The Cleveland, Ohio-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is opening a New York City branch.

The annex will open this November in the SoHo area of the city.

The 25,000 square foot NYC branch will feature items from the main collection that are pertinent to New York.

Expect lots of Bill Joel and Bruce Springsteen.

There better be A LOT of Madonna too!

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A will + stepmother + the deceased's biological kids usually equals trouble!

Chris Orbach, the son of late, great Law & Order actor Jerry Orbach has lashed out at his stepmother, claiming in a letter that she manipulated his dad into cutting him and his brother, Tony, out of pop's $10 million estate AND had his dad's eyes "shucked out" on his deathbed.

Keep in mind that the late actor separated from Chris' mother in 1975 - waaay before Orbach's Law & Order success.

Orbach the younger said the following about his stepmother for her decision to donate his father's eyes to the Eye Bank Association of America:

"Having to leave my father's deathbed so that some guy with an ice box could shuck his eyes out while they were fresh still makes me sick and furious to this day."

Orbach's son calls his stepmother, Elaine Cancilla-Orbach, "a double-dealing, lying, scheming, miserable fool" who, with the help of "cut-rate, borscht-belt" lawyers, has "painted [herself] as the beginning and the end of the Jerry Orbach Legacy" and can now "boast about 'never flying coach,' or 'never riding the subway.' "

Chris Orbach's letter to his stepmother was private, but the Post obtained a copy from a source sympathetic to his story.

In an interview, the 39-year old son said he regrets that the matter has become public but stands by his letter. "It's a very melodramatic gesture," he says. " But I no longer saw the sense in maintaining a relationship with Elaine."

Chris and Tony weren't totally left out of the will, though:

"There were trusts set aside for us, but they do not revert to us until Elaine passes away. In the meantime, she can take the interest from the trust and raid the principle if she needs the money. We were told, basically, that it would be nice if there's something there for you, but don't count on it."

He also said that he and his brother signed away rights to contest their dad's will because of the crazy legal costs they would incur to do so.

When contacted, this is what dear stepmom had to say:

"People think 'Law & Order' was our whole life. But there were years of struggle. When I married Jerry, he was in dire straits… We used my savings to pay his alimony and child support. Law & Order" changed everything.

Cancilla-Orbach laughs at the idea she "forced" her husband to do anything. "I manipulated Jerry? I'm 5-foot-2. I'm scared of everybody. Jerry was my hero. He set up his will to protect me. The money that we earned from 'Law & Order' was for our retirement . . . His kids were in his will. And they are in my will, although I'm not sure Chris is going to stay there after this."

She also mentioned that she's paying for the education of Tony Orbach's daughter and recently gave Tony $50,000 as a down payment on a house for him and his wife.

Chris Orbach is not married and has no children.

And what about the claims that she had Jerry's eyes gouged?

"Jerry always said he was so proud that at age 69, he didn't need glasses. He said, 'If I can give anything back, I want to give my eyes. I can't give my liver because I drank too much, and I can't give my lungs because I smoked too much. But I can give my eyes.' So on his deathbed, when they asked if he was an organ donor, I said, 'Take his eyes.' Chris knew nothing of this. He knew nothing of what his father and I discussed for 25 years."

We wonder what's really driving Chris to go after stepmommy?!

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Bernie Mac is almost in the clear.

A spokeswoman for the Ocean's 13 actor says he is responding well to treatment for pneumonia.

He is in stable condition, but he will still be hospitalized for a few more weeks, his rep says.

We're glad he's no longer in critical condition, as previously reported.

Get healthy, funny man!

Things must have been very serious for such a long hospitalization.

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What a find!

Archaeologists for the Museum of London announced on Wednesday that they've found the remains of the theatre where Shakespeare's early plays were first performed.

The museum found the theatre remains in the trendy Shoreditch area of London.

The source explains that Shakespeare appeared at The Theatre in Shoreditch, east London, as an actor with a troupe called The Lord Chamberlain's Men, which also performed his efforts as a playwright there.

