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1.	Here's hoping that the third time the charm for this rock legend, who sealed the deal on marriage #3 over the weekend:
		Paul McCartney
		Rod Stewart
		Mick Jagger
		Eric Clapton

2.	Speaking of celeb wedding news, as America was ~~subjected~~ ~~treated~~ subjected to a lavish two-part special on E! covering the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries wedding, we learned the tangential piece of news:
		Kim is pregnant
		The couple has most likely already divorced
		Kris has reportedly lost his wedding ring
		The marriage has yet to be consummated, if you know what we mean

3.	Speaking of the Kardashians and other crimes against humanity, this former Best Actor/Actress Oscar winner is catching hell for making a paid appearance at a birthday concert for Chechen leader, who's widely accused of human rights violations:
		Kevin Spacey
		Hilary Swank
		Gwyneth Paltrow
		Russell Crowe
		*By way of explanation.....* Swank has finally said she regrets making the appearance. SLW interprets that to mean, she regrets being called out for it.

4.	Speaking of Oscar winners, meanwhile, this recent winner has been officially named as the next James Bond villain (whenever they get around to making it):
		Geoffrey Rush
		Christian Bale
		Javier Bardem
		Alan Arkin

5.	Speaking of long-running film series, the new installment in the Die Hard franchise got a title this week. So sometime in the future, you'll be shelling out $10 to go see:
		If You've Gotta Die, then Die Hard
		Only the Good Die Hard
		Never Say Die Hard
		A Good Day to Die Hard

6.	Speaking of dying hard, this product of the Bad Idea Jeans factory was killed off this week, never to see the light of day:
		Qwikster, the Netflix spin-off
		Kiefer Sutherland's online series, which was slated to be a FOX midseason show
		The on-again/off-again movie adaptations of The Hobbit
		Stephen King's The Shining sequel, Dr. Sleep

7.	Speaking of things better never mentioned again, weird celebrity photography Tyler Shields continues to photograph celebrities weirdly, as we see here in which this woman is photographed with raw meat:
		Mischa Barton
		Dianna Agron
		Kelly Osbourne
		Kaley Cuoco

8.	Speaking of controversy for the sake of controversy, a cloud of suspicion has surrounded which pregnant celeb, with word that she might be artificially augmenting her baby bump with padding?
		Beyonce
		Hilary Duff
		Kelly Rowland
		Tori Spelling

9.	Speaking of celebrity motherhood, which Sex and the City alumnus is a new mother to an adopted baby girl?
		Sarah Jessica Parker
		Cynthia Nixon
		Kristin Davis
		Kim Catrall

10.	Speaking of sex, each year there are roughly 150 Sexiest Woman Alive lists. So one of the many, many current title holders is this striking female, as conferred by Esquire magazine:
		Carrie Underwood
		Sofia Vergara
		Shakira
		Rihanna

11.	Speaking of alluring women, this singer has produced a new perfume called Purr:
		Julianne Hough
		Nicki Minaj
		Jennifer Lopez
		Katy Perry

12.	Speaking of music people in the news, American Idol's Scotty McCreery's debut album topped the charts. This was the first time an AI winner's DEBUT came it at number one since _______.
		Kelly Clarkson
		Carrie Underwood
		David Cook
		Lee DeWy...hahaha...who are we kidding with this answer?

13.	This week we got our first look at the trailer for the new installment in the American Pie franchise. Why, it's American:
		Reunion
		Parents
		Nostalgia
		Babies

14.	The FBI nabbed some dude in Florida for his role in the so-called Operation Hackerazzi, which resulted in:
		The publication of the Michael Jackson "autopsy" photos
		The mysterious assualts on paparazzi photographers
		The posting of nude shots of Scarlett Johansson and others
		The premature publication of winners of Emmys, Oscars and other award recipients

15.	If you've been keeping up on your pop culture news, you're probably becoming increasingly yet begrudgingly aware of who Sara Leal. This 22 year-old is known primarily through her involvement with:
		Harrison Ford
		Ashton Kutcher
		Charlie Sheen
		Johnny Depp

16.	At the wedding for a producer, this Tropic Thunder co-star was caught on video in a good-natured dance battle. (HINT: He has a new installment in his film franchise coming out before the end of the year.)
		Tom Cruise
		Ben Stiller
		Jack Black
		Robert Downey Jr.
		*By way of explanation.....* SLW apologizes for not getting the TMZ-posted video to embed but here's a handy screengrab for proof:

17.	Frivolous litigation time: A woman is suing the makers of a recent Ryan Gosling movie because the trailer was misleading. Identify the film at the center of the lawsuit, which we've paired with an ACTUAL quote from the court documents.
		"Drive". Misleading because there's "very little driving in the motion picture."
		"Crazy. Stupid. Love". Misleading because "all characters are legally sane."
		"Ides of March" because "the motion picture takes place in August."
		"Blue Valentine". Misleading because "the film doesn't occur on Valentine's Day."
		*By way of explanation.....* As an afterthought, the lawsuit also accuses the film of being anti-Semitic.

18.	Cancellation fever hits the networks. Like Playboy Club last week, all of these shows have been scuttled from your TV, except:
		H8R
		Free Agents
		How to be a Gentleman
		2 Broke Girls

19.	No smiley needed for this photo: Who is this unrecognizable musical figure who hasn't been musically relevant in nearly two decades?
		Axl Rose
		Rick Astley
		Vanilla Ice
		George Michael
		*By way of explanation.....* SLW thanks Mr. Rose for coordinating his raincoat (?) with our unused smiley.

20.	In his home country of ______, ______ had the unique, self-serving honor of dedicating a museum to himself, at which he questionably proclaimed his life as model for young people.
		Australia / Richard Branson
		Haiti / Wyclef Jean
		Austria / Arnold Schwarzenegger
		Canada / Justin Bieber