Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer Willis, who just turned 20, is excited about the release of The House Bunny, which features her first role as an adult actress.

Ms. Willis, who plays an introverted, back-brace-wearing sorority sister with low self-esteem, told reporters she was hardly beauty-pageant material when she was growing up.

"I had braces and glasses and a big curly 'fro," Ms. Willis said. "I wasn't necessarily too active in getting into the social crowd, so I definitely understand not fitting in."

ABC has announced that the next Bachelor star will be Jason Mesnick, the Bachelorette finalist who was rejected last month by DeAnna Pappas, in front of millions of viewers, after he went down on one knee to propose to her. But don't weep for Mr. Mesnick: ABC says the account exec has scores of female fans. The Bachelor will be back in January.

Any time young people say to me, 'Do you think I should be an actor?' I always say, 'No.' Their little beaks go down. I say, 'Look, if I can put you off, believe me, I've saved you years of agony because the theater will kill you. It is the cruelest place in the world to be.' " Tony winner Richard Griffiths, who's set to star in the Broadway play Equus with Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame

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