'I smoked weed in college, but I'm too old now': Natalie Portman on her 'stoner' past as she stars in TWO comedies about the drug

By Andrea Magrath


Stoner past: Natalie Portman discusses her fondness for marijuana back in her college days


With an Oscar for Black Swan under her belt, perhaps Natalie Portman feels it's time to put her feet up and relax with some less serious roles for a change.

The actress, who has long received critical acclaim for her dramatic roles, is set to star in two upcoming 'stoner comedies'.

The first, Your Highness, is released this month, while the just-announced Best Buds will have to wait until after the birth of her first child this summer.

And Natalie, 29, says it's an area she has quite a bit of experience in, from her days at Harvard University.

'I love stoner comedies. I smoked weed in college, but I haven’t smoked in years,' she has told Entertainment Weekly.

'I’m too old. I wish I was that cool, but I’m like an old lady now. I’m in bed by 10 p.m. I can’t do that anymore.'

Her comments were made before she announced her pregnancy this year.

The actress graduated from Harvard in 2003 with a B.A. in Psychology.

During her education there she only made two films, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and a small role in Cold Mountain.

She told the New York Post at the time: 'I don't care if college ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.'

But it appears Natalie did more in her dorm room than just studying.

And she has enjoyed reliving her 'stoner' days in Your Highness, the medieval comedy in which she stars alongside James Franco and Danny McBride.

High times: The actress stars in Your Highness, a medieval comedy about brothers with a weed habit on a quest


She plays Isabel, a mysterious warrior, who joins brothers Thadeous and Fabious in their quest to rescue Fabious' bride Belladonna from an evil sorcerer.

Their efforts are hindered by lazy Thadeous' fondness for smoking weed.

Natalie will produce and star in Best Buds. She will play a bride-to-be who blows off her wedding for a marijuana-fuelled road trip to San Diego with her two best friends.


Bad habit: Natalie will also produce and star in Best Buds, about a bride who ditches her wedding to go on a marijuana-fuelled road trip with her friends




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'The critics were tough': Anne Hathaway on hosting the 'worst ever' Academy Awards

By Daily Mail Reporter


Tough: Anne Hathaway has responded to the criticism she received over hosting the Academy Awards this year while promoting her new film Rio on the Today Show


Anne Hathaway defending her Oscar hosting performance - which was dubbed the 'worst ever' by critics.

The 28-year-old headed up the ceremony in February with 127 Hours star James Franco.

'The critics were tough,' said Hathaway on US morning programme, The Today Show.


'They called it the worst show ever. I think that qualifies as tough,' she laughed.

The actress went on to say that she took comfort in the fans who liked her performance.

'I try to think about the Oscars in several ways now,' she said

'There was the critical reaction, which was awful, and then there is the people who have been coming up to me afterwards who stop and say "I thought it was fantastic. I watched it with my family and we loved it".

'I am very grateful to those people,' she added.

Promotional blitz: The actress is currently starring in the new animated film, Rio


Hathaway says that she still greatly enjoyed being the youngest ever host of the Academy Awards.

'I got to walk out and see all those people and I will always have that and be able to tell my grandkids about it hopefully,' she said.

'Would you do it again?' asked host Matt Lauer.

'Mmmmm, why not, I don't know, maybe not,' said Hathaway, grinning.

The Brokeback Mountain actress is currently starring in the animated movie, Rio, where she plays a feisty Blue Macaw parrot called Jewel.


'The critics were tough': Anne Hathaway on hosting the 'worst ever' Academy Awards


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