Mar 17 2006Natalie Portman gets monkey love

Natalie Portman got friendly with a chimpanzee yesterday night during the final banquet and awards ceremony for ShoWest, the annual movie-industry convention held at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, where she was named Female Star of the Year.
If all it takes to make out with Natalie Portman is to be a monkey, then somebody get me a bottle of my special elixir and turn on my patent pending Backwards Evolving ray. We need science to get this done, man. Science!

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Reader Comments
1. Bad_kitty_cat - March 17, 2006 3:04 PM
very intellectual portman :-S
2. Bad_kitty_cat - March 17, 2006 3:04 PM
wohoooo... I got first post...
3. BarbadoSlim - March 17, 2006 3:06 PM
GET YOUR HENDS OFF HER!!!...YOU DAMNED DIRTY APE!!!
that fills my Charlton Heston quota for this week.
4. InsomniActress - March 17, 2006 3:08 PM
Has Natalie found another costar at her acting ability level? I think so! Unfortunately, the movie will never get made. I'm sure Natalie is jealous that the monkey is so much cuter than she is with that psych ward hair cut...
5. BarbadoSlim - March 17, 2006 3:08 PM
hehe *hends* sorry no edit but you get the point
6. sagacia - March 17, 2006 3:10 PM
She looks scared to death.
7. inspector11 - March 17, 2006 3:12 PM
I always hug my opponent after a feces fight too. It's just proper etiquette.
8. BarbadoSlim - March 17, 2006 3:12 PM
hmmm this girl has more talent than the current crop of young scum that's contaminating Hollywood at the moment. Even so, she did suck copiuos amounts of ass playing Amidala.
9. Lala - March 17, 2006 3:16 PM
From the birth of civilization, per Darwin, to corporate shill for a software giant - that monkey's made a lot of headlines.
10. Cynicharisma - March 17, 2006 3:18 PM
My God... I never thought she'd start dating Michael Jackson!
Oh, no, wait, that's not him... Michael doesn't look that human.
11. B-Bomb - March 17, 2006 3:19 PM
what is jack black doing making out with natalie portman?!?! i thought he just got married to some lady he knocked up! that monkey gets around, folks.
12. InsomniActress - March 17, 2006 3:23 PM
I really wanted to like Natalie Portman after her work in "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Broadway. But I just can't respect her work.
Let me review what I've seen of her work:
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Queen Amidala) - she was completely bland in this.
- Anywhere But Here (Ann August) - boooorrriiinnngggg
- Where the Heart Is? (Novalee Nation) - Terrible! And she wasted a really great monologue in it, too.
- Garden State (Sam) - Her character did not seem to be pursuing any goal whatsoever. Weak, weak, weak. Overrated.
- Closer (Alice) - Phenomenal script was broken by her performance. One of the most overrated performances I've ever seen. I saw nothing new from her. She wasn't believable. She wasn't even likable (and she's supposed to be). It was utter crap.
She has no flexibility as an actor. She's not dynamic. She's not believable. She indulges too much in her lines. She's flat. She's a terrible, terrible actor who gets far too much recognition for mediocre work.
13. bigfatmomma - March 17, 2006 3:25 PM
I thought she was gorgeous in Star Wars, but in those pictures she looks like an eight year old boy :/
14. Triumph Insult Dog - March 17, 2006 3:37 PM
Oh, no! How can she let him kiss her? Monkeys eat their hair bugs and throw their own feces!
Who am I to talk, huh? I will lick someone's face 10 seconds after licking my own nutsack!
Don't judge me, poop on you!
15. Todd - March 17, 2006 3:50 PM
#12 - this whole story is boooooooorrrrrinnnnnggggggg. WE NEED MORE PARIS AND HER STD's!!!!!!!!!!
16. cleomoon - March 17, 2006 3:55 PM
I find it incredibly sad that these poor relatives of ours are forced to work in places such as Vegas and circuses. Chimps are not toys, they are living creatures and we should respect them and care for them, not abuse them. Thanks for listening.
17. tito - March 17, 2006 3:58 PM
I think Natalie should be wearing a Pepsi shirt and kick the shit out of the monkey.
18. Derek Hail - March 17, 2006 4:03 PM
lucky monkey
19. blueballs - March 17, 2006 4:05 PM
you know hollywood is hurting when they name this horrible actress "female star of the year."
And i wasn't aware they name the 2006 female star of the year in March.