Some of the early Shakespeare plays performed by the troupe in Shoreditch include Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

After a tenancy dispute in 1599, the owners of The Theatre dismantled it during the night and its timbers were used to construct the Globe Theatre by the River Thames which became the home of Shakespeare's plays.

Ironically, the discovery was made on a site being prepared for the construction of a new theatre.

The theater gods are smiling upon us!

"It's a theatre that's been known about for a long time but no remains have ever been found. This is the theatre that the company of players that Shakespeare was part of first performed in and when he started writing, the company would have performed his plays," said a museum spokesman.

The remains will reportedly be kept in place as the new theatre is built.

Looks like there'll be another thing for tourists in London to see!

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It seems that more people who are slowly aging are opting for surgery to look younger.

According to reports, face lifts are up 14% this year.

Thankfully, people are opting less for that overly-pulled back face lift appearance - think Joan Rivers.

Instead, they're leaning more towards "refilling and resurfacing than cutting and tightening." More like Madonna's fabulous new look.

Plastic surgeon and spokesperson for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr. Darrick Antell, says "We're seeing a much different approach today. Plastic surgery should whisper, not scream. Today, instead of tightening the neck, there is a resuspending of the muscles in the face."

And according to the doc, the baby boomers seem to be the ones responsible for the rise in surgery after realizing that fillers, such as Juvederm, don't work that well.

Dr. Antell adds, "If you just keep filling up a face with fillers, after awhile you look like the Michelin man or a squirrel with a mouthful of nuts. You actually have to lift the skin up."

Plastic surgeon Dr. David Rosenberg says his main goal is to give a patient "an age appropriate rejuvenation where they look absolutely fabulous for their age."

What's too young to start, bbs????

"It's not as much a pulling back of the skin as it is a muscle correction," says Dr. Rosenberg, "In the cheek, I go under the fat pad and re-support it to a place where it was earlier in time to recreate a younger looking cheek. I go under the muscles along the jawline and neck, and resupport them back to a more youthful position."

And it seems there's a quicker recovery time as well. He adds, "A person looks good at seven days and very good at 14 days."

Would U get a face lift?

Perez is too much of a pussy for that. We don't like pain!

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J.K. Rowling can pass the torch over to Stephenie Meyer now.

Meyer's Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in her Twilight series sold 1.3 million copies on its first day of release, August 2nd.

For those of you bad with math, that's A LOT of books!

This past Friday night, thousands of bookstores and libraries hosted midnight parties across the country to help fuel these astounding figures.

We mentioned previously that due to the overwhelming demand for the title, the publisher went back for a second printing of 500,000 copies prior to publication, to the current in-print figure of 3.7 million copies.

The publisher has also confirmed the upcoming publication of The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide.

It will be available on December 30th.

The hardcover book will be the only official guide to the series and will provide readers with everything they need to further explore the world Meyer created in the Twilight Saga.

Said book will contain exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references and so much more!

We heart anything vampires!

Can't wait to see the Twilight movie later this year!

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Looks like you'll be getting less cheese for your cheese at Mickey D's.

McDonald's is weighing whether to yank the popular double cheeseburger from its Dollar Menu because of the high cost of cheese.

Noooooooo!

Some franchises are reportedly selling the double-cheeseburger with one slice of cheese instead of two and calling it a "double hamburger with cheese."

Blasphemy!!!!!

Other franchises have replaced the double cheeseburger on the Dollar Menu with a double hamburger or have raised the price up to $1.10.

If you can't spring the extra few cents, just bring the burger home and put your own cheese on the burger!

McDonald's may also expand its mid-range menu - with food selling for $1.30 to $2 - to keep budget-conscious customers from abandoning the joint altogether.

"We know customers are facing tough times in this economy," said head honcho Don Thompson.

They're so thoughtful!

Times are tough, but you'll still be able to shovel junk into your bods!

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Thank God for the magic of the Internet!

Click here to watch footage taken at the airport by a bystander just after the fight broke out last week between Nikki Blonsky and that America's Next Top Model chick.

And, if this person's running commentary of what unfolded is to be believed, then it seems like the Hairspray star was not the one that instigated the brawl!

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