Jennifer Lopez's much-anticipated triathlon occurred this weekend, and the singer/dancer/actress/new mom completed the race in two hours, 23 minutes, and 28 seconds, smiling the whole time. She wasn't the only celebrity taking part in this year's Nautica Malibu Triathlon -- Matthew McConaughey and Anna Kournikova also competed in the half-mile ocean swim, 18-mile bike ride, and four-mile run.

Lopez received plenty of encouragement -- she was cheered on my hubby Marc Anthony as well as McConaughey. However, the cause she was running for might have been encouragement enough, seeing as how she raised $127,000 for the Children's Hospital of L.A.

But, if you know JLo, you know that drama tends to follow her, and this is no exception. She pulled out of a guest judging stint for the finale of Project Runway the day it was set to film, just days before the triathlon. Her excuse? A foot injury. I'm thinking (well, hoping, actually) that she was just experiencing a little pain and wanted to get it in the best shape possible for her race. And, she obviously did -- not only did she finish the race, but later that night, she was dressed to the nines for her husband's birthday bash ... in New York!

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What? PR-inside reports chiseled Matthew McConaughey will be packing on a few pounds to prepare for a new movie role. He is cast as an older, brawling barfly in The Grackle.

According to McConaughey, his character needs to be bull strong, but meaty, too. I'm in shock. If I were as rich and famous as McConaughey -- and had his body -- I'd have a tough time accepting any acting role which jeopardizes hard-earned, six-pack abs.

Lots of actors and actresses have temporarily gained weight for certain roles -- just look at Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary. If you were a famous movie star, had plenty of cash and a hot body, would you eat your way up the scale for a part? Let us know in the poll below:

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