Longtime Detroit Lions fans remember Alex Karras as one of the most dominating defensive linemen of his generation. Movie buffs will never forget the scene from "Blazing Saddles" in which he knocked out a horse with one punch. Karras has lived his life on the edge, but is now suffering from kidney failure and under hospice care at his home in California. The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported the former All-Pro defensive lineman and actor has been given only a few days to live because of recent kidney failure. "The entire Detroit Lions family is deeply saddened to learn of the news regarding the condition of one of our all-time greats, Alex Karras," Lions president Tom Lewand said Monday night.  "Perhaps no player in Lions history attained as much success and notoriety for what he did after his playing days as did Alex. "We know Alex first and foremost as one of the cornerstones to our Fearsome Foursome defensive line of the 1960s and also as one of the greatest defensive linemen to ever play in the NFL. “Many others across the country came to know Alex as an accomplished actor and as an announcer during the early years of 'Monday Night Football'. "We join his legions of fans from both sports and entertainment in prayer and support for Alex, his wife Susan, and his entire family during this most difficult time." The 77-year-old Karras has been suffering from dementia. He is among the many former NFL players suing the league regarding the treatment of head injuries. Karras played for the Lions from 1958 to '62 and 1964 to '70. He was suspended for the 1963 season by then-league commissioner Pete Rozelle after admitting that he had bet on NFL games. During his suspension, Karras spent time as a professional wrestler, taking on the likes of Dick the Bruiser. Nicknamed “The Mad Duck,” Karras was selected to the Pro Bowl four times, but he played in only one playoff game — it was his final NFL game. The Lions lost, 5-0, to Dallas to end their 1970 season. Karras retired before the next season because of a knee injury.  many ways, Karras’ life was only beginning when his football career was ending. Two years earlier, he had played himself in the film adaptation of George Plimpton’s nonfiction book "Paper Lion." That set up Karras for his acting career. He appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including a starring role in the ABC sitcom "Webster," in which he played the husband of his real-life wife, actress Susan Clark. Karras also made appearances on "M*A*S*H" and "The Odd Couple."
 Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman – one of Hollywood's most enduring couples – are separating after 30 years together, their rep confirmed. The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor, 67, and the former Cheers actress, 64, tied the knot in 1982. Together, the couple founded Jersey Films, a production company that produced films including Pulp Fiction and Garden State. DeVito and Perlman have three children, Daniel, 25, Grace, 27, and Lucy, 29.


T.O. Asks Jets to Call His Agent
As TO was watching the Jets' anemic offensive effort against the Texans on Monday Night Football, Owens took to Twitter to beg New York for a shot. Owens already had a chance with an NFL team this summer when he played for the Seahawks during the preseason, but was cut on Aug. 26. If there's any team in the league that needs a wide receiver of Owens' caliber, it's the Jets, who started Jeremy Kerley and Chaz Schilens on Monday night. Owens has 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns in his career, but he's 38-years-old and didn't show he had much left with the Seahawks. Still, the Jets look like they need to do something to get their offense back in order. Check out Owens' tweet: Terrell Owens @terrellowens Hey JETS!!! I'm available! I'm ready, willing & able! Call my agent @JordanWoy & let's make it happen.
 While he did his best to throw off inquiring minds, Tweeting a wedding denial Friday, Jack Osbourne can't hide it any longer: He married Lisa Stelly on Sunday, his rep confirmed. The couple exchanged vows in front of 48 close friends and family members, including Osbourne's parents Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, on the Big Island of Hawaii, according to Hello! magazine. His sister Kelly Osbourne was a bridesmaid in the ceremony.
 Kim Kardashian’s ex Reggie Bush is about to become a daddy! The Miami Dolphins running back is expecting a baby with his Kim look-alike girlfriend Lilit Avagyan!  Avagyan, who like Kardashian is of Armenian descent, is rumored to be three months along in her pregnancy and both she and Bush are said to be ecstatic about becoming parents.

Kendra and Hank Wilkinson's Son Passes Out

Paramedics were called to Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett's home last Wednesday after the couple's son, Hank, became unconscious. The 2-year-old had reportedly gotten overheated while running around the house and fainted. Although he was checked out at the hospital, doctors found nothing serious to be wrong with him, and released him shortly thereafter.

 Jennifer Aniston showed off quite the rock while out with fiancé Justin Theroux in Santa Fe. Theroux was visiting the actress – who's currently filming We Are the Millers in New Mexico, – when Aniston, 43, reached up to touch his face, baring the bauble. The couple were engaged Aug. 10 after dating for more than a year.

Guy Ritchie Engaged to Pregnant Girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley

Guy Ritchie is engaged his longtime girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley. Ainsley, 30, showed off her diamond ring during a dinner date Sunday at Madeo restaurant in Los Angeles. The pregnant model flaunted her growing baby bump, and what appears to be a huge round-cut sparkler.In July, Ainsley revealed she and Ritchie were expecting their second child together by proudly showing off her baby bump on the red carpet of The Dark Knight Rises London premiere. The couple welcomed their first child together, son Rafael, on Sept. 5 of last year. Ritchie has been dating Ainsley since April 2010. He split from Madonna after eight years of marriage in 2008, and the exes share a biological son, Rocco, and an adopted son, David. "I enjoyed my first marriage. It's definitely not something I regret. The experience was ultimately very positive," the Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows director told the December/January issue of Details. "I love the kids that came out of it, and I could see no other route to take."

Lena Dunham Signs $3.5 Million Book Deal

Lena Dunham is already the successful star and creator of the hit HBO series Girls, but now she has scored an unprecedented book deal for a whopping $3.5 million. After a bidding war, Dunham, 26, has signed a deal with Random House to publish her debut collection of essays titled, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned. Dunham started the bidding frenzy by circulating a 66-page proposal for the book. According to the Times, which has a copy of the proposal, the essays will touch on a number of subjects, including work, sex and morality.

 
TV NEWS
Cancel your plans to cancel your plans for Friday, Oct. 19: NBC has decided to delay the season 4 premiere of Community. The season 2 debut of Whitney, which is also scheduled for that Friday night, will be postponed as well. The network has not indicated new return dates for the two comedies.


Fox displayed its first sign of confidence in some of its freshman shows today by ordering more episodes of The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate. The network ordered nine additional half-hours of Mindy and six more of Ben. Those are considered full-season orders for both Tuesday comedies.


Paula Abdul is returning to the judges’ panel — but not on a singing show. The former judge of American Idol will sit alongside Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba on Dancing with the Stars Oct. 15.

 
American Horror Story alum Morris Chestnut has joined Nurse Jackie‘s upcoming fifth season. He’ll play a former Army medic who joins the staff as a trauma doctor.

 
Cartoon Network has announced its plan to reboot The Tom and Jerry Show. Each episode will be comprised of two 11-minute shorts and will occasionally break away from a contemporary suburban setting to include more fantastic worlds such as a medieval castle or a mad scientist’s lab.

 
Count Tim Meadows as the latest Saturday Night Live vet to call Suburgatory‘s Chatswin home.
Meadows has booked a multi-episode role on the sophomore ABC comedy as the father of Tessa’s friend Malik (Maestro Harrell). His character, Edmond, is described as “the strong patriarch of a close-knit family,” someone who moved his brood to Chatswin for the schools, not the people.

 
Cougar Town‘s Brian Van Holt will guest-star on the procedural this fall, playing the ex-husband of Elisabeth Shue’s crime scene investigator Julie Finlay.