• George Bush's two daughters have found an unlikely ally as they face charges of underage drinking. None other than Julia Roberts leapt to the twins' defence when she said being the President's girls had its own unique pressures, Ananova reports. "We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks too,'' the actress told Time magazine. The 19-year-old girls are charged with trying to buy drinks at a restaurant in Texas last month. Barbara Bush pleaded "no contest" to underage possession of alcohol and was placed on probation, while Jenna pleaded innocent to attempting to buy a margarita with someone else's ID.
• The life and times of blaxploitation star Pam Grier are to be immortalised in a new movie, tentatively titled Super Bad Momma, according to Ananova. "It is going to deal a lot with my being a child of the women's movement and how political obstacles affected my career during that time," Grier said. The actress rose to fame in the 70s when she played the ultimate chick with attitude in Foxy Brown, which inspired a devoted following among both sexes. Grier returned to the limelight with an acclaimed lead performance in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown.
• Sharon Stone has changed her tune in the light of the infamous lizard attack on her husband, claiming an employee at Los Angeles Zoo did nothing to help. Zoo officials, however, dispute the story, alleging that reptile-keeper Jay Kilgore swung to the rescue as Komo, the seven-foot Komodo dragon, bit San Francisco Chronicle executive editor Phil Bronstein's foot during the June 9 visit. "Komo without warning bit Phil on his left foot and held on," Kilgore explained in a written report. "I grabbed Komo by his neck and yelled at him. He let go after an estimated one or two seconds. I pulled Komo away from Phil and yelled at Phil to get out of the exhibit. After a delay of perhaps 10 to 15 seconds, Phil stepped out of the exhibit." Shortly after the attack Stone said she wasn't blaming anyone, but now claims staff at the zoo were "irresponsible'' for allowing her man into the beast's enclosure. While zoo director Manuel Mollinedo has admitted he showed poor judgment in letting Bronstein into the cage, AP reports that the editor is taking a more philosophical approach. "Whatever the keeper or anyone else says they did to help, God bless them. We thank them and I'm grateful to still have my foot."
