One of the most glamorous annual events in New York City, the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was held last night. As usual, the stars showed up to the party — this year's theme was "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" — in all of their designer finery, and as usual, some gowns were finer than others. Loads more pics after the jump.

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Thandie Newton is in final talks to play Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic, W. Odd choice for Condi, but the entire movie is an odd choice, if you ask me. Who's a better choice? I can see Angela Bassett rocking that hairdo like a pro. [EUR]

• Thandie Newton, who is still pretty damn thin, says that she has battled with bulimia in the past. [People]

• Why it sounds more realistic for many black Atlanta residents to think that Michael Vick is being targeted for his race than his alleged crimes. [ESPN]

• Madonna might have some problems with the Malawi government and her toddler son, David. [MG]

• After last week's media frenzy, I don't want to hear from Usher. I don't want to see Usher. And I definitely don't want to smell Usher. [C&D]

• Brandy may or may not be prosecuted for the fatal car crash she was involved in last year. [Bossip]

Struggling actors out there surely felt like killing themselves when they found out that 50 Cent's ass is going to be co-starring alongside icons Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in a new film, instead of, say, an actual thespian. In the movie, Righteous Kill, 50 Cent will play a drug dealing police informant. In other words, he'll be the type of guy everybody hates. Hmm. Maybe he will do a good job.

In other casting news, Ludacris is set to appear in a new Guy Ritchie (aka Mr. Madonna) flick, which will also star Thandie Newton and Idris Alba. He'll play an American rapper.

Wow. The two of them are stretching themselves thin with these very ambitious, completely foreign roles.

[BB, Jam]