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Us Weekly was the first to report on the quickie-wedding of Vicki Christina Barcelona star Scarlett Johannson to her fiancé Van Wilder star Ryan Reynolds.

The pair wed in an unpretentious and intimate setting at a resort in Reynold’s native Vancouver, Canada. The affair included close family and friends including Johannson’s mother Melanie Sloan and brother Adrian Johannson.

Johannson previously commented on her May engagement, “So, you know, we’re just taking it easy. And no big plan yet. But it’s a good time and we’re just … enjoying our time to be young and engaged.”

However, news of the shotgun wedding confirmed by Johannson’s publicist Meredith O’Sullivan shocked the entertainment community.

This is the first marriage for both Scarlett, 23 and Ryan, 31. 

As of Saturday evening Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are officially man and wife. The nuptials took place outside Vancouver in the groom’s native Canada, reports E! News.  With few details being released yet, it was no doubt an intimate affair. 

This was the first wedding for both Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who had been engaged since May and dating since spring 2007.  Reynolds had, however, been previously engaged to singer Alanis Morissette.

Johansson announced their engagement on May 5 at the Met Costume Ball Gala by showcasing her three-carat diamond ring (estimated to be worth about $30,000) US Magazine reports.

A lot of women (and people in general) in real life wear glasses.  So it’s only natural for our favorite movie characters to be sporting such a common and fun accessory. 

If Harry Potter can make 8 movies wearing glasses, then any woman can too.  Here’s a list of some of the greatest leading ladies who have already worked the specs!

Scarlett Johansson: Sondra Pransky in Scoop

Julia Roberts: Kiki Harrison in America’s Sweethearts

Nia Vardalos: Toula Portokalos in My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Meg Ryan: Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally

Nicole Kidman:  Silvia Broome in The Interpreter

Meryl Streep: Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada

Uma Thurman: Jenny Johnson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Daryl Hannah: Annelle Dupuy Desoto in Steel Magnolias

Tina Fey: Kate Holbrook in Baby Mama

Reese Witherspoon: Elle Woods in Legally Blonde

Jennifer Garner: Sandra in Pearl Harbor

Tara Reid: Aline Cedrac in Alone in the Dark

Lacey Chabert: Jenny in Daddy Day Care

Kristin Davis: Charlotte York in Sex and the City

Christine Taylor: Matilda Jeffries in Zoolander

Amy Adams: Susan in Talladega Nights

Hope Davis: Joyce Brabner in American Splendor

Michelle Pfeiffer: Claire Spencer in What Lies Beneath

Queen Latifah: Nina Brewster in Mad Money

If Denver was full of stars last week, it was pretty dark this week in St. Paul.

Celebrities from Scarlett Johansson to Charlize Theron to Ben Affleck rallied for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, but the stars were dimmer and fewer at the Republican National Convention.

Perhaps the hurricane and the subsequent scaled-back first day of the convention detracted celebs. Or maybe it’s because Hollywood’s notorious liberal stance kept them far away from St. Paul.

Nevertheless, Minnesota did have some star wattage.

Jon Voight, Rosario Dawson, Robert Downey Jr., Stephen Baldwin, Kelsey Grammar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Law & Order’s Fred Thompson, The Sopranos’ Joe Pantoliano and Ben Stein (Ferris Bueller’s teacher who droned “Bueller, Bueller…”) attended. While he did not attend, Robert Duvall narrated one of the convention’s short documentaries.

Singers also joined the crowds. John Rich, Trace Adkins, Pat Boone, Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik, Aimee Allen, Sara Evans and Gretchen Wilson lent their support.

While Obama won the contest in drawing out the biggest and most popular stars, McCain won the ratings from everyday people sitting at home. According to E! Online, nearly 39 million people watched McCain’s speech beating out Obama’s 38.4 million.

John McCain recently called Barack Obama “the biggest celebrity in the world.” If so, then it’s appropriate Hollywood’s biggest celebrities would come out to celebrate Obama and this week’s Democratic National Convention in Denver last week.

Among the stars included Oprah Winfrey, Scarlett Johansson, Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Charlize Theron, Angela Bassett, Ashley Judd, Kirsten Dunst, Chevy Chase, Forest Whitaker, Josh Brolin, Hill Harper, Fran Drescher, Annette Bening, Spike Lee and Jamie Foxx.

And it wasn’t just actors. Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem, and singers Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Kanye West and the Black Eyed Peas were also on hand.

Celebrities publicly endorsing candidates and making a spectacle at the convention is both criticized and embraced by citizens – even among the celebrities themselves.

Private Practice and Wings star Tim Daly, who is the president of the nonprofit group Creative Coalition that brings stars together to discuss important issues, thinks celebrities have every right to discuss their viewpoints.

“Performers are citizens and in the U.S., we are allowed to talk about our beliefs. It’s also the privilege of people not to listen,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “The interesting thing about celebrity involvement is that they’re the only group of so-called lobbyists who stand to gain nothing from what they do, except to support the causes they believe in.”

Yet, Kid Rock tells Showbiz Tonight he thinks stars shouldn’t publicly endorse candidates. In fact, when a big star announces who he or she picked, he doesn’t want to vote for that candidate.

Nevertheless, the stars will continue to mingle with politics. Daly told the L.A. Times the Creative Coalition will also be bringing stars to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul this week.

Say what you will about celebrities. 

They’re getting arrested, or about to get arrested, or in the nude on YouTube, or throwing a tantrum. 

But when the call goes out for help, you can count on them to show their support. As is the case with the ever-growing fundraiser, “Stand Up to Cancer,” to be shown simultaneously on ABC, CBS, NBC and E! Entertainment on September 5. 

The roster includes a who’s who among top-ranking celebrities, with showings expected by Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Melissa Etheridge, America Ferrera, Scarlett Johansson, Rob Lowe, Meryl Streep and Charlize Theron…and there are bound to be more last-minute commitments so stay tuned.

Woody Allen’s new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, boasts big name stars: Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz and Oscar winner Javier Bardem. But there’s one actress you probably don’t know.

Her name is Rebecca Hall, and she plays the titular Vicky. The 26-year-old British actress belongs to a famous family of theater professionals including her father who is a world-renowned theater director. She’s appeared in a few films, of which The Prestige is her most notable.

Now Hall is moving into the spotlight as an American tourist who spends a summer in Spain with her friend Cristina (Johansson), and soon the two friends become entangled in a love affair with a sexy artist (Bardem). 

Hall tells the Los Angeles Times she’s been a fan of Allen’s since seeing Sleeper at age 11 and that acting in one of his films is a dream come true. After divulging this dream during an interview, Allen contacted her and soon offered her the role.

“So I said, ‘Give me the piece of paper to sign. I’ll play a doormat, that’s fine,’” she told the Times.

Hall can next be seen in the political drama, Frost/Nixon and the Oscar Wilde adaptation, Dorian Gray.