Celebrity Photos of the Week: Matt Damon truly is the Talented Mr. Ripley!
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Hey, it’s Jeremy Renner. Odd as it sounds, the biggest celebrity sighting this week was the wizened actor attending a screening of his new film Kill the Messenger in Washington, D.C. He’s the face of New Hollywood!Paul Morigi
At the screening, Renner regaled attendees with anecdotes about his character in The Avengers. Who knew Hawkeye was a vegetarian?Paul Morigi
On a more serious note, Renner talked about his disappointment over the fact most people don’t remember he was in the film American Hustle. Seriously, he was in American HustlePaul Morigi
And then the event got a little weird when Renner tried to sneak out and began hugging the large airbrushed portrait of his own likeness. Get a room, you two!Paul Morigi
Things went much smoother in New York at the Clinton Global Initiative, where Matt Damon offered his take on solving all the world’s woes: Watch The Legend of Bagger Vance. Oh, Matt. That’s your answer for everythingJemal Countess/Getty Images
Seriously, though, look at this guy. Look at that suit and his earnest expression. If Matt Damon doesn’t launch a run for political office in the next few years …SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters
On this occasion, Damon had the crowd eating out of hand with his clever standup material and his spot-on impression of bestie actor pal Ben Affleck – accurate right down to the chin cleft!John Moore/Getty Images
In other Big Apple happenings, Jerry Seinfeld kindly allowed Mark Consuelos to sit with him at the Baby Buggy Fatherhood Initiative event.Cindy Ord
Also at the Baby Buggy bash: English celebrity photographer Nigel Barker, known mostly in these parts for his appearances as a judge on America’s Next Top Model. Even in jeans and mismatched suit jacket, he’s one handsome chappieJamie McCarthy
Not so with Neil Patrick Harris, however, who wore a suit to the Baby Buggy event but still looked like it was the morning after a bad Tony Awards broadcast. Somehow we expected more from Doogie Howser
The big surprise at the Baby Buggy soiree: An appearance by hip-hop artist Jim Jones (aka Joseph Guillermo Jones II). And Jim Jones can wear whatever the heck Jim Jones wants to wear. He’s Jim Jones!Jamie McCarthy
Elsewhere in New York, legendary music producer Quincy Jones (no relation to Jim Jones) proved that even an 81-year-old can pull off a shirt with gold piping at the premiere of the new film Keep On Keepin’ On. Good on you, Quince
Also keepin’ on at Keep On Keepin’ On: Nineties-era supermodel Helena Christensen, who still looked pretty fine, even with those bulky camp shorts and sensible shoes.Noam Galai/Getty Images
Luckily, Selita Ebanks kept the tortuous model footwear tradition alive with her pumps. If your feet aren’t bleeding at the end of the evening, the party was a flop!Noam Galai/Getty Images
And representing the sixtysomething contingent at the Keep On Keepin’ On premiere was Bob Balaban, who wore his old stickball shoes for the occasionNoam Galai/Getty Images
But hold on to your tuques: One of the giddiest celebrity events this past week was the launch of the new BlackBerry Passport device in Toronto. BlackBerry chief executive John Chen airlifted in hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to say a few words to curry favour with the demanding Canadian media corpsAARON HARRIS/Reuters
Number 99 got off to a good start with his tales of shinny games past, showering with Mark Messier and that time he hosted Saturday Night Live in 1989 (remember ‘Waikiki Hockey’?)AARON HARRIS/Reuters
But sadly, Wayne’s new career as tech spokesguy foundered once he chose to go off-script with his Don Cherry impressions (and after word spread through the crowd that he was about to become a grandfather – at 53)AARON HARRIS/Reuters
‘Next time we launch a product, we’re bringing in Matt Damon’AARON HARRIS/Reuters