20. MeganHarris - March 17, 2006 4:10 PM
Dude, thats Captain Kirk, I don't know what your talking about.
21. xaputa - March 17, 2006 4:17 PM
Why would Captain Kirk be wearing a Coca-Cola t-shir? You make no sense at all MeganHarris.
...Why is Peter Pan wearing a golden dress?
22. InsomniActress - March 17, 2006 4:24 PM
#19 - blueballs
I am in complete agreement.
On both counts.
23. L.ronhubbard - March 17, 2006 4:26 PM
That hairy chap in the Coke shirt is Jerry Stiller. Natalie only dates nice Jewish men.
24. Zanna - March 17, 2006 4:48 PM
#12 - WTF?!? Go to bed!
25. santori - March 17, 2006 4:51 PM
That's not a monkey.
26. Jayne - March 17, 2006 4:56 PM
#12 you're rants are overrated.
now stfu.
yeah I said it.
did it make sense?
nah.
oh ps.
She rocks in V for Vendetta <3
27. Jayne - March 17, 2006 4:57 PM
#12 you're rants are overrated.
now stfu.
yeah I said it.
did it make sense?
nah.
oh ps.
She rocks in V for Vendetta <3
28. brunette15 - March 17, 2006 5:14 PM
#12-wtf? what do you have against her. "weak,weak,overrated" . enough with the drama!calm down,god.
#21 i agree she does kinda look like peter pan lol
29. Akapee - March 17, 2006 5:22 PM
I think #12 (InsomniActress) is an actress who cannot get a job and has become an insomniac. She stays up late at night wondering how life is like for successful actresses like Natalie Portman. Maybe #12 can sleep easier if she went to Harvard, had a cute face (either naturally or artificially) and made a few good shows to put herself on the map. Ranting about others will get you nuthin....nuts of weird guys is all u'll get
30. Feed_Me_Chocolate - March 17, 2006 5:28 PM
Let's face it, she's adorable in whatever kind of haircut or clothes she's wearing. The girl has got an angel face like Audrey Hepburn (though I'll admit lacks the acting chops that Audrey sported).
31. Feed_Me_Chocolate - March 17, 2006 5:28 PM
BTW,
I fling poo.
32. Jonboy in SF - March 17, 2006 5:31 PM
#12 had the balls not only to post the truth but to break it down by example. Thank you! It's good to know that someone else finds her as bland and uninspiring as I (and I bet millions of others) do. She's like Meg Ryan's protege - cutesy but can't act for shit.
33. sometimesboy - March 17, 2006 5:35 PM
That's the first time I've seen Natalie Portman's monkey rub HER...
34. Spindoc - March 17, 2006 5:40 PM
Wow, Tara Reid has REALLY hit the skids.
35. mamacita - March 17, 2006 6:04 PM
@16
You said:
"I find it incredibly sad that these poor relatives of ours are forced to work in places such as Vegas and circuses. Chimps are not toys, they are living creatures and we should respect them and care for them, not abuse them. Thanks for listening."
Who said we were listening? Geez, buy a sense of humor.
36. ♥ shhexycorin ♥ - March 17, 2006 6:09 PM
That's probably just some creepy nerd stalker in disguise.
I imagine you all saw Natalie rapping?
http://www.nbc.com/Video/videos/snl_1439_natalieraps.shtml
37. sunglassali - March 17, 2006 6:54 PM
face - pretty
Hair cut - bad!
Why is the monkey there again? She's Staying @ the Paris Hotel, Not Circus Circus
38. InsomniActress - March 17, 2006 7:00 PM
#24 - Zanna
We must be in different timezones, because it's the middle of the day where I am, and going to bed makes little sense at this hour.
#26/27 - Jayne
I wasn't ranting. I was defending my previously stated opinion. I posted it in #4 and was supporting my claim because of #8. I haven't seen "V for Vendetta", so I am not going to agree or disagree with your final statement.
#28 - brunette15
I think I explained why I dislike Natalie Portman sufficiently in my previous post. I am perfectly calm at the moment, and I think you're reading my post as though it contained more fire and brimstone than originally intended. You'll note that there are no capital letters, and there is not an excessive use of emphatic punctuation. I am merely stating an opinion.
#29 - Akapee
I enjoyed your post greatly. I'm not being sarcastic. It was a creative use of language. I liked it.
