Ben & Matt -- Not Like Family, They ARE Family
We all thought it, but it's actually true -- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are related. How do you like them apples?
The New England Historic Genealogical Society concluded the Oscar-winning man-friends are actually 10th cousins ... once removed, the Boston Herald reports. They share a common 10th great-grandfather, William Knowlton of Ipswich, a bricklayer who died in 1655.
It also turns out Ben is an 11th cousin to Barack Obama and Matt is related to "six or seven" presidents.
What a family gathering that would make.
What's going on with Shakira?
Marlene, we have the goods for you on the hip swaying sensation that is Shakira! Born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, the 29-year-old Colombian-born beauty is engaged to long-time beau Antonio de la Rua. On a more random note, she once got kicked out of choir for singing "too forcefully"! 
Last night's season finale of MTV's "The Hills" proved that love never comes easy. Lauren turned down a summer internship in Paris to spend the summer with Jason Wahler. However, it seems nearly impossible to tell if LC and her boy have split, for they remain on-again-off-again. Unlike pictures in the past, they have yet to be shot together (as of mid-July), leaving many to wonder if she should have chosen fashion life over love life. 
Where has Ashley Judd been lately? I haven't seen her anywhere.
Don't you worry, Dee. Ashley has been around -- just quiet. She was recently seen shopping around New York City, bringing shopping bags back to her hotel room before stepping out in a summery white dress. Professionally, Ashley will be starring in the film "Bug" later this year -- a dramatic thriller that proves "paranoia is contagious." But before that flick is released, expect to see her in the movie "Come Early Morning," which is already generating some of the best reviews.
