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‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus tearfully dedicated her record-breaking Primetime Emmy win to the memory of her father, who had passed away just two days before.

The 55 year old actress mentioned her father, billionaire entrepreneur William Louis-Dreyfus, at the end of her emotional acceptance speech for what her seventh Primetime Emmy win for ‘Veep’ on Sunday night (September 18th). He had died on Friday at the age of 84.

“Lastly, I'd like to dedicate this to my father, William Louis-Dreyfus, who passed away on Friday. I’m so glad he liked 'Veep' because his opinion was the one that really mattered,” she said while trying to hold in her emotions.

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HBO has renewed its political comedy Veep, the day after its latest season premiere. The cable channel announced the news on Monday, also confirming that technology satire Silicon Valley will also be returning.

Julia Louis Dreyfus will return as Selina Meyer for the fifth season of Veep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus  will return as Selina Meyer for a fifth season next year, though show runner Armando Iannucci will be stepping down after season four, to be replaced by Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer David Mandel.

Continue reading: HBO Renews 'Veep', Hires 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Man As Show Runner

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be back as Selina Meyer on 'Veep', with HBO renewing the comedy for a fourth season this week. The network also said that news series 'Silicon Valley' has been renewed for season two.

Julia-Louis Dreyfus at Paleyfest

Veep has emerged as one of HBO's most popular series, with Seinfeld star Dreyfus playing the confident but ultimately clueless vice president of the United States of America. The actress won an Emmy award for the role last year.

Continue reading: HBO Renews 'Veep' - The Most Underrated Comedy On TV?

"#RIPPeaches": So went the hashtag that thousands of Twitter users used to pay tribute to the late Peaches Geldof, who was found dead in her Kent home on Monday with her baby son playing nearby. It's still not known how the 25 year-old mother-of-two suddenly passed away but her distraught family, including father Bob Geldof, have been given the body to plan a funeral whilst the toxicology test results come back. The Boomtown Rats star also lead the tributes to his "beautiful" daughter - read here. Peaches Geldof: 1989 - 2014.

Farewell Mickey Rooney: Screen legend and former child star Mickey Rooney passed away last Sunday at home in California after a long illness. Known for his unforgettable roles in Night at the Museum, Breakfast at Tiffany's and National Velvet, the 93 year-old was still making plans to appear in more movies and lived up to his positive "Don't retire - inspire" mantra. An ugly dispute over Rooney's burial and will has erupted since the death but will hopefully soon be calmed so that Hollywood can honour one of its most prolific figures. Read our obituary here. Mickey Rooney: 1920 - 2014.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is this month's Rolling Stone cover star and can currently be seen posing nude on the cover of the entertainment magazine. Well, not completely nude: the Veep actress' back in the shots is adorned with a tattoo print of U.S. Constitution signed by John Hancock across her back. The problem is Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. Doh!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Has Posed Nude For The Cover And Feature Interview For Rolling Stone.

It's unclear who made this rather embarrassing error but it certainly didn't slip by eagle-eyed Rolling Stone readers. The goof circulated online until the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia joined in the mockery by tweeting the cover alongside Founding Fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin in Signers' Hall with the words, "Thanks for the shoutout but no Hancock here."

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus bared all for her cover shoot with Rolling Stone.

The comedienne also got inked up for the shoot and had the United States Constitution tattooed on her back.

The music magazine, who used photographer Mark Seliger for the risqué photos, crowed her 'The First Lady of Comedy.'

Continue reading: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says, "I Was In A Drunken Stupor," When Posing Nude For Rolling Stone Cover

The stars continue to be out in London in the second week of the 57th London Film Festival. Judi Dench and Steve Coogan were on-hand with their new film Philomena, Joseph Gordon-Levitt got the crowd screaming outside the cinema before the screening of his writing-directing debut Don John, and. Click here for Philomena trailer and pics, or here for pics and the trailer for Don Jon and you can browse through our photo gallery of this week's Labor Day premiere in London.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus was also at the festival with filmmaker Nicole Holofcener for the UK premiere of their intelligent, offbeat romantic-comedy Enough Said, which features one of the final performances from the late James Gandolfini. It opens in British cinemas this weekend. You can read our Enough Said review here.

