Scarlett Johansson ELLE Magazine France - July 2011

Scarlett Johansson "comfortable" with sexuality

Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she feels confident as a young woman.

The actress, who began dating Sean Penn months after filing for divorce from her husband Ryan Reynolds, explained that she is comfortable with her sex symbol status.

She told The Sun: "I feel comfortable as a young woman - a young, modern, liberal person. I feel comfortable with my sexuality.

"However, I am protective of my private life. I don't think that if you are in the public eye your life is public. I am an actor. But you can't take things too seriously."

The 26-year-old also admitted that she is "dorky" and likes to stay in and watch TV.

Referring to Robert Redford, with whom she starred as a teenager in The Horse Whisperer, she added: "I don't feel mature. I always feel about the age I am. I know Robert Redford described me as, '13 going on 30', but that's not how I felt at the time.

"I am still dorky. I watch cheesy TV with TV dinners and, at one point, could not stop watching Jerry Springer. I also like cheesy movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for example."

Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn not together anymore?

Scarlett Johansson is said to be no longer dating actor Sean Penn.

Speculation about the couple parting ways began after Johansson did not attend the Cannes International Film Festival where Penn's movie "The Tree of Life" was screened.

The shooting of "The Avengers" in New Mexico is keeping her busy. She is reprising her role of Black Widow from "Iron Man 2" in the film, reports people.com.

Johansson, 26, and Penn, 50, made headlines when they took a whirlwind trip to Cabo San Lucas after being spotted getting flirty together during a lunch date in Los Angeles.

'Red Hot' Scarlett Johansson looks more like her curvy self in new mango ad

Scarlett Johansson looks more like her usual curvy self in the latest Mango advert for the clothing stores summer collection after accusations of airbrushing in the last one.

The ‘Lost In Translation’ star, 26, looks moody in a striped sundress - but at least her legs look like her own, reports the Daily Mail.

Last month, she raised eyebrows when another picture from the Spanish high street chain showed her with thighs distinctly thinner than sported by the actress in real life.

Similar to her last Mango ad, Scarlett''s stomach appears completely flat, compared to in reality.

The airbrushing rumours were sparked more so because unflattering pictures emerged of her working out with Sean Penn, after which she was forced to deny pregnancy rumours.

After those pictures, her spokesman released a statement saying: “Scarlett is not pregnant. She''s outside running and it''s simply the placement of her shirt that is misleading.

''She''s been training for (her forthcoming new movie) The Avengers for over four months and is in the best shape of her life,” he added.

Scarlett Johansson 'not pregnant', says rep

A representative for Scarlett Johansson has denied speculation that the actress is pregnant.
Photos of Johansson jogging with Sean Penn in Malibu on Sunday surfaced online over the weekend. The photos seemed to show something bulging under Johansson's shirt, leading some to report that the actress was sporting a baby bump.

However, the Avengers star is not expecting a baby, her rep tells Us magazine.

"Scarlett is not pregnant. She's outside running and it's simply the placement of her shirt that is misleading," the rep added in a statement.

The statement continued: "She's been training for The Avengers for over four months and is in the best shape of her life."

Penn and Johansson have reportedly been dating since early this year.

Johansson announced her divorce from actor Ryan Reynolds last December after two years of marriage, while Penn split from former wife Robin Wright in 2009.

Scarlett Johansson campaigns for Planned Parenthood

Actress Scarlett Johansson has made an appearance in a video on YouTube posted by Planned Parenthood, protesting a bill passed by Congress that targets women.

Johansson, 26, said the bill will have disastrous consequences for women everywhere in need of basic but lifesaving health services.

The actress urged people to sign an open letter protesting legislation voted on by Congress this year that cuts federal funding to the organization’s health centres.

“A cancer that goes undetected. A sexually transmitted disease left undetected. A woman unable to get the birth control she needs to plan her family and take control of her own destiny,” the New York Daily News quoted Johansson as saying.

“This is the disastrous vision of some leaders of the United States House of Representatives,” she stated.

Johansson asked others to stand with her in support of Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control, cancer screenings, breast exams and STD testing for millions of women, men and teens, many of whom are uninsured.

Eliminating millions of dollars of funding to women’s health centres, including Planned Parenthood, is part of the current budget debate that could lead to a government shutdown.

Planned Parenthood’s online petition, which calls the law an “outrageous assault” on millions of people in need of basic health care, has gathered 819,086 electronic signatures.

Scarlett Johansson dating Sean Penn?

The 26-year-old actress is said to be “smitten” with the 50-year-old actor after hooking up with him in January while she was staying at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont hotel while she filmed ‘We Bought a Zoo’ with Matt Damon.

A source told the new issue of Us Weekly magazine: "Their first hook-up was in Scarlett's Bungalow. she is smitten with him."

Scarlett – who split from husband Ryan Reynolds in December after two years of marriage – and Sean began their friendship when she was planning to fly out to Haiti to help people affected by the two earthquakes in January 2010.

The source added: "Scarlett first reached out to Sean when she was planning to visit Haiti with Oxfam. she knew Sean was living there in a tent and turned to him for advice."

Although she didn’t end up going on the trip she and the ‘Milk’ star – who is spending most of his free time on the Caribbean island, where he has been undertaking charity work since the disaster – are said to have developed feelings for each other.

Sean was previously married to Madonna, while his divorce from actress Robin Wright – mother of his two children Dylan, 19, and Hopper, 17 – was finalised in July after 14 years of marriage.

Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson split

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have separated.

The acting couple confirmed that they are now living apart following two years of marriage.

A joint statement read: "After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we've decided to end our marriage.

"We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn't expected, it's certainly appreciated."

Reynolds, 34, and Johansson, 26, married in a private ceremony in Tofino, BC in September 2008 after a six-month engagement.

The pair were rumoured to have been experiencing problems as a result of their competing work schedules.

However, Reynolds said in September that his marriage to Johansson was "the best part" of his life.

Prior to their relationship, the Canadian actor was engaged to singer Alanis Morissette, while Johansson dated former Black Dahlia co-star Josh Hartnett.

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