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The calls -- made to WPIX on May 11 and May 23 --- were traced back to a man named Freddy Caldwell ... according to the NY Post.

According to the paper, Caldwell was charged with falsely reporting an incident and aggravated harassment.

The creators of both shows have a mutual affinity for each other, which came together in a very meta way this week. During an episode of "Community" earlier this season, Abed (played by Danny Pudi) explained how he went to visit the set of "Cougar Town" and got to walk through a scene.

Although it wasn't exactly as Abed described (continuity error!!!), that scene aired this week ... with Abed not-so-conspicuously hanging in the background while two "CT" characters did their thing.

Oprah just went on Twitter and described her day ... saying, "Staying in pj's all day. Getting hair braided for summer vaca. Reading all ur emails. Watched Gayle K. Show with Stedman. On at 4-6 on OWN."

That's $39,285 PER DAY -- and that's just her baseline salary!!

According to the actress' minor contract, filed last week in L.A. County Superior Court, Abigail stands to earn ANOTHER $100K if domestic box office receipts for "NYE" exceed $150 mil.

And there's more ... If for some reason Abby has to shoot additional scenes in post-production, she'll earn an additional $39,285 per day for her troubles ... on top of everything else.

There were other issues too -- we're told Cheryl and fellow judge Paula Abdul had a "lack of chemistry" ... and Cheryl was more expendable.

Producers now want Cheryl to return to the UK version of the show -- but according to sources, Cheryl's royally pissed over how this situation was handled ... and may sever ties with "X-Factor" entirely.

Steve Jones will now be the only host on the show -- which debuts in September -- since Nicole Scherzinger will be filling Cheryl's seat on the judging panel.

It's unclear why Cheryl is out -- but we're told the replacement happened very recently.

Nicole was originally supposed to co-host the show with Steve Jones when it debuts in September -- but now, she'll be sitting on the judge's panel alongside Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and LA Reid.

Calls to Cowell's camp have not been returned.

Multiple sources close to both "Jersey Shore" stars tell us ... the guys had a long talk after the altercation and "worked out their issues."

We're told the whole fight went down in the first place after Ronnie had returned from a night of clubbing with his GF Sammi. Ronnie was pretty heated over an argument he had with Sammi ... and in his rage, "turned his anger towards Mike."

Sources tell us Ronnie began to talk smack to Sitch -- taking personal shots regarding Sitch's family -- and The Sitch eventually snapped.

The two men fought briefly before it was "quickly broken up" -- and Ronnie then blew off some steam by punching a wall and tearing up his knuckles.

CNBC President Mark Hoffman released a statement calling Haines a "building block" of the network's programming ... adding "Mark loved CNBC and we loved him back. He will be deeply missed."

Haines was a fixture on NBC's financial network for 22 years -- co-anchoring the "Squawk on the Street" show and providing commentary on everything from the dot com bubble burst to the current financial crisis.

A cause of death has not been released.

Haines was 65.

Warner Bros. released a statement saying, "We are very gratified by the Court’s decision which will allow the highly anticipated film, The Hangover 2, to be released on schedule this week around the world."

The rep continued, "[The tattoo artist's] failed attempt to enjoin H2 in order to try and extract a massive settlement payment from Warner Bros. was highly inappropriate and unwarranted."

As we previously reported, the tattoo artist claims he owns the copyright to Tyson's tat because he created it -- and WB never asked him for permission to use an exact replica of the design on Ed Helms' face in "Hangover 2."

In an interview with EW, Stephen King was quoted as saying, "I’ve heard rumblings about a Carrie remake ... Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White, hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast."

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... she said she was "stoked" when she heard King mention her name and thinks working with King "would be epic."

The grandmammies -- ages 42-77 -- will star in "America's Most Gorgeous Glam-mas" ... a new reality show that touts extreme old(er) lady lifestyles. The wing walker is only one of eight people in the entire world who do her thing in mid air, without a harness.

It doesn't stop there -- the list also includes a bull rider, and a really old model!

TMZ spoke with 29-year old Raushan Hammond -- who confirmed he has an active dating profile on the website PlentyOfFish.com.

Check out his opening line -- "Most know me as starring in a film called "HOOK" as the chubby lost boy who turns into pan at the end."

Apparently, a little self-promotion goes a long way -- because Raushan tells us he's been getting a pretty good response from potential lady friends.

Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Alicia Keys, Michael Jordan, Gayle King, Kelsey Grammer and Stevie Wonder all hit the Four Seasons hotel in Chicago Tuesday night for a party that was guarded by an army of private security.

Oprah arrived to the party around 12:30 AM and was AWESOME -- shaking hands with just about every single person at the shindig. As for Stedman -- dude must have had the night off because he was MIA.

Now for the food -- we're told Oprah had multiple service stations offering everything from shrimp cocktail to diced lobster tails and pulled pork sandwiches.

The dessert bar consisted of O's favorite sweets -- including a "make your own cotton candy" station.

The official announcement comes just a few hours after Schwarzenegger said he was putting all his future acting gigs in a holding pattern.

A rep for the animated project -- Arnold's first after leaving office -- tells TMZ, "In light of recent events, A Squared Entertainment, POW, Stan Lee Comics, and Archie Comics, have chosen to not go forward with the Governator project."

The rep would not specify if the project is completely dead or just postponed until Arnold's personal issues blow over.

One potential problem was the show's plot ... Arnold's character was supposed to fight crime with the help of his wife Maria and their four kids.

Arnold's office released the statement today -- claiming the actor has already asked his agent at CAA to discontinue his current film negotiations for the time being.

The statement continues, "Governor Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines."