The stepdad of Teen Mom star Gary Shirley has been charged with molesting a young girl for years, starting at the age of eight. According to court records, 60-year-old Jody Patterson is facing four felony counts of child molestation. Two of the counts are first degree felonies and two of the counts are fourth degree…
Love After Lockup Season 6 inmate Martel is facing multiple felony charges in Georgia after he fell asleep in his car while allegedly in possession of drugs and a loaded gun. Martel dated Kaylah Jackson on the show. He had just finished serving 13 years of a 25-year prison sentence for drug possession and distribution….
Chuck Potthast, known for his appearances on TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé as the father of Elizabeth Castravet, passed away on November 9, 2025, at the age of 64. Recent autopsy findings have confirmed that his death resulted from blunt force injuries sustained during a fall in his bathtub. According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s…
Mikayla Nogueira has confirmed that she and her husband, Cody Hawken, are divorcing after two years of marriage. The TikTok star shared the news in an emotional video posted to her account on February 12, 2026, telling followers that the couple had decided to separate in 2025 but had kept the matter private until now….
Sunday night on Instagram, she posted a photo of herself as a gladiator (with the cat from her famous meme,) with the words, “Were you entertained?? I am embarassed for the @NFL and Apple for the Super Bowl half time show totally in Spanish with a Cuban flag !!” Wednesday night, she completely backtracked and…
Love After Lockup and Life After Lockup star LaTisha Collier was in court today for a lawsuit filed by her former client Colleen Miller. LaTisha was representing herself in court, and she reportedly told the judge she didn’t knwo the trial was today. She asked the judge for a continuance so that she could retain…
Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his iconic role as Dawson Leery on the hit 1990s teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” has died at age 48 after a battle with colorectal cancer. Van Der Beek passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, February 11, 2026, according to a statement posted to his Instagram account by…
Former Breaking Amish and Return To Amish star Sabrina Burkholder continues to struggle. According to court documents, the 39-year-old former reality star was evicted in December for unpaid rent — her second eviction in less than a year. The complaint for eviction was filed in November of 2025. It reveals Sabrina signed a one-year lease…
Mykelti Padron, daughter of Sister Wives stars Kody and Christine Brown, has revealed a surprising chapter from the early years of her marriage: she seriously considered living a polygamous lifestyle with her husband, Tony Padron. On the Growing Up in Polygamy podcast, the 29-year-old daughter shared that she once thought about living a polygamous life…
The halftime performance, a joyful celebration of Latin American culture, featured the legal nuptials of a couple who invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. According to Bad Bunny’s public relations team, they received an invitation to be a part of the halftime show. Bad Bunny was a witness to the wedding and signed their marriage…
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 star Lily Tiana got married! Lily made the announcement on Facebook and Instagram over the weekend. “We got married,” Lily began her wedding photo gallery caption, adding the 💍, ❤️ and 🎎 emoji. More from Lily’s caption: Hello everyone! On February 7, 2026, I married my love….
Clavicular (real name Braden Peters) has landed himself in yet another controversy after being detained during a live Kick livestream near Arizona State University. Viewers claimed the streamer was arrested for allegedly using a fake ID to enter a bar while underage. Throughout the moment, Clavicular appeared calm, even telling viewers to smile before his…
Love After Lockup star Bianca DePalo is married! Bianca DePalo Tishman married Nic Tishman on Friday, February 6 in Florida. Bianca, who is currently pregnant and due next month, broke the news by sharing photos on social media and revealing her wedding date on Facebook. Bianca has only shared a couple photos of herself and…
If 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Rick Van Vactor is no stranger to getting into dramatic fights as public spectacle. Prior to appearing on TLC, Rick was a professional wrestler in California under the names Brian Boyer and “Sexy” Rick Sadist. @Shabootydotcom on Instagram was the first major outlet in the 90…
Alexa Curtin, 33, was recently discovered at a local gas station in the crime-ridden streets of Lancaster, California, with missing teeth and two missing fingers. In a recent street interview with YouTuber LA To You Int. filmed in Lancaster, California, Alexa revealed she is currently homeless and struggling with fentanyl addiction after years of legal…
Celebrity stylist and fashion icon Rachel Zoe is getting candid about the end of her 26-year marriage to Rodger Berman, revealing the dramatic moments that pushed her to finally file for divorce after being separated for almost a year. During a recent episode of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” the designer announced that she…
