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  • Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto Team Up For ‘Clueless’ Reunion at AMAs

    Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto teamed up for a Clueless reunion Sunday at the 2015 American Music Awards.

    The 39-year-old actress and 41-year-old actor, who played Cher Horowitz and Elton Tiscia in the 1995 movie, were reunited to introduce Gwen Stefani ahead of her I Used to Love You performance.

    “It’s been 20 years since Jeremy and I worked on the movie Clueless,” Silverstone told the audience, as reported by UPI. “And we are proud to be a part of [director] Amy Heckerling’s film.”

    “One of the many, many great things in this movie was this young, up and coming band named No Doubt and their song Just a Girl,” Sisto added. “It featured the amazing voice of [Gwen Stefani].”

    Stefani took to the stage to perform her emotional new single, I Used to Love You, inspired by the split with her husband Gavin Rossdale. The single will appear on her forthcoming third solo album. sons Kingston, Zuma and Apollo.

    Clueless hit theaters in July 1995, and earned over $56 million at the box office. The film was so successful it developed a cult following and launched an ABC/UPN television series and a young adult book series by H.B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld.

    Alicia Silverstone has starred in Batman & Robin and Blast from the Past, and is slated to star with James Franco in King Cobra. Sisto portrayed Billy Chenowith on Six Feet Under and Det. Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order, and recently starred in Wicked City.

  • Alicia Silverstone And Jeremy Sisto Gave “Clueless” Fans A Mini Reunion At The AMAs

    Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto will be, for better or for worse, always associated with the film Clueless for millions of people, and the duo have embraced the fun film as well as the influence it had on pop culture when it was released in the ’90s. Although they’ve reunited with several of their co-stars a couple of times since then, it never fails to excite fans when the two of them get together, and they gave us what we wanted at Sunday night’s AMAs.

    Silverstone and Sisto took the stage to introduce Gwen Stefani, who was on hand to perform her new hit “Used To Love You”.

    “It’s been 20 years since Jeremy and I worked on the movie Clueless. And we are proud to be a part of Amy Heckerling’s film,” Alicia Silverstone said.

    The duo were at the awards ceremony specifically to be paired up with Gwen, whose song “Just A Girl” with No Doubt was featured in Clueless.

    “You know one of the many, many great things in the movie was this young, up and coming band named No Doubt and their song “Just a Girl.” It featured the amazing voice of Gwen Stefani,” Sisto said.

    Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto have had a long working relationship, as they appeared in the film Hideaway together and were most recently paired up again for his series Suburgatory.

    Silverstone, who is busy with her vegan-friendly organization The Kind Life when she isn’t acting, showed off her still-svelte figure on the red carpet on Sunday night and made several best-dressed lists with her sparkly gold gown.

    As for Gwen Stefani, she gave a stellar performance as always despite the tricky subject matter of the song; “Used To Love You” is reportedly about her recent ex-husband Gavin Rossdale, who allegedly cheated on Gwen with their nanny.

  • Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto: “Clueless” Costars Reunite on AMAs Stage, Introduce Gwen Stefani

    Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto enjoyed a short-but-sweet Clueless reunion on stage at the AMAs on Sunday.

    “It’s been 20 years since Jeremy and I worked on the movie Clueless. And we are proud to be a part of Amy Heckerling’s film,” Silverstone said as the crowd cheered for the beloved cult classic costars.

    “You know one of the many, many great things in the movie was this young, up and coming band named No Doubt and their song “Just a Girl,’” Jeremy Sisto said. “It featured the amazing voice of [Gwen Stefani].”

    Clueless was loosely based on Jane Austen’s classic Emma. The coming-of-age comedy took place in Beverly Hills, where Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher was a spoiled teenager. Sisto’s character, Elton Tiscia, was based on Austen’s Philip Elton.

    The AMAs crowd quickly recovered from their excitement over seeing Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto together on stage when they realized the pair was introducing Gwen Stefani.

    The No Doubt front woman–now linked to Blake Shelton–sang a heart wrenching “Used to Love U,” a song she wrote about ex-husband Gavin Rossdale.

    Did you see the American Music Awards on Sunday evening?

    Were you surprised at how much Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy Sisto still look like their Clueless characters?

    Were they blessed with good genes or a little Hollywood help?

  • Alicia Silverstone and Amy Schumer: Clueless About Fashion?

    Alicia Silverstone was already turning heads when the movie Clueless came out 20 years ago. After that film hit, Silverstone enjoyed a reputation based largely on her character, Cher, from the film. Everyone thought Alicia Silverstone was a real fashion icon.

