Depending on whom you believe, Angelina Jolie is either gestating another genetically perfect fruit of Brad Pitt's loins (so claim reports out of Italy) or is "achingly thin" and kinda veiny (London's Daily Mail). Either way, her focus remains firmly on family. On Sunday, the Oscar-winning mother of four used her downtime from the currently filming, Clint Eastwood-directed drama "The Changeling" to treat oldest son Maddox, 6, to a shopping spree at a Los Angeles-area KB Toys. According to Us, the tyke's haul included a warrior play set, a Nerf Dart Tag Mag Strike Rapid Fire Blaster System (got that?) and a refreshingly non-combat-themed stuffed parrot. He also got a sugar fix thanks to some Pop Rocks. And it looks like Zahara may have also scored a gift: Angelina reportedly purchased a "High School Musical" Dress-Up Collection.

While Jolie keeps the kiddies entertained, Pitt is clarifying his position on the presidential race. The socially active A-lister is brushing off a New York Daily News report that claimed Barack Obama turned down his offer of support out of concern it might make him look "too Hollywood" because he's already picked up endorsements from the actor's "Ocean's" buddies Matt Damon and George Clooney. But Pitt's "political advisor" Trevor Neilson insists to People there's no truth to the rumor, explaining, "Like many Americans Brad is learning more about the candidates and will make a decision about who to support in the coming months." As for Obama, his mouthpiece tells the News that Pitt's participation would be welcome. "If Brad Pitt wants to campaign for Obama," says the rep, "the only challenge will be deciding who staffs him."

Lindsay Lohan shops in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24. (Jean Baptiste Lacroix / WireImage.com)

It's probably too much to hope that Lindsay Lohan will ring in 2008 with a nice cup of hot cocoa and her favorite Jane Austen tome, but at least she won't be whooping it up in Sin City. Us Weekly reports the recent rehab grad has decided to let old acquaintance be forgot by nixing a year-end headlining gig at Las Vegas hot spot LAX. "Lindsay will no longer be hosting New Year's Eve in Las Vegas," her rep tells the mag, adding that the starlet, who is said to be contractually obligated to make a club appearance after her July birthday blowout was canceled following her first DUI bust, "continues to focus on her work and sobriety." LiLo reportedly plans to fulfill her hosting duties at a later date, at which point perhaps she'll have a few new moves to show off on the dance floor. Seems she's been perfecting her hoofing technique for the tango flick "Dare to Love Me," a physical activity that may be literally taking her breath away. According to E! Online, the reason Lohan was recently snapped toting a box of Ariva, which is basically tobacco in convenient lozenge form, is because she's finding herself winded while shaking her moneymaker during rehearsals.

Joaquin Phoenix apparently isn't the kind of guy who lets things roll off his Method Actor-y back. In a sit-down with the December issue of Playboy, he takes the bait when asked about Eva Mendes' comment at a Cannes Film Festival press conference that co-starring with him in "We Own the Night" was "kind of like working with a puppy dog or a 2-year-old. When you have its attention, it's really cute, but otherwise ..." "Had I known I was supposed to be a puppy dog, I would have been much more cute and more consistently attentive," gripes Phoenix (via the New York Post). "My apologies, Eva, but I had a few other scenes that you weren't in. This puppy dog had a lot of work to do." Mendes, it should be noted, made the canine comparison in front of Phoenix, and soon after referred to him as "one of the greatest actors of my generation."

David Beckham insists he and wife Victoria were never pushed to accept L. Ron Hubbard as their personal savior by BFFs-cum-U.S. welcoming committee Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. "We respect their religion. We respect everything they do and believe in," the squeaky-voiced soccer star rhapsodizes to Arena magazine of Suri's Scientology-devoted parents. "But they have never turned around to us and said, 'You have to be a part of this,' because that's not what they're about. It's never been about that. There's been nothing shoved down our throats because friends don't do things like that ... They are amazing people who are just so positive about life and they have been great to us." TomKat aren't Beckham's only oddball celebrity buddies. He also frequently reaches out and touches Marc Anthony, who keeps him up-to-date on any and all Jennifer Lopez-related news. "We talk about all sorts," he explains. "What's happening that week, that day. What Jennifer's up to, what Victoria's up to. I speak to him at least three or four times a week."

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