Jay-Z made his way around NYC Monday, stopping by The Late Show with David Letterman before partying at Butter. As the cast of American Gangster is premiering their buzz-heavy movie around the country, Jay is promoting the new album he wrote inspired by the film. While I can't wait to hear that album in its entirety, Buzz has an awesome taste of the movie's official soundtrack including the catchy song from the previews.

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We love seeing our favorite celebrities getting into the Halloween spirit but seeing their babies dressed up is way cuter. Violet Affleck was spotted dressed up as a lamb and although she's still a little too young to brave the streets of Manhattan for trick-or-treating that didn't stop her from strutting her fleecy stuff. Violet is way too adorable with that hood on, although we know of a chicken little who could give her a run for her money.

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Jessica Simpson and her big red bag met up with Tina and Joe for dinner at Cafe Med last night in LA. The ladies were caught giggling outside the restaurant — perhaps Jess was dishing about her rumored new romance with Owen. She sure looks all comfy in her big sweater and it sounds like she may have snagged a new man just in time to get even more cozy for the holidays. Jess and John were pretty cute celebrating together last year, but it would be sweet to see her and Owen celebrating the season in their mutual home state.

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Christina is going to have one well-accessorized baby when she/he arrives! Christina (in lower heels than usual, but still that full face of make up) and her husband Jordan were spotted (yet again) in LA shopping at an upscale baby boutique. In addition to getting baby furniture and baby clothes, it looks like Christina has started to stock up on toys and books. While Christina seems to be doing most of the shopping, her husband Jordan was there to offer a hand as they left the shop. Awww.

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SJP and the rest of the cast of the Sex and the City movie were back to work in their very formal wear in NYC yesterday. We've seen so many pictures on the set of the movie already, but we're still looking forward to all the surprises the movie has in store for us — like all the steamy scenes that couldn't be shot outdoors. We also can't help but wonder if Carrie and Big took their relationship to the next level and moved in together. We'd hate to see her lose that fabulous apartment, but we can always just get the look of her crib to keep the Carrie vibe going strong until the movie hits theaters and we can find out for sure.

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Russell Crowe and his wife Danielle looked like a perfectly athletic (bunny loving!) couple out on Sunset Boulevard with little Tennyson and Charles yesterday morning after their big LA premiere of American Gangster. We got a glimpse into Denzel, Russell and their banter off screen and I can't wait to see how they work together in the movie. Russell had some great sound bites of his own in that EW article — on playing real people and working with Ridley Scott. Here's highlights:

• On playing real life people: It's incredible when you've actually got the source, still alive, still erudite, still willing to discuss things with you and give you details. A lot of it is osmosis, though, man. You can pretend you're shaping it and putting it together, but if I spend enough time with someone, I pick stuff up I'm not really fully conscious of. You just do your best to get some sort of accuracy. You're not a slave to it, but you don't want the person you're playing to scoff at the end and say, ''That's nothing like me.''
• On working with Ridley Scott for the third time: Ridley and I have perfected the art of the wordless argument. He'll look at me across the room and nudge his head one way and I'll go, ''No,'' then he'll open his eyes a bit wider and look that way and nod and I'll go, ''Uh-huh'' — and we've just worked out the blocking of the scene. It saves a lot of time.

If any actors could make a living historical figure proud, I'm sure Denzel and Russell are the men for the job. As much as reading this interview has shown me a funny side of the intense actors, methinks the movie's not going to be a laugh riot. I just hope it lives up to all the hype. Lots more pics so read more