Sexiest Man Alive: Matt Damon
Sexiest Man Alive: Matt Damon
If there was any doubt that the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise was chock full of hunky men, it’s all been put to rest. Matt Damon has been named People Magazine’s Sexiest man alive. And he’s thrilled to accept the title.
“You’ve given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime. My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I’m cool – well, cooler,” Matt wrote in a letter to the magazine.
Two other “Ocean’s” stars nabbed the title before Damon - George Clooney and Brad Pitt. But Matt’s claiming it’s his machismo that helped him grab the 2007 title.
“They are taller than me, but I’m more macho. I pack more testosterone into my smaller frame,” he joked to press.
And Matt’s brother-from-another-mother Ben Affleck even had some fun-poking words for the Bourne Ultimatum star. “For a guy like Matt, 4’11″, 295 lbs., it’s a heck of an achievement… Congratulations, Matt! You did it!”
Jesse Metcalfe’s Fight Night
Jesse Metcalfe’s Fight Night
Usually in this business it’s the celebrities that attack the annoying fans/paparazzi/whatever. But last night, Jess Metcalfe found himself at the hands of an aggressive and jealous boyfriend.
The whole thing went down outside of Boulevard 3 nightclub, where the “Desperate Housewives” actor greeted friend and fellow actress Taryn Manning with a hug. As the two began chatting, Jesse put his arm around her, and that didn’t sit well with Manning’s man.
Before he knew it, the “John Tucker Must Die” actor was being attacked by Taryn’s boyfriend on the sidewalk outside the club. And when the fight was broken up, Jesse went into Boulevard 3, while Taryn and her testosterone-heavy boyfriend headed next door to Social.
While inside Boulevard 3, it seems Metcalfe rounded up the troops and went next door to Social to take care of some unfinished business. A short while later they emerged with grins on their faces.
Lauren Conrad: Elephant Lover
Lauren Conrad: Elephant Lover
As she left her house yesterday, Lauren Conrad made one thing abundantly clear - she loves elephants, and has the shirt to prove it.
The reality show starlet was spotted making her way to her black Mercedes-Benz sporting a grey screen-printed elephant shirt underneath a white cardigan, with black stretch pants and a pair of fringed-out black leather boots.
LC’s ex, Brody Jenner was recently overheard telling clubgoers that he was celebrating his new reality show, described as “a testosterone-charged spinoff of The Hills.”
And his rep confirmed that there’s a new gig in the works. He told press, “Brody is in talks with MTV but the details of the project have not been confirmed.” Also involved in the new series is none other than Brody’s BFF Frankie Delgado.
Uncle: No Shotgun Wedding for Jamie Lynn, Casey
Although they are about to become parents, Jamie Lynn Spears and her boyfriend Casey Aldridge have no plans to wed – yet.
“They may or may not [get married],” says Aldridge’s uncle, Odus Jackson, in an interview outside Aldridge’s house in Mississippi. “You just never know.”
Jackson, who is a pastor at Galilee First Baptist Church in Gloster, Miss., says that while he is hopeful the young couple will remain in a committed relationship, he is also realistic.
“I hope they will stick it out and get married for the child’s sake and their sake,” he says. “But if they’re not in love and it was just a fantasy, they don’t need to make the same mistake twice.”
Speaking about his teenage nephew, who was raised in rural Gloster and attended high school in nearby Liberty, Miss., Jackson says, “He was a typical country boy growing up. He’s never given the family a whole lot of problems – no more than most teenagers.”
But in the past year Aldridge had relocated to California to be closer to the 16-year-old Spears. “To me, personally, when he was allowed to go out to California part of his senior year . . . you know when you put boy and girl together, it don’t work,” says Jackson. “Testosterone is tough to control.”
He also lamented the storm of publicity that has disrupted the family’s quiet smalltown life. “We know that it’s national news, more than just a boy-girl mess up,” says Jackson. “[But] we’re not used to media down here.”
For his part, while the uncle spoke, Aldridge briefly appeared in a pickup with a group of friends. “Can’t talk to you, man,” he said, before driving off up the house’s 100-yard gravel driveway.