01:22 PM EDT 07/04/2008
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Matt Damon: My 'Sexiest Man' Title Is in Jeopardy
Originally posted 07/03/2008 08:40AM
Matt Damon's wife Luciana may be pregnant, but it's his expanding waistline that's making all the headlines in Hollywood.
"I think I lost my [Sexiest Man Alive] title," the actor joked to PEOPLE Wednesday at the Ante Up For Africa poker event in Las Vegas.
But that's no sympathy bump. Damon estimates that he gained between 20 and 30 pounds for his upcoming thriller, The Informant, directed by Steven Soderbergh.
"It wasn't necessarily that I needed to be fat," he said. "It was that I needed to be 'doughy.' "
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The Afflecks and Damons Go on Double Date
Originally posted 06/29/2008 06:00PM
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck met up with Matt Damon and his pregnant wife, Luciana, at Nobu Malibu on Saturday night for a two-hour dinner on the patio that included cooked fish and sushi rolls.
"Ben and Matt were entertaining the girls with stories, and they were all laughing a lot," says an observer of the couples.
When dessert came, the celebratory group toasted – after all, Garner and Affleck's third wedding anniversary was the following day.
"Jen and Ben were in a great mood, and they left Nobu hand in hand," says the observer. Also spotted at Nobu Saturday night: Kate Hudson, back in L.A. following last week's Santa Barbara getaway with Lance Armstrong.
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Pitt, Clooney and Damon Push for Cyclone Aid
Originally posted 06/25/2008 08:45AM
They're known for their love of pranks and practical jokes, but good friends Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon have come together for something far more serious.
The Ocean's 11 stars – all past or present winners of PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive title – helped launch an advertising campaign aimed at getting more aid into Myanmar, whose ruling regime has made access to the country difficult for aid agencies and relief workers in the wake of last month's cyclone Nargis.
The ad campaign is sponsored by the activist group Not On Our Watch, headed up by Pitt, Clooney, Damon and other Hollywood heavy-hitters. On Wednesday, the group bought a full page in the Indonesian English-language newspaper, the Jakarta Post, reports the Agence France-Presse.
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Matt Damon Chauffeurs His Wife for Coffee
Originally posted 06/17/2008 06:00AM
• Matt Damon, dutifully waiting in the car as his pregnant wife Luciana popped into the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Los Feliz, Calif., for some iced drinks. Wearing sunglasses and a hat, Luciana shared a little "baby talk" with a fellow patron before returning to the car, where Damon was waiting to make a speedy getaway.
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 06/17/2008 06:00AM
• Matt Damon, dutifully waiting in the car as his pregnant wife Luciana popped into the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Los Feliz, Calif., for some iced drinks. Wearing sunglasses and a hat, Luciana shared a little "baby talk" with a fellow patron before returning to the car, where Damon was waiting to make a speedy getaway.
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Matt Damon Plays a Heavy in Latest Movie
Originally posted 06/12/2008 10:00AM
Bourne it's apparently not. Matt Damon's latest, The Informant, which he began shooting in Illinois last month, has been long aborning – at least six years. First announced in 2002, the film is based on New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald's book of the same name about real-life agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland and how it was brought to justice after one of its employees leaked info about it. That would be Mark Whitacre (Damon), who revealed the intricacies of the company's price-fixing scam that ultimately resulted in its being fined $100 million. Ocean's 11's Steven Soderbergh is directing, and, from the look of early production snaps, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive isn't his usual sleek self. Guess he needs to shed those secrets.
– Stephen M. Silverman
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FIRST LOOK: Matt Damon Stands Up (and Breaks Toys) for Darfur
Originally posted 04/12/2008 09:30AM
Matt Damon and Thandie Newton have lent their famous faces for a London photo shoot – but these were no glamour shots. The stars (along with Joely Richardson and other celebs) were photographed destroying toys – meant to symbolize the destruction of childhood in Darfur. PEOPLE got a sneak peek at two of the pics.
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Sarah Silverman & Matt Damon Send Love to Jimmy Kimmel
Originally posted 04/03/2008 01:05PM
Nothing can come between Sarah Silverman and her new "beau" Matt Damon – not even a major milestone in her boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel's career.
To mark the 1,000th episode of ABC's late-night Jimmy Kimmel Live, pseudo-couple Silverman and Damon took out an ad in Daily Variety Thursday, congratulating Kimmel on his success, while also jokingly flaunting their continued affections.
The trade-paper plug is just the latest strike in Kimmel and Damon's ongoing feud. Still no word, however, if Ben Affleck is plotting something equally romantic for his recently outed close friend.
– Brian Orloff
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Matt Damon Finally Speaks on the Kimmel-Affleck Parody Video
Originally posted 03/10/2008 12:30PM
Jimmy Kimmel's revenge song "I'm f---ing Ben Affleck" has been a huge success since it aired after the Oscars. But what did Matt Damon, who starred in his own video with Kimmel's girlfriend Sarah Silverman, think of the revenge video?
"I liked it," Damon told reporters as he arrived at the Empire Awards in London Sunday. He added with a laugh, "They definitely had a higher production value than we did!"
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EXCLUSIVE: Matt Damon & Wife Expecting!
Originally posted 03/09/2008 06:00PM
Matt Damon's family is expanding: The actor and wife Luciana are expecting another baby, his rep Jennifer Allen tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"They couldn't be happier," says Allen. "They're so excited!"
The current PEOPLE Sexiest Man Alive, 37, and his wife, 32, stepped out Sunday night at the Empire Film Awards in London – with Luciana glowing (and sporting a baby bump).
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