JEZEBEL – R. Kelly’s CBS interview was a meltdown to make the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings look like Currier & Ives CELEBITCHY – Kylie Jenner is Marie Antoinette-in-waiting for America’s nascent populist upheaval VOX – If you’re like me and had no idea what Special K was beyond a breakfast cereal, Russian Doll makes a lot…
The My 600 Lb Life Tiffany Barker episode captures a bright young woman plagued for years by depression and humiliation brought about by obesity. For Tiffany, who once dreamed of life as a chef in her own restaurant, daily reality can be almost too much to bear — something we’re forced to witness via one…
Hold up — is Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Moniece Slaughter dating Scrapp DeLeon from LHHATL? And is Moniece actually joining the Love & Hip Hop Atlanta cast for Season 8? Crazy though it may sound, word on the street is that Moniece and Scrapp have been together on the DL for months —…
Jennifer and Marissa Jess had one of the most challenging and rewarding stories of My 600 Lb Life Season 6. The mother and daughter duo battled more than their fair share of emotional demons on their weight loss journey, ultimately finding success — so how are My 600 Lb Life Jennifer and Marissa now? Fortunately,…
Just in time: the LHHATL Season 8 trailer is here. VH1 dropped the first look at the LHHATL new season one month before the premiere; fortuntately, we’ve been getting tea for awhile now. Read on for the latest, including which OG cast members are gone, which new ones to expect, and how everyone storylines may…
Holly Hager from My 600 Lb Life Season 7 has been keeping her head down and doing what’s best for her since her episode’s premiere. The Georgia native had already suffered one failed weight loss surgery and one especially traumatic past relationship. But in the latest My 600 Lb Life Holly update, it looks like…
THE BLAST – Turns out that the woman who bailed R. Kelly out of jail in Chicago runs a daycare there. So R. Kelly’s guardian angel paid $100,000 for the privilege of having her business get absolutely overrun with negative press and bad reviews from people who’ve learned about it from the negative press THE…
Returning Real Housewives of Potomac star Katie Rost put an end to the speculation about her alleged miscarriage, sharing that she did miscrry her fourth pregnancy and first by current partner Jacob. (Jacob’s last name has not been made public.) Now, since the Katie Rost miscarriage is confirmed, the remaining question is whether the miscarriage…
Is Schenee Murry still alive? Rumors of the My 600 Lb Life star’s death have been swirling over the past few months, thanks to Schenee’s numerous hospital visits over the same span of time. Schenee’s also been dealing with recent heart problems, which she feared could have been very serious. Schenee Murry of My 600…
JEZEBEL – Here’s every 2019 Oscars look, from Billy Porter going neo-Neo-from-the-Matrix to Linda Cardellini’s show-stopper to Charlize Theron’s “dark nun” and all the rest of them. Literally, it’s every single celeb who appeared during the ceremony and a few who didn’t CELEBITCHY – Spike Lee’s reaction when Green Book was announced as the Best…
Kylie Jenner’s former BFF has been trying to reach out to the Kardashians to apologize, but it seems the family wants nothing more to do with Jordyn Woods. It’s been a full week since Jordyn’s widely reported hookup with Khloe Kardashian’s baby daddy Tristan Thompson, and Jordyn has reportedly been reaching out to every member…
So far in our Naked and Afraid coverage, we’ve found out how much money the cast members get paid for being on the show, the participants with the highest PSRs, the number of people who’ve died on the show, and plenty of other behind-the-scenes secrets from the show’s producers. Next up in this ongoing Q&A:…
Real Housewives of Potomac star Katie Rost continues to take her domestic abuse case against ex-husband James Orsini to the court of public opinion. Rost has been sharing texts, voice and video messages, and court documents she says prove Orsini’s history of abusive behavior toward her. And the latest post in the new battle between…
How are My 600 Lb Life Brandi and Kandi now? The twin sisters have been up to quite a bit since the last time we got an official update on their story! In the last year, the two celebrated a marriage, welcomed a baby — and seen even more weight loss than on their first…
