Cameron Diaz is in Atlanta for her role in the movie "What To Expect When You're Expecting." The project has been filming in Piedmont Park, Charlie Brown airport, Little Five Points and at Smith's Olde Bar.
Other stars include Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock, Chace Crawford and Anna Kendrick, along with actress-director Kim Fields, who lives here. Atlanta resident Sharon Morris, who landed a role as an investigator in "The Blind Side," will appear in "What to Expect" as an obstetrician.
Diaz was spotted twice Monday at South City Kitchen in Midtown. She had lunch there with her mom and returned for dinner and drinks with a big group of friends, we're told.
J-Lo has kept a much lower profile, coming and going by private jet and being whisked through town in a caravan of SUVs with dark tinted windows. She’s on the cover of the current Vanity Fair, and a slew of celebrity gossip magazines have been in town, tripping over each other in hopes of nabbing a photo or any scoop on the newly single Lopez.
Anyway, back to South City Kitchen. Known for its upscale Southern comfort food, the Midtown spot is used to hosting famous diners. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds were seen there while in town filming "The Change-Up." Former first lady Laura Bush had dinner there last year when she was in Atlanta on her book tour, joined by former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn. The aforementioned Rock was there the other day. Other well-known fans of SCK have included Conan O'Brien, Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, Debbie Allen, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.
Book buzz
The local literati were out in force Monday night to celebrate Patti Henry's latest novel, "Coming Up for Air." Among the crowd of 150 at the launch party at Room & Board were "The Help" author Kathryn Stockett; Mary Kay Andrews, whose latest is "Summer Rental;" former Margaret Mitchell House & Museum board chairman and executive director Mary Rose Taylor; and Tom Bell, co-founder and director of the AJC Decatur Book Festival. This year's festival is Sept.2-4, by the way. Details are online at www.decaturbookfestival.com.
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Robert DeNiro is 68. Movie director Martha Coolidge is 65. Rock musician Gary Talley (The Box Tops) is 64. Rock musician Sib Hashian is 62. Actor Robert Joy is 60. International Tennis Hall of Famer Guillermo Vilas is 59. Rock singer Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) is 58. Rock musician Colin Moulding (XTC) is 56. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 56. Olympic gold medal figure skater Robin Cousins is 54. Singer Belinda Carlisle is 53. Author Jonathan Franzen is 52. Actor Sean Penn is 51. Jazz musician Everette Harp is 50. Rock musician Gilby Clarke is 49. Singer Maria McKee is 47. Rock musician Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 46. Rock musician Jill Cunniff is 45. Actor David Conrad is 44. Singer Donnie Wahlberg is 42. Former NBA player Christian Laettner is 42. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jim Courier is 41. MLB player Jorge Posada is 40. Actor Mark Salling ("Glee") is 29. Actor Bryton James is 25. Actor Brady Corbet is 23.
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