Stars turn out for douglas-zeta jones wedding

　　New york played host to more than its usual share o f hollywood glitterati(知名人士) last weekend as stars gath ered at manhattan's plaza hotel to witness the wedding of oscarwinning actor michael douglas and welsh actress catherine zeta-jones.

　　Hundreds of fans and paparazzi(摄影记者) photographers crowded the sidewalks around the landmark hotel last Sa turday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the high-profile c ouple and their celebrity guests as they arrived for th e evening event.

　　Actors jack nicholson, sir anthony hopkins, danny d evito, james woods and goldie hawn were among the rough ly 250 people in attendance at the ceremony, which repo rtedly cost the newlyweds about $2 million. Directors s teeven spielberg and oliver stone were also on hand.

　　Kirk douglas and diana douglas darrid, the groom's parents, were among the actor's family on hand. Gouglas ' 21-year-old son from his first marriage, gameron, was the best man.

　　Zeta-jones, who wore a $250,000 david emanuelle dre ss for the evening emanuelle dress for the evening even t, flew in a host of family members and friends from wa les, including her father dai, a retired salesman, and mother pat. Her grandmother, zeta, 85, also made the tr ip.

　　After the ceremony guests dined on lobster and lamb in a posh reception at the plaza, the famous hotel that anchors manhattan's central park and has been the setti ng for many films.

　　In lieu of (替代) presents, the couple asked guests t o donate money to the dylan douglas foundation, a chari table trust for their new son that douglas' spkesman si ad the boy will not be able to keep when he comes of ag e, but must give away.

　　Douglas and zeta-jones' may-december love affair-he 's 56,she's 31---has provided rich fodder(素材) for tablo ids on both sides of the atlantic.

　　Douglas is hollywood royalty, the son of actor kirk dougas and the star of hit movies including" Basic inst inct" and "wall street", for which he won a best actor oscar. Zeta-jones is the raven-haired, welsh-born beaut y who wowed audiences with her sexy performance in the 1999 and became engaged last new year's eve. Zeta-jones gave birth to their son, dylan michael, in august.

　　Douglas and zeta-jones sold the exclusive rights to their wedding photos to the london magazine OK! For wha t media reports have said was between $800,000 and $1 m illion.

　　The much-anticipated event sparket a media frenzy, attacting U.S.celebrity reporters and dozens of london journalists and photographers.

　　Media arriving at the hotel on Saturday were search ed by guards and sniffed by security dogs, and guests w ere required to wear electronic Ids to keep crashers(无票 进入者) out, the daily news said.