For the first time that we've seen, since Ben Affleck went public with his new girlfriend Lindsay Shookus, the actor reunited with estranged wife Jennifer Garner and his kids Sunday night for dinner in Brentwood and we've got the EXCLUSIVE pix!

Ben looked a little tired and a little uninvolved as Jen and the couple's three children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel met up for dinner at new pizza hotspot Pizzana, owned by Jen's pal, NCIS star Chris O'Donnell.

And while family dinners and co-parenting are certainly a good thing, our photographer on the scene says it wasn't perfect: "Ben was checking his phone and had a smug look on his face. You couldn't tell if he was annoyed at having to do family dinner or if he was uncomfortable with his kids after having officially jumped ship on the family."

As the fivesome waited for the car at the valet, Ben looked unengaged and even annoyed. Bookworm Violet -- who brought her favorite read to dinner -- had something important to tell her parents about the book's plotline and Ben looked ... uninterested. Little Samuel appeared to vie for his dad's attention and jumped into his arms at one point. It's gotta make Ben melt, right?! But we never saw Ben crack a smile :(

She's got too much on her plate!

Miley Cyrus pulled out of the Teen Choice Awards at the last minute and apologized to fans via Instagram, and she also offered a pretty good excuse for her absence. The songstress was set to take home the Ultimate Choice Award.

"To my dearest fans & all of those watching @teenchoicefox ! I want to say thank you from the very bottom of my heart for presenting me with #TheUltimateChoiceAward ! I am beyond bummed I couldn't make it to the show as I had every intention of being there to accept and celebrate this honor. I created an unrealistic schedule for myself which leads me to this announcement! I've been tryin to keep the secret but I can't hide it any longer! My new single / music video #YoungerNow will be dropping this Friday, Aug 18th & I am sooooooo EXCITED to share it with all of you," she wrote on the social media site.

"I hope to always make people smile and shine light thru my work! I look forward to making music for the rest of my life and I'm thankful everyday for those who listen! I am sending so much love and peace into the world right now because THATS what we need most! Love Love & more LOVE!" she added.

We guess we'll let her off the hook! Click thru to see the full list of winners!

To my dearest fans & all of those watching @teenchoicefox ! I want to say thank you from the very bottom of my heart for presenting me with #TheUltimateChoiceAward ! I am beyond bummed I couldn't make it to the show as I had every intention of being there to accept and celebrate this honor! I created an unrealistic schedule for myself which leads me to this announcement! I've been tryin to keep the secret but I can't hide it any longer! My new single / music video #YoungerNow will be dropping this Friday , Aug 18th & I am sooooooo EXCITED to share it with all of you! I hope to always make people smile and shine light thru my work! I look forward to making music for the rest of my life and I'm thankful everyday for those who listen! I am sending so much love and peace into the world right now because THATS what we need most! Love Love & more LOVE! ❤️💙💚💛💜❤️💙💚💛💜

A post shared by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Aug 13, 2017 at 6:14pm PDT

Kate Hudson has no shame! And why should she? The gorgeous actress exposed her shaved head as she headed to a party in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles with boyfriend Danny Fujikawa. And not only did she show off her shorn head, she puckered and primped in the mirror as her boyfriend chauffeured her across town for the get-together.

The pair was dressed in their hipster finest and Kate donned a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a scarf as she got out of the car and headed into the house party in the rock-n-roll residential area.

As we all know by now, Kate's new look is for a super-secret film project directed by the singer Sia. The entire production has been silent on deets about the project so we're dying to know ... what's it about, Kate?

John Legend isn't afraid of speaking his mind! The Grammy-winning singer took to Twitter to slam President Donald Trump's insufficient response to the Charlottesville attack and demonstration and the Senate's silence following the horrible events that unfolded on the University of Virginia campus yesterday.

But first, lemme take a selfie! We caught up with John and wife Chrissy Teigen posing with fans the other day before the couple, along with the rest of the nation, watched in awe and disgust as demonstrators clashed at UVA and, eventually, a psycho idiot rammed his car into a crowd of protestors speaking about against the racists who were there spewing hate. John was fed up by the time he took to Twitter to call out Speaker of the House Paul Ryan ...


He replaied to Speaker Ryan's Tweet that said "hate and its terrorism must be confronted and defeated," by writing, "Impeach the white supremacist in the White House or STFU." Uh, yeah. Sounds about right!

