• A-Rod dumpee Kate Hudson was "consoled" by fellow Rodriguez ex Madonna at the premiere of Nine on Tuesday night. As for A-Rod, he was spotted in Miami yesterday, where he supposedly made the moves on a blonde at a restaurant but came up short. There's hope for A-Rod and Kate yet, though. The two have reportedly been speaking on the phone this week, and Hudson is still hoping they can patch things up. [P6, NYDN]
• A car that Anne Hathaway was riding in struck a cyclist in LA yesterday. Thankfully, Anne emerged unscathed. But ever the good girl, she hopped out of the car to tend to the biker and was photographed looking concerned. [TMZ, People]
• Today in Tiger: Elin Nordegren has supposedly made up her mind that she's leaving him, and has been shopping for divorce attorneys before she plans to head to Sweden for Christmas; Woods' high school girlfriend is now blaming the whole mess on Tiger's father, who may have been a serial cheater; Jessica Simpson is denying reports she ever hooked up with the golfer; and as for Tiger himself, he's supposedly spent the past few days holed up at home where he spends his time eating cereal, watching cartoons, and feeling depressed.

In April the Beatrice Inn was cruelly shuttered, casting hundreds of refugees into Manhattan at 2am with just the ironic T-shirts on their backs. As rumors of Paul Sevigny's new place build, we look at where those outcasts are now.

A reliable tipster tells us Forbes waited until after they laid off dozens of people to announce bonus paid leave. Several victims are talking to lawyers because they worked ten months of 2009 and feel entitled to any reward.

Model/actress/designer Milla Jovovich turns 34 today. Hardball host Chris Matthews is turning 64. Penthouse founder Bob Guccione is 79. Director Peter Farrelly (There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber) turns 53. Pete Briger, the president of Fortress Investment Group, is 46. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is turning 35. R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills is turning 51. Actor Bill Pullman is 56. Ultimate fighting champion Chuck Liddell is 40. And actor Eugene Levy turns 63 today.

A billboard at a church in New Zealand shows Joseph and Mary next to each other in bed, looking disappointed, with the line "Poor Joseph. God Was a hard act to follow." Christians are apparently unhappy. [AP]

Hell hath no fury like a multinational consulting firm scorned. After dumping Woods from their ad campaigns Accenture demanded employees return any Tiger branded merchandise, remove all images of him from presentations, and tear posters off the office walls. [NYT]

There's apparently a crackdown on hipster schoolkids in Texas.

Brad goes out of town and Angie flies into a depressive rage, Madonna's face is bloated (with restylane?), Anne Hathaway is in a car crash with a stylish cyclist. Thursday's gossip is full of peril.

Peaches' "IDGAF crew" (that's "I Don't Give a Fuck" to the uninitiated) were "speeding like I have never, ever witnessed" when they crashed their car. Just in case there is a lawsuit later, Peaches thoughtfully recorded their carelessness on Twitter.

NY Sen. Chuck Schumer "regrets" and "has apologized" for snapping at a flight attendant who dared tell him to hang up on Harry Reid (while sitting next to Kirsten Gillibrand) because the plane was about to take off. [NYDN]

California gubernatorial candidate and tempestuous eBay billionaire Meg Whitman doesn't use her kids on the trail. Is it because she respects her Ivy League sons' privacy, or because at least one of them is a liability?

Big Music is harshing hip, tech-savvy narcissists' mellows: Record label EMI is suing Vimeo for encouraging lip dubs, wherein flipcam-possessing twenty-somethings make video of themselves dancing around and lip-syncing to their iPods.

Before our excitement about next year's Fey/Carell vehicle 'Date Night' even had time to incubate, we're hit with news that the NBC comedy darlings might co-star in another romcom. "30 Rock" + "The Office" = Yes, please.

On tonight's episode of The Jay Leno Show, Snooki, The Situation and Pauly D continued their week-long domination of American television by facing off in a "Battle of the Jersey Shore All Stars" segment. And, yes—they were horrible.

Here is a tip for the super-wealthy: Do not build a ludicrously large mansion if you may someday be accused of racketeering. This mansion will change from a symbol of your stupid wealth to a symbol of your outright stupidity.

We are not buying for a second that a living human can be as dumb as Snooki was on Leno tonight. Granted, the other two Jersey Shore cast members were dumb, too. But Snooki won the stupid day.

This week—in just two nights—The Train Wreck Sing-off taught us 12 new things. Tonight, we got lucky Number 13: Judge (and lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls) Nicole Scherzinger's accent is as unpredictable as Tiger Woods' hole selection.

Astronomers have found a planet around six-and-a-half times the size of Earth, which they believe has abundant liquid water. It's one of the most Earth-like planets discovered yet, and it's a mere 40 light-years away. Road trip! [MSNBC]

Looks like the fashionistas will be stepping out tonight in their uncomfortable shoes. After a false alarm, we have it from a reliable source that the real, top-secret Vogue holiday party is tonight. Plus, Elle.

Bill Hader brings one of his best SNL characters, Vinnie Vedecci, into the wild world of stand-up. Vinnie quickly goes from rambling in his native tongue to giving the audience spot-on impressions of Gregory Peck, Al Pacino, and the NUGE!