Diablo Cody’s Entourage of Their Own

CROSS-LEGGED in one director’s chair was Lorene Scafaria — black pants, brown high heels, amused gaze — leaning in to ask the next question. Waiting to answer, cross-legged in another, was Diablo Cody, struggling to keep her short blue dress from riding up. The two women, both 30, both screenwriters at the top of their game, both gorgeous, looked as if they were about to crack up. Ms. Scafaria turned to the audience. “This is weird because we hang out a lot,” she said. “We’ve seen each other naked.” Some in the room tittered — maybe even Twittered. But Ms. Scafaria plunged ahead. She wanted to ask Ms. Cody about her new project with Steven Spielberg, “The United States of Tara,” but ended up revealing another intimate glimpse (sans nudity) of her close friendship with the woman she was supposed to be interviewing. – from NYTimes