Thursday, August 21, 2008
Host / Co-Host Reception: 5:00 PM
General Reception: 6:00 PM
At the Home of Dave Gass & Don Karl
1724 W Steinway Drive - Phoenix, AZ 85041

Actress Scarlett Johansson will visit the Valley Thursday for a reception benefiting the Obama Victory Fund.

The actress, known for her roles in The Other Boleyn Girl, Match point, and Lost in Translation has long expressed her support for Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama.

The three-hour fundraiser will be hosted by supporters of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 21st at a Phoenix home.

Ticket packages range from $250 to $5,000.

Source & further details: BarackObama.com

Scarlett looked flesh and happy at the Vicky Cristina Barcelona Press Conference on August 4 in Beverly Hills. 30 MQs can now be found in the gallery from this event.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Press Conference

Are we being treated or what! Yesterday Scarlett Johansson and the cast of Vicky Cristina Barcelona attended the Los Angeles premiere of the Woody Allen directed picture in Westwood. Scarlett looked gorgeous in a beautiful red number. The first set of photos have been uploaded in the gallery - with many more on the way!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Los Angeles Premiere

The first set of pictures have been uploaded of our gorgeous Scarlett striking a pose at the red blue carpet over at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. Unfortunately Scarlett did not go home with the award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama - Keira Knightley (Atonement) did.

To watch the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, tune in on Monday at 8PM ET/PT on FOX.

Edit: A total of 68 HQs have been uploaded in the gallery.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: 2008 Teen Choice Awards

Scarlett is expected to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 25.

First up, the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which begins, Monday, Aug. 25. Among the big-name performers likely to make a splash in the Mile High City are hip-hop king Kanye West, reggae/hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean and the rap/rock fusion band N.E.R.D.

A host of silver-screen and TV actors are also expected to be in Denver, according to convention sources, including: the ubiquitous Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Warren Beatty and wife Annette Bening, Forrest Whitaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal (who stars with the late Heath Ledger and Sen. Patrick Leahy in the new Batman movie The Dark Knight), Cheryl Hines (of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a Sleuth fave) and Ed Norton Jr.

Source: Washinton Post Blog (thanks ScarlettSkies!)

According to AHN, Scarlett is scheduled to appear at the Teen Choice Awards, which will take place August 4, 2008. As earlier reported, she is also nominated for an award.

Miley Cyrus will host the Teen Choice 2008 Awards this year, where winners receive coveted Teen Choice surfboard awards in categories such as Choice Male Hottie and Choice Hook-Up. The show will air Monday, August 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Fox has said that more categories and nominees have been added to the award show. The network is also giving fans a sneak peek at the celebrities scheduled to appear at the awards show. They include Chris Brown, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, Jaime Pressly, Danica Patrick, Selena Gomez, JoJo, Minka Kelly, Jesse McCartney, Chad Michael Murray, Chace Crawford, Kristen Bell, Drake Bell, Mischa Barton, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere.

Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon.

Thanks to our own ScarlettSkies for the heads-up!

Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona will open the Zabaltegi Pearls section of September’s San Sebastian Festival with Allen in attendance, the film’s Spanish producer Mediapro announced Thursday. Cast members Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall will also be at the fest. The Pearls strand is dedicated to recent fest faves.

Shot in Spain — in Barcelona and Asturias — Vicky world preemed to upbeat reviews at Cannes. Its Spanish preem looks set to become one of the highlights of this year’s fest.

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Elizabeth Snead has blogged about Scarlett’s Cannes absence over at the LA Times blog, which perhaps sheds some light to what exactly happened. But I do hope this will be the last we’ll hear regarding this incident. It’s not like missing a premiere is the end of the world, even though it was unfortunate and all.

Why didn’t Scarlett Johansson show up for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Woody Allen’s erotic adventure, Vicky Cristina Barcelona last week?

As I reported on April 27, Scarlett was scheduled to appear with co-star Penelope Cruz to support the film, which features a menage a trois with Cruz and Javier Bardem. “Scarlett’s definitely going,” her camp confirmed. “It’s all been confirmed and arranged.”

But at the film’s news conference on May 17, the day of the premiere, Allen explained away Scarlett and Bardem’s absence by blaming it on her “schedule conflicts” and his “family issues.”

Then a British tabloid, the Daily Mail, quoting a source at Warner Bros Studio, the movie’s French-based distributor, reported that the real reason was Scarlett’s excessive demands, which forced the studio to balk at covering the costs.

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