World’s Ugliest Dog Top Pedigree 2009 Miss Ellie passes away

ByAsa Hawks

I had the joy of writing an article last year about Miss Ellie, the a pure breed Chinese crested hairless from Tennessee who took home top honors in the pedigree category at the 2009 Sonoma-Marin Fair’s Ugliest Dog Competition. Sadly, we just received notice from Miss Ellie’s owner, Dawn Goehring, that Miss Ellie passed away this week. Keep reading for an adorable photo of Miss Ellie, a video with Dawn and links to Miss Ellie’s web site promoting her efforts to raise one million dollars to help build a new animal shelter.

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EXCLUSIVE Did The Bachelorette’s Ty Brown cheat on wife Lindsey Grant?

ByAsa Hawks

The Bachelorette contestant Ty Brown confessed to Ali Fedotowsky in Monday night’s episode that he had been married before, telling her he “got divorced and it was not a bad divorce, it was one of those things where it just wasn’t right.” Ty’s ex-wife Lindsey Grant has a different story to tell!

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VIDEO Twilight Eclipse girls pose for Vanity Fair shoot

ByAsa Hawks

The July issue of Vanity Fair will include a vamped up photo shoot featuring a sexy six pack of young actresses from The Twilight Saga: Esclipse, due to take over theaters June 30. Representing Team Edward on the blood-sucking side of things are Count Dractresses Dakota Fanning, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, and Bryce Dallas Howard while Team Jacob is represented by a lone werewolf, Julia Jones. Keep reading to see a sample photo and watch a sneak peek, behind-the-scenes video clip featuring interviews with four of the girls!

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Kim Zolciak bikini photos!

ByAsa Hawks

I must have been a good blogger this year because Bikini Claus left me (and the world!) a fantastic present today! Check out these Kimtrulescent photos of The Real Mistress of Atlanta Kim Zolciak showing off Big Papa’s Big Tatas while relaxing in a tiny blue bikini with her daughter, Brielle, in Miami yesterday!

She’s got the wig and she’s got the booze, but keep reading to find out which Kimmy-Z accessory is missing!

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INTERVIEW Countess LuAnn’s “Money Can’t Buy You Class” video was leaked!

ByAsa Hawks

Fans of The Real Housewives of New York City were taken by surprise Friday when the much-anticipated debut music video for “Money Can’t Buy You Class” by the Countess LuAnn de Lesseps surfaced online with no notice or fanfare. As it turns out, LuAnn and her record label Ultra Records were also surprised by the unannounced release, which occurred as they were still making plans for both private and public premiere events! That’s right, the video was leaked!

Read our exclusive interview with the video’s creative director James “Jersey” Murray who talks with us about the leak and what it was like working with The Countess!

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Bachelorette weatherman Jonathan Novack beat up while working at WSVN?

ByAsa Hawks

One of the 25 guys competing for the heart of Ali Fedotowsky in season 6 of The Bachelorette is 30-year-old Jonathan Novack, a weatherman and on-air personality currently living and working in Houston, Texas.

Originally from Boston, Jonathan’s career has moved him all over the country including stints with WAER in Syracuse, KCBD-TV in Lubbock and WSVN in Miami, Florida. I’m sure Jonathan did his fair share of tropical storm coverage while in Miami, but his extensive meteorological education didn’t help when Hurricane Tom rolled into town! Read all about how fellow WSVN weatherman Tom Johnston whooped up on “Chicken Legs” while both were employed at the station, leading to Johnston’s termination and potential promotion for Novack!

PHOTOS Lindsay Lohan as Linda Lovelace ‘Inferno’ movie posters

ByAsa Hawks

Photographer Tyler Shields unveiled two versions of the movie poster for the upcoming movie Inferno featuring Lindsay Lohan as adult film star Linda Lovelace. This officially marks the halfway point in the lifespan of the public’s interest in the film, which is scheduled to all but disappear just after the release of the grainy trailer showing Lindsay Lohan in suggestive poses and getting smacked around by her pimp/husband. Keep reading to see the posters!

