Sin City star Jessica Alba stepped out with daughter Haven, 3 1/2, in West Hollywood, Calif. on Saturday (May 2).

Both sporting shades, the mother-daughter duo were headed to a birthday party. The actress, 34, walked hand-in-hand with her pretty preschooler on the sunny afternoon.

“I don’t have any tricks,” Alba recently said about balancing motherhood and her career. “I just feel guilty all the time and I feel like I’m never doing the right thing.”

“I just pray that my kids are happy,” she said of both daughters, including 6 1/2-year-old Honor.

“If they’re giggling more than they’re crying, and if they’re curious and talkative, then I know they’re good,” she added. “And if that ever stops, and if I see that there’s a problem, then I stop everything and focus on that. That’s my litmus test on whether I’m extending myself too much or spreading myself too thin.”

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Right?

In case you didn’t know. There have been rumours all week, and my friend L even indicated that her secret sources said it was going to be Charlotte all the way back mid-last week. But I didn’t want to think that it was true until, you know, now.

I am disappointed. I am frustrated. …      

Right?

In case you didn’t know. There have been rumours all week, and my friend L even indicated that her secret sources said it was going to be Charlotte all the way back mid-last week. But I didn’t want to think that it was true until, you know, now.

I am disappointed. I am frustrated. …      

About a week has passed since Jared Leto’s Hot Topic version of the Joker surfaced online. Now Suicide Squad director David Ayer has tweeted a cast photo (minus the Joker) to further tease the comic nerds. A quick rundown from left to right: Adam Beach (Slipknot), Jai Courtney (Boomerang), Karen Fukuhara (Katara), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flagg), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Will Smith (Deadshot), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Killer Croc), and Jay Hernandez as (El Diablo).

Most of the cast looks unremarkable and oh-so-dark and brooding. Naturally, everyone is zeroing in on Margot in costume as Harley Quinn. I’m including more photos of Margot at the bottom of this post. This an interesting take on the character’s costume. Most people think of HQ dressed like this, although her sartorial leanings have varied considerably over the years. At one point, she did indeed go red, white, and blue. My main issue is how this costume looks a lot like something Gwen Stefani would wear in a music video. Is Harley Quinn secretly a ska girl?

I can’t believe this movie is really happening, but I think DC felt pressure be more adventurous after watching Marvel crush it so hard at the box office. These costumes do look try hard, which doesn’t inspire confidence. Jai Courtney is supposed to be an emerging new star (as is Cara) although he’s quite bland. This movie could sink careers if it’s not done correctly. Speaking of which … isn’t it weird to see Will Smith as part of an ensemble cast? He usually only takes lead roles. Times have changed.

Photos courtesy of David Ayer on Twitter/WarnerBros/DC & Pacific Coast News

A few days ago, some people theorized that Robert Downey Jr.’s terrible antics during the Age of Ultron publicity tour were the result of RDJ possibly falling off the wagon. For the record, I don’t think he’s boozing or drugging again. I really don’t. I think he’s richer than God and on some kind of ego trip. He’s always been sassy-with-an-edge, but with his Marvel contract paying out crazy money, RDJ has his “f—k you” money and it’s gone to his head. That’s my explanation. Ego is a hell of a drug.

Anyway, as we all know, RDJ has been pissing people off right and left. I think the lowest point was his racism-tinged shade at Alejandro Inarritu, but a close second was RDJ’s Howard Stern interview, when he went off on British journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy. So, compared to those two incidents, RDJ’s Entertainment Weekly Sirius radio interview wasn’t flat-out horrible. He was asked if he ever felt the urge to go do smaller indie films after working on big, gargantuan Marvel films. RDJ’s answer? NOPE. When asked why he says no to indies, this was his reply:

“Because they’re exhausting and sometimes they suck and then you just go, ‘What was I thinking?’ But I’m interested in doing all different kinds of movies. Sometimes the little movies are the ones that wind up taking the most out of you because they’re like, ‘Hey, man, we’re just running a couple of days behind. Do you think you can stay through your birthday and then come back on the fourth of July. And, by the way, but, like, the crew—can you pay for the craft services? And, oh, by the way, man, when we go to Sundance, it’s like, can we just sit you in a chair and you can sell this for six days in a row so that we’ll make 180 bucks when it opens in one theater? God, this is so powerful what we’re doing. What do you think of the movie? You saw it last night?’ ‘I thought it’s mediocre.’ ‘Yeah, isn’t it the greatest?! Man, everyone’s an artist here.’ Actually, most of you are kind of inexperienced and lame.”

