Nicole Kidman at the Tokyo premiere of "The Golden Compass" on Feb. 21

Among the many pluses that come with being svelte and statuesque -- you tend to maintain your enviable shape during the first few months of pregnancy. Nicole Kidman, who is believed to be about four months along, made a point of emphasizing her barely perceptible belly while promoting "The Golden Compass" in Tokyo this week. The pouty-lipped, strawberry-tressed Oscar winner (and presenter at the Feb. 24 awards) helpfully pulled her silky, ivory gown taut across her burgeoning midsection in order to show off the Keith Urban-spawned bun baking in her oven.

"I know what pisses people off about fame. It's when famous people whine about it." That's George Clooney, demonstrating why he's been dubbed "The Last Movie Star" on the cover of Time. In the love letter of an interview, the two-time Sexiest Man Alive discusses how he plays the fame game, from turning down or donating gift bags ("I've been smart about that. Rich famous people getting free sh** looks bad. You look greedy. And I don't need a cell phone with sparkles on it") to rolling with the media punches ("You don't say, I don't talk about my personal life. People say they won't talk about their personal life. And then they do. And even when the tabloids say really crappy things and it pisses you off and you know it's not true, you have to at least publicly have a sense of humor about it"). Clooney, who

Speaking of celebrity whiners, Hayden Christensen is dissing his star-making but more-wooden-than-Pinocchio turn in the "Star Wars" franchise. "It wasn't necessarily anything you could feel good about creatively, as far as, 'This is why I became an actor,'" he kvetches to Details. "It's not why you become an actor, to do stuff like that." That said, Christensen, who's currently showing off his thespian chops by leap-frogging around the world in "Jumper," insists he has no regrets.

Colin Farrell is touched and troubled over teaming with Johnny Depp and Jude Law to help complete Heath Ledger's final film. "I will be honored to be part of that," he tells Australia's Daily Telegraph of joining the Terry Gilliam-helmed "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," the alternate reality-filled fantasy Ledger was in the midst of shooting when he died last month. "It makes me feel uncomfortable to think about it too much and to get into it really here but it's an incredibly painful honor to have, you know, and an honor I wish wasn't bestowed but an honor none-the-less." According to the Irish star, "It's about getting Heath's work out there, get his work out there, he's too good for any of his work not to be seen, you know, and I'm really keen and looking forward to doing it and just doing the best job I can do."

In the tradition of David Hasselhoff's chart-topping success in Germany and Jerry Lewis' high regard in France comes Jessica Simpson, box office queen of Ukraine. People reports the starlet's floundering big-screen career got a boost when "Blonde Ambition" nabbed the No. 1 spot last weekend, earning $253,008, about $251,237 more than it made during its opening run in eight Texas-area theaters in December. "The former Soviet nations have a sweet tooth for straight-up comedies," the editor in chief of Box Office Mojo explains to People. "When these comedies have big name celebrities like Jessica Simpsons, that's all that's needed to sell the movie. Russian and Ukrainian audiences have an even bigger urge for escapism than Americans. So, films like 'Blonde Ambition' will gross more than 'No Country for Old Men.'" And somewhere, the Coen brothers hang their heads in shame.

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