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Scarlett Johansson was taxed with taking on one of film's most iconic scenes in the upcoming film, "Hitchcock," but was not particularly worried about the pressure, or the nudity.

The 27-year-old actress stars as Janet Leigh, who portrayed Marion Crane in the Oscar-nominated 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "Psycho." She took on the actress' shower scene for the film within a film, while Anthony Hopkins portrays Hitchcock.

Scarlett Johansson and Nate Naylor, her boyfriend of about one year, have gone their separate ways, reports say.

The two have not commented about the matter. Johansson, 27, and Taylor, a New York-based advertising executive, were first photographed holding hands in January and reportedly broke up sometime last week, according to People magazine.

Scarlett Johansson and Nate Naylor, her boyfriend of about one year, have gone their separate ways, reports say.

The two have not commented about the matter. Johansson, 27, and Naylor, a New York-based advertising executive, were first photographed holding hands in January and reportedly broke up sometime last week, according to People magazine.

Scarlett Johansson was signed on to return to Broadway in Tennessee Williams' classic play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

The 27-year-old actress will portray Maggie the Cat, a role which has been played by some of Hollywood's most famous actresses like Elizabeth Taylor, Kathleen Turner and Ashley Judd.

Scarlett Johansson urged young Americans to vote in her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6.

"It's an honor to be here tonight. I speak to you not as a representative of young Hollywood, but as a representative of the many millions of young Americans, particularly young women, who depend on public and nonprofit programs to help them survive," Johansson said on stage, before President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden accepted the party's nominations.

The Democrats see the Republicans' Clint Eastwood and raise them three of Hollywood's hottest actresses - a Black Widow a "Star Wars" queen and the star of ABC's breakout political drama, "Scandal."

Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Kerry Washington are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, the day President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will accept the party's nominations, CNN says, quoting a source. Johansson's spokesperson confirmed the actress' participation to OTRC.com. Here are 7 facts about Portman, Johansson and Washington that may appeal to potential Democratic voters.

Florida man Christopher Chaney, who had pleaded guilty to hacking the email accounts of Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities, should serve 71 months behind bars and pay more than $150,000 in restitution costs, federal prosecutors say.

The 35-year-old Jacksonville resident's actions had led to the leak of nude and other explicit photos of the stars. He had made his guilty plea on March 26 after striking a deal with prosecutors. He had faced a maximum punishment of 60 years in federal prison.

See photos of Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and other stars at 'The Avengers' Moscow premiere on April 17, 2012 in Moscow, Russia.

Johansson wore a black Nina Ricci radzimir and lace dress from the designer's Pre-Fall 2012 collection. 'The Avengers' will be released in theaters on May 4, 2012.

Scarlett Johansson admits that it was not easy for her to get into "Avengers" shape for the body-hugging catsuit she had to don in order to play the Black Widow. In fact the actress declares, "lunges suck."

Johansson wrote an article in The Huffington Post on the issue and also slammed the media for their focus on weight, criticism of stars like herself and pressures they put on women to be movie star fit.

Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo take on comic book heroes in "The Avengers" and while some of their close friends and family members may not have been the die-hard audience for the genre, they still found the film to be "an incredible ride."

"It's been surprising but my mom who is not exactly what you would call the typical fan person loved it and so did my stepfather who is not your typical stepfather fan... step man. He loved it too," Ruffalo told OnTheRedCarpet.com's George Pennacchio on April 21. "He doesn't like any violence or anything like that."

Scarlett Johansson gave Jimmy Kimmel the chance to erase his depressing prom past on Thursday, bringing the late night talk show host to prom.

Or more accurately, posing with a cardboard cutout of a teenage Kimmel for fake prom photos, during her visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on April 3. Kimmel gave the star of "The Avengers" a corsage and encouraged her to get frisky with an awkward photo of himself in a baby blue tuxedo.

Scarlett Johansson received another Hollywood honor on May 2 - a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The actress' family and "Avengers" co-stars Jeremy Renner and Clark Gregg were on hand for the ceremony.

The 27-year-old actress received the 2,470th star placed near Madame Tussauds Hollywood. "When I was told I was getting this star, I thought to myself, man, I really made it to the big time," Johansson told the crowd in a speech.

See photos of Scarlett Johansson's Walk of Fame star ceremony with 'Avengers' co-star Jeremy Renner on May 2, 2012.