-President Obama’s half brother is spilling the beans on their abusive dad in a new semi-autobiographical novel….

-Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Whitney Isleib — who is White — has set off controversy by covering herself in brown makeup to appear as rapper Lil Wayne for Halloween. Offensive?

-Sacha Baron Cohen gets to meet La Toya Jackson when Brüno comes to DVD Nov. 17….

-Beloved New York City WNBC news anchor Sue Simmons used to knock a few back before going on the air…

-Speaking of New Yorkers, Bronx-born powerhouse Mary J. Blige will be back in the BX to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” during Game 6 of the World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies…

-Fists fly in newsroom at The Washington Post!

-Robert Pattinson and Nicole Kidman are teaming up on the big screen…

-Michelle Obama took First Daughters Sasha and Malia to see Miley Cyrus live at the Verizon Center in Washington last night…

-The Chinese are enraged by the half-Black half-Chinese contestant on the new season of China Idol…What year is it again?