Jake Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Stephen Gaghan met for lunch this weekend at Caffe Luxxe on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica, CA.

If there are two things we’d all like to avoid—but usually can’t—they’re taxes and jury duty. TMZ reports that Jake Gyllenhaal was one of the unlucky ones to get dragged into the latter and that he’s spent the day in an L.A. courtroom, hoping not to be picked as a prospective juror in a misdemeanor battery case.

Jake was trying to go incognito, slumping in a corner with his head down, after being told to remove his ball cap. Hey, we feel for ya, Jake. I spent the morning trying to convince my doctor to write me a note to the court saying I can’t serve because I’m in a coma.

Minus his beautiful better half Reese Withespoon, Jake Gyllenhaal made a solo trip to a medical building in Beverly Hills today. It’s nowhere near cold enough in SoCal for that knit cap—is he hiding a bad haircut?

Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal looked a bit gloomy in head-to-toe black as they arrived at Friday night’s pre-Globes party at the Buffalo Club in Santa Monica thrown by CAA in honor of Tom Cruise. Fortunately, this sunny couple can brighten whatever they wear!

Jake Gyllenhaal was looking pretty darned cheerful as he exited a Beverly Hills medical building yesterday. Maybe he got good news from his doctor. Or he’s just remembering a happy holiday with GF Reese Witherspoon and her kids.

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal had eyes only for each other as they shopped the Country Mart in Brentwood, CA, this weekend. Bet these two will be spending the holidays with Reese’s kids this year. 

Are Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal playing house these days? Well, according to Us Magazine, the two certainly are. Us Weekly has a huge cover story on their current issue about Jake moving in to Reese’s house. The story also states that the two “are on a path to the altar.” That’s a very strong statement, but apparently Jake has melded quite well in the Witherspoon household and is even helping raise her two kids (with ex Ryan Phillippe) – Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4. Reese’s divorce was just finalized a couple of weeks ago and Ryan has made his own relationship with actress Abbie Cornish public. It’s good to see these two moving on and finding their respective partners.

Okay, Reese – time for a girls’ night out! Granted, I actually can’t imagine Reese club-hopping because she’s got her kids and all, but what’s one night? Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were officially divorced yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to Eonline.com. Great, now these two can move ahead. Reese is currently dating Jake Gyllenhaal, who’s a total hottie, so have at it Reese. Meanwhile, Ryan was recently photographed with on-again girlfriend Abbie Cornish. So back to Reese and our drinks. Yes, I’ll gather the girls and we’ll celebrate. Free at last, honey.