Beauty News

Gossip Girl hunk Penn Badgley grows a pair for the latest issue of GQ (the one with necktie naked Jennifer Aniston on the cover).

We learn that the 22-year-old actor was named after the Penn tennis balls his dad nervously squeezed during his mom’s first sonogram.

Penn also admits that playing Dan Humphrey is way too easy. He says, “I can do this role with my eyes closed and my arms behind my back. What I’m looking for now is something challenging… I always joke with the show’s creators, ‘Anytime you want me to do drugs or contemplate suicide, I’ll do it.’ ”

Check out the full slideshow at GQ.com.

Katie Holmes takes 2-year-old daughter Suri for a stroll in New York City in Tuesday.

Later this week, Tom Cruise has something “special” planned for Katie, who turns 30 on Thursday

“We’re gonna celebrate, I’ll be here in the morning with her,” Tom told Access Hollywood. “I’ve got some special things… that I have in store for her. It’s gonna be a great day for her.”

Tom and Katie will be celebrating her birthday early Thursday morning. That evening, he has the LA premiere of Valkyrie and she has her Broadway play, All My Sons.

Check out this new Season 3 promo pic of Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII in The Tudors.

It was recently announced that Grammy-winning soul chantuese Joss Stone joined the cast of The Tudors.

“The Tudors is now a fixture for us at Showtime, and we’re on our way to completing the entire saga of all six wives of Henry VIII,” Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt has said.

For more info on the series, visit Sho.com. Bigger promo pic inside…

Heidi Klum goes GQ Italy — Now And Then.
Paris Hilton has a great push-up bra.
Whitney Port parties with her new pals.
Kid Rock kind of stinks.
Tara Reid checks into rehab for the holidays.
Leo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe hug it out.
Kate Hudson is too hot for London.
Simon Cowell is more popular than God.
Paul Rudd has a man-on-man kiss.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Simmons, and Jay-Z were spotted hanging out together at the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel.
Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish will spend the holidays together in Australia with Abbie’s extended family. Kids Deacon and Ava will be with Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal in LA and Tennessee.
The Martha Stewart Show has been renewed for a fifth season.
Rock band Kazak’s new album is available on iTunes starting TODAY! Victoria’s Secret angel Marisa Miller, also a Santa Cruz native, hosted one of their shows recently. She stated, “I want to spread the word and turn people on to a band I love. I hosted Kazak’s first live show in Santa Cruz at the beginning of November and was blown away. Everyone was. It was awesome to hear good rock that wasn’t pop sounding or over produced. They are small-town guys with big talent and I have high hopes for them.” For more info, visit KazakRock.com.

Halle Berry exposes more than just a little flesh as she films a scene for her upcoming movie Frankie and Alice on Sunday in Vancouver, Canada.

The 42-year-old actress is starring and co-producing the psychological drama, which follows a young woman struggling with multiple personality disorder. Halle, who plays both Frankie and Alice, is torn between who she is and a racist Caucasian alter-personality that preys upon her mind.

It was also recently announced that Halle and actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry will host the 40th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 12. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People honors those who promote diversity in the arts.

To see the full set of Halle baring it all, visit BauerGriffinOnline.com.

Ashley Olsen sports some very casual wear while out and about in New York City on Tuesday — Nike sneakers!

The 22-year-old Olsen twin also toted around her favorite vintage (and very rare) Fendi Crocodile Tote Bag.

Last week, Ashley schmoozed with Boston fashionistas at the Institute of Contemporary Art at an event honoring young American designers.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Ashley’s new casual look — HOT or NOT?

Jessica Alba is the latest celeb to sign up as a guest-star in the upcoming post-Super Bowl episode of The Office, reports EW.

In one plot of the special post Super Bowl episode of The Office, some of the office workers try to secretly watch a bootlegged Hollywood movie during the workday.

The special hour-long episode titled “Stress Relief” will premiere immediately following “Super Bowl XLIII,” Sunday, February 1 10:30PM ET on NBC.

It was announced earlier that Jack Black would also be guest-starring on The Office.

This is going to be the most awesome Office episode ever!!!

Nip/Tuck co-creator Ryan Murphy is bringing an hour-long musical comedy called Glee to FOX, reports THR.

Glee centers on Will (Matthew Morrison), a thirtysomething Spanish teacher at an Ohio high school who has the task of taking over the school’s glee club, which has become a haven for outcasts.

“I’ve had one of the best experiences of my career with Ryan Murphy doing Nip/Tuck and we’re excited to re-create that experience here,” said Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly, who formerly led programming at FX. “The second he pitched us Glee, it was like he had it in his sights yet again. It’s got his trademark wicked sense of humor and its heart in the right place and feels like a show for the times.”

13 episodes of Glee have been ordered and may fill the post-American Idol slot.

Rosario Dawson just revealed on Live With Regis & Kelly! how she met her boyfriend, Mathieu Schreyer, aka DJ Mr. French.

