Gwyneth Paltrow, while being introduced as a “”very special guest”” to a group of second-graders in the Saturn Read Across America Tent at the Sundance Film Festival, had to combat the children asking, “”Is it Britney Spears?”” Paltrow replied, “”I’m sorry, I’m not Britney Spears, but I’ll work on my dance routine.””

Jennifer Garner proved that she is clumsy and silly just like everyone else while she was on “”Live with Regis and Kelly”” last week. The actress admitted that she dropped a diamond ring, given to her by husband Ben Affleck, while she was fiddling with it. The ring went under an ice maker, but luckily Garner called a plumber to retrieve it.

Oprah Winfrey’s infamous book club is back with its first new choice since the James Frey scandal a year ago. Sidney Poitier’s “”The Measure of a Man”” is his 2000 autobiography that includes tales of working on plays, films and how he has been influenced by world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.

-compiled by Alexandria Kassman