TAYLOR SWIFT: Us Weekly Reports Taylor & Conor Split

Looks like the romance between Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy is over. A close friend tells Us Weekly, which has the story first, “They quietly parted ways a while ago. It was just a distance thing. No hard feelings. They’re fine.”

The insider continues, “It’s been over a month since they’ve even seen each other. With her promotion for Red, she has no time off until the end of the year.”

TMZ reported Sunday that Taylor will be closing on a $4.5 million mansion next door to Ethel Kennedy’s Hyannis Port, Massachusetts compound in the next few weeks. We haven't heard if she's changing that plan.

Billboard reports Red is expected to sell more than a million copies this week.

PAMELA ANDERSON: Gives Thanksgiving Turkeys Lap Dance

Pamela Anderson has a unique way of celebrating Thanksgiving. Pam has become an animal activist. The former Baywatch actress will spend Thanksgiving not eating turkey -- but tickling the animals. She said yesterday (quote) “I go to the Gentle Barn [animal rescue farm] and hang out with turkeys. I tickle them under the wings and I sit them on my lap, and I feed them pumpkin pie."

TAYLOR SWIFT: Still has a Date with the Kennedys

Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy are either taking a break, or breaking up. Sources close to the Kennedy family tell the New York Post it’s not completely over for the young lovers. The separation is a natural reflection that she’s out on the road for extended weeks to promote her best-selling CD. Meanwhile, the Dean at his private high school has put his foot down telling Conor to stop jet-setting and hit the textbooks.

Swift still hopes to buy that house in his ritzy neighborhood and his family has not divorced her. Just the other day, Kerry Kennedy delivered an e-mail announcing that Swift will be honored (in early December) at the "Ripple of Hope Awards Dinner."

The annual event is hosted by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

KATY PERRY: Serenades President Obama in Vegas

President Barack Obama made a whirlwind trip through the West Coast Wednesday, Last night, he taped a segment with Jay Leno, then flew off to Las Vegas. He said, since he’d be pulling an all-nighter, it "might as well be in Vegas."

More than 13,000 people crowded Doolittle Park in support of the President and to catch a performance by Katy Perry. She wore a dress that appeared to be an oversized voting ballot and performed such hits as “Wide Awake,” “Part of Me,” “Teenage Dream” and “Firework.”

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Under Fire for Wedding Video

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's wedding isn't seeming so magical now.

A video shown at the couple's lavish ceremony in Italy that featured homeless people is getting criticized for being in poor taste. The footage, which was posted online by Gawker, includes homeless men, street musicians and transvestites giving the stars their blessings and well-wishes. The clip begins, "Greetings from your Hollywood friends who just couldn’t make it." One man with missing teeth says, "Jessica and Justin, I haven’t seen y’all in a long time. My gift is in the mail."

The video was made by Justin’s friend, L.A. real estate agent Justin Huchel. His attorney, Michael J. Saltz, has threatened Gawker with a lawsuit if they don't take down a 20-second clip of the eight-minute video. Saltz writes, "Mr. Huchel made a video to be used and exhibited privately at Justin Timberlake’s wedding as a private joke without Mr. Timberlake’s knowledge." Nonetheless, it isn't sitting well with fans. Tweeters are calling the video "tacky" and "disgusting."

Justin told People magazine that his wedding was "magical ... an unforgettable evening."

SOURCE: NY Daily News

MICHAEL PHELPS: Gold Medal Swimmer Fails at Stage Diving

TMZ reports this morning that Michael Phelps was seen partying in Las Vegas and falling flat on his butt. The Olympic swimmer was videoed launching an inflatable life raft above the nightclub crowd. They held it aloft while a woman climbed in and then Phelps followed. That worked for all of 15 seconds before Phelps flipped out of the raft and fell flat onto the dance floor.

TMZ found the video at papUrazzi.com

SOFIA VERGARA: Intimate Bedroom Photos Stolen

Actress Sofia Vergara and fiancé Nick Loeb are trying to block the purchase of “personal” photos of the stunning actress.

They were reportedly stolen from his Blackberry that he misplaced a while back. A source says a “mystery seller” in Delray Beach Florida is shopping the pictures, which “show Sofia in her bathroom and the bedroom.” Her legal team has taken an aggressive stance in keeping them from becoming public.

KRISTEN JOHNSTON: Kinko’s is a Hook-Up Bar?

