Caught! Why Ben Is Better Than Jen
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A totally delicious-looking Ben Affleck (for a nice change) was spotted aboard a Virgin America flight on a Friday night from Boston to LAX, first class, natch. One of Ben's fellow fliers tells us the daddy of two was incredibly "drop-dead gorgeous," even while sporting stubble and wearing casual planewear. "Even the flight attendants were swooning!" she swears. Sorry we didn't see it with our own eyes!
Even more attractive than a chiseled bod on Benny boy? A friendly attitude. B.A. graciously got out of his comfy first-class seat to take a pic with two kids sitting behind him, so un-Shia LaBeouf of him. "Jen is a lucky girl," our mole in the sky tells us. Totally! We have no idea how she nabbed him other than with good luck. (Where was she, anyway, while Ben was flying the overly friendly skies? Back in L.A. attending sex classes?)
Caught! Gossip Girl Couple Cab It
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Penn Badgley and Blake Lively, hitting the town on a Monday night in N.Y. "They are gorgeous," says our giggling, Gossip Girl-lovin' set o' eyes who saw the dee-lish duo outside their apartment building in the West Village around midnight, exiting a cab with "a hint of the woozy?" Good thing they were smart and hailed a taxi—like anybody drives in N.Y. anyway. Blakey donned a long-sleeved, white button-down and a black bandage skirt pulled waist high, while Penn was in a gray tee. After what musta been a fun date night, P.B. paid for the cab and held the door open for his honey, what a gent! Who knew anybody in H'wood had any manners?
One dud of a dude searching for his own ladylove was...
Caught! More Slickass Sundancing Celebs!
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Pierce Brosnan, having lunch at the Stein Eriksen Lodge on a Saturday afternoon. The former, slightly bloated Bond dined with The Greatest costars Zoe Kravitz and Carey Mulligan, preferring "girly cocktails" (his words) over any shaken-not-stirred martinis. In fact, Piercey imbibed a Milagro tequila cocktail appropriately called a "Little Miss Sunshine" after the Sundance hit. We'd prefer a "Sex, Lies & Videotape" concoction, extra sex. Also getting some food in the freezing temps was...
Mariah Carey, at Coca-Cola's Taste of Film Festival luncheon, also at the Stein. Babe chitchatted with Push costars Mo'Nique and Paula Patton, dishing to Mo and P2 how proud she was of her hubby, Nick, in indie flick The Killing Room, making the festival rounds that week. M.C. also added how nervous she was to sing her hit "Hero" at the Inauguration. The queen diva scared of singing? Guess she can always fall back on her acting career...or, uh, not? Also in the house was always slightly weird fellah...
Caught! Eddie Flashes in a Ferrari; Ryan Sizzles
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Eddie Murphy, in an all-black ensemble, looked "yummy"—did I actually write that?—so says a java-jonesin' witness, at a Coffee Bean in L.A. this week. The Murphster was rollin' big in a beaut, shiny new Ferrari as he sipped on his brown stuff in his pricy car. Jeez, maybe the guy really is signed on for the Batman flick, 'cause you gotta be rollin' in dough to be sporting a ride like that in this economy. Oh wait, forgot. Eddie makes those ridiculous D-movies for billions of dollars, conveniently blocked that for a sec. Also forgetting the bad times was...
Caught! Britney Paints the Town, Not Vagina!
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Britney Spears, relaxin' at In Style Nails on Santa Monica Boulevard. Brit-Brit chilled outside smoking a cig (can't expect the gal to quit everything) while her minion went in to make sure the salon wasn't busy. When the coast was clear, B went in, and as she sat down, the manicurist asked her if she was Britney. B.S. replied "yup" in a very "here we go again" kind of tone, dished a fellow spaee. Nice to know it was just her nails the gal was freshening up, not her enormous vajayjay—the one we've been reading about on her hacked Twitter feed. Have no fear, we're told Brit's people are seriously "looking into it." An even grosser thought is...