Meanwhile, lots of other celebs weighed in on the tragedy that left Heather Heyer, 32, dead from the insane attack-by-car of a 20-year-old dumbass. Miley Cyrus Tweeted, "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Ellen DeGeneres wrote: "Is this America now? We cannot let this sand. #Charlottesville" Madonna -- always slightly incorrect in her political attacks -- seemed to question the 1st Amendment: "Why is this happening ?? Why is our government protecting these people??? This is the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!" Well, yes it is, Madge, but we always have freedom of speech. That said, why'd police let this get so out of hand?!

Lady Gaga Tweeted at the President and encouraged others to do the same: "Tweet @realDonaldTrump & tell him how you think he could #BeKind and be a better leader. #ThisIsNotUS #BeKind #Charlottesville #POTUS"

Selena Gomez and The Weeknd are still going strong!

If anyone doubted, these two are still together and laughing it up ... spending Friday evening at LA's The Laugh Factory taking in some hilarious stand-up.

Perhaps comedy clubbing is the new nightclubbing, as Ben Affleck and lady love Lindsay Shookus also recently spent date night at an LA-area comedy club.

Gomez, 25, and her singer beau, 27, were featured on the club's social media accounts in a pic showing the couple cuddling in the balcony of the club, laughing. The evening's lineup included Jonathan Kite of 2 Broke Girls fame, among others -- most of whom Selena indulged in selfies after the show.

The infamously low-profile couple was last seen July 25th, out and about in LA, grabbing coffee on Gomez's birthday.

The single life does a body good! At least for Ben Affleck, it does. Check out that HUGE smile on Batman's face! We caught up with Ben at the Brentwood Country Mart where he bought a gift for someone at the book store. Hmm ... coffee table hardcover for Lindsay, perhaps?

Meanwhile, Jennifer Garner, as usual, was on mommy duty with daughters Violet and Seraphina as she ran errands in the Palisades, stopping by the pharmacy for the necessities. The whole family's back in LA together ... but apart. Ben's in his Brentwood bachelor pad, which happens to be a 9000-square-foot mansion, and Jen's holding down the fort at the family home.

Sure seems like Ben's made peace with his impending divorce from Garner -- perhaps having girlfriend Lindsay to lean on has softened the blow of the separation. Jen, however, seems to be handling this new life with a business-as-usual approach, keeping her chin up for the sake of her three children.

Cute thing to note: Seraphina's paying tribute to her dad's upcoming turn as Batman with her Justice League T-shirt. Who doesn't love a superhero dad -- adorable!

Who knows what to believe these days!

Bella Thorne squeezed in a workout in Hollywood yesterday, and she wasn't her usually chatty self when our videographer asked her about Scott Disick! We wonder why?

The actress is now dating rapper Blackbear after months of a secret hookups with The Lord, and although she says she was never "sexual" with Kourtney Kardashian's ex, we think she's lying. According to a new report from Star, the pink haired beauty and LD got it on during her shoot for Liam Payne's music video!

"He arrived halfway through and Bella said she needed ‘a break. Then they locked themselves in her trailer! She told everyone to go away and carried on fooling around with Scott. It was rude, crude and lewd," a source dished to the mag.

The 19-year-old wild child sounds like she doesn't know what she wants! Blackbear might want to think twice before assuming they're in an exclusive relationship.

"She’s still single as far as she is concerned. She’s just having fun and dating around. She doesn’t want to make anything serious with anyone right now. Anyone who likes her shouldn’t get the wrong idea," a source told Hollywood Life.

She's so all over the place!

What happened to not negotiating with terrorists?!

HBO has offered the hackers threatening to release Games of Thrones episodes and info $250K, and they're calling it a "bounty payment" as they scramble to get the situation under control.

"[HBO] offers the money as part of a program in which 'white-hat professionals' are rewarded for identifying cyber security flaws," the emails read, according to Variety. The email was worded in a way where they could buy time before the hackers release any sensitive data, and they also requested a full week to make the payment.

The $250K is just a fraction of "six months salary" request the hacker originally asked for, so who knows what they're going to do. Last week, they leaked a months worth of emails from HBO's vice president as well as a summary for the upcoming GOT episode.

The hackers, who claim to make $12-15 million a year, claim to have more data, including scripts, upcoming episodes of HBO shows and movies, and information damaging to HBO.

This isn't quite as bad as the Sony hacking scandal, but it definitely isn't good!