Chuck Bass, played by Ed Westwick, is featured very heavily in tonight’s new episode of Gossip Girl titled Chuck in Real Life … and to celebrate The CW has whipped up a fun little mash-up video to promote the ep using Britney Spears’s new single Womanizer:

What a brills way to capitalize on both a hot song and a hot TV show. Make sure you keep tuning into to Gossip Girl as the season rolls on because there are reports that one of the characters will be peacing the spork out very soon. I’ve been LOVING this season thus far … and I’m dying to see more. Any guesses on who might be peacing out on GG this season?

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Not since both Bugs Bunny’s pal Pepé Le Pew and Bambi’s buddy Flower came onto the scene back in the 1940’s have I feast my eyes on a cuter skunk in Hollywood. Kingston James McGregor Rossdale spent part of his weekend all dolled up as a skunk in preparation of the coming Halloween festivities. Skunky Kingston went out for a stroll with his nanny before his daddy Gavin Rossdale took him to the Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in Beverly Hills, CA to do some pumpkin shopping … behold:

You may recall that the Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch is THE place for celebs and their kids to shop for Halloween pumpkins here in SoCal … and I believe that the Stefani-Rossdales have visited this patch a couple of times already this year. I dunno why they need so many pumpkins but, who am I to judge? I love that little Kingston is already dressing up for Halloween this early in the month. Most kids get one shot at Halloween dress-up fun but not so for his royal cuteness. It should be noted that we still have seen neither hide nor hair of Gwen and Gavin’s newest baby Zuma Nesta Rock.

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Here are a few photos from a photoshoot that Academy Award-winning actress and all around BEAUTY Cate Blanchett did for British Marie Claire magazine earlier this summer. Altho the photos aren’t new, it is the first time that I have seen them and because of their stark simplicity, I felt it incumbent to share:

I mean holy cheekbones, y’all. Cate Blanchett is just the serious hotness. You’d be hard-pressed to find an unattractive photo of Cate, I think. Not only is she an amazing actress (I just re-watched Notes on a Scandal last week and was reminded how amazing she was in that film) but she is also, I think, one of those flawlessly beautiful women that you don’t see very much of in Hollywood. She is deffo one of my faves and I love posting photos of this lovely lady.

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Britney Spears’s official website at BritneySpears.com has been updated with new insider photos from a dance routine rehearsal that Brit held this past Friday night. Britney and her cast of dancers appeared to be working on a routine possibly for a live performance of her new single Womanizer or maybe even a new music video altogether. Here are a few pics of Britney, one with whip in hand, at Friday night’s rehearsal:

Friday night Britney had dance rehearsal to work on a new routine. Britney, her choreographer Andre, and her dance crew had a blast playing around with some new moves. If you look closely, you’ll see that Britney is indeed holding a whip! Looks like her new music video might be even hotter than “Womanizer!”

I would LOVE it if Britney were actually working on her next music video already but something tells me that this routine might really be for an upcoming live performance. There was much speculation that Britney was gonna perform at the 2008 MTV VMAs in September but that didn’t happen. We’ve since learned that Britney may be appearing at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards which will be held in Liverpool, England on November 8. Naturally, there is new speculation that if she appears then she might also perform that night. Britney has also been confirmed to appear on X-Factor (the British American Idol) later on this year so she might be rehearsing for that. Personally, I don’t care what she’s rehearsing for … I’m just glad to see her hard at work. She’s been lookin’ real good for some time now … this is just another sign that she is back on the comeback track! Woot!

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After their quick trip to the US earlier this month, the Brangelina brood made their way back to Nice, France for what I guessed would be an extended stay. It turns out that their trip to Nice was only a stop-over on their way to Berlin, Germany where Brad Pitt has begun work on his next film, to be directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is titled Inglourious Basterds and here is our first look at Brad in the role of nazi-hunter Lt. Aldo Raine:

In Brad Pitt’s upcoming World War II movie, he plays a vengeance-seeking Nazi hunter – and he looks the part. The first portrait of Pitt’s character, Lt. Aldo Raine, in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (yes, the misspelling is intentional), was released Monday. Clad in tough-looking fighter gear, Pitt portrays the leader of the “Basterds,” a group of Jewish-American soldiers who scalp and brutally kill Nazis. Pitt’s character is described on Tarantino.info as not “your Warner Brothers 1950’s WW2 hero … this is a hillbilly straight from the mountains of Tennessee.”

Interesting. Brad Pitt seems to have a penchant for taking on roles that have the ability to test his acting chops. His previous roles have been so varied that I hardly bat an eye whenever I hear of his next movie role. There was quite a bit of buzz over his role in Burn After Reading but since the movie was released this summer, I’ve heard nary a word about it since. This Tarantino film sounds a wee bit similar to the Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie (wherein Cruise plays a German soldier who tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Hitler) and may end up competing with the film. Valkyrie was supposed to be released this year and has been pushed back til next year. No word on when the Tarantino film will be released (since it just began filming) but a film like this tends to get released in time for serious Oscar contention (early Fall). Brad puts on a nice hero posture, we’ll have to see if he can deliver the goods when Inglourious Basterds eventually gets released.

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Yesterday evening, David and I met up with Kirsten, Darion, Mike and Jill at Ketchup on Sunset Blvd. to enjoy a 50% off meal together at the fun eatery. Here is a fun group shot that we snapped at the end of dinner:

Under normal circumstances (ie. Mon-Sat.) the menu at Ketchup is a bit pricey … but if you go on Sunday they will reduce your bill (with exception for alcohol) by half. We’ve learned tho, over the past few times that we’ve gone to Ketchup on 50% off Sundays that you have to remind the waitstaff to take off the discount. As has happened the last few times we went there on Sundays, we had to send our bill back so that the correct amount was charged. I find it hilarious that the waitstaff always “forgets” to take off the 50% discount on Sundays ;) In any event, we did have a great time together eating and hanging out. David and I couldn’t stay long, tho, cuz I had to get him to the airport for his flight back to NYC. He has already arrived safe and sound. I am also happy to report that it looks like he will be coming back to SoCal sooner than I had anticipated. Thanks to frequent flier miles on Jet Blue, he may come back for Halloween weekend for free!! I was really not looking forward to a 4 week separation from him so I’m very excited that he may be coming back.

Tonight I’m meeting up with Kirsten and Darion again for a little hanging out time together … there may be Chick-Fil-A in our future, perhaps a movie, we’ll see ;)

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