Natalie Portman was out and about in New York on Sunday night to host a special charity event to kick off the Hungry In America Project. Held at the Colicchio & Sons Restaurant, and hosted by The Feed Foundation, the event launched a new documentary titled Hungry In America, directed by Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson. The film addresses the fact that one in four children in the US lives on the brink of hunger. The event was attended by famous faces such as Jake Gyllenhaal, and boasted a host committee that included Ben Affleck, Marcia Cross, Samantha Harris, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ali Larter, Katherine McPhee, Julianne Moore, Alison Sweeney and many others. Catering was via Tom Colicchio. Another event will launch the film in Los Angeles on February 28 at Craft. Hosted by Bryan Lourd, tickets start at $250. More information can be found here. To watch a preview of the Hungry In America film, click here .

According to Variety Natalie Portman will produce Booksmart for Fox. The film will center on two overly ambitious high school seniors who decide that the only thing they haven’t done is have boyfriends. So they decide to each get one before prom. The script is being written by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern. Portman and her partner Annette Savitch will produce via their Handsomecharlie Films production company.

Yes, Natalie Portman actually enjoys food. And she’s going to prove it in the upcoming season of Top Chef: Las Vegas. E! Online reports that the V for Vendetta actress will be appearing on the cooking show when it returns to the airwaves. In addition to Portman, the new season of Top Chef – which debuts on August 26 — will feature guests such as illusionists Penn & Teller and renowned restaurateur Wolfgang Puck. Padma Lakshmi will be returning as host.

April 8 marks the start of the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide where an estimated 1 million women, men and children were murdered because of their ethnicity. Close to one million lives were lost in only one hundred days. The world turned a blind eye. On this tragic anniversary, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for the next hundred days. The initiative is intended to help lift survivors out of poverty as it honors the memory of the victims of the genocide. Thousands of survivors and members of their families will be among the first to light candles in Rwanda at the National Stadium during the official commemoration on the night of the 7th of April. They will be joined, via video on the stadium’s main screen, by prominent celebrities, politicians, and diplomats also lighting candles. Desmond Tutu, Tony Blair, Ben Affleck, Natalie Portman, Nancy Pelosi, Forest Whitaker, Clive Owen, and Sandra Bullock were among the first public figures to light “Candles for Rwanda” for the video — encouraging people everywhere to join this global initiative to commemorate the anniversary and to help survivors rebuild their shattered lives. During the hundred days from April 7th to July 16th many more public figures from around the world will participate in this meaningful event. Click here to watch the “Candles for Rwanda” video! Thanks to Huffington Post!

Actresses Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams were caught on camera during a catfight – in a spoof ad for a fictitious fragrance.The pair teamed up with director Roman Polanski to shoot the spot, which sees them fight it out to get their hands on a bottle of the Greed scent. Portman and Williams are pictured wrestling on the floor for the perfume before a mystery man steps in and takes the bottle away from them. Click here to watch the clip!