The buzz in The Jerusalem Post newsroom Tuesday afternoon wasn’t about the specter of new elections in Israel, the US coalition against Islamic State adding a reluctant Turkey to its ranks or the “bad deal” on Iranian nukes. It was about Ren é e Zellweger.

We weren’t the only ones startled and glued to the photos that bombarded the Web, showing the 45-year-old actress attending Elle ’s 21st annual Women in Hollywood Awards. That’s because the unconventional-looking spitfire who captured the world’s hearts at “hello” in Jerry Maguire and kept them hostage as the tart and buxom heroine of the Bridget Jones saga had been kidnapped by aliens.