NEW YORK – In her new film, “Horrible Bosses,” Jennifer Aniston’s character is one you haven’t seen her play before. She’s a dentist who sexually harasses her assistant, complete with lewd dialogue, revealing outfits and outlandish advances.

She’s the latest actress to take on a raunchy role usually reserved for men, following the recent trail of trash talk from Cameron Diaz in “Bad Teacher” and the cast of “Bridesmaids.”

Better known for playing sweeter characters in romantic comedies, Aniston acknowledges that her “Bosses” role is a “departure,” but she says she couldn’t resist sinking her “teeth into something this juicy.” “The minute it showed up at my door and I read her first scene I was dying to do it,” the actress said in a recent interview to promote the film.

Aniston also admits, however, that when it came time to do the character, she wondered what she had gotten herself into.

“The truth is when you get there you go, ‘Oh God, now I have to do this like in front of people,”‘ she said.

Aniston refers to one scene where she’s trying to blackmail her assistant (Charlie Day) into having an affair with her using photos she took of him while he was unconscious.

“It’s like, you think it’s so hysterical and great,” she explains, “but then comes the day when you actually have to straddle sweet Charlie Day with his pants down and it’s just that day, you’re like, ‘Oh God. I choose to do this, right?’ Yes.”

The 42-year-old actress declined to comment on her reported relationship with Justin Theroux, her co-star in the upcoming film “Wanderlust” and someone she’s been seen with around New York City.

She does concede she’s spending more time in Manhattan these days, amid media reports she just purchased a West Village apartment. But while she loves being in New York, Aniston says she hasn’t abandoned her home base in Los Angeles. Instead, she says she’ll “be bopping back and forth” for now.

As for reports that she “stole” Theroux from his girlfriend, Aniston says she just blocks out that sort of press as much as she can.

Duke, Duchess meeting, greeting on honeymoon 

LOS ANGELES – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were headed to Tinseltown on Friday, though the quick trip was hardly going to be a honeymoon for the newlyweds.

The royal couple are spending most of their whirlwind weekend promoting British business ties and highlighting charitable work in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. They also plan to meet with celebrities and up-and-coming British talent and will participate in a polo match in the seaside city of Santa Barbara.

Though Prince William has been to America before, it will be Kate’s first trip to the U.S.

William’s late mother, Princess Diana, who would have turned 50 this month, charmed Americans when she visited in the 1980s.

Authorities have put the paparazzi on notice that aggressive actions will not be tolerated. Photographers were partly blamed for causing the Paris crash that killed Princess Diana in 1997.

Lady Antebellum singer is engaged to drummer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott is engaged.

The 25-year-old singer’s boyfriend, Chris Tyrell, popped the question over the Fourth of July weekend at a family getaway in East Tennessee.

Scott and the 24-year-old drummer met while touring with Tim McGraw in early 2010.

Scott is the second member of Lady A to end her single ways. Charles Kelley is married, leaving Dave Haywood as the lone available member of the Grammy-winning trio.

Lady A turned in the top-selling country album of 2010 with “Need You Now.”