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Person: Cameron Diaz, Greatest Work: Shrek 1-3, There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels 1-2, Gangs of New York, Vanilla Sky, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Mask, Gossip: Cameron recently  angered Peruvians while on a tour by carrying a bag that bore a slogan that was a favorie of Mao Zedong.   He was a leader who inflicted decades of violence on the people of peru from a Maoist guerrilla insurgency.  It was an olive green messenger bag with a red star and the words "Serve the People".  It was printed in Chinese,and reportedly was the Chinese Communist leader's most famous slogan. 

Cameron, cameron, cameron....Part of me wants to defend you, given I do not think anyone appears to think you insulted a country on purpose.  I personally would probably not chose to wear clothing that I could not translate (if that is her excuse).  On the other hand, I would be a hippocrite if I stated I knew about these facts in Peruvian history.

On the movie side of things, Cameron states she loves her Shrek days.  She says how lucky she is to be able to laugh and do the sequels (seems appreciative to be wanted).  By the way, I think Cameron's laugh is halarious.  I only saw Shrek 1 and 2.  The movies definitely differ from the traditional "princess" movies.  Cameron brags how she is proud of the messages that underly the plot....that you can be a princess/prince without having to fit the mold sterotyped throughout the ages.  I do kind of get disinterested in too many animated sequels.  Shrek 4 announced for 2010 better really advertise to hold on to loyal fans.  I think she did was entertaining in My Best Friend's Wedding, she and Julia did well sort of sharing the leading lady role (my interpretation).  Any takers out there on your favorite?

Cameron and Justin Timberlake really weathered the tabloids well for their stint together.  I did read relatively recently that they seem chummy again by ex's standards.

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My daughter's nanny was a Peruana and we've been friends with her over the years since. She and my daughter spent 3 weeks in Peru at the end of school this year. In all that time, on both sides of the Andes, they never saw another gringa except during the several days they spent at Machu Picchu, and there there were more tourists than Peruvians. That's where the bag thing supposedly happened and my daughter says that it's a tempest in a teapot - something the celebrity rags picked up on a slow day. The stars come and go at Machu Picchu in an unending stream and their behavior can be a whole lot more outrageous than carrying the wrong handbag... but then, the handbags are full of $$$ when they get there, which makes up for a lot... Plus, Cameron's heritage on her dad's side is Cuban and the Peruvian is going to cut the Cuban some slack, since Cuba is one of the few SA countries to stand up to the US.

I liked her in Being John Malkovich and Feeling Minnesota. 

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