Hollywood for Grownups: Naomi Watts Marries Billy Crudup Again and Rescues Her Wellness Line

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Hollywood for Grownups

Hollywood reporter Merle Ginsberg has written about celebrities, film, TV, music and fashion for publications including The New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, Cosmopolitan and more. Each week she’ll cover celebrity news for AARP’s Hollywood for Grownups column.

(Left to right) Ed Asner and Matthew Asner in 2011.

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Ed Asner’s Family's High Stakes for Autism

Major power poker players in Hollywood — Leo DiCaprio, Jennifer Tilly, Matt Damon and Kevin Hart — do it for big bucks. But producer-director-autism advocate Matthew Asner, 60, who played poker with his late dad, Ed Asner, as a teen, does it for even bigger money — and bigger stakes. The Ed Asner Family Center charity will host its annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker tournament at Radford Studios in Los Angeles on June 15. “My dad played poker his whole life,” the younger Asner tells AARP. “He once ripped a hospital IV out of his arm just to make a game!” Ed’s younger son, Charlie, was diagnosed with autism years ago, and Matthew’s son Will is also on the spectrum. “I wanted to create a ‘father and son’ thing to support the autism community,” Matthew says. And it has. Last year the tournament raised $186,000 thanks to celebrity participants such as Matthew Modine, 65, Jason Alexander, 64, Jean Smart, 72, and more. So far this year, Asner says they’re expecting Rosie O’Donnell, 62, Tom Arnold, 65, Mimi Rogers, 68, and Sean Astin, 53.

Naomi Watts

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Naomi Watts Earns Her Stripes

Naomi Watts, 55, turned health devastation into a winning proposition. But it wasn't easy. Her menopause line — which she developed after going into early menopause at 36 — is back on sale after a nasty legal battle with biotech giant Amyris, which partnered with her on 11 products, including vitamins, face mist, scalp serum and hydrating vaginal gel, ranging in price from $45 to $85, in 2022. When Amyris went bankrupt last summer, it claimed it owed Watts nothing. The actress counterclaimed last week, saying that she is owed $200,000-plus based on a signed consulting contract. To keep her line viable despite a recent downturn in celebrity wellness brands, she put up half a million dollars in the renamed Stripes by Naomi Watts, where she’s now listed as managing director. Her products sell on Amazon, at Sephora and direct to consumer on IAmStripes.com. Meanwhile, Watts and husband Billy Crudup, 55, tied the knot — for a second time — in a Mexico City ceremony last weekend, with pals Nicole Kidman, 56, Justin Theroux, 52, and Isla Fisher among the 130 guests. The first go-round was a year ago at New York's City Hall, with just close friends and family.