Now that Jordyn Woods has imploded her relationship with her BFF, Kylie Jenner’s guest house is sitting vacant. In case you hadn’t heard, Woods moved out of the apartment above Kylie’s garage after hooking up with Kylie’s half-sister Khloe Kardashian’s baby daddy Tristan Thompson (it’s so much more fun to say that way) just more…
As we recently revealed, My 600 Lb Life Season 2 star Christina Phillips is the cast member with the biggest individual weight loss in the show’s history! (Devotées will recall that we’d written about this possibility in an earlier update on My 600 Lb Life Christina now, but we weren’t able to confirm it until…
There’s no other way to put it: there is a true shitload of stuff in an Oscars gift basket. I thought it was maybe ten or twelve different things, nestled delicately upon a bed of shredded organic woodpulp inside a Ten Thousand Villages wicker basket. (The other deflating discovery I made is that the infamous…
VOX – It turns out that the “How To Win An Oscar” handbook is lengthy, and detailed, and really only boils down to one thing: You’ve got to spend a ton of money to look like you don’t care whether you win or not DLISTED – You may have forgotten this (I had), but Miley…
How many members of the My 600 Lb Life cast have died since the show began? For years, the number was just one — and that passing appears to have been unrelated to weight gain. But a string of recent tragedies has unfortunately increased the number of people on the My 600 Lb Life death…
Yesterday the news of Tristan Thompson’s latest infidelity broke. It came from an unexpected place: rather than a hotel rendezvous with an Instagram glamour girl, Tristan chose Kylie Jenner’s BFF Jordyn Woods. It’s still not clear exactly what the two of them did; we’ve seen anonymous insiders alleging everything from hooking up to snuggling to…
After her My 600 Lb Life debut, Season 7 cast member Maja Radanovic is optimistic and looking great in brand-new weight loss pics. She took to social media after the My 600 Lb Life Maja Radanovic episode’s premiere to declare that viewers should expect more from her — and that she’s “letting nothing” get in…
LAINEY GOSSIP – This weekend, the Academy Awards are going without a host for the first time in 30 years — that is, unless rumored Secret Oscars Host Whoopi Goldberg swoops in and livens up the ceremony at the last minute JEZEBEL – Speaking of the Oscars, here’s everything you need to know about Green…
Another week, another success story for My 600 Lb Life Season 7! This time, we’re following up with Brandon Scott, whose optimistic attitude and applause-worthy results have already earned him fan-favorite status. Among the wonderful news in this My 600 Lb Life Brandon update are Brandon’s latest weight loss pics, plus his’s confirmation that a…
RHOP star Katie Rost is detailing new physical and sexual abuse allegations against her ex-husband, James Orsini. In light of Katie’s new posts, and the disturbing bloody bathroom photo posted to Katie’s Instagram feed days ago, an uneasy question hangs over the allegations: Did Katie Rost have a miscarriage, as she may have said? And,…
Controversial My 600 Lb Life cast member Steven Assanti may have faded from the public eye since his surprise marriage to Stephanie Sanger last year, but that doesn’t mean he’s not still raising eyebrows. The latest news involving him is a Steven Assanti weight loss video that has some fans of the show in complete…
THE BLAST – Evidently Jussie Smollett’s story gave some media outlets pause even before the current speculation that he may have faked his own hate crime attack. According to producers for Good Morning America, Smollett gave them pause during his interview with Robin Roberts, and as soon as he left the room they thought “something…
As we reported in our exclusive look at the biggest weight losses in My 600 Lb Life history, Season 2 star Paula Jones is one of the show’s most successful cast members. And since our last official update on My 600 Lb Life Paula now, she’s been paying it forward by helping others begin their…
Evidently Tristan Thompson decided to nurse his latest injury via some unconventional methods. Khloe Kardashian’s baby daddy, sidelined from NBA action with a foot issue, hooked up with Kylie Jenner’s BFF Jordyn Woods at a house party over the weekend, but failed to keep things on the DL. (As he’s done a time or two…
We’ve crunched every number available, and we can now reveal the ten most successful cast members in My 600 Lb Life history! As of this writing, the My 600 Lb Life biggest weight loss involved considering each of the 92 cast members who’ve appeared on the show. Almost all of them have lost some weight….
