Natalie Portman and costar, Tobey Maguire are at the New York premiere of their movie Brothers where:

A young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier’s film, “Brothers”

Jake Gyllenhaal also stars in the movie but wasn’t at the premiere.  Boo.   The movie looks good, but potentially a major tear jerker.

During her promotional tour, Natalie explained her reason for agreeing to star in Thor:

I just thought it sounded like a weird idea because Kenneth Branagh’s directing it, so I was just like, “Kenneth Branagh doing Thor is super-weird. I’ve gotta do it.”

At the premiere:

• Agyness Deyn
• The Edge
• Amanda Peet
• Emma Roberts
• Terrence Howard
• Katherine McPhee
• Justin Guarini
• Kelly Rutherford
• Charlie Bewley
• Rachel Roy
• Olivia Palermo
• Cheyenne Jackson

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The Grove lights up for its annual tree lighting ceremony with performances by Jon Secada, Lonestar and Five for Fighting.  Also attending the event:  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Dean Cain, Lonestar, Della Reese, Benji and Joel Madden.

It looks so Christmasy there!  Are you in the Christmas spirit?

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Phat Phenomenon Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Honsou spend the day at Cross Creek Park in Malibu with her daughter Ming Lee Simmons and their son Kenzo Lee Honsou.

It is being reported that Kimora will join the judging panel of America’s Next Top Model.  She and Tyra Banks are BFF’s.  I have to wonder of the two of them, who the biggest Diva is? he he he

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In case you missed it, last night the American Music Awards were on and were opened by Janet Jackson with performances by Rihanna, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day, Alicia Keys with Jay-Z, Eminem & 50 Cent, Whitney Houston, The Black Eyed Peas and Adam Lambert.  Of them all my favourite performance was by the Black Eyed Peas.  My least favourite? Unfortunately Rihanna.

Michael Jackson posthumously won 4 awards:  Favorite Soul/R‘n’B Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Vocalist Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R‘n’B Album. Taylor Swift beat out Michael and others in the Artist of the Year award.  She, herself looked shocked (via satellite) when she won and said:

“To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson is an unimaginable honour. I’m sending my love to the Jackson family.”

Tons of stars (obviously) at this event:

• Melody Thornton
• Ne-Yo
• Paula Abdul
• Peter Wentz
• Shakira
• Selena Gomez
• Carrie Underwood
• Demi Lovato
• Nicole Kidman,
• Sofia Vergara
• Leona Lewis
• Kristen Bell
• Dominic Monaghan
• Chris Daughtry
• Julie Bowen
• Keri Hilson

and lots others.

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Tokio Hotel’ s Bill Kaulitz is in Berlin, Germany at the premiere of ‘Arthur und die Minimoys 2 – Die Rueckkehr des Boesen M’ (Arthur 2) at Cinestar Sony Center movie theater.

Bill Kaulitz is the German voice of “Arthur“.  I don’t see any pictures of any of the other bandmates at the premiere, so I’m not sure if they were or weren’t there.

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I don’t know why, but when I read this it cracked me up.  The bromance between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck may have slowed down a bit, but Matt Damon is taking measures to spend more time with his BFF and their families:

“Ben and I both feel we are through a 10-year phase of our lives when we were very focused on our careers,” but maybe we’ll slow down a little and do more stuff together, and have time with our families because that’s a wonderful kind of new facet to our lives.”

Could there be two hotter friends?  Matt Damon has three children (Alexia 10, Isabella, three, and 15-month-old Gia) with wife Luciana and Ben Affleck has two daughters (Violet, three, and 10-month-old Seraphina) with Jennifer Garner.

Ben has been directing more these days than acting, and it’s something Matt is considering doing:

“Directing is something I really want to do,” he told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper. “But the parts I’m getting now and the directors and producers I’m working with are so great that I’m not in any hurry.”

The photo of Matt and Ben is from a poker tournament for charity earlier this year.  I chose it because Matt looks hot in his jeans.

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