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June 25, 2003 - Josh Hartnett swears he's definitely, positively, 100 percent still an item with his high-school sweetheart. But Star magazine reports he has been seen all over L.A. with Kate Bosworth.

June 25, 2003 - Josh Hartnett was on hand at the CineVegas Film Festival 2003, where George Maloof hosts the Filmmaker Party on Friday (June 20) at Little Buddha Restaurant at the Palms in Las Vegas. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 23, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports that the buzz on Wednesday at Urge, an East Village gay bar, was that Josh Hartnett was next door at another popular gay hangout, the Hole -- though Wednesday is straight night at the Hole. "Josh was wearing a button-down shirt, looking very preppy," says our snitch. "He was there with the ugly one from the Strokes [Albert Hammond Jr.]."

June 23, 2003 - The world premiere of 'Hollywood Homicide' in Los Angeles brought out the film's stars Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.

June 23, 2003 - Sam Rubin of KTLA takes a look at 'Hollywood Homicide' the new Harrison Ford-Josh Hartnett flick about two LAPD homicide detectives. ktla.feedroom.com has since removed the video.

June 23, 2003 - Globe Photos has pictures of Josh Hartnett out and about in SoHo, New York City on Thursday (June 19).

June 19, 2003 - C.J. of the Star Tribune writes, "Um, I think I started a rumor about Josh and Ellen being engaged." The full story at startribune.com has since been removed.

June 19, 2003 - "Honestly, I just wanted to work with Harrison," revealed Josh Hartnett to E! Online as he lounged against the railing that lined the red carpet of their new flick 'Hollywood Homicide'. "And I wanted to do something kind of comedic and dark after 'Black Hawk Down'. I just wanted something that wasn't political, something light."

June 18, 2003 - "There were a couple of reasons that I wanted to do this movie and obviously Harrison Ford was one of them. He's an idol of mine," Josh Hartnett said of starring in 'Hollywood Homicide'. "[But] also Hollywood was making a lot of action movies and superhero movies at the time and I didn't want to be part of that fad. I wanted to wait until I found something where the character was good and I also wanted to wait to do something that was a little light-hearted, a little bit absurd." ent-today.com has since shut down.

June 18, 2003 - Associated Press reports that although Josh Hartnett was driving, he said he's not to blame for a car accident that happened during filming of his new action-comedy movie "Hollywood Homicide."

June 18, 2003 - The invite list for CineVegas' closing night gala Saturday at the Palms pool includes Josh Hartnett, according ot the Las Vegas Review Journal. Read more.

June 14, 2003 - Check out some reviews of Josh Hartnett and Harrison Ford's new movie 'Hollywood Homicide':
Jami Bernard of the New York Daily News: "a sour buddy-cop movie."
Louis B Hobson of the Calgary Sun gives the film 2 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Ty Burr of the Boston Globe: "they remembered the cops but forgot the movie."

June 14, 2003 - Today Show host Katie Couric talked with Josh Hartnett about his role in the new movie: 'Hollywood Homicide'. msnbc.com has since removed the video.

June 12, 2003 - Josh Hartnett was on hand at the 'Hollywood Homicide' Premiere on Tuesday (June 10) at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California. Check out pictures from GettyImages, FilmMagic, DalyCeleb, CelebrityPhoto, RexFeatures, and WireImage (page1 / page2).

June 12, 2003 - Entertainment Tonight has a video clip from inside the 'Hollywood Homicide' premiere with Harrison and Calista, Josh's arrival, and more. Video at etonline.com has since been removed.

June 12, 2003 - Josh Hartnett was reportedly offered $10 million dollars a movie for three movies over 10 years. Hartnett tells the Toronto Sun that's a lowball guess. "They offered me the world. It was ridiculous," he says. "But I wanted a role that stretches my abilities. I'm an actor and I wanted to act. I mean, I thought about it thoroughly because they kept coming back and kept coming back. I tried on the tights. I did everything. I talked to Brett Ratner and I talked to all these guys at Warner Brothers. They're going to make a good film if they still end up doing it. It just wasn't my bag."

June 12, 2003 - Josh Hartnett appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday (June 10). Check out pictures from GettyImages.

June 10, 2003 - CJ of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Us Weekly's Abby Tegnelia was working KSTP-TV's entertainment guy, Rusty Gatenby, to give up the address of Josh Hartnett's new house. The full story at startribune.com has since been removed.

June 9, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports Harrison Ford is hopeful about "Hollywood Homicide," in which he and Josh Hartnett play cops trying to solve a murder while Ford's character pursues a side career in real estate and Hartnett's in acting. Does making a buddy movie with an actor 36 years his junior suggest Ford is ready to pass the baton? "Nonsense" is the message you get from the ever-intractable Ford. Instead, he is keenly aware that bringing Hartnett into the mix was a savvy way to lure younger moviegoers.

June 9, 2003 - Us Weekly quotes Harrison Ford saying, "The thing that has made me hip with my daughter, who's 12, is working with Josh Hartnett. That has given me a degree of credibility with her I didn't have before."

June 9, 2003 - Josh Hartnett will be on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Wednesday (June 11).

June 9, 2003 - Two of the three people who would know agree that Josh Hartnett kissed Calista Flockhart on the cheek. "I suppose I have in the past," Hartnett said Wednesday. Startribune.com has since removed the story.

June 9, 2003 - The Boston Globe reports Josh Hartnett confirms that 'Hollywood Homicide' co-star Harrison Ford seemed to enjoy keeping him on edge during shooting. "Over the course of the film we had our ups and downs," says Hartnett. "Harrison has this dry sense of humor, and he's very sarcastic. He's an intimidating guy."

June 9, 2003 - The New York Post reports Josh Hartnett, Janeane Garofalo, politician Mark Green, author Walter Mosley and Harvard prof Liz Cohen are all signed up to debate the future of the Democratic party on June 19th in New York.

June 9, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Josh Hartnett was spotted bringing his own records to Deluxe in LA and then DJing for the likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Michael Vartan.

June 8, 2003 - Josh Hartnett talks about the car chase scene gone bad in 'Hollywood Homicide' with Access Hollywood. Video at accesshollywood.msn.com has since been removed.

June 5, 2003 - Josh Hartnett was on hand for the press conference for 'Hollywood Homicide' on Monday (June 2) at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 5, 2003 - Extra caught up with 'Hollywood Homicide' stars Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett where Josh talked about the accident while filming. He says, "I had a concussion and he pulled his groin, so it was pretty bad. But it wasn't my fault. See I drove the car, but there was another stunt car that came in and smashed into us." Watch a video clip here.

June 5, 2003 - "I just didn't want to put on the tights, I guess," Josh Hartnett, in Details magazine, on why he turned down a three-movie 'Superman' contract.

June 3, 2003 - Alanis Morrissette, 50 Cent, Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Queen Latifah, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Joey Fatone and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Kelly Osbourne, Fieldy of Korn, Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, Mya, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, Pink, Puddle Of Mudd, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Tyrese, Victoria Beckham, Method Man, Will Smith, Eve, and Ludacris were on hand for the 2003 MTV Movie Awards on Satuday (May 31) at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show won't be broadcast until Thursday on MTV, but for now you can check out pictures at FilmMagic (pressroom / show / arrivals1 / arrivals2 / backstage), DailyCeleb, CelebrityPhoto (arrivals / pressroom), GettyImages (backstage / pressroom / show / arrivals), and WireImage.

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