Ashley Judd has a new movie just out, Joey Lauren Adams' Come Early Morning, so one could be forgiven for thinking this topless-but-not magazine cover, from December's issue of Marie Claire, was nothing but a move to publicize that. Au contraire. The piece is about her advocacy for the group YouthAIDS.

Judd is whipsmart and one of those celebrities trading on her fame to do some good. And if she's willing to go all in with her body as well, who the hell am I to argue? Me, I'm reading up on how to become the life of the party. For a redacted version of the interview from Marie Claire, click here.