Star Tracks 11/1/06

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

With a wink and a smile, Justin Timberlake eases into his role as host of the MTV Europe Music Awards during a press conference Wednesday in Copenhagen. Timberlake is also competing for best male and best pop singer at the 13th annual awards, which will be held Thursday.




MARCHING ON

Madonna keeps the media appearances coming as she continues to open up about her plans to adopt David Banda on Tuesday. In a taped interview with the Today show's Meredith Vieira (airing Wednesday), the singer said of her 13-month-old, "I look forward to being surprised by what he's going to offer the world and how he's going to turn out.”




MIRROR, MIRROR

After a busy Monday promoting her new fashion guide, That Extra Half an Inch, a stylish Victoria Beckham takes a moment to reflect while shopping at London's high-end boutiques on Tuesday.




BACK IN TOWN

Ashlee Simpson, back home following a five-week stint in London's West End production of Chicago, gets right back into Hollywood nightlife on Monday with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz.




SOBERING SIGHT

Courtney Love, who revealed on Tuesday's Good Morning America that actor Mel Gibson played an integral part in helping her get sober, walks the straight and narrow in Manhattan on Tuesday.




WORLD TOUR

Colin Farrell – already a celeb spokesperson for next year's Special Olympics in China – continues getting acquainted with the Asian nation as he and costar Gong Li reconnect at the Beijing premiere of Miami Vice on Monday.

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CORPSE BRIDE

Christina Aguilera and hubby Jordan Bratman get battered up to revisit their nuptials Tuesday during a Halloween party in New York.





STAGE MAGIC

Call him the caped crusader! Kevin Federline swoops onstage for a performance at the KIIS-FM/West Hollywood Halloween carnaval on Tuesday, the same day the rapper released his debut album, Playing With Fire. Of his music, Federline told PEOPLE: "It's something I believe in and I'm going to fight for it. I'm just another artist that's having to pay his dues."