Vanessa Hudgens Gets Pampered, Announces VMA Plans

As she readies for her honorable position as show opener at this year's ceremony, Lady Gaga kicked off the weekend by hosting a fabulous Atom Factory MTV VMA dinner party in Los Angeles, California on Friday night (August 26).

Bringing her always eye-catching fashion while adorned in a low-cut, cleavage-baring red ensemble with towering heels, the "Born This Way" singer welcomed an impressive guest list to her Ciroc Vodka sponsored soiree held at The Beverly.

Among the attendees joining Gaga at the MTV Video Music Awards precursor event were Nicole Scherzinger and Mary J Blige, as well as JoJo, who mingled with gal pals Destinee and Paris.

As for this Sunday night (August 28), Lady Gaga is not only slated to offer up the first performance, as she's also in the running for four Moonmen including Best Female Video and Best Video With a Message for "Born This Way," along with Best Art Direction and Best Choreography for "Judas."

Showing off her slim 'n sexy figure, Jenni “JWoww” Farley played hostess at a Caesars Palace bash in Las Vegas on Friday night (August 26).

Held inside the luxury resort's Pure nightclub, the "Jersey Shore" hottie was decked out in a skintight blue frock as she drank and danced the night away while sharing a few smooches with her bodybuilder beau, Roger Matthews.

Tweeting her excitement over the Sin City gig, JWoww happily wrote, "Vegas baby! Off to Pure nightclub :)" while adding a short while later, "Loving pure :)"

Meanwhile, the 25-year-old reality star has recently found herself the subject of plastic surgery rumors, but she's denied any such doing while attributing the change in appearance to her weight loss.

Miss Farley dished to InTouch magazine, "People are saying I got cheek implants, my chin shaved down and a nose job. I lost 15 pounds and my cheeks have become more defined. I highlight my cheeks instead of putting bronzer on them."

Attributing the shedding of the pounds to working out with her muscle-laden boyfriend, JWoww then said, "I'll probably get Botox by the time I'm 30 and have my breast implants redone in a few years after I've had kids."

Teaming up for a week-ending sisterly retail romp, Lindsay Lohan was joined by little sister Ali on a shopping spree in Venice, California on Friday afternoon (August 26).

Clad in a sleeveless blue blouse, denim short-shorts and wearing a dream catcher necklace, the "Mean Girls" starlet and her marvelous model sis took to Abbot Kinney Blvd while popping into Nightcap Clothing's flagship boutique before emerging with a bagful of purchases.

Meanwhile, LiLo's recent lawsuit filing against Pitbull over lyrics in his hit song "Give Me Everything" has quickly led to plenty of press for the 30-year-old rapper.

In response to the legal filing, Pitbull wrote in a statement on his website, "We'll be performing at the VMAs, and as a matter of fact, I'd like to send out an invitation to Lindsay Lohan. Hopefully, she can come with me to the VMAs, and we can figure this out."

Getting no response, Pitbull then turned to MTV to discuss the matter, saying, "As far as the whole Lindsay Lohan situation, it's real simple: I'm actually surprised and, in an ironic way, kind of honored. The record, if you listen to it from beginning to end, [is a] very positive record. I start off even talking about my own life. So in no way, shape or form am I here to defame, degrade or hurt anybody. It was my way of showing love or helping out, I would think.

Insisting that the Video Music Awards ticket offer isn't a ploy to make headlines, he continued, "But either [way], I said, 'You know what? Performing it at the VMAs, [I] would like to invite her out. And anybody who knows my reputation [knows I] don't do no publicity stunts. I'm not really about none of that. ... So I said it, I meant it, and if she takes it, great. If she doesn't, cool. But she will have her tickets at will call."

Not letting the inclement weather of Hurricane Irene put a stop to her east coast commitment, Gwyneth Paltrow turned up for a fan greeting at BookHampton in East Hampton, New York on Friday evening (August 26).

The Oscar-winning actress warmly greeted her literature loving audience while reading snippets from her new book 'My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness'.

In the Paltrow penned work, the 38-year-old offers up 150 recipes, which are said to "celebrate the joy of preparing food for loved ones she says she learned from her father, the late film and television director and producer Bruce Paltrow."

With proceeds from the day's sales benefiting the East Hampton Food Pantry, BookHampton owner Charline Spektor told local press, "Gwyneth is a great friend and neighbor of our bookstore, and we are delighted to invite the entire community to this great event."

Working well into the nighttime hours on his new movie, Zac Efron was quite the sight to be seen on the set of "The Paperboy" in New Orleans on Friday (August 26).

The "High School Musical" alum roamed the Big Easy filming grounds in a white tank top/boxers combo - all the while covered in blood as he was joined by his lovely co-star Nicole Kidman.

The revamp of the 1995 novel offers up a slew of other Tinseltown A-listers including Matthew McConaughey and John Cusack, as well as "The Help" actor David Oyelowo.

The film, due out in 2012, centers around "a reporter who returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate. "

Making certain to keep in the public view as her new movie just hit theaters, Katie Holmes was spotted tending to her week-ending errands in Beverly Hills on Friday (August 26).

Still sporting her faux tattoo of two chains running around her wrist, the "Mad Money" mommy cutely held daughter Suri Cruise's hand as the two lovely ladies made their way to a local office building for a quick meeting before continuing about with the day.

As for Katie's newly released film, the 32-year-old stars alongside Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison in a horror/thriller titled "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark".

The Troy Nixey directed work is about "a young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend - after which she discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own."

Capping off their mini-honeymoon, Kim Kardashian joined new husband Kris Humphries were spotted arriving back in the States via LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA on Friday night (August 26).

