Okay … it’s officially on! A few weeks ago we got our first look at Benji Madden’s hawt, muscly arms and since then he’s shown them off around town on a few occasions. Then earlier this week we saw photos of Benji’s twin brother Joel showing off his muscly arms as well. Today, Joel appears to have thrown down the gauntlet as he is, too, showing off his buffed up arms here in SoCal. Here are a few pics of Joel making his exit from Fred Segal in West Hollywood, CA carrying a small shopping bag and a pair of huge guns:

Team Joel? Team Benji? How about … Team Madden? Woot!!

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were joined by castmates Rachelle Lefevre (who plays the bad vamp Victoria), Cameron Bright (who plays even badder Volturi vamp Alec) and others for what is being described as a wrap party at Bluewater Cafe in Vancouver, BC Canada. Now, I’m not really sure if this was indeed a wrap party or not but many members of the Twilight gang were in the hiz to do a little celebratin’:

It seems way too early for the New Moon production to pack up and roll out of Vancouver but what do I know? Still, I don’t really believe that this party was a production wrap party because Taylor Lautner was nowhere to be seen (perhaps he was off skipping around town?). Whatever was going on there, the Bluewater Cafe sounds like it’s THE place to be in Vancouver to meet the stars of New Moon. I wonder if the food is as appetizing as the atmosphere.

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After some discussion about our Friday night plans the only thing that ended up getting done around here was piles of laundry and not much else. David spent his night reading while I watched some TV and listened in full to Tori Amos’s new album Abnormally Attracted to Sin:

Normally I like to spend time with a new Tori album to listen to it in full with headphones on but since the album is now streaming at her My Space profile, I just plugged in my headphones to my computer and listened to the whole thing last night. It’s really a spectacular album. It’s slower than many of her albums but the lyrics are superb. I still need a few listens to ingest it fully but I do like the disc overall. I am DYING to hear the new stuff live. If you, too, can’t wait til the album gets released on Tuesday, head over the Tori’s My Space to hear the album in full for yourselves.

I also spent much of last night boning up on my Mac skillz. This is my second week working exclusively on my MacBook Pro and I am really, really loving being back on a Mac computer. My first computer was a Mac and I was a staunch Mac person all thru college. Some of my old instincts have kicked in again but there’s so much new functionality that I need to get familiar with. THIS site suggested by someone on Twitter kept me bizzy learning Mac stuff last night for hours.

I think David and I are meeting up with friends for dinner tonight and then tomorrow we leave for Las Vegas, NV for the NIN show on Monday night. From there we go to NYC for a few days before we come back home next weekend. On the move again. In the meantime, I just wanna enjoy the beautiful weekend here in SoCal.

• Brooke Sheilds says a tabloid journalist checked her mother, who suffers from dementia, out of a nursing home to get a story.
• Natalie Portman denies that she is romantically involved with Sean Penn.
• Budget cutbacks lead to the death of a character on CSI:NY.
• Vanessa Hudgens is trying to separate herself from Disney.
• Spandau Ballet plans to collaborate … with Take That?
• Jamie Foxx has made his pick for American Idol.
• Students at the College of William & Mary set a new world record for the Michael Jackson Thriller dance.
• Megan Fox (Transformers) is 23, Tori Spelling is 36, David Boreanaz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) is 40, Janet Jackson is 43 and Pierce Brosnan is 56 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Gerard Butler is charged with battery against a paparazzo.

Here is this week’s batch of photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers — Bri from Canton, MI sends in a pic of 7 month old Olivia lookin’ cute as all heck in her black and pink outfit — Dawn from Woodbridge, Ont Canada sends in a pic of her supercute 2 year old son and “Ladies Man” Julian giving us his best smile — Jordan sends in a pic from this year’s prom — Jessica sends in a pic of the 11 inches of hair she cut off and donated to the amazing charity Locks of Love — Yvonne sends in a fun group pic of her family enjoying a cruise vacay together — Christie sends in a pic of her pet pooch Murcielago (aka Muci) who was born from the kennel featured on The Real Housewives of Orange County:

Awww, what a great batch of photos. Thank you all so much for all the amazing contributions. You might not recall but little Olivia and Julian were both featured on the blog last year and here they are, growing up so fast. Much love to you all for continuing to send in your fun pics … please keep ‘em coming! xoxoxo

