The Rossdale Family Night Out

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale take their son Kingston roller skating at Moonlight Rollerway in LA.

It looks like he's having a GREAT time...

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Mark Wahlberg and His Daughter Take In a Game

Mark Wahlberg and daughter Ella, 5, hit a Lakers-Celtics game at the Staples Center in L.A. on Thursday

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The Golden Globes Are Back

After missing last year due to the writers' strike, the Golden Globes are back – and so is the official poster, by Los Angeles artist Colin McGrea. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards air at 8 p.m. on Jan. 11 from The Beverly Hilton.

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Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston Set Box Office Records

There were no lumps of coal in Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston's stockings this Christmas.

The former couple both had movies in competition for the top spot on Christmas Day, and while Aniston's film pulled in the most money, both movies were winners at the box office.

Aniston's Marley & Me, a feel-good movie costarring Owen Wilson about a young family and mischievous dog, was the leader of the pack, grossing $14.8 million, the highest one-day total ever for a film opening on Christmas.

But Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button wasn't far behind. The film, about the life-long romance between a man who ages in reverse (Pitt) and a woman (Cate Blanchett), set the record for the second-highest Christmas opening of all-time with $11.8 million.
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Sopranos Actor Dead in Apparent Suicide

An actor from HBO's The Sopranos has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

John Costelloe, who played short-order cook Jim "Johnny Cakes" Witowski on the hit HBO series in 2006, was found dead in an apparent suicide on Dec. 18 at his Brooklyn, N.Y., home, Police spokesman Lt. John Grimpel confirms to the Associated Press.

Costelloe's character was the gay lover of mobster Vito Spotafore, portrayed by Joseph Gannascoli.

Police discovered his body after being called to the actor's residence when family members were unable to reach him.

Costelloe also stars as Warren Hurley opposite Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt, which is currently in theaters.
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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz Release First Photo of Baby Bronx

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz have released the first photo of their new baby boy, Bronx!

The couple posted an Internet holiday card on FriendsOrEnemies.com that shows a photo of Ashlee holding one-month-old Bronx, while doting dad Pete affectionately kisses him on the forehead.

The card also includes this message:

"We decided to share the best gift we could ever receive with you: Bronx Mowgli Wentz. We couldn't be happier. And in the spirit of the holidays, we'd like to encourage you to give on your own. Below is a list of worthwhile charities that need your support: TheIRC.com, RoomToGrow.org and RichieMaddenFoundation.com."
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Eartha Kitt Dies

Eartha Kitt, an actress well known for her turn as TV's Catwoman and a singer whose choral calling cards included the sultry and seasonal "Santa Baby," died on Thursday of colon cancer, says a family spokesperson. She was 81.

Kitt's career spanned six decades, during which time she won two Emmys (for her voice work in The Emperor's New School, a small-screen adaptation of the animated feature The Emperor's New Groove) and collected several Tony and Grammy nominations.

Kitt began her career in 1946 as one of the Sans-Souci Singers in Katherine Dunham's Broadway production Bal Negre. That performance drew the appreciation of Orson Welles, who cast Kitt in his Paris staging of Faust — and later dubbed the exotic beauty the "most exciting woman in the world."

Kitt's debut album was released in 1954 and featured such songs as "I Want to Be Evil" and "Santa Baby." Her first lead film role came in 1958, starring opposite Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues.

On television, Kitt of course made a purrrrfect fit as Catwoman on the late-1960s Batman series, replacing Lee Meriwether (who originated the role in a TV-movie). A 1965 guest appearance on I Spy netted Kitt an Emmy nomination.

As an author, she penned three autobiographies as well as Rejuvenate, a 2001 guide to staying physically fit.

In her personal life, Kitt was famously outspoken. After condemning the Vietnam war at a White House luncheon hosted by Lady Bird Johnson, she was investigated by the FBI and CIA, and found herself performing almost exclusively overseas.

Kitt's most recent performances included providing the voice of Yzma in the 2000 Disney release The Emperor's New Groove and a 2003 Broadway revival of Nine (where she replaced Chita Rivera).
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Tina Fey Is The Associated Press Entertainer Of The Year

The 30 Rock star's latest accolade is from the Associated Press, which crowned her Entertainer of the Year.

