Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:
• Fox News headliner Bill O'Reilly announced he is going on vacation and told viewers this time off was planned long before new allegations of sexual harassment surfaced. [The Washington Post]
• MTV is rebooting the "Fear Factor" reality show, with Ludacris as the new host guiding contestants through facing their fears. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Two notable deaths: Rock guitarist J. Geils, whose namesake band pumped out such hits as "Centerfold" and "Freeze Frame" in the early '80s, has died at 71 … and Dorotho Mengering, who as talk-show host David Letterman's mom became a recurring personality on his show, has died at 95. [WCVB, Rolling Stone]