Continue reading: A Week In Movies: Stars Come Out In London, We Get A Glimpse Of The New Jack Ryan, And Keanu Brings Us A Japanese Fantasy

Without making the tired, systematic glee-filled statement that ‘it’s Friday’ and ‘it’s time for fun’ - because most people have to walk their dogs and tidy the house on the weekend instead of drinking coffee and watching cooking programs – we’d like to alert you to the fact that it is, indeed, Friday.

Tom Hanks is Captain Phillips

But you can’t clean at night. That’s a fact. So what you’ll probably do is head to the pictures. You’ll sit in a chair, delve your paws into a box containing heated kernels of maize and stare blankly while a multitude of rich people, realising their dream jobs, entertain the millions who never will.

Continue reading: What Are You Seeing This Weekend? Captain Phillips, Escape Plan, Enough Said?

For a man who rarely spoke; kept his business private and was always described as a warm, caring man, starring in a poignant, romantic comedy called Enough Said was the perfect way to end an enigmatic, brilliant career.

James Gandolfini's sudden passing happened in Italy due to a heart attack

The critics have warmed to the romantic comedy, praising its fresh take on the tired genre. It sees two fifty-somethings attempting to date, while ex-wives, weight problems and self-confidence all put up staunch barriers.

Continue reading: 'Enough Said' - The Perfect Goodbye For James Gandolfini, Rom-Com Revolution For Louis-Dreyfus

It's perhaps fitting that James Gandolfini eschewed his gangster typecast in favour of a warm, good-humoured teddy bear of a man in his last ever film, Enough Said: it marks the end of an era.

James Gandolfini's Last Film Has Premiered In New York.

Known for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano in the long-running HBO drama The Sopranos, Gandolfini died this June of a heart attack whilst holidaying with his family in Rome, aged 51 which came as a massive, heart-breaking shock for his fans. The just-released Enough Said marks the actor's last ever filming.

Continue reading: James Gandolfini's Last Ever Movie Premieres With Sopranos Cast [Trailer]

James Gandolfini is on the charm offensive opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Enough Said – the last film before the Sopranos actor tragically died back in June from a heart attack. In this trailer, he exhibits the comic acting that made some of his best roles so darkly funny.

Gandolfini and Louis-Dreyfus star in Enough Said

But don’t worry, he’s not at all dark in Enough Said, just a middle-aged man so comfortable in his own skin, he’ll wear pyjamas on a ‘first date’. Take a look at the trailer below.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, or should we say Madam Vice President, had lunch with the real Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. We don’t know why, but to be honest, we don’t really care why. It’s cool.

In a soundcloud upload, which you can listen to below, JLD talks about her lunch. "I came to have lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and I surprise him by sitting at his desk," said Louis-Dreyfus in audio posted on the White House site. "So he thought he'd just ask my advice on various briefs he had to deal with and I was happy to give him my advice, which he paid no attention to whatsoever." She goes on to praise the politician for not listening to her. Veep, the show in which the former Seinfeld star plays the vice president has just kicked off its second season. And we’re starting to see why its main character would be lunching at the White House a little more clearly now.

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It’s a common social embarrassment that many of us have fallen victim to. Asking “Oh, when are you due?” only to be met with the response “I’m not pregnant.” Oh, the horror… Sadly for Julia Louis-Dreyfus, however, her comic take on this scenario, for a regional TV commercial has been banned from the airwaves in Israel, for fear of offending its overweight citizens.

In the commercial for local satellite TV station Yes, the former Seinfeld star can be seen patting a co-worker’s belly, thinking that she was with child, only to realise that she is not pregnant at all, merely overweight. The social embarrassment continues, and culminates in her remarking that the woman couldn’t possibly be pregnant “because obviously she hasn’t dated anyone in forever.” The Hollywood Reporter revealed the news that the ad had been pulled from broadcast and quoted Israel’s Yedid Association for Community Empowerment, who filed a complaint with Yes’ CEO Ron Ayalon, as well as the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Council.

“There are a lot of weight-challenged individuals in Israel who are treated in an irreverent and hurtful manner,” came the complaint. “There is no justification to illustrate a stigma which suggests a larger woman is either pregnant or simply too fat for anyone to consider going out with.” The commercial has not only been pulled from air but also removed from the company’s YouTube channel. Yes released a statement of apology, stating “the playful commercial was based on Julia Louis-Dreyfus' past characters, and the message is how one may handle making a mistake. If anyone is being ridiculed throughout the spot it is Julia herself who is the one making these mistakes… It was not our intention to offend any population whatsoever and if it hurt anyone, we are deeply sorry."

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