Johnny Depp directs Vanessa Paradis’ new music video

April 19th, 2008 admin

HOLLYWOOD heartthrob Johnny Depp has gone behind the camera to direct his partner Vanessa Paradis’ new music video, as well as making a tantalising appearance.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor - who has two children with Paradis - went behind and reportedly in front of the camera for the video of  L’incendie, a French song which translates as The Fire in English.

The three-minute video shows Paradis dancing on the stage of an empty theatre wearing a flowing peach dress, while being observed by a male stranger wearing a hat - believed to be Depp, although his face is never shown.

Paradis’ microphone stand then bursts into flames and the floor ignites with her every step.

At the end of the video, Paradis meets the stranger and, in a bright explosion of fire, the pair disappear.

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Voulez-vous Vanessa Paradis?

April 19th, 2008 admin

She might be considered a musical and cinematic icon in her native France, but elsewhere Vanessa Paradis is most famous for being the girlfriend of Johnny Depp.

Since she first hooked up with him ten years ago, it has been easy to forget that this impossibly chic mademoiselle has been hugely successful in her own right.

Born and raised in Val-de-Marne on the outskirts of Paris, Paradis demonstrated a love for singing from an early age and came to notice when performing on a popular children’s TV show.

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Johnny Depp to marry Vanessa Paradis

April 19th, 2008 admin

Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp is set to marry longtime love Vanessa Paradis on June 14, it has been claimed.

The pair — who have been together for 10 years and have two children, eight-year-old Lily-Rose and six-year-old Jack — have always insisted they don’t feel the need to make their relationship official, but French singer Vanessa is now keen to walk down the aisle.

The Pirates of The Caribbean actor — who was married to makeup artist Lori Anne Allison in the 80s — has previously said of his relationship with Vanessa, “For all intents and purposes, we are married,” adding that, “if [Vanessa] ever said, ‘Hey, let’s get hitched,’ I would do it in a second.”

A source close to the couple said: “Vanessa recently told Johnny that she would love to have a wedding.

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P.M. A&E: Liechtenstein vs. Germany, Vanessa Paradis, Ben Affleck

March 30th, 2008 admin

Liechtenstein’s royal household said it will suspend loans of art works from its collection to Germany, marking a new low in ties between the two countries embroiled in a tax scandal. “The prince’s collection will refuse to lend paintings to Germany, as long as the respect of fundamental principles of the state of law by Germany … continue to be questionable,” said the prince’s secretariat. Agence France-Presse

• French actress Vanessa Paradis is slated to star alongside Michael Madsen in The Midwife Crisis, her first English-language film, its producer said yesterday. “It’s not your typical cheesy romantic comedy. It’s not Hugh Grant,” said director Mabrouk El Mechri. “No squirrels in Union Square, no zooming in from the Empire State Building to a close-up of Vanessa Paradis.” The Hollywood Reporter

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Vanessa Paradis: A Crush In Progress

March 30th, 2008 admin

If you’ve been following the Living section over the last week, maybe you noticed that we’ve developed a bit of a girl crush on Johnny Depp’s longtime lady, musician Vanessa Paradis. We remember her first popping up on the American scene in the early ’90s when she was the protegée and possible lover of Lenny Kravitz–and back then that struck us as the epitome of cool. Now she wows us with her style, her gapped front teeth, and her preference for laying low in spite of her über-famous beau.

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Vanessa Paradis Racks Up French Music Awards

March 30th, 2008 admin

When it comes to winning awards,  Johnny Depp isn’t the only one in his family bringing home hardware.  His girlfriend/babymamma Vanessa Paradis won double honor at the Victories De La Musique awards this past weekend.

The French singer/actress garnered the award for Best Pop Album, as well as the title of Best French Female artist.  And when it came time for a speech, Paradis kept first things first.

She addressed the audience, “Thanks.  Many thanks.  I’m sincerely very touched.  And special thanks to my lover and my kids.”

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Vanessa Paradis To Make Her English Film Debut

March 30th, 2008 admin

French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis is set to make her first English-language movie - she’s been cast alongside Michael Madsen in The Midwife Crisis.

Paradis, the long-term partner of Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp, has made only a handful of forays into the acting industry since winning a Cesar Award for 1989 film Noce Blanche (A White Wedding). Shooting on the film is due to start in New York in September, but The Midwife Crisis director Mabrouk el Mechri warns it won’t be your average romantic comedy.

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Vanessa Paradis’ new single

March 30th, 2008 admin

It’s sometimes easy to forget that, before meeting and marrying A-list actor Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis had her own successful career as a musician and and actress.

The stunning French star exploded on to the music scene in 1988 when she shot to the top of the charts with her catchy ditty, Joe Le Taxi.

Then just a fresh-faced 15-year-old, Paradis continued her pop and acting career until 1995, when she decided to focus on family life with Depp.

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BFFs Cameron Diaz And Drew Barrymore Hit The Roller Derby

March 25th, 2008 admin

PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often–the fate of the universe relies upon it! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put “sighting” or “PrivacyWatch” in the subject line so we don’t lose them) and tell everyone about the time you saw Stephen Hawking flirting shamelessly with a restaurant hostess in Pasadena.

In today’s episode: Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore; Al Pacino; Albert Brooks; Matthew Modine; Richard Lewis; Stephen Hawking; Orlando Bloom; Kate Walsh and Eva Mendes; Giovani Ribisi and Andy Samberg; Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen; Paul Bettany; Peter Berg, Minka Kelly, and Jason Lee; John Cho; Ginnifer Goodwin; Christian Siriano; Vanessa Paradis; Mary McDonnell; Reggie Bush; Jason Taylor; Chris Parnell; and Joel Madden.

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Vanessa Paradis

March 12th, 2008 admin

Birth Name
Vanessa Chantal Paradis

Height
5′ 3″ (1.60 m)

Mini Biography

Vanessa Paradis is one of the most beautiful French actresses. She was a model and a singer before she became a film-star. Her first success was the song “Joe Le Taxi”, which was a success in 15 countries. In 1990, she was awarded a César for her debut movie Noce blanche (1989). For the next 5 years, she concentrated on her musical career, she rejected Pedro Almodóvar and John Boorman. In 1995, she appeared in Élisa (1995), but decided to concentrate on her private life with Johnny Depp and their children. After several years, Vanessa continued her singing and acting career.

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