Rihanna was named Esquire's "Sexiest Woman Alive." In an interview with the magazine the pop star says she is happy for her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, "I'm really excited to see the breakthrough he's had in his career."

"Joe The Plumber" is running for Congress. After years of speculation, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher filed a statement of candidacy to run in Ohio's Ninth District Thursday. "Joe" gained his famous nickname during the 2008 presidential campaign when he objected to then-candidate Barack Obama's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire. | AP

Jenny McCarthy made a guest appearance on the fourth episode of this season of "Two and a Half Men" last night. McCarthy brought back her character as an ex of Charlie Sheen's and mourned his loss by sleeping with Ashton Kutcher's Walden character.

Self-styled Seattle superhero "Phoenix Jones," was arrested early Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, after he was accused of assaulting several people with pepper spray. | AP

David Beckham got the word "Love" tattooed onto his left hand. Wife Victoria Beckham tweeted a photo of their newborn baby holding his newly tattoed hand saying, "Harper loves Daddy's new tattoo of love."