Bradley Cooper: Yeah, Gosling Is the Sexiest

No way is Bradley Cooper sexier than Ryan, chant protesters at mag's office

(NEWSER) - Wall Street, squall street. One devoted band of New York activists had very different priorities yesterday: Letting People magazine know that Ryan Gosling is the real Sexiest Man Alive, not Bradley Cooper . "Bradley Cooper is just fine, but Ryan Gosling is divine," chanted demonstrators outside People's Manhattan office in a protest apparently orchestrated by a Buzzfeed editor, notes Gawker . The real question? Is Ryan Gosling cuter than a puppy? You be the judge; check out these pics. More»

Bradley Cooper, sayeth 'People'

(NEWSER) - Yes, it’s that time of year again … time for Ryan Reynolds to hand over his Sexiest Man Alive crown to fluent French-speaker Bradley Cooper, because People decrees it so. An apparently humble Cooper tells the mag, "I think it's really cool that a guy who doesn't look like a model can have this [title]. I think I'm a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying." Click for more from the interview , or to see the cover. More»

At least, they say they did

(NEWSER) - As kids, even celebrities suffered from insecurities—well, except probably Megan Fox . The Frisky tracks down 11 stars who claim to have been ugly in their youth:

• Salma Hayek: "You want to talk about bad skin? I had acne. And this acne was so bad, it sent me into a severe, severe depression. Like I couldn’t leave the house," she said in a recent interview, adding that the depression led her to eat too much, thus making her "fat and broken out."
• Bradley Cooper: Thanks to a bad bowl cut, people used to mistake him for a girl.

Actor saves woman from taxi, world swoons

(NEWSER) - Stop the presses! Everybody swoon! Ryan Gosling saved a woman from being hit by a taxi last night. Our winning headline appears above, but we couldn't stop ourselves from brainstorming a few alternatives:

• "Gosling Continues Superhero Streak, Saves Woman's Life" The news came to light after British reporter Laurie Penny tweeted , "I literally, LITERALLY just got saved from a car by Ryan Gosling. Literally. That actually just happened." Recalling that the Gos also once broke up a street fight , Annie Georgia Greenberg declares on Refinery 29 , "Bruce Wayne, meet your match."
• "Hey Girl, Don't Step in Front of That Car" OK, so what Gosling actually said was, "Hey, watch out!" according to Penny.

And more celebrity rebound news

(NEWSER) - Apparently that dinner with Bradley Cooper last month was no fluke: Jennifer Lopez was spotted with the Hollywood heartthrob again in LA Saturday, and People has pictures. “She likes him,” says one source. Another adds, “It makes her feel good that he seems so into her. She has a fun time with Bradley and he makes her laugh.” More»