Natalie Portman - Natalie's Newsroom #2: We love knowing everything she's up to! - Page 5

Tina · 07-26-2005, 10:19 AM

Hmm... I want her with Zach, though!

They would make a cute couple...

*Shannon* · 07-26-2005, 12:54 PM

I'm happy for Nat if she's happy with Liron.

goodbreakingbad · 07-26-2005, 02:30 PM

Yeah, if she's happy, then that's good...but I want her with Hayden, lol.

-Louise- · 07-29-2005, 12:11 AM

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Hollywood Actress Natalie Portman Meets Annette Brooke About Microfinance
9.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 3rd Jun 2005

Natalie Portman with Annette Brooke, Lawrence Yanovitch and Sheila Davey

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, took time out of her busy constituency schedule to return to London for a meeting with the 'Star Wars' actress Natalie Portman.

Natalie, who is an ambassador for the American microfinance charity "Finca" and is currently filming her new movie 'V for Vendetta' in and around Parliament Square, spent the morning in meetings with enterprise development specialists at DfID (the Department for International Development) and Annette Brooke, who is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Microfinance.

Over tea on the House of Commons terrace, Natalie spoke of how she was inspired to do advocacy work for the organisation "Finca - small loans, big changes", which is supported by Queen Rania of Jordan, as she wanted to do something useful to help society, the developing world and people and families living in poverty. Microfinance can help the very poorest people to become self-sufficient and particularly, can empower women and their children.

After Tea on the Terrace

Natalie, who has visited various projects around the world, told of how she was most impressed that all the women beneficiaries of microfinance projects pledged to use their earnings and savings to ensure that their children went to school. Most women consider schooling the best security for their children's future.

Annette Brooke said: "Microfinance as a poverty reduction development tool is unfortunately little understood or recognised by many international development organisations, and yet just small 'micro' amounts of money can change lives.

"It is excellent to have the support of such a well known celebrity to raise the profile of microfinance. Natalie has visited successful projects and has brought back positive messages of microfinance working well around the world. We want to convince DfID and the G8 countries that microfinance can be used effectively to meet the Millennium Development Goals."

Together with Lawrence Yanovitch, Director of Finca, and Sheila Davie from Results UK, Annette and Natalie discussed ways of further putting microfinance and its success at alleviating poverty of the very poorest, higher on the government's agenda - both in terms of the Africa Commission and the G8 conference and more generally in the UK Parliament and US Congress. DfID is very supportive of microfinance as an anti-poverty tool, but is having to cut funding to microfinance projects due to general lack of resources and priorities.

From here

Oh and Poole which is the area Annette is MP of is the town next to mine

goodbreakingbad · 07-29-2005, 02:47 PM

Great article, thanks, Louise.

Shirlei · 07-29-2005, 08:23 PM

Found this :

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Portman to keep skinhead
BANG
July 25, 2005

(BANG) - Natalie Portman loves her shaven head so much she is thinking of keeping the dramatic look.

The actress, who was forced to chop off her locks for the role of a freedom fighter in new movie 'V For Vendetta', says having a skinhead makes her feel empowered.

She confessed: "Being a really small girl, I've never felt threatening but now, for the first time, I feel tough. People react to me differently and I love that."

The 24-year-old was initially worried having a shaved head would send out the wrong message.

She said: "People will think I'm a neo-Nazi or a cancer victim or a lesbian."

However, the sexy star was followed by fans who mistook her for Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.

A source close to the star confessed: "When she first shaved her head Natalie was constantly being mistaken for Sinead O'Connor.

"She thinks it's hilarious and loves it."

The Canadian Press BANG Media International

goodbreakingbad · 07-29-2005, 08:31 PM

That's so cute!

artist · 07-29-2005, 10:56 PM

I heard about that too. I hope she grows it out though, it'll also being easier to act with longer hair.

Portman thrown out of club after Mylo request

goodbreakingbad · 07-30-2005, 12:36 AM

I think the shaved head would be easier to take care of though, lol.

*Shannon* · 07-30-2005, 04:04 PM

Sinead O'Connor

goodbreakingbad · 07-30-2005, 04:44 PM

My mom thought the same thing, but prettier, lol.

Tina · 07-31-2005, 04:59 PM

Nice articles, guys! She got thrown out of a club? Wow.

goodbreakingbad · 07-31-2005, 09:17 PM

Poor Thing.

-Louise- · 08-01-2005, 11:03 AM

London clubs can be really odd... I feel sorry for Nat that it happened but I cant help but laugh at this:

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Mylo says, "I heard that Natalie Portman asked for one of my tracks in a club in west London somewhere a couple of weeks ago and she got thrown out by security for it. Wicked!"

Mylo is quite funny

Tina · 08-01-2005, 09:53 PM

Goya's Ghosts shooting will start on the 5th of September, hopefully.


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