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VIDEO The Bachelorette sneak peek Speedo calendar shoot

ByAsa Hawks

How does a woman decide between 17 attractive single males, all vying for her hand in marriage? She takes ’em down to the beach for a charity Speedo calendar shoot! Or at least that’s what Ali Fedotowsky is going to do in Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette! Keep reading to see the dehumanizing meat market!

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The Bachelorette’s Chris Lambton video shot by the Cape Cod Times

ByAsa Hawks

Contestants on popular reality shows often become the talk of their hometowns, and that is literally the case with The Bachelorette contestant Chris Lambton! Friends and neighbors of Chris talked to CapeCodOnline.com for the site’s multimedia series called CapeCast. See what they had to say about Chris and whether or not they think he has what it takes to win the heart of Ali.

Listen to new Arcade Fire songs “The Suburbs” and “Month of May”

ByAsa Hawks

Listen to the two brand new tracks from Canadian super group Arcade Fire. The songs were discovered by shopper Chris Ward, who found the 12″ white-label vinyl disc featuring “The Suburbs” and “Month of May” while shopping at a Glasgow record store! the songs made it into the hands of BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and eventually the internet! Keep reading to listen to both new tracks!

PHOTOS Model Alice Dellal powders her nose… with coke?

ByAsa Hawks

It seems like every week we get some “celebrity” photographed with a mysterious white powder in their nose, on their face, or even in their shoes. This week’s blowtograph features the rail-like alternamodel Alice Dellal. The 23-year-old Brazilian model, famous for her partly shaved hairstyle and punk personality, was photographed leaving the Louis Vuitton Bond Street Maison Launch party in London Tuesday with a little sumpum-sumpum in her left nostril!

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Biggest Loser winner Michael Ventrella before and after photos

ByAsa Hawks

Michael Ventrella won Biggest Loser Couples by shedding over half of his original weight of 526 pounds, finishing up a svelte 262 at Tuesday night’s weigh-in. Not only did Michael set the record for the heaviest contestant to ever participate in the nine seasons of the show, but he also broke Danny Cahill’s weight loss record of 239 pounds from last year!

See lots of before and after photos of Michael’s amazing transformation!

Danny Provenzano mug shot
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RHONJ Danny Provenzano’s mug shot and criminal record

ByAsa Hawks

The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Danielle Staub played right into the mafia stereotypes the show is often accused of by bringing in convicted felon Danny Provenzano to be her bodyguard for an event at the rival Manzo family’s charity fundraiser. See Danny’s mug shot and read his criminal record that includes a racketeering conviction and over four years behind bars!

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Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato split up

ByAsa Hawks

For all the young girls out there with hopes of becoming a Jonas sister-in-law, your chances just got a lot better because Joe Jonas is single and ready to mingle! Actually, I don’t know if the furry-browed one is ready to mingle, but according to a source for People, he is single!

Despite the split, Demi will still be touring with the Jonas Brothers this summer. So if you plan to be the next Mrs. Jonas (or Mr. Lovato) keep reading for a list of tour dates to find out when these young swingers will be near you!

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U2 cancels 2010 North American tour after Bono’s back surgery

ByAsa Hawks

U2 frontman Bono had emergency back surgery in Germany Friday and rehabilitation will sideline the rocker until at least August 6, which means the entire 16-show North American leg of the band’s tour has to be postponed. Keep reading to find out more details about his diagnosis and what he had to say about having to also cancel U2’s headlining performance at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival.

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Bachelorette’s Ty Brown’s ex-wife Lindsey Grant photos and bio

ByAsa Hawks

Guitar-picking Ty Brown from Nashville mentioned in his bio video during the season premiere of The Bachelorette tonight that he was married for two years and just recently got a divorce. I’m sure all of you Ali fans are curious about this hunky good ol’ boy suitor and are wondering about his first wife, so I tracked down all the information the internet had to offer on singer/songwriter Lindsey Grant and compiled it for you in a convenient little blog post!

