Natalie Portman will be honoured for her philanthropy. The Black Swan actress is among seven women in the entertainment business who will be feted at Variety’s annual Power of Women luncheon in Beverly Hills, California on September 30th. Michelle Sobrino, Variety’s associate publisher said: “By honouring this incredible group of high-profile women who are leading the charge, we hope to inspire and empower everyone within our industry – and throughout the world – to get involved and give back.” The seven honourees have been chosen for their charitable efforts in a variety of causes. The recipients include actresses Natalie for her charity FINCA, Amy Adams (Ghetto Film School), Jennifer Garner (Save the Children), Katie Holmes (Dizzy Feet Foundation), Diane Lane (Heifer Intl.), Eva Mendes (Art of Elysium) and Management 360 founding partner Suzan Bymel (Global Creative Forum). Variety – who presents the awards in partnership with Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network, – said they honour the women in hopes of inspiring others within the entertainment industry to get involved and give back.

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Judd Apatow and Natalie Portman will attend the 826LA 5th Anniversary celebration gala in Los Angeles on April 24.
826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. The event will also feature Dave Eggers, comedy by Aziz Ansari and a performance by Richard Thompson.
The event takes place at the home of Jodie Evans and Max Palevsky in Beverly Hills at 6pm, and immediately follows the LA Times’ Festival of Books. Admission is $250 dollars, with tickets and more information available here.

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Crafts – tiny little bits or tremendously spectacular monstrosities… no matter how much space they occupy, it’s no doubt that their handmade nature can steal many hearts. Crafts are one and only treasures, never replaced and never identical to any other items. Special. Unique. Pieces of art. Binki Shapiro of the band Little Joy appreciated the priceless value of crafts and asked her artistic mates to join her in an initiative called ‘Crafts for a Cause’. Ornamented legendary guitars, totally adorable hand-drawn pictures, cutely doodled tote bags and emblazoned t-shirts are available from various artists, from Daft Punk, Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, Natalie Portman and Cat Power to Spike Jonze, No Doubt, The Strokes, Sia and more! Musicians from the Red Hot Chili Peppers decorated a few white t-shirts and turned them into trendy fashion items. See for yourself by visiting the special Crafts for a Cause blog. If you want to help earthquake-affected Haitians, you can join the auction on March 15 at www.BiddingForGood. All the proceeds will go to Artists for Peace and Justice, an amazing charitable organization founded by filmmaker Paul Haggis.

It’s FHM: 100 Sexiest Women in the World voting time! Click here to support Natalie by voting as often as you can! The final results will be revealed in early May.

As reported earlier, Natalie is going to be on Top Chef: Las Vegas. The chef’testants are tasked with cooking for Natalie and some friends — but she reveals an interesting twist that makes their mouths drop. Check out this preview and don’t forget to catch this episode on Wed. October 28 @ 10/9c only on Bravo!