Nicole Kidman is one dedicated mama – so much so, that she prefers to keep 9-month-old daughter Sunday Rose close by at all times!

While attending an Academy of Country Music Awards after party with her husband Keith Urban – who picked up an award for vocal event of the year – Nicole was eager to show the paparazzi how she manages to keep her baby girl on hand thanks to a few photos on her iPhone.

Stopping to talk with Extra, the actress admits that Sunday has happily adjusted from the serene settings of farm life to the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas! “She’s been out and about,” Nicole reveals. Flashing lights and plenty of stimulation for a growing baby, Nicole notes that Sunday is loving the city “because it’s so colorful.”

With baby girl quickly growing up, the Australian actress says it won’t be long before Sunday is able to voice her own opinions on the family’s travel adventures. “There are lots of coos and grunts,” Nicole laughs. “She’s very vocal!” From the sound of things, pretty soon Sunday will be singing along with her country crooner dad! As Keith gushes that his wife and daughter are “my biggest inspiration,” Nicole shares,

t’s a done dada for Jessica Simpson’s recording career.

After months of forgotten lyrics, weight gain scandals, and disappointing live performances, Jessica Simpson, the once promising pop tart turned country-western trainwreck, has reportedly been axed from her contract with Columbia Records.

According to our pals at NashvilleGab.com, the singer’s name and information no longer appears on either the Columbia Nashville or Sony Music Nashville websites. Even Jessica artist page, featuring her bio and her music, is gone from the site.

And late Wednesday morning, OK! Magazine obtained the apparent confirmation the music world has been waiting for.

…A telephone operator told us that Jessica Simpson has now “come off the label.”

Thoughts on this?

Kim Kardashian has a thing or several to say about her little sister being booted from the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice after The Donald discovered that the Amazon is an old DUI-driving hussy.

Has he been living under a rock? Khloe Kardashian couldn’t call herself a Hollywood socialite if she hadn’t been pinched at least once for riding high.

In an entry on Official Blog Tuesday, Kim K. wrote:

Last night Donald Trump fired Khloe!

I was a little disappointed at how she was given the boot! Trump fired her after saying he’d lost respect for her because she previously had a DUI. She obviously made an awful mistake but definitely has taken responsibility for her actions and we are all very proud of her.

She has always been committed to attending her DUI classes and there was no option, she had to go back to LA to go to a class for a day.

I am so proud Khloe made it this far! The reason she got fired had nothing to do with her work ethic or her performance on the show!

I’m glad she’s home!

Michelle Obama presented France’s first lady with a musical instrument when they met in the city of Strasbourg on Friday.

Mrs. Obama gave Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a Gibson acoustic guitar, says the Associated Press.

Their face-to-face meeting was a fashionable one: Mrs. Obama sported a belted black coat, while Bruni-Sarkozy (a former model) wore a fuschia-toned camel coat.

Victoria Beckham will make a guest appearance on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants later this year.

The former international fashionista worked on the project-providing the voice of a British princess-in Los Angeles late last year. Her cameo is expected to air during a one-hour special this summer.

“Scriptwriters created the role of a posh British princess especially for her and were blown away by what a natural she was. Victoria enjoyed every minute and is keen to do more.”

Nickelodeon tipsters tell The Daily Mail: “Victoria was a complete pro and finished all her takes in a day. She isn’t interested in becoming an actress, but voice-over work is something that appealed. She joked that she could simply rock up to the studios in a trackie and no make-up and no one would ever know, “ the insider added.

“Network bosses have been in touch since, offering more work – she really does have her pick of projects.”

Madonna has an unlikely ally in her bid to adopt a second African orphan-her former husband.

British director Guy Ritchie is speaking out in defense of his ex after a Malawai judge denied her request to adopt a three-year-old girl from Malawi on Friday. Guy says he was “saddened” by the judge’s refusal to allow the pop legend to bring home little Mercy James.

“Madonna is a fantastic and loving mother who cares deeply about her own children, and children who may need additional help and support,” Guy said in a statement released Friday.

“I fully supported Madonna in her decision to apply for this adoption, and I am saddened that her application has been rejected. She is motivated only by being a caring parent who seeks to share some of the advantages and opportunities that her life has given her,” his statement continued.

“This time it did not work out, but there will be other opportunities and I wish her well in them. She is a great mum,” Guy’s statement concluded.

They’re a family of creative minds, and last night Samantha Ronson came out to support her sister Charlotte’s new fashion line I “Heart” Ronson.

Joined by their brother, producer Mark, the Ronson ladies looked to be enjoying themselves at the JCPenny-sponsored event, held at Bar Marmont in Los Angeles.

As usual, Samantha was sporting her black Guns N Roses t-shirt with a black hat, black jacket, and dark jeans, while Charlotte added some color with a floral-pattern dress, grey jacket, and black stockings.

Meanwhile, Sam’s girlfriend Lindsay Lohan was reportedly banned from attending the star-studded affair – being stopped by five bouncers upon trying to gain entrance.

An insider told OK! magazine: “Unless Lindsay rams a truck through the red carpet or skydives in, she won’t be here.”

“Lindsay knew she was unwanted, but came anyway, to no avail,” said another source.

With Chris Brown due in court next week for the alleged assault on Rihanna, the singers have kept their distance from each other, with Brown quietly holed up in his hometown with family and old friends while Rihanna has hop-scotched the country in glamorous style.
Rihanna’s latest stop Friday: her native Barbados. "She’s home," the singer’s father Ronald Fenty tells PEOPLE of the singer, who was photographed at the island’s international airport wearing a long, gauzy beige dress, white sunglasses and sandals. "She is in good spirits. And she sounds great."
She’s not required to attend Brown’s arraignment Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, where Brown, 19, is expected to enter a plea to two felony counts, and her camp is shooting down reports she’s not cooperating with prosecutors. "She will do everything that the law requires her to do," her lawyer Donald Etra tells PEOPLE.
After reconciling in Miami in late February, the singers put their relationship on hold a few weeks ago. Today, "they are still taking a mutually decided-on break," a source tells PEOPLE. It’s been more than two weeks since they were last together in L.A.
Ever since, Rihanna, 21, has never been far from paparazzi lenses. After being spotted house-hunting and clubbing in L.A., she was photographed earlier this week in Honolulu sporting a new textured, bed-head hairstyle and wearing a chic blue jacket. On Thursday she was in New York, casually dressed in jeans and sunglasses and smiling for cameras after having dinner with several friends at Italian eatery Da Silvano, where a source describes her as seeming "happy – classy, polite, beautiful." Rihanna headed to Barbados on Friday morning.

Getting all primped up for the impending weekend, Kim Kardashian was spotted over at Bedford Nails in Beverly Hills yesterday (April 3).

The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” cutie enjoyed a pampering session including a manicure/pedicure treatment, looking hot in an electric blue dress teamed with a pair of black strappy sandals.

Following her afternoon beauty stop, Miss Kardashian changed up her outfit and headed on out for a night on the town.

Joined by her brother Robert, the 28-year-old dropped by the I “Heart” Ronson Launch Party held at Bar Marmont in support of designer Charlotte Ronson.

Enjoying a night on the town, Miley Cyrus teamed up with gal pal Demi Lovato and her sister Brandi for dinner at Mo’s on Friday night (April 3).

Taking full advantage of the beautiful spring weather, the Disney starlet was spotted out earlier in the day making rounds in Toluca Lake.

The “7 Things” songstress was all smiles as she kept watch over a friend’s tiny pup outside the celebrity-popular eatery Paty’s Diner.

Miss Cyrus looked hot in a white lace dress and was joined by her momager Tish as well as her hunky model boyfriend Justin Gaston.