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PHOTOS Rihanna flashes her Vuh-Jay-Jay-Z at the BBC Big Weekend 2010 concert

ByAsa Hawks

I don’t think anyone would dispute the fact that Rihanna knows how to use sex to sell records, but after some disappointing sales from her latest album Rated R she might be pushing the sinvelope a little too far. During her performance at BBC Radio 1’s ‘Big Weekend 2010’ held in Bangor, Wales yesterday Rihanna got a little “in your face” with her “intimate place” if you know what I mean.

Also, see how Ke$ha once again failed at shock fashion while demeaning the American Flag and Wonder Woman.

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Is ‘Knight and Day’ in trouble? Tom Cruise called in for reshoots

ByAsa Hawks

The Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz action comedy Knight and Day will hit theaters June 24, but according to a source on the set, film crews are preparing for Cruise to come in for reshoots this afternoon! Could this be a bad sign for a film Cruise is hoping will return him to blockbuster status? (Includes both Knight and Day movie trailers)

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Brittany Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack found dead from possible overdose

ByAsa Hawks

Five months after Brittany Murphy was found unconscious in the bathroom of her Los Angeles home by her mother, Sharon Murphy, and later pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene, her widower was found unconscious by Sharon Murphy in the same home in the master bedroom. Simon Monjack, who married the late Brittany Murphy in 2007, was pronounced dead on the scene after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.

Read more details about the eerie similarities in the couple’s deaths and see photos of them together.

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Pretty Wild season finale preview – Will there be a season 2?

ByAsa Hawks

E!’s controversial reality series Pretty Wild concludes this evening with what is sure to be 30 minutes of jaw-droppingly explosive reality drama! Find out what’s in store tonight when the only reality show featuring a star convicted of a felony and sentenced to prison wraps up! (Hint: There are courtroom scenes, drugs and a tiny silver bikini!)

Also, we asked E! about whether or not Pretty Wild will be back for a second season – find out their response!

Lindsay Lohan’s new Chanel tattoos are fake

ByAsa Hawks

I just published a post with photographs of Lindsay Lohan’s new skin art, which includes a bird and a Chanel pendant. Being that I am a celebrity blogger and have nothing better to do on a Saturday, I did some more research into the meaning of LiLo’s new body art and what I found out was utterly….. disappointing.

The tattoos are “temporary skin art” available from Chanel.com for $75.00. Keep reading to find out more and order your own Lindsay Lohan arm kit!

PHOTOS Yo Gabba Gabba’s Muno and Brobee at Nickelodeon’s ‘Mega Music Fest’

ByAsa Hawks

Nickelodeon held its inaugural ‘Mega Music Fest’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 22, 2010 and among the celebrities in attendance were Yo Gabba Gabba! stars Muno and Brobee! Also in attendance? La chica muy atrevida, Dora the Explorer! Oh, and John Leguizamo.

Chronicles of Narnia 3 poster ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’

ByAsa Hawks

20th Century Fox has released its first The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie poster! The movie is the third installment of the Chronicles of Narnia movies based on the series of books by C. S. Lewis and will be directed by Michael Apted. Keep reading to see the full poster and a list of the cast for the film!

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
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PHOTOS Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaces Megan Fox in Transformers 3

ByAsa Hawks

Just a few days after it was announced Megan Fox would not be returning for the third installment of the Transformers movie franchise GeekWeek.com is reporting that her replacement has been cast and it is Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley!

Keep reading to see photos of Rosie as well as a video clip of her only known acting experience. (It’s okay, she’s wearing lingerie throughout.)

Britney Spears prom photo

ByAsa Hawks

The folks over at Celebuzz dug up this gem, which shows Britney Spears at her prom wearing a red-hot flame-chested dress. Sadly, for those Britney schadenfreudians out there, she looks pretty darn good! I was hoping she would be with some doofus in a light blue ruffled shirt, but alas!

How did Britney Spears even go to prom? Didn’t she already have five albums and a kid by then?

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PHOTOS Cheryl Cole wows at ‘Outside The Law’ Cannes premiere

ByAsa Hawks

See the amazing dress that X-Factor Judge and former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole wore on the red carpet at the premiere of Outside the Law in Cannes tonight that caused this photographer’s jaw to hit the ground!

