The Afternoon Shortlist for May 13

Star Magazine reports that Sean Penn and Natalie Portman are an item and that she "stimulates him in ways no other person has, mentally or professionally." We suspect most of their conversations revolve around veganism and/or capital punishment. HOT! (Star)

Nicole Kidman has dropped out of Woody Allen's upcoming film project. Is she pregnant? Does she hate Woody Allen? Could she be both pregnant and filled with hatred for Woody Allen? So many questions. (E! Online)

Speaking of baby chatter, pregnant Nicole Richie is reportedly having a boy. If the little guy comes with some righteous sleeve tattoos, we'll know for sure it's Joel Madden's. (PopSugar)

Kate Winslet still wears a ring that Leonardo DiCaprio gave her after they finished filming "Revolutionary Road." Kate's husband, Sam Mendes, must not be the jealous type. Not only because of the ring, but because he filmed his wife getting it on with Leonardo DiCaprio. (US)

Mark Wahlberg is finally ready to marry Rhea Durham, his girlfriend of eight years and mother of his three children. What's the rush, Mark? Too good for the common-law lifestyle? (In Touch Weekly)

For pop-culture enthusiasts of a certain age, Tom Hanks' "Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop" song from "Big" was very special indeed. Luckily, the star gave an encore performance of it on Jonathan's Ross' BBC show. Enjoy! (Videogum)

Scheana Marie Jancan — the woman who never really dated John Mayer but talked about it an awful lot — is now telling tabloids that the singer is "pining" for his ex Jennifer Aniston. Alright, tabs, this one's 15 minutes are up. Let's release her back into the wild. (Celebitchy)