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Mary-Kate Olsen Opens Up About Kissing Co-star Ben Kingsley, 64

Rachel Paula Abrahamson — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:06:27 -0400

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"He said, 'You lead me,'" she says

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Mary-Kate Olsen has opened up about her on-screen smooch with 64-year-old Ben Kingsley in The Wackness.

"We shot it at three o'clock in the morning and so everyone was a bit delirious anyhow," Olsen, 22, told the Wall Street Journal of the lip-lock that takes place in a phone booth.

"He was so professional about it and made me feel so comfortable," Olsen revealed. "He said, 'Anything you don't feel comfortable about, let me know. You lead me.' "

Olsen didn't have quite such complimentary words for Hills star Spencer Pratt.

While promoting her indie film she told David Letterman that Pratt played soccer at her high school and "he does not have a good temper. He would walk off the field." (Watch here.)

"I forgive her," Pratt told Usmagazine.com. "She's had to go through life as the less cute twin, which must be tough."

(See the fraternal twins through the years.)

When asked about their biggest physical differences, Mary-Kate told the Wall Street Journal, "Our eyes are different. Ashley's are rounder and mine are cat-eyed."

(See photos of Mary-Kate's craziest outfits.)

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Mary-Kate Olsen attends The Cinema Society and Sony Cierge screening of "The Wackness" on June 25, 2008 at AMC Loews 19th Street in New York; Sir Ben Kingsley attends the after party for "The Wackness" hosted by The Cinema Society and Sony Cierge at The Gramercy Hotel on June 25, 2008 in New York City.

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Olsen Twins: 22 Years of Fashion!

Henry Seltzer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:52:46 -0400

Mary-Kate Olsen: "It's Nobody's Business" if I'm Rich

Mandi Illuzzi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:02:18 -0400

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Being famous "wasn't something that I aspired to," the twin tells Elle

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Forbes estimates Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen have a net worth of $100 million and Parade reported the two earned $17 million last year.

But Mary-Kate — who turns 22 on June 14 — tells July's Elle, "It's nobody's business if I am or I'm not [rich].

"I mean, if you want to have a discussion about fame and what does it really mean to be famous these days, what's celebrity anymore? What's media? That's different. I have a completely different point of view about all this because I was never thrown into it.

"I grew up in it," she says. "It wasn't something that I aspired to. It's just something I knew. For me, I just worked. I had a job. I've had a job for 21 years."

See her biggest style slip-ups.

She also spoke out on:

Sister Ashley:
“We don’t agree all the time. The way we go about business or designing or making a decision is that we come at it from two completely different angles that, at the end of the day -- even when we don’t think we’re agreeing with each other -- we are agreeing. We’re just getting there in different ways. Unless you’re a twin, you honestly can’t know how close twins can be. When there’s that much love there’s ... well, there’s the opposite of everything, but it stems from love, and it stems from passion. We’re driven people. I do know I can’t work in an office. Ashley, on the other hand, loves going to an office.”

Heath Ledger's death:
"I'm not going to comment on that — I won't give you a word about that in the nicest way possible. Let's move on."

(See heartwarming photos of Heath's life.)

Her Wacky Style:
"You're either on the worst dressed list or you've started a fashion trend. I think there's a real disconnect between the media's perception of fashion and the fashion world's idea of fashion. I don't know why I wear some of the things I wear. I like wearing crazy things sometimes. I like being playful. Sometimes I feel like I'm playing dress-up and becoming character. It's sort of like an art. It can change your mood or the way that people are attracted to you."

Sexiness:
"I feel like I can be sexy when I want to be... I personally think the women who are the most sexy are the women who are truly themselves, whatever that may be."

Her 2004 rehab stint [for anorexia]:
"I have never talked about that, or been quoted about that. Look, I think it's important that what anybody goes through -- and I'm not saying that it's true or not true — you realize it's part of growing up. Everybody is going to go through hard times. It's a part of life. I think the hardest part to get to is that point of asking for help or reaching out to other people and being honest with yourself. I do not want to go through my life with my eyes shut. And I don't want to go through it with a closed mind. I want to be aware of things. And I'd rather know than not know."

Therapy:
"Yeah, I talk with people. I think it's important. I wouldn't call 'em a shrink, but it's good to have communication with whomever, whether it's a mentor or a therapist or a psychiatrist, whether it's your mom or your dad or your best friend. I think at some point I had to say that I deserve to be happy. As Diane [von Furstenberg] would say, 'It was okay to love myself and be my best friend.' I think everyone deserves that."

