● Mark Wahlberg is already taking back that thing he said about 9/11 going differently, had only he been onboard one of those planes. "To speculate about such a situation is ridiculous to begin with," he told TMZ. "I deeply apologize to the families of the victims that my answer came off as insensitive, it was certainly not my intention." [TMZ]

2011 was the year of youth style. From tween actors like Elle Fanning and Hailee Steinfeld, to bloggers like Tavi Gevinson, the fashion world was openly enthralled with said sartorial wunderkinds, documenting their fashion sense just as thoroughly as they would for Kate Moss and Chloë Sevigny. Leading the pack was the offspring of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise. While the five-year-old stylesetter was last year's tot to envy, there's a new kid on the block that's quickly giving Cruise a run for her money--and she's only five months old.   

● Heeding the advice of fellow father Tom Cruise, Jay-Z is forgoing the usual mini-van for an armed vehicle to tote his kid around in. [ShowbizSpy]

● One clever TSA agent let Freddie Gibbs slip by with what looks like a sock full of weed, sending the rapper through inspection with but a note, that read, "C'mon Son." TSA bosses didn't think the joke was so funny, though. "TSA takes all allegations of inappropriate conduct seriously and is investigating this claim," assures a spokesman, warning that "TSA will take appropriate disciplinary steps and refer the alleged possession of an illegal substance to law enforcement." [Pitchfork]

Surely those who are fans of '80s hairbands aren't who you'd expect to be checking out a Broadway matinee on a Saturday afternoon. But that didn't stop the creative team behind Rock of Ages, however, from creating a jukebox musical full of songs by Journey, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Bon Jovi, Poison, among others. The frontman of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider, even spent a few months performing in the show last year. It's a bona fide hit, and has been running continuously since April 2009. So naturall,y that would make it perfect for a movie musical, right? 

During the filming of Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise performed a move more crazy than jumping on Oprah’s couch, the whole Scientology thing, or any other wacky stuff he’s done with a stunt that has him dangling thousands of feet off the ground.

● As per his first dispatch from the "Green Monster," Ja Rule's first night in prison was quite the trip. [Vibe]

Aside from the recent Doing The Worm At A Wedding Video, the public hasn't seen much of Tom Cruise in past months, either on film or in the press for acting bizarre. Whether you want it or not, that's all about to change. Get ready for more than 18 straight months of all Maverick, all the time. The actor has four films in the can, including the the new Mission (This is still???) Impossible, and is in talks for the new big-budget sci-fi war pic We Are Mortals. Prepare yourself for Cruise control.

● Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio just "officially" split, and yet the Gossip Girl is already rumored to be shacking up with a new man, Ryan Reynolds, in Boston. [NYDN] ● Lady Gaga is getting the Lifetime treatment with a bioepic currently called Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story. [Gossip Cop] ● Usually the director, Werner Herzog will take a turn in front of the camera to play the villain (The Zec!, an "ageless and shadowy figure") in Tom Cruise's forthcoming One Shot. [THR]

When you watch Tom Cruise rappel from the Burj Khalifa this winter in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, think about this: The action hero dangling from the world’s tallest building is the same age as Wilfred Brimley was in Cocoon. Mike Ryan of Moviefone noticed this fun fact when he heard that Brimley turned 77 on Tuesday. That’s right, Wilfred Brimley was only 49 when he played retirement home resident Ben Luckett in Ron Howard’s film about aliens restoring youth to a group of geriatrics. Disregarding his relationship with aliens, could a 49-year-old Cruise display that kind of range today?