The fabulous Dita Von Teese was a gala girl this past Saturday night.  She made an appearance at two Hollywood parties:  the Museum of Contemporary Art‘s “An Artist’s Life Manifesto” and the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center 40th Anniversary Gala and Auction.

DVT rocked a gothic/bondage styled black gown from Jean Paul Gaultier Couture circa Fall 2002.  Her look was reminiscent of Morticia Addams, and I really mean that in the best way possible.

More photos from both events’ red carpets after the jump.

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Bradley Cooper is joining the likes of George Clooney, Brat Pitt, Johnny Depp and (last year’s winner) Ryan Reynolds as he’s crowned 2011 People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

The Hangover actor earns the nod for his gorgeous blue eyes, his beautiful smile and hot body but he doesn’t think he’s all that.

“I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this [title],” says Cooper. “I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying.”

Cooper, 36, told the magazine his biggest supporter would be thrilled.

“[The] first thing I thought was ‘My mother is going to be so happy,’” he says.

But Cooper said even though he’s single he isn’t the typical Hollywood bachelor everyone assumes.

“If you’re a single man and you happen to be in this business, you’re deemed a player. But I don’t see myself as a ladies’ man,” the Limitless actor told the magazine.

Cooper took top honors over Ryan Gosling, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Justin Theroux and Joel McHale.

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Adele is “doing well” after her throat surgery and the British soul singer let her fans in on the good news.

The “Rolling in the Deep” chanteuse underwent laser throat surgery at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital to repair a vocal cord hemorrhage and the procedure was successful.

“Sorry I haven’t written for a while. Thank you for all your positive thoughts and get well wishes,” Adele posted on her website.

“I’m doing really well, on the mend, super happy, relaxed and very positive with it all. The operation was a success and I’m just chilling out now until I get the all clear from my doctors.”

Adele, 23, had to cancel all her appearances and singing engagements for the rest of 2011. She was rumored to have throat cancer but her reps were quick to dismiss the more serious illness.

With the operation over, Adele also wanted to send out a message of gratitude to her fans.

“Thank you to everyone who voted for the awards I’ve won recently as well,” she wrote. “Hugely appreciated. I best get back to practicing my mime show now. Take care, miss you all.”

Clearly her sense of humor is still intact!

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Baby, baby, baby oh!

Justin Bieber‘s paternity suit has been quietly dropped by Mariah Yeater, the fan who claimed Justin fathered her 3 month old son.

TMZ is reporting that Yeater’s San Diego attorneys have withdrawn from the case after a call from Bieber’s legal eagle, Howard Weitzman, threatening everyone with a lawsuit.

However the NY Daily News spoke to Yeater’s new attorney who says the lawsuit is withdrawn only because there is a new strategy involved thanks to Yeater’s safety being compromised by overzealous Bieber fans but she is still intent on proving JB is her child’s father with a paternity test.

“In light of death threats directed toward my client, strategies have been reviewed. The San Diego case has been withdrawn, and we’re trying to settle out of court with Bieber’s counsel. We’re working out a DNA test confidentially,” said Jeffrey Leving, a Chicago-based custody lawyer who is working with Yeater.

He continues to say that the San Diego litigators were changed out for Los Angeles based attorneys, there was no resignation by any involved and that it’s Belieber’s death threats that are changing how the suit proceeds.

“I did not resign. I still believe my client,” he said, adding that Yeater’s San Diego lawyers have been replaced by John Carlson from the Los Angeles firm Carlson & Greenberg.

“I originally wanted a judge to order a DNA test to make sure the test’s chain of custody was safeguarded. But the reality is that that was before these death threats escalated. And they’ve gotten so out of control, maintaining strict confidentiality is something we have to try. If this doesn’t work, and we can’t work it out, we can always re-file,” Leving said.

Yeater has asserted in court documents that she met Bieber backstage at a concert in 2010 and the two had sex in a bathroom. She was 19 at the time and claims that the then 16 year-old Justin told her he was a virgin.

Bieber has maintained his innocence and professes to never have laid eyes on Yeater, let alone have sex with her.

“Never met the woman,” Bieber said.

“I’d just like to say that none of those allegations are true. I know that I’m going to be a target, but I’m never going to be a victim.”

So it appears the DNA test is still on when Justin returns to the U.S.

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Twi-hards rejoice! The super couple walked the red carpet together!

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart strolled into the Los Angeles premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 at the Nokia Theatre with their arms around each other on Monday night.

RPattz and KStew were even color coordinated – Robert in a navy suit from Gucci and Kristen in a navy and black belted column gown with sky high slit from J Mendel.

The couple has tried very hard to keep as low a profile as possible but now that the films are winding down, they’ve been a bit more open about their off-screen relationship.

Kristen gave her most telling statement to date in the November issue of British GQ revealing “my boyfriend is English.” She continued “so much of my life is so easily googled. I mean, it’s like, come on guys, it’s so obvious!”

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 opens in theaters on Friday, November 18th.

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Pippa and Kate Middleton, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Beyonce and Solange Knowles and the Fanning girls are all fashionable sisters in magazines for the holidays.

First up was Vogue’s Annual Best Dressed Women and now Dakota and Elle Fanning take the cover of the December issue of W magazine.

The sisters are photographed by Mario Sorrenti in stylish, gorgeous and amazing in gold lace Valentino Couture dresses for the holiday issue.

