● Joe Jackson has elected himself the new King of Media and demands Kanye West be banned from all award shows and show business in general; it’s what Michael would have wanted. [PopCrunch] ● Barack Obama called Kanye West a "jackass" for his Taylor Swift stunt during a (not so) off-the-record interview with CNBC on Monday. [HuffingtonPost] ● Matt Damon will play Michael Douglas’ lover in the Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic. This is not a joke. [USAToday]

● Ed Westwick added some unnecessary ink to his arms recently, one being a large feather while the other is a pin-up girl with the words "She’s a Pin-Up" (in case you didn’t get it) on the other arm. [JustJared] ● Christoph Waltz, who stole Inglourious Basterds away from Brad Pitt, has been cast as Seth Rogan’s foe in The Green Hornet. [Variety] ● The Ukrainian government is set to deny Elton John’s bid to adopt an HIV-infected Ukrainian child on the grounds that he is too old, at age 62, to adopt. [News.Au]