Drew Barrymore skips promotion for her roller derby film

October 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Drew Barrymore has revealed that her directorial debut 'Whip It' is based on personal life. The actress-producer turned first time director with the film based on the novel and screenplay of Shauna Cross, a roller derby star in Los Angeles.

October 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Drew Barrymore is all smiles about her new comedy drama 'Whip It', saying it is all for bondage. The actress-producer turned first time director with the film based on the novel and screenplay of Shauna Cross, a roller derby star in Los Angeles.

October 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Drew Barrymore created a record of hitting strangers with cream pies while roller-skating on pal Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Show on Friday. The actress appeared on the show to promote her directorial debut, roller derby film 'Whip It', in which she stars opposite Fallon.

October 4th, 2009 DREW BARRYMORE showed off her rollerskating skills on late-night TV on Friday (02Oct09) when she attempted to break a record for hitting strangers with cream pies while wheeling around pal JIMMY FALLON's Late Night studio. Barrymore was promoting her directorial debut, roller derby film Whip It - in which she stars opposite Fallon - when she agreed to the challenge before representatives of the Universal Record Database.

October 1st, 2009 "He’s a great mentor. He always talks about how important that is, mentoring, and he keeps his word.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore badly bruised her leg while filming for her directorial debut Whip It, about a roller derby team. Barrymore, who is also acting in the movie, was left black and blue when a training session with Detroit Derby Girls star Racer McChasher went wrong, reported contactmusic.com.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Twice divorced Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore, who is rumoured to have rekindled her romance with actor Justin Long, says that sexual love is secondary to her. "I have spent a lot of time in my life dedicating myself to love or the pursuit of love or the understanding of love.

September 21st, 2009 DREW BARRYMORE infuriated organisers at the Toronto International Film Festival after failing to show at a press event for her directorial debut WHIP IT. The star skipped the scheduled press junket for the upcoming roller derby movie at the Canadian festival at the weekend (begs19Sep09), aggravating event chiefs and waiting reporters.

September 13th, 2009 DREW BARRYMORE has given her ex-boyfriend FAB MORETTI's new band a boost - she has picked them to perform on the soundtrack to her directorial debut. The actress compiled the hit list of songs that will appear during her new roller derby film Whip It - and insisted her former lover's group Little Joy should be included.

September 11th, 2009 "I used to tell myself, 'You can’t wear anything sleeveless or strapless.' And all of a sudden I was like, 'What if I just didn’t send such negative messages to my brain and said, wear it and enjoy it?' And now I’m more comfortable in clothes than ever." DREW BARRYMORE has learned to love her body. "We went to Cartier and tried on these engagement rings and pretended we were getting married, and then we left." Actress DREW BARRYMORE celebrated her 34th birthday pranking jewellers with her pals earlier this year (22Feb09).

August 6th, 2009 HEROES actress DANIA RAMIREZ has signed on as the new face of CoverGirl. The TV beauty joins RIHANNA, DREW BARRYMORE and QUEEN LATIFAH as spokesmodels for the make-up brand.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has named three squirrels that are in her backyard after her ex-boyfriends - Luke Wilson, Fabrizio Moretti and Spike Jonez. "At first, three or four squirrels visited Drew when she went outside for a cigarette break - she calls them Luke, Fab and Spike after a trio of her ex-boyfriends.

June 6th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actress Drew Barrymore and actor Justin Long are apparently back together. The two were spotted holding hands while leaving a concert in Hollywood.

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has reportedly dumped actor beau Justin Long and picked up HBO TV series Entourage star Adrian Grenier. The Poison Ivy actress was seen enjoying an "intimate dinner" with Grenier at the Cliff's Edge restaurant in Los Angeles, sparking speculations she has once again split from the Accepted actor, reports contactmusic.com.

May 28th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Actress Drew Barrymore along with singer Kelly Osbourne and other celebrities rallied here to protest against the new California ban on gay marriage. The celebrities took to the streets to protest about the re-instatement of Propsal 8, which bans same-sex marriages after they were legalised briefly last year, reported themirror.co.uk.