That said, no, you're wrong. I'm an actress, as my name suggests, and I am also an insomniac. I am not out of work. I am not jealous of Natalie Portman. I respect plenty of actresses in this general age group (a prime example being Rachel McAdams). I just do not find a lot to applaud in her work. That's just my opinion, of course.
I may not have a degree from Harvard, but I do have a degree in Theatre (unlike Ms. Portman). I think it's bizarre that you chose to attack my appearance when you have about as much knowledge of me as I have of you. I have no desire to be famous. I only have the desire to do good, worthwhile work. So no, getting myself "on the map" as you say would have no bearing on my opinion of Ms. Portman's work.
Again, ranting was not my intention. I was merely defending my previous statement.
#32 - Jonboy
Thank you for supporting me. Very kind of you. It's nice that someone out there agrees with me.
#36 - ♥ shhexycorin ♥
That's probably the best work I've ever seen out of Natalie. Thanks for posting it.
39. whackjob - March 17, 2006 7:01 PM
hey 36, thx for the link, hadn't seen it. It was actually pretty funny for SNL.
As for Portman. She's ok, she's still cuttin her teeth and will make some decent stuff in the future. sezme.
40. xaputa - March 17, 2006 7:25 PM
Sooo...why is there a sort of cable going up the monkeys leg and under his shirt? (pic 2)
41. Jerk616 - March 17, 2006 7:30 PM
re:40
I think that monkey is wearing leather pants and its not a cable. If so, I'm wearing the exact same thing, up to and including the coca cola shirt.
42. Aimlessway - March 17, 2006 7:53 PM
Animals all get first dibs...
43. candlestick - March 17, 2006 7:54 PM
Uneducated, uncouth people: IT'S AN APE!!!!!! Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys....DUH!
44. sometimesboy - March 17, 2006 9:13 PM
Oh...it looks like Elijah Wood has joined PETA...
45. paige - March 17, 2006 9:22 PM
#35 - when will you ever stop stirring stuff up with others? are you that superior?
oh i forgot ... this is your only social outlet - posts at 10, 2 and 4 ... and midnite
46. paige - March 17, 2006 9:27 PM
#38 - your post was very intelligent and you are entitled to your opinion
you will notice most of the posts here are from 12 year olds or retards who obsess on the lives of celebrities
47. evilmcdeathmonster - March 17, 2006 9:57 PM
She looks like a retard. Literally.
48. The Serial Cynic - March 17, 2006 10:07 PM
#38- I was with you... I mean, I thought we had something really special going on, but Rachel Fucking McAdams?
You are talking about the mono-dimesional trophy actress? The one from such riveting pieces of cinema as "Mean Girls" and "The Hot Chick".
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
I dug your argument (though I disagreed) up until that point. Now I think you are another frustrated actor who has probably read to much Stanislavski and is convinced that acting is about "process" and "motivations", when all it actually is, is "pretending".
49. InsomniActress - March 17, 2006 10:26 PM
#46 - paige
Thanks for that. Point taken. :)
#48 - The Serial Cynic
I haven't seen the movies you mentioned, so I can't comment on them. I've seen other films she's worked on, though. I am intruigued by her role choices. She isn't stuck in one genre or one type of role. She's a flexible actress and she comes off as genuine and interesting. But again, that's just my opinion.
She was one example of an actor in Natalie Portman's peer group who I feel is a better actor than Natalie Portman. If you agreed with my post other than the example I listed, I hope that you will share a name or two that you feel tops Portman. I'd love to see if we agree on other actors or not.
No, I am not a frustrated actor obsessed with Stanislavski, although I find that to be an amusing theory (and one that's popular on this thread). I am simply a person with opinions. It is my opinion that Rachel McAdams is a better actor than Natalie Portman. And I welcome discussion surrounding that opinion. Let's not forget that I am inviting other opinions here. This is obviously subjective, not objective, and I am not by any means insisting that my way of thinking is the only proper way to think.
50. whackjob - March 17, 2006 10:43 PM
I'd hit it.
The primate, I mean.
er, the primate in the saucy red top/black leather pants outfit.
51. open_mind - March 17, 2006 11:10 PM
It's nice to see that after Jessica Simpson pulled out of the GOP fundraiser, President Bush was able to meet with Natalie Portman instead.
52. Pez_D_Spencer - March 17, 2006 11:45 PM
Why is she copping a feel in the first pic?
53. mamacita - March 18, 2006 12:31 AM
@45
And bipolar disorder rears its ugly head once again. My guess is that you pop up on here once you've run your credit cards up to their limit during your manic shopping sprees. Lookee, here's a list of manic symptoms.