Yesterday we got our first look at the new promo video for the new NBC competitive Reality TV program I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here which features, among others, newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt competing in a Survivor-like setting for the titled of King and Queen of the Jungle. Today we get to see promo pics of all of the “celebs” who have been cast on the show in preparation for the series launch. Check out the new cast of I’m A Celebrity and see if YOU can pick out a fave to win:

From the press release: It’s the ultimate Swiss Family Robinson as ten celebrities are dropped into the heart of the jungle to face fun and comedic challenges designed to test their survival skills. America is the puppet master, controlling their favorite celebrities by putting them into challenges and tasks to win food, supplies and luxury items. In each episode, friendships will be tested, hilarity will ensue and viewers will decide which celebrities stay or go. The last remaining star will be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle, winning a substantial cash prize for their favorite charity. America has never seen a show like this before. Television has never been programmed like this before. Don’t miss a minute of this ultimate three-week event. In a unique scheduling move, “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” will air at 8 p.m. over four weeks in June. The new series will debut as a two-hour television event on Monday, June 1 (8-10 p.m. ET) and will follow with broadcasts on Mondays through Thursdays (8-9 p.m. ET) for the first three weeks. During the fourth week of June, the series will be telecast Monday through Wednesday (8-9 p.m. ET) with the finale on Wednesday, June 24 (8-9 p.m. ET).

While I think this is a *genius* idea for an entertaining Reality TV show (one that has already proven successful in the UK), I really wish they would’ve spent a little bit more time finding more well-known contestants. I only know who John Salley is because he is a former Detroit Pistons basketball player. I have no idea who Torri Wilson is (tho, a quick Google search enlightens that she is a WWE wrestler). I understand that the celeb contestants are subjected to challenges that are unpleasant and sometimes gross … that might be worth tuning in to see in and of itself. I think I’ll give this series a chance … I don’t know that I’ll be rooting for anyone in particular to win but I’m curious to see how these folks stand up to the rigors of competition. What do y’all think … will YOU be tuning in?

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Michael Jackson, who has been holed up in a studio in Burbank, CA for the last few weeks working on rehearsals for his upcoming 50-date residency at the O2 Arena in London, England later on this year, stepped out for a bit of shopping with his masked children — Prince Michael Joseph, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael Joseph, II — in Beverly Hills, CA yesterday unmasked … perhaps in an attempt to prove to the world that he is not suffering from skin cancer as one British report alleges. Additionally, according to TMZ, MJ spent part of his afternoon yesterday dealing with a little matter of a new lawsuit that may hinder his upcoming UK concert stint … just another Friday for the so-called King of Pop:

We’ve learned there was a secret meeting yesterday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where Michael Jackson made it clear — he will not perform with Janet and the Jackson 5; and the dude who organized the concert tour tells us he will sue them. As we first reported, Jacko’s manager signed a deal on behalf of M.J. to perform with his sis and bros at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas in 2010. Part of the deal — that he not sign any other concert deal for 18 months. But then Jacko went and signed up for his London concerts which are scheduled to begin in July. The company that organized the family concert — AllGood Entertainment — got Michael, daddy Joe Jackson and several others in a room yesterday at the Bev Hills Hotel. Joe tried to convince Michael that the family tour should go on, but Michael wouldn’t budge because it would have aired on pay-per-view and M.J. said he doesn’t like pay-per-view! The meeting was heated and no one agreed to anything. Patrick Alloco of AllGood tells us he’s going to sue Jackson and his family next week.

It’s a shame that MJ is vehemently fighting his contractual commitment to perform with his brothers and sister in concert cuz THAT would be a kickass show. But, I’m fairly certain, this impending lawsuit will do nothing to halt his 50-date stint at the O2 Arena. There is no way the promoters of the O2 shows are gonna let anything keep him from getting on that stage when the stint kicks off in July. Michael Jackson sold 1 million tickets in just 4 days … that’s a lot of money. I’m pretty sure that if this lawsuit becomes a real problem, there will be a paid settlement to make it go away. Additionally, I think it’s a very good idea that Jacko keep being seen in public without wearing a mask. The time is drawing very nigh when he’s gonna have to be on stage performing in front of thousands of people on almost a nightly basis. It’s almost time for him to show what he’s got. I can’t wait to see for myself if he is still all that.

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