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Twerking to jail? Always knew twerking was going to cost Miley Cyrus her freedom, even her life. That's what happens to great visionaries and inventors.

Twerking to jail?

Always knew twerking was going to cost Miley Cyrus her freedom, even her life. That's what happens to great visionaries and inventors.

A state legislator in Mexico demands that Miley face punishment for twerking at a recent performance while one of her dancers spanked her with the Mexican flag.

Are we talking a 10-, 20- or 30-year stretch in a supermax prison? Nah - at most she'll get a fine.

Joan Rivers' doctor

A source at Manhattan's Yorkville Endoscopy tells CNN that Joan Rivers' personal ear-nose-throat doctor performed a biopsy of her vocal cords without the late comic's prior consent. While there, Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest. The source says the doctor took a selfie pic while Rivers was under anesthesia. The clinic tells People there was no biopsy.

Sherri's not seen baby

The baby Sherri Shepherd had once so badly wanted was born via surrogate on Aug. 5. Yet Shepherd has yet to meet the girl, Sherri's estranged second husband, Lamar Sally, tells People. The baby was conceived using Sally's sperm and a donor egg.

"[Sherri] said, 'I will love the baby like it's mine,' " says Sally. Yet while the surrogate mother was still pregnant, Shepherd filed for divorce.

Gossip petits fours

Taylor Swift, who describes her style as "feminine, leggy, and ever-changing," has been named People mag's Best Dressed of the Year. . . . Darrell Hammond, whose 14 seasons (1995 to 2009) on Saturday Night Live make him the longest-serving featured player, will return as the show's announcer, replacing the unflappable Don Pardo, who died last month at 96. . . . Magician Mat Franco, 25, has won America's Got Talent, proving once again that America is full of talented folk. . . . Liza Minnelli, 68, is recuperating after undergoing back surgery. The New York Post says Liza first hurt her back years ago while trying to pick up one of her dogs. It's not known whether the surgery is connected to that old injury

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