* Increased physical and mental activity and energy
* Exaggerated optimism and self-confidence
* Excessive irritability, aggressive behavior
* Decreased need for sleep without becoming tired
* Grandiose thoughts, extreme sense of self-importance
* Racing speech, racing thoughts
* Impulsiveness, poor judgment
* Reckless behavior such as spending sprees, impulsive business decisions, erratic driving and sexual indiscretions
* In severe cases, delusions and hallucinations
See, when you start having these problems, that's when you need to take your lithium!! Ya dumb bitch.
54. blackblackheart - March 18, 2006 1:38 AM
Just saw V For Vendetta, it was fucking hella awesome. GO WATCH IT NOW.
55. Fatty Boom-Batty - March 18, 2006 1:58 AM
Is this a screen shot from "Garden State 2"?
56. lysistrata11 - March 18, 2006 2:14 AM
Posted by paige on March 17, 2006 09:27 PM
"you will notice most of the posts here are from 12 year olds or retards who obsess on the lives of celebrities"
Hellloooo? Isn't that the point of this website? To make fun of silly, stupid celebrity news? This site is called thesuperficial.com, not i'manassholeandliketomakefunofotherpeople.com. Chill out a little and don't insult everyone. It's very unbecoming of you.
57. lysistrata11 - March 18, 2006 2:15 AM
Does anyone else think that Natalie looks a little terrified in the third picture?
58. jake - March 18, 2006 2:19 AM
#57, Yes I agree. I would be terrified of anyone in a Coke t-shirt as well. Hasn't that monkey heard Coke is so over? Pepsi monkey, Pepsi.
59. chiris - March 18, 2006 10:05 AM
That last picture is really cute and adorable. She hugs someone her size and it's perfect!! I think the chimp is trying to hump her
60. prideofchucky - March 18, 2006 10:50 AM
Funny, when I ask her to "touch my monkey" I get my ass kicked by bodyguards.
61. Krysil - March 18, 2006 1:05 PM
#57
She isn't scared, she just realized the ape was coping a feel.
It almost looks like she's trying to decide if she likes it or not...
62. hafaball - March 18, 2006 1:21 PM
Unforetunately the monkey died from too much Coca-cola! :o But that does look like a lot of dates I've been on. Not with Natalie Portman, with a chimpanzee I took for an attractive lady. Drugs are bad people...
63. tis GLAM - March 18, 2006 1:34 PM
i love natalie portman. she's a great young actress. a real actress andknows how to handle her celebrity status. not like some trashy slut(like the non-talented lindsay lohan)
64. brunette15 - March 18, 2006 2:13 PM
re:#38 Sry about before, i mis-interpreted your comments in #12, this site is for expressing and stating your opinions n thats all you did.
#56:i totally agree:) its all in fun. Shoudnt be taken too seriously.
65. HughJorganthethird - March 18, 2006 2:33 PM
I hate ever Ape is see, from Chimpan-A to chimpan-Z..
Oh OH OH Doctor Zeus..
66. cat - March 18, 2006 4:25 PM
#46 - NOT TRUE!!! i only post here when i take a break from the forum for nobel laureates. and i just act 12. pttthhhhht.
67. Baysharam Guru - March 18, 2006 8:32 PM
Natalie is a nice one
68. sharee - March 18, 2006 9:36 PM
#53
You obviously got that from the handbook they gave you at the clinic. Why they let you out is a mystery to me.
Now go chew on a lithium battery.
69. phox - March 19, 2006 1:44 AM
The Pepsi monkey was caught having sex in the bathroom with Paris Hilton. And yes, there is a sex tape.
70. phox - March 19, 2006 1:45 AM
The Pepsi monkey was caught having sex in the bathroom with Paris Hilton. And yes, there is a sex tape.
71. mamacita - March 19, 2006 8:50 AM
#68
Actually, your mom let me borrow her handbook. When's her next weekend leave so I can give it back?
72. Grphdesi23 - March 19, 2006 10:02 AM
Awww, that monkey seems so sweet.
73. Grphdesi23 - March 19, 2006 10:03 AM
I heard she gives good monkey head.
74. TowelHead - March 19, 2006 10:28 AM
Mamacita - you rock!
75. Videomaster - March 19, 2006 10:55 AM
Filthy monkeys. And not only they will mate, but will birth an entire evolved monkey race and exterminate humanity...
