What’s the word, everybody? We have reached the end of another week and there’s still scandal in the air with Obama and McCain having their second debate, the government bailing out insurance giant American International Group (AIG) and mixed martial arts favorite Kimbo Slice getting knocked the f– out in 14 seconds by Seth Petruzelli.

Congratulations to former American Idol contestants LaKisha Jones, who got married on Sunday (Oct. 5) and Paris Bennett, who gave birth to a new baby girl. Shout out to the sounding boards for always coming through in the 11th hour.

Until next time, here is…the Last Word for the week ending Oct. 10, 2008.

1. Halle Berry Educates on the Definition of Sexy

So with that, it may come as a surprise to find that Halle lists pasta (“spaghetti is sexy, especially when it's served off the tips of a man's fingers. I like that”), wine just before sex (“It relaxes me. But if I want to get a serious groove on – if I want an out-of-body experience – I'm all about the sloe-gin fizz”), undergarments (“I'm good-to-go in a tank top and bare feet – although every woman should own at least one good pair of pumps. That's really the only wardrobe you need for sex: a tank top and pumps.”) and forearms on a man among the things she finds sexy.

And if you’ve got a car and you’re Halle’s man, then you’ve hit the jackpot, as that seems to also rank on her list. The reason?

“…because it smells like him, because his shape is pressed into the seat, because it's littered with little bits of his life – his golf balls or his chocolate bar wrappers – and it's ripe with the smells of him. That's the car I most want to ride in,” Berry told Esquire as she confirms that all the talk about women being responsible for their own orgasms is “all true.”

“I wouldn't let a man control that. Not anymore,” she said. “Now I'd invite him to participate. I'll tell you this: I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency. I favor intensity.”

To quote Morris Day from Purple Rain, “I think I’m gon’ need a drink.” I’ll be looking at Illseed’s pics from the Esquire shoot if anybody needs me.

2. Robin Thicke Yearns for Self-Love

Like any singer, Robin Thicke appreciates the love he gets from fans. But the crooner recently admitted to being without a different kind of love when he admitted to wanting to be loved and needing love.

“Self-love, that's what I been missing, sometimes I still miss it; there's nothing more powerful than self- love,” Thicke told The Associated Press. “Because when we doubt ourselves and doubt each other, it really just comes from I don't have enough confidence in myself to be good or be kind, so I have to be mean or be rude and hold other people down and say, ‘You're not good enough because you're this and that.’ But if you have self-love and self-confidence you normally give it out more.”

Although I get what he’s saying, the struggle to me would be a lot easier if I were making more than enough to pay my bills with a successful singing career and beautiful wife like Paula Patton by my side to support me. But since every other female celebrity is getting hitched or having a baby, I guess I’ll have to settle on loving myself and the bill collectors who think enough of me to send those late payment notices.

Love.  Such a beautiful thing. Yes it is. Eat your heart out Robin.

3. Salma Hayek Joins the Fight Against Tetanus

Being a mom is changing Salma Hayek for the better.

According to reports, the actress is joining the fight against tetanus by supporting a partnership between Pampers and UNICEF. The alliance seeks to eradicate tetanus in mothers and babies around the world within four years. More than 50 million vaccines have been given to mothers and babies in developing countries, where, according to UNICEF, tetanus kills up to 140,000 infants and 30,000 women each year.

The effects of the condition hit Hayek especially hard when she met tetanus victims during a recent trip to Sierra Leone.

“One of the things that was very moving about the trip was to see 15-year-old girls, really young, taking responsibility for their lives and their children before they're born by saying ‘I am going to be healthy, I am going to take this vaccination,’” the movie star relayed to journalists at the United Nations.

As part of the campaign, Pampers will give UNICEF the money for one tetanus vaccine for every pack of specially marked diapers it sells before the end of the year. The company expects its efforts will produce 70 million more vaccinations.

4. Tyler Perry Receives Star-Studded Support for Making History

Playwright, filmmaker, entertainment mogul. Now history maker. Tyler Perry added that label to his resume by becoming the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio.

According to reports, Tyler Perry Studios will include more than 200,000 square feet of studio and office space as well as five sound stages that will be named after entertainment trailblazers Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Cicely Tyson. The fifth sound stage is currently unnamed. Perry’s TBS sitcoms House of Payne and Meet the Browns will be shot at the studio as well as other film projects.

The mogul officially launched his new studio on Saturday (Oct. 4) with a star-studded soiree in Atlanta. Among the guests on hand for the celebration were Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Poitier, Dee, Tyson, Louis Gossett, Jr., L.A. Reid, John Legend, America's Next Top Model winner Eva Pigford, Forest Whitaker and Whitney Houston. Sports icons Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds.

