Ben Affleck is reportedly ready to date, plus more news

Ben Affleck is open to dating as he moves into his own house

With their divorce papers filed and Ben Affleck moving out of the house he's shared with Jennifer Garner in recent months, the former couple is entering a new phase — and for Ben, that's likely to include dating. A source tells E! News that while Jen isn't making romance a priority just yet, Ben is open to the idea of meeting someone new. "Being single is a whole new world for Jen. She isn't used to not having the kids around and being able to focus on herself. She is interested in dating, but it's not a major priority. The kids will always come first. If she happens to meet someone, then she is open to that as well. But, she isn't going to set her sights on finding someone," says the source. "Ben is interested in dating," the source elaborated. "He feels ready to date and will be putting himself out there." Ben recently found a new home near Jen, where their three children will spend time with their dad, according to E!

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Beyonce's mic auctioned off for $11,000

A lucky bee from the Beyhive is the proud new owner of the microphone Beyonce used on her formation tour. TMZ reports the gold, Bey-signed mic was auctioned off for $11,000 at Tina Knowles' Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles, where top bidder CeCe Hendriks scored the collector's item. According to the website, the mic is imprinted with marks and discolored from the Queen B's hand.

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Did Sarah Jessica Parker skip the Met Gala because of a grudge?

Why did Sarah Jessica Parker skip the Met Gala this year? While a source told People the longtime fashion lover bailed on her favorite event "to stay and work on her HBO series 'Divorce,'" Celebitchy wonders if SJP may have been holding a grudge against critics of her 2016 Met Gala ensemble, many of whom joked she looked like Lin Manuel-Miranda in "Hamilton" despite the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" theme. The criticism was so widespread Sarah even wrote a piece in T magazine defending her look, which she said was inspired by her interest in "fashion in the age of 18th Century technology" after having seen "Hamilton" multiple times, according to Vanity Fair. "What is technology? And what does it mean when applied to fashion?," she asked in the piece. "We didn't want it to be about the electronic screen or something that could turn on and off. We wanted it to be about the technology of thought, of application, of fabrication. The technology of the hand and the machine."

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Selena Gomez's mom is all about her relationship with The Weeknd

"Glowing, smiling, looking health[y] and equal love." That's how Selena Gomez's mom summed up this pic of the singer with her new man The Weeknd at the Met Gala this week. Adding, "Mama is happy XO," she made her positive feelings about Selena's relationship official (via JustJared). Ya can't beat two thumbs up from mom!

Emma Stone sends flowers to student who asked her to prom

Though Emma Stone wasn't able to join the student who asked her to prom this year, she let him down easy with a sweet gesture. According to the Daily Mail, Jacob Staudenmaier received a corsage and a boutonniere the day of the dance. They had come from Emma, along with a handwritten note. "Jacob, a little something for you and your lucky date tomorrow," she wrote. "Have a great time! Much love, Emma Stone."

Lena Dunham was rushed to the hospital from Met Gala

While her peers hit the Met Gala afterparties into the wee hours, Lena Dunham wrapped her Met Gala night under the care of doctors. According to Page Six , a "medical issue" forced Lena to be rushed to the hospital where she underwent testing before being released. The "Girls" creator recently had a fifth surgical procedure for endometriosis. "My surgery went off without a hitch," she wrote in her Lenny letter last month. "There was no endometriosis left. Between my surgeries and hormonal intervention, I was disease-free. That doesn't mean it can never return, but for now, once my sutures have been removed and my bruises have changed . . . I will be healthy."

Salma Hayek and her mom cover Hola!

Just in time for Mother's Day, Salma Hayek and her mom, Diana Jiménez Medina, share the cover of HOLA! USA's May edition. "I always knew that Salmita would be something big in her life because of her personality, her way of always working for what she wants, but she surprises me," Diana says of her daughter (via E! News). "She continues to surprise me more and more. There was one thing that I wanted: that was for Salma to be free to grow up and do whatever she wanted." In spite of her decades-spanning film career, Salma admits she still experiences serious stage fright. "No one would know it, but I get it really, really bad. If you take the camera away and put me in front of an audience, I just die," she says. "Once I get onto the stage, you can't tell. But then I can't do anything else the rest of the day because I'm so exhausted." When she's not on stage or on set, Salma's busy being a mom to her daughter, 9-year-old Valentina. "Feeling responsible helps you develop as a human being …," she says. "You learn a lot about yourself when you do something for someone else."

Kim Zolciak gives an update on her son's recovery

After being attacked by a dog last month, Kim Zolciak's 4-year-old son Kash is recovering well. That's the message Kim shared on Instagram this week, along with plenty of shoutouts to the medical team that's been in charge of caring for him. "I am so happy to report that Kash is still recovering and so amazingly!! He is the true definition of a pure innocent child," Kim wrote on Instagram. "The injuries sustained to his skin are healing up perfectly because of his amazing doctors, nurses, modern medicine, my homeopathic treatments, his will and his positive attitude. Kroy, I and his doctors are amazed by his progress. Once he is fully healed and we are confident his mental and emotional state is healing back to its original state as well. He is just truly amazing. I love spending everyday with him. I could eat him up, (he is still out of school) Thank you again for EVERYONE'S love, support and prayers. They have not gone unnoticed. And I firmly believe they made all the difference."

Michael Fassbender jokes that he's better looking than Tom Hiddleston

"Alien: Covenant" star Michael Fassbender tries hard to keep his private life out of the public sphere. "Number one, I think it's effective for me as an actor because I want to be able to disappear into the characters I play," he explains in a new interview with the Daily Telegraph (via Celebitchy). "I don't want the audience to be distracted by whatever else is seen of me in the real world I would consider myself a private person. I work in a medium where we rely on the public to go see it. But my own life is for me." Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way — particularly the peeps who constantly mistake him for Tom Hiddleston. "Happens all the time," Michael admits before joking, "I can see the similarities, but I'm better looking than him [laughs]. Other than that, yes. I like Tom."

Michael Moore wants The Rock for president

We already have a reality star in the White House — could The Rock be next? Michael Moore seems to think so. In an interview with Variety published this week, the director was all about the idea. "Run the Rock! Run the Rock. Who do you want for commander-in-chief? I want the f—— Rock! It would scare anybody that would hurt us," he said, according to the Huffington Post, "Think about how safe we would be if the Rock was president." It wasn't totally out of the blue, either. Last fall, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson sounded ready to hop on the campaign trail. "I love my country," he said, "I'm extremely patriotic and I also feel, especially now, leadership is so important, great leadership is so important, respected leadership is so important."