“Bachelor” Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson have ended their engagement. He says, "After meeting over a year ago, we have decided to end our romantic relationship. The ups and downs weighed heavily on us both and ultimately we started to grow apart because of the distance, time apart, and our need to focus on our respective careers."

- Kate Middleton and Prince William congratulated Reese Witherspoon on the birth of her baby by sending her a Union Jack onesie.

- eBay has removed an ad for a James Holmes Halloween mask. It was selling for $500. The Aurora, Colorado killer remains jailed.

- Mila Kunis has been crowned Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine.

- Daniel Craig's skimpy James Bond bathing suit was auctioned off for $71,742.

- 4.7 million people watched Jersey Shore last Thursday. That's down 38% from last season's premiere.

- CBS is turning Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher into a series

- 'Tan Mom' Patricia Krentcil has challenged The Octomon to a boxing match. She says, "I could beat her. But I'd probably break a nail. And these nails are moneymakers."

Hooray for Hollywood: Here are this past weekend's box office results.

1. "Taken 2," $50 million ($55 million international).

2. "Hotel Transylvania," $26.3 million ($13.1 million international).

3. "Pitch Perfect," $14.7 million ($480,000 international).

4. "Looper," $12.2 million ($7.5 million international).

5. "Frankenweenie," $11.5 million

Carey'd Away: Fox is supporting both Mariah Carey and Nickli Minaj. They released a statement saying, "This is one of the best, most passionate, dynamic and invested judging panels we've ever had. We love and support all of the judges and the fantastic work they are doing, and we can't imagine a better group to find the next American Idol. Despite all the accusations and media speculation—much of which is inaccurate—production is going extremely well today and the judges are focused on finding the best talent here in Baton Rouge."

A source says, "There was always hostility between the two. Mariah made it clear that she wanted to be the only woman on the [judges'] panel. And Nicki felt Mariah was being passive-aggressive with comments toward her. Nicki felt as if Mariah was trying to [make her feel inferior], and it culminated/exploded in the scene that was leaked."

Simon Says: Simon Cowell may have kids. A source tells Closer magazine, 'Simon loves the flirty banter with Carmen Electra, but he's not dating her. In fact, he's trying to get back with Mezhgan Hussainy and the big surprise is that he might actually want to start a family with her. He's been talking with his mum and has been feeling broody lately. Out of all the women in his life, he always thought of Mezhgan as the mother of his kids.''

 8 Most Useless Pieces Of Exercise Equipment from buzzfeed.com

1. The Thighmaster

2. The Gazelle

3. The useless rubber tube called the ViPR

4. The Hawaii Chair

5. The Red Exerciser

6. JumpSnap, the ropeless jump rope

7. The Bullworker

8. The Sears Roller Massager

Looooooooooooong Engagement

A new survey by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, to mark the DVD release of The Five Year Engagement, reveals that 82% of women would rather have a big bank account than get married. Other findings:

- 66% of women would rather receive a job promotion than a wedding proposal

- 39% of people believe that getting married too quickly can slow down or halt career progression

- 59% of people believe that a long engagement is important to confirm they have chosen the right partner

- 89% of people feel that a 'dream wedding' is not worth the cost

Jennifer Aniston wants to get married at Julia Roberts' New Mexico estate. A source tells NOW magazine, ''Julia's gorgeous estate in New Mexico is the type of setting Jen wants. She's crazy about the place. Emma has offered to give Jen a tour of her auntie's ranch to see which vista would provide the best place for a tent, and which giant old Chilean mesquite tree would provide the best backdrop.''

Jerry Seinfeld recently returned to standup comedy and joked:

“Facebook is one of the great trash receptacles of human time. Of course when you are young and dumb you think people are great . . . When you are 50, your first thought is the fewer people you have anything to do with, the better. Then there’s lawyers and Mace and cease-and-desist letters.”

“Why say a lot of things to everybody when I can say absolutely nothing to anybody? . . . Twitter of course was based on a bird, the logo is a bird and the bird was first to tweet. Why should they be the only ones dropping a series of small daily turds on the world — we can do it, too! A turd in 140 characters or less.”

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are planning a small wedding. She says, “It had always been my dream to have a big wedding, and when people said I’d made it over the top for the show, that was just me: I am over the top. But the next time, I want to do it on an island with just my friends and family and that’s it.''

