Johansson: I was irked at Mizrahi, but no grudge

Johansson: I was irkedat Mizrahi, but no grudge
LOS ANGELES -- Scarlett Johansson wasn't amused when fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi groped her on the red carpet at January's Golden Globe Awards, but she's willing to forgive him.
"It was definitely in poor taste," Johansson said in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times. "I'd been prepping for two hours with hair and makeup and getting dressed. And the first interview I do, someone who I have never met before fondles me for his own satisfaction."
Mizrahi, who was doing pre-show interviews for the E! cable channel, created a flap when he groped Johansson's breast and peeked down Teri Hatcher's dress.
"Mostly, I was thinking, 'Oh, my God. This is happening on live TV,"' Johansson recalled, adding she didn't buy the openly gay designer's explanation that he was trying to determine how her dress was put together.
"Like he doesn't know how a dress works," the 21-year-old actress said.
But the star of such films as "Match Point" and "Lost in Translation" said she isn't holding a grudge. "I'm not mad at him," Johansson said. "I think he's a guy that's starting his TV career and he's making a bit of an exciting moment for himself. I can't be angry at him."
Mizrahi, who is scheduled to be on the red carpet at tonight's Academy Awards, told The Associated Press last month he has no plans to tone down his act.
Johansson, who doesn't plan to attend the Oscar show, said she won't go out of her way to avoid him at future red carpet events.
"I can take care of myself," she said. "I'm from New York."
Madonna to performat festival in California
NEW YORK -- Madonna will take the stage next month at the seventh annual Coachella Valley Music & amp; Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.
Her appearance is scheduled April 30 in the Sahara dance tent, the Southern California desert festival said.
"I've never performed at a festival," the 47-year-old pop star said in a statement, "and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour."
The Coachella festival, which opens April 29, will also include performances by Depeche Mode, Tool, Daft Punk and Massive Attack.
Today's birthdays
Actor James Noble is 84. Actor James B. Sikking is 72. Actor Dean Stockwell is 70. Actor Fred Williamson is 68. Actor Michael Warren is 60. Actor Eddie Hodges is 59. Singer Eddy Grant is 58. Violinist Eugene Fodor is 56. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 54. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 52. Magician Penn Jillette is 51. Pop singer Teena Marie is 50. Rock singer Charlie Reid is 44. Rock singer Craig Reid is 44. Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 36. Singer Rome is 36. Actor Kevin Connolly is 32. Actress Jolene Blalock is 31. Model Niki Taylor is 31. Actress Eva Mendes is 28. Actor Jake Lloyd is 17.