CAUGHT IN THE ACT!

• Usher, shopping for presents for his mother at a
Crabtree & Evelyn store in New York. The R&B star told the store's clerk he
was scoping out stuff for his mom, then purchased the Kalahari candle and
the India Hicks Island body lotion.
• Taking a break from cheering on her quarterback beau Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson enjoyed a fun lunch with three
friends at RA Sushi in Houston. The singer (and Texas native) "gushed about
how much she loved the food," a fellow diner says. And talk about a
Texas-sized portion: Simpson and her pals enjoyed the Viva Las Vegas rolls,
spicy tuna sushi, lobster spring rolls, octopus nigiri and pineapple cheese
wontons.
• Penn Badgley, milling about and enjoying the
music at a Grey Goose party celebrating the TV show Iconoclasts inside New York nightspot Kiss & Fly. The Gossip Girl cutie got a
little political at the party, which featured a performance by Wyclef Jean, who launched into a pro-Obama freestyle. "I'm
infinitely excited to actually have a say," Badgley, 21, said about voting
in November, before heading inside the bash. Also at the party: Tony Hawk and Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley.
• A solo Brody Jenner, sitting at the Coffee Bean
& Tea Leaf on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. According to an onlooker, his
BlackBerry was glued to his fingers, and the reality star was, of course,
sporting his signature shades.
• Ludacris, stopping at French bistro Bridges in
Philadelphia for some pre-football food. The rapper-actor ordered steak and
eggs and a lamb sandwich to go, before checking out the Philadelphia Eagles
game.
• Scott Wolf, hanging outside of Izakaya by Katsuya on Third
Street in Los Angeles. The casual actor was waiting for a table
outside with a male friend, and kept his hands in the pockets of his True
Religion jeans.
• By JENNIFER GARCIA, MARISA LAUDADIO, MARY MARGARET, TIFFANY
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