Today's news you might've missed:

• "Dancing with the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy seems to have found a new partner in Kate Upton. The blond model - who we know has some killer dance moves of her own - is said to be in a "very serious" relationship with ol' Maks. [People]
• Both "Homeland" and "Breaking Bad" were ratings beasts on Sunday night. AMC's acclaimed saga closed its doors with a record 10.3 million viewers, as Showtime's "Homeland" launched its third season with 1.9 million watching. [EW]
• There's something about a fashionable villain that we just can't help but love, so we're super excited that one of our favorite baddies, Cruella de Vil, is getting a live-action movie from Disney. [THR]
• "Glee's" Heather Morris might be a mama. Reports say that the 26-year-old has welcomed her first child, a boy named Elijah. [E!]
• Maybe one day Elijah can have a playdate with Rachael Leigh Cook's little girl, whom she just welcomed with "The Vampire Diaries'" Daniel Gillies. [Daniel Gillies' Twitter]
• Kerry Washington miiiiight want to watch her back. Jennifer Hudson is getting her own version of "Scandal" going with a little help from Funny Or Die:

Today's news you might've missed:

• In addition to getting Rolling Stone tattooed on her feet while being interviewed for the magazine, Miley Cyrus also gave a defense of her preference for weed. "I think weed is the best drug on earth ... Hollywood is a coke town, but weed is so much better," so says Cyrus. And there you have it. [RS]
• Miley's buddy Kanye West is having a rough time. After getting into a fight with Jimmy Kimmel, he got into a fight with paparazzi for the billionth time. On the bright side, maybe he'll tweet about it! [Gossip Cop]
• In casting news, it looks like you can expect to see Martin Freeman do his best "Fargo" accent - the actor has joined the new FX series as a small town insurance agent. [NYMag's Vulture]
• And in other casting news, "The Giver" adaptation has added some, well, interesting members: both Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift have joined. [THR/VF]
• That movie, for what it's worth, also stars Meryl Streep - who is looking super-scary as a witch in this new photo from the upcoming movie, "Into the Woods":