Sean Milliken has passed away at the age of 29. The My 600 Lb Life star was one of the heaviest people ever to appear on the show at the time of his Season 4 debut, weighing just over 900 pounds when filming began. But how did Sean Milliken die? According to Sean’s father, the…
Robin McKinley definitely kept My 600 Lb Life Season 7’s success rolling with she and her nephew Garrett’s combined 500+ pound weight loss. It’s been an unusually upbeat season for the show so far, as almost every single new cast member has managed to drop an impressive amount of weight, keep it all off, and…
If you’re as burned out on the Kirk Frost baby daddy drama as we are, you’ll want to take this with a grain of salt. But a pair of new reports claims that Kirk and Rasheeda are expecting a baby — and that Kirk has gotten yet another side chick pregnant as well. And in…
Real Housewives of Potomac star Katie Rost just revealed that she’s filed sexual assault charges against James Orsini, her ex-husband, alleging that James kicked Katie, strangled her, and “digitally penetrated” her. The Katie Rost sexual assault lawsuit comes days after her Instagram account shared a disturbing photo of a woman presumed to be Katie lying…
OG LHHATL cast member Erica Dixon is prepping her return to the show for Season 8 in a very big way indeed. She just announced that she’s pregnant with twins (!) and due later this summer! But who is Erica Dixon’s baby daddy? And will we get to meet him ahead of her pregnancy chronicles…
Love & Hip Hip New York and Miami are starting to wind down their current seasons, and winter is almost gone. So when does LHHATL come back for Season 8? Word on the street is that we can expect the show to return earlier than usual this year, and that the cast will see a…
Did Safaree Samuels really tear up his sex toy contract and get away with it — or was his dildo just a PR stunt? The LHHNY star turned plenty of heads when he inked a seven-figure dildo deal following the leak of his cell phone nudes last year. And now, despite what he said on…
Filming for Love & Hip Hop New York Season 9 has officially wrapped. The show came to a somewhat bizarre and definitely dramatic conclusion with Safaree Samuels’ last-minute appearance at the reunion; click here for our full report on that situation. But the most unexpected and heartfelt storyline this season was without a doubt the…
We’ve reported on plenty of success stories from My 600 Lb Life Season 2, and now we’ve got another one to share. Many of the show’s earliest cast members, from Zsalynn to Olivia to James Jones and beyond, have lost huge amounts of weight and kept the weight off, becoming inspirations for later cast members…
Safaree Samuels was the only big name not present for the filming of the Season 9 LHHNY reunion when the cameras started rolling. His absence surprised and angered VH1 execs, and it looks like their threats worked, as Safaree eventually showed up (albeit very late). Now, the big question is why Safaree was ready to…
VOX – It will probably come as no surprise to learn that Paul Manafort lied (again), this time to members of Robert Mueller’s team after Mueller offered Manafort a plea deal in exchange for cooperation last year JEZEBEL – A Floridian rapper named YNW Melly — real name Jamell Demons — has been arrested on…
Lacey Hodder’s My 600 Lb Life debut was an unqualified success, and the Michigan native has been overwhelmed by the support and love she’s received from the show’s fans. But how’s she been since the cameras stopped rolling? Our My 600 Lb Life Lacey update finds the Season 7 star in what looks and sounds…
It’s been a busy few months for Love & Hip Hop New York star Juelz Santana. The Diplomats rapper made a big splash when he and Kimbella returned for LHHNY Season 9 after a multi-year absence. And the two of them finally tied the knot last month, in a huge ceremony that was as gorgeous…
The My 600 Lb Life Brandon episode takes on an unusual urgency for a series already well-known for its life-and-death stakes. Though Brandon certainly agrees that his life depends on losing “drastic amounts” of weight, Brandon also feels tremendous pressure to get healthy before proposing to the love of his life…or risk losing her forever….
