When Courtney Met Hugo: A South of the Border Love Story

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Hugo Chavez doesn't get to New York very often, but when he does, he knows how to make it count. An A-list reception greeted the Venezuelan president at last night's US premiere of the Oliver Stone documentary South of the Border, where Susan Sarandon, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan and other stars all dropped in to pay their respects. And since Chavez had already ascribed the characterization of Satan to George W. Bush on his last trip here, he didn't really have much of a way out when a very frisky Courtney Love accosted him at the after-party. More photos of this fall's most unlikely cultural summit after the jump.

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"OMG! Did you see Shia and Carey? Are they adorable together or what? I guess the American media got at least that story right. Pigs."

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"Courtney, not here. Not... Goddamnit, Courtney."

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"Excuse me, Ms. Love? You have a touch of dictator on your cheek. No, your other -- OK, you got it."

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Jeff Wells has more coverage of the film and Q&A itself, which featured Stone and Bolivian president Evo Morales as well. The doc still awaits a US distribution deal, but signed up with a sales agent yesterday to help accelerate that process. Bonus: Just for kicks, watch what happens when you Google "South of the Border IMDB." Courtney Love groupieship is the least of this film's problems.

[Photos: Mark Von Holden / WireImage]



Comments

  • bess marvin, girl detective says:

    ummm...where are the pics of shia and carey?!

  • GOC says:

    Oh! Starlets, please come and live here!!
    Pure decadence!

  • They didn't stick around, apparently. But here they are on the set of Wall Street 2, swooonnn...

  • Furious D says:

    Isn't getting kissed by Courtney Love considered an assassination attempt in South America?

  • Inma says:

    This is so funny. They are made for each other.

  • castinghag says:

    I still think she looks like the Joker.

  • bess marvin, girl detective says:

    I've devoured those pictures earlier. Did you see them at the event? Were they holding hands? Kissing? I need something S.T.

  • Luis! says:

    She looks like the Joker and he's a joke. Perfect!

  • Lowbrow says:

    Now if these two happened upon a limo already occupied by Mickey Rourke and Bai Ling, we would have the most repugnant, beastly foursome ever.
    Oh, I'd still watch.

  • Lisette says:

    So weird ....

  • daniela says:

    it is so sad he is in NYC and the people here in venezuela doesnt have medicines and the violence doesnt stop, chavez it is the worst thing ever in venezuela, a hard pain in the ass, worst than cancer

  • Andrea says:

    Ok i think i hate Courtney love!! why is she sooo excited talking with Chavez???? he is a DICTATOR!!!!! seriously Chavez shouldn't be treated as a Hollywood star!!!!!

  • Maria says:

    Really pathetic, doesn´t Chavez hate the USA? Fake socialist, you are a f...incg dictator and you love the good life like the rest of us do. You are a shame to look at and you get uglier every day that goes by just like Courtney.

  • Yes, I'm communist says:

    U Chavez haters need to get a grip. I can smell some ex-privileged Venezuelans and inside the comfort bubble Americans in this room.

  • karim says:

    FU*K YOUR REVOLUTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIRTY CHAVES

  • sthefi17 says:

    I am Venezuelan and I regret that a singer of all time, this very friendly with the man who has violated all human rights for people of my country
    chavez sucks!!!

  • andrea says:

    hey people i really loooove courtney..she's an amazing artist and chavez is not a dictator,as you can read...i can say whatever i want in my country , all i can say to u guys is...make a research cause is not how it looks like...we choose chavez and there's many reazons for that...sorry my english sucks¡¡¡

  • VENEZUELAN24 says:

    I am Venezuelan too.. Do you know something? Chavez Rocks!!!!!!!!! You have to read more and not just watch your stupid freaking TV channels.. IGNORANCE IS THE WORST DANGER IN THE WORLD. You all are now very sick with those hate feelings. And I'm not a bad person, I'm just saying the thruth.
    You need to turn off the TV and read some. But you're just letting go...That's too bad for you. We are very pleased with Mr. Chavez. Yes, there are people that LOVE him, so he's not THAT bad dictator murderer...blah blah blah as you see him.

  • LauraVenezuela says:

    Haha! I love you!! So true. Chávez sucks BIG TIME.

  • LauraVenezuela says:

    R u stupid? Chávez is NOT doing good here. It's aaaaall fake. He takes EVERYTHING and keeps it for him and his few followers, I live with this EVERY day so shut it. You have no idea what happens in Venezuela.

  • yoyo says:

    Dude The guy does not have Bachillerato and think he is the shit. You should know yourself, no one in Vzla is safe at all because everyone want your shoes and they will kill you for then.....If Chavez want to be Castro why doesn't he start by getting rid of all the "Ampa". There is none of it in Cuba.

  • Jorge says:

    That venezuelan24 is way out of line!!!! That bastard Chavez is destroying our economy, taking over all institutions and forcing all public employees to do whatever he wants! if we can`t see that as the behavior of a Dictator then we are all blind! You don`t need a Tv to recognize the disaster that is happening in Venezuela, just take a ride around the street of Caracas and see face to face the poverty and all the malandros (thugs) willing to take your life away for a cellphone or a pair of sneakers! And probably there are people who loves him, but remember that Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini were loved by part of their people but that doesn`t proof they were right.

  • Mark says:

    Maybe you should all watch the movie. If Oliver Stone, a highly respected director, took the time to film a movie and learn a little bit about Chavez and South America. I think you can go watch the film at the movie theaters and get make your own opinion about Chavez instead of what Fox is telling you to think. P.S. There was a Q and A after the film with Eva Morales (president of Bolivia), Hugo Chavez, and Oliver Stone and they all spoke words that I agreed with. They touched on the environment, about social structure, economy, and about the future. I know there is video of that Q and A somewhere. Check it out....
    The photographer....

  • VenezuelaVGM says:

    I've been living on different regions in Venezuela for 31 years and I NEVER have been robbed or assaulted by anyone. Haters suck. Tell me at least one country of the planet who doesn't has poverty as a problem....or a city where there are not people sleeping at the streets.....maybe you are all moving to Monaco or Scandinavia the next month? Chavez is not a dictator, he doesn't hate the US, he hates CAPITALISM don't you get it? Venezuela's social situation is bipolar and as long as this desagreement between officialism and opposition continues, the improvements made and the development will be more difficult to achieve (2 steps forward 1 step back). I'm glad that he had met Courtney, but now, he should bring Madonna to Venezuela. XoXo.

  • VENEZUELAN24 says:

    Thanks Mark. I was about to say the same thing. You must watch that Oliver Stone's movie first. Then you make your own opinion.
    And Jorge, the streets of Caracas are the same since many years before Chavez. So please don't be so blind.