Editors and publishers across the U.S. selected her as the performer "who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008," the AP says. Plus, as one entertainment reporter told the AP, "She gave us funny when we really needed it."

Yet, in a year that saw the release of her first film, Baby Mama, and multiple kudos for Rock, it was Fey's Palin impression that may have made the biggest impression among her fans.

In 2007, another politically minded performer, Stephen Colbert, scored the news service's honor.
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Tom Brady And Gisele Engaged

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are engaged.

The injured football player supposedly popped the question to the supermodel on a private jet en route to Boston on Christmas Eve.

There were four dozen white roses on board, as well as champagne. Gisele's parents were said to be on the plane when a "nervous" Tom proposed.

The couple started dating last December.
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Marley And Me Tops The Holiday Box Office!

Maybe Tom Cruise should co-star with a yellow lab next time.
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston's flick, Marley & Me, bowed yesterday with an estimated $14.5 million, a new record for a Christmas Day opener, Exhibitor Relations said today.

Brad Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button scored $11.8 million in its debut, while Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories bowed with $10.5 million.

Cruise's Valkyrie seemed to be the odd film out among the A-list Christmas openers. The Nazi thriller ran fourth with $8.5 million. Its per-screen average, however, was higher than that of Bedtime Stories, which played at nearly 1,000 more theaters.
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Lance Armstrong's Baby Conceived Naturally

Following the news that seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is expecting a baby with girlfriend Anna Hansen, a spokeswoman for his cancer foundation has confirmed that the baby was conceived the good ol' fashioned way!"The baby was conceived naturally," spokeswoman Rae Bazzarre said in a statement to the Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Twilight Trouble!!

Since raking in more than $150 million at the box office during its first month, the vampire romance Twilight has catapulted its cast from relative obscurity to stardom.

Now, about nine weeks before the sequel, New Moon, is set to start filming, a change in director, possible cast upheaval, lofty expectations and cast members' problems dealing with sudden fame have everyone on edge.

"There's been a lot of tension surrounding the sequel," says a cast insider. "It's a stressful time for them right now."Some of the stars appear to be dealing with the pressure by hitting the party circuit -- to such a degree that it could be affecting their work.

Robert Pattinson, 22, who stars as brooding vampire Edward Cullen, is known for his rugged bad-boy image. But after a long night at Teddy's in Hollywood recently, he was especially disheveled for a business meeting about his latest film project, Parts Per Billion. "At least one person at the meeting noted that Rob looked a little worse for wear," reveals an insider close to the actor's camp.

And his leading lady, Kristen Stewart, 18, who plays mortal Bella Swan, has her own way of coping with the attention. "It's no secret that Kristen likes to unwind by smoking pot," says the cast insider.
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Happy Holidays!

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Sneak Peek: Next Season's Biggest Loser Contestants!

ET has your sneak peek at the newest teams competing in this January's "The Biggest Loser: Couples," and it's a season of firsts! The seventh season marks the biggest season ever on the hit show -- literally! The heaviest female will be competing (379 pounds), and the heaviest contestant in the history of the show will be on this season, Daniel Wright, who weighs in at 454 pounds. This season also has the series' oldest players to date, a 63-year-old pair of retired grandparents from Illinois. The 11 teams will be coming together in hopes of changing their bodies, their health, and their lives

Take a look at the new teams competing for the 250,000 grand prize, and the loss of a lifetime!

Watch for "The Biggest Loser: Couples" as it kicks off its seventh season Tuesday, January 6 on NBC.
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Lance Armstrong to be a Dad Again

Congratulations to Lance Armstrong and his girlfriend Anna Hansen, who announced last night that they are going to become parents together.

"Anna and I are thrilled to confirm that we are expecting in June and our families are ecstatic and grateful," the Tour de France champ said in a statement. "We are very much looking forward to what 2009 brings on many fronts. We appreciate respecting our privacy, as we are both eager to celebrate the holidays as a family.

"This will be child number four for Lance, who is already the father to son Luke, 9 and 7-year-old twin daughters Isabella and Grace, with ex-wife Kristin. All three children were conceived via in vitro fertilization.

Since splitting from Kristin in 2003, Lance has been romantically linked to rock star Sheryl Crow, actress Kate Hudson and socialite/designer Tory Burch.
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