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She puts it all on the line. She tells him she wants more from the relationship than what he's offering. She wants a white-horse-riding hero to save her and run off with her for a happily-ever-after ending.

"That's impossible," he says. He can't make the commitment she wants. So she leaves. Soon after, romantic music blaring, he pulls up in a white limo, climbs her fire escape, embraces her and says he's ready for her happily ever after. The end.

Yeah right! It may have worked like that for Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman, but if you're waiting for your Prince Charming to beckon you back, you may be waiting from here until the end, for real. Being as open and vulnerable as Roberts' Vivian was when she told Gere's Edward she wanted more is a movie moment that can be duplicated in real life with one exception — the outcome. Reality's outcome could be something you'll never see in the movies. In fact, acting the fool for love could be one of the last scenes you'll ever star in, but one of the best scenes you'll ever play.

Life imitates art, but not so artfully
Recently, a friend was telling a group of women about her own Richard Gere-type romance. He was illusive, inconsistent and stubborn with his feelings and commitments. But in the same breath, she said she hadn't had so much fun or felt so comfortable with someone in a long time. She liked him immensely. Her friends were ecstatic. She emphasized that she didn't know what it all meant, but that she was willing to explore it.

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Nicole Richie was spotted enjoying a bit of spring sun in Burbank the other day.
She was strolling with a friend and sipping on a yummy beverage.
Nicole also looked great in a fresh sun dress with her hair down.

Julia Roberts is currently in New York working on her new movie Duplicity.
The movie stars Clive Owen and is about a couple of corporate spies.
So, is that a comedy???

Miley Cyrus is busy working on something!
She was spotted in red and grey trainings on her way to a Los Angeles studio.
I wonder what she thinks of her wax duplicate at Madame Tussaud’s?

Mommy Naomi Watts heads down under to visit hubby Liev Schreiber, who is working on the movie Wolverine.
She and her 8-month-old baby were spotted at the airport as they were getting ready to board their plane to Sydney.
Baby Alexander seems to like her work … he nibbled happily on a bunch of papers in Naomi’s hand.
Cute!

Julia Roberts has topped an online poll for the 25 Most Memorable On-Screen Prostitutes. The Oscar winner"s role in 'Pretty Woman' saw her beating off competition from other actresses. Second on the list was Jennifer Jason Leigh for her role as Tralala in 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'.

In third spot on U.S. magazine Entertainment Weekly's online countdown is Patricia Arquette in 'True Romance'. Rounding up the top five was the only male in the top ten Dermot Mulroney in 'The Wedding Date' and Kim Basinger in 'L.A. Confidential'.

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Julia Roberts finds ageing liberating.

The 40-year-old actress has embraced hitting the landmark age and insists the best thing about getting older is the variety of movie roles she is now offered.

She said: "Getting older to me is nice. You are released from certain concepts. Plus, as you get older and more complicated, the parts that are offered to me are more interesting and varied. It's great."

Julia - who has three children, fraternal twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, and son Henry - isn't the only Hollywood actress embracing the ageing process.

Catherine Zeta-Jones recently vowed to continue playing sexy characters for years to come.

The 38-year-old star insists she can still carry off raunchy roles and hasn't reached her peak yet.

The 'Chicago' actress - who has two children, son Dylan and daughter Carys, with 63-year-old husband Michael Douglas - said: "I'm not going to be playing old grannies any time soon. In my next movie, you'll be seeing a lot more of me, put it that way. I haven't actually reached my sexiest point."

Actress Julia Roberts has told friends that Brad Pitt gave her the horn while they were filming Oceans 11 and 12 together, according to a Hollywood insider.

Roberts is said to have told friends that Pitt presented her with an antique hunting horn, used by British fox hunters while they were filming. She is a big collector of horns, trumpets and other wind and brass instruments.

"It was a wonderful gift" said Roberts "he is always doing things like that. He is very generous, he had promised to give me the horn when we first met. I wasn't sure if he would remember but he did. He knows I am a 'little horny' the term used to describe collectors of wind and brass instruments and it just typifies Brad's character."

Pitt's wife Angelina Jolie admits that Brad is a little horny himself. "He collects wind and brass instruments as well, that's how he managed to get the horn for Julia. Between them they are a pair of horny little devils!"

George Clooney is said to have give Roberts a Bugle.

"Pretty Woman" was originally scripted as a dark drama about prostitution in Los Angeles, but thankfully movie producer Laura Ziskin said "No" and what started out as a very brooding, negative film turned into one of the most popular and financially successful romantic comedies of all time. Find out why.

With a production cost of $14 million and a worldwide gross of $464 million, Laura Ziskin had to be smiling all of the way to the bank.

Pretty Woman's title character, Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts), is a down-on-her-luck prostitute who is hired by Edward Lewis (Richard Gere), a wealthy businessman and corporate raider, as arm candy for several business functions.

The arrangement works well but begins to get complicated when Edward discovers Vivian is not just a hooker from Hollywood Boulevard but also a woman of substance, and Vivian finds herself falling in love in a situation that essentially has no future.

There is nothing positive about the common perception of a hooker, but Vivian smashes through the normal perceptions by quickly getting viewers past her obvious good looks and revealing her inner beauty, transparent feelings and uncompromising commitment by not settling for a comfortable, Edward-financed lifestyle as arm candy and companion.

Her willingness to walk away from the fee arrangement for her gig ultimately gets Edward's attention, and a Hollywood story line takes over. Vivian becomes so likeable we want to cheer for her as she stands her ground and forces Edward to make a decision. Both Vivian and Edward experience some serious personal growth that moviegoers can relate to and appreciate.

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Pretty Woman Julia Roberts was all bundled up for the cold weather as she took a Sunday stroll around Gramercy Park in New York City.

And while motherhood has kept her away from all of the expensive gowns and fabulous parties in Hollywood of late, Roberts is still being commended for her stylish ways.

According to Parade’s Oscar Survey Spectacular rating the Best Dressed Oscar winner ever, “Julia’s look at the 2000 Academy Awards, where she was named Best Actress for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich, gave her the style edge over Halle Berry.”

Roberts garnered 25% of the vote, with Berry’s 2001 outfit trailing close behind with 24%. Hilary Swank came in third for her 2004 Million Dollar Baby outfit.