Caught! Whitney Port Belts 'Em Back!
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Whitney Port, back on her home coast, hanging with some pals at L.A.'s posh steakery STK. Whit and chums sipped martinis in lieu of some prime rib, guess she's letting Heidi have all the grade-Z beef these days. W.P., clearly over freezing in New York already, was dressed head to toe in '20s flapper-type attire, wearing a white peasant dress and black headband. This from an aspiring fashion designer? Another Hills regular frequenting the fancy steakhouse a few days earlier was...
Caught! Nick Cannon Without Mariah!
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Nick Cannon flying first class from LaGuardia to O'Hare on a Thursday morning. Nicky was without Mariah for the first time since they met, prolly, on his way to Chi-Town to deejay at club Underground's holiday party. We keep forgetting this guy has talents other than being boy-toy arm candy. On the very same flight as Mr. Carey was…
Caught! Who's Gavin Rossdale Stroking?
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Gavin Rossdale was spotted at Nordstrom's in L.A. having a holiday present—a sweater—gift wrapped for some dude named John. Gav was wrapped up in a sweater himself, waiting at the counter while a hot chick with a dog named Henry sauntered by. Buxom babe oogled at Rossdale like he was Beckham or something, and flirted like a bitch in heat, no shame (well, maybe just a little).
Rossdale, smokin' and doable these days, reached and gave some caressin', festive cheer to...Henry, not the wide-eyed hon. Good boy, Gav! Gwen's proud!
Caught! Dane Cook Lurking in Lingerie
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Bethenny Frankel and NeNe Leakes, from the Real Houswives of New York City and Atlanta, respectively, chilling with a sorta strange drinking pal, Charles Barkley. The two wifeys and their basketball boy hung at the Four Seasons in ATL, swinging back SkinnyGirl Frangelico martinis. Damn, Charlie musta really liked 'em to drink such a dainty beverage. In fact, C.B. was all over Bethenny all night, scoring her number by the end of the evening. Good luck, man! Already set with an amour on his arm was...
Caught! Ashton Croons, but Demi Sits Out Karaoke
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Is Demi...losing it? Pretty pair Dem and her man, Ashton Kutcher, threw a holiday party for Ash's production company Katalyst at Geisha House on Thursday night.
"[Ashton] was doing karaoke," said the restaurant source. "It was pretty funny. Demi was watching and she looked beautiful, her skin was glowing," while wearing a black sequin dress. But D.M. never got in the spotlight herself, allowing her hub-unit to steal all the attention while she kept quiet in her booth. Mrs. K was overheard saying, "I think I'll wait till everyone else has gone so I don't make a fool of myself."
Hey, Dem, you were once the highest paid actress ever, starring in tons of box-office hits, remember? And now you're too afraid to stand up and sing some corny song in front of a small group of friends? You certainly weren't like this with Bruce. Snap out of, and make another movie, wouldya?
Sarah and Matthew Get Rowdy and Arty
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, being arty while watching an Xmas show in the East Village Theatre for the New City. The show in question was Times Square Angel—think It's a Wonderful Life, but instead of Jimmy Stewart, there are drag queens. This is the East Village, whaddya expect? SJP looked fab in a tight, short magenta number while hub-unit Matty looked like a college professor in a sweater and jeans. The duo cheered extra loud for a few of the actors—we can only assume they're amigos with some of the performers. Third wheel to this drama-lovin' twosome was...
50 Cent Totally Locks His Keys in His Car
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50 Cent was spotted having some serious car trubs in ol' Londontown. See, it's not just Britney who has nothing but bad vibes with vehicles. Fiddy's car keys got locked inside his Rolls Royce outside the fancy May Fair hotel's entrance, leaving 50 C and his entourage scratchin' their heads about what to do next.
The rapper's luck just kept running out when the parking attendant issued a ticket for him not being able to move it. Damn. Hey, at least it's not as bad as getting shot nine times, right? Enjoying a less stressful stroll back in the States was...