Producers are handing out cash to keep locals away from Jennifer Aniston as she films her new movie in Standford, Conn.

“The production company has been paying all the neighbors $300, I guess as an inconvenience fee,” local resident Leon Jaworoski told Celebuzz.

But the three hundred Benjamins aren’t just for the benefit of the residents: producers are clearly hoping the money will keep peace on the set of the flick, an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch.

“We had asked if we could take pictures for fun because they are shooting right in front of our homes, but they said absolutely not,” Jaworoski said. “At one point paparazzi were on our lawn, but the police chased them away and told them to wait in their cars or off the property.”

“It got pretty hectic here,” he added. “It took them several hours to set up a scene for only a few minutes of filming Jennifer on the street in the neighborhood.”

It’s not the first time the film’s crew has run into difficulties while shooting: since filming began in early February, they’ve struggled to keep both the paparazzi and locals away from 44-year-old Aniston.

Said a set insider: “Producers were upset that some locals were shouting out Jennifer’s name and using flash photography to try and get pictures of her. They also found out that some paparazzi had paid a local resident to use their property to shoot Jennifer on the set. So when they moved to more rural location, they wanted to try and work with the local residents to make sure nothing like that happened again.”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the production said: “Inconvenience fees are a common practice in the industry. Ours were paid to residents surrounding a shoot location so we could park equipment and trucks in their driveways or place lighting instruments and machinery on their property.”

The movie — set for release in 2014 — follows two career criminals who team up to kidnap the wife of a corrupt real estate developer. When their ransom demands backfire and the jilted housewife demands their assistance in seeking revenge, the two criminals must rethink their plan.

Along with Aniston, the Switch adaption stars Isla Fischer, Tim Robbins and rapper-turned-actor Mos Def.

Would $300 keep you away from Jennifer Aniston — or would you need to be paid a whole lot more to avoid from the A-list actress? Leave your comments below.

Count Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon among the celebrity couples who’ve chosen to call it a day before the decade wraps up.

Following on the heartbreaking news of Brody Jenner and Jayde Nicole‘s split, the BBC reports that the longstanding Hollywood pair has split up, after 23 years together.

Saradon’s publicist released a statement reading,

“Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins, have announced that they separated over the summer.”

Over the summer?!!? Apparently they’ve been trying to figure out how to break the news to the world all this time.

Robbins, 51, and Sarandon, 63, met on the set of their 1988 movie Bull Durham. Though never married, the two have two sons, Jack Henry, 20. and Miles Guthrie, 17, together.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama has drawn major support from the Hollywood community, not the least of which was displayed at the Democratic National Convention in August.

And today, Election Day, the quest all finally comes to an end—possibly in victory for the 47-year-old Senator from Illinois.

But don’t expect to see many famous faces holding court with Obama tonight at his rally in Chicago, says the Sun Times.

”There really only needs to be one star in Grant Park, and that’s Barack,” an anonymous elected official told the paper.

”There will be plenty of time for a new President Obama to be surrounded by famous fans, all hopeful about a new administration.”

The newspaper notes that while Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Sean ”Diddy” Combs, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Ben Affleck were advised to skip the Chicago festivities and focus on attending the expected Obama inauguration in January, there’s one person you just don’t say no to: Oprah Winfrey.

The upcoming 30 Rock star is expected to join the Obama family to watch the returns in the candidate’s suite at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

And once the big “O” sets her mind to something, there’s no stopping her.