Don't know if Santa will even have access to the chimney of the Glendale City Jail, but that's where he'll have to go to give "24" star Kiefer Sutherland his Christmas gifts this year.

The actor turned himself in at the jail yesterday to begin serving 48 days for a DUI conviction -- his second -- and violating probation.

Of course, jail officials say star or not, the Kiefster will be treated just like the other 95 inmates there.

"The fact that he's a celebrity -- he checked that when he checked in," Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams told TMZ.

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"Dancing With The Stars" fans can exhale -- dark-haired hunk Maxim Chmerkovsky will be swiveling his hips for another season of the show.

Max was partnered with Mel B this season and although everybody and their mommas thought she was destined to take the disco ball, it went to racecar driver Helio Castroneves.

Anyway, Max, obviously disillusioned at coming in second and tired, hinted that he might not return.

He told People he made the comments "at a time when I was very stressed out."

But, now that he's had a week to rest, he assured his fans that he'll be back.

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A judge has ruled that a lawyer who sued "High School Musical" cutie Vanessa Hudgens for breach of contract can proceed with his lawsuit, which seeks $150,000 in owed fees, reports People.

Brian Schall says Vanessa agreed in 2005 to pay him 5 percent of her earnings and he said she earned $5 million with his assistance. Hopefully, she put some of that in the bank for attorney's fees.

But she says she was a minor and also voided the contract soon after she signed it.

Anyway, some more attorneys will get rich figuring this out.

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Speaking of money, we sure wish we had some.

Anybody that knows us knows we are big history buffs and there's a wonderful historical treasure being auctioned off today by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati.

It's a rare daguerreotype of the famous abolitionist John Brown.

If you don't know who John Brown is then you better ask somebody.

JB was a staunch abolitionist who didn't shy away from violence and was known for leading attacks against slave-holding properties and transporting slaves to the north.

He was hanged after an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Va.

Anyway, the portrait up for auction was taken by another abolitionist and one of America's first black photographers, Augustus Washington. It's one of only five such photos of Mr. Brown known to exist. One of the other ones is in the Smithsonian.

"It's the most important photograph we've handled in our 13 years of existence," said auctioneer Wes Cowan.

The photo is estimated to be worth $60,000-$80,000.

Listen, Wes, we don't have all the money right now, but we could put something on it. Do you have layaway?

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Anyone who loves talent, admires perseverance and wants to see some folks who are true role models, should head to Westinghouse High School auditorium 4 p.m. Sunday for a performance by Birdie Nichols' Glorious Rebirth.

The group is an offshoot of the choir that started at Westinghouse and this is going to be a celebration of some of the school's alumni.

Urban League CEO Esther Bush will be in the house, as will Doris Carson Williams of the Minority Chamber of Commerce, and Oliver Byrd, senior vice president of Bank of New York, Mellon.

Donations will be accepted for the Glorious Rebirth scholarship fund.

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Jack Nicholson, who's almost as famous for his love life as he is for his acting, tells Parade Magazine, that one-time girlfriend Anjelica Huston jacked him up after he told her that he got his chick on the side, Rebecca Broussard, pregnant.

First, he said, she told him that he has to financially support the woman carrying his child.

Then, she came down to where he was working at the time, and knocked him into next week. "She really beat me up, I tell you. Anjelica can punch!" Jack said.