    The big secret, Clueless costume designer Mona May reveals now, is that Silverstone was a bit clueless about fashion.

    “[Alicia] was really young, and I don’t think she was really experienced with high fashion. When we brought all this crazy stuff, it was a little bit new to her,” May said. “We almost had to educate her on how do you wear the clothes, how do you feel in the clothes? It’s a whole different thing of running around with your dogs in your sweatpants, as she always does to this day.”

    “She was Cher in the sense of the innocence,” May explained, making the connection between Silverstone and her character. “Cher was never contrived, and I think Alicia’s heart is open like that, so it was fun to play with the clothes and teach her to be the high-fashion maven.”

    Recently, Amy Schumer had a similar awakening, and at the hands of another costume designer.

    During filming of her new film Trainwreck, Schumer got to know costume designer Leesa Evans. Schumer, like Alicia Silverstone, was not exactly comfortable with fashion.

    “Not everyone’s wired to understand how to dress,” Schumer explains. “I don’t have that chip. I’ve sometimes not even wanted to leave the house because I can’t find an outfit. I feel best when someone who knows what they’re doing and knows me has dressed me. So ask a friend!”

    For her appearance on the red carpet at the premiere of Trainwreck, Schumer hooked back up with Evans for some pre-show dress-up.

    “I’m thrilled with Amy’s look from last night. It felt strong, daring and elegant,” Evans says. “In thinking about what dress would be perfect for Amy’s first film premiere, I wanted it to reflect all of the effort she put in as the writer, producer and star. Dion Lee designed a great dress, equal parts sexy, strong and sophisticated. I loved it on Amy.”

    “I think the best part of this process has been that Amy has started to recognize that certain shapes and styles make her feel so great,” Evans said. “I love working with Amy because we both believe that confidence in dressing is more attractive than any one dress or outfit. I’m so happy that Amy has found a way to truly enjoy fashion both on and off the red carpet.”

  • Alicia Silverstone: Her Failed Movie Career, Successful Theatre Life, And Her Quest To Change The World

    Alicia Silverstone will forever be Cher from Clueless in the minds of the masses. Or perhaps she will remain an eternal Aerosmith video girl to many.

    But, some know that Alicia Silverstone has a surprisingly successful career in theatre and has played some major parts in some serious plays.

    And, in spite of her seemingly failed movie career, Alicia Silversone is exceedingly happy.

    Alicia Silverstone recently revealed to The Guardian her feelings about starring it what seemed like highly sexual roles, like the Aerosmith videos and The Crush, when she was only a teenager.

    She said, “I didn’t feel uncomfortable. I was just being. I know The Crush was a very serious acting role for me and I fought hard to get it. I didn’t think of it as sexual at all. I didn’t feel like I was going out there and shaking my booty.”

    She added, “In the Aerosmith videos, when Marty [Callner], the director, and I talked about doing “Crazy”, the one with Liv Tyler, we plotted it out together. Right away I said, ‘I’m not going to strip. I’ll be the man.’”

    Alicia Silverstone also spoke of her brief movie career. She admitted that she didn’t even start out wanting to be in movies and when her career came full circle back to theatre, only then was she truely where she felt she wanted to be.

    Alicia Silverstone said, “I was so overwhelmed. I was just a theatre kid. I never wanted to be in movies or TV. There’s no support or schooling on what do you do when you suddenly found yourself famous as a young woman. It was just too much for me. So I decided I would use this to spotlight something that is very meaningful to me.”

    She added, “I went on a quest to change the world, to make things better – for children, for the earth, for animals. I wasn’t paying attention to my career, I was paying attention to something else. And then one day I went, ‘Wait, I want to act, too, what’s going on?’”

    Alicia Silverstone also said, “There’s a lot more to it that obviously is personal and private. But that’s where I’m at. I can happily have a husband and a child and a life, and I get to contribute in a really meaningful way to the world and I also get to be an actress. And that’s a wonderful thing to be.”

    What is your favorite Alicia Silverstone character to date on the stage or screen?

  • Stacey Dash Joins FOX News as a Contributor

    Actress Stacey Dash will be joining FOX News Channel as a contributor, according to a press release issued by the network on Wednesday.

    “Stacey is an engaging conversationalist whose distinctive viewpoints amongst her Hollywood peers have spawned national debates,” said Executive Vice President of Programming Bill Shine. “We’re pleased to have her join FOX News.”

