David Beckham and his teammates arrived in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday ahead of their exhibition match on Saturday. Just like the trip they took last year, David and the other players were treated to a traditional Maori nose-rubbing ceremony upon arrival — some lucky ladies even managed to also give David a kiss or two. After spending Thanksgiving in NYC with the Cruises and the last few days in LA with his boys, David's going to need to get over some serious jet lag before hitting the field this weekend. Tickets for this year's game aren't selling too well, but judging from the scene at the airport NZ has lots of love for Becks.

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Brad Pitt gave more TV interviews on location with Make it Right in New Orleans yesterday only this time he wasn't just talking about the project. Brad chatted with Ellen Degeneres in a segment that airs today about how to catch George Clooney using Chippendales. On Monday, he walked Angelina down the red carpet at the premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where he talked about what is on all our minds — his facial hair. On trying to bring the mustache back in style, he said, "That’s my goal. I don’t think staches are respected enough. It's political. It’s a political statement." So far he's already got an ally in his friend Clooney, but we're hoping this is one fashion statement that doesn't catch on. You can more of Brad in our pictures or on your TV set again tomorrow night when he's on Larry King Live.

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We've been hearing a lot of Britney's side of the story recently — between her documentary and numerous magazine covers, we have new insight into her life, including her split from Kevin Federline. Now, Kevin decided to open up a little about what it's all been like for him, from falling in love to watching Britney break down last January to her big comeback year. Here are some highlights from his interview:
- On his divorce: "It's hard enough to be in a marriage, and then have a kid, then kids, it changes everything. For me, I'd become more concerned with my children. Not that I ignored Britney, but my kids are always most important . . . I mean, we were having complications. I didn't give her an ultimatum, but I was trying to work stuff out with her, and she didn't even talk to me or anything and went behind my back and filed [for divorce]. [I was] completely blindsided."
- On custody of his kids: "My first question to [my lawyer] was, "Am I ever going to be able to see my children?" I told him that I would spend every last dime that I had to make sure that my children are okay. That's all that mattered. I didn't know how much power Britney had. That really scared me."
- On Britney's hospitalization: "That whole night is a blur. You want to talk about one of my lowest points of depression, that was probably one of them. I was very, very worried for her 'cause I care about her. That's the mother of my children. Just because I'm not in love with her doesn't mean that I don't love her. I'm definitely rooting for her. There's nothing more that I want than for her to be in the best health and doing what she loves to do."
- On her improvement: "Oh, man, it's totally turning around. It works out that [the kids] get to see her. There's structure over there, there's structure at my house. We're trying to keep the same type of schedule. It doesn't have to be completely perfect, but the foundation is there."
Despite the bad reputation Kevin has, he seems genuinely supportive of what she's going through and like he's working hard to be the stable father Britney wants for their kids. As long as he's not trying to revive his rap career, it sounds like Kevin could have earned that Father of the Year trophy.
Matt Damon spent his Thanksgiving in the states serving food to the needy like his BFF Ben, but yesterday he was back to work overseas. He was all bundled up to face the cold in London on the set of Green Zone. Matt's charitable efforts weren't left behind in the states though — he's one of the many celebrities signing a bowl to be put up for auction at Clothes off our Back's 'Fill a Bowl, Feed America' campaign. Matt might have to spend part of the holiday season on the set, but clearly the spirit of giving is still very much on his mind.

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