Paula Deen was hit in the face with a ham during a charity event for Hosea Feed the Hungry in Atlanta, Georgia.

While hams and turkeys were being tossed, the Food Network cooking show host was smacked in the nose by a rogue flying ham.

Deen didn’t sustain any visible signs of injury, but said her nose hurt.  “I just got hit with a hog so what do I expect?” she laughed. “Ran head on into a hog.”

Watch video of Paula Deen being hit by a ham below:

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Jimmie Johnson cinched his record breaking fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship on Sunday, November 22 in Homestead, Florida,  becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win the title in four consecutive years.

The win came after he finished fifth place in the Ford 400 event on Sunday.  Statistically, he has finished in the Top 5 a remarkable 64 times in the last four years, according to Sports Illustrated.

Crew chief Chad Knaus summed up the season and Johnson’s new record by saying, “Jimmie can do things with a race car that I haven’t seen anyone else do.”

Johnson recently signed a mini-series deal with HBO for a NASCAR based reality show.  Cameras will follow Johnson from January up to the 2010 Daytona 500.

Jimmie has been married to Chandra Janway Johnson since December 2004 – see photos of the couple in our gallery below as well as video of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship trophy ceremony.

Photos:  Johnny Louis – WENN

Actor Tom Cruise and his co-star Cameron Diaz, who have been on a short break, are set to resume filming their upcoming movie Knight & Day.  On Sunday, seven bulls that are being used in the movie broke free from the Cadiz, Spain set.

Two women received minor injuries as the stampeding bulls ditched their confines.  The powerful animals, undoubtedly looking for a change of pace, escaped from their downtown location and headed for the beach.  Director Jose Luis Escolar isn’t sure how the bulls broke free.  Perhaps they had a little help?

Cruise and Diaz were not on the set when the incident occurred.  As far as production goes, filming was to start back up today but local government spokesman Ignacio Romani reports that it has been halted until further notice — presumably until order can be restored in Cadiz.

Video: Jennifer Lopez takes a fall at the AMA’s – PopEater

Outfits: Lady Gaga and Rihanna (photos) – Bossip

Tattoo:  Rihanna neck tattoo real or fake – Anything Hollywood

Video:  Janet Jackson AMA performance – Daily Stab

AMA’s big winner was…Taylor Swift – Hollywire

All things Lady Gaga – Right Celebrity

2009 American Music Awards winners list – Pop Crunch

Who was the first gorgeous couple to grace the red carpet? – Celebriscoop

Adam Lambert wrapped up the 2009 American Music Awards with a racy rendition of his new single, the title track from For Your Entertainment.  His steamy choreography, heavily laced with sexual overtones, will likely be the hottest topic of the day.

He kissed a male dancer, and engaged in simulated gratification moves with both male and female performers.  After the performance he seemed offended by suggestions that the act was too risque and vigorously defended his moves.

Lambert told Rolling Stone, “It’s a shame because I think that there’s a double standard going on in the entertainment community right now.  Female performers have been doing this for years — pushing the envelope about sexuality — and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.  It’s time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people’s eyes and if it offends them, then maybe I’m not for them.”

According to Lambert, there were several unscripted and spontaneous moments during the performance, including a misstep that caused him to fall to the floor.

Check out the performance on the uncensored video below and do let us know – was it too racy for general public consumption or brilliant, edgy and entertaining.

What?  Is this some kind of joke?  According to TMZ,  Dr. Conrad Murray, currently the number one suspect in the death of singer Michael Jackson, is going back to work tomorrow to resume practicing medicine.

Murray’s lawyer confirmed the news and stated that Conrad would be at Armstrong Medical Clinic in Houston starting on Monday, November 23, 2009.

One might assume that most people would NOT go back to THAT doctor.  On second thought, why wouldn’t somebody who is looking for a little pain relief go to him?  There may well be a line extending all the way around the block.  We’re just saying…

Check out video of the good doctor at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston earlier today.

It is Miss California USA pageant weekend and one of the highlights is the parade of swimsuits.  A total of 133 contestants took center stage in Rancho Mirage, California during the weekend of November 20-22, 2009 to compete in the preliminary swimsuit competition.

The goal of these gorgeous contestants was to impress the panel of judges who crowned Miss California USA 2010 on Sunday evening.

Rumor had it that the judges planned to pick two winners after the problems they have had in the past two competitions, where the first runner-up picks stepped in after the 2008 winner Christina Silva was disqualified and the 2009 winner Carrie Prejean was fired.  That turned out to be false.

Winning the title Miss California USA 2010 was Miss Sherwood Nicole Johnson.  First runner-up was Miss Beverly Hills Nana Meriwether.  Second runner-up was Miss Citrus Valley Nia Sanchez.  Third runner-up was Miss Greater San Diego Jessica Morgan.  Fourth runner-up was Miss Tarzana Brandi Lea Milloy.  See their photos below.

We’ve put together a photo gallery from the swimsuit event.  Check them out below and let us know who you think rocks her swimsuit best.

Photos:  WENN

We are used to seeing the glitz and glam side of Hollywood royalty, right?  Well — some your favorite celebrities have recently been caught off-guard on camera in full goof-off mode and we’re only too happy to share those moments with our readers.

Not everyone is goofing off in our gallery below.  Some of our subjects were just not very photogenic and would most certainly prefer to see the candid moment buried forever rather than see it offered up for posterity.

Check out all the photos below.

Photos:  WENN

In a UFC 106 rematch of light heavyweight champs on November 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Forrest Griffin was victorious.  The judges scored the three round bout 29-28 for Tito Ortiz, 30-27 for Griffin and 29-28 for Griffin.

The pair last met in 2006 at UFC 59, where Ortiz won a controversial split decision.  Tito’s last fight was in May 2008, where he lost to Lyoto Machida.

Griffin commented, “It feels great, man.  Tito was a great fight for me to come back.  I think we’re going to have to do a third.  It’s one and one now.  We’ll do it again.”

Coming in with back-to-back loses again Rashad Evans and Anderson Silva, Griffin has now improved his record to 17-6.

Tito got booed by the fans when he complained of a back injury and cracked skull as excuses for not winning the bout.  He and his wife Jenna Jameson went on to host an afterparty at TAO, undoubtedly not in a party frame of mind after the fight loss.

View photos and post fight interview video below.

Photos:  WENN

New Moon debuted last night to record-breaking box office numbers amid mixed reviews.

The Twilight saga’s second installment grossed $72.7 million on Friday, breaking the single day sales record of $62.2 million previously held by “The Dark Knight.”

The vampire movie also eclipsed “Star Wars — Episode III:  Revenge of the Sith” as the Top Advance Ticket Seller of All-Time.

Summit Entertainment estimates the film, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, earned $26.3 million from midnight screenings alone, overtaking “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which earned $22.2 million at late-night screenings earlier this year.

Meanwhile, reviews were mixed.

Ty Burr for The Boston Globe:

“‘New Moon’ pales in comparison to ‘Twilight’.”

Kenneth Turan for the Los Angeles Times:

“The movie misses Robert Pattinson…and Catherine Hardwicke”

Kurt Loder for MTV:

“Thanks to Lautner and newly-recruited director Chris Weitz, “New Moon” is a notable improvement over “Twilight.”

Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times:

“The characters in this movie should be arrested with intent to moan.  Never have teenagers been in greater need of a jump-start.”

Claudia Puig for USA Today:

“Werewolves inject life into “New Moon” but the sequel still sputters.”

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View photos from the Los Angeles premiere of New Moon.