Melanie Griffith

WHEN MADONNA HAD HER EYE ANTONIO BANDERAS

Right before Antonio Banderas got up to introduce his film Pain and Glory in Spain, he heard about his Oscar nomination, so he can’t help but smile in this photo. In an interview recently Antonio admitted that Madonna had hotly pursued him in the early 90’s, and we almost FORGOT about that interesting tidbit! In her Truth or Dare documentary Madonna moaned about her unrequited crush on Antonio. A few years later he was cast as her costar in Evita (coincidence? We think not) and she tried her best to steal him away from Melanie Griffith (Melanie claims Madonna had her banned from the set!) but she had no luck – Antonio and Melanie got married.

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DAKOTA JOHNSON’S LITTLE SISTER HAS HER EYE ON HOLLYWOOD

Antonio Banderas was honored at the Vanity Fair Awards in Madrid, and his daughter Stella del Carmen Banderas, 23, (with ex Melanie Griffith) was there to cheer him on. Cute Stella is the younger half-sister of Dakota Johnson – she was born in Spain and speaks Spanish, and aspires to an acting career like Dakota. She’s got a good start – Stella is dating Eli Meyer, the son on Ron Meyer, who happens to be Vice Chairman of NBC Universal.

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MEN COME AND GO, BUT MELANIE GRIFFITH AND EVA LONGORIA ARE STILL THERE FOR EACH OTHER

Melanie Griffith has a New York moment when she turns up at Catch for dinner carrying a big shopping bag from Maxfield. She and longtime girlfriend Eva Longoria shopped before they dined. The two women have been friends for years, through thick and thin. Eva and her boyfriends used to join Melanie and Antonio Banderas on vacations together. Eva was there for Mel when she divorced Antonio, and Melanie was at Eva’s wedding to Jose Baston in Mexico last May.

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DAKOTA JOHNSON GOT HER WHOLE FAMILY TOGETHER

The world premier of How to be Single took place in New York and it turned out to be a family reunion for the movie’s star Dakota Johnson. Her brother Jesse, her mom Melanie Griffith, and her father Don Johnson all got together to celebrate with Dakota. The movie is a comedy about six single friends in Manhattan “sleeping around in the city that never sleeps.”

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STEVEN BAUER HAS A LOLITA COMPLEX

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It’s going on two years now that Ray Donovan‘s Steven Bauer and his 39 years YOUNGER girlfriend Lyda Loudon have been together. We can’t help but wonder WHAT he talks about with his teen queen. Certainly he must have a Lolita complex – he probably spoils and indulges her like a little girl. After all, the Scarface actor WAS married to one of the original Hollywood “Lolitas “ – Melanie Griffith, in her prime. Remember Melanie’s squeaky little girl voice?

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MELANIE GRIFFITH PRESIDES OVER ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST FAMILIES

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Who better can represent the women of Hollywood than three generations of successful actresses in one family? It all started with Tippi Hedren, 85, who was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock in the early 60’s to star in “The Birds.” Her daughter Melanie Griffith, 58, grew up and starred in two of our favorite movies – “Something Wild” and “Working Girl” – among many others. Not long ago, Melanie’s daughter with Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson, 26, burst into stardom with “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The family turned up at the Elle Women of Hollywood Awards to watch Dakota receive the “emerging star” award. Above, right, Dakota’s little sister Stella Banderas, 19, looks like she might follow in their footsteps.

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MELANIE GRIFFITH HAS MORE THAN ONE PRETTY DAUGHTER

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It so happens Melanie Griffith has ANOTHER beautiful daughter – 18 year old Stella Banderas. Melanie and Stella shopped together at Fred Segal and couldn’t wait to get to the parking lot so Stella could try out her new Hovertrax board. (It’s like a mini-Segway.) This new invention for lazy people costs about $1500 but looks like fun.

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EVA LONGORIA AND MELANIE GRIFFITH: MEN COME AND GO, BUT GIRLFRIENDS LAST FOREVER

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When Eva Longoria and Melanie Griffith walk down the street, men jump out of doorways with cameras. The girls had another pleasant day of lunching and shopping on Melrose Avenue. Eva and Melanie have been friends for years – while Melanie was married and now that she’s single. In 2011 they co-hosted an Obama fundraiser at Melanie’s house. This summer Eva made sure newly single Melanie had fun partying at an Italian film festival.

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MELANIE GRIFFITH SPENDS QUALITY TIME WITH ALEXANDER BAUER

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Now that she’s single, Melanie Griffith has more time to spend with her kids. She took her long-haired son Alexander Bauer, 29, shopping at John Varvatos in West Hollywood. Alexander is her oldest son, from her five year marriage to Scarface actor Steven Bauer in the 80’s. Melanie also had a son and daughter with Don Johnson, and another daughter with her estranged husband Antonio Banderas

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MELANIE GRIFFITH’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE

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Melanie Griffith walked into an LA skin care salon with her “Antonio”heart tattoo fully exposed on her right arm and she walked out of the place with a big bandage where the tattoo was. (Above) Presumably, it is in the process of being removed – it takes a number of visits. Actually Melanie looks a lot better without it. Neither tattoos OR relationships are permanent. Now Melanie is officially back in circulation.
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