Thursday, November 27, 2008

Claude Baker Visits Godmother Nicole Kidman

The Mentalist star Simon Baker leads son Claude Blue, 10, into their waiting car after taping an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman in New York City on Monday afternoon.

Harry got to visit his godmother, Nicole Kidman, who also made appearance on the late-night talk show on the same day. Fellow Aussie actress Naomi Watts is also a godparent to Simon’s children.

Simon is married to actress Rebecca Rigg and they also have a daughter Stella Breeze, 15, and son Harry Friday, 7.

The Mentalist airs Tuesdays @ 9PM ET/PT on CBS.

A-Rod Attends Madonna’s Miami Concert

Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, sits front row at Madonna’s ”Sticky & Sweet” concert tour at Dolphins Stadium on Wednesday in Miami.

A-Rod sat right next to Madonna’s close friend, nightclub owner Ingrid Casares.

According to E! News, the 50-year-old singer stared into the New York Yankee baseball star’s eyes as she sang the Evita hit “You Must Love Me.” At one point, A-Rod handed her a bottle of water as she performed.

A fan said: “It was easy for him to hand it off because he was sitting in the front row. He was all excited watching her perform.”

P.S. Why is A-Rod wearing a November 24 hospitality pass? Did he also go to her concert at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA?

Josh Duhamel Plays With Polar Bears

Josh Duhamel goes to the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on Wednesday to learn first-hand how climate change is affecting the polar bear population.

The 36-year-old Transformers star told ET Canada, “The bears sort of symbolize something global and if we think globally, we have to think locally and if we’re thinking locally we have to be conscious of things we can do to reduce, you know? They’re just amazing creatures, they’re just awesome. The more I learn, the more interesting they are.”

Josh joined scientists from Polar Bears International on the excursion. He toured the area on a Tundra Buggy and in a helicopter and also recorded a PSA for the non-profit organization.

Earlier this week, Josh and Fergie walked their dog in a canyon park area in Los Angeles. The couple is heading to North Dakota for the start of the holidays this week, to spend Thanksgiving Day with their parents and are currently planning a 2009 wedding.

Chris Pine Serves At Los Angeles Mission

Star Trek star Chris Pine, young actor Jonathan Morgan Heit, and Beau Garrett (pictured below) get into the spirit of Thanksgiving and volunteer their time, serving a meal for the homeless at the Los Angeles Mission on Wednesday.

Last week, Pine, 27, addressed the one scene in the Star Trek trailer of him just in his underwear, climbing on top of a Rachel Nichols, who plays Orion.

“It was a lot of fun, but I think that day actually was a 20-hour-day,” Pine said. “So by the end, the novelty wears off. After many sandwiches and meals through the day, all you want to do is brush your teeth and go home.”

Pine also talked about the scene where Zoe Saldana takes her top off: “It’ll become famous. It’s trying to be sexed up for a new generation that really isn’t used to seeing Star Trek. It’s a whole new beast.”

Gwyneth Paltrow: Happy Thanksgiving!

Gwyneth Paltrow would like to wish you all a Happy Turkey Day!

In her latest GOOP newsletter, the 36-year-old actress shares “six different perspectives on what it means to be grateful for Thanksgiving” from Cynthia Bourgeault (Episcopal priest), Michael Berg (Co-Director of the Kabbalah Centre), Deepak Chopra (President of the Alliance for A New Humanity), Dennis Genpo Merzel (founder of an international Zen community), Kabir Helminski (Co-director of The Threshold Society) and Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes (NYC psychologist).

Here’s a snippet of Berg’s quote: “There is an important Kabbalistic concept that states that we are only receiving a small percentage of the joy and fulfillment all these things can give us. Whether it’s the joy we feel with our spouse or friends, or the happiness and love we feel towards our kids, right now, at this moment, our experience can be many times greater than what it is (even if it’s already good). This is because our joy and fulfillment is dependent and exactly correlated to our appreciation of these blessings… More energy, and therefore fulfillment, can be flowing to us – when we strengthen and grow our gratitude. Appreciation and giving thanks actually unlocks more Light and energy from relationships and even physical objects, so that in turn, we can receive more fulfillment from them.”

To read the other “thankful” perspectives, visit GOOP.com.

Teri Hatcher Gets Late with Letterman

Teri Hatcher waves to fans and poses for photographs outside the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show with David Letterman in New York City on Wednesday.

The 43-year-old former Lois & Clark actress has been making the media rounds, promoting her current show, Desperate Housewives. Teri also made an appearance on the talkfest show, The View on Wednesday.

Katie Holmes Is Escorted By A Top Gun

Katie Holmes returns back home with Tom Cruise back to their apartment after spending some time with the Beckhams on Wednesday.

Tom Cruise recently admitted to U.K.’s Hellomagazine, “I guess I did court [Katie] kind of aggressively.”

“There were things I did at the time that I look back and think, ‘Well, okay, I could have handled a couple of moments better,’ he said.”

“But I was surprised by some of the things that were said about me at the time,” Tom said. It affected us all, and as a father and a husband you want to protect your family.”