Star Tracks 10/20/06

TAKING WING

Yes, she's leaving on a jet plane! With her carry-on items at the ready, Jessica Simpson prepares her boarding pass at Los Angeles International airport on Thursday.




SPREAD HER WINGS

Colombian hip-shaker Shakira takes flight during her mariachi-themed performance, which kicked off the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Mexico City on Thursday. The singer won song of the year for her hit single "Hips Don't Lie."





RING AROUND JAIME

With the help of one of her models, Jaime Pressly shows off the rocks that she's got at the launch of her spring/summer 07 J'aime clothing line in Hollywood on Thursday. The My Name is Earl actress revealed at her runway show that she had recently gotten engaged to longtime beau DJ Eric Cubiche.




MC-HAPPY

Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane (aka Dr. McSteamy) makes all the right moves on wife Rebecca Gayheart while attending an Esquire magazine event in Beverly Hills on Thursday





BLOWING IN THE WIND

Elizabeth Hurley breezes into London's tony department store Harrods on Thursday to sign copies of the Estée Lauder Pink Ribbon Diary, a special-edition journal created exclusively for the store. And it's all for a good cause: £25 from each sale benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.




SPECTATOR SPORT

Though he's usually at home on the field, Real Madrid footballer David Beckham takes in the action from the stands in Madrid on Wednesday, where he watched hometown favorite Rafael Nadal best American Mardy Fish at the Masters Series tennis tournament.




HOMETOWN FAN

New York native Matt Dillon gives some strategic pointers at Game 6 of the National League Championships at Shea Stadium on Wednesday, where the actor threw out the first pitch. And it worked: The Mets bested the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, pushing the series to a deciding 7th game.