President Barack Obama is TIME magazine’s iconic Person of the Year, managing editor Rick Stengel revealed Wednesday as he unveiled the 2012 cover on TODAY. “He’s basically the beneficiary and the author of a kind of a New America, a new demographic, a new cultural America that he is now the symbol of,” Stengel said. Obama became the first Democratic president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt to win two consecutive re-elections with at least 50 percent of the vote, despite the highest unemployment rate in seven decades. Stengel said Obama won support from a core group of voters who “actually don’t care about politics” and felt the president ignored partisanship to do his job. “Using the coalition of the ascendant young voters, millennials, Hispanics minorities, he’s creating a new alignment, a kind of realignment like Ronald Reagan did 40 years ago,” he said. This is Obama's second time on the cover with the iconic title. He also secured the title the last time he won election — in 2008, just after he became the first African American elected president.

Michael Douglas' son Cameron reportedly beaten badly in prison

Michael Douglas' son reportedly has been beaten in a Pennsylvania prison, winding up with a broken finger and a broken leg. Cameron Douglas, 34, suffered the injuries — including a broken femur — after a New York City crime boss put a $100 bounty on his head during the prison flag-football league season because he was a "rat," a prison source said. Although the younger Douglas reportedly dropped out of the league where he was targeted, he nonetheless turned up badly injured. The actor's son blamed his injuries on a handball game, the source said, and a doctor's aide reportedly misdiagnosed the break as a sprain at first. "You don’t break a femur playing handball," the source said, adding later, "He’s still walking around on crutches two months later." Douglas was hit with a five-year sentence in 2010 after pleading guilty to charges of distributing crystal meth and possessing heroin. An additional 4½-year term was tacked onto that last December for having drugs smuggled into the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on his behalf. Though serving time at a federal prison in Loretto, Pa., Douglas was in New York to testify against a former supplier. The 4½-year sentence was among the harshest handed down for drug possession by a federal prisoner, according to the New York Times, which said that most prisoners found in possession of drugs are not charged but rather face administrative sanctions such as loss of prison privileges.
  Channing Tatum is set to earn another title: Sexiest Dad Alive. The actor and his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum ”are pleased to announce that they are expecting the birth of their first child next year,” reps for the couple confirmed.  Crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in November, the Magic Mike star admitted he and the American Horror Story: Asylum actress, both 32, had babies on the brain, adding a family wasn’t too far off in their future.

Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Are Divorced

A year after Zooey Deschanel filed for divorce from Ben Gibbard, the pair's marriage is officially over. The New Girl star, 32, and Death Cab for Cutie crooner, 36, were divorced on Dec. 12, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to the papers, "Unhappy and irreconcilable differences have arisen between the parties, which have caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage. There is no possibility that counseling … or mediation could save the marriage." Married in Sept. 2009, Gibbard has said of his former wife, "I was just awestruck that she was even talking to me. I'd seen her movies and obviously I thought she was very beautiful."
 Jeffrey Donovan has a lovely little new costar in his life — a baby girl! The Burn Notice star, 44, and his wife Michelle are proud parents of their first child, a rep for Donovan says.  A special two-hour season finale of Burn Notice, guest starring Sonja Sohn and Alex Carter, airs this Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on USA.

Hollywood Hacker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a man who hacked into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and other women to 10 years in prison. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero sentenced Christopher Chaney in Los Angeles after hearing from a tearful Johansson in a videotaped statement.. The biggest spectacle in the case was the revelation that nude photos taken by Johansson herself and meant for her then-husband Ryan Reynolds were placed on the Internet. Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty to counts that included wiretapping and unauthorized access to a computer. Chaney also targeted two women he knew, sending nude pictures of one former co-worker to her father. The women, who both knew Chaney, said their lives have been irreparably damaged by his actions. One has anxiety and panic attacks; the other is depressed and paranoid. Both say Chaney was calculated, cruel and creepy. Their accounts as cybervictims serve as a cautionary tale for those, even major celebrities, who snap personal, and sometimes revealing photos. Christina Aguilera said in a statement issued days before the sentencing that although she knows that she’s often in the limelight, Chaney took from her some of the private moments she shares with friends. “That feeling of security can never be given back and there is no compensation that can restore the feeling one has from such a large invasion of privacy,” Aguilera said. Prosecutors said Chaney illegally accessed the email accounts of more than 50 people in the entertainment industry between November 2010 and October 2011. Aguilera, Kunis and Johansson agreed to have their identities made public with the hopes that the exposure about the case would provide awareness about online intrusion. Some of Aguilera’s photos appeared online after Chaney sent an email from the account of her stylist, Simone Harouche, to Aguilera asking the singer for scantily clad photographs, prosecutors said. Chaney was arrested in October 2011 as part of a yearlong investigation of celebrity hacking that authorities dubbed “Operation Hackerazzi.” Chaney’s computer hard drive contained numerous private celebrity photos and a document that compiled their extensive personal data, according to a search warrant.