Love During Lockup‘s Kayleigh revealed on a recent episode that she went eight years without speaking to her mother Lori because Lori was “in prison and addicted to drugs.” As Kayleigh talked about her mother’s past, WE TV shared a mug shot photo of Lori from 2012. Lori was arrested multiple times between 2012 and…
Alaia Baldwin Aronow, the 33-year-old model and older sister of Hailey Bieber, is facing potential jail time after Georgia prosecutors filed criminal charges related to a February 2024 altercation at a Savannah nightclub. On January 26, 2026, prosecutors formally charged Aronow with four misdemeanor offenses: simple battery, simple assault, battery, and criminal trespass, according to…
Unexpected Season 7 mom Mia Quebedeaux and her family are currently homeless after their house burned down over the weekend. The fire occurred on Sunday, January 25 in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Firefighters stated the blaze likely started in a barbecue pit, which Mia seemed to confirm when she spoke to Unfiltered With Kiran. Mia and…
My 600-Lb Life star Charity Pierce has passed away at the age of 50. Charity’s daughter Charly Jo broke the news with an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday. Here is Charity’s full post, including a photo with her mom’s hand: In case the screen cap is difficult to read, here’s what Charly Jo wrote: I…
Reality star Brandi Glanville has been struggling for years with a mysterious health ailment that has affected her face, and she has attributed it to parasites. This week, Brandi unveiled the latest change to her appearance on Instagram following an extended struggle with facial disfigurement. “I wish I knew I’ve been in &out of the…
Starcasm broke the news last month that Love During Lockup Season 5 star Justin Johnson passed away in July while still incarcerated. Unfortunately, Justin’s passing was not the first for the Love After Lockup franchise. As of January 27, 2026, five main cast member from Love After Lockup, Love During Lockup, and Life After Lockup…
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, offers a detailed explanation for his behavior during bipolar episodes and apologizes to the Jewish and Black communities in a lengthy statement published as an ad in the Wall Street Journal. “To Those I’ve Hurt: Twenty-five years ago, I was in a car accident that broke my jaw and…
When Kody Brown and Janelle Brown decided to enter into a spiritual marriage in 1993, they made a wedding date choice that would become a lasting source of tension in their plural family: they initially planned to marry on January 16, Kody’s first wife and Janelle’s former sister-in-law Meri Brown’s birthday. The decision, which was…
Meri Brown is finally addressing the emotional complexity of watching her former sister-in-law become her sister wife. In an exclusive preview for the upcoming Sister Wives “One-on-One” special (Part 3,) the reality star shared candid insights about the challenges she faced when Janelle Brown joined her marriage to Kody Brown—particularly given that Janelle had previously…
NYC-based influencer Halley Kate McGookin, 24, announced her engagement to boyfriend of two years, Reed Williams, on January 23 in an Instagram post. The proposal took place in a park in Switzerland, and Williams had secretly hired a photographer who hid in the bushes to capture the special moment. “found out Reed not only cooks…
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the 38-year-old Jersey Shore star, shared the news in a TikTok video posted on Jan. 21, 2026, revealing that after undergoing a colposcopy and biopsy, her doctor called with concerning news about the presence of cancerous cells at the top of her cervix. Polizzi explained that she has been dealing with abnormal…
Actress Natasha Lyonne publicly disclosed on Friday that she has relapsed after nearly 10 years of sobriety, using social media to share her experience with characteristic honesty and a message of support for others facing similar struggles. “Took my relapse public. More to come,” the Russian Doll actress wrote on X, followed by a more…
Former Bachelorette star Emily Maynard Johnson has officially become a grandmother at age 39. She announced via Instagram on Friday that her daughter, Ricki Hendrick, 20, had given birth to her daughter Romi. Maynard, 39, shared a photo of herself and her husband, Tyler Johnson, holding the newborn in the hospital. Emily had Ricki when…
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Rick Van Vactor is no stranger to looking for love abroad. Prior to dating Trisha from Madagascar on the current season, Rick married a Nigerian woman named Chinny. RICK VAN VACTOR AND EX-WIFE CHINNY DETAILS “I was married to Samson and Fredrick’s mom Chinny for seven years,”…
The Tragic Incident On June 29, 2025, 20-year-old Maya Hernandez left her two young sons, one-year-old Amillio Gutierrez and his two-year-old brother, strapped in their car seats outside a medical spa in Bakersfield, California. Hernandez was getting a liquid Brazilian butt lift (BBL) at the Always Beautiful Medical Spa while temperatures outside reached 101 degrees…
Netflix’s latest true crime sensation, Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story, since landing on the streaming service this month. If it feels like a Lifetime movie, that’s because it its! This 2022 Lifetime movie dramatizes one of New Jersey’s most shocking murder cases—but how closely does it follow the actual events? Here’s what really happened….
