Water Cooler Talk

• Hugh Hefner was surprised to hear Holly Madison discussing their breakup, but acknowledged he knew a split was imminent after he told her that they would never wed or have children.
• Gerard Butler, star of the movie "300," is being investigated for an alleged attack on a photographer, who accused Butler, 38, of punching him several times in the face on Tuesday.
• In comic book news, Superman's dad has died in Action Comics edition #870.
• A couple of guys claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plastic-glass house in New York's Times Square. Their parents must be so proud.
• Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is retiring and the last strip of "Opus" will run in about 200 newspapers on November 2.
• Jennifer Lopez says she had a mental breakdown back in 2002 while working on the movie, "Enough."
• Nick Nolte is reportedly contemplating legal action against the makers of his computer printer, because he's convinced the machine sparked the fire that caused $2 million in damages to his California home.
• A new survey shows that 75% of Americans believe they're feeling unhealthy side effects from the country's on-going financial crisis.
• Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift have gone their separate ways. They're no longer an item.
• Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal's son Redmond has been ordered to check into a two-week drug rehab program. The 23-year-old and his famous father were arrested during a raid on their home in Malibu, CA, last month after police uncovered a stash of methamphetamines.
• After Daniel Craig was injured on the face while filming the latest James Bond flick, he thought while they were operating on his face, they might as well toss in a little plastic surgery.
• Supermodel Carol Alt is posing nude in the November issue of Playboy. Yes, the 48-year-old Carol Alt.
• Britney Spears will go on trial for driving without a license next week rather than accept a plea deal her lawyer says is too harsh.
• The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first one, but still less than the number tuned in for the VP debate.