Well, this is one way to get out of diaper duty: Ben Affleck is set to star opposite Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds and Alicia Keys in Smokin' Aces, a feature about a Vegas magician (Entourage's Piven) marked for murder. "You'll be shocked to see a very different Ben Affleck in this movie," Reynolds tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Which I think means that Matt Damon will be playing him.
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Mariah Carey, Kanye West and John Legend are the early favorites for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, having garnered eight nominations each this morning. Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé Knowles, 50 Cent, Stevie Wonder and the Black Eyed Peas (I love those lumps!) follow with six nods apiece. CBS will broadcast the ceremony live on Feb. 8; for a complete list of nominations, visit Grammys.com.
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The first batch of performers has been announced for Friday's multinetwork telethon, Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, and they include newly engaged Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart and Neil Young. Among the nonmusically inclined celebs slated to appear are Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Sela Ward. Kanye West, meanwhile, will serve as host. Psych!!! Speaking of the little rabble-rouser...
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Billy Crudup has joined the cast of Mission: Impossible 3.... ABC will air an hourlong news special exploring the fallout from Hurricane Katrina tonight at 10 pm/ET.... An acoustic set performed by Alicia Keys last month in New York City is being packaged into a special MTV Unplugged on Sept. 23.... MTV has ordered additional episodes of Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out and Date My Mom.
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