The newlyweds made their way through the massive crowds - with the E! reality star seeming a bit shocked by the overwhelming amount of attention before she and her hubby loaded into an awaiting SUV.

Tweeting about the Stateside arrival, Kim wrote, "Back in the US and it feels sooo good! Had such a fun relaxing time away! Back to reality!"

The trip back to Tinseltown comes as Miss Kardashian is scheduled to appear at Sunday night's (August 28) MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles - as she's lined up to present an award.

Kim also took time to tweet about the news-dominating topic of Hurricane Irene, as she wrote the previous day, "I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe! I heard the weather is crazy!"

Continuing her lengthy promotions in her homeland, Miranda Kerr stepped out for a fan greeting in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday (August 27).

The stunning supermodel took to the David Jones store to sign autographs for her admirers during the relaunch of her KORA Organics range.

Tweeting about the publicity efforts, Miss Kerr wrote,"I am excited to be in Melbourne today for the instore appearances at David Jones. Hope to see you there, midday and 1:30pm. Love Miranda xxx"

Correcting her mistake as to the time of the festivities, Miranda later tweeted, "Sorry guys its 12pm and 1pm today at David Jones Bourke Street not 1.30pm! See you there ;-)"

On a sidenote, the 28-year-old recently revealed her adoration for coconut oil, as she told the Daily Mail that she dilutes the product in green tea and dabbles it over salads, saying, "I've been drinking it since I was 14 and it's the one thing I can't live without."

Putting those pesky divorce rumors to rest once and for all, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were spotted side-by-side while out in Malibu, CA on Wednesday (August 24).

With the paparazzi on them like glue, the happy couple grabbed brunch at Bob Morris' Beach Cafe before shopping at the Malibu Colony Company.

Rumors of a break up sparked when In Touch released a story full of silly details claiming that Jada and Marc Anthony (JLo’s ex) were sneaking around.

However, reps for both Anthony and Pinkett Smith deny that there’s any illicit romance between them, with her spokesperson telling press, “Everything about Jada and Marc Anthony is false.”

Treating fans to superstar surprise, Justin Bieber dropped by Taylor Swift's sold out Los Angeles show at Staples Center last night (August 23).

Quickly catching the audience's attention, the 21-year-old songstress asked, "Who wants to see m friend Justin?." That's when the "Never Say Never" crooner suddenly emerged onstage, inciting a full-blown frenzy as he and Taylor belted out a special duet of his hit "Baby."

Making good on his word, Justin hinted towards an appearance when he tweeted a message to the "Mean" singer recently, writing, “Heard you sang BABY at your concert in TO. thank u for the love… might have to come by and stop in on a show."

Noting the crazy excitement of the crowd, Swift took to her twitter to dish about Tuesday night's concert, as she wrote, “You think you’ve heard LOUD screaming in your life. Then @justinbieber comes out and does a surprise song during your show.”

Continuing along with their short and sweet honeymoon, Kim Kardashian joined new husband Kris Humphries for their first romantic dinner away from their hotel in Naples, Italy on Thursday night (August 25).

While the E! babe was dolled up in a lovely dress, her NBA player hubby chose to dress down in shorts and a baseball hat as the newlyweds ate the the famous Eolo restaurant in the downtown area.

Once finished with their delectable meals, the couple leisurely walked the city streets before catching a lift back to their luxury hotel.

Meanwhile, the European getaway will soon be drawing to an end - as Kim is set to head to New York to begin filming season two of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" while also scheduled to appear at Sunday night's (August 28) MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Planning to jet off for a much lengthier (and tropical) honeymoon at a future date, Kim told People magazine, “We want to take our big honeymoon later."

As they ready to debut season three of their hit show “Glee,” the cast can be seen in a brand sneak speak video titled, “Dodgeball.”

The main characters from the Emmy winning FOX comedy released the video last night (August 24) in anticipation of the September 20th premiere.

As always, the talented cast has viewers captivated with Sue Sylvester back to her old ways while “We Got the Beat” blares in the background.

Earlier in the week, the cast’s brand new music video for Fashion’s Night Out - which takes place on September 8th - was released.

Having been rumored to be an item since late June, Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield offered a little confirmation to the claims during a rare non-work related sighting in Malibu, CA on Thursday night (August 25).

The "Amazing Spider-Man" co-stars kept their distance and made sure not to give awaiting photogs any PDA-filled shots as they exited Nobu restaurant following an evening sushi dinner date.

Word of the new off-screen romance was first reported by Us Weekly, as their source told at the time, "They got close during filming and have been hooking up. They haven't gone public, but he's told his friends."

The sighting comes just a day after comedic actor Jim Carrey posted a strange video on his TruLife website to declare his love for Miss Stone.

In the Carrey clip, the "Ace Ventura" star began by saying, “I just wanted to let you know that I think you’re all the way beautiful. If I were a lot younger, I would marry you, and we would have chubby little freckle-faced kids.”

Carrey then confessed he’s too old for Stone, noting his wrinkled forehead, a bit of grey in his beard, and the fact that it “takes him a little longer to pee than it used to.”

Getting pampered up to kick off the weekend, Vanessa Hudgens did some mother-daughter bonding at the nail salon in Studio City, CA on Friday (August 26).

The two lovely ladies first grabbed up a thirst-quenching Jamba Juice, which they enjoyed while getting their nails prettied up amidst a bit of gossiping.

The outing comes as Miss Hudgens led fans to a big announcement during the course of the day, as she tweeted, "Hey guys! BIG NEWS! Candies just revealed on twitter some really exciting news about my plans this weekend! Go see the news!"

As for the news, the Candies Twitter page post read, "BREAKING NEWS! Vanessa Hudgens is going to the @MTV VMA's with @Candiesbrand!!! See you all Sunday :) #VMAnessa"