Last night’s NYClass gala at Edison Ballroom was a star-studded affair. Kristen Johnston of “3rd Rock From the Sun” fame was there on a first date. He’s an Italian model. When asked how they were introduced, Piero Righetto said in a thick Italian accent (quote) “Two weeks ago, we met at this kind of office where you can print stuff. This kind of small store, what do you call it? I was printing, she was doing her stuff, and we met. We are friends. Super-friends.” Let’s hope their love duplicates and their relationship collates.

MATTHEW MORRISON: From Glee to PBS

Glee fans might have a reason to touch that dial -- to tune into a PBS special starring Mr. Shu, Matthew Morrison.

Morrison will tape a performance in Hartford, Connecticut on November 16th for airing during the pledge drives of next March. The show will comprise standards from the so-called Great American Songbook and holiday songs. The audio component will be released early next year on Adam Levine's 222 Records.

DIDDY: Being Treated After Car Accident

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being treated for injuries he suffered in a car accident in Beverly Hills yesterday (Wednesday).

A spokeswoman says the mogul hurt his neck, ribs and collarbone in the crash. This morning he returned to Twitter, writing, "Woah...that was a close one!"

Diddy was a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade when a Lexus sedan made a left turn and collided with it. A police lieutenant said he complained of pain but he was not taken to a hospital at the time.

Source: E! Online

BOBBI KRISTINA: Family Thinks She Has Drinking Problem

Family members reportedly believe Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina has a serious drinking problem, and they want her to get help.

Insiders tell TMZ that the 19-year-old's drinking has gotten worse she since she started filming her reality show. The sources say Bobbi Kristina has gotten involved with some of her mother's enablers, and they fear she could die unless she does something about it.

Bobbi's was shown drinking wine and slurring on the premiere episode of the Lifetime series The Houstons: On Our Own this week. 

LINDSAY LOHAN: Publicist Quits

Team Lindsay is down a member.

Lindsay Lohan's publicist Steve Honig has quit -- and it's all because of her father. TMZ says Steve and Michael Lohan "butted heads" in the weeks leading up to Michael's failed intervention on Friday, but things got downright nasty after Steve released a statement saying Lindsay's management team had nothing to do with Michael's plans. Papa Lohan reportedly "flipped out on Steve" and called him a "[bleeping] liar" in a text message.

Steve dumped Lindsay last night after nearly two years of service. However, sources say his decision had nothing to do with the actress, just her dad.

CHRIS KIRKPATRICK: Another 'N Syncer Is Getting Married

Will Justin Timberlake get an invite to the wedding?

J.T.'s former 'N Sync bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick has gotten engaged to his girlfriend of two years, Karly Skladany.

Although he was invited to Justin's recent nuptials to Jessica Biel, Chris reportedly did not attend. J.C. Chasez was also invited, but Lance Bass and Joey Fatone were not. A source tells Us magazine, "Justin thought a reunion would overshadow the wedding. And Justin hates Lance now."

SOURCE: Us magazine

JESSICA BIEL: Call Me Jessica Timberlake

Move over, Justin Timberlake, there's a new J.T. in town.

His new wife, Jessica Biel, tells People magazine, "Yes, I'm changing my name. My professional name will still be the same, but for life, yes, I think it sounds great. I think I really won the jackpot of names."

The couple wed in Italy last week.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: Returning as Conan in Reboot ()

Arnold said he'd be back, but it turns out that his comeback will come not as the Terminator, but as Conan the Barbarian.

Deadline Hollywood broke the news Thursday that Arnold will star for Universal Pictures' The Legend Of Conan, a reboot of the film that launched Schwarzenegger's film career back in 1982. An attempted reboot with a different actor flopped at the box office in August 2011.

Co-producer Chris Morgan says, "This movie picks up Conan where Arnold is now in his life, and we will be able to use the fact that he has aged in this story."

Source: Deadline Hollywood

BIRTHDAY SHOUT-OUTS

Celebs with birthdays today: Jon Heder, Cary Elwes, Dylan McDermott, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jaclyn Smith, Pat Sajak, Bob Hoskins

TOP CELEBRITY TWEETS

Presidential politics top celebrity tweets.

• Donald Trump: "It is really a shame that Barack Obama may stop $5 million from being generously donated to charity all because he refuses to be transparent."
• Steve Martin: "I’ll be glad when this election’s over so I’ll know for sure whom I should have voted for."
• Eva Longoria: "Obama has been endorsed by Warren Buffett, Colin Powell, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Romney has been endorsed by Lindsay Lohan."
• Jimmy Fallon: "President Obama is campaigning so hard he went 40 hours without sleeping. That explains his new motto – Hope and Go-Go Juice.”
• Bill Maher: "I'm tired of every Republican politician being a medical super-genius on vaginas. I want to hear gynecologists talk about the national debt."
• Patton Oswalt: "Dear FOX and ABC: Wondering which of your celebrity diving shows I'll watch? The one that has Dr. Stephen Hawking, of course."
• Dane Cook: "At 10:45 am I began a relationship with Taylor Swift. At 10:48 am it ended amicably. Download her new song 'Three Minutes in Paradise Lost' today."
• Andy Richter: "'Are you ready, boots? No? Okay.' --Nancy Sinatra today, probably."

