Jurors in the corruption trial of Illinois ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on day 11 of deliberations, have informed the judge that they can't reach a decision on all counts and need help determining "the next logical step." Then they went home.

Chelsea's clearly on team Steven Slater. She praised his dramatic quit from JetBlue, and admired his voluptuous man-boobs. Even Chuy felt inspired, and walked off set after Chelsea pisses him off.

11-year-old movie critic Jackson visited The Early Show recently to review summer films. While Jackson liked Ramona and Beezus (and "favorite" Toy Story 3) and loved Salt, he hated Inception for being "confusing." Uh, you're 11? The insufferable video, inside.

Today we looked at some dumphead from the American Family Association and his brilliant no more more mosques anywhere, ever campaign. Naturally this stirred the commenting cauldron, with one reader in particular offering an insightful personal rumination.

[Dressed as Marilyn, Paris Hilton poses as a lesbian with Playboy's Karissa Shannon and her middle fingers. All we need now is Joe Francis pointing at the camera, and we'll know what the Apocalypse looks like. Another Paris pic below.]

The political world recently learned about Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul's college secret society exploits, like when he "kidnapped" a woman, offered her pot, and made her worship a false idol. But the woman now insists, it wasn't a "kidnapping."

David Wolper, who produced Roots and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is dead.

After headquarters shut down their station, causing their block party to be canceled, the guys from Ladder 62 start a protest with the help of some of the locals. The biggest tragedy about it all? No one gets cupcakes.

We hug them, we kiss them, we put our children in their arms. Who are the strange people in the furry costumes at Disney World, and are they pervs? After Donald Duck grabbed her boob, a 27-year-old is suing Disney.

You know a news story has hit it big when it gets its own animated reenactment by Taiwanese company NMA, as is the case with this rendering of the Steven Slater incident—beer-grabbing, escape shoot-sliding and all! Video inside.

From time to time it's good to check in on James Franco, the entertainment world's enigmatic (or faux enigmatic!) renaissance man, to see what he's up to. Today he's doing lots of things for Esquire magazine.

Larry Ellison has had it: The Oracle CEO is flame-mailing journalists left and right this week in what looks increasingly like an online rampage. He might be worth $28 billion, but that doesn't mean Ellison has to take your crap.

On the season finale, a winner was crowned and Gordon Ramsey got a head chef for his new restaurant. However, Holly and Jay, the top two chefs still haven't had enough private time all season to act on their hormones.

Are you an aspiring journalist desperately seeking employment to validate your perilous career choice? Good news: Newsday is hiring 34 reporters. Real jobs for real journalists! Working on Long Island is a small price to pay. [Romenesko]

Neil Patrick Harris gets a belated Emmy nomination, Chris Parnell will guest star on Eureka, NBC's fall television preview, Modern Family's kids guilt Emmy voters, the top-earning actors on your favorite TV shows, and more!

Jerry Kroll, a former lawyer and current struggling actor has taken up traipsing about outside Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial because his friends told him he is a dead ringer for the disgraced politician. Good luck in Hollywood, Jerry!

The Way We Live Now: beating a hasty retreat. Back to the safety of the economic bunkers! Batten down the fiscal hatches! Hell, we'll take the slow pain of the recession over the fear of the unknown. Safety first!

TONIGHT: New episodes of Big Brother 12 (featuring Jeff and Jordan!), part one of the SYTYCD season finale, part one (and only) of the Work of Art season finale, restaurant wars on Top Chef, a new Real World, and more!

[On the second day of filming for her confusing episode of Law & Order: SVU, Jennifer Love Hewitt trades her "battered aging hooker" look for "queen bee mean girl." Image via Pacific Coast News.]

Anti-mosque fever is all the rage nationwide, not just in lower Manhattan. Everyone's doing it! And now the American Family Association, a religious right heavyweight, has taken it to a new level: no more mosques in the United States, period.