Blake Fielder-Civil leaves jail and checks straight into rehab... but Amy Winehouse stays home … Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil was released from Edmunds Hill Prison in Suffolk today.  —  The Back To Black singer was nowhere to be seen as the 26-year-old left jail for the first time in 12 months.

Toasting Obama: Courteney & Jen Celebrate in L.A.; Oprah, Brad On Hand in Chicago  —  While Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt opted for the live version, a couple of Friends got together to watch their guy win it all via satellite.  —  E! News has learned that Courteney Cox and hubby David Arquette hosted …

Exclusive: Simon Cowell Explains Surprise Split  —  LONDON — After six years of unwedded bliss, Terri Seymour broke up with American Idol judge Simon Cowell.  Now in an exclusive interview, Cowell tells Foxnews.com why.  —  “She wants a different path in life, and I totally respect her for it,” Cowell explains.

Carnie Wilson: I'm Pregnant!  —  Carnie Wilson - who lost nearly 50 pounds this year with OK! exclusively following her struggle to get slim and healthy - is now announcing her happy baby news.  The singer and her musician husband, Rob Bonfiglio, are pregnant with their second child.

Cover Story: Baby Brother For Suri!  —  Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have made it no secret that they want more children in addition to daughter Suri — and no one is rooting for a new Cruise baby more than Tom's ex, Nicole Kidman!  —  In the December issue of Glamour, the star …

Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages  —  Passage of Prop.8 throws thousands of same-sex unions into doubt.  —  UPDATE: Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages.  With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%.

“Jurassic Park” Author Michael Crichton Dead at 66  —  Best-selling author Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles after what his reps call a “courageous and private battle against cancer.”  —  Crichton, best known for such books as “Jurassic Park” and “Disclosure,” also created the hit TV series “ER.”

Britney Graces Cosmo ... Five Years Too Late  —  Britney Spears looks amazing on the December cover of Australian Cosmo — only problem...the picture is five years old!  —  These pre 5150/ K-Fed pics were taken by James White for a cover story than ran in Esquire Magazine back in 2003.

JUST ASKING  —  WHICH aggressive TV, stage and movie actor has a shady past?  Rumor is he sexually assaulted a girl while in high school and his family had the situation “swept under the rug” . . . WHICH screen god isn't as happy as he and his paramour would like the world to think?

Jessica Simpson Says Tony Romo ‘Saved Me’  —  With her relationship with Tony Romo approaching the one-year mark, Jessica Simpson is gaining some perspective on her life and loves.  —  “I'd always fall for guys I wanted to save,” the singer, 28, tells Cosmopolitan for its December issue (on sale Nov. 11).

Death Cab For Cutie star attacked by scorpion  —  Death Cab For Cutie rocker Ben Gibbard got more than he bargained for at a recent San Diego, California gig - after he was attacked and stung by a scorpion.  —  Frontman Gibbard was changing his outfit as he prepared to take to the stage …