Uma Thurman is joining fashion forces with Saks Fifth Avenue and Donna Karan to help in the battle against breast cancer. The actress was named Friday as the ambassador for Saks’ Annual Key to the Cure shopping event, which in partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, has raised more than $33 million for cancer research in the 12 years since its inception. “Everyone I know has been affected by breast cancer one way or the other,” says Thurman in a release. “It is vital that we work toward a cure as well as develop more accurate and advance testing.” Thurman will star in print ads as well as a national public service announcement sporting a limited-edition and very chic T-shirt designed by Donna Karan. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the $35-shirt will be donated to local partner charities. “For me, it’s not just about dressing women; it’s about addressing the issues that are so important to all of us,” says Karan in a release. The T-shirts will be available at all Saks Fifth Avenue stores and on Saks.com beginning October 1. Sak’s annual charity shopping weekend will take place from Oct. 21 – 24. For more information, log onto Saks.com or bcrfcure.org today

Source: People Style Watch

Here is Uma’s video for Alfa Guilietta. Check it out!

Givenchy will launch Ange ou Démon Le Secret, a new fragrance for women fronted by actress Uma Thurman, in August. Le Secret is a flanker to 2006’s Ange ou Démon.

Ange ou Démon Le Secret is a delicate floral developed by perfumer Bernard Ellena. The fragrance notes include cranberry, green tea, citrus, sambac jasmine, white peony, water flower (water lily?), blond woods, white musk and patchouli.

Source: NST Perfume

An update on how the lawsuit is going between Lancome and Uma.

French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign

The company asked for a ruling against the actress, who it says is demanding $1 million for unauthorized use of her name and face on Canadian billboards and Asian Web sites after her contract expired.

Thurman’s lawyer, Bertram Fields, said he was surprised by Lancome’s lawsuit.

”I thought we were negotiating in good faith,” Fields said Thursday. ”I guess the French decided to strike a pre-emptive blow.”

Lancome and Thurman signed a two-year contract in April 2000 with an option to extend the agreement for another two years.

Under the terms, Lancome agreed to pay Thurman $5.8 million for the first two years and $3.1 million for each additional year, if the company exercised its option.

Lancome claims the contract relieves the company of responsibility if third parties use her name and face after the contract lapses.

Lancome’s lawyer, Peter D. Raymond, said his client ”can’t control everybody out in the world.”

The papers were filed Wednesday in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court. Earlier this week, 37-year-old Jack Jordan was convicted of stalking and harassing Thurman in the court’s criminal part.

”I’m delighted that the case will go before a jury,” Thurman’s lawyer said. ”They got an enormous benefit throughout the world after the contract was over, and $1 million doesn’t begin to do it.”

The Kill Bill star – who complained Lancome had used unauthorised pictures of her on Canadian advertising billboards and Asian websites after her contract with them had expired – is now being sued by the company, who claim the actress is not entitled to the $US1 million she is demanding.

However, Thurman’s lawyer says he was surprised by the lawsuit, adding: “I thought we were negotiating in good faith. I guess the French decided to strike a pre-emptive blow.

“But I’m delighted that the case will go before a jury. They got an enormous benefit throughout the world after the contract was over, and $1 million doesn’t begin to do it.”

Thurman first signed a two-year contract with the cosmetics giant in April 2000, for which she was paid $US5.8 million for the first two years and $US3.1 million for each additional year the contract was extended.

Lancome insist the contract ensures they are not responsible for any third parties using her name and photograph after the contract expires.

The company’s lawyer Peter D. Raymond said they “can’t control everybody out in the world”.

This is the latest in a series of legal battles for Thurman. Earlier this week, Jack Jordan was convicted of stalking and harassing the 38-year-old actress in Manhattan’s Supreme Court.

Uma Thurman responded to French cosmetics giant Lancome’s lawsuit against her with one of her own Friday, taking their contract dispute over the use of her name and face in an advertising campaign to federal court.

The “Kill Bill” star said in her lawsuit that Lancome Parfums et Beaute & Cie boosted its worldwide sales and enhanced its “prestige, stature and bargaining power” by helping retailers and others use her name and likeness in advertising and promotions after her contract expired.

The suit seeks $15 million in damages.

Lancome tried Wednesday to shield itself from legal action by the 38-year-old actress. Saying she had threatened litigation, the company asked a state judge to rule against her claim that her name and face were used on Canadian billboards and Asian Web sites later than the contract allowed.

Thurman’s lawyer, Bertram Fields, has called Lancome’s state lawsuit “a pre-emptive blow.”

