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Posted Apr 10th 2007 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
Forget Matt and Lance, Jake Gyllenhaal has a new buddy.
Jake was spotted in San Diego last week, visiting the set of HBO's pilot "John from Cincinnati," where his pal Austin Nichols plays the lead. Gyllenhaal arrived and was immediately escorted to Nichols' trailer, where they spent most of the day. Austin left the trailer only to grab some grub for the two from catering tables. This photo shows the best friends at a Lakers game in 2006.
Then, this past Saturday, TMZ spies spotted Jake and Austin in Los Angeles, having a quiet dinner at Jar restaurant. The two eluded having their pic taken by paparazzi when they escaped through the kitchen's backdoor. Reese Witherspoon, who has been romantically linked with Jake, was not present.
This is not the first we've seen of Jake and Austin -- their friendship goes back to the 2004 filming of "The Day After Tomorrow." Unlike the trio of Jake, Matt and Lance, this duo appears to be a lasting friendship.
Filed under: Jake Gyllenhaal
Tags: austin nichols, AustinNichols, best friends, dinner, hbo, jake gyllenhaal, JakeGyllenhaal, john from cincinnati, JohnFromCincinnati, lakers, on set, OnSet, trailer, visit
Posted Oct 19th 2006 1:13PM by TMZ Staff
Ever since Borat first began telling the world about his beautiful home country of Kazakhstan (a urine-drinking, jew-hating, inbred society), officials from the Kazakh tourism department have been pulling their hair out in frustration. They've already managed to shut down Borat's website, convinced most Kazakh movie theaters to ban the upcoming film and spent a ton of money in a desperate image-saving publicity campaign.
Now, after skewering the bumbling reporter in the media, the good folks from Kazakhstan are inviting Borat, aka Sacha Baron Cohen, to visit the country as an invited guest. Deputy foreign minister Rakhat Aliyev told a local Kazakhstan news agency that Borat could learn that "women drive cars, wine is made of grapes and jews are free to go to synagogues." While he doesn't agree with Borat's criticism of Kazakhstan, he believes that his fellow countrymen, "must have a sense of humor and respect the creative freedom of others."
This all sounds good, but maybe Borat should invest in a few large bodyguards before his official visit. Just in case.
Filed under: Movies, Wacky & Weird
Tags: bodyguards, borat, invitation, jew, kazakhstan, sasha boren cohen, SashaBorenCohen, tourism, visit, well