    A native of the Bronx, New York, 47-year-old Dash began her acting career over 20 years ago with guest appearances on The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and St. Elsewhere.

    Dash made her feature film debut in 1987’s Enemy Territory. She followed that up with Moving opposite Richard Pryor in 1988, Mo’ Money with Damon Wayans in 1992, and Renaissance Man with Mark Wahlberg in 1994.

    Her breakout role came in 1995 when she appeared in Clueless alongside Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, and Paul Rudd.

    More recently, Dash starred in Lap Dance, with an ensemble cast that included Carmen Electra, Mariel Hemingway, and Nia Peeples.

    In October 2012 Dash drew criticism for tweeting her endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

    The backlash took the form of what some considered racially-based hate tweets along the lines of “You’re an unemployed black woman endorsing @MittRomney. You’re voting against yourself thrice. You poor beautiful idiot.”

    Dash stood her ground, replying “My humble opinion… EVERYONE is entitled to one.”

    “I tweeted my opinion and when I woke up the next morning, my life had changed,” Dash said recently, looking back on the incident. “And since then, anything I say has been newsworthy.”

    Dash, who portrays herself as a paradoxical mix of down-to-earth conservative and modern-day feminist but also admits to harboring dreams of one day running for political office, still seems a little dazzled by the turn her career has taken.

    “Twenty years after Clueless I’m starting all over. All because of a tweet!”

    Dash is cashing in on the opportunity that single tweet presented, and continues to express her opinions prolifically on Twitter:

    Dash frequently retweets her critics:

    “Everyone else can just attack ’em … That way I don’t have to say anything.”

    Image via YouTube

  • Clueless Reunion, Like, Totally Happened

    So, like, ok, the cast of iconic 90s film Clueless had a reunion on Tuesday at an L.A. Film Festival pre-screening event celebrating the film. It’s been almost two decades since its release (WE OLD) and stars Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Elisa Donovan were on hand to reminisce.

    “I thought I was channeling Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball. And obviously that wasn’t the case. But I just felt like that! Especially when I pushed [the character Elton] off [of me at a house party]. Those were the things that I found lovely,” said Silverstone of her role as spoiled teen Cher Horowitz. “We had so much fun,” said Dash. “[Heckerling] had such a clear vision and she was able to translate it to us perfectly.”

    “It was such a magical experience,” said Donovan (Amber). “That was my first movie. So to have such an extraordinary group of people, and to have everybody be young, and have so much fun, it was amazing.” Notably absent from the reunion was co-star Brittany Murphy (Tai) who tragically passed in 2009.

    The cast sat down with ABC reporter Rachel Smith to discuss the film’s iconic phrases and what their characters would likely be up to today. Donovan quoted her memorable line, “Ms. Stoger, my plastic surgeon doesn’t want me doing any physical activity with balls flying at my face,” as her favorite. Breckin Meyer (Travis), said “There was this one line from the movie … it always sticks in my head, when Brittany said, ‘You’re a virgin who can’t drive,’ and her accent kicks in.”

    Unsurprisingly, the cast reunion has sparked rumors of a possible sequel. “I’m game to whatever Amy has in store. I think that time has passed, though,” said Silverstone of a second Clueless movie. “I don’t even know what Cher would be up to these days.”

    Image via YouTube

  • Alicia Silverstone Reminisces at ‘Clueless’ Reunion

    There was a Clueless reunion Tuesday and it was, like, totally awesome.

    Alicia Silverstone, 37, and her Clueless costars, Stacey Dash and Elisa Donovan, were reunited Tuesday, May 6, at the Nokia Theater for an L.A. Film Festival screening of the 1995 hit comedy that defined a generation and coined expressions like “as if” and “my bad.”

    Joined by creator/director Amy Heckerling, the trio took to the stage for a Q&A session as diehard fans in the audience were “going wild.”

    “I am so lucky that they were all out there at the time. I saw the ‘Cryin’ video for Aerosmith and when Alicia gave the finger, I said, ‘There’s my girl,” said Heckerling, referring to Silverstone’s appearances in Aerosmith music videos prior to Clueless. “We met and I just loved her immediately.”

    Silverstone, 37, told the devoted fans that playing Cher was “wonderful” and “so much fun.”

    “I thought I was channeling Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball,” said Silverstone. “And obviously that wasn’t the case. But I just felt like that! Especially when I pushed [Elton] off [of me at a house party],” she continued. “Those were the things that I found lovely.”

