Celebrity Bits: Reese & Jake Pucker Up

Fans at Sunday night’s Los Angeles Lakers game were treated to a celebrity smooch when Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon engaged in a kiss captured on the Staples Center Jumbotron screen. The liplock was part of a regular in-game feature in which fans are captured on camera and encouraged to kiss. 

Fans at Sunday night’s Los Angeles Lakers game were treated to a celebrity smooch when Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon engaged in a kiss captured on the Staples Center Jumbotron screen. The liplock was part of a regular in-game feature in which fans are captured on camera and encouraged to kiss. 


Actor Josh Brolin and his “W.” co-star Jeffrey Wright appear to be off the hook. The pair will reportedly have charges relating to last summer’s Louisiana bar brawl dropped against them after striking a deal with prosecutors.


John Travolta is sharing memories of his late son, Jett, by posting a family photograph album on his official Web site — www.travolta.com.


Entertainment Weekly reports that Michelle Trachtenberg will reprise her role as Blake Lively’s arch nemesis, Georgina, in a multi-episode arc on “Gossip Girl.”


Country star Taylor Swift will be this week’s musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.”


Rocker Tommy Lee has a new rule for anyone venturing backstage at a Mötley Crüe show — those entering his dressing room are required to shed an article of clothing. “That gets the [bleep] party started so quick. Everyone’s walking around topless,” he tells Playboy magazine.


Anyone hoping to score Mariah Carey for their wedding or party better be ready to ante up. The singer reportedly earned a cool $1 million when she performed just four songs on New Year’s Eve at a private gig for the son of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.  Timbaland and Jay-Z also performed at the lavish affair, albeit at a lesser chunk of change.


The celebrity dating rumor mill is off to a hot start this year with a doozy — George Clooney and Paris Hilton. While the pair have recently been spotted together, forget about the possibility of the heiress and the world’s most famous bachelor actually becoming an item.


Tim Allen is apparently still pretty handy with at least one “tool.” The 55-year-old former “Home Improvement” star and his wife, actress Jane Hajduk, are expecting their first child together. Allen and Hajduk, 42, tied the knot in 2006. The actor has a 19-year-old daughter, Katherine, with ex-wife Laura Deibel. They split in 2003 after 19 years of marriage.