76. gogoboots - March 19, 2006 1:33 PM
If I were a lesbian I would lust after Natalie, she is as cute as a pixie can be!
77. mamacita - March 19, 2006 2:59 PM
#74
Likewise, my brotha.
78. cibby - March 19, 2006 5:03 PM
From her rap:
"What do you want, Natalie?
To drink and fight!
What do need, Natalie?
To F**k all night!"
Hence, ape.
79. butterfly - March 19, 2006 6:55 PM
HELLO??? Superficial guy?!?!? Can you post something new? Natalie and her twin have been on here for three days now and I'm getting terribly desperate trying to find other ways to divert my attention from my pathetic little life.
80. mamacita - March 19, 2006 11:30 PM
#79
The Superficial doesn't post on the weekends. Which means people who don't have much of a social life (i.e., me), have to wait till Monday for anything new.
81. boobtube - March 19, 2006 11:34 PM
wow another ladyboy portman article. YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNN
82. M@ce - March 19, 2006 11:45 PM
She sucked in V for Vendetta. It should more properly be titled, "V for Very Bad Accent"
The chimp's pretty hot though...I'd hit it.
83. URalllosers - March 20, 2006 12:58 AM
that monkey is more famous then any of you will ever be! I love it!
84. URalllosers - March 20, 2006 1:00 AM
#36 thanks for the link!!!!!
85. sid - March 20, 2006 1:07 AM
I'll guess that chimp is hung like a horse, and I'll bet Natalie doesn't have to guess.
86. i-see-peeee - March 20, 2006 10:54 AM
Those itty bitty hands! Her arms are not normal.
87. oshkoshb-goshdammgosh - March 20, 2006 11:45 AM
Natalie Portman - the thinking man's Winona Ryder.
88. derekd - March 20, 2006 3:19 PM
When will people get it? In Hollywood, an actress need only be mediocre if her looks are appealing. i.e. Angelina Jolie, Portman, Julia Roberts(I think shes fugly but most dont), Jessica Alba(gorgeous but can't act) and the list goes on and on. The actresses that are particulary hot must exceed in acting skills beyond the realm. i.e. Cate Blanchette, Meryl Streep, Swank, Jodie Foster. Of course there are some that are both hot and can act like Julieanne Moore, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron. They are few and far in between though.
89. boobtube - March 20, 2006 5:21 PM
#88 - people give recognition to those who have been in blockbuster hardcore shitstacular flicks - starwars/pretty woman(MY FAVOURITE OMG!)/tombraider(i nearly shit myself it was so breathtaking and original)
90. A897 - March 21, 2006 8:45 PM
Why does natalie portman cut her hair like that? Shes a pretty girl but when her hair is cut like this she looks like a little boy.
91. bakismaki - March 21, 2006 9:46 PM
I haven't seen all of Portman's movies but I think she's decent. I haven't seen Closer and V for Vendetta but I've seen pretty much evertything else and she was decent in it.
I wouldn't call her a bad actress, but I've never been blown away by her performances either. So she's kinda overrated in terms of acting ability, you could say that for just about any actor or actress in h'wood. But hey, she's still young.
As for her looks, I think she's really cute, borderline hot. She's got a whole natural look thing going for her. A lot of women seem to get irritated by how many dudes are into her. Get over it.
92. slinkhard - March 22, 2006 3:56 AM
Actually, 91, I always thought of her as the kind of girl women think is pretty/sexy but guys don't. (Even the Superfish agrees. Check the last post about her comparing her to Dakota Fanning)
But since you have such badass scientific data on your side ('many dudes', huh? How long did that survey take ya?) I may have to yield and admit that I'm 'just jellus.'
93. robot_turkey - March 22, 2006 3:02 PM
God, Elijah Wood is even shorter than Natalie Portman!
94. LaydeeBug - March 25, 2006 11:25 PM
That's her cousin Koko and he's whispering his theories on quantum physics in her ear, since they were lab partners in Hahh-vard.
95. LaydeeBug - March 25, 2006 11:27 PM
Oh, and he's an ape, and he's is so fucking cute.
96. LaydeeBug - March 25, 2006 11:33 PM
#12, I am with you but I'm gonna see V for Vendetta before I totally scratche her off my list.
#43, finally someone said it. Christ he's not a monkey, Monkey's have tails for one thing.
97. Angry Ferret Jones - November 17, 2006 1:48 PM
hmm