[From Entertainment Weekly]

For what it’s worth, this doesn’t offend me. I think he does read all the scripts he’s offered, from small indie films to potential blockbusters. And throughout his career, he’s done them all. But he’s 50 years old now and he IS a movie star, for better or for worse. He’s not trying to pretend he’s just some normal guy anymore and no one would believe him (at this point) if he tried to play the morose gay hipster in a whackadoodle family drama featuring incest and beauty pageants debuting at Sundance next year.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

The Royal Baby has been named!

Kate Middleton and Prince William have named their newborn daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. In a touching tribute, the Princess of Cambridge – who arrived on Saturday (May 2) at 8:34 a.m. – has been named in honor of her grandfather, her grandmother and her great-great-grandmother.

Announcing the name in a Monday statement, Kensington Palace Tweeted:

“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.”

Reportedly, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wanted to inform the Queen of their chosen name before it was publicly released.

The Duke and Duchess introduced their newborn just hours after her arrival. The royal couple are also parents to 21-month-old son Prince George.

Do you like the baby name?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 4, 2015

Well, we finally have a name! Thank God. Duchess Kate and Prince William waited more than a full two days after Kate gave birth to release the name and it’s…

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

I feel like that’s a suggestion I made months ago. Yes, it was. Charlotte works as a reference to Prince Charles (“Charlotte” is the feminized Charles) and a reference to Kate’s sister Pippa, whose middle name is Charlotte. Elizabeth is for the Queen, obviously. And Diana for William’s late mother. So she’s little HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Sounds nice.

I’m happy that they didn’t put Diana up front. I think that would have been too much, and that was my biggest fear as the Great Name Wait carried on through the hours. I think Charlotte Elizabeth Diana works on every level, so much so that it’s a bit obvious and boring. But still… I do love the name Charlotte. I wonder if they’ll call her “Charlie”?

Incidentally, it seems that once again, Carole Middleton and Pippa Middleton got to meet the little princess before Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. Carole was seen driving to Kensington Palace more than an hour before Charles and Camilla arrived. Michael Middleton also arrived separately from his wife, and later than Carole. The Daily Beast had an article about this dynamic, and how Kate is “Middleton-izing” the royal family, as in she’s bringing her “middle class values” and middle class standards to the royals. You can read the piece here.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/flynet.

Here are some photos of Amal Clooney out and about in NYC with her parents on Friday. She took them to see the hit musical Hamilton, the same musical that Madonna rudely interrupted with her texting and diva ‘tude. I’m guessing that Amal and her parents did not text during the show – it’s supposed to be one of the best musicals ever, a true hip-hop-opera about Alexander Hamilton. Amal’s parents and her sister Tala have been visiting her in NYC for much of the past week – George Clooney even took the whole Alamuddin family out to dinner one night.

As for Amal’s look here, once again, she’s stylin’. The white dress is Alberta Ferretti. The brown suede coat is Gucci – I once had a coat a lot like this, same shade of brown, also with a supple suede, only mine came from a thrift store and it ended at my hips. I miss that coat. I don’t know what happened to it. Amal’s purse is from Sarah’s Bag, a Lebanese designer. That’s nice, that she throws some support to designers from her home country.

Do you guys think that George Clooney picked out this ensemble for Amal? That’s what Us Weekly’s sources said this week, that George helps Amal choose all of her designer clothing. Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on it, I kind of think it makes sense. George’s sensibilities are very 1970s, post-Camelot, when Jackie Kennedy was Jackie Onassis. And if George is picking out Amal’s clothes, that might explain why she’s been doing so many Jackie O looks in New York.

Oh, and some people wonder if Amal and George will come to tonight’s Met Gala. They aren’t on the list as far as I’ve seen, but I am hoping they come. It’s arguably the biggest social event in New York every year. How could they not go?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the co-chairs of tonight’s MET Gala. The theme is China: Through The Looking Glass. Not entirely sure how she specifically relates to that theme but whatever. She’s a big name. She’s a big draw for the event. And, given her association with Dior, I can’t imagine she’ll…      

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the co-chairs of tonight’s MET Gala. The theme is China: Through The Looking Glass. Not entirely sure how she specifically relates to that theme but whatever. She’s a big name. She’s a big draw for the event. And, given her association with Dior, I can’t imagine she’ll…