When Elizabeth Taylor passed away earlier this year, she left behind one of the most extraordinary personal jewelry collections in the world. Many of the items went up for sale recently at an auction hosted by Christie’s and fetched a record-breaking total of 116 MILLION dollars. The item that fetched the highest price was the 33.19 carat diamond Richard Burton gave her. It sold for 11.8 million.

Alec Baldwin’s rage got the best of him once again while on an American Airlines flight bound for New York. He had a verbal altercation with a flight attendant who asked him to turn off his iPhone while the plane was taxiing. He claims they were still parked at the gate and took to the Twitterverse to vent his frustrations. Baldwin was given a seat on a later flight.

A 1938 original copy of the first issue of Action Comics recently became the most expensive comic in history. The issue, which features Superman’s debut, was auctioned off online and fetched a whopping 2.16 MILLION dollars. Neither the buyer or the seller’s name was disclosed but there’s speculation that the book was owned by Nicolas Cage.

Horror fans Down Under may have to book a flight if they want to see The Human Centipede 2 on the big screen. Just weeks after the gruesome sequel premiered at the Brisbane International Film Festival, it’s been banned all over Australia. The country’s Classification Review Board wouldn’t even give it a rating, ruling it was full of, quote: “gratuitous, exploitative or offensive depictions of violence.”

California prosecutors are asking for the judge to throw the book at Conrad Murray! The physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter relating to the death of Michael Jackson. The state is asking that he receive the maximum allowable sentence of four years, along with restitution payments to Jackson’s children totaling $100 million. Murray’s attorneys have requested he be given probation.

Rolling Stone magazine recently invited a panel of experts to weigh in on who they felt were the best guitarists of all time. Musicians including Lenny Kravitz and Eddie Van Halen debated and when they announced their picks on Wednesday the honour of best guitar player in history went to none other than Jimi Hendrix. Eric Clapton, B.B. King and Keith Richards were among the top ten.

In a controversial finding, it turns out the majority of British people – 70 percent – SUPPORT blocking access to social networks during social unrest – like the recent London riots. This after Prime Minister David Cameron suggested he’d consider the temporary ban to prevent people from organizing civil disobedience and violence.

Demi Moore has officially announced that she will be filing for divorce from Ashton Kutcher. Rumours have been swirling about the power couple for weeks after allegations of cheating with multiple women by Kutcher. Demi released a statement to the press saying they were ending their six-year marriage with great sadness. Ashton took to his Twitter feed to break the news.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced this year’s Golden Globes host and it’s none other than Ricky Gervais! Rumours had been swirling for a while that he might be back but it seemed like everyone was afraid he’d tell more of his offside jokes. The HFPA voted to bring Gervais back after a meeting with NBC execs.

Jennifer Lopez seems to be taking some cues from Madonna with regard to her love life. The American Idol judge recently split from husband Mark Anthony after 7 years of marriage and now she’s dating someone much, much younger! At 42, Lopez has been seen canoodling with 24-year old back up dancer Casper Smart and the two seem very happy together.

YouTube is the new TV! The video streaming giant is about to launch 100 new “TV channels”. They’ll be streaming 25 hours of professionally-produced content every day, and all for free – paid for by Google ads. And just because it’s free, doesn’t mean it will suck. Youtube already has offers out to A-listers like Ashton Kutcher and Madonna.