Ali Larter: Too Busy Fighting for Women to Cry Over End of 'Heroes'

By Nicki Gostin Posted Jun 21st 2010 11:35AM

Ali Larter Speaks About End of 'Heroes,' UN Conference

'Heroes' may have been canceled, but Ali Larter isn't worried. She just won an MTV Movie Award for her knock-down, drag-out brawl with Beyonce in 'Obsessed,' and recently visited Washington, D.C. as part of a United Nations conference on women. She chatted with PopEater about life lately.

So, tell me about the UN conference.
I was a guest at the UN foundation for the Women Deliver conference, and I really didn't know what to expect. I went into it with an open mind, really curious because I've always cared deeply for women's issues and I was startled by a lot of the statistics that I feel don't get a lot of attention.

Did it intimidate you being around all these smart women?
Absolutely! I was in awe of them and just inspired. There were women from 147 countries and women who really care and want to see change.

Did they play 'I am Woman' by Helen Reddy?
[Laughs] No. I was excited to be there with my mom. It was a lot to take in.

Who was there? What did they talk about?
The conference started off with Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the UN, and he was just a gentle warrior. One of the main things for him was that every woman has a right to give birth without fear of losing her own [life]. I thought it was such a poetic and startling phrase. It was really about learning more -- like that there are over 200 million women around the world who want access to birth control and family planning but don't have it. There should be universal access to family health care. Melinda Gates spoke about how easy it is to lower maternal mortality rates. For complications like fistula it costs $400. There needs to be more community centers to educate these young girls and more access to health care and hospitals.

Did you meet anyone exciting?
I was with Christiane Amanpour. When I was younger, I wanted to do broadcasting and I wanted to travel the world and go into war zones. She leaves me speechless, she's incredible.

How did you find out 'Heroes' was canceled?
My agent called me.

Did you cry at all?
No. I think we all expected it and we were prepared for it. I don't approach life like that. It's so out of your hands. I don't have the control over whether the shows are going to stay on or off the air.

Congrats on the MTV award -- Best Fight. Very cool.
Thank you. I missed it because it was the start of the conference. Me and Beyonce could have reenacted it.

You must get recognized a lot now by the sistas.
Yeah, Beyonce definitely brings in an incredible audience. It's hard to get through the airport right now. They're like, "You go girl!"

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Monday 21 June

By webstar222

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Wel thats real nice for the handful that watched the show ! Nice job NBC !!!

By Kathy

I loved that show, why was it canceled??? my whole family watched it, my daughter has ordered all the seasons on dvd.She got her boyfriend hooked on it too. Everytime I start liking a show that is not a freaking reality show they cancel it!!!!!!!!

By gobluespartyon

It got cancelled because of low ratings it was red hot it's first season then ratings began to slip in the second season maybe too much going on and writer strike hurt the show as well. Third season was pretty good once second half began it went back to basics like in season 1. I wasn't surprise when Hereos got cancelled oh well.

I wasn't surprise when Hereos got cancelled it cost too much and because of low ratings is why Hereos got canclled I hope they make a movie or mini-series to wrap up Hereos.

Tuesday 22 June

By Damiana

"Hereos"? Is that a type of cookie, like "Oreos"??? @@

By Nico Toscani

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First of all, why on earth is a nobody like Ali Larter going to UN conferences? What on earth could some horrid actress have to contribute? Secondly, she looks ROUGH! She is not aging well at all. Thirdly, Heroes sucked.

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Ali Larter is a good actress and she looks pretty good for her age so your wrong. Hereos was a pretty good show it doesn't suck as you have claim so your wrong again.

She is 34 for crying out loud! I'm 38 and if you saw us on the street together you'd think she was 10 years older than me. She looks BEAT as all get out. In what insane world do you live where Ali Larter is a good actress? If she was any good she'd be getting some work.

Friday 25 June

By Eric

WOW, that Kristen Stewart is all kinds of gross. Anyone that thinks that thing is good looking has been drinking a lot. Only reason people give her a second look is Twilight. Robert Pattinson is pasty white and creepy looking. They do make a great match though. Ali Larter on the other hand looks better even though she's older.

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