THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Actress Arianne Bellamar is putting her #metoo story about actor Jeremy Piven on social media. Claims that she was sexually harassed by him a couple of times. 
• There was a line in this week's episode of "This is Us" that was quickly cut out prior to broadcast. It was when Justin Hartley's character, Kevin, was seen as a struggling actor in 2008. He is further depressed when an actor friend comes over and announces, "I just got a part in a Kevin Spacey movie!" 
• Now, production has been shut down on Kevin Spacey's series, "House of Cards." It's being called "until further notice." 
• Lady GaGa is engaged to her talent agent boyfriend Christian Carino. She said yes a couple of months ago after he asked her dad for his blessing. 
• Wendy Williams fainted during her TV show on Tuesday. 
• The FDA has issued a consumer update advising candy eaters who are 40 years of age or older to limit their gorging of black licorice to a maximum of two ounces (about three 1-inch pieces) a day -- or risk hospitalization from an irregular heart rhythm or arrhythmia. The agency's experts determined that the candy contains enough of the sweetening compound glycyrrhizin -- derived from the licorice root -- to significantly lower the body's potassium levels. 
• A Florida couple welcomed their brand-new baby boy into the world on Tuesday. He waited until four days after his due date, but not surprising he chose Halloween. The baby's name: Oskar Gray Frankenstein. 
• This year's holiday cup at Starbucks invites you to color it in yourself. 
• Less than 100 days to go until the Winter Olympics in South Korea. 
• It looks as though Iceland's biggest volcano is getting ready to erupt. 
• The Black Friday ads are starting to leak out. 
• According to a new survey, almost two-thirds of Americans, or 63 percent, report being stressed about the future of our country. 
• Josh Grobin was walking his dog Tuesday when the dog insisted they go to a nearby dog park. He was planning to be on the walkway of Tuesday's terror attack and could actually hear the gunshots when they went off. 
• Now six women have come forward and made sexual harassment claims against film-maker Brett Ratner. 
• A Japanese company is giving non-smokers an extra 6-days of vacation every year, to make up for all the lost time cause by smokers taking a smoke break.