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Kate Hudson & Son @ Sea World

During a day off from filming Fool’s Gold in Australia, Kate Hudson makes a playdate with her real mane man, 3-year-old Ryder, at Queensland’s Sea World theme park on Sunday.

Rachel Bilson @ Mr. Chow

The always gorgeous looking Rachel Bilson pictured above leaving Mr. Chow on Sunday night.

Elisha Cuthbert’s Sassy Hair

Elisha Cuthbert sports a new shorter look reportedly for her role as Jordan Roark in ‘My Sassy Girl‘.

Ryan Phillippe Talks About Divorce

Three months after his split from Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe says, “This is the most difficult time in my life.”

“I must stay focused on my kids,” Phillippe, 32, tells TV’s Extra in an interview airing this week.

Witherspoon filed for divorce on Nov. 8, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple were married for seven years and have two children: Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3.

Asked if he’s distracted himself with his work during this tough time, the Flags of Our Fathers star answers: “I have not found balance in my life yet.”

Going through a break-up in the public eye makes things harder, he says: “It’s unfortunate when you have kids … but I signed up for this and have to deal with it. I don’t read the magazines or watch the shows. … It’s hard when people follow me to my kid’s school.”

In his first public words about the split, Phillippe told PEOPLE in November: “I’m not a perfect person, but I’m not guilty of a lot of the things I have been accused of. My priority is and always has been the health and safety of my family.”

Phillippe would not comment on reports that a relationship with Abbie Cornish – the Australian actress who costars with him in an upcoming film – played a role in the demise of his marriage. But his reps vehemently denied other allegations of hard partying and drug use.

On Saturday, at a press event for his new movie Breach, Phillippe told reporters that, despite his personal turmoil, he’s at a high point professionally.

“I acknowledge that the successes and the opportunities I’ve had recently have been the best of my career,” he said. “I’ve got to say it’s the last thing on my mind right now, considering what I’m going through in my personal life, but I definitely appreciate the opportunities.”

But now, he said, he’s ready to focus on his family: “I did three movies in the last year and a half and I’m going to take a good long break and be a dad. So that’s No. 1 on my mind right now.”

Source: People Magazine

Above picture: Reese and Ryan’s last public appearance as a couple at the Flags Of Our Fathers premiere in New York City, October 2006.

Jessica Simpson Talks About Nick Lachey

Jessica Simpson says seeing Nick Lachey with another woman after their split was painful.

“Oh, it hurt me,” Simpson tells Elle in its March issue. “Two or three weeks later? Yeah, I’d say it kind of hurt me.”

(After their November 2005 separation, her ex was photographed with Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari. He’s now dating MTV’s Vanessa Minnillo.)

But Simpson, 26, says she’s still in touch with Lachey, 33. “He’s so much a part of my life, how could I not be? Any guy who’s going to be with me from this day forward has to understand that.”

She won’t say whether that guy could be John Mayer, 29, with whom she’s been linked off and on since the summer.

“I want to tell you everything, but I have to sew my lips together,” she says. “It’s hurt me in the past.” (Still, a glimpse of her e-mail inbox reveals a block of about 10 e-mails from Mayer, including one with the subject line, “Texas girl.”)

When the interviewer comments, “I feel that with this new privacy of yours, I’m going to wake up one morning, pick up the paper and read …” Simpson interjects: “That I’m married! Maybe.”

Asked if she’s “totally in love right now,” Simpson grins and says, “I didn’t say yes.”

If she’s taking pains to keep her love life low-profile, it’s because of the tabloid firestorm set off by her split from Lachey after they’d revealed the inner workings of their marriage on Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica.

“I let people in on who I am and how I react to my husband,” Simpson says. “That’s a big deal. Celebrities don’t do that. So I think they brought me down just because I stopped talking and because I have not spoken – and will not speak – about my divorce. And I think people feel like I owe them my reality right now.”

She will say, though, that she thought there was hope for her marriage up until a few days before she and Lachey announced their split. So what changed? “I watched The Notebook on a plane home to Waco to be with my grandparents,” she says. “It’s a great love story.”

The movie itself, she says, was “not what sealed it. I just figured out the statement. It was about that moment of desperation. I needed to breathe.”

Source: People Magazine and Elle Magazine

Above pictures: Jessica Simpson rocking a new, almost red haired, look as she leaves club Hyde on Saturday night.

Jennifer Aniston Premieres New Nose

Jennifer Aniston made her first public appearance since getting a nose job at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival yesterday, where she promoted a new film, which she co-directed, titled ‘Room 10′.

Christina Aguilera at Hyde Lounge

The red lipstick is back – and so is the matching shoes and nail polish. Christina Aguilera looked great as usual as she entered Hyde Lounge on Friday night.

Britney Spears in New York City

A haggered looking Britney Spears pictured in New York City with her new best friend – alcohol!

Ashlee Simpson Soda Shopping

Ashlee Simpson, who has been keeping a low profile lately, was spotted at an LA grocery store buying soda with a friend.

Justin Timberlake to host Kids’ Choice Awards

He’s an actor, Grammy-winning singer and two-time Best Burp Award-winner. Now Justin Timberlake can add another title to his resume: awards-show host.

Timberlake has been tapped to host Nickelodeon’s 20th annual Kids’ Choice Awards on March 31 at the University of California, Los Angeles.

“I’m revving up to have an even bigger blast than usual” at the ceremony, said Timberlake, 27, who is nominated for best male singer along with Chris Brown, Jesse McCartney and Sean Paul. “While honoring kids’ opinions, it taps into the kid in all of us.”