Celebrity Photos of the Week: Let the real Hunger Games begin! (And may the oddballs be ever in your favour)
Here’s Jennifer Lawrence. The smouldering 24-year-old already has an Oscar and is arguably the biggest female movie star on the planet. For obvious reasons, she was the big draw at this week’s Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. However, the event was more notable for those stars who had no reason whatsoever to be thereKevin Winter/Getty Images
Exhibit A: Reality-star-turned-weight-loss-spokesmodel Jessica Simpson, who used the occasion to break out one of her now-trademark sinewy leg thrusts. Be afraid, be very afraidROBYN BECK/AFP / Getty Images
Stranger still: Jessica’s little sister Ashlee Simpson was also there but was asked to leave after it was revealed that she was lip-synching her interviews on the red carpetFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
Also making the Hunger Games scene was Lea Thompson, fresh off her stint on Dancing With the Stars and looking … wearyFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
Here we have the 16-year-old actress Peyton List, best known for her role on the Disney Channel series Jesse and, judging by this photo, her unique head wingsROBYN BECK/AFP / Getty Images
And just when we thought Jim Belushi was out of our lives forever, he popped up at the Hunger Games event just to impress his daughter Jamison Bess. He’s not just a dad, he played one on TV!Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Next up: Tracee Ellis Ross, currently holding forth on the hit ABC sitcom Black-ish. That jumpsuit doubles as a optometrist’s eye test.Jordan Strauss
Her mother, Diana Ross, also showed up at the Hunger Games soiree. Our world was empty without you.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
On to a different game: Refined English film thespians Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch were the picture of elegance at the New York premiere of their new film The Imitation Game. But here again, more people were talking about the lesser entertainment entities who crashed the partySlaven Vlasic
Party-crashers like: Soap diva Susan Lucci, who started acting in film and television back in the 1960s and apparently hung onto some of the wardrobe. How the heck did she get a ticket?Slaven Vlasic
In the same vein, retired daytime talk host Regis Philbin also turned out for The Imitation Game premiere along with his long-suffering wife, Joy. Gelman stayed in the carLarry Busacca/Getty Images
Here’s Keke Palmer, wearing a perfectly appropriate ensemble for the premiere of an intense dramatic period-piece film. And yes, that was sarcasmSlaven Vlasic
Incredibly, Keke’s getup looked pretty good next to the outfit worn by fashion designer Anna Sui. It’s a safe bet that coat alone weighs more than two Susan LuccisSlaven Vlasic
And no wisecracks from you, Omar Sharif Jr. Your grandpa wore a more subdued outfit in Lawrence of ArabiaSlaven Vlasic
Whew, at least there was Whoopi Goldberg on hand to uphold the time-honoured tradition of celebrity style...Slaven Vlasic
Whoopi!Slaven Vlasic
Last stop: The premiere of the new film It’s Not Over in Los Angeles, where the paparazzi swarmed over Rihanna from the moment she stepped onto the red carpetRob Latour
During her brief time at the premiere (hey, she had Clippers tickets), Rihanna had photogs madly snapping pictures of her back...Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
They took pictures of her neck tattoos...Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
They even took shots of her tiny perfect feet wedged into painful-looking high heelsImeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
And once Rihanna left, they took pictures of Miley CyrusMichael Buckner