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We’re sure Ava Jackman will hit an awkward adolescent period where she hates having a dad who was People’s Sexiest Man Alive and loves to dance around the house singing musical numbers, but for now, the four-year-old seems ecstatic to walk around NYC with her friends and papa Hugh Jackman. Enjoy it now, Wolverine—someday she’ll be too big for piggyback rides and think “Surrey With The Fringe On Top” is totally lame.

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If Ava Jackman doesn’t win Happiest Kid Alive, she should at very least should be nominated. Hugh Jackman took his four-year-old daughter on a walk around Greenwich Village yesterday, where she enjoyed a grilled cheese sandwich in her stroller before earning a piggyback ride—much to her obvious delight. Not that she’s greedy, though—one of her friends got a piggyback ride from 2008’s Sexiest Man Alive, too. Watch the good times in the gallery below.

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Last night was a cold one in New York, and it seemed like the bigger the star attending Thursday’s From Paris With Love, the less they were willing to hide it. Star John Travolta and guest Hugh Jackman both posed on the red carpet from under winter coats, while starlets shivered in wait to show off designer dresses (co-star Jonathan Rhys-Meyers split the different in a suit). Among the other guests were Ice-T, Coco, James Lipton, Hairspray’s Nikki Blonsky and—in the coolest pairing of the night—John Waters and his former Serial Mom, Kathleen Turner. Hey, when’s the musical adaptation of that coming out?

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While someone should tell Hugh Jackman that the most conspicuous guy at a children’s playground is the one in a trenchcoat, hat and sunglasses, it’s a kick to watch him leap around the jungle gym with his daughter Ava yesterday in NYC. If anything, it looks like Ava got tired of scampering before he did!

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Related Content: Hugh Jackman—Sexiest Dad Alive!

Just in case anyone was still on the fence about People’s decision to declare Hugh Jackman “Sexiest Man Alive,” he’s gone and got the cutest puppy alive, in our bulldog-lovin’ opinion. Even sexier than Wolverine on an afternoon stroll with his family is his willingness to personally clean up the pup’s poo. Hot and humble? A rare combo in Hollywood!

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We’ve never quite gotten the hoopla surrounding Hugh Jackman, even after People magazine named him 2008’s Sexiest Man Alive. But these pics of the Wolverine star chillin’ with his adorable kiddies have melted our heart a wee bit, and we’re totally smitten.

But while Hugh - seen here in Hudson River Park in New York City - certainly is cute, his kids are even cuter! Suri Cruise needs to pack up her ballet flats and ball gowns and head out of town - there are new star-tots in town! [Photo: Splash News Online]

Justin Timberlake and girlfriend Jessica Biel were spotted jogging along the West Side Highway in NYC this afternoon. While keeping their bodies in tip-top shape may be in their job description, they’re proof that rockin’ bods don’t come without hard work.

Whether it’s running, yoga, triathlons or tennis, celebs like Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lopez, and Hugh Jackman burn mucho calories on a daily basis to look fab onscreen and in print. See pics of stars sweatin’ it out below.

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Mel & Oksana weren’t the only stunners at last night’s Wolverine premiere.  Halle Berry sparked a mini X-Men reunion by posing in a tight black dress alongside star Hugh Jackman (Kelsey “Beast” Grammer was there as well—maybe they would have noticed if he’d worn blue make-up). While Berry’s outfit scored, Fergie—there along with the Black Eyed Peas to support Will.I.Am’s first movie role—seemed uncomfortable in her similarly slinky ensemble. Good thing Storm showed up to save the day.

Check out what Jackman, Berry, Fergie and others wore in the gallery below.

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Public records showing she lived in a house linked to Mel Gibson suggested Oksana Grigoreiva was the infamous ‘Oksana’ that caused his wife to file for divorce … and this picture seems to confirm it. Mel and Oksana last night hijacked the X-Men Origins: Wolverine screening as their own personal “We’re together!” declaration by strolling down the red carpet hand-in-hand. (Bet the film’s star, Hugh Jackman, was pleased about that). Middle-aged Mel looked like the cat that got the cream with the Russian beauty on his arm, but we’re sure this won’t help him retain his rumored $1b fortune in his divorce. Hmmm. There’s no fool like an old fool Ain’t love grand? [Photo: WENN]

The only predictions Scandalist got wrong for this year’s Oscars (we didn’t pretend to know about crap like Best Documentary - Short Subject) were Best Actor and Best Actress. Plenty of people thought Mickey Rourke would beat Sean Penn, but why did we think Anne Hathaway would beat Kate Winslet? Because we didn’t think Kate was old enough to get the “throw her a golden boy while we still can” award. Sure, it took four lead actress nominations over an entire decade before Kate finally took home a trophy, but Al Pacino had to wait through twenty years of ceremonies until his sixth lead nomination to win for Scent Of A Woman. Like Al, maybe Kate can focus on crappy detective movies for the rest of her life.

Here are some other details about last night’s winners, losers and presenters you might not have known.

• While Meryl Streep has two Oscars to her name, she must be getting a little frustrated with the ceremony all the same. She last won for 1983’s Sophie’s Choice, and she’s been nominated a whopping eleven times since. We’re sure she’s gracious to all these young ladies bawling over their first Oscar, but that’s twenty five years of “thank you”’s she’s had to toss.
• Anthony Hopkins mentioned working with Brad Pitt on Legends Of The Fall during the Best Lead Actor presentation (though he didn’t say the movie’s name), but when Robert DeNiro paid tribute to Sean Penn, he failed to bring up 1989’s We’re No Angels, the flop comedy that first brought the pair together. Future Academy Award nominee John C. Reilly also appeared in the film, playing a “Young Monk.”

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