Despite the fact that the whole Alex Rodriguez/Madonna fiasco has just recently blown up, it seems that A-Rod has been smitten with the Material Girl for quite some time.

According to a friend, Alex was exchanging text messages with Madge during dinner in Miami, Florida six months ago and acting as giddy as a teenager.

We’ve all heard of celebrity 5K runs and various other athletic events to raise money for charity.  But today Kelly Ripa unveiled a whole new way to make a difference.

The blonde morning show host was in New York City’s Central Park for the “Live with Regis and Kelly’s” High Heel-A-Thon to benefit the March of Dimes.

You know you’re a big deal when American Idol franchises from other countries come calling for you to perform.  And Rihanna was in Barcelona, Spain doing her thing yesterday (July 8).

The Good Girl Gone Bad performed her hit song “Hate That I Love You” on the Spanish version of American Idol.  She also received two platinum CDs in recognition of album sales in excess of 800,000 copies.

It’s been one heck of a year for Rafael Nadal, with wins at the French Open, Queens Club, and Wimbledon.  And now he’s enjoying some much-deserved time off.

The tennis ace was spotted splashing in the beautiful Spanish seaside yesterday accompanied by his beautiful girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello and a few friends.  At one point they all boarded a boat to take a joyride around the coast.

The has been some controversy swirling around the supposed pictures of Angelina Jolie through the window of her hospital room, with some sources saying that they’re not really her.

And now the Lenval Hospital in Nice, France has gone on the record that the woman in the photos in question are most certainly not the “Tomb Raider” actress.

She’s been steering clear of the paparazzi as of late, but yesterday Kirsten Dunst was spotted on her way through the SoHo district of Manhattan, New York City.

The “Crazy/Beautiful” babe looked content as she strolled down the street with a male companion, carrying an Obama-embossed Rolling Stone magazine and an icy cool lemonade.

She spent the past week on an amazing holiday in Hawaii, and last night Ashley Tisdale returned to the mainland, along with her mother Lisa and boyfriend Jared Murillo.

But it wasn’t all fun and games as she landed at LAX International Airport.  It seems the swarming paparazzi were undesirable to the “High School Musical” hottie, hence she shielded the shutterbugs with her Louis Vuitton handbag.

Steady as she goes, Lindsay Lohan was spotted on the Los Angeles set of her current film “Labor Pains” looking a bit agitated yesterday (July

The “Mean Girls” actress seemed preoccupied as she donned several different outfits for her various scenes.  After working for awhile, LiLo took a break for an afternoon snack and to cool down.

She’s no stranger to night life in Los Angeles, but last night Lauren Conrad looked a bit overwhelmed by the throng of people surrounding her as she made her way to the club.

The “Hills” cutie was showing off a little more of what her mama gave her than usual in a chest-baring white halter party dress as she shoved her way into CocoDeVille night club.