Comedian and actor Colin Quinn may have meant for his tweets about Gadhafi's death to be taken as jokes, but it doesn't seem like many were laughing.

The former "Saturday Night Live" star tweeted following news of the Libyan dictator's death, "Another great innovator who started in the 80's and regained popularity recently has died. Say hello to Mr. Jobs, Mr. Khaddafi."

He continued, "I know one thing, when it all boils down to it, I think we all agree, he did more good than bad, and that's all any of us can expect. He made people smile and that's something not most people in Libya can say. To me it's all about longevity and this man lasted. Like Tony Bennett."

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Today's news you might've missed:

• False alarm, everyone. Scarlett Johansson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are not Hollywood's new "It" couple. You are clear to resume your fantasizing. [E!]
• Kanye West is prepping a follow-up to his "Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." In all caps, because it wouldn't be Ye if it wasn't, he tweeted yesterday, "GOODMUSIC.THE ALBUM.SPRING2012." [Twitter]
• JWoww's Halloween costume may be a catsuit and her cleavage may be spilling out, but we still think this Svedka (as in the vodka) Girl inspired look is the most clothing we've ever seen her wear.  [Us Weekly]
• We don't really know what Joey Lawrence does these days, but here he is working out without his shirt on.  [ONTD]
• TV continues to pillage the book world for content: Karen Russell's "Swamplandia" will be adapted to series for HBO, with "The Social Network's" Scott Rudin to produce. [THR]

Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Cindy Barshop and Kelly Bensimon were not invited back for season 5 of “The Real Housewives of New York,” and at least one of the ladies is totally fine with it. Zarin spoke to Parade.com about being let go by Bravo and her future plans.

Zarin, 48, says she had a hand in her firing. “I sort of let it happen,” she claims.

Jill also has her own theory as to why Bravo switched up the cast of her former show. “In television, it's about what you can do to be more dramatic and keep the viewers,” she explains. “I do think it gets to a point where some of the fans say, 'I've had enough.' I think that's one of the reasons why they changed the cast on New York.”

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Fans will be happy to know that Taylor Swift is progressing nicely with her fourth studio record. The pop star tells the Hollywood Reporter she’s been pumping out plenty of new material in preparation for her next project.

“I’ve written 25 songs so far, so it’s coming along really well,” the 21-year-old singer revealed during an interview Tuesday.

“I’ve been writing a lot, and I like to take two years to make a record,” Taylor says of her follow up to 2010’s “Speak Now,” which she notes is “looking really great.”

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Forget about money at Jon Bon Jovi's new restaurant.

That's because there are no prices on the menu of the JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, New Jersey. Visitors there will be able to pay for their meals via volunteer hours.

The singer announced the opening of the community kitchen, which is  a program offered through his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, on Wednesday. The project to feed the hungry will be supported by  cash payments from customers who are able to pay a suggested donation, or more if they so choose.

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Go Bullfrogs... er, Bulldogs!

Wednesday night's "Modern Family" was a tour de force for Phil, who gets this week's MVP for doing his darndest to embarrass Haley as he showed her around his old campus.

When he tracked her down to a notorious fraternity house, he of course chastised Haley for flirting with a college guy who looks like her dad (it turns out he was an old family friend, still in high school, who looked nothing like Phil... and his parents were a few feet away).

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The year was 1987, and children's TV was dominated by cartoons, usually tied into toy lines, such as "Thundercats" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Gary Goddard, who had worked on "He-Man" and grew up on live action kids' shows like "Sky King," came up with the concept of "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future."

Not only would this show feature live actors, telling the story of Captain Power and his fellow soldiers rebelling against the evil Lord Dread, but toy company Mattel suggested using its new interactive technology that would allow young viewers to "shoot" with their toy spaceships at the screen. A groundbreaking TV series was born.

The show utilized new technology in more ways than one. "I wanted CGI villains," Goddard told CNN last week. "Computer animation was very new. No one knew if we could push to the level of getting characters but I thought we could."

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Uh oh: “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery is getting flak for messing up the lyrics to the national anthem. According to USA Today, it sounds like the singer may have made a mistake at the World Series Wednesday night.

McCreery appears to sing "No José does that star-spangled banner" instead of "Oh say does that star-spangled banner" before Game One of the World Series in St. Louis.

A microphone malfunction also meant the singer had to start “The Star-Spangled Banner” over – maybe the 18-year-old was thrown off after his false start.

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For women who are concerned about having kids later in life, 40-year-old actress Nia Long is telling them not to worry about it.

Long, who is expecting her second child, tells Ebony in the magazine's November issue that child-bearing isn't something to rush into.

"The medical [profession] tries to tell every woman, 'Have your babies before 40 because you shouldn't have children after 40," according to People. But, Long argues, "You are not half the woman you're gonna be until you turn 30. You're not even half of that woman yet. So I think if we'd just take our time as women, and do what comes to natural to us and for us, we'd make fewer mistakes."

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The flashbacks don’t do Alison justice. As it turns out, she’s more evil than her frenemies would have us believe.

The special Halloween episode of “Pretty Little Liars" was interesting - and not just because Hanna was wearing a fat suit.

It was the first time we got to experience Rosewood through Ali’s eyes (and Jenna’s, for that matter. But, first things first.).

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