New Year's Eve L.A. Premiere & After Party

Where: Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Kodak Ballroom
Who Was There: Abigail Breslin, Adam Shankman, Alyssa Milano, Ashton Kutcher, Barbara Eden, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Chris Colfer, Christine Lakin, Cory Monteith, Courtney Hansen, Darren Criss, David E. Kelley, Fergie, Garry Marshall, Harry Shum Jr., Hector Elizondo, Hilary Swank, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Sloan, Jim Belushi, Joey McIntyre, John Debney, Josh Duhamel, Josh Kelley, Katherine Heigl, Kevin McHale, Larry Miller, Lea Michele, Mark Salling, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nat Wolff, Penny Marshall, Russell Peters, Ryan Seacrest, Sandra Taylor, Shea Curry, Sofia Vergara, Sophie B. Hawkins, Til Schweiger, Yeardley Smith, Zac Efron, Dan Fellman, Jeff Robinov, Toby Emmerich, Veronica Kwan-Rubinek, Sue Kroll.
Other Details: The cast and crew of Garry Marshall's followup to the mega-ensemble cast rom com Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve stepped out for the film's premiere last night at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Like Valentine's, NYE is another rom com centered around an over-hyped holiday and features super-ensemble cast of big names. And just like Valentine's, you couldn't pay me to see this one either. Of note at the premiere was Lea Michele and Ashton Kutcher's overt and blatantly contrived PDA on the red carpet, with the two gazing into each other's eyes, embracing and giggling cheek to cheek as they posed for the cameras. I have no clue if there's a modicum of authenticity to this apparent romance or if this is all a big PR stunt designed to help promote the film (Kutcher and Lea Michele play a duo stuck in an elevator together on NYE). If so, bravo to whoever masterminded it since it got us to focus on this spectacle instead of the actual film, but unfortunately there's no ruse that will ever make us forget how shitty this movie is going to be. [Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer above]

Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl

Josh Duhamel, Fergie, Sofia Vergara

Lea Michele, Ashton Kutcher

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