Beauty News

Katie Holmes heads to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City for Arthur Miller’s All My Sons this weekend.

The 29-year-old actress is getting set for opening night on Thursday Oct. 16th.

In case you missed it, Katie’s daughter Suri Cruise had a fashion face-off with Kate Hudson and Jennifer Garner! She’s such a cutie!

Food Network/Everyday Italian star (and Today show guest host) Giada De Laurentiis takes some pictures with fans at a book signing at Chelsea Market in New York City on Saturday.

The 38-year-old author has been promoting her new book, Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites. It was released last month on Sept. 30th. The new release follows her other books entitled: Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Giada’s Family Dinners and Everyday Pasta.

Giada and husband Todd Thompson had their first child this year on March 29 - Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Giada’s recipes - YAY or NAY?

Goopy gorgeous Gwyneth Paltrow stars in a 7-minute-long commercial featuring “Pashmy Dream”.

In the commercial written and directed by actor-turned-director Dennis Hopper, the 36-year-old actress promotes Italian label Tod’s and their new Pashmy bag.

“Cinderella had her shoe,” says Hopper. “Gwyneth has her Tod’s Pashmy bag.”

Log on to www.tods.com to dream the “Pashmy Dream” with Gwyn.

For pictures of Gwyn filming the commercial back in May, click here and here. Check out the video below!

Sophie Monk prepares for Halloween in Los Angeles earlier this week, trying on angel wings and a halo for her new “reality” show tentatively titled Bigger than Paris.

The 28-year-old Aussie actress was later seen leaving meetings with network executives including from TV studios like The CW, CBS, Lifetime, Bravo, MTV and VH1. One notable stop Sophie made was with E!, where her ex Ryan Seacrest works. Wonder if those two met up again!

On board for Monk’s new show are producers Matthew Heller, Matthew Felker, Bonnie Buckner and Tim Gibbons (Curb Your Enthusiasm).

Christina Aguilera, husband Jordan Bratman and their son Max Liron, 9 months, catch a departing flight out of LAX airport in Los Angeles en route to London on Friday.

This Tuesday, October 14, the 27-year-old singer will perform at the UK’s Royal Albert Hall for The Africa Rising Festival sponsored by Nigerian newspaper THISDAY.

The brainchild of THISDAY Editor-in-Chief Nduka Obaigbena, the festival aims to raise awareness of Africa’s biggest issues, which include improving social and physical infrastructures and combating disease outbreaks. For more information, visit THISDAYOnline.com.

Hugh Jackman celebrates his 40th birthday with wife Deborra-Lee Furness at the Royal Motorboat Club at Point Piper on Saturday in Sydney, Australia. (The Australian Girls Choir sang Happy Birthday to a the birthday boy.)

Joining the couple was Hugh’s former longtime assistant and producer John Palermo. They are now business partners in the production company, Seed Productions, which worked on the upcoming, much-anticipated film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Earlier in the day, Hugh and Deborra-Lee spent some time at Bronte Park with their daughter Ava Eliot, 3.

Hilary Duff brightens up the 4th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The Duffster recently was featured in a “That’s So Gay” PSA!

The campaign’s focus is to raise awareness among teens about the frequency and consequences of bigoted behavior in schools. The ultimate goal is to reduce or prevent homophobic language and establish a more positive, safe environment.

Vanessa Hudgens made her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Friday. They showed a clip of a 9-year-old Vanessa performing as Cindy Lou at a local production of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” in San Diego, Calif.

Adorable, no?

The 19-year-old High School Musical star also talked about her very first role in theater: “I auditioned for the Hunchback of Notre Dame and I wanted to be Esmeralda because that’s the girl part. I thought I could get it. But I actually got Quasimodo, the hunchback. So, I walked around with the hunchback and the crazy makeup.”

When asked if she had strict parents, Vanessa shared, “They weren’t that bad. They supported me and let me do acting. I must admit, I did get my mouth washed out with soap once. I actually, still to this day, don’t know why. I must have did something really wrong. I was 4-years-old, I don’t even know I said wrong… I honestly don’t really remember the taste.”

