After wrapping up her honorable role of helping NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg drop the ball in Times Square, Lady Gaga continued forth with her New Year’s Eve celebratory festivities by making her way over to her father’s restaurant Joanne on West 68th Street. Named in honor of the “You and I” singer’s dad’s late sister, who died at age 19 from lupus, the Italian-American eatery drew out plenty of star power including Ryan Seacrest and girlfriend Julianne Hough, as well as Ashley Tisdale , Derek Hough and Jenny McCarthy.

Currently promoting her latest song “Fireball,” Willow Smith joined Ryan Seacrest on his radio show on Friday (December 2). The pint-sized superstar gushed about one of her favorite singers, Nicki Minaj , telling, “Nicki Minaj is an absolutely an amazing person. She has so much energy, and working with her was like just [a] spark.” Ms Minaj once referred to the “Whip Your Hair” songstress as “a bag of cotton candy” to which Willow told Seacrest, “I think that she [Nicki Minaj] is a Rhinestone Teddy Bear.” The two will be debuting the video for “Fireball” on BET on Wednesday, December 7th.

Tending to a busy schedule of publicity appearances, Julianne Hough was spotted out for the filming of an interview for “Extra” at The Grove in Los Angeles this afternoon (October 4). The former “Dancing with the Stars” pro showed off her sexy curves for the segment, wearing a body-hugging black dress with a plunging neckline and a pair of gray heels. The outing comes as the “Footloose” starlet has been gushing about the premiere night present her beau Ryan Seacrest gave her just moments before her big event.

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Putting some pesky rumors to rest, Jennifer Lopez was spotted dining out with her “American Idol” crew on Wednesday (August 17). The “On the Floor” singer looked to be enjoying herself at the table with Ryan Seacrest , Steven Tyler , creator Simon Fuller and some other “Idol” employees. Mr Seacrest tweeted the pic and included the caption, “First lunch w/ the crew for @americanidol season 11” to which Lopez responded, “So excited!” Word has it, Jen’s salary has bumped from $12 million to $20 million.

Dishing the details of both his personal and professional life, Colin Farrell phoned in to “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest ” this morning (August 16).

She’s a draw no matter where she is, and Rihanna recently opened up about her attention-grabbing nature. Of the “S&M” singer’s provocative style, she believes, “Honesty [is] the ultimate liberation,” and says, “People want to shy away from the truth.” Ri-Ri also explained that her vivacious attitude explains her sexy fashion choices lately, saying that she prefers to wear outfits that make people go “what the hell is she wearing?” The comments on being sexually open come as Rihanna made a splash in a skimpy red jewel-encrusted bikini back in her homeland of Barbados on Monday (August 1) as she celebrated Kadooment Day, which commemorates the end of the harvest season.

Continuing onward with her jam-packed overseas schedule, Selena Gomez was spotted leaving her posh London hotel earlier today (July 5). The “Who Says” singer looked stunning as she made her exit, wearing an a pair of sparkling leaf-shaped earrings, a super-elegant black belted dress and studded gray suede heels.

Filed under: Ryan Seacrest , Julianne Hough , Photo Galleries Ryan Seacrest ’s girlfriend Julianne Hough passionately locked lips with another man in Florida yesterday — but good news for the ” American Idol ” host … it all took place on the set of her new movie. Julianne and Diego Boneta co-star in the upcoming Tom Cruise flick ” Rock of Ages ” — and if it wasn’t clear from the manhandling beach photos ..