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There was no shortage of bombshells at the German premiere of Sherlock Holmes last night. Lead actress Rachel McAdams looked beautiful in a blue one-sleeved gown and pin-curled bob. January Jones of Mad Men strolled the red carpet looking ravishing in a fitted black number with mega-ruffled shoulders. Which petite blonde looked better? [Photos: Getty Images]

Also in Berlin was Sherlock himself Robert Downey, Jr. with his wife Susan, villain Mark Strong, and director Guy Ritchie. Reppin’ her home country, Inglourious Basterds‘ beauty Diane Kruger stopped by.

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There was no shortage of hot blondes and handsome gentlemen at last night’s New York premiere of Sherlock Holmes. While Rachel McAdams looked chic in a rosette-adorned black jumper, leggy Blake Lively stole the spotlight in a lace party dress. Who looked hotter? Recently-bleached McAdams or the resident sex pot of “Gossip Girl”?

Nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as Sherlock, Robert Downey, Jr. looked to be having a grand ol’ time at the premiere, goofing off with co-star Jude Law and squeezing his wife Susan. Also on the red carpet were brunette beauties Eva Mendes, Jessica Szohr, and Ashley Greene in some attention-grabbing lipstick. [Photos: Getty Images]

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As Guy Ritchie’s traditional London pub is reported to be under threat, keen boozers need not worry that there’ll be a gap in the oh-I-don’t-want-to-go-to-a-celebrity-bar-I-love-drinking-in-a-real-place market for “down to earth” stars. Comedy star Will Ferrell now wants to get in on the pub act, and scarily, reckons he could turn a business venture into a new comedy film.

“I wouldn’t want a celebrity place, it would be an old-fashioned pub. I would be hands-on. I could get some great material off all the regulars. I am sure there would be a film in it,” he threatens says.  We can’t wait for the subsequent movie, where Will will depict a “typical” Brit landlord called Dick Cockney and Paul Rudd co-stars as the hilarious drunk regular Boozy McHound. Or something. [Photo: WENN]

Ever since Madonna split with Guy Ritchie, the film director’s been making a lot more use of his London pub The Punchbowl. In recent months, it’s attracted celeb pals of the ilk of Justin Timberlake, Leonardo diCaprio and Mickey Rourke - as well as the attendant paparazzi. And it seems that this new found popularity is causing consternation among residents of London’s Mayfair district - one of the capital’s wealthiest and fustiest.

“The W1 residents have complained about “a severe downward spiral in quality of life.” They are aghast at the “shouting and singing” and collection of chauffeurs and paparazzi,” says a report - claiming they’ve now began a petition protesting its licence. It would be a shame if they did succeed - only because it’s one of the few non-members establishments in London where you can wander in and look at A-listers making drunken fools of themselves. And we don’t want to lose that privilege. [Photo: WENN]

The children of Malawi have learned what we have known for over 20 years - that Madonna is not of this earth. The age-defying, career-defying, body-defying, music chameleon is currently on a trip back to the African nation to visit the Home of Hope orphanage she adopted son David Banda from back in 2006. “You are our God. Where could we have been without you?” one orphan is quoted as saying to Her Royal Madgeness.

So she’s a God in Africa, and already a Queen of Pop. If only she’d stayed married to Guy Ritchie and lived in Britain a while longer, she may have been made a Dame. [Photo: AFP/Getty]

Even uberstars like Madonna have to compromise sometimes. Reports that she’s been meeting influential film people (including her ex, Guy Ritchie) in order to get her latest project W.E. off the ground have been given an extra element of comedy by the claims she’s had to promise influential agents she’s not going to act in it, in order to secure top-level interest.  ”She would have said if she was to be in it. It’s a game-changer. Some find it difficult to act opposite her. Ask Rupert Everett,” reports Brit gossip columnist Baz Bamigboye.

Madge is interested in directing the flick, which she co-wrote with her Truth Or Dare helmer Alex Keshishian. The film is a romantic comedy which has flashbacks to the 1930’s days of royal couple Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII. Reports that Madge has written in a scene involving a bottle blow-job are just in our head. [Photo: WireImage]

At the time she seemed the usual iconic hard-ass she’s always been, but Madonna now wants us to know she actually got properly upset over her divorce, like, you know, a normal person. The Material cougar tells Rolling Stone mag that splitting from Guy Ritchie (almost exactly a year ago… ) led to her feeling suicidal. But thank God work as an international megastar came along to save the day!

“It was a challenging year. I may have thrown myself off a building. I think work saved me. I’m very grateful I had work,” she says. But when in the last 30 years has Madge not had work? Still, glad to hear she still allows herself a small amount of human weakness. [Photo: WENN]

Folks wondering why Madonna would rather “get hit by a train” than try marriage again should check out Esquire’s new interview with her ex, Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie. Sandwiched between his punch-drunk philosophizing (”In karate, you find out how conceptual pain is. You go through layer after layer…I [have] realized the boundary, the place where pain lies, is not where I thought it was”) and extended spread metaphors (”But with marmalade, within its esotericism is a bit of accessibility. So you see, what I want to create is an accessible bit of esotericism. And well, that’s marmalade, innit?”) is a lovely passage concerning his feelings towards the Material Mom. Behold:

She’s a manifester, if there ever was one…First-rate manifester. Madonna makes things happen. Put Madonna up against any twenty-three-year-old, she’ll outwork them, outdance them, outperform them. The woman is broad…And, of course, here you go: I still love her. But she’s retarded, too.

Aw, the marmalade-making karate master still loves his broad, retarded manifester. If we had to spend a second more with this guy, we’d run for the first baseball player, male model—or passing train—we could find, too.

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Yep, we’d go with that. Lily Allen picked up the award from Britain’s prestigious men’s mag GQ at their annual awards last night in London - in a ceremony that also gave gongs to Guy Ritchie for Film-Maker of the Year (guess we’re all assuming Sherlock Holmes is going to be good already) and Mickey Rourke for International Man (because picking up twenty-somethings in clubs is an achievement when you’ve done that to your face).

The star-studded bash was attended by lots of celebs including Eva Mendes, Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Hurley and Kelly Osbourne - although Lily chose to celebrate her win with a totally sober bash at Claridges Hotel with Kate Moss later on. Kate had turned up late for the awards and reportedly “pole-danced” around a column during the ceremony. O-kay. [Photo: Getty Images]