This Week in Wacky

What a news week! Did you catch it all? Between a hurricane, Halloween, and celebrities behaving badly, I bring you this week's resulting and thoroughly entertaining wackiness:

Hurricane Sandy. Also known as "Frankenstorm: (and yes, "Sandy Frankenstorm totally sounds like a porn star name) and "Superstorm Sandy," This drowning of New York and New Jersey shockingly snatched politics from the headlines and brought out the best in our politicians. Well, two of them. Chris Christie, Republican governor of New Jersey and Barack Obama put aside partisan politics to focus on storm relief. Too bad it took so much for our officials to stop fighting like Beavis and Butthead. But in lighter news:

Joe Simpson is gay! Papa to Jessica and Ashley (and former youth pastor) and Dallas native is divorcing their mother and his wife of of over thirty years, and according to Radar.com, it's because Joe has come out of the closet. People magazine will only demur Joe is "dating," while Radar.com identifies a 21 year old omale model as his new love interest. Move over, Dallas! There's a new soap opera in town. The Simpson family Thanksgiving dinner just got super interesting. However will you explain this situation to the grandchildren? I hope Bronx and Maxwell have a therapy fund.

Disney buys Star Wars. Yep. That sound you hear is millions of nerds wetting their pants and howling simultaneously. How will the Mouse Kingdom handle the legacy of the beloved franchise? I must admit I have mixed feelings about Leia now joining the ranks of the Disney princesses. I'm trying to picture Mark Hamill's face when he got the news. Rumor also has it that Disney already has a Star Wars episode seven in the works. Can you say Darth Maus? Maybe Disney will be the one to finally kill off Jar Jar.

Kelsey Grammer parties with his baby. Kelsey Grammer and his new young wife (his third? I lose count) made headlines this week when they took their two month old daughter Faith with them to a costume party at Hef's. That's right! The Grammer family partied down at the Playboy Mansion while their newborn slept in her car seat in the foyer, according to TMZ.com. Better yet? Katye Grammer (and I'm sorry, but Kayte deserves a smack on general principle for the spelling of her name alone) evidently went dressed as Kelsey's ex-wife Camille Grammer. Now THAT is cold.

Octomom's in rehab. First of all, I hate that name: Octomom. She's like a supervillian with that moniker. She doesn't fight crime, she fights dirty diapers. Nadya Suleman is her name, and she's claiming she got addicted to downers with all the stress of having eight children and her failed porn ventures. The twist? Evidently Michael Lohan, father to Lindsay, set an intervention with his new intervention company. I wish, oh I wish, how I was making this up. But in the end, I get it. With that many kids, the only way you're going to get a nap is to check into the hospital.

Chris Brown is still offensive. Chris, along with his entourage, made the stellar decision this Halloween to dress up as...wait for it...the Taliban, complete with checkered kerchiefs and long fake beards. Additionally, the boys posed holding an assortment of weapons for photos. Sigh. Is there a bad decision Chris Brown hasn't made? And we wonder why the terrorists hate us.

And finally, Gene Hackman smackdown! Hackman and his wife were leaving a restaurant when they were approached by a homeless gentleman who, when rebuffed, called Mrs. Hackman a very, very ugly word that starts with "C" that we could never print in such a fine, family-friendly publication. Gene's response? I believe in layman's terms, it's called a "bitch slap." When you've been smacked in the face by Gene Hackman, you know you've been doing it wrong.

And those were my favorite in the week in wacky. Oh, America. You never fail to entertain. Ta-ta for now, my news junkie lovelies. Be sure to tune in next week where only more wackiness can surely ensue.