Watch the video below!

SHE’S NAKED

Britney Spears has unleashed her much-anticipated “Womanizer” music video, which was shot on September 24 and 25 in Los Angeles.

Yes, she starts off the vid COMPLETELY NAKED. BRITNEY. NAKED. BRITNEY. NAKED.

Joseph Kahn directed the new video. He also directed Brit’s “Stronger” and “Toxic” videos. Kahn most recently won the Pussycat Dolls a VMA for their “When I Grow Up” video.

THOUGHTS????????????

Gerard Butler tees off with a friend during a round of golf at a course in Los Feliz, Calif., on Thursday afternoon.

It was recently announced that Jamie Foxx will be joining the 38-year-old Scottish stuf in the upcoming psychological cop thriller, Law Abiding Citizen. Foxx has signed on to play a man who is devastated when he learns that one of his wife and daughter’s murderers will be set free. He sets out to seek revenge on the killers and those who made the deal, including a successful assistant district attorney played by Gerry

Tennis champ Serena Williams and former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland hit Miami Beach together on Friday afternoon.

Serena, 27, has a book called “Queen of the Court” scheduled for release Christmas 2009.

Mike Jones, Simon & Schuster’s editorial director for non-fiction said of the book, “It’s a fantastic story about her background and how both her sister [Venus] and she were pushed into becoming winners by their father. She has huge appeal because of what she has achieved during her career. This book goes beyond tennis fans. She’s a top athlete with a really great personality and interesting story behind her.”

WOULD YOU buy and read Serena’s book — YAY or NAY?

Lisa Marie Presley gave birth to twin girls on Friday, reports Star.

The 40-year-old daughter and heir of Elvis Presley welcomed her daughters with 47-year-old musician husband Michael Lockwood by her side at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Lisa Marie’s two older children, Riley, 21, and Ben, 16, from her first marriage to Danny Keough, were also present for the twins’ arrival.

“Lisa Marie is mom to four now! She’s feeling good, a little tired too,” a family friend reveals. “She is so happy and Michael is ecstatic. He’s wanted to be a dad for so long. This is his dream come true…. The babies are healthy and beautiful. Ben was seen pushing them down the hall in their cart and cooing to them.”

Congratulations to the happy couple!

The Jonas Brothers have been in Paris the last few days promoting their latest album, A Little Bit Longer. Kevin, Joe and Nick performed on the French TV programs “Grand Journal” and “Star Academy”. Tomorrow (Saturday), they fly to Phoenix.

Earlier today, Joe and a pal went off to do a little sight-seeing and visited the Centre Pompidou. The pair, along with bodyguard Big Rob, stopped off for some snacks at a créperie.

The Jonas Brothers reportedly picked Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, as the person they’d most like to send into space because “she would show aliens the perfect body of a woman.”

Check out this video clip of Nicole Richie doing some major butt-kicking during her guest appearance on NBC’s hit show Chuck. The episode airs on Monday, October 20 @ 8PM ET/PT on NBC.

Here’s the episode synopsis: Chuck (Zachary Levi) learns more about Sarah’s (Yvonne Strahovski) past when they run into her old high school nemesis Heather Chandler (guest star Nicole Richie). Sarah’s teenage insecurities come to surface and she tries to avoid Heather at all costs. Chuck, on the other hand, does everything he can to hear more about Sarah’s hidden life. When Heather’s nerdy husband Mark (Ben Savage) turns out to be a key player in a new mission, the agents must attend Sarah’s high school reunion to prevent the sale of potentially dangerous super-bomber plans — all the action ends with the ultimate cat fight. Meanwhile, Big Mike (Mark Christopher Lawrence) leaves town for a day and Buy More’s new assistant manager Lester (Vik Sahay) decides to implement a new sales policy.

Watch the video below and there are four more at E! Online.