Hollywood Offbeat

The fans screamed. The bids kept soaring. And by the time it was over, a bidder in Hong Kong had purchased a single glove worn by Michael Jackson for $350,000 -- $420,000 once fees are worked in.

First rule of the new 'Fight Club' DVD: You might not feel like you're watching the right movie. 20th Century Fox packed it with a hilarious prank.

The ex-boyfriend of Sarah Palin's daughter is ready to pose naked in Playgirl. "If I'm a gay icon, so be it," he says. "I guess it's a compliment."

Police say a drunk man dressed as a vampire who tried to seize control of a moving taxi claimed to be the singer Meat Loaf. For the record, no... he's not Meat Loaf.

Right before Elvis got those hup, two, three, four occupation G.I. Blues, he sat down for the haircut heard 'round the world. And a lock of the hair believed to have been chopped during that session has sold for $15,000 -- or more than $18,000 if you include auction-house fees.

The latest Playboy Bunny has long legs... and an even longer hairdo. Marge Simpson, the blue-haired matriarch of the cartoon Simpsons family, is gracing the cover of the November issue of the famous magazine.

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a series of skeletal exhibits depicting dead celebrities? The display at the Kings Island amusement park in Ohio was shut down before it ever formally opened after the park received complaints. The phony bones featured a skeleton in a Thriller-era Michael Jackson costume, a "Sonny Bono" skeleton wrapped around a tree, and a skeleton stuffed in a freezer -- depicting Ted Williams.

It's taken four decades, but Google says John Lennon was right: The Beatles really are bigger than Jesus -- at least when it comes to search terms. Christians protesters and burned the band's records when Lennon made the controversial pronouncement in 1966. But today, Google says all the attention on the new video game and remastered CDs has pushed the word "Beatles" past "Jesus" in search terms over the last four weeks, according to London's Telegraph newspaper.

Some people are addicted to social media... others would prefer an anal probe. Count George Clooney among the latter. "I'd rather have a rectal examination on live TV by a fellow with cold hands than have a Facebook page," the film star told E! Online. Any Takers?

One of the most recognized names in music went unrecognized in New Jersey. Locals called the cops when they noticed a strange man wandering their streets. Police asked him his name -- and for some ID, which he didn't have.