City girl Gwyneth Paltrow looks right at home on the country stage as she channels country music superstars such as Faith Hill and Patsy Cline in her new film, Country Strong.

Paltrow, 37, who looks amazing one scene wearing just a bra (and another that features a pole dance) plays recently rehabbed singer Kelly Canter, who is forced to go back on the road before she's ready by her manager/husband (played by Tim McGraw) before she's ready. Hmmm, sound a little familiar?

But even though the All About Eve-ish storyline involving the younger, prettier Leighton Meester and the connection Kelly develops with her tourmate (Tron's Garrett Hedlund reuniting with McGraw who played his father in Friday Night Lights) may be a bit familiar, we think this peformance may be Gwyneth's ticket back to the Oscars.

We can't wait to see the whole thing!

X17online captured these exclusive shots of Halle Berry and her Dark Tide co-star Olivier Martinez sharing a passionate kiss in Paris Wednesday night after a romantic dinner.

Now, a source close to Martinez is saying "Yes, it's a romance," according to UsMagazine.

Paris-born Martinez is no stranger to dating gorgeous woman in long-term relationships. After four years of dating Australian singer Kylie Minogue, the two called it quits in February 2007 after reports surfaced that the sexy actor was seen romancing younger women in LA while she was in Britain.

As for Halle, she's been through plenty of dating drama ... aside from her recent separation from model Gabriel Aubry, the father of 2-year-old Nahla. In April, their split became official after nearly five years together.

Prior to her relationship with Aubry, the Oscar winner had two failed marriages. Her first marriage was to former baseball player David Justice which ended in 1997, and her marriage to musician Eric Benet ended in January 2005.

Hopefully these two hotties have put their relationship drama behind them and are ready to start fresh. Judging by these steamy pictures of them off-screen, we can't wait to see the sparks fly in their upcoming film, Dark Tide. The movie is centered around a diving instructor who returns to deep waters after almost being killed by a Great White shark.

There are plenty of scenes with Halle in a two-piece. No wonder Olivier has fallen hard!

See more exclusive pictures of these two getting passionate in Paris in the gallery below!

Blake Lively is rubbing elbows with the fashion elite ... and after taking a look at her in this Chanel sparkler, it's no wonder why. The Town star was one of 300 celebs personally invited to Chanel's private dinner hosted by the one and only Karl Lagerfeld.

The lavish party was not only to celebrate New York Fashion Week, but Chanel's Soho boutique also got a facelift. We'll toast to that!

As for Blake, we wonder if she's Lagerfeld's new muse. Poor Lindsay Lohan, she used to be the designer's go-to girl, but now it appears she's been replaced by Lively's fresh face.

Check out the gallery below to see all of the celebrities who dined with Lagerfeld.

Photos courtesy Tyler Shields


The Hills may be off the air, but Kristin Cavallari isn't done playing the bad girl.

Cavallari stripped down to a skimpy bra and thong for a revealing new photo shoot for Tyler Shields, the man who took some of the most memorable shots we've ever seen of Lindsay Lohan (he's also the lucky guy in the photos with Kristin.)

On his blog, Shields wrote:

"Kristin Cavallari was down and got down, I kicked dirt in her face then she cut me with a giant knife all and all a fun night. I love it when people commit I love it when they let go of fear and go for it so needless to say I loved this shoot! I had never met her before this and she was amazing even beyond my expectations."

We're not surprised The Hills' resident sex kitten could turn it out like this -- but we'll never look at a tie in quite the same way!

Justin Bieber's fans aren't just the packs of rabid tween girls that follow his every move -- he's apparently also got sway with Maryland State Troopers!

During a concert at the Maryland State Fair last weekend, Justin and his crew had a little fun with water balloons, at the

A state police spokesperson told WBALTV that, while "horsing around with members of his staff," Bieber and his crew hit two Maryland State Troopers with water balloons, one burst off of a trooper's gun belt, while the other one hit a trooper's chest but did not explode.

While most people would be at least detained and written up for this childish behavior, Justin walked away with even less than a slap on the wrist.

There was no incident report written. A spokesperson simply described the attack as "inappropriate behavior" and left it at that.

It's good to be the Biebs!

Yesterday Benji Madden was spotted hitching a ride to the airport, and the inked up rocker showed off his muscles as he lugged his own bags to the limo.

But what's this all about? A reference to BM's skills in the fighting ring, or something else we don't know about? It could have multiple meanings, as he is a guitar player!

Angelina Jolie may be admired by millions but the actress/humanitarian admits that she doesn't have too many people she can actually talk to.

Talking to CNN's Sanjay Gupta from Pakistan, she talked about how she deals with the devastating scenarios she witnesses on her frequent trips around the world as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

"I'll talk to my family," she said. "I talk to Brad; he wants to know as much as he can about these issues and every trip. He's been here as well; he came with me after the earthquake. But I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to."

Angelina has never really been perceived as a "girl's girl," so it doesn't come as a surprise that she wouldn't have a gaggle of girlfriends to decompress with after one of these trips.

But in addition to Brad, Angie gets a lot of support from her children.

"I tell my children why I'm going and I explain to them why I was packing flashlights and food. They help me pack some things," she says. "My children are from a lot of these countries, so I want them to understand what's happening in Africa, the boys to understand what's happening if there's something current in their countries, and for all of them to know about each other's countries as well."

Do you think Angelina misses that friendship connection? Or is Brad enough?

Sadly, they weren't doing it on the same dance floor!

Who knows how well Audrina Patridge can boogie, but she's certainly winning the competition for sexiest rehearsal garb! Of course, pro hottie (and Brandy's partner) Maksim Chmerkovskiy is definitely in the number two spot:



Can you imagine if they had paired Maks with Audrina? I DIE!