Emma Watson may not find "the allure of being sexy" exciting, but 50,000 movie fans sure think differently: Watson and fellow Brit Benedict Cumberbatch top Empire magazine's list of "100 Sexiest Movie Stars."
Watson beat out 49 fine ladies to the title, including Scarlett
Johansson, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, Emma Stone
and Mila Kunis -- who herself has won several "Sexiest" titles,
including Esquire's list, FHM's and even Reddit's.
Marilyn Monroe, for comparison's sake, landed at no. 41. Angelina Jolie snagged the ninth spot.
As for the magazine's reasoning,
Watson was voted for "Combining smarts with beauty ... since leaving
Hogwarts she's blossomed into a fine young actress, playing roles from
teen thief to music nerd, and even having fun as herself in 'This Is The
End.'"
Cumberbatch, on his part, beat Tom Hiddleston, Henry Cavill, Ryan
Gosling, Johnny Depp and mister James Bond himself, Daniel Craig.
"It's a great result for British stars, but what's clear is that it's less important to have lots of casual fans and better to have a dedicated hard-core,"
said James Dyer, editor of EmpireOnline.com, according to E! News. "The
Cumberbabes, Hiddlestoners, Twi-hards and Cavilliers all made their
opinions heard!"
Jay Z opened up in a recent interview with Vanity Fair,
discussing his notorious history with drugs. The rapper and business
mogul has shared some details about his pre-fame life in the past, but
he was particularly candid in explaining what he had to deal with during
days when "crack was everywhere" and even his mother knew he was living
a life of crime.
In a lot of ways, the area Jay Z grew up in had a major effect on his
early choices. Discussing the "inescapable" prevalence of crack, he
says:
"There wasn’t any place you could go for isolation or a
break. You go in the hallway; [there are] crackheads in the hallway. You
look out in the puddles on the curbs—crack vials are littered in the
side of the curbs. You could smell it in the hallways, that putrid
smell; I can’t explain it, but it’s still in my mind when I think about
it.”
Jay admits that he learned some of his current business strategies on
the streets. “I know about budgets. I was a drug dealer,” he said. “To
be in a drug deal, you need to know what you can spend, what you need to
re-up. Or if you want to start some sort of barbershop or car
wash—those were the businesses back then. Things you can get in easily
to get out of [that] life."
That troubled history is long gone now, though. Bringing the
conversation back to modern day, Jay Z talked about his beautiful
family, calling Blue Ivy his biggest fan and mentioning the early days
in his relationship with Beyonce.
He described courting the "Run The World" singer, saying she'd likely
have dated him even if he had been a gas-station attendant rather than a
superstar rapper, and admitted the line “She was a good girl ’til she
knew me” is about Bey. Asked if his wife is a "good girl" anymore, Jay Z
laughed. “Nah," he said. "She’s gangsta now.”
Cover star: Jennifer on the front of Harper's Bazaar which is out on Thursday