Oh, and find out a little bit about the controversial film, which the French government almost banned from the festival altogether!

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PHOTOS Ronan Keating’s alleged mistress Francine Cornell

ByAsa Hawks

Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating and his wife of twelve years, Yvonne Connolly, announced they were splitting up yesterday. The former couple issued a statement saying that the split was “amicable” but reports are beginning to emerge that their separation was caused by Ronan Keating having an affair with one of the Boyzone tour dancers, Francine Cornell.

See photos of the sexy blond who allegedly visited Ronan’s “boyzone” on numerous occasions!

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Bethenny Frankel is in Kelly Bensimon’s nightmares

ByAsa Hawks

Krazy Kelly Bensimon gives us all a glimpse into her murky subconscious while talking on the phone with Jill Zarin in this week’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City. During the call she reveals details about her nightmares that feature a Bethenny made out of knives trying to kill her! See the movie poster from the soon-to-be-released Bravo horror film inspired by Kelly’s dark dreams!

WANTED: LINDSAY LOHAN Warrant issued for her arrest

ByAsa Hawks

Judge Marsha Revel issued a warrant for the arrest of Lindsay Lohan after she missed her court appearance earlier this morning. After running off to France for the Cannes Film Festival, Lohan Polanski first claimed that the volcano in Iceland prevented her from getting a flight home and then later said her passport had been stolen, but Judge Marsha laid the hammer down anyway!

Keep reading to find out what kind of hot water Lindsay is in now!

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VIDEO Muse “Neutron Star Collision” from the Twilight Eclipse Soundtrack

ByAsa Hawks

Twilight fans sure are lucky! In between their movies, which come out twice a year, it seems like they always have some new trailer or poster or pregnancy rumor or music video to feed their passion. Today is no exception as Muse premieres their music video for “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” off of the Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack.

Keep reading to get your Twilight fix and find out which character from the movie got left on the cutting room floor!

Megan Fox won't be returning for Transformers 3
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Megan Fox cut from Transformers 3

ByAsa Hawks

It seems the very public feud between hot-bodded actress Megan Fox and director Michael Bay has finally taken it’s toll on America’s favorite ‘bot flick franchise. According to Deadline.com, Paramount will not be picking up Megan’s contract for the third installment of The Transformers franchise and the decision was ultimately Michael Bay’s to make.

Keep reading for a brief recap of the Fox/Bay feud!

VIDEO PHOTOS Jessica Halter arrested at Ohio prom for drunkenly assaulting a police officer

ByAsa Hawks

18-year-old Jessica Halter of North Ridgeville High School in Ohio wasn’t about to let ANYTHING get in the way of her enjoying her senior prom, and “anything” included sobriety and police officers!

According to the Lorain Police Department report obtained by The Smoking Gun, Jessica was approached by an officer working the event after school officials received numerous complaints that she was “highly intoxicated.” Jessica responded to the complaints with what could become the mantra of senior high school girls from now until eternity:

“This is my f**king prom, this is bulls**it.”

Keep reading for all the chair-tossing, blood-spitting, kicking and screaming details as well as a video slideshow of Jessica from before the rage.

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The Bachelorette Files: Justin “Rated R” Rego

ByAsa Hawks

None of Ali Fedotowsky’s suitors have drawn more attention prior to the start of the season than professional wrestler Justin “Rated R” Rego! ABC released a Bachelorette Season 6 preview clip that featured the cocksure Canadian during which he confesses to Ali that he is a wrestler and then unbuttons his shirt to reveal a t-shirt with “Rated R” printed across the front. The surprising part? Ali seemed to like it!

So as I wrap up “The Bachelorette Files” just prior to the season kicking off May 24, I wanted to be sure to create one for the guy who could turn out to be the most memorable person from Season 6 – including Ali!

SNEAK PEEK VIDEO: Rihanna’s “Rockstar 101”

ByAsa Hawks

Rihanna has released a preview clip from her next music video for the single “Rockstar 101” from her album Rated R.

