Beauty News

Jennifer Garner plants a nice big wet kiss on daughter Violet Affleck as she picks her up from pre-school in Santa Monica, Calif. on Wednesday.

Yesterday, the 36-year-old mom-to-be showed off a bit of her baby bump as it peeked out from her sweater!

Hubby Ben Affleck has been spreading some holiday cheer, putting together some care packages for overseas troops yesterday in Van Nuy, Calif.

T.I. takes front and center on the other side of the double-sided cover for Rap-Up (Christina Milian is the other cover star).

The 28-year-old rapper reflects on the biggest year of his career, his impending jail sentence, the effect it will have on his family, and how the King always gets his way.

On how his children are going to deal with his time in prison: “My oldest is 12—she understands. She’s strong and smart. The three weeks I was in, before I got to come home, she said to me, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll hold things down ’til you get back.’ I’m more worried about how my boys are going to deal.”

On how the recession has affected him: “I think I’d be selling more houses had the economy been in better shape. I think I’d be selling more records had the economy been in better shape. I’d be selling more clothes, too.”

On what it would take for him to be conceited like Kanye West: “Selling a billion. At about a billion, I think I’d be pretty hard to deal with.”

On winning awards: “No disrespect to Kanye, but that kinda stuff just don’t mean nothing to me. Whether or not I win an award, I mean that’s nice, but at the end of the day I understand that I’m a man. What being a man means to me is not defined by an award or an amount of records sold.”

Vanessa Hudgens rocks out her Balenciaga bag while smiling with her Starbucks coffee in hand as she heads to a business meeting in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.

The 20-year-old actress had “date night” with boyfriend Zac Efron and made it a Lakers affair! The pair watched the New York Knicks take on the L.A. Lakers. With spring right around the corner, the pair could be headed to a L.A. Dodgers baseball game pretty soon!

Paul Bettany shows off his newly shorn look while chatting on his cell phone in the Meatpacking District of New York City on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old British actor is bald for his upcoming role in Creation, in which he plays the father of evolutionary theory, Charles Darwin. In the film, Paul’s real-life wife Jennifer Connelly will play Emma Darwin, the wife (and cousin) of Charles. Emma was also the mother of their ten children.

The first pictures of Paul in character surfaced back in October.

Ben Affleck speaks about the new short film he directed, Gimme Shelter, at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday (December 17) in New York City.

The four-minute documentary highlights humanitarian issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“We made this film in order to focus attention on the humanitarian crisis in the DRC at a time when too much of the world is indifferent or looking the other way,” said Ben. “The suffering and loss we’ve all seen first-hand is staggering - it is beyond belief.”

He also poked fun at Angelina Jolie, UNHCR’s most visible spokesperson: “UNHCR needs to find a Goodwill Ambassador who can get some sort of press attention.”

Eddie Murphy will play Gotham villian The Riddler in the next Batman movie, reports The Sun.

The 47-year-old former Beverly Hills Cop was tapped by British director Christopher Nolan to reprise the role played by Jim Carrey in 1995’s Batman Forever.

The studio has also reportedly signed up Transformers star Shia LaBeouf, 22, to play Robin. Rachel Weisz is rumored to be taking up the Catwoman role.

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Britney Spears has been sporting her favorite checkered Ben Sherman “Chichester” coat while promoting her new album, Circus, in Japan.

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Jennifer Aniston keeps it classy in a black trench before taping her appearance at Late Show with David Letterman at New York City’s Ed Sullivan theater on Wednesday afternoon.

The 39-year-old actress is in town to promote her new movie Marley & Me, out Christmas Day.

Jen recently shared her fave holiday traditions. She said, “My favorite tradition is picking out my tree and then the tree trimming. I just got mine! And there’s eggnog, Christmas carols, usually chili, cupcakes. I’ve cooked the chili – my mom has a great recipe. But now I have a lovely lady cook it because I want people to be happy!”

But it’s not because they’re trying to keep their romance under wraps!

Rihanna and boyfriend Chris Brown booked two different rooms while staying at the Hotel Icon in Houston on Dec. 7.

“They use one room to put their things in, mostly because Rihanna travels with a lot of stuff,” an insider close to Chris, 19, and Rihanna, 20 tells Life & Style. “She’s a real girlie girl, and she brings along lots of clothes, makeup, accessories.… It’s like her whole closet travels with her.”

