technical...)

The lovebirds left little Bronx behind as they went for a stroll in the Big Apple, and while we're not too bitter about Pete covering up his mug, we definitely prefer Ashlee like this:



Ahh, much better!

PETA's new "Fur-Free And Fabulous" campaign features images of the first lady alongside Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks and Carrie Underwood in the ad that's running in Washington D.C.

Although Michelle Obama previously stated that she doesn't wear fur, she didn't consent to appear in this ad!

"We did not consent to this," said a spokesperson for the First Lady's office.

"The fact is that Michelle Obama has issued a statement indicating that she doesn't wear fur, and the world should know that in PETA's eyes, that makes her pretty fabulous," says PETA president Ingrid Newkirk in a statement.

So is this ad fabulous or not?