Life as a celebrity:
"It's weird to be called a celebrity... I mean, if I see a paparazzi shot of me walking that's in a magazine or something at some event, it's as if I see it from an outsider's point of view. There's like a character, almost, and then there's me. I think it's kind of entertaining."

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Ashley Olsen's Tuxedo — Love It or Hate It?

Lindsay Powers — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:55:48 -0400

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Clad in Calvin Klein, the twin hit Monday’s CFDA Awards in NYC

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Another day, another Olsen Twin fashion scandal.

Ashley Olsen rocked a Calvin Klein tux at Monday’s CFDA Awards in NYC.

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Ashley Olson attends the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards at The New York Public Library on June 2, 2008 in New York City.

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Sex and the City Movie Premieres in NYC

Alissa R — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:45:48 -0400

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Sarah Jessica Parker and the girls hit the pink carpet Tuesday — and two after parties!

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After four years, Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte reunited in Manhattan.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis hit the pink carpet for the long-awaited Sex and the City movie premiere at NYC's Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday.

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All glammed up, fans had lined up since the early morning in hopes of scoring a seat to the hot event (many ended up going home empty-handed).

The best part of the night for Parker (who wore a silver Nina Ricci bustier gown with Fred Leighton jewels and walked the carpet with husband Matthew Broderick)?

"Being with you and all those people," she told reporters as she pointed to the fans.

The crowd also went crazy as Cattrall (in Vivienne Westwood), Nixon (in Narciso Rodriguez) and Davis (in Donna Karan) walked the carpet.

"Being in Sex and the City is the best thing," Jennifer Hudson -- who plays Carrie's assistant in the film -- told Usmagazine.com. "[The writers] spoke about the things that we all go through."

Added Jason Lewis (who plays Samantha's beau Smith Jerrod), "It was nice" filming the movie. The best part: "There was a sunset in Malibu that stopped production."

Celebs including Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Ashley Olsen, Fergie, Mary J. Blige, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Edie Falco and designer Donna Karan turned out for the film, which has been receiving mixed reviews from critics.

After the movie, guests headed over to the Museum of Modern Art for the after party.

But the partying didn't end there.

The cast and crew then flocked to The Carlyle hotel's Bemelmans Bar for the after-after party.

"This was even better than the official party because it felt clubby," the movie's director, Michael Patrick King, told Us. "Only the people we were actually close with were here.”

Could more Sex be on the way?

Maybe.

Cattrall says she wants to make a sequel.

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Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall at the New York Premiere of "Sex and the City."

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Stars in Shades!

Rachel Paula Abrahamson — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:37:23 -0400

Will You Grow Out Your Eyebrows?

Mandi Illuzzi — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:40:30 -0400

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Thanks to stars like Ashley Olsen, bushy brows are back in style

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Thanks to stars like Ashley Olsen, bushy brows are back in style.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Wear Masks to Stylist's Wedding

Alissa R — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:50:28 -0400

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PLUS: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel arrive hand-in-hand

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made another big fashion statement over the weekend.

To disguise themselves from photographers, they wore masks to the Los Angeles wedding of stylist Estee Stanley on Saturday night.

Ashley Olsen was a bridesmaid. (Click here to see what the Olsens and other stars looked like before they had stylists.)

The twins weren't the only stars to watch Stanley said "I Do!"

Making a rare public appearance together, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel arrived hand-in-hand, along withTobey Maguire and wife Jen Meyer, Eva Mendes, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, and Office star Rashida Jones.

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Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake at the wedding of wedding of stylist Estee Stanley in Los Angeles, CA. on April 5, 2008.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to Release Coffee Table Book

Lindsay Powers — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:00:32 -0500

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The tome will feature “the most interesting, challenging, creative people we know,” Ashley says

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Add author to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s resume.

The 21-year-old twins — who topped last year’s Forbes Top Earning Stars Under 21 list with an estimated fortune of $40 million each — are publishing a coffee table book, Influence, through Penguin Young Readers Group.

It will feature “the most interesting, challenging, creative people we know — the ones who helped pave the way for us and our generation,” Ashley said in a statement.

Among them: shoe guru Christian Louboutin, actress Lauren Hutton, photographer Terry Richardson and writer Bob Colacello.

“Ashley and I interviewed the people who have inspired us, with the hope that they will inspire and teach others,” Mary-Kate said.

The book — due this fall — will also feature exclusive photos of the twins and never-before-seen interviews with the two.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attend the launch dinner of The Row hosted by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, at Harvey Nichols on October 9, 2007 in London, England.

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Stars at Fashion Week!

Lindsay Powers — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:16:10 -0500

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