She shared, “I met [Mathieu] at a French cafe. (laughs) There’s a line in the movie (Seven Pounds) when Will [Smith]’s character and I first meet. And I walk up to him and go, ‘Are you looking at him or are you looking at me?’ And that’s actually how I met Mathieu.”

Rosario continued, “I was at lunch with my uncle and I was like, ‘Look at the guy over there. He’s really cute. He’s looking at me.’ My uncle’s like, ‘No, he’s looking at me.’ We argued for an entire lunch. Finally, forty minutes later, after he’s been nursing this coffee forever, I walk across and ask him who he’s been looking at. He’s like, (in a French accent) ‘Actually, I’m looking at the both of you.’ I go, ‘Oh really?’ (laughs)”

Seven Pounds opens in theaters everywhere this Friday, December 19.

For more info, visit SevenPounds.com.

Actress and hostess Abbie Cornish and boyfriend Ryan Phillippe arrive for the Calvin Klein Spring 2009 Collection launch at Pier 2 Walsh Bay on Tuesday (December 16) on Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia.

“We wanted an LA-based actress, someone youthful, strong and confident,” said Kevin Carrigan (the creative director of CK Calvin Klein) of choosing Abbie to host the 40th anniversary party for the brand. “We hope that she will have a future with us.”

Other pictures include Ryan and Abbie arriving in Sydney earlier in the week.

Red-headed Rumer Willis rocks out a nautical-print D&G halter cocktail dress at the D&G flagship boutique opening on Robertson Boulevard, Beverly Hills on Monday.

Last month, Bruce Willis said of 20-year-old daughter, “I worry about her being in showbiz. It is full of people like me. She has turned out so well. We did not push her into acting. She just sat me and Demi [Moore] down and said: ‘Look, I know you both think you’re big shots but I don’t want any help. I want to do this by myself.’”

Lance Armstrong stretches shirtless inside his home gym in the January/February 2009 issue of Men’s Health, on stands December 23.

The 37-year-old talks about his return to racing (he’ll bike this summer in the Tour de France), who he trusts and his crusade to end cancer. Here are some interview highlights:

On who he trusts: “I would say there are probably a dozen people I trust 100 percent. I’d trust them with my life. Outside of that it drops off a lot. Just like going into war, you have to know who’s committed. Beyond that, you just don’t know.”

On racing in the next Tour de France: “I’m so loyal to Johan [Bruyneel], there’s no way I’d cross him or race against him. This is a more interesting scenario in terms of our loyalty, the fact that I’m not the clear-cut winner anymore. But I’m a fair person. If I’m not the strongest, I’m not going to expect everyone to lay down. For me, it’s more important to be honorable and fair throughout this process.”

On his Livestrong campaign: “There’s a long way to go, and there are days when I think, geez, what did I bite off? But it gives me something to work for so I won’t have to walk into hospitals 20 or 30 years from now.”

On training: “Back in the day, people trained on just their feelings. Now you have heart rate, altitude, lactic acid, all measured on one unit. That’s how I knew I was ready to win the Tour. If I stepped on the scale in the morning and it said a certain weight and the power output was where it was supposed to be when I tested at the end of the day, it was over. Nobody close.”

A makeup-free Kellie Pickler stops by Andrews Air Force Baselands and then to Washington, D.C., just before heading off to Iraq to support the troops on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old former American Idol contestant was in very good spirits and happy to be supporting the troops with a surprise performance during the holiday season.

Joining the country crooner for the United Service Organizations tour was Kid Rock and Robin Williams.

Jack Black is set to guest-star in the upcoming post-Super Bowl episode of The Office.

In one plot of the special post Super Bowl episode of The Office, some of the office workers try to secretly watch a bootlegged Hollywood movie during the workday. The movie stars Jack Black and other notable Hollywood actors.

The special hour-long episode titled “Stress Relief” will premiere immediately following “Super Bowl XLIII,” Sunday, February 1 10:30PM ET on NBC.

Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington have reached a $750,000 settlement with a hospital that gave their newborn twins an overdose of blood thinner.

“The settlement is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties and their respective legal representatives, and is intended to avoid the time, expense and uncertainty of litigation,” say papers filed in L.A. Superior Court on Monday.

Quaid said on 60 Minutes, “It was the scariest, most frightening day that I think either of us have ever been through, to come face to face with your little kids who - so young in that kind of situation.”

Jennifer Lopez will get artificially inseminated next year… for her upcoming fertility-themed romantic comedy Plan B.

According to Variety, the story centers on a single woman (Lopez) who turns to artificial insemination to answer her ticking biological clock only to meet the man of her dreams on the same day as her positive pregnancy test results. Plan B is scheduled to shoot in April or May.

Jennifer and husband Marc Anthony already have twins, Max and Emme (almost 10 months).

Are you excited to see Jennifer back on the big screen???