Sophia Loren is imploring people to clear the garbage off the streets of her beloved Naples.

"I beg you, with my hands clasped in prayer, to multiply efforts to remedy ... this tragedy," the Italian daily La Repubblica quoted Ms. Loren as saying. The Oscar-winning actress spent her early years just outside Naples.

Since December, the city and surrounding areas have been plagued by tons of garbage. Collectors stopped picking up the trash because dumps are full, and residents have protested against new ones.

E!Online says Sarah Jessica Parker, 43, fresh off her megasuccess with the Sex and the City movie, is in talks to star in the dramedy The Ivy Chronicles, about a single woman trying to make do in Manhattan. (Honestly, she's nothing like Carrie Bradshaw.) Single woman faces hardships, loses her high-paying job, and has to move to a cheapo apartment. But eventually, she discovers who she really is (really) and thus acquires a truly satisfying life.

Lena Horne, 91 ... Vincent D'Onofrio, 49 ... Deirdre Lovejoy (The Wire), 46 ... Monica Potter (Boston Legal), 37 ... Fantasia Barrino, 24

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