On etalk we always joke that "red carpet run-ins" is one of our go-to stories leading up to major events. As Ben Mulroney just told me as we're shooting our links right now under the Oscar tent, it never happens. They never "run-in". They always avoid. There are a few avoid situations this year, including Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper. Full Story

Katy Perry and Russell Brand watched the much-hyped new Lakers lose their home opener last night. (If I had the time I would manage a Charles Barkley appreciation Tumblr because... he’s a treasure, he really is.) Anyway, Russell was there with two young companions and it seemed like (at least to me) it was a Big Brother or a volunteer situation, which, obviously, is super sweet. Full Story