Ellen Barkin is a great actress and a beautiful woman. For a while there, she was also married to Ron Perelman, he of the Revlon fortune, and she became a rich Manhattan socialite. The marriage didn't last, however, and one day Ellen was shown to the curb - Ron literally had her kicked out of their tony uptown digs.
Not a shrinking violet, Ellen strapped on her spurs, got a good lawyer, and went after her rightful share of Ron's fortune. New York being a community property state, Ellen was said to receive a settlement in the neighborhood of 20 million dollars. She also decided to auction off most of the jewelry Ron gave her, netting millions more.
And what does she decide to do with her money?
Ellen at Cannes
No, we're not talking about the fancy shirt. Ellen's skin has been pulled so tight that her forehead is now about three inches larger. That has to be a five-finger forehead, folks. On a regular person that hair would fall to her shoulders. It looks like it hurts her to smile. Seriously.
Ellen has been trying to drum up publicity for herself since Ocean's 12 wrapped, first insinuating that she'd had herself some of that Clooney, then demurring. I'm sure she probably tried - What woman in her right mind wouldn't? He's so dreamy.