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Varya Malina shared an Instagram post on Tuesday inviting her followers to go to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals in Knoxville today to show support for her fiancé, Geoffrey Paschel. Geoffrey, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the brutal assault and kidnapping of…
Firerose, the Australian singer and ex-wife of Billy Ray Cyrus, has released shocking audio recordings that appear to capture the country music star berating her in an explosive verbal confrontation. The audio, shared publicly on TikTok on Tuesday (1/20/26) features Cyrus shouting profanities while Firerose can be heard sobbing in the background. The recordings paint…
Jason Rader, a math teacher at Billings Senior High School, was stabbed during a violent altercation on January 13, 2026. The attack occurred at approximately 4:23 PM, after regular school hours, shocking the Billings, Montana community. What Happened? Jason Rader, a math teacher at Billings Senior High School, was stabbed during a violent altercation on…
More evidence has surfaced indicating 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days stars Forrest and Sheena met in person at least once (possibly multiple times) prior to filming their “first meeting” for the show. As Starcasm previously reported, a friend of Sheena’s wished her happy birthday on Facebook in 2019. The message auto-generated an animated…
On the latest episode of Sister Wives Meri Brown revealed that every dollar from the sale of her Las Vegas home went straight to Kody Brown and Robyn Brown. Meri stated this was “the loan that I gave to purchase Robyn’s house in Flagstaff”. The Divorce Decree Dispute According to Kody, their divorce decree specified…
Katie Bates Clark has made her first statement after her husband Travis announced to the world that he has cheated on her just a day after she shared an emotional video telling the world about her miscarriage. In an Instagram post, Katie writes about what a “painful” time this is for her, and revealed that…
“My traumas were eating me alive,” Tana says about her days of substance abuse. Tana Mongeau has been a social media influencer since she was a young teen, and after a year of sobriety she’s opening up about the years of substance abuse that was normalized in the Los Angeles scene that helped her escape…
When Olga Tsvyk accepted a slice of cheesecake from an acquaintance in August 2016, she had no idea she was about to become the victim of one of New York City’s most twisted murder plots. The seemingly innocent dessert would leave her fighting for her life—and expose a criminal scheme so outlandish it could have…
Teen Mom Young and Pregnant star Rachel Beaver has been arrested and is currently behind bars in Tennesse. According to jail records, the 23-year-old was booked into the Knox County Jail early in the AM hours on January 19. UPDATE – Rachel has been charged with public intoxication. UPDATE – Rachel was released on her…
In a devastating 24-hour period, Bringing Up Bates alum Katie Bates Clark experienced what can only be described as compounding tragedy—first announcing the loss of her third pregnancy, then learning her husband had been unfaithful. On January 16, 2026, the 25-year-old reality star shared an emotional video documenting her pregnancy journey that ended in heartbreak….
Island Boys member Frank “Franky” Venegas was found guilty earlier this month of multiple criminal charges stemming from his February, 2025 firearm arrest. The 24-year-old is still facing a drug paraphernalia charge after his New Year’s Eve arrest. FRANK VENEGAS GUILTY OF FIREARM POSSESSION Franky Venegas (aka Kodiyakredd) pleaded no contest to multiple firearm possession…
The daughter of 90 Day Fiancé star Molly Hopkins found herself back behind bars in Georgia last week. According to jail records, Olivia Hopkins was arrested at approximately 10:30 PM on January 9 for a series of misdemeanors, including driving on a revoked or suspended license. The 26-year-old was released the following evening just after…
90 Day Fiancé Season 6 star Leida Margaretha is facing 24 new felony counts for forgery, theft, wire fraud, and bail jumping. According to court documents obtained by Starcasm, all of the new charges stem from Leida allegedly taking money from a pavement company she used to work for. Between November, 2023 and February, 2024,…
Brenay Montague, formerly Brenay Kennard, who lost a $1.75 million lawsuit this past November for sleeping with her ex-friend Akira Montague’s husband, appeared in court yesterday for violating a restraining order and contempt of court. Attorney Robonetta B. Jones, who’s representing Montague, said the restraining order was issued prior to the verdict in Montague’s lawsuit….
