Posted on Wed, Jan. 14, 2009
Ben Affleck and
Jennifer Garner told People.com yesterday that their brand-new baby girl, born Jan. 6 in Lalaland, has been named
Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck. SREA, who joins a 3-year-old sis,
Violet, is a fiery angel: Her name is derived from the Hebrew word
seraphim, which means "fiery ones." According to biblical mythology, the seraphim are God's highest-ranking angels.
Hope the girl can live up to her name.
Nomination for local designer
Springfield (Delaware County) High School alum
Amy Westcott has been nominated for the 11th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards in the contemporary film category for her work on
The Wrestler, says the L.A. Times. Westcott, best known for her work on HBO's
Entourage, is up against
Sex and the City's
Patricia Field, and the designers for
Iron Man,
Mamma Mia! and
Slumdog Millionaire. Awards will be presented Feb. 17 in L.A.
Mandel back to work
Howie Mandel, 53, hospitalized in Toronto on Monday for an irregular heartbeat, says he's feeling better and will be back at work today on his new show
Howie Do it!
An 'Idol' couple fly to Splitsville
Alas, even being part of
American Idol can't save one from heartache: In Touch Weekly reports that
Idolators
Kimberly Caldwell (season two reject) and
David Cook (season seven winner), both 26, who first hooked up in May, split up before just the holidays.
"The couple remain good friends and being very private people, appreciate their privacy at this time," Kim's rep says.
Emma, on our obsession with youth
Last Chance Harvey star
Emma Thompson, who turns 50 next year, tells More magazine that she refuses to make herself look young just to please Tinseltown.
"We're in this awful youth-driven thing now where everybody needs to look 30 at 60, and you go, 'Don't you get it? This is the law of diminishing returns. You are creating what can only be described as a great big cat-o'-nine-tails to flog yourself with as you get older,' " says Emma, painting quite a vivid picture of whips. "The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it."
LiLo's love life: Clear as mud
The gossip surrounding the alleged romantic entanglement between
Lindsay Lohan and
Samantha Ronson refuses to die. In the latest, LiLo tells Life & Style Weekly that although she and Sam haven't strutted their stuff together in public lately, they are still together: "It's healthy to miss someone." An anon source tells the mag that the couple is dialing things down, taking a breather, giving each other space, and so on. Meanwhile, LiLo has banked some cash for doing a print ad campaign for Italian clothing label Fornarina.
Idol judge says "Yes!"
In happier
Idol-related romance news, the show's newbie judge,
Kara DioGuardi, 38, who was scheduled to make her
Idol debut last night, has said "yes" to boyfriend
Mike McCuddy. Kara's rep tells People that the 34-year-old Mike, who left his first profession as a schoolteacher to become a general contractor, proposed to his love on Dec. 8. A wedding date has yet to be set.
Kara previously told
Access Hollywood that she plans to look out for
Paula Abdul on the show. "There's a little girl power going on," she said. "[Paula and I] kind of side against the guys."
'Twilight' sequel update
MTV says that the young and lovely
Vanessa Hudgens, 20, has auditioned to play werewolf Leah Clearwater in the planned
Twilight sequel,
New Moon. V.H. would reportedly be a foil to werewolf Jacob Black, played by star returnee
Taylor Lautner. The news has sparked debate among gossipers and fans who wonder if Vanessa is mean enough, feral enough - hairy enough - to play a werewolf.
The JoBros' Grammy gift
E!Online reports that first-time Grammy nominees the Jonas Brothers have just signed to perform a mystery song (can you stand the suspense?) at the Feb. 8 awards show, which will be telecast live on CBS from the Staples Center in L.A.
More inaugural fun
The Kid's Inaugural ball, which is scheduled to be seen Monday on the Disney Channel, will feature
Miley Cyrus,
the Jonas Brothers,
Demi Lovato and
Bow Wow. And Tuesday's Neighborhood Ball, set to air on ABC, will star hip-hop's king 'n' queen,
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, along with
Mary J. Blige,
Mariah Carey,
Faith Hill,
Alicia Keys,
Shakira and
Stevie Wonder.
This column contains information from Inquirer wire services. Contact "SideShow" at sideshow@phillynews.com
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