Kate Beckinsale shrugs off ‘diva’ comments as she cheers on LA Lakers with friends
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Kate Beckinsale appeared to be in good spirits as she cheered on the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 45-year-old actress looked unfazed by recent claims she is a "diva" as she enjoyed the game with a group of friends at the Staples Center.
Beckinsale looked sharp in a sleek black blouse and black leather leggings for the occasion.
She tied the look together with a dramatic fur coat.
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The Chiswick-born actress addressed the “diva” claims in a magazine interview, in which she also revealed she is “open” to the possibility of having more children.
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“All it used to take was somebody to say you were difficult or crazy,” she told Tatler.
“Not just me, other people too. There are some people who are a nightmare, who keep everyone waiting for five hours and suddenly decide they need to have a llama on set … But the ones I know who pull that kind of behaviour are men.”
The Pearl Harbour and Underworld star recently faced reports she had jumped a red carpet queue at the GQ Men of the Year awards, after Ronan Keating claimed it was a big name in a “flowing Bollywood-style dress” - a description which appeared to match Beckinsale's outfit.
Beckinsale dated actor Michael Sheen from 1995 until 2003, and they have a daughter, Lily. She was then married to director Len Wiseman for over a decade, but the couple divorced two years ago.
She said: “When you get divorced, everybody waits to see where you land. But I might not land anywhere for a bit. I’m really quite happy. It’s quite nice to have a bit of Virginia Woolf time.”
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