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Leighton Meester is classy chic in a dress while attending the after party for the opening night of her Broadway show Of Mice and Men on Wednesday (April 16) in New York City.

The 28-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars James Franco and Chris O’Dowd.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Leighton Meester

“It’s no surprise that anyone so intelligent is so funny. He’s very funny. He finds a lot of funny moments that really make the character more human,” Leighton recently shared to Newsday about James.

FYI: Leighton is wearing Versace.

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Check out Mila Kunis and Olivia Wilde tapping into their emotional side in this brand new trailer for their upcoming film Third Person!

The two actresses are joined in the film by James Franco, Adrien Brody, Liam Neeson, and Maria Bello.

Third Person centers on three interlocking love stories involving three couples in three cities: Rome, Paris, and New York.

Mark your calendars, the movie will be screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, April 24. We can’t wait!

Also pictured: Olivia sporting two different outfits while out and about on Wednesday (April 16) and the day before in New York City.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Mila Kunis and Olivia Wilde’s new film Third Person?

Leighton Meester wears a blue sweatshirt while taking her dogs for a walk on Friday (April 11) in New York City.

The 28-year-old actress is currently making her Broadway debut in the revival of the classic play Of Mice and Men and now we have production photos from the show!

Leighton is pictured alongside her co-star Chris O’Dowd in a crucial scene that happens in the second act of the play. Also starring in the show is James Franco.

“We have a lot of feminine energy, with our stage managers and people backstage,” Leighton told Newsday about being the only woman in the cast. “And the guys are ranch hands and hardened — but they’re also actors, so they’ve been super-kind and supportive. I never feel like the odd man out. Although that’s the point — I’m the only woman.”

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Taylor Swift hops on stage for a surprise appearance during Seth Rogen‘s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live on Saturday (April 12) in New York City.

The 24-year-old singer poked fun at herself and said, “You’re getting really upset and whenever a man shows emotion, I appear.” Lol!

Also making surprise cameo appearances were James Franco and Zooey Deschanel. Make sure to watch the clip below to find out why they were appearing during the monologue as well.

Taylor was at the show to support her good friend Ed Sheeran, who was the musical guest on the episode.

WHAT DID YOU THINK of Taylor Swift’s surprise appearance on SNL?

James Franco is all smiles as he is greeted by a flock of fans while making his way into the Pace Gallery for his James Franco: New Film Stills opening on Thursday (April 10) in New York City.

The 35-year-old actor’s art exhibition sees him recreating photographer Cindy Sherman‘s famous Untitled Film Stills series. He has taken Sherman’s place as the subject of the stills and has donned wigs and women’s clothes to recreate the images.

“Cindy Sherman’s groundbreaking series Untitled Film Stills showed us how we look at ourselves in film. These were performances within multiple frames of significance,” James expressed (via Hintmag). “But Sherman was an artist looking at the film industry from the outside. I have started on the inside. I earn my living in the commercial film business. This new series of film stills puts one more frame around the dialogue Sherman introduced.”

James Franco is one lucky man – not only did he get to be first in line for the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride at Universal Studios Hollywood before it opens to the public – he also got to take pics with the Minions themselves!

The 35-year-old actor also stars in a hilarious video about being first in line to ride the ride – check it out below.

The attraction officially opens to the public on April 12, and we can’t wait to check it out!

Despicable Me 2, which was released last July and is currently available on DVD, is about mastermind Gru, who is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

James Franco appeared on Live! with Kelly & Michael early Friday morning (April 4), where he admitted he did in fact try and pick up a young teen girl on Instagram.

“I’m embarrassed and I guess I’m just a model of how social media is tricky. You just don’t know who is on the other end,” the 35-year-old actor, who is currently on Broadway in Of Mice & Men, said on the show. “I used bad judgment and I learned my lesson.”

“I was feeling awkward — I didn’t want to come on the show and just feel awkward,” James added. “I’m embarrassed.”

News broke yesterday that James had tried to pick up the Scottish teen named Lucy Clode via the social media site. James responded to the whole incident on his Twitter, saying “I HOPE PARENTS KEEP THEIR TEENS AWAY FROM ME. Thank you”