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Sweden’s hottest Hollywood stars shine in the spotlight

Tarzan hunk Alexander Skarsgård partied with girlfriend Alexa Chung at Stockholm's hipster club, while Alicia Vikander joined Matt Damon for the Jason Bourne premiere.

Sweden's hottest Hollywood stars shine in the spotlight
Alexander Skarsgård with a fan, left, and Alicia Vikander in London. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT/Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Skarsgård was back home in Stockholm to attend the Sweden premiere of his new blockbuster 'The Legend of Tarzan' on Monday evening.

Afterwards, he did what most Swedes who fall into the 'hip and cool' category do on a summer night: partied at Trädgården.

The 36-year-old Swede was joined by his girlfriend Chung, 32, at the club in the Södermalm district, known for its trendy bars, vintage shops and sourdough bakeries.

The British model posted picture on social media of herself partying and playing table tennis, but the couple – who have yet to admit they are a couple – avoided being photographed together.

 

If your name's not down you're not coming in.

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Chung, as seen above, was dressed in a jungle-inspired striped suit. The Local was unable to get official confirmation, but we assume that Skarsgård kept his trousers on… this time at least

“It feels special to show this [movie] at home in Stockholm where I used to pretend I was Tarzan as a child,” Skarsgård told the Aftonbladet tabloid on the red carpet earlier in the evening.

“Coming home to Stockholm and Söder is totally magical. I was enormously shocked at how big a deal it was and how many people there were at the premiere.”

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Alicia Vikander, Matt Damon and Julia Stiles in London. Photo: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Meanwhile in London, Sweden's Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander glittered at the premiere of the latest instalment of Matt Damon's hit action series Jason Bourne.

The 27-year-old plays Heather Lee, one of the new lead characters in the movie, and the latest in a long line of starring roles in Hollywood movies in the past couple of years alone.

Earlier this year Vikander became the first Swedish actress to win an Academy Award in four decades, for her performance in acclaimed trans gender movie 'The Danish Girl'.

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France to strip Hollywood’s Weinstein of Legion d’Honneur award

France will strip disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of the prestigious Legion d'Honneur, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.

France to strip Hollywood's Weinstein of Legion d'Honneur award
Harvey Weinstein after receiving the Legion d'Honneur in 2012. Photo: AFP
“I have taken steps to revoke the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour)” from Weinstein — accused by several women of sexual harassment, groping and rape — Macron said in a televised interview.
 
Weinstein was made a knight of the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest award, in 2012 in recognition of the efforts by Miramax, the company he founded with his  brother Bob, to boost foreign films in the United States.
 
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On Thursday, Florence Darel, 49, became the fourth French actress to claim she had been harassed by Weinstein.
   
Bond star Lea Seydoux had earlier written her own account of her run-ins with Weinstein and others in an industry that she said turned a blind eye to abuse.
   
Two other French actresses, Judith Godreche and Emma de Caunes, also said they had also suffered at his hands.