Adds the insider, “Of course they don’t sleep separately!”

Christina Milian is back on her first magazine cover since parting ways with Island Def Jam in 2006.

The 27-year-old singer breaks her silence to Rap-Up on the emotional past two years, her reaction to ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey, and her brand new album on MySpace Records.

On how she reacted after being dropped from her label: “It was embarrassing. It was a week after my album [So Amazin’] got put out. I would be in my room a lot of the time crying by myself.”

On the reason why she was dropped: “It was a budget cut, I believe. [Def Jam] probably got rid of projects like mine to spend the money on [Rihanna].”

On who inspired her to get back into music: “I bumped into Janet Jackson at a club. We talked for an hour and I was telling her I don’t know if I’m gonna do this, and she was like, ‘Girl, do not let them stop you. I’m a fan and you make good music.’ She’s a person I actually looked up to growing up, so her telling me that really was the day I was like, ‘I’m not gonna let these people
hold me down. It’s time.’”

On learning about ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey: “I was surprised like everyone else. I was like, ‘Really?’ It just seemed like a weird match, but I was happy for him. I always feel Nick works hard to get what he wants, whether that be women—that’s how he got me.”

Rap-Up.com has a preview the Winter 08/09 issue, which is on sale everywhere December 23nd.

Rachel Bilson bundles herself up in a beanie, ugg boots and a hoodie while shopping for groceries in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Last night, the former O.C. star stopped by the opening of the D&G flagship boutique on Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

Other stars stopped by the opening, including: Rumer Willis, Jessica Stroup, Nicole Richie, Lauren Conrad and Paris Hilton.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s marriage is at a “breaking point,” the latest issue of Us Weekly is reporting.

Jennifer showed up to the premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last week without her 8-carat diamond engagement ring, wedding band, or husband Marc Anthony.

“They both didn’t wear their rings on purpose,” said a mutual pal of the married couple. “Nothing Jennifer does is without purpose.”

Her best friend, Leah Remini, also can’t stand him Marc. “It if was up to her, Leah would just break them up today,” a pal says.

The pair did, however, have dinner Tuesday at Beverly Hills restaurant Luau, which they left holding hands (pictured below).

Marc’s rep, Blanca Lasalle, refutes all of these rumors, saying, “They are doing great. [These] are fabricated stories. They are together.”

Evan Rachel Wood works the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie, Fox Searchlight’s The Wrestler, held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday (December 16) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 21-year-old actress admitted she has a new man in her life — a cat! She told People, “I’m not really looking for any kind of guy now. I just got a new boy cat. He’s the only man in my life right now. [His name is] Nicodemus, after the king of the rats in the Secret of NIMH. A cat named after the King of the Rats. He’s all I need right now.”

The after-party for The Wrestler was held at the American restaurant Kate Mantilini. Pictured inside: ERW talking with Jared Leto at the premiere.

Bar Refaeli walks the catwalk in a flowing blue number at a fashion show for Corona’s ‘Save the Beach Project’, which aims to help save Europe’s beaches by getting people to clean up the litter in Milan, Italy on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Israeli bombshell’s boyfriend, Leo DiCaprio, has been working the promotional circuit for his new movie, Revolutionary Road.

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* Patrick Dempsey bundles up as Grey’s is left in the cold.
* Kate Moss loves her boyfriend blazer.
* Carmen Electra is a casino bunny.
* Prince Harry meets his leather daddy.
* The best animal videos of 2008.
* PETA spokeswoman Khloe Kardashian wears fur.
* Kelly Rutherford breast bonds with 2-year-old.
* Pete Wentz is an X Offender.
* Kate Moss likes them older.
* Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am is scheduled to perform his latest song, “It’s A New Day,” celebrating the historic victory of President-elect Barack Obama, on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009. “It’s A New Day” follows on the success of his Emmy Award-winning “Yes We Can Song,” which received over 15 million views on YouTube.
* Time magazine named U.S. President-elect Barack Obama the Person of the Year in 2008 after he became the first African-American to win the White House.
* The People’s Choice Awards says Carrie Underwood will perform at its 35th annual ceremony next month.
* A collection of photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken for Vogue the year she died has been auctioned in New York for nearly $150,000.