Afternoon Fix: Celebs Playing With Puppies Could Totally Solve Any Crisis

Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones offer up one possible way to deal with the global credit crunch...and more afternoon linkage

By Jennifer Cady Oct 20, 2008 10:28 PMTags
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• Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones have put on their Harvard thinking caps to come up with this solution for the global economic crisis.

In the whole Madonna-Guy Ritchie divorce, we're most concerned about Gwyneth Paltrow. What will she do if her bestie moves back to NYC? For now, Gwynnie is making long distance work: "I'm just here for her," Paltrow says. "I'm just here on the other end of the phone, really."

It's kind of nice and refreshing to see Dakota Fanning just being a normal high school student, cheerleading at a football game.

• Kevin Jonas appears to have a girlfriend. She's not famous, so this is probably the last you'll hear of it here unless they get pregnant.

• Chevy Chase the grouch took time to review Sarah Palin's SNL performance. As you can imagine, he hated it.