Celebrity Circuit

Actor Mark Wahlberg, left, and musician Nas attend a dinner in New York to celebrate Nas' new album, "Hip Hop is Dead," on Dec. 18, 2006.

Musician Nas, left, and his wife, Kelis, attend a dinner party for Nas' new album, "Hip Hop is Dead," in New York on Dec. 18, 2006.

Wool Boycott

Pink gestures during a news conference prior to her concert performance at Bercy Stadium in Paris on Dec. 19, 2006. The singer and PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) called for an international boycott of Australian wool until the industry's current live sheep export practices end.

Muse Awards

Honorees pose together at the 26th annual Muse Awards ceremony on Dec. 14, 2006. Those getting the New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards include, from left, John Wells, executive producer of "ER," Betty Cohen, CEO of Lifetime TV, Katie Couric, CBS News anchor, Mable Haddock, president of Black Programming Consortium, and Ellen Lewis, movie casting director.

Mourning Ertagun

Kid Rock is seen during the funeral ceremony for Ahmet Ertegun in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 18, 2006. He joined hundreds of other mourners for Ertegun, the co-founder of Atlantic Records who died on Dec. 14 at age 83 after falling and suffering a head injury at a Rolling Stones concert in New York.

White House Honors

Blues singer and guitarist B.B. King, center, bows to the audience after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civil award, from President Bush, right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Dec. 15, 2006. At left is a fellow Medal of Freedom recipient, historian and journalist Paul Johnson.

Christmas in New York

Actor Will Smith greets fans in Rockefeller Center on Dec. 15, 2006. Smith was in New York to promote his new movie, "The Pursuit of Happyness."

Actor Will Smith and his son, Jaden, pose for photos in New York's Rockefeller Center on Dec. 15, 2006. They star in the new movie "The Pursuit of Happyness," for which Will Smith received a Golden Globe nomination.

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, left, talks with Mary Farmer, 80, of Suffolk, Va., in New York's Rockefeller Center on Dec. 1, 2006.

Working in Tokyo

Paris Hilton, right, and Motorola's corporate vice president and general manager, Michael Tatelman, make a toast during a mobile phone event at the Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2006.

Paris Hilton is photographed with a phone at a mobile phone promotional event at the Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2006.

Sneak Peek

"60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace attends a Weinstein Company screening of "Breaking and Entering" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Dec. 20, 2006. The Anthony Minghella thriller opens in theaters in January.

Director Anthony Minghella and producer Harvey Weinstein attend a Weinstein Company screening of "Breaking and Entering" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Dec. 20, 2006.

On TV

Matt Damon is asked by "Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton to share his craft and life lessons. The episode of the 12-time Emmy-nominated series premieres Jan. 2, 2007, on the Bravo cable-TV channel

Actor Ben Stiller, right, appears on stage with host Damian Fahey during MTV's "Total Request Live" show at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York on Dec. 18, 2006. Stiller's new movie, "Night at the Museum," opens Dec. 22.

'Deja Vu' Abroad

Actor Denzel Washington poses as he promotes his new film, "Deja Vu," in Hamburg, Germany on Dec. 8, 2006.

Witness

Musician Peter Gabriel speaks at the second annual gala dinner and concert to benefit Witness, which helps promote human rights causes worldwide, in New York on Dec. 11, 2006.