Barbra Streisand: Insulting comments about my ‘odd-looking’ face ‘hurt’
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Barbra Streisand says Marlon Brando asked to ‘f–k’ her while married
It was an offer she definitely refused … twice! Barbra Streisand revealed in her upcoming novel, “My Name is Barbra,” that screen legend Marlon Brando once propositioned her for sex prior to becoming close friends. Streisand, 81, opens her new memoir by detailing the time that Brando, who died in 2004 at the age of … Read more
How Barbra Streisand got Robert Redford on board for ‘The Way We Were’
She never gave up, did she? Hollywood icon Barbra Streisand revealed that she struggled to get Robert Redford to star in their 1973 film “The Way We Were.” Streisand, 81, makes the stunning claim in her upcoming memoir “My Name Is Barbra,” which is set to hit bookstores Nov. 7. “Bob is that rare combination… … Read more
Jennifer Holliday: ‘Barbra Streisand told me I shouldn’t lose weight’
Forty-two years after she first told the world “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” in her Tony-winning role as Effie White in “Dreamgirls,” Jennifer Holliday is still here, folks. But now her signature number has a completely different meaning for the 62-year-old diva, who has overcome weight struggles, career setbacks and a multiple … Read more
Barbra Streisand demanded ‘take after take’ of sex scene with Robert Redford
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford’s memorable sex scene in their classic 1973 romantic drama “The Way We Were” was filmed over the course of two days. However, according to Robert Hofler — author of the new bombshell book “The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to … Read more
Why Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford’s ‘The Way We Were’ almost didn’t get made
In 2002, the American Film Institute released its list of cinema’s “100 greatest love stories.” The top of the list included such Old Hollywood classics as “Casablanca,” “Gone With the Wind” and “An Affair to Remember.” But coming in at No. 6, right above the historical epic “Dr. Zhivago,” was a different kind of romance, … Read more
Robert Redford wore 2 pairs of undies to ‘protect himself’ from Barbra Streisand
Robert Redford needed some extra protection when he filmed his love scenes with Barbra Streisand in the drama “The Way We Were.” The “Ordinary People” director, 86, reportedly forced himself to wear two pairs of underwear to “protect himself” from the singer, 80, according to a new book. Robert Hofler’s recently released book, “The Way … Read more
Why Robert Redford didn’t want to star alongside Barbra Streisand in ‘The Way We Were’
Fans of the 1973 romance drama “The Way We Were” know that Robert Redford’s Hubbell Gardiner and Barbra Streisand’s Katie Morosky don’t end up together by the finale. But what viewers may not know, is that Redford, 86, initially didn’t want to star alongside the iconic singer in the Sydney Pollack film. Robert Hofler’s upcoming … Read more