Khloe Kardashian says teachers bullied her. ''My teachers would say 'Oh, you're a Kardashian sister? But they're so pretty!' They're not saying I'm ugly, but they are - or that's how I took it. One day I just thought, yeah, I am different and I'm pretty in my own way and they're pretty in their own way. Some people like apples, some people like oranges, but that doesn't mean apples are bad. I just accepted it.''

Rosie O'Donnell loves Honey Boo Boo. She says, "I love Mama June. I love Sugar Bear. I love Chubbs. I love 'em all. [Honey Boo Boo] She has a presence and an intellect that goes way beyond her years. I'd love to meet them, and buy them a house."

Robert Pattinson's sisters don't want him to reconcile with Kristen Stewart. A source tells NOW magazine, ''They always found Kristen arrogant and stand-offish. They're horrified they're back together. It's the worst news ever for the family. They're convinced she'll do it again and make him look like a total idiot.''

Yoko Ono is going to present Lady GaGa with a LennonOno Grant For Peace later this month. She says, "Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living artists of our time. She is not only an artist, she is also an activist, using her art to bring better communication to the world. She is being acknowledged for her activism, and how her album Born This Way has widely changed the mental map of the world. And how it has made us deal with the future world, which happens to be here already." GaGa will also accept a charitable donation for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Rihanna's father is ok with her dating Chris Brown. Ronald Fenty says, "I think everyone makes mistakes and they shouldn't be held to them forever. Everyone should be forgiven once. There's a lot more to Chris than the whole world knows. I love Chris, man. He's got so much charisma. And he's always had so much respect for me. That's what I love about him. He's always shown me respect. I know they love each other. They always have. She's happiest when she's around him, and as long as she's happy, I am happy and the whole world should be too."

A source tells Hollywoodlife.com, “He’s doing s*** right this time and is going to really try to make this s*** work with Rihanna,” our source says, adding, “They got caught up a few times, being drunk and doing some backwards…s*** in the club but, come on, they [are] young and in love.”

Another source says, “Chris and Rihanna just love the drama. They know their fans don’t support them getting back together, and that it’s a terrible PR move since Chris was convicted of beating Rihanna. However, this is what Chris and Rihanna thrive on. There are still major trust issues that Rihanna has with Chris, with good reason, he was hooking up with her while he was still dating Karrueche. Chris and Rihanna back together in any capacity is just a disaster in the making.”

Katy Perry and John Mayer are done. A source tells Perez Hilton, "John just can’t commit, and he kept luring Katy back with promises that was going to change, but then he didn’t. Katy was pretty crazy about him, so she kept giving him another chance. John liked Katy, so he wanted to keep her in his life, but it just wasn’t up to Katy’s standards. She needs the guy to be on board 100 percent and she was sick of John disappearing for five days at a time, then booty calling her, then straightening up and treating her well, only to go back to his old behavior a few days later. Finally she was like 'lose my number!'"

Lady GaGa has become the first person to have 30 million Twitter followers.

Taylor Swift recently went on a $100,000 shopping spree at two London antiques dealers. A source tells Showbiz Spy, “She wandered into Alice’s and dropped $60,000 then went up the road and spent another $40,000. She was only in there for about five minutes. About half of what she bought was for her, the other for [her boyfriend] Conor Kennedy. She bought a drawing of a shark, some old medicine bottles and a pinball machine for him

Carrie Underwood teases her hair to make herself look smaller. She says, ''The higher the hair, the closer to God. It makes me laugh, but it really is southern humor. We country folk, we like our big hair. I am certainly no exception. 'I just feel like ... maybe it makes the rest of me look smaller. I'm not sure of my reasoning, but that's the number-one thing I do, when someone fixes my hair, I put my fingers in it and make it look bigger. I mean for me, it was all about country women. They like sparkles, they like big hair and they wear big hair. That was gorgeous to me and it still is.''

Gene Simmons is a Lady Gaga fan. He says, If you listen to what she did with Tony Bennett, the girl can sing. She could do straight-ahead rock. If I were her I would come out with a rock band next time and just rock it out. Gaga, in my estimation, is the only rock star out there, modern. It’s no secret that Miss Gaga is a metal/hard rock fan from way back, citing both Iron Maiden and Kiss among her favorites. “She’s a fan. She came backstage a few tours ago, before her meteoric rise, went to the shows, hung out with the kids in the front. They didn’t know who she was, so she was there as a fan and then came backstage and told us about how she has Kiss parties where they all dress up as Kiss and run around.”