Just last night in Miami – this is Joaquin Phoenix. Oh Joaquin… It’s the elastic holding back half his hair that twists the knife in your heart, non? As you know, Joaquin recently announced his “retirement” from acting, spelling it out for us on his hands: BYE GOOD. He’s apparently pursuing a recording career to be documented by good friend Casey Affleck. Full Story

Alba Demon and her husband were spotted out and about yesterday no baby and then extended their free night on the town at Crown Bar and then Bardot. As you can see, she actually smiled. Jessica Alba is in good spirits. She starts shooting The Killer Inside Me in a short few weeks alongside Casey Affleck and… she plays a prostitute, which means she’s convinced herself that – finally! – she’s found an Oscar-potential part. Full Story

So Joaquin Phoenix said he was retiring from acting to focus on music. We all made the assumption that he would slowly fade away based on his reclusive personality and his handwriting a few weeks ago: BYE GOOD. Happily this does not seem to be the case. Even the ones who shun the spotlight can’t help their addiction to the spotlight…see? How else can you explain this? Turns out Joaquin is shooting a doc with close friend Casey Affleck chronicling his journey from actor to musician. Full Story

Oh there he is. While Gwyneth Paltrow has dutifully performed red carpet responsibilities for their film Two Lovers in Cannes and most recently in London last week, Joaquin Phoenix has been missing for months, finally turning up last night at a star studded benefit in San Francisco, arriving with close friend Casey Affleck, looking like all kinds of sh-t. Full Story

Ben and Casey Affleck were in London yesterday promoting Gone Baby Gone and also found time to drop in at The Return of the Salon hosted by Esquire Magazine held at the Sanderson Hotel. My only memory of the Sanderson Hotel is from last summer. We went there for drinks while working on the Diana Concert special, a group of us on the patio, when this woman (a full blown adult) stood up in a hurry after drinking too much and literally, no joke, sprayed puke across our table. Full Story

He’s on my cousin’s Freebie Five temporarily. She can’t stand Ben’s dirty fingernails but there’s something about Casey. Casey showed up at the Stuart House Benefit the other day looking disheveled and “serious actor-ish”. Beginning to wonder if anyone in the Phoenix family has a sense of humour. Full Story