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  • Dakota Johnson: Having Famous Parents (Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson) Comes With A Price

    Dakota Johnson grew up with famous parents. Dad Don Johnson was the very sexy star of Miami Vice in the 1980s, and recently starred in Blood and Oil on ABC. Mom Melanie Griffith has long been a film star, playing roles in Working Girl, Body Double, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Paradise, and Now and Then, to name just a few.

    During a recent interview with Net-A-Porter’s digital magazine The Edit, Dakota Johnson explained how she often spent time on sets where her parents were working, and while that could be very exciting, it could make her very uncomfortable, too.

    “I was around for a lot of it and I would watch them,” the Fifty Shades of Grey star shared. “But there were things I could see that I didn’t want to, like watch my parents have sex with other people.”

    Also recalling a moment of on-set violence, Dakota Johnson was a bit unnerved by that as well.

    “And there was a scene where my mom got slapped in the face,” she said. “I lost my mind! I couldn’t deal with that at all.”

    Dakota Johnson likely understands then just how difficult it was for her mom, Melanie Griffith’s, initial refusal to watch her in Fifty Shades of Grey.

    Something else Johnson is having some trouble with is the lack of privacy that accompanies her job as a film star.

    “It almost feels like a free-for-all nowadays,” she explains. “There’s no more mystery, no more elegancy. The Golden Globes, for example, used to be so special. It was a time when you got to see your favorite people, who were making your favorite movies, all interacting with each other; having some witty banter, being enticing and charming. You didn’t see any actors unless they were on the red carpet; they weren’t publicly photographed all the time. Now anyone can take my picture, and I can take anyone’s picture, at any moment. I feel like something has been lost.”

    If you weighed the odds of having famous parents like Dakota Johnson, would the sex scenes you’d occasionally see make it worth giving up the notoriety?

    How difficult do you suppose living in the limelight, the way Dakota Johnson does, might suit you? Do you expect you’d get sick of the lack of privacy, too?

  • Antonio Banderas Parties With a a Bunch of Babes. Rebounding from Melanie Griffith?

    Rebound much?

    Looking a little lecherous, Antonio Banderas was spotted in Saint-Tropez over the weekend partying with a slew of tall, beautiful young women.

    Just two months after splitting from his wife of 18 years, Melanie Griffith, the 54-year-old actor danced the night away Saturday at the nightclub, L’Opéra. One after the other, a flock of females — young ones at that — found themselves in the arms of the Expendables 3 actor.

    In the pics, the Spanish star is seen flirting, smiling, dancing, and pulling woman after woman into his arms, whispering God knows what into their ears. At the end of the evening, Banderas was seen leaving with one particular lady who was clad in a sexy maroon jumpsuit.

    In June, Banderas and Griffith announced they were separating after 18 years of marriage, telling Us Weekly in a joint statement: “We have thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalize our almost 20-year marriage in a loving and friendly manner honoring and respecting each other, our family, and friends and the beautiful time we have spent together.”

    “There was no cheating on either side,” a source told Us at the time, “They had fallen out of love awhile ago.”

    According to TMZ, the 57-year-old actress asked for spousal support, child support, sole physical and joint legal custody of the couple’s 17-year-old daughter, Stella.

    While Banderas parties on, Griffith is focusing on her work and enjoying life as a single girl.

    “My kids are almost grown. I’m getting divorced. I’m just happy,” she told IndieWire. “I’m really joyful. Life is good.”

    The Working Girl has some great gigs lined up in the months to come, including a role in the reboot of Pippen on Broadway and a gritty role in the new Indie film, Thirst, in which she plays an alcoholic prostitute.

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