Chace Crawford and Leighton Meester headed to freezing Toronto yesterday to make an appearance on MTV Canada. Now that the strike is over, it's only a matter of time before these two are back to playing on-again, off-again Blair and Nate on Gossip Girl. It's one of the shows you're most looking forward to watching again, but Miss Meester has been creating a bit of buzz off-camera, too. Apparently the starlet was drawing attention to herself during some pre-Grammy partying, reeking of a certain illegal substance and accidentally flashing her panties to the crowd when a boy lifted her up. Poor form, Leighton — Blair Waldorf would never let that happen.

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After his performance at the Grammys and showing off his chiseled cheekbones at the after parties, John Mayer was back to work in the recording studio in LA yesterday. He is looking a little less done up here and a little more hot — but of course a guitar in hand (even in its case) always helps. Mr. Mayer recently talked about his active search for the one, but it's obvious that whoever the lucky lady ends up being, she'll have to deal with his eccentricities. He said, “The thread is unbroken in my life as to the difficulty of being who I am. I’ve always had a relationship with being different. But the world needs me to be wacky, I need me to be wacky, I need me to stay wacky, and I’m never going to apologize for being wacky.” Yes, it's true, he's an odd bird but there's something delightful about it. Those soulful eyes don't hurt either.

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Michelle Williams got to play serious and sexy for her latest spread for Wonderland Magazine. She did the interview before her painful month, but since then Michelle has been back to work and ready to promote her new projects. The star has always valued her privacy, but in the article she comes clean about everything from Dawson's Creek to her insecurities to being a mom to Matilda. Here are highlights:

• On the most extravagant thing she's ever bought: "Probably my house. Is that an extravagance? I used to collect rare books. My prized book is a really beautiful unbound Shakespeare, which never made it to the publishers. I used to buy them to commemorate a job but I haven’t done it in a while. I have a penchant for Victorian jewelery now so I’m always on eBay. I’ve had to cool down because it got out of hand. I was setting my alarm for three in the morning to bid."
• On whether or not she uses acting to get attention: "It’s a generalization but actors are either extroverts or introverts, it’s true. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about why I act because I think of myself as more of an introvert. I embarrass easily. I have such problems with people looking at me. So I think, ‘Why do I do this to myself? Why do I do something so public?’ But I never expected it to be this public. It does seem like a funny choice for somebody who doesn’t really like attention."

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The Rodeo Drive Fendi store underwent a redesign and threw a little party to celebrate it in LA last night bringing out starlets, a pregnant model and one person whose dress matched the scenery. Lindsay Lohan looked older than her 21 years (not anything new) in her asset-enhancing dress while Mandy Moore went with something a little more loose-fitting to go with her cute smile. Camila Alves was the pregnant model in question, taking a night off from her man Matthew to look at some pretty clothes. Rose McGowan dressed to match the backdrop but spiced it up with her V-Day appropriate red shoes. All the gorgeous ladies were sans date last night, but I'm sure there were more than enough pretty things in the store to keep them company.

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Britney Spears may be holding on to her lawyers by a thread - okay technically they want out, but they are required to stay on board for another week — however she is playing the kid card very well right now. The mother who has not seen her own kids in a month has been teaching dance classes at Millennium studios. While many of you would not allow your kids into that class, the ones who are a part of it are praising Ms Brit. One even cried tears of joy from the experience. All this good press about being great with kids can certainly help Britney's tainted image as a mother, but as always, nothing in her life is ever done unless under the watchful eye of the paparazzi. So convenient when you want evidence to prove to a judge how happy you are making young kids while teaching them dance moves to Madonna's "Material Girl."

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Jessica Simpson exuded quintessential California girl heading into LAX yesterday afternoon. Seeing her all sunny looking just reminds me why I couldn't help but find her endearing back on Newlyweds. Those days are obviously long gone and Jess has a new Valentine she's hopefully spending today with. She and Tony just got back from their trip to Hawaii, but there's always time for another little romantic vacation (especially now that he's in the off season). I hope all of you have a smile as big as Jessica's today too — Happy V-Day!

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