ON THE TUBE

Friday:

• Kelly & Michael (ABC) - Adam Levine (The Voice)
• The View (ABC) - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (Jersey Shore), Geena Davis, comedian Chuck Nice
• The Talk (CBS) - Scott Baio (See Dad Run), Johnny Gill
• Katie Couric (ABC) - Taylor Swift 
• Ellen DeGeneres (NBC) - Halle Berry (Cloud Atlas)
• David Letterman (CBS) - Dennis Quaid (Vegas), Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23), musical guest Diamond Rings
• Jay Leno (NBC) - Sarah Silverman, chef Paula Deen, musical guest Lyle Lovett
• Jimmy Fallon (NBC) - James Van Der Beek 
• Chelsea Lately (E!) - Miley Cyrus (repeat)
• Tune into NBC for the pilot of the Munsters re-make Mockingbird Lane.
• Put on your chef hat FOX is rolling out the fifth season premiere of Kitchen Nightmares.
• Take a break from picking out wedding colors and tune into TLC for the third season premiere of Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids.

Saturday:

• The World Series heads to Detroit as the Tigers take on the San Francisco Giants in game three, on FOX.
• Get into the Halloween spirit and tune into the Hallmark channel for the original movie The Good Witch's Charm.
• College football highlights include Georgia vs Florida, on CBS.

Sunday:

• FOX airs game four of the World Series.
• Catch up with Kim and the rest of the family on a special presentation of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on E!.
• Hang out with everyone's favorite odd couple with the third season premiere of Ice Loves Coco, on E! 

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ

On average, women spend 20 seconds more on this daily task than men do. What is it?
ANSWER: Parallel parking.

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ

88 percent of 17 year olds did this last year, but only two-thirds of senior citizens did the same. What is it?
ANSWER:

ROLLING STONES: First of Five or More Shows Is Tonight (audio) EXCLUSIVE

As they have often done before starting a tour, The Rolling Stones are playing a surprise club show tonight (Thursday) in Paris.

Ronnie Wood tells us, "We'll probably be billed as The Cockroaches or something and put it to the test - 45 minutes or something." The show was announced on Twitter, and tickets went on sale at the city's Virgin MegaStore for just over $19 each.

The venue is the Trabendo, a 700-seat club in the city's northern section of town. Tonight's show is a warm-up for the four shows they have in November and December. The Stones have been recording and rehearsing in Paris.

AMY WINEHOUSE: Bio-Play Opening Soon

Amy Winehouse will be seen onstage again next year -- sort of.

Producers are bringing a play called Amy to the stage in Copenhagen, Denmark next January. They promise to show "the enormous pressure a sensationalist public put on a young superstar when her problems began."

The drama, which will not use Winehouse's music, will incorporate dialogue actually spoken by the singer at concerts, in interviews and on TV appearances.

ROLLING STONES: One Night in Paris

The Rolling Stones played their traditional small club show before hitting the arenas Thursday night, in front of 600 fans at LaTrabendo in Paris. Although they leaned heavily on hits from the '70s in the hour-long 12-song set, they opened with a cover they might have played in a club 50 years ago, "Route 66."

Leaping forward to the mid-'70s, they trotted out "It's Only Rock and Roll" and two from Some Girls, "Shattered" and "When the Whip Comes Down." Following another cover, Muddy Waters' "Champagne and Reefer," they jumped to the present with the new single "Doom and Gloom," then slid back to Some Girls for "Miss You" and rocked another '70s hit, "Tumbling Dice."

The only song from the band's '80s repertoire, "Start Me Up," came next, followed by two late-'60s classics, "Midnight Rambler" and, as the first encore, "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Then it was back to the '70s to close with "Brown Sugar."

The show was a prelude to the Stones' two November appearances at London's O2 arena and two in December at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Set List
1) "Route 66"
2) "It's Only Rock and Roll"
3) "Shattered"
4) "When the Whip Comes Down"
5) "Champagne and Reefer"
6) "Doom and Gloom"
7) "Miss You"
8) "Tumbling Dice"
9) "Start Me Up"
10) "Midnight Rambler
Encore:
11) "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
12) "Brown Sugar"

Source: RollingStones.com

AMY WINEHOUSE: Details on U.S. BBC Sessions Release

Although a previously announced four-CD box set of Amy Winehouse's BBC Sessions is still available for pre-order via her website, it looks -- at least for now -- like the official U.S. release will be a single CD, accompanied by a live DVD that isn't part of the box set.

