Kim Kardashian, above left, doesn’t want her divorce drama turned into reality TV fodder, but “Saturday Night Live” went ahead and did it anyway. The sketch comedy show spoofed the starlet’s E! wedding special with a skit called “Kim’s Fairytale Divorce,” featuring a lavish split scenario in which she signs her divorce papers while handing Kris Humphries a few bucks and some change. Kristen Wiig steals the show as matriarch Kris Jenner, above right, while “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star and host Charlie Day serves as the divorce attorney. (AFP / Getty Images)
Adele took a timeout from her 2011 tour, but the singer is now on the road to recovery. She was forced to put a pause on her performances to undergo laser microsurgery after a vocal cord hemorrhage. Doctors say chances are she’ll make a full recovery. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The music world went into mourning this week over the death of rapperHeavy D. The 44-year-old singer, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, collapsed at his Beverly Hills home after a shopping trip and was rushed to the hospital. He later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, with pneumonia complications likely to blame.
Ashton Kutcher was left red-faced after he tweeted outrage over Joe Paterno’s firing. The “Two and a Half Men” star admitted he didn’t find out until later why exactly the Penn State coach got the boot. Once he learned that Paterno was one of the few people with knowledge of a sex abuse scandal at the college, the actor deleted the tweet and turned his Twitter account over to his public relations firm. The mayor of Twitter hasn’t quit posting altogether, but from now on Katalyst Media will be there to ensure the quality of his messages. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)