I wish there was a better picture with both of them looking at the camera, but clearly Ben Affleck is bent on whispering in his boo’s ear instead. 

BFF’s Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite for the 3^rd Annual Ante Up For Africa No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament  that began yesterday afternoon in Las Vegas.  It’s nice to see these two together again and I’m going to point out the obvious, and what I know you’re thinking:  Matt Damon is looking mighty hot, yes?

The annual event was hosted by poker star Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle at the Rio Hotel in Vegas.  The event will be aired August 11, 2009, 8-10 pm E.T. on ESPN.  All players are being asked to donate half of their winnings to Enough and Refugees International.  These organizations are helping the citizens of Darfur and Sudan as they enter their 6^th year of dire crisis.  The Ante Up for Africa site can be accessed here

Other celebrities helping the cause:

• Charles Barkley
• Cedric
• Mike Tyson
• Sarah Silverman
• Dean Cain
• Nelly
• Jennifer Tilly
• Brad Garrett
• Human Nature

Lots of pics after the break

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Ashanti appears on this week’s Page Six magazine cover.  She looks so pretty, doesn’t she? 

On her career being in a standstill due to the money laundering indictment of Irv Gotti, CEO of her record label Murder Inc., :

`That was the worst part—not having a say as to what’s happening in my own life,” she says now. “To a singer, that’s like telling them they’re dying. It was tragic.”

On being taken advantage of (she did not not even having a recording contract until after her first video, Foolish came out):

 “Trust me, if I knew then what I know now, that contract would have had a lot more zeros behind the dollar sign,” she says. “I was not an overnight success like people think.”

On her boyfriend of a few years, Nelly:

“an amazing person with a big heart, who’s taught me a lot.”

On wanting 10 kids (that’s not a type-o):

I love kids and kids dig me.” And that’s why as part of her declaration to be a “stronger, more independent woman,” she’s adding being a mom to her list of priorities. “I love my career, but to one day be a mom is more important to me than any platinum albums or awards.”

 

I`m sure he just made a LOT of women VERY happy.

The rapper is thrilled to be spokesperson:

I’ve been a big fan of Diddy and the Sean John clothing line for years.  “So, when they asked me to work with them, it was a real honour. I hope my fans will enjoy this campaign as much as I did shooting it.”

Sean Comb`s take on the new deal:

I have known Nelly for many years and I really admire his work. To me, Nelly is the quintessential definition of the Sean John man.
“He has the attitude, the swagger, and most of all the physique that our customers can both aspire and relate to. And let’s be honest, all of the ladies out there are going to be thanking us for this campaign.”

We are thanking you now!!

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