At the BBC, which is due November 13th, will feature 14 Winehouse performances done for the British Broadcasting Company between 2004 and 2009. The DVD is The Day She Came To Dingle, a BBC documentary of an intimate 2006 acoustic performance at a church in Dingle on Ireland's West Coast. The package also boasts a booklet, featuring previously unseen photographs, and a remembrance from the rapper Nas, a longtime friend of Amy's. The track-listing is as follows:

1. I Know You Now [Leicester Summer Sundae 2004]
2. F**k Me Pumps [T In The Park 2004]
3. In My Bed [T In The Park 2004]
4. October Song [T In The Park 2004]
5. Rehab [Pete Mitchell 2006]
6. You Know I'm No Good [Jo Whiley Live Lounge 2007]
7. Just Friends [Big Band Special 2009]
8. Love Is a Losing Game [Jools Holland 2009]
9. Tears Dry On Their Own [Jo Whiley Live Lounge 2007]
10. Best Friends, Right? [Leicester Summer Sundae 2004]
11. I Should Care [The Stables 2004]
12. Lullaby Birdland [The Stables 2004]
13. Valerie [Jo Whiley Live Lounger 2007]
14. To Know Him is to Love Him [Pete Mitchell 2006]
DVD - The Day She Came To Dingle
1. Tears Dry On Their Own
2. You Know I'm No Good
3. Love Is a losing Game
4. Back To Black
5. Rehab
6. Me & Mr. Jones

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BON JOVI: New Tour and Album

Bon Jovi will go on the road next year. Because We Can: The Tour starts in Montreal on February 13th and will take them around the world, with stops in the U.S., Europe, the Far East, Africa, Latin America and Australia. The U.S. dates will be announced shortly. The tour is in support of a new album, What About Now, which will be out in the spring.

Dates announced so far are:

2/13 - Montreal, QUE - Bell Centre

2/17 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

2/20 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place

4/2 - Calgary, AB - Saddledome

4/3 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

4/5 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre

All dates subject to change

SARA BAREILLES: Memoir in the Works

Sara Bareilles is taking some time off from writing songs -- to write her memoir.

Though she didn't offer much in the way of details, Sara took to her Twitter account last night to write, "Announcement!! I just signed on to write a book about myself! Simon and Schuster have no idea what they're getting into. #muahahahhaa."

Hey, Justin Bieber was half her age when he wrote his first memoir, so why not?

FUN.: 2013 Tour Dates

Fun. have announced details for their first U.S. tour of 2013. The trek gets under way January 23rd in St. Paul, Minnesota and ends February 16th at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium.

The band's February 2nd homecoming show at New York's Radio City Music Hall sold out within minutes of its announcement earlier this month.

Fun. will join host Louis C.K. as musical guest on Saturday Night Live November 3rd.

FOSTER THE PEOPLE: New Live Session Online

Foster the People are the latest band to tape an intimate live session for Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich's free Internet performance series, From the Basement. The two-part episode, which also features the band Shearwater, went up on Thursday -- check it out at www.crackle.com/c/FromTheBasement.

Other artists who've appeared on From the Basement include The Shins, Aimee Mann and Feist. 

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM: Digi-Only Live Acoustic Album

Lindsey Buckingham will release a live acoustic album on November 13th. Titled Lindsey Buckingham: One Man Show, the recording will be available only through iTunes.

Buckingham has spent much of this year playing solo acoustic concerts, and One Man Show is taken from his September 1st performance at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa. He says it's "taken right off the console mix, with a couple of room mikes added in. It's live and raw, with no post-production."

Buckingham will finish up the year's acoustic touring with 15 dates in November. He and Stevie Nicks have both said that 2013 will be devoted to Fleetwood Mac.

BRUNO MARS: Cover Artt, Tracklisting for Unorthodox JukeBox

Bruno Mars has unveiled the cover art and tracklisting for his new album, Unorthodox Jukebox. The comical artwork shows a gorilla playing a jukebox. The album's 10 tracks include the hit single “Locked Out of Heaven” and “Young Girls,” which he premiered on Saturday Night Live.

