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Angie Harmon did some shoe shopping at Barneys in Los Angeles today (February 7).

The 39-year-old actress showed off some serious leg as she spent the afternoon picking up some Louboutin heels and Lanvin flats.

Meanwhile, proud mom Angie is opening up about how she teaches her kids about staying healthy now, while they’re still young.

The Law & Order star is mom to three active girls. “We have one that wants to play soccer and one that likes ballet,” she tells CBS Atlanta.

Besides keeping them active, teaching children about nutrition is part of the puzzle.

Angie says even though her daughters are young (8, 6, and 3) she’s already encouraging them to get involved in making meals. Tasks like stirring, cracking eggs and washing veggies are perfect for little hands.

“I’ve found that they’re more invested in the dinner. They’re more informed with what they’re eating. You know I’m trying to teach my girls to eat healthy vegetables, proteins, things like that. And they just really, really have a fantastic time,” says Angie.

The raven-haired beauty is also involved in a contest called Ben’s Beginners sponsored by Uncle Ben’s rice that encourages and empowers parents to get their kids into the kitchen with them.

The grand prize is $20,000 as well as a $50,000 makeover for the cafeteria at your child’s school.

CLICK HERE to watch the full interview with Angie.

Ellen DeGeneres talks about Prop 8 being overturned and responds to the “One Million Moms” protest against her partnership with JC Penny. This episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs on Wednesday (February 8).

Ellen on Prop 8 and “One Million Moms”:

Ellen: “There was some good news for marriage equality in California yesterday. If you haven’t been following it, I’ll you catch you up – for a long time, same-sex marriage was not legal. Then, here in California, it was legal for like 25 minutes. Then it was not legal again because of something called Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage. And I’m happy to say that yesterday an appeals court ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional. I’m sure the people who oppose it will try to appeal it – but it’s a step in the right direction. So I’m happy. However, it leads me to something else I’d like to talk about. You all may know that I’ve recently teamed up with JC Penney. I’m very excited about that. Not only because I think they’re a great store, but also because I get a great employee discount. And I could use some new t-shirts. I’m happy about it. JC Penney is happy about it. But there’s a group called One Million Moms that isn’t happy about it. And normally I try not to pay attention to my haters – but this time I’d like to talk about it because my haters are my motivators. This organization doesn’t think I should be the spokesperson because I’m gay. For those of you who are just tuning in for the first time, it’s true. I’m gay. I hope you were sitting down. I hate to break it to you this way but anyway…They wanted to get me fired and I’m proud and happy to say that JC Penney stuck by their decision to make me their spokesperson. Which is great news for me because I also need some new crew socks. I’m really going to clean up with this discount. I mean, if they have a problem with spokespeople, what about the Pillsbury doughboy? He runs around without any pants on, basically begging for people to poke his belly. What kind of message is that? After JC Penney didn’t back down I thought the story would be over. It’s going to go away. Heard about it last week and it did not go away. The group has posted a message on their Facebook page. We’ll read it together.”

One Million Mom Statement:

“By jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, JC Penney is attempting to gain a new target market and in the process will lose customers with traditional values that have been faithful to them over all these years. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there.”

Ellen: “First of all, being gay or pro-gay isn’t a bandwagon. You don’t get a free ride anywhere. There’s no music. And occasionally we’ll sing We Are Family but that’s about it. Secondly, they said a majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and not shop there anymore. I’d like to read just a few comments from the Million Moms Facebook page. This is on their page. And not that there’s anyone counting, but for a group that calls themselves a Million Moms, they only have 40,000 members on their page. So they’re rounding up to the nearest million and I get that.

“Anyway, here are some comments that people wrote on their Facebook page:

- ‘Love Ellen and everything she stands for. I’m going to shop there more now!’

- ‘Guess I have to start shopping at JC Penney now.’

- ‘Way to go JC Penney for not giving in to bullies. Stand your ground.’

- ‘I am a Christian and part of a traditional family and I support Ellen and now JC Penney!!!!’

“I usually don’t talk about stuff like this on my show but I really want to thank everyone who is supporting me. If you don’t know me very well. If you’re just watching maybe for the first time or you’re just getting to know me. I want to be clear. Here are the values I stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you’d want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. That’s what I stand for…I also believe in dance.”

Isla Fisher was spotted enjoying a hike at Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles on Monday (February 6).

Joined by a workout buddy, the Aussie actress sweated up a storm as she spent the entire afternoon trekking along the celeb-friendly park.

Isla is back in sunny LA after hitting up the Sundance Film Festival last month to promote her raunchy new comedy Bachelorette.

The Leslye Headland-directed flick tells the story of three friends who are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.

Co-starring Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Rebel Wilson, the acid-dipped comedy is fated to be weighed against Bridesmaids, giving it both a marketing hook and a hurdle to overcome.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is on promo tour overdrive.

After doing the Late Show with David Letterman last night, the 34-year-old actress was up bright and early this morning (February 7) as she visited the SiriusXM studios in New York City to promote her hit new show, Ringer.

Meanwhile, during last night’s Late Night appearance, Giants fan SMG had hoped to meet Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning when both were slated to appear on the show. However, blonde beauty revealed that security had barred her from conversing with the quarterback.

“You were a Giants fan when you were a kid?” Letterman asked Sarah Michelle.

“I was,” she replied. “We had season tickets when I was a kid. I used to sit out there and freeze on the 50 yard line. But I was on a plane last night, so I only got to see half of the game.”

Letterman then asked, “Did you get to see Eli backstage?”

“No, his security wouldn’t let me near him. It was weird,” said Gellar. “I was trying. I was like, ‘No really, I’m just a big fan.’ I think that’s where I went wrong. ‘I just want an autograph and a lock of his hair!’ But they said ‘no.’ Awkward.”

The Minnesota Twins are also splitting from the Kardashians. Kinda.

The team announced today (February 7) it will auction off a baseball autographed by reality starlet Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries. They signed the ball before a Twins game last July, when the Minnesota native and NBA player Kris threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

After a highly publicized wedding last August, the celebrity couple’s marriage ended 72 days later when Kardashian filed for divorce. Kris played basketball at Hopkins High School and the University of Minnesota before turning pro. He’s currently with the New Jersey Nets.

The auction proceeds will go to the team’s charity arm, the Minnesota Twins Community Fund. Online bidding ends on Valentine’s Day.

Meanwhile, Kris told Access Hollywood‘s Jill Martin over the weekend that his marriage with Kim was not staged. “To me it was real,” he said. “I would never go through something or do something that wasn’t real or I didn’t believe in, so I can really only speak for myself in terms of that. … I would never do anything strictly for money.”

But he doesn’t sound ready to dive back into the dating pool anytime soon. Basketball is his true love right now. “What do they say? ‘My girlfriend is Spalding.’”