Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check

Sucking the life out of the wire services:

California wants to crack down on paparazzi driving.
   The media are fighting it, but California legislators are on their way to passing a bill that would impose stiff penalties on paparazzi who defy traffic laws to snap celebrity photos.
   The so-called "paparazzi proposal" goes as far as to threaten photographers with jail time for speeding or driving recklessly.
   Media outlets say it's a form of censorship and argue that the bill exposes photographers to "extreme liability solely because he or she intends to capture an image of another person." Lawmakers aren't buying it. The bill has already made it past a California Senate committee and will face a full Senate vote, probably today.
   Editor's note: It's not censorship. They're already breaking the traffic laws, so technically they are in trouble anyway. What a bunch of cry babies. (Maiman)

Tabloids with Cory Myers:

GABRIEL AUBRY always wears something to bed. The model and baby daddy of NAHLA, his daughter with HALLE BERRY, tells In Touch magazine that he always wears boxers or briefs to bed just in case there's an emergency he can get up and get out.

Looking for love in all the wrong places:

In Washington state, a couple is accused of breaking into a home and having 'intimate relations'.
   The Seattle Daily says police didn't have any trouble finding the kinky pair. That's because they allegedly videotaped themselves doing it --then left the camera behind. A police spokesperson says, "We're not sure what the motivation for the break-in was but it's a fair bet to say narcotics may have been involved."
   Cops arrested a 39-year-old woman and issued a warrant for her 31-year-old male 'accomplice'. (Still)

Broadcast, cable and video news:

See ya! The New York Times says WILL FORTE will not be coming back to "Saturday Night Live" when its 36th season begins next month. The "MacGruber" guy wants to pursue different projects.

Stars and their movies:

JIM CARREY and EWAN McGREGOR's gay comedy is back on track. Daily Variety magazine says "I Love You Phillip Morris," will open Dec 03 after being shelved "indefinitely. In the film, from the guys who wrote "Bad Santa," Jim plays a married con man who falls in love with his cellmate (played by McGregor).

Grace notes:

JOHN MAYER is not back with JENNIFER ANISTON. At least that's what John says. He's been really quiet since his Playboy interview debacle, but yesterday, the guitarist lashed out at the Huffington Post for speculating that he has rekindled his romance with the actress.
   John used his Tumblr account to call the Web site (quote), "the internet Death Star" and wondered if its sources were being met in (quote), "a malt shoppe." John's biggest beef with the Huffington Post is that unlike the tabloids, they print rumors about his love life next to "serious" pieces about WikiLeaks and PAT TILLMAN. (Marino)

Off the beaten path:

Sumo wrestlers in Japan are too big to use normal cell phones, so the Japan Sumo Association is issuing them iPads instead.
   The wrestlers fingers are so fat, they just can't push the buttons on regular phones. This has caused a serious communication problem between wrestlers, trainers, and the head office.
   To solve the problem, 60 iPads --with 10-inch touch screens-- have been distributed to various professional sumo training halls. (Still)