(POP NEWS) Karras Gone; Anderson; Elton; Barkin; Palin; Kidman; Dope; LiLo; Bird; Peanuts!

• ALLY: Alex Karras, Actor, NFL Star, Dies at 77!

• NO BITCHIN': Anderson Cooper no longer engaging Star Jones!

• RUSH: Elton John wants to call David Furnish “husband”!

• SOUND OFF: The New Normal' Fires Back at One Million Moms with Ridiculous Wingnut Ellen Barkin!

• YOU BETCHA: Palin Writing a Fitness Book!

• DETAILS: Polanski Victim Signs Book Deal!

• ORGASMIC: Nicole Kidman SAYS Keith Urban Opened Up 'My Sexuality'!

• DOPE: Elderly Brits Accidentally Grow Huge Pot Plant!

• CRASH: Cops Called as LiLo Brawls With Mom!

• TOO COMMERCIAL: Sesame Street to Obama; Take Down Big Bird Ad!

• BACK: Coming Back to the Big Screen: Peanuts!

RAD: Nine-Year-Old Dresses as Deadmau5 for School Halloween Dance!

Says the coolest parent ever: "I asked the DJ if he had any Deadmau5 and he said he planned on playing some after he saw my son walk in."
(clip via reddit, photo via imgur)

UN-MASKED: Seattle Superhero, Phoenix Jones, reveals his true Identity for the Press!!

Even superheroes aren't above the law. Self-appointed Seattle crime-fighter Phoenix Jones was in court today following his arrest in a pepper-spray debacle. No charges have yet been filed against Jones' mild-mannered alter-ego (read: real identity), one Benjamin Fodor; prosecutors told the judge today they want more time to make a decision, the Seattle Times reports.

Fodor was arrested after blasting pepper spray at people; he says he was breaking up a fight. And his run-in with the law hasn't stopped him from his mission. After the hearing, Fodor ripped off his shirt, Superman-style, to display his superhero costume. "I will continue to patrol with my team, probably tonight," he told reporters. "In addition to being Phoenix Jones, I am also Ben Fodor, father and brother," he noted. "I am just like everybody else. The only difference is that I try to stop crime in my neighborhood and everywhere else."

It was like the scene when the Green Arrow revealed his identity on Smallville or when Torch reveals himself in Fantastic 4. Awesome!

FOOLED: Seattle 'Superhero' Nabbed in Pepper Spray Incident!

Seattle's self-proclaimed superhero is under arrest for his role in a pepper spray scuffle among early morning clubgoers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The alleged victims told police that Phoenix Jones—his real name is withheld pending charges—ran up to them on the street in the wee hours yesterday and sprayed them. But a spokesman for the masked man says that a video, available here, shows Jones breaking up a fight.

Police say the video simply shows Jones being chased away by clubgoers—one being a woman who batters him repeatedly with her purse. Jones "has a history of injecting himself in these incidents," an officer wrote in his report. "Recently there have been reports of citizens being pepper sprayed by [him] and his group." Earlier this year, the masked avenger was beat up by thugs and threatened at gunpoint for trying to stop a fight.

TOO SOON: Archie's Kevin keller is getting married (ALREADY)!

Last year, Kevin Keller became Archie Comics’ first openly gay character; now, he’s getting hitched, On Top Magazine reports. “Kevin followed in his father's footsteps and is returning to Riverdale as a war hero,” the comic company says in a press release. “But that's not all—It's Kevin's wedding day!” Spoiler alert: Kevin’s nuptials will reportedly be timed with Archie’s separation from Veronica. The announcement has sparked the ire of gay-marriage opponents, the magazine notes. “It is unfortunate that a comic book series usually seen as depicting innocent, all-American life is now being used to advance the sexual revolution,” said a Family Research Council rep. 

Meanwhile, at Mediaite, Jon Bershad parodies such reactions. “With this comic book coming out (no pun intended) and Chaz Bono dancing with stars, it’s only a matter of time before every child out there is a gay married transsexual,” he notes. Click for more.

He just came out, I think it is too soon to tie the knot. He needs more time playing the field!