    Heckerling said 47-year-old Dash was perfect to play Cher’s BFF Dionne.

    “I wanted somebody that seemed like she was royalty and she can easily be government,” said the Look Who’s Talking director.

    “We had so much fun,” gushed Dash. “[Heckerling] had such a clear vision and she was able to translate it to us perfectly.”

    Heckerling told the audience each day on-set was a blast.

    “It was a fun group. I don’t like getting up and going to work, but in this case, I was so happy every day.”

    Donovan, who played meanie Amber in the film, remembered being young and carefree.

    “Just as everyone said, it was such a magical experience,” said the 43-year-old actress. “That was my first movie. So to have such an extraordinary group of people, and to have everybody be young, and have so much fun, it was amazing.”

    According to a source who attended the Q&A session, “It didn’t look like any time had passed. They all gelled so well together and looked like they could have stepped right back into those roles.”

    Needless to say, the question of a possible sequel came up during the Q&A.

    ‘I’m game to whatever [director Amy Heckerling] has in store,’ said Silverstone. ‘I think that time has passed, though. I don’t even know what Cher would be up to these days.”

    Image via YouTube

  • Alicia Silverstone To Help Breastfeeding Moms By Sharing

    Alicia Silverstone wants every mom to have the chance to give their children the best start they can, which includes breast feeding; but some women have trouble producing breast milk, no matter how much they might want to. That’s where her new service, Kind Mama Milk Share, comes in.

    The former “Clueless” actress posted a blog entry about it recently and says the service is for vegan moms who are having a bit of trouble.

    “A couple weeks ago, another mama I know gave birth to a son. She e-mailed to let me know how things were going, and she was beside herself. She’d tried to do everything so that this baby would have the healthiest, happiest start in life — she nourished herself during pregnancy with clean, kind foods; had a beautiful home birth; and planned to breastfeed from now until her son could say, ‘No thanks.’ But because of a breast reduction surgery, she found she wouldn’t be able to make enough milk for him, no matter how much precious boobie time they spent together. She tried reaching out in her community for donor milk, but it was almost impossible to figure out what kind of lifestyle choices the donors had made. And after all that hard work keeping herself vibrant and healthy, she felt she had a right to demand better for her baby. A lot of women unfortunately have a similar struggle, and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be able to give their babies the most amazing start in life with clean, mean, glorious breast milk. And because we are a community of beautiful souls who recognize the importance of food as health, I say we help support those mamas and babies who need a hand during one of the most important times in their lives. It’s why I’m starting the Kind Mama Milk Share, a way for moms to connect with other moms in their area. If you have milk to share–post it! If you are in need of milk — post it! Think of all the babies we can help raise together!”

    Silverstone is a very hands-on parent and drew controversy her way last year when a video of her pre-chewing her son’s food for him and spitting it into his mouth went viral.

    “I can understand that it would make some people feel uncomfortable, possibly, because it’s new to them,” she said in her defense. “But I do want to let you know that this has been going on for thousands of years — still going on all over the place — and it’s natural.”

  • “Vamps”: “Clueless” With Vampires & Malcolm McDowell

    I honestly don’t know how I feel about this, and I don’t think I’ve ever said that about a film.

    “Vamps” is the upcoming film from Amy Heckerling, who directed “Clueless” and “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”. And as much as I adore “Clueless”, and as much Alicia Silverstone’s huge, gorgeous eyes implore me to love everything she does….ehhh. I just don’t know if I can commit to this one.

    The cast is promising, too, which makes it that much more difficult for me to be ambivalent about it. Wallace Shawn (another “Clueless” alum), Kristen Ritter, Sigourney Weaver, and Malcolm McDowell all star, not to mention Dan Stevens, who plays stuffy British hottie Matthew on “Downton Abbey”, which I’m slightly obsessed with. The preview shows what appears to be a take on Heckerling’s girly sense of humor, which pokes fun at itself while lambasting cliched themes at the same time and made “Clueless” a classic. But it just seems like odd timing for a comedy about vampires, no?

    Of course, I’ve learned over the years not to judge a film by the trailer alone, and I will probably give it a shot just out of some leftover teenage loyalty to Amy Heckerling. We’ll see.

  • Alicia Silverstone: Mouth-Feeding Her Son is Natural

    Would Cher, the main character from the Amy Heckerling’s 1995 comedy “Clueless”, support her real world counterpart’s peculiar method of feeding her son?

