The New York Jets released TIM TEBOW yesterday, and it doesn't look like any other teams are interested.  The Jets actually tried to trade him for months.  The only teams that showed interest wanted him to switch positions to tight end, which he refused to do.  If TIM TEBOW doesn't score another gig in the NFL, he's got two other offers on the table.  The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League said he can compete to be their BACKUP quarterback . . . and the Lingerie Football League wants him to be their quarterbacks coach. 

Last week, Fox denied a rumor that they were thinking about bringing back JENNIFER LOPEZ to replace MARIAH CAREY on "American Idol" mid-season.  And now, there's word that it was actually J-Lo who approached Fox about getting her old job back.

Even though everyone loves to play the Six Degrees of KEVIN BACON, there are actually 443 actors who are MORE connected in Hollywood.  A website put together a list of the Top 40.  And the man at the very top is DENNIS HOPPER. 

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES is going back into treatment for bipolar disorder.  Her people say it's basically just for, quote, "maintenance".  Her rep says, quote, "Catherine has proactively checked into a health care facility.  Catherine has said that she is committed to periodic care in order to manage her health in an optimum manner." 

ANNE HATHAWAY actually got into a stranger's car to avoid the paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport.  She asked the driver if she could wait in his car until hers arrived, and he said yes. 

We found a great list of the 14 people who CLAIM to have had the most sexual partners in history.  It includes some of the usual suspects, like Hugh Hefner and Wilt Chamberlain, and some surprises . . . like Fidel Castro and Simon Cowell.

1.  Louise and Martine Fokkens,  177,500 partners EACH.  These fine ladies are 70-year-old twins who recently announced their retirement after working for 50 years as prostitutes in Amsterdam's Red Light District.

2.  Fidel Castro,  35,000.  Although the claim was made by a political aide, not Castro himself.

3.  Wilt Chamberlain,  20,000.

4.  Porn legend John Holmes,  14,000.

5.  Warren Beatty,  12,775.  And that's according to an unauthorized biography.

6.  Charlie Sheen,  5,000.

7.  Gene Simmons,  4,600

8.  Ron Jeremy,  4,000

9.  Julio Iglesias,  3,000

10.  Simon Cowell, Dennis Rodman, and Jack Nicholson,  2,000.

11.  Hugh Hefner,  1,000.

JUSTIN BIEBER has tired of his monkey.  The thing has been in quarantine ever since German customs officials seized it at the Munich airport.  But instead of asking for it back, Justin's people are trying to arrange for it to be sent to a zoo.  He's also got TWO new tattoos, and was allegedly spotted with SELENA GOMEZ in Sweden. 

Video of REESE WITHERSPOON in handcuffs hit the World Wide Web of Celebrity Embarrassment yesterday.  The clip shows Reese arriving at the Atlanta police station after her arrest.  The cop takes her out of his car and uncuffs her, then leads her into the station.  DAVID SPADE'S message to REESE WITHERSPOON is this:  "The general rule is . . . If you have to explain to someone you're famous, then you're technically not that famous."  He adds, quote, "[When people] won't let me in somewhere I go, 'Great, thanks.'  I don't try to explain to them I'm a big deal, because clearly I'm not big enough of a deal." 

Next Monday through Friday, BEN AFFLECK will live on just $1.50 in food and drink.  It's all part of the "Live Below the Line" challenge, which is an effort to raise awareness of global poverty.  It's estimated that 1.4 billion people around the world live on just $1.50 a day. Other celebrities are doing it too, including SOPHIA BUSH, DEBI MAZAR and JOSH GROBAN.

"The Voice" claimed the top two spots in the ratings last week, with 14.5 million viewers on Monday, and 14.2 million on Tuesday.  And across all the major news networks, an estimated 42 million people watched the conclusion of Friday's manhunt for the second Boston bomber.

The first trailer for "Thor:  The Dark World" has surfaced online.  The movie hits theaters on November 8th

REESE WITHERSPOON has canceled her media appearances for this week.  She was supposed to do "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" tonight.  Also, she was scheduled to tape an interview yesterday with "Good Morning America" that was going to air tomorrow.  Those are no longer happening.  She also pulled out of yesterday's press junket for her new movie, "Mud."  If you missed it she was arrested for disorderly conduct this weekend while her husband was taken in for DUI.

MILEY CYRUS was spotted without her engagement ring again.  And while some sources say she and LIAM HEMSWORTH are still together, SNOOP LION suggested they're not.  He said, quote, "I can't speak for her, ya know what I'm saying, but I know that she has a relationship that no longer exists." 

TARA REID was reportedly kicked out of an L.A. clothing store for throwing a drunken tantrum when they refused to give her a discount.  Tara's rep says it was a misunderstanding, Tara left on her own and she wasn't drunk.

The 2004 comedy "Dodgeball" is getting a sequel.  This time, VINCE VAUGHN and BEN STILLER have to team up to fight an even bigger enemy.  In the original, they were enemies who played against each other in a Dodgeball tournament.  No more plot details have been revealed.

"Lone Ranger" star ARMIE HAMMER says only white people are offended that JOHNNY DEPP is playing the Native American character Tonto.  He says, quote, "It's like, the white people are the one who have the problem, but the Indians . . . the Native Americans . . . are like, 'This is great.  We love it.'"

The rumors were TRUE:  KHLOE KARDASHIAN is NOT returning to "X Factor" next season.  MARIO LOPEZ will be back . . . but it's unclear if he's hosting alone, or if he's getting a new co-host. 

The nominees for this year's Billboard Music Awards have been announced . . . and TAYLOR SWIFT, MAROON 5 and FUN are tied with the most nominations, with 11 apiece.  ABC will air the ceremony live on May 19th.

A second cast album from the ABC drama Nashville is on the way.The Music of Nashville(Season One, Volume Two) comes out on May 7th and features new music from Rayna James (Connie Britton), Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten), Avery Barkley (Jonathan Jackson)  Scarlett O'Connor (Clare Bowen), Gunnar Scott (Sam Palladio ) and sisters Maddie and Daphne Conrad (Lennon and Maisy Stella).  

Track Listing:

1. "Fade Into You" - Performed by Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen
2. "Ho Hey" - Performed by Lennon Stella, Maisy Stella
3. "Gun for a Mouth" - Performed by Sam Palladio
4. "We Are Water" - Performed by Hayden Panettiere
5. "Looking for a Place to Shine" - Performed by Clare Bowen
6. "Stronger Than Me" - Performed by Connie Britton
7. "Bitter Memory" - Performed by Connie Britton
8. "Let There Be Lonely" - Performed by Jonathan Jackson
9. "Hypnotizing" Performed by Hayden Panettiere
10. "I Will Fall" (Studio Version) - Performed by Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio
11. "Nothing In This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" - Performed by Hayden Panettiere