Mars is the album's executive producer, working with his songwriting-production team The Smeezingtons (Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine). He also brought in the likes of Mark Ronson and Diplo to man the boards. Bruno says, “This is me locking myself in the studio and being free recording whatever it is I want to record.”

Unorthodox Jukebox is due December 11th.

1. “Young Girls”
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”
3. “Gorilla”
4. “Treasure”
5. “Moonshine”
6. “When I Was Your Man”
7. “Natalie”
8. “Show Me”
9. “Money Make Her Smile”
10. “If I Knew”

WEIRD NEWS: Soap in a Dope

A Virginia woman put a twist on an old tradition by washing her mouth out with soap before going on an expletive-filled rampage and ramming her car into another vehicle.

Angela Cobbold was clocked at over 90 miles per hour by cops who began their pursuit, and noticed that she seemed to be eating a bar of soap during the incident. She crossed the state line into Maryland and drove onto the grounds of Walter Reed Medical Center, where she chased by military police – and even tried to run one of them over.

One of the officers was injured, apparently when he used a baton to break the window of the woman's car. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. (Washington Examiner)

WEIRD NEWS: Justice Is Blind, Not Deaf

A Georgia man is hoping to get a fair hearing after being arrested for biting off part of his father-in-law's ear at a family get-together.

The argument began when 29-year-old Jonathan Collins began fighting with his wife because she committed the offense of making another man a sandwich at the soiree. When her dad stepped in to try to calm things down, Collins punched him in the face, then wrestled him to the ground and bit off his earlobe.

Frederick Harrison’s ear lobe was re-attached at the hospital. Collins was booked into the Richmond County jail on charges of aggravated battery. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

WEIRD NEWS: His Bark Was Worse Than His Bomb

A Florida man is in police custody for offering a rather unique reward for the return of his missing dog – a promise not to set off a massive bomb in the middle of the neighborhood where the pooch was lost.

Benjamin Parrine posted a note on Facebook saying that he planned to build a device out of C4 explosives and set it off inside a local school because he thought one of his neighbors had kidnapped and killed his dog. When cops came to his home to question him, he remained on his couch, pretending to be asleep.

He allegedly told deputies he didn’t care about any of his neighbors and was tired of having law enforcement called to his place for noise complaints. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

WEIRD NEWS: Fried and Smoked

A Florida man was arrested on drug charges after he failed to convince cops he was eating fries and not getting fried.

An officer on patrol says he thought he smelled marijuana coming from a car that was passing through a fast food restaurant parking lot, so he approached when the driver pulled over near the drive-thru window. He asked the driver and her passenger about the presence of marijuana; they told him they smelled only french fries. But when he searched, the officer found a small amount of weed on the floorboard of the front seat.

The passenger was charged with possession of less than 20 grams and must return to court next month. (NWF Daily News)

NBA: Commissioner Plans to Step Down

The NBA will have a new boss in 2014. On Thursday, David Stern announced that he's stepping down and he'll pass the baton to his long-time protege Adam Silver.

Silver is far from a stranger to Stern and the league. He's been Stern's right-hand man for two decades and the pair has known each other since the early '70s, back when Stern worked for a law firm run by Sliver's father. Yet people that know both men say we shouldn't expect the 50-year-old Silver to run the league like Stern.

Sonny Vaccaro, a one-time executive at a major shoe company, said, "They are absolutely two different people. David was thought of as someone who ramrodded his way through with his ideas. David is his mentor, but Adam's not like that. He's 'Mr. Congeniality.' I seldom saw an argumentative piece of Adam's personality."

Stern plans to retire on February 1st, 2014, which marks the 30th anniversary of this first day on the job.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

OBAMA: Becomes the First President to Vote Early

Election day isn't until November 6th, but on Thursday President Obama got his vote on early, becoming the first commander in chief in history to cast an early ballot.

Obama voted in his hometown of Chicago and wouldn't divulge who he voted for, but we're guessing it wasn't Mitt Romney.

Upon arriving at the polling place, the president was asked for his identification and joked, "I've got my driver's license here, now ignore the fact that there's no gray hair in that picture." A polling place official responded, "The presidency does something to you," and Obama agreed.

Source: CBS News

"FRANKENSTORM": Stokes Fears Along the East Coast

Hurricane Sandy and a storm that's moving across the West may meet up and become what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm." There are fears that the combo-storm will bring high winds, heavy rain and high tides, wreaking havoc along the East Coast in the days before Halloween.

Some experts are already predicting that the storms could cause at least $1 billion in damage when they meet Tuesday morning over New York or New Jersey.

Meanwhile, as of Thursday, at least 21 people in the Caribbean and 11 in Cuba have died as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

Source: AP