Imprisoned Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Scrapp Deleon has been the subject of many release rumors over the past couple of years. The most recent came just a few months back, after photos of Scrapp with some of his LHHATL cast mates made the social media rounds. However, as Starcasm was the first to…
How is Janine Mueller now, and when can we expect a follow-up episode from the My 600 Lb Life star? Janine, who made her debut in Season 6, recently revealed that her first Where Are They Now? episode is in the works — and teased it with some seriously impressive new weight loss pics, as…
LAINEY GOSSIP – Is anyone surprised that Cardi B stole the Grammys in terms of fashion if not entirely? Invasion of Privacy made her the first solo artist to win Best Rap Album, and her red carpet outfit somehow managed to channel Bjork and “The Birth of Venus” DLISTED – Here’s the rest of the…
My 600 Lb Life star Chad Dean has a new book out detailing his weight loss struggles — and a new lease on life thanks to his weight loss success! As Starcasm was the first to report last year, Chad worked on his memoir with romance novelist Celeste Prater. The result is I’m In Here…
We’ve answered just about every other question you have regarding Erin and Ben Napier’s cozy-tastic hit show Home Town. We know how the homebuying and renovation process actually works, why the Napiers don’t renovate every single room, and whether the families on the show keep all the furnishings. And we left no stone unturned to…
1 Billion Orgasms, from filmmakers Brent Kinetz and Terence Mickey, is an interesting and difficult movie about an interesting and difficult topic. It’s the story of Aaron Headley, a biomedical electrical engineer whose real passion is developing a watch that’s supposed to help bring about female ejaculation. The watch is called the Squirt Watch. Aaron…
It turns out there may have been a reason other than true love for Safaree Samuels to put a ring on his beloved’s finger so quickly. Is Erica Mena pregnant with Safaree’s baby — and is she planning on sharing the news for Love & Hip Hop Atlanta‘s cameras? Based on the latest social media…
My 600 Lb Life‘s Gideon Yeakley has been hospitalized after a frightening collapse. And though Gideon has been in the hospital for several days, and undergone a series of tests, doctors still haven’t been able to diagnose exactly what’s wrong with the the Season 4 star. Things had been going quite well for Gideon since…
CELEBITCHY – We’re two days removed from the 2019 State of the Union Address, and Nancy Pelosi’s hate-clap reaction continues to gather viral steam JEZEBEL – Enjoy this podcast intended “to help figure out what is so appealing about content about grisly murders and serial killers” and basically why there’s such a true crime boom…
Ashley Darby just sprang a huge surprise announcement: she’s expecting her first child with husband Michael Darby! The Real Housewives of Potomac star shared the news on Instagram via a sweet film of herself and Michael glowing and looking positively elated by the news. She also shared the first confirmed Ashley Darby pregnant details via…
The My 600 Lb Life Lacey episode features a Michigan woman whose body is a “ticking time bomb” — and whose parents’ fractured relationship may be shorting the clock. 29-year-old Michigander Lacey Hodder has been plagued by weight issues for years, but it looks like her first visit with Dr. Nowzaradan may be the first…
It’s been an especially cheerful and successful season for My 600 Lb Life so far, and Justin McSwain, the show’s latest new participant, certainly kept the celebration going. Justin won a ton of fans with his debut on the show: the South Carolinian lost nearly half of his surprise peak weight while facing down some…
We’ve already gotten confirmation that the 8th season of Basketball Wives is a go, and that filming for the new episodes has actually already begun. Word on the street is that in addition to Tami, Jackie, Shaunie, and the rest of the familiar faces, at least one old-school name will be in the Basketball Wives…
My 600 Lb Life Season 7 has been an optimistic one for the show, with plenty of positive cast members and weight loss journeys to root for. But tonight, Georgia native Holly Hager presents perhaps the most difficult challenge yet. In the My 600 Lb Life Holly episode, we meet a woman who’s already suffered…
THE BLAST – The lawyer for the woman accusing Chris Brown of raping her in Paris is confident that the Chris Brown rape investigation “will continue” despite the fact that Brown is no longer in custody and has left the country entirely CELEBITCHY – Kevin Hart tried to send a message of compassion to Jussie…
In the time since our last My 600 Lb Life Chay update, it looks like the Season 3 and Where Are They Now? star has gotