Ashley Judd: No Longer 'Women's Studies 101' When It Comes To 50 Cent

Given the controversy surrounding Marie Claire‘s December issue — the one with a topless Ashley Judd on the cover and a photoshopped Elizabeth Vargas breastfeeding inside — we figured it would be appropriate to check out Judd’s screening and discussion of her upcoming documentary on the AIDS pandemic at the posh new Hearst building on Thursday.

Judd wore an occasional Southern drawl and an elegant white gown, a contrast to the dressed-down-with-a-cause look she sported while traveling with Selma Hayek and YouthAIDS to bring much-needed press coverage to the AIDS crisis in Central America.