    As if!

    Last month, actress Alicia Silverstone posted a very odd video featuring her incredibly unusual approach to child nutrition, a clip that went on to be something of a viral sensation. If you don’t want to watch the original video, I’ll save you the trouble: Instead of using a bottle or baby-friendly utensils to feed her child, Silverstone chews up the boy’s food and spits it directly into his mouth. My knee-jerk reaction to the video was to visibly gag on my cereal.

    According to Silverstone, the method is actually quite “natural”.

    In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actress attempted to explain the process to those of us who feel the need to projectile vomit every time someone brings it up. “I can understand that it would make some people feel uncomfortable, possibly, because it’s new to them.”

    “It’s a part of the weaning process,” she continued, “so while I’m still breast-feeding it’s just a way to introduce him to food when he doesn’t have teeth and things like that and he can’t chew.”

    Gross.

    So what sort of food is Silverstone chewing into an easily-digestible wad before oozing the material directly into her kid’s mouth? It isn’t peas and carrots, that’s for sure.

    From her original blog post:

    I just had a delicious breakfast of miso soup, collards and radish steamed and drizzled with flax oil, cast iron mochi with nori wrapped outside, and some grated daikon. Yum! I fed Bear the mochi and a tiny bit of veggies from the soup…from my mouth to his. It’s his favorite…and mine. He literally crawls across the room to attack my mouth if I’m eating. This video was taken about a month or 2 ago when he was a bit wobbly. Now he is grabbing my mouth to get the food!

    Good Lord. Of course, this article has been written by a guy who doesn’t have children, so maybe this sort of peculiar behavior is natural when you’ve decided to have a kid. Then again, maybe not. I know a few parents who were pretty disgusted by this story, so I doubt it’s a widespread practice. Thank God for that.

    If you missed the original video, have a look by investigating the clip embedded below. Twitter reactions have also been fairly amusing, a few of which have been included, as well.

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    Nurse Dangerfield    I’m so tired, I’m thinking of calling Alicia Silverstone to come over and chew my food for me.(image) 9 hours ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    sparklewithin    My boyfriend calls me ‘princess’, but I think of myself more along the lines of ‘monkey’ and ‘retard’ – Alicia Silverstone(image) 51 minutes ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Sataesh Khan    @Zareen19 EWWWW RT: So, Alicia Silverstone prechews and mouth feeds her son –OMGGG, I hope my mum didn’t do that :/ :s blukh #ImGonaThrowup(image) 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Alicia Silverstone Spits in Her Baby’s Mouth

    Alicia Silverstone has posted on her blog “the kind life with Alicia Silverstone“, a video of her feeding her toddler son Bear chewed up food from her mouth.

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    Alicia Silverstone    breakfast with baby bear http://t.co/G3c0ylER #Yum(image) 4 days ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “I just had a delicious breakfast of miso soup, collards and radish steamed and drizzled with flax oil, cast iron mochi with nori wrapped outside, and some grated daikon. Yum! I fed Bear the mochi and a tiny bit of veggies from the soup…from my mouth to his. It’s his favorite…and mine. He literally crawls across the room to attack my mouth if I’m eating. This video was taken about a month or 2 ago when he was a bit wobbly. Now he is grabbing my mouth to get the food!”, Silver stone writes.

    She doesn’t explain why she feeds her son in this manner, just that it is their favorite way of eating. Bear will crawl from across the room to get at a mouthful of Alicia’s predigested food.

    The blog is an extension of her book “The Kind Diet”, and celebrates the vegan lifestyle as Silverstone sees it.

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    Birds often feed their young by regurgitating food into their mouth. Silverstone has failed to recognize the fact that humans are not birds.

    To clarify, I personally do not care how Alicia Silverstone feeds her child. She should be able to do what she wants as long as it doesn’t endanger the kid’s welfare. But she should be aware that the media isn’t too kind about celebrity’s eccentricities, whatever they may be. The story is being posted on blogs all over the place right now, from TMZ to the New York Daily News.

    The blog itself has many followers chastising the actress for using this method to feed her child. One woman writes, “We have waaaay more germs in our mouths than do babies. Also it’s a big disservice to him if you don’t get him to chew his own food. How are you helping him? It just seems lazy to me. Do the work, cut your kid’s food up in tiny pieces so a) he can learn to eat on his own and b) you aren’t passing off germs to him. You have a fully developed immune system, he does not. Not trying to be mean or rude, but really, this is wrong on several levels.”