Rihanna once again demonstrates she ain’t afraid o’ the sexy as she struts her RiRidiculously hot bod all around the screen in what appears to be a latex mini-skirt with matching thigh-high latex boots! Keep reading ot see the clip and photos from the video!

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AlcoHall of Fame Inductee: Charlotte Church

ByAsa Hawks

The girl with the golden throat has become the girl with the Golden Grain! Child singing sensation Charlotte Church was photographed out with friends at club 333 Shoreditch May 1st – or perhaps it would be more accurate to say she was photographed passed out with friends at club 333 Shoreditch May 1st!

See the pictures from Charlotte’s Uno de Mayo fiasco!

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Lady Gaga performs at Sportpaleis in Antwerp May 17, 2010

ByAsa Hawks

Quickly recovering from her euphoric night sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen (and others), Lady Gaga hopped right back on her Monster Ball Tour, rocking the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium last night.

See photos of LG in her skin-tight leocheetahtard and watch videos of “Telephone” and “Just Dance” from the performance!

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PHOTOS NeNe Leakes’ dramatic new nose job

ByAsa Hawks

The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Sheree Whitfield was “Dancing with the Stars” in Atlanta Sunday night, but once again it was fellow cast member NeNe Leakes stealing the spotlight! See before and after photos of her dramatic rhinoplasty!

The outspoken and charismatic Leakes normally sucks up the attention with her tour de force personality, but the boisterous peach didn’t have to do or say anything thanks to her dramatically altered new nose! Keep reading to see a before-and-after side-by-side comparison of Leakes’ beaks – I even added a third image with the new nose and her old hairstyle just you wouldn’t blame it on the ‘do!

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Charlize Theron: Fannytasstic Photo of the Day!

ByAsa Hawks

Actress Charlize Theron showed off her Reindeer Gams after doing some grocery shopping in West Hollywood Sunday. Wearing a teeny tiny pair of hemmed Daisy Dukes, Charlize decided to treat Paparazzi to a Thightalian job while leaning into the backseat of her car. Speaking of backseat, the Legend of Legger Vance won’t be winning any SAG Awards for that Trial and Derriere!

Click to see a larger image. (I promise there are no more altered Charlize movie titles – just legs for days!)

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VIDEO PHOTOS Rapper Yung Hott gunned down while shooting music video

ByAsa Hawks

Georgia rapper Yung Hott was gunned down Saturday night while filming his first video in his hometown of Griffin, Georgia – about 40 miles south of Atlanta. Yung Hott, whose real name is Jerode Paige, was shooting a video for his single “Killin’ ‘Em” at about 6 PM near the corner of near the intersection of Tinsley and Fourth streets when police estimate 20 rounds were fired.

Click to see an unsettling photo of the cover of Yung Hott’s CD “Killin ‘Em” which features a murder crime scene after a shooting on the streets of Griffin, Georgia.

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TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz arrested for cooking up plot to murder his wife

ByAsa Hawks

The host of The Food Network’s Calorie Commando and Weighing in, chef Juan-Carlos Cruz, was arrested in Santa Monica, California Thursday after allegedly soliciting homeless people to kill his wife!

Read all the details about the arrest and see photos as well as a video from The Calorie Commando’s television career with links to his website and books on amazon!

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Justin Rego’s girlfriend Jessica Spillas photos

ByAsa Hawks

In the interest of those few Bachelor/Bachelorette fans out there that don’t want to know anything about what’s going to happen during the season, which is pretty hard to do given the fact that Reality Steve reveals pretty much every detail before the first show even airs, I will not say who Jessica Spillas is. But, if you already know who she is or don’t care if you find out who she is, then keep reading to find out what she looks like and why she matters to The Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky!

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VIDEO PHOTOS Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga together at rainforest benefit concert

ByAsa Hawks

Musical planets collided Thursday night when New York born Stefani Germanotta (aka Lady Gaga) shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen (aka The Boss) during the Rainforest Fund’s 21st Birthday Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

I suppose you could look at this convergence of musical superstars in one of two ways:

1. An almost random, but inevitable pairing resulting from a mutual concern for the environment.

Or…

RHONYC Countess LuAnn de Lesseps date Cort Coerte Felske
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Who is Countess Luann’s author boyfriend Cort? Cord? Coerte Felske?