Oakley: McIlroy, Nike breached deal

Apparel-maker Oakley has sued golfer Rory McIlroy and Nike, saying they breached the world's top-ranked golfer's existing contract with Oakley when he recently signed a new deal with Nike. According to a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., Oakley tried to use its "right of first refusal" to match the Nike offer, but McIlroy and his agent, Conor Ridge, ignored the counteroffer, thereby breaching the Oakley-McIlroy contract. Oakley claims in its lawsuit that its contractual rights for McIlroy's endorsements of its eyewear and performance apparel would be 30 percent of the Nike package. If the reports in European golf publications of a $200 million deal with Nike are accurate, then Oakley offered about $60 million to continue its deal with McIlroy. No one involved in the dispute will confirm the magnitude of the Nike offer, and it is described in the court papers only as an offer of "$_M." According to Oakley, the damage that has resulted from McIlroy's refusal to renew with Oakley is "irreparable" and entitles Oakley to an injunction that would stop Nike and McIlroy from concluding or implementing their contract. Oakley is also claiming money damages but does not specify any amount and asserts that it has spent $300,000 on a photo shoot for the products McIlroy would have endorsed in 2013.

Pre-empted 'Family Guy' and 'Haven' episodes get new airdates

Episodes of "Family Guy" and "Haven" that were pulled from airing following the Newtown, Conn., school shootings have been rescheduled. The "Family Guy" episode "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!," in which Peter tells his version of the nativity story, had been scheduled to air last Sunday (Dec. 16). It and an "American Dad" episode called "Minstrel Krampus" were both pulled following Friday's shootings. "American Dad" hasn't been rescheduled yet, but FOX says the "Family Guy" episode will air in its regular timeslot on Sunday, Dec. 23.Syfy pulled Friday's "Haven" because it contains scenes of violence at a high school. The cable channel has moved the episode, and the season finale originally scheduled for Dec. 21, to Thursday, Jan. 17, in order to "maintain the integrity of the series' serialized nature."

'Project Runway': Michael Kors is out, Zac Posen is in

After spending 10 seasons as a judge on the fashion reality competition Project Runway, Michael Kors is vacating his chair. Though designer is out, he wasn’t “auf’d.” Kors’ schedule kept him from signing on for season 11, but he will return to help judge the finale, according to a statement from Lifetime. Designer Zac Posen, who will fill Kors’ shoes as a “featured judge,” learned a thing or two from his predecessor when he appeared on Project Runway as a guest judge. “I saw he was always a generous, warm mentor,” Posen said.  Kors’ departure is not the only change that’s coming to the runway in season 11; For the first time, the aspiring designers will compete as teams, instead of as individuals. Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn, who are all returning to their regular posts, will welcome a slate of guest judges that includes Bette  Midler, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Joan and Melissa Rivers, and designers Rachel Roy, Tracy Reese, Chris Benz and Project Runway season 4 winner Christian Siriano. Season 11 of Project Runway premieres on Lifetime on Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. ET.


Walk of Shame
Bill Burr, Liz Carey, Ken Davitian, Willie Garson, Lawrence Gilliard Jr, Oliver Hudson, Alphonso McAuley, Kevin Nealon, Tig Notaro, Ethan Suplee and Sarah Wright have all joined the cast of Stephen Brill's comedy "Walk of Shame" at Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Elizabeth Banks plays a highly-strung news anchor (Banks) who finds herself locked out of her flat after a heavy night of drinking with no money, ID, telephone or keys. She finds herself suffering a series of misadventures as she desperately attempts to attend a very important job interview on time. James Marsden and Gillian Jacobs also star.


There’s Always Woodstock
Katey Sagal ("Sons Of Anarchy") has joined the cast of the indie rom-com "There’s Always Woodstock". Sagal will play a suffer-no-fools owner of the SHOP coffeehouse in the upstate New York town. Allison Miller plays a would-be songwriter who returns to her dead parents’ home in Woodstock, New York for the summer. Rita Merson makes her feature directorial debut.

Rihanna Rents $21.8 Million Bajan Christmas Getaway
Sure, she just bought a $12 million mansion in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades. And she recently gifted her mom with a five bedroom house in their native Barbados. But all Rihanna apparently wanted for Christmas was a lavish beachfront resort rental. The singer reportedly booked a $21.8 million stay for herself, her mother, Monica  Braithwaite, her younger brother Rajad and various other friends and family at One Sandy Lane -- a sprawling Bajan apartment complex boasting eight, 10,000 square foot apartments, all with five bedrooms and private balconies. All in all, the digs should make for a nice discreet lodging for RiRi, her mom and their offensive tweet-prone houseguest, Chris Brown, who was reportedly also invited to visit.

Walking on Sunshine
Samantha Barks ("Les Misérables," "Groove High") is in talks to join Kylie Minogue and others in the musical comedy "Walking on Sunshine" which is set to 1980s pop songs. The story deals with a mother and daughter who fall in love with the same man in Spain. Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini ("StreetDance 3D") will direct.

The Kardashian-Jenner clan handily prove with their holiday greetings that even California can have a white Christmas. Kim Kardashian revealed a card on her Celebuzz blog, writing, "Here it is!! Our 2012 family Christmas card shot by the amazing Nick Saglimbeni!" "I love our Christmas card!" Tweeted her sister, X Factor host Khloé Kardashian-Odom. "White party."