Sigh, what happened to the hottie in those Gucci ads?!

James Franco and a pal were spotted in Hollywood over the weekend, and it looks like he was having a bit of an off day. Of course, he's still a working actor, so that's gotta count for something! It was just announced that Franco is set to play controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in an upcoming biopic, so it looks like he's snagged yet another meaty role.

Joan Rivers has put her lavish New York penthouse on sale for $29.5 million.

The 5,190 square-foot duplex pad has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a library, terrace and gorgeous views of Central Park.

Back in 2009, Rivers had listed the property for $25 million, but has since upped the asking price.

See more of her luxurious NYC condo in the gallery below.

Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck and Seraphina were spotted lunching at the Bel Air hotel over the weekend, and earlier in the day the expectant mom was snapped picking daughter Violet from ballet class.

When Jennifer chatted with Ellen DeGeneres last fall after learning that she was pregnant with baby number three, she revealed some hilarious details about her home life. Jen told Ellen, "You know how once you have kids you never ever pee by yourself again? At least one of them is always in there with you at all times. So the other day [Violet] is there with me and all of a sudden she went, 'Oh Mom, we have to have a talk...' She said, 'Mom, your bottom has gotten so big that your panties don't even begin to cover it.'"

Garner continued, "I said, 'It's called a thong. You wear it when you're a grown-up...' [and] she was like, 'Uh, that is so gross!'" Hmm, wonder how Ben feels about her choice in undergarments?

David Furnish is not a Madonna fan, and he proved it after going off on Madge following her Golden Globes win for her song "Masterpiece" from the movie W.E.

Elton John's hubby Tweeted, "Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!"

Furnish went on to write, "Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in it's narcissism. And her critisism of Gaga shows how desperate she really is."

Yikes! We'll see if the Material Girl responds.

Sean Penn was officially made an ambassador at large for Haiti at the Cinema for Peace benefit on Saturday night, which benefited the Oscar winner's J/P Haitian Relief Organization.

The event raised $5 million, and stars like Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Orlando Bloom, Mel Gibson, James Gandolfini and Hilary Swank attended and made generous donations.

During the fundraiser, Penn was offered the job by Haitian foreign minister Laurent Lamothe, and Penn gladly accepted, adding that it would be a nice "change being called 'Hey you [expletive]' to 'Hey Mr. Ambassador.'"

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Beyonce's latest promotional ad for her fourth album 4 is ruffling feathers. The photo, which was shot before the singer was sporting a baby bump, shows Beyonce looking a few shades lighter than her actual skin tone.

The 30-year-old songstress, wearing a blonde wig and black crochet monokini, raised eyebrows back in August of 2008 after appearing in a L'Oreal ad with digitally altered lighter skin.

What are your thoughts of the ad?

Denise Truscello, WireImage

Adam Levine was looking oh-so-dapper while presenting at last night's Golden Globes, but the Maroon 5 singer kept it simple in a white tee shirt and jeans at his Las Vegas performance Saturday at The Mirage's 1 Oak. We prefer him this way!

The Voice mentor hit the stage to perform "Moves Like Jagger" and "Stereo Hearts." We're told girls rushed the stage hoping to touch the tatted up hottie, but they had no luck.

After rocking the mic, Levine then hit the VIP lounge with some buddies. Where was his model girlfriend Anne Vyalitsina? Perhaps the Victoria's Secret beauty was waiting back at the hotel in some sexy lingerie.

Jackpot!

On Saturday Russell Brand returned to Los Angeles after spending two weeks in London, and on Sunday we spotted the British comedian lunching at the 9200 Sunset building in West Hollywood.

Russell is currently busy promoting his new FX series, Strangely Uplifting, and later in the day he attended the TCA panel in Pasadena to chat about it. During the Q&A session, one reporter asked how he was holding up, to which he responded, "I'm quite well, thank you. Are you asking because of recent events?" Brand chuckled and added, "Well, I suppose what you're doing is you're making the mistake as seeing time as linear."

Brand then discussed his project, without making another mention of his split from wife Katy Perry. "All I want is for people to feel better than they do now. That's all I want," he told the press. "All I want is to make people laugh and to make people happy. And as long as I stay in alignment with that, then I'm served by great forces."

Brand noted that he's often misunderstood in the press, but he knows to watch himself. "I listen to others. I accept that you must be humble," he said solemnly. "It's very important to have humility ... I have a tendency to fly off. I'm tangential and also I'm narcissistic. I have to be very careful."