Pop Stand

Taylor Swift swept the Country Music Association Awards last night, winning Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist, Album of the Year and Video of the Year. She ended Kenny Chesney's streak as Entertainer of the Year (4 out of 5 years), and snapped American Idol winner Carrier Underwood's three year reign as Top Female Vocalist. After being awarded the trophy for Entertainer of the Year, Swift said through tears, "I'll never forget this moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted has just happened to me."

Kanye West was nowhere to be found, thankfully, but he was there in humor. At one point, hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley were bantering back and forth when Underwood told Paisley that she thought his video for "Welcome to the Future" was one of her favorite videos "in a long time." Before Paisley could speak, novelty songman Little Jimmy Dickens came on stage and said, "Excuse me, sir. I'll let you finish later. I know you had a nice video and all, but Taylor Swift made the best video of all time. Of all time! You go, girl!"

Also, former Hootie & The Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker won Best New Male Artist, becoming only the second African-American performer to win a major individual award.

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Mike Tyson was arrested at LAX airport on Wednesday after punching a photographer. According to police, the photographer approached Tyson, his wife and 10-month-old baby, and began taking picture. A scuffle broke out, with the photographer sustaining a cut on his forehead; and he was taken to a L.A. hospital for treatment. Tyson, on the other hand, was taken to a nearby LAPD station and was held on $20,000 bail.

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Actor Ron Livingston, best known for his role as Peter in cult-favorite "Office Space," was married last week, according to People. Livingston and girlfriend Rosemarie DeWitt married in San Francisco on Nov 2, after more than three years of dating. 

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Lil Kim has bailed on six concerts in London, over a nosebleed, according to the company that booked her for the gigs. Abstrakt Visions Entertainment paid $20,000 up front for the series of concert, and says that the singer canceled the shows after suffering a nosebleed the night before her first show. Lil Kim got on a plane and went back to the U.S. without telling the company, which tells TMZ that they intend to sue.

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Jon Gosselin is trying to void his contract with the TLC network, saying that when the first contract was signed, he had no lawyer or manager representing his interests; and that he was merely an "unsophisticated father of eight" who was taken advantage of by the network. He says that the deal was so bad that the family only made $2000 an episode, and that the network violates child labor laws. 

Meanwhile, TMZ says that their sources say that TLC is keeping tabs on all of Jon's appearances. The network is said to be tallying Jon's income from each appearance, especially since they say that Jon is violating his contract, which prohibits him from doing "any media including any online or print...without the Company's or Producer's prior written consent."

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Joe Jackson continues to fight for a share of his late son's estate. Joe Jackson is now claiming that because Michael promised to "always support" him, that means even in Michael's death he should be supported financially. Always means always. Joe Jackson's lawyer Brian Oxman is calling it a verbal contract and is considering filing a creditor's claim against the estate.

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Speidi is returning to the "Today" show, where they will once again be interviewed by Al Roker. Spencer Pratt, and his wife Heidi, appeared on "Today" in June fresh off their controversial appearance on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" During that appearance, Roker questioned their celebrity and morals. Later, the couple mocked Roker's credentials in other interviews. The pair are returning to promote a book they've co-authored called, "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture."

-- Dave Valenzuela