Amanda Seyfried: Joyful Day Date!

Amanda Seyfried is all smiles as she steps out with her dog and actress pal Audia Tulloch to Urth Caffe for some lunch on Saturday (March 12) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 25-year-old actress then headed to Pariero where she bought a brand new leash for her pet pooch Finn.

Earlier this week, Amanda and her boyfriend, Ryan Phillippe, were seen dining at Craig?s restaurant in Los Angeles.

Amanda?s latest film, Red Riding Hood, is in theaters now!

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American Idol's Ashthon Jones Remains 'So Driven'

American Idol's Ashthon Jones Remains 'So Driven'

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Nashville's Ashthon Jones admits that being the first finalist booted off American Idol this season wasn't surprising ? especially after sliding into the wildcard slot to round out the top 13 ? but the singer plans to go full speed ahead with her music career.

"I'm so driven right now," she says. "I'd rather be tired doing this than sitting at home. I now know what it takes to live that star life."

Jones burst into tears when the judges opted not to save her following her redemption attempt by singing Diana Ross's "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" because she was overwhelmed, she says, that "I was leaving so soon and I really didn't want to leave my friends."

One pal in particular, fellow contestant Casey Abrams, always helped keep Jones's spirits up. "It's ridiculous how super funny he is," she says.

Although Abrams was absent from Thursday's show due to receiving blood transfusions for his ulcerative colitis, Jones is confident that Abrams, 20, will "rise and keep performing. It's so scary, but he's strong and keeps on going."

After returning to Nashville, Jones, 25, will continue to write songs, draw portraits and plans to keep producer Rodney Jerkins, with whom she recorded on the show, on speed dial.

"He pushed me to hit notes that I'd never hit before," she says. "And though I can't hit notes like Beyoncé can, I would have loved to belt out one of her songs."

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Street Artist Mr. Brainwash Getting Sued Over Run DMC Photograph

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Ruh-roh.

Street artist Thierry Guetta, otherwise known as Mr. Brainwash, is being sued by photographer, Glen Friedman, for copyright infringement.

Friedman says that Mr. Brainwash improperly used his photograph of Run DMC, taken in Queens, NY in 1985, and is seeking unspecified damages.

Mr. Brainwash, whose work can be seen in the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop along with the works of fellow street artist, Banksy, is being accused of using the photograph in several of his artwork without paying any licensing fees.

Friedman's attorney, Douglas Linde, has even gone so far as calling Mr. Brainwash a "blatant plagiarist."

Yikes.

A trial date is set for later this year.

This is a tough one. The artwork is mostly stencil - an actual photograph is not used in the art - but it looks like it still violates infringement laws.

Bummer.

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?Modern Family? Does A Table Read & More! [Celebrity Twitterverse]

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Attorneys Call Charlie Sheen's Legal Case Sound, Hilarious

Charlie Sheen may have long ago departed on the train to crazy town, but his legal team is entirely sane and his $100 million lawsuit against former boss Chuck Lorre and production company Warner Brothers has some serious legs -- in addition to being wildly entertaining.

"It is the most hilarious lawsuit I have ever seen written on legal paper," says trial attorney Stacy Schneider, who is betting that Lorre and Warner Bros. will seek to settle quickly rather than continue to allow Sheen to publicly embarrass them.

Warner Brothers claims they fired Sheen because of his lack of moral turpitude. But Sheen's lawyer, Marty Singer, quite aptly points out in his 30-page complaint that they had no trouble with Charlie's morals a few months ago when they signed him to a two year extended contract knowing he was in rehab and on the verge of a conviction for holding a knife to his wife's throat in Aspen.

"There is a legitimacy to his claims. They put up with so much bad behavior in the past that they waive their right to pursue a morality clause when it becomes convenient," says attorney Joey Jackson. "He behaved like a horrific person but he wasn't terminated until he said horrible things about Chuck Lorre and that was his First Amendment right."


Schneider adds, "You can't cancel a deal because you decide it's OK for him to abuse drugs yesterday, and today it isn't."

Sheen's legal eagles claim his dismissal had more to do with Lorre's bruised ego than their client's bad behavior and allege that when the actor tried to return to work after his January hospitalization, Lorre pushed production back with a variety of excuses.

In an altruistic turn, Sheen and his attorneys are also demanding "the entire cast and crew get paid for the balance of the season's 24 episodes."

"Once you file a lawsuit, you don't get paid and you don't get hired," Sheen's attorney told The Hollywood Reporter. "Charlie is looking out for the people he's working with. Warner Brothers can try to cast this however they want but the complaint speaks for itself."

The suit also alleges that Sheen's contract includes a "pay or play" clause that guarantees he be paid for 24 episodes per season and all ancillary revenues, regardless of whether he works.

"This lawsuit really rips into the insider industry practices of the producers of this show and could prove that some of Charlie's claims against the network and Lorre are legitimate. there actually may be more than one 'bad boy' in this situation," Schneider says. "Just as Charlie has been trying to sell his version of the truth with his wild media campaign, this lawsuit goes a step further. There are no details left unsaid in these legal papers."

It would be prudent for Warner Brothers and Lorre to settle if their opponent were anyone but Sheen-anyone who doesn't have tiger blood and Adonis DNA (not mentioned in the lawsuit).

"Charlie is the kind of guy who is all or nothing. I don't think he will take less than $100 million," Jackson says.


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Pregnant Jewel hit by fire truck in Texas

Jewel was in a car accident in Stephenville, Texas, where she lives on a ranch with Ty Murray.

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Jewel was in a car accident in Stephenville, Texas, where she lives on a ranch with Ty Murray.

Mother-to-be Jewel had a scare Thursday when she was in a major car accident.

"Jewel was hit by a fire truck this morning in Texas," her rep told the Daily News in a statement. "The singer was taken to the hospital and current medical tests conducted indicate that she and the baby are doing fine."

Jewel, 36, was hit on the passenger side of her car, according to a picture taken by the Stephenville Empire-Tribune.

The paper reported the singer was hit by Erath County Commissioner Jim Pack, who was driving a Harbin Volunteer Fire Department truck while responding to a grass fire.

In the photo, both vehicles have significant damage.

Jewel, who is married to rodeo star Ty Murray, announced her pregnancy in January.

On Monday, she wrote on her blog that she finished recording "my version of a kids' album," since it was "a chance to write songs for my baby boy, that he can dance around to when he arrives."

The singer is due this summer.

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Pregnant Jewel in Hospital After Fire Truck Collision

A volunteer fire truck slammed into singer Jewel's car in Stephenville, Texas, on Friday, sending the folk-turned-country star, who is pregnant, to the hospital for tests.

"Jewel was hit by a fire truck this morning in Texas," her rep said in a statement. "The singer was taken to the hospital and current medical tests conducted indicate that she and the baby are doing fine."

A local newspaper, The Stephenville Empire-Tribune, ran photos showing Jewel's completely totaled car, with the bulk of the damage appearing to be in the front and passengers' side. It's not clear whether she was driving or in the passenger seat.

According to the Empire-Tribune, the occupant of the fire truck was Erath County Commissioner Jim Pack, who was heading to a nearby highway to put out a grass fire.


Pack's condition has not been disclosed.

Jewel and her husband, rodeo cowboy Ty Murray, are expecting a boy. She was on the set of her upcoming Bravo show, 'Going Platinum,' when she found out about her pregnancy.

"I took a pregnancy test, and it was positive!" she told PEOPLE. "It was so hard to keep it a secret. I was worried I'd start throwing up on set, and everyone would be like, 'Oh, she's pregnant.'"


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