USA: GQ magazine celebrates 'Men Of The Year' and actress Jennifer Aniston as first 'Woman Of The Year' in Los Angeles.

Record ID: 812540

  • Title: USA: GQ magazine celebrates 'Men Of The Year' and actress Jennifer Aniston as first 'Woman Of The Year' in Los Angeles.
  • Date: 7th December 2005
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) JENNIFER ANISTON SAYING; "I was kind of truthfully blown away by it I thought it was How do you feel? I feel great I was very happy and very flattered." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATHLETE LANCE ARMSTRONG, ONE OF THE 'MEN OF THE YEAR' SAYING; "Well it was cool with Vince (Vaughn) we did "Dodgeball" together for a little bit. He was for me that was my first real experience with movies so he was incredibly helpful because I had no idea what I was doing kind of looked after me and showed me the ropes a bit." VARIOUS OF ACTOR TERRENCE HOWARD ONE OF THE 'MEN OF THE YEAR' TALKING TO MEDIA VARIOUS OF ANISTON POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TERRENCE HOWARD SAYING; "It just means you know that you finally cracked through that shell you know. I starting poking at it years ago and it is finally opening up." VARIOUS OF ATHLETE LANCE ARMSTRONG, WITH SINGER SHERYL CROW, ONE OF THE 'MEN OF THE YEAR' WITH EDITOR- IN -CHIEF OF GQ MAGAZINE JIM NELSON. VARIOUS OF ACTOR JOAQUIN PHOENIX ONE OF THE 'MEN OF THE YEAR' WALKING ARRIVAL LINE (SOUNDBITE) (English) JUAN PARKE, ''HEROES OF THE HURRICANE- KATRINA SAVIORS" MEN OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT, SAYING; " I ended up staying in my area and rescuing people. As I tell people I ended up saving 20 people, 7 dogs, nine cats." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DERRICK ROBERTSON, 'HEROES OF THE HURRICANE- KATRINA SAVIORS" MEN OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT, SAYING; "There were 7 people who were separated from their parents during the hurricane . One of which is only 6 years old was kind of hero himself and continued to be a hero in this whole entire situation as it becomes bigger and larger and more surreal each day he is going to continue to be a hero. Amongst the other children were one and two year old children as well as four month old baby he was responsible for. We went and picked them up and took care of them until their parents were located." VARIOUS OF VAUGHN ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN ONE OF THE 'MEN OF THE YEAR' SAYING; "It seems to me they (GQ) are kind of making a comment on the culture in the country in the past politically, artistically, and musically, actors, also athletically and also just politically with Katrina and (Anchor) Ted Koppel that seems to be what is making it (the 'Men Of The Year' list) up especially when so much about this time of year when everything is about movies this is good." (SOUNDBITE) (English) COURTNEY COX ARQUETTE SAYING; "I think she (Jennifer Aniston) looks so beautiful (on the cover). I think she looks like she is wearing very little make up and her hair looks fantastic and her body is amazing. That is just really rare that you can be that beautiful without any make up or very little. She is just gorgeous." WIDE OF ARRIVAL LINE
  • Embargoed: 22nd December 2005 12:00
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  • Location: Usa
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA6IS4I3YZ2TDJ2A3FDNDMCOOQE
  • Story Text: GQ magazine marked its tenth Man of the Year issue with a star- studded celebration in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (December 1) with its first cover devoted to a woman.
    Jennifer Aniston, who was in attendance, received the honor as well as actor Vince Vaughn and rapper 50 Cent two other cover subjects this year .
    "I was kind of truthfully blown away by it I thought it was 'How do you feel?' I feel great. I was very happy and very flattered," Aniston said.
    The magazine says it just a coincidence that Aniston was chosen in the same year as Vaughn. The two are reportedly romantically linked, after the collapse of Aniston's marriage to Brad Pitt.
    "Well obviously 50 Cent quite amazing story, and Jennifer as well extremely talented actress so yeah both those guys and I see Joaquin is in the issue here very good. Terrence Howard a fantastic young actor so yeah I am in good company," Vaughn said.
    The magazine said they chose Aniston because in the glare of her public breakup, she was 'dignified and graceful and respectful of the five years of marriage' that she did have. 'Friends' of the star like Courtney Cox Arquette raved about how attractive the actress, who wore nothing but a simple smile and jean shorts, looked on the glossy cover.
    "I think she looks so beautiful. I think she looks like she is wearing very little make up and her hair looks fantastic and her body is amazing. That is just really rare that you can be that beautiful without any make up or very little. She is just gorgeous," Cox Arquette said before going in to celebrate.
    From actors to extraordinary heroes, GQ honored their most unforgettable men. Including Terrence Howard for his breakout role in "Hustle & Flow and Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who is surrounded by Oscar buzz for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote".
    "It seems to me they are kind of making a comment on the culture in the country in the past politically, artistically, and musically, actors, also athletically and also just politically with Katrina and Ted Koppel that seems to be what is making it up especially when so much about this time of year when everything is about movies this is good," said Hoffman about this years list of "Men Of The Year".
    Also gracing the magazine this year is 'Heroes of the Hurricane: Katrina Saviors' including Juan Parke from the Carrollton section of uptown New Orleans who found a canoe to cut across town. Parke pulled many of his trapped neighbors out of their houses to safety, including one old woman whose heart was giving out as he was arriving.
    Word of Parke's heroism spread fast, and before long, displaced Carrollton residents were text-messaging him requests to look after their pets or patch up their roofs. He obliged, almost losing a finger to an untreated infection in the process.
    "I ended up staying in my area and rescuing people. I ended up saving 20 people, 7 dogs, nine cats" said Parke before going inside to celebrate.
    Out of the post- Katrina situation came six little kids, none older than 2, being led to safety up Causeway Boulevard in New Orleans by another child, Deamonte Love, only 6 years old himself.
    Nobody knew where their parents were, and until they could be found, it was up to Derrick Robertson and other members of the Baton Rouge Big Buddy program to make sure they were taken care of. Deamonte immediately took to Robertson, and for the four days before he was reunited with his family, they were best friends, playing hide-and-seek, joking around. Finally, Deamonte's mother found him on a lost-children Web site and other children soon reconnected with their families as well.
    "There were 7 people who were separated from their parents during the hurricane. One of which is only 6 years old was kind of hero himself and continued to be a hero in this whole entire situation as it becomes bigger and larger and more surreal each day he is going to continue to be a hero. Amongst the other children were one and two year old children as well as four month old baby he was responsible for. We went and picked them up and took care of them until their parents were located," Robertson said with a big smile.
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