The dispute stems from a two-year contract Thurman and the company signed in April 2000, with an option to extend the agreement for another two years.

The contract said Thurman would be paid $5.8 million for the first two years and $3.1 million for each additional year, if the company exercised its option.

Lancome claimed the contract specifies that the company was not responsible if third parties used her name and face after the agreement lapsed.

Lancome’s lawyer, Peter D. Raymond, said the company’s lawsuit would take priority in court because it was filed first.

“They involve the same set of facts and issues, so you don’t need both of them,” he said.

The lawsuit capped a busy week for Thurman in Manhattan courts. On Wednesday, 37-year-old Jack Jordan was convicted in the state court’s criminal branch of stalking and harassing her.

Other celebrities who have endorsed products for Lancome include model Carol Alt and actresses Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Binoche, Mena Suvari and Drew Barrymore.

I’m a bit late with these news but recently Uma starred in several new commercials for Italian company ‘Premium Gallery’ together with the lovely, Hugh Laurie. All the commercials are dubbed to Italian which is quiet funny but if you search on YouTube you can find some of them with English subtitles. :wink:

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Premium Gallery Commercials

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Premium Gallery Commercials

TAG Heuer is proud to announce that its prestigious “Strength & Beauty Embodied by Avant-Garde Women” International Photo Exhibit will go under the hammer in a special online charity auction on October 29th, 2007, with all proceeds going to assist the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in its efforts to better the lives of women around the world. Read full article here!

- And this is what Uma thinks of, “Strength and Beauty Embodied by Avant Garde Women”

“As one of TAG Heuer’s ambassadors, I was very pleased when they approached me about working on a project that directly benefits UNIFEM. This project not only raises awareness of the need to globally protect women’s rights, but all the proceeds from the Internet sale will go to UNIFEM. I am truly touched and honored to be part of such a great project, in collaboration with TAG Heuer. As a woman, I feel that it is incredibly important to fully support all efforts to combat poverty, violence, discrimination and inequality of females victims around the world.

One of the biggest concerns that UNIFEM is fighting is Violence Against Women. One out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime ???  ?? ?
S with the abuser usually someone known to her. Violence against women and girls is a global problem of epidemic proportions. Today as an ambassador for TAG Heuer, I am proud of the commitment we are making together with UNIFEM to be involved in improving the daily lives of those who need help and safety.

TAG Heuer’s limited edition Aquaracer watch is being auctioned off with the portraits. I think the watch is very beautiful and compliments the book’s ‘Strength and Beauty’ theme. The “Strength and Beauty embodied by Avant Garde Women ” project has been going on for over a year and this online auction is a fitting way to bring it to an end.”

Virgin Media marketing chief James Kydd has defended the company’ s advertising strategy after the decision to replace Hollywood actress Uma Thurman with Ruby Wax was branded ‘desperate’.

The struggling cable operator, which last week announced it had lost almost 47,000 customers in the first three months of 2007, is replacing the ‘launch campaign featuring Thurman with four new TV ads starring comedienne Wax (MW last week).

Virgin Media marketing chief James Kydd has defended the company’s advertising strategy after the decision to replace Hollywood actress Uma Thurman with Ruby Wax was branded ‘desperate’.

The struggling cable operator, which last week announced it had lost almost 47,000 customers in the first three months of 2007, is replacing the ’25m launch campaign featuring Thurman with four new TV ads starring comedienne Wax (MW last week).

But industry sources have criticised the Thurman campaign for looking ‘old and tired’ and the decision to turn to Wax, who has previously appeared in ads for Vauxhall, the BBC and Tesco, has raised eyebrows.

One source says: ‘Virgin has failed to differentiate itself from the competition and the Ruby Wax campaign looks a little bit desperate.’

However, Kydd claims the Thurman activity has helped Virgin achieve an 80% awareness ‘ three times higher than that of NTL.’ This has been the quickest awareness building campaign I can think of by any brand,’ he adds. ‘It has not been a failure, it is one of the most successful ever.’

The Wax ads will focus on Virgin?  ? ? !” s telephony business, which lost a net 63,400 subscribers in the first quarter of this year and was the main reason for the overall decline in group customers.

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S Ruby Wax is a particularly good fit for the new campaign because she is talkative and in your face. She is Virgin-like, has attitude and a high likeability factor.?  ? ? ?

Ads that have already been shot featuring Thurman may still be used but Kydd admits Virgin will then move on to keep the brand ?  ? ?
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Source: www.marketingweek.co.uk