ByAsa Hawks

In episodes 10 and 11 of The Real Housewives of New York City the Countess LuAnn finally seems to be moving on after her recent divorce from Count Alexandre de Lesseps! She’s been dating an author known only as “Cort” on the show.

That got my curiosity peaked, as I’m sure it did yours as well, so I cranked up the ol interwebs sleuth-a-matic and dug up not only Cort’s actual first and last name, but a list of his books as well! Are you ready? His full name is…

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HOprah Winfrey? Kitty Kelley book claims Oprah had sex for money

ByAsa Hawks

In the latest biography on Oprah Winfrey by Kitty Kelley the talk show host’s sister-in-law Patricia claims Oprah used to get her out of the house with a Popsicle and then would have sex with boys for money! Well, not sex – Oprah used to call it “The Horse.” Giddy up padner!

Keep reading for all the juicy details, including Oprah’s cousin who says her claims of being molested and dirt poor are exaggerated!

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PHOTOS and BIOS of all 25 Bachelorette Season 6 contestants Ali Fedotowsky

ByAsa Hawks

Here’s the story
Of a lovely lady
Who broke the heart of a very lovely Jake.
Twenty-four guys they all want
To be her husband
Justin “Rated R” Rego is a fake.

I proudly present to you all the single ladies men that will be competing for the love of The Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky on Season 6 of the popular reality show that kicks off on May 24, 2010 on ABC at 9/8c!

See photos and brief bios of all of ’em! It’s a Fedotowsky man meat market!

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VIDEO Six seasons of Lost’s Hurley saying “Dude!”

ByAsa Hawks

Remove sexiness from the equation and undoubtedly hefty Hugo “Hurley” Reyes is the greatest character to emerge from the six seasons of ABC’s Lost – and that’s coming from someone who thinks there are a LOT of great characters to emerge from the six seasons of ABC’s Lost!

John Locke is a close second, but he just can’t hang with the cuddly mass of Shaggy and Scooby-Dooness that is Hurley! He won the lottery, bought a fried chicken restaurant chain and he was the only one to realize how integral Volkswagen vans are to the inner workings of the cosmos!

But, perhaps most importantly, Hurley had the power to reel in the sometimes absurd and borderline over-the-top plot twists of the show, and he did it with a single four-letter word…

Alexis Neiers E! News interview May 11, 2010
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VIDEO Pretty Wild’s Alexis Neiers E! interview after Bling Ring jail sentencing

ByAsa Hawks

18-year-old Alexis Neiers sat down with E! News to talk about her plea of no contest Monday to her involvement in the so-called “Bling Ring” robbery of Orlando Bloom’s home last year. The teenager was sentenced to 180 days behind bars, a sentence that is scheduled to begin June 24.

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VIDEOS Bachelorette’s Justin “Rated R” Rego on ‘Keys to the VIP’

ByAsa Hawks

One of the two preview clips for the upcoming season of Ali Fedotowsky’s The Bachelorette released by ABC features the sure-to-be-controversial Justin “Rated R” Rego, a professional wrestler with an overabundance of confidence and, judging from his crutches, an apparent sprained ankle. But is it all an act? Watch Justin on the reality competition show Keys to the VIP in which he and a dude named ‘Fromeo’ battle it out to see who is the better pick-up artist!

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The Ali Fedotowsky Bachelorette 6 Files: Chris Lambton

ByAsa Hawks

It’s time for another installment of “The Bachelorette Files!”

One of the very last contestants whose name was revealed is 32-year-old Chris Lambton, a former high school math teacher from the High School for Economics and Finance in New York City who currently resides in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. See photos and read more about Chris’s tragic story.

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Erin Andrews in “Darrin’s Dance Grooves” video commercial

ByAsa Hawks

The fact that Erin Andrews is still around on this season’s Dancing With The Stars should come as no surprise to those tens of people familiar with the workout video Darrin’s Dance Grooves! Watch Erin poppin’ and lockin’ her way to that perfect body and listen to what she has to say about the video!