VIN DIESEL APPARENTLY REEVALUATING CAREER "Columbia Pictures hasn’t tired of 'XXX' … The studio is in discussions with producer Joe Roth for a new version of 'XXX,' one that would bring back Vin Diesel as star and Rob Cohen as director. The duo teamed on the 2002 original, which starred Diesel as Xander Cage, an extreme sports enthusiast who gets drafted by the government for a dangerous mission. Diesel has agreed to return and so has Cohen, but talent deals won’t be worked out until the studio pact is made. … Diesel had bowed out of an encore, but it is also believed that his salary quote had gotten too expensive for a modestly successful picture. Diesel also bowed out of a starring role in the first sequel to 'The Fast and the Furious' — '2 Fast 2 Furious' — opting for a cameo in that pic. He skipped the third pic, 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,' but will reteam with original co-star Paul Walker in the franchise’s fourth go-round, 'Fast & Furious' …"

New research calls into question a study suggesting circumcision halves a man's chances of contracting HIV, a claim detailed at length in 2006 in this former "Most E-Mailed" New York Times article. According to one expert, the latest data shows the 2006 findings to be "spurious and unsupported" and more related to behavior than physicality. Whoops.

Sorry you got such a bad rap, hooded friends. To make you feel more included, after the jump, we've made a list of all your ALLEGEDLY uncircumcised brethren in Hollywood.

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