Halle Berry arrived to work on New Year's Eve today in NYC wearing hospital scrubs and aviator sunglasses. Meanwhile, Gabriel Aubry and Nahla went on a walk together in Manhattan. Halle and Gabriel appear to be coparenting despite their ongoing custody battle, which led to her giving up her first role in the film. She landed another one when she and Gabriel worked out a deal for him to come along to help take care of Nahla. The actress joined her costars Zac Efron and Michelle Pfeiffer, who have already been shooting the movie in Manhattan this month. Halle made her way east after attending this weekend's NAACP Image Awards in LA in a sexy, slit Pucci dress. She was also one of Fab's picks for best dressed on the red carpet at the Oscars. In fact, Chuck star Zachary Levi told us he had to remind himself not to stare right at Halle when he took the stage to sing with Mandy Moore at the Academy Awards!

Ben Affleck traded his seat in the director's chair for one in Congress this afternoon as he testified at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. The actor spent International Women's Day bringing attention to the plight of females and children in the Congo. More than 3 million people have died there in the past 15 years alone, and Ben founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in the hopes of bringing more aid and attention to the war-torn country. He joined forces with Cindy McCain today for the cause, and the pair made an appearance on Good Morning America before heading to Capitol Hill. Ben is using some free time following a busy award season with wife Jennifer Garner to focus on giving back. Jen didn't join him today, but she's no stranger to the political process. She's made her own appearances in front of legislators to champion her favorite philanthropy, Save the Children.

Alexander Skarsgard visited The Grove in LA yesterday to catch a midday movie at the mall's theater. He went without his girlfriend, Kate Bosworth, though the pair have stepped out in the past for the occasional cinema date nights. A former flame, Amanda Seyfried, recently talked about their brief relationship but had only kind words to say about "super funny" Alex in Elle magazine. The True Blood hunk's black t-shirt revealed the toned muscles he's been steadily working on in preparation for his shirtless return to the small screen — watch a sneak peek of Alex's abs in the season four teaser for his HBO show! We'll have to wait a few more months before his series is back, but Alex will be busy with a trip to France to debut Melancholia at the Cannes Film Festival.