April 12, 2007
Rachel Weisz drops out of The Mummy III
Rachel Weisz is dropping out of the rapidly-rising three-quel of "The Mummy" franchise at Universal Pictures, TMZ reports.
The actress won the 2006 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in The Constant Gardener, but more recently gave birth to a baby boy: Henry Chance, who's now nine-months-old, and has apparently been living the sweet life -- vacationing last month with mom in Brazil.
Despite her exit, Brendan Fraser and Jet Li are still very much attached, a studio rep confirms, as is XXX and Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen.
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November 14, 2006
Rachel Weisz: You can drink when you're pregnant
Oscar-winnng actress Rachel Weisz has sparked controversy by saying it is acceptable for pregnant women to drink alcohol, Daily Mail reports.
The 35-year-old, who recently gave birth to her first child, said she thought it was "fine" for expectant mothers to have a glass of wine after the first three months.
When asked whether she thought a glass of wine was fine she replied:
"Personally I do. They say not in the first three months though, but I think that after that it's fine. I mean in Europe they drink it".
"Like, you shouldn't eat raw meat when you're pregnant. There are basic rules that I'm sure the doctor will tell you."
Everything he [her son] does is funny to me. He's gorgeous. He really is, but I'm very biased."
"The good thing about being an actress is that, before he starts school anyway, there is a lot of downtime and there is a lot of time between films too. So he can come hangout."
Current UK guidelines say pregnant women can drink one or two units, the equivalent to one or two small glasses of wine or single measures of spirit, once or twice a week.
In the US and Canada complete abstinence from drinking is advised for expectant mothers.
Sharon Fleisher, founder of the National Organisation of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, said:
"Damage to a foetus can be caused throughout the whole nine months of pregnancy. I think that the comment that she made is dangerous. It is very irresponsible because she is not an expert and she doesn't know the full effects alcohol can have on an unborn child.
"She is also wrong about Europe because as of October 2007, France are putting warning labels on all stock in the shops."
She added that for most children the real problems only began when they started school and lagged behind other youngsters of their age.
Miss Weisz, who won an Oscar last year for her role in The Constant Gardener made her comments in an interview in New York to publicise the film, in which she appears with actor Hugh Jackman.
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