H'wood Party Girl

Here's a tip for all you single girls out there: There's no better place to meet a man than at a videogame party. 

At Xbox 360’s Halo 3 Sneak Preview Bash at L.A.'s Quixote Studios, the place is oozing testosterone. Beautiful footballer Matt Leinart is parked on a couch with an Xbox controller, while nearby, a now longhaired Ryan Cabrera games with his ATL buddy Evan Ross. Hottie Josh Duhamel foregoes playing dress-up with Fergie for a different type of role-playing, and Jesse Metcalfe is ordering a drink at the bar. Don't worry, rehab appears to have taught the former Housewives gardener well, as Jesse sticks to a Monster Energy drink.

I wipe the drool from my chin and try to have a laugh with the two Napoleon Dynamites sitting on a couch. Major Halo fan Jon Heder has brought twin brother, Daniel, tonight, and I honestly can't tell them apart. "So, which one of you starred with Will Ferrell," I ask, trying to be sneaky. "If I was Jon, I did," one Napoleon says. "But if I was Jon, I would have," the other adds. So much for a laugh—it's the brothers who chuckle...at my expense.

Josh Henderson is much more easygoing. "I love games like this one, where you can play against friends or online," he says of Halo 3, which debuts to audiences worldwide today via Xbox Live. "I'm very competitive." That trait must have been what helped him win over Paris Hilton for the short time they were an item.

"We're friends," he says of the heiress. "Her world is so crazy right now. I'm just trying to give her my thoughts and wish her the best. It's a tough time for her. And for me, I'm just trying to focus on my work and finish my music." That's right, Josh, you're young, and you should  think of yourself and complete that album you've been working on for three years now. 

Moments later, guess who walks in? That's right, Miss Hilton. She sneaks through the side entrance with sister Nicky to avoid the reporters out front. At first, she and Josh ignore each other. Paris flaunts around man land in a summery spaghetti-strap dress that probably won't see the light of day come June 5.

Then, just after she dodges the 16th camera man at the party, it happens: She scouts out Josh. The two talk for a while in front of a gawking crowd, but there's none of the so-sweet-it-makes-you-sick PDA they displayed last month.

Looks like for the first time ever, Paris has more serious things to worry about than boys.

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