Dakota, 17, spoke about staying grounded:

“I don’t know if I’ve ever gotten any formal advice, but I’ve always felt that you should never forget that you’re just a person,” the Twilight actress said. “Even though you’re not like everyone else, you are just like everyone else. For instance, I met someone the other day, and they said, ‘Hi, I’m so-and-so.’ I said, ‘Hi, I’m Dakota.’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah, I know.’ But I can’t lose the fact that I still need to introduce myself to people even though they might already know my name or who I am. Oh, yeah, I guess you already know my name, but I’m going to say it anyway.”

Elle, 13, said she’s adjusting to having her older sis off at college:

“She is a nice older sister. But it’s not like we always get along. Now that she’s going to college, it’s different. I went into her room at home in California, and all her clothes were gone! Her closet was empty! I don’t get to go in there and steal clothes anymore. It’s really strange. It’s sort of like she’s off making a movie, but this time she’s not coming back.”

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Brad Pitt says his days as a leading man are numbered.

The 47 year-old is thinking of retiring from acting by the age of 50 and perhaps dabbling more in the behind-the-scenes areas of filmmaking.

“Three years,” he told the Australian version of 60 Minutes. “Hell if I know [what I'll do next]. I’m really enjoying the producorial side and development of stories, and putting those pieces together, and getting those stories to the plate that might have had a tougher time otherwise.”

Pitt also said his children with partner Angelina Jolie influence the projects he picks. The father of six – Maddox, 10, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 3 years-old – wants his kids to be proud of their dad.

“If I’m choosing a film now, I want it to be maybe less immature than things I’ve done in the past. I’m very conscious they’re going to see it when they’re adults. I want it to mean something to them. I want them to think dad’s alright. It changes everything. Everything. And it’s so damn interesting,” Pitt said.

While he isn’t happy about the level of attention his family gets (“It’s the only thing I get hot about, that I’m ready to fight about,” he told the program,) the Moneyball actor knows his kids have a life of privilege that he’s happy they get to experience and says there is a possibility of more Jolie-Pitt offspring in the future.

“I don’t know that we’re finished. I don’t know yet. I don’t know,” he said.

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It shouldn’t have been a surprise to her but Kat Von D says she wanted to believe in Jesse James and got burned in the end.

The LA Ink star and tattoo artist took to her facebook page to admit to the world she was wrong about her ex-fiance James and that yes, he did indeed cheat on her, just like he did with his ex-wife, Sandra Bullock.

“Today I encountered the 19th girl to add to the list of people Jesse cheated on me with during this last year,” her post titled “Thank You, Jesse James” begins.

Von D said she was hoping that the world would eventually see James in a positive light, one where he wasn’t always the villain like he was portrayed in the media but in the end he’s still in a “dark place.”

“I think it just made me sad today to imagine him still in that dark place – where seeking validation through the attention of women takes precedence over being a good father, a sincere friend, a better coworker, and a happy individual.”

She acknowledges that people want to tell her “I told you so” but wants to move forward and not live in the past.

“It would be nice to move on now, and kindly thank you all in advance for your support, love, and positivity,” Von D wrote.

“Life is far too grand to focus on the negative and put each other down.”

I don’t think she said anything terribly negative but I don’t get why she’s writing this now. Was the 19th woman the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back? The 16th, 17th, 18th (or heck, the 1st, 2nd or 3rd) didn’t bring her to this place of reflection?

I suppose bringing this up and addressing it months later, after your break up is moving on.

What do you think?

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Take a look at the first trailer for The Hunger Games!!

Good Morning America had the first peek of Jennifer Lawrence and the gang are in their full-costumed glory (check out Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in matching magenta suit and make-up!)

The first trailer is all about the lead up to the games, giving viewers an introduction to the characters and places; and of course, how the story comes to be with Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) fighting for their lives in The Hunger Games.

We only get a glimpse at the other competitors and a small window of the beginning of the deadly competition but I’m sure more will be coming.

The Hunger Games cast includes Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz and directed by Gary Ross opens March 23, 2012.

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Justin Timberlake headed to Richmond, VA this weekend to keep his word and attend The Instructor Battalion Marine Corps Birthday Ball with Corporal Kelsey DeSantis.

The 30 year-old In Time actor “had such a blast” he wrote on his blog it “turned out to be one of the most moving evenings I’ve ever had…”

“I knew I would have an evening that I wouldn’t forget… Something I could tell my friends about. What I didn’t know was how moved I would be by the whole experience.

I’ve always been very vocal about my support of our Armed Forces. I’ve always felt like they offered us the opportunity to live our lives freely without the fear that so many other nations have to endure still to this day. And, they do it without asking for anything in return. I had this very feeling walking into this dinner. So, to say I was stoked to be there would be more than accurate.”

Timberlake went on to praise Cpl De Santis and her friends.

“The evening wound down for me as, I had to catch a plane. But, I have to say that I had so much fun with Kelsey and her crew of friends. They were just really nice people… Classy Marines but, not without a great sense of humor. Real individuals but, not without a sense of community.

I said my goodbyes to them but, not before I got a chance to tell them how much the evening had meant to me. They made me feel so welcome to be there and I’ll never forget it.”

Justin finished his heartfelt post by thanking the Marines and De Santis for “being his hero.”

He seemed to truly have a great time and appreciate the sacrifices made by everyone who serves in the military.

Read all of Timberlake’s tribute here.

[image: Lance Cpl Emmanuel Ramos/via Justin Timberlake]

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