Despite his latest achievement, The AP reports that Perry faces criticism from the Writers Guild of America after firing four writers from House of Payne last week. Nevertheless, Will Smith couldn’t resist making a case for change in light of Perry’s historic studio launch.

“This is an American first, and the first in the universe,” the actor told People.com. “There is something happening in America and in the world that's powerful. He is not letting anyone get in his way. Those are the wonderfully naive, arrogant, humble, powerfully American concepts that make things powerful in this country. It's big.”

Hats off to Mr. Perry for making major waves. Major moves in entertainment and business. What’s next for aspiring history makers? The Presidency of the United States? Hmmmmm.

5. R. Kelly Seeks Court-Assisted Payback

R. Kelly continues to play with fire. With all the cases against him, it was only a matter of time before the vocalist struck a good note with the courts.

E! Online reports that Kells was awarded nearly $3.4 million in damages from concert promoter Leonard Rowe after a court-approved arbitrator determined that Rowe had been selling investment shares in Kelly's Double Up tour without the embattled hitmaker's permission. In addition, Rowe’s Georgia-based company, Rowe Entertainment was also ordered to pay Kelly’s legal bill for the lawsuit the singer filed in February.

With the new decision, Kells is looking to make sure he gets everything he is due. According to Billboard, R. Kelly Touring, a company that represents the singer, filed court documents Monday (Oct.6) in Los Angeles Superior Court that seeks a judge's confirmation of the $3.4 million award.

According to the suit, Kelly accuses Rowe Entertainment and Leonard Rowe of failing to pay him several million dollars in tour proceeds in full for shows scheduled for late last year and early 2008. Not surprisingly, documents show Rowe disputed the arbitration but didn’t offer any defense during a recent hearing.

With another court-related W under his belt, Kelly didn’t hesitate to speak out on the decision via a statement released by his rep Allan Mayer.

“I agreed to let Leonard Rowe promote my tour because he convinced me he was an underdog who deserved a chance to prove himself,” the statement read. “Like the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished.”

Stay tuned for the next episode of When Good Artists and Deeds Go Bad. Coming to a local bootlegger near you.

6. Beyoncé Goes the Extra Mile for New Album, Drops Wedding Details

With a highly anticipated movie coming in December and another one hitting theaters early next year, Beyoncé will be busy for a good while. But the songstress continues to not know the meaning of the word “rest” as she admitted to recording more than 70 songs for her forthcoming album in an effort to create “a sound that reveals all of me.”

“I am in a different place right now and I wanted people to see the many sides of me,” the 27-year-old diva wrote in a post on her official website about the album, which comes out Nov. 18.

While people can get a preview of those sides with B’s newly released singles, “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies,” everyone is still curious about her marriage to Jay-Z. Fortunately, Essence magazine came to the rescue by getting Beyonce to drop details about the hush hush affair as well as her and Jigga’s desire to maintain some type of privacy within their high profile lives.

As for the wedding, it turns that out that the event was, as Beyoncé put it, “very small and intimate.” And while she sports a rock on her finger now, Mrs. Carter was adamant about not having an engagement ring as she opted to get matching tattoos with Jay of the Roman numeral four on their ring fingers to ensure that a mark of some form is there in case they have to remove their rings.

Considering that Beyoncé’s birthday falls on Sept. 4 and Jigga’s birthday is Dec. 4 and their wedding anniversary is April 4, I guess it’s safe to say that the number 4 carries some weight. Let’s hope that age 44 for Jay is not an omen for the couple’s demise.

7. Eva Mendes Continues Sexy Talk

Just a few Words ago, Eva Mendes triggered discussion when she admitted to walking around the house in her birthday suit. Now the 34-year-old actress is weighing in again on all things sexy as she shared her opinion about nudity in America in the November issue of the Spanish edition of Vogue magazine. Let’s just say there’s room for improvement in the US.

“I love my country, but I believe that we are too quick to censor nudity,” Mendes said. “We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize and censor. I'm not at all ashamed or frightened about showing my body.”

I guess that can’t be too much of a shock, considering Eva has no problem with being labeled a sex object among her fans and admirers, provided it doesn’t become an obstacle for achieving bigger things.

“I love it, but it's not important to me to always be thought of as sexy,” she added. “I like it when it doesn't limit my career. It's a part of my life, but on a secondary plane.”

Where is Hugh Hefner when you need him?