Teen Mom alum Farrah Abraham sent shockwaves through the pop culture universe by announcing her bit to run for Mayor of Austin, TX. She put together a social media campaign promising to deliver change on everything from affordable housing to boosting women entrepreneurs in the city. And, of course, she vowed to “keep Austin weird,”…
Congratulations are in order for Unexpected Season 3 mom Rilah Ferrer as she revealed on social media this week she is currently pregnant with her second child! Rilah’s new boyfriend Eddie was the first to break the news publicly. He shared an Instagram story post with a positive pregnancy test. “Blessing to the new year,”…
The new season of TLC’s popular teen pregnancy docuseries Unexpected is making headlines because one of the couples includes a 13-year-old dad-to-be. However, the timeline of the pregnancy indicates he was actually 12 years old when the baby was conceived. UNEXPECTED BELLA AND HUNTER Unexpected Season 7 features Bella and Hunter from Arkansas. According to…
On Nov. 16, 2012, Megan Zanella was 13 when she saw her mother, Lisa Knoefel, stabbed over 170 times by her foster sister Sabrina Zunich, who was 17 at the time. She tells her harrowing POV on the first episode of Season 19 of Evil Lives Here. Megan used to look up to Sabrina as…
OnlyFans creators Sania Blanchard, 34, and Jordan Lantry, 31, caused chaos before boarding, refused to leave first class, and did gymnastics while in handcuffs at Miami International Airport on Friday (Jan 10, 2026) The two, who go by Sania Mallery and Lacey Jane on the adult content site, were arrested after authorities responded to reports…
Tuesday (Jan. 13) Sami Sheen (daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards) posted an explosive TikTok implying that her sister Lola is dating her ex-boyfriend. “Imagine finding out your sister and ex-boyfriend have been seeing each other behind your back this whole time,” she wrote in text over a video of her looking shocked. @samisheen…
On a recent episode of his podcast The Magnificent Others, Billy shared his opinion: “In many cases, the most Satanic representation in music over the last 20 years has been the popstars. Because they are knowingly creating a false image, and they are servile to a false image to the point of jacking up their…
Tammy Slaton was her sister Amy Slaton’s maid of honor for her first wedding to Michael Halterman in 2019, but not for her second marriage to Brian Lovvorn on Halloween of 2025. In a preview clip for the upcoming episode of 1000-lb Sisters, Amy gets emotional when she asks her friend Lee Lee to be…
Jake Martin, 23-year-old former child YouTube star of DaddyOFive fame, was arrested on December 28, 2025 for “malicious wounding” of a teen at a basketball game in Hedgesville, West Virginia. Jake reportedly hit the victim in the face, and the teenager required hospitalization for their wounds. He was held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention…
TLC just announced their popular teen pregnancy reality series Unexpected will return for a seventh season on Monday, February 16 at 9/8c. Despite previous reports to the contrary, the new season doesn’t appear to include any returning moms from previous seasons. There are four teen couples ranging in ages from 13 to 18. Yes, one…
In a shocking revelation during the Sister Wives Tell-All, Kody Brown admitted he considered selling the family’s Coyote Pass property without Meri’s consent, then paying her later at his convenience. The admission sparked outrage from Meri’s friend Jen and exposed deep fractures in the family’s trust. A big point of contention was whose idea it…
Last November, social media personality Brenay Kennard lost a $1.75 million alienation of affection lawsuit to Akira Montague for cheating with her husband, Tim Montague. Brenay and Tim are now married, but their legal battles are far from over. Tim is currently being sued by Brendan’s ex-husband, Devon Mayo, for a whopping $3.3 million. The…
Former OnlyFans star Camilla Araujo is facing intense backlash over her newly launched “Becoming Her” mentorship course, with critics accusing her of running a scam that preys on aspiring creators. The course costs between $2,000 and $8,000 and features high-pressure sales tactics, requests for invasive information like applicants’ credit scores and income, and content that…
The domestic violence charges against 90 Day Fiancé star Veronica Rodriguez and her fiancé Seth Daryoushfar have been dismissed, Starcasm can exclusively reveal. Court records indicate Veronica’s charge of misdemeanor domestic violence and Seth’s charge of misdemeanor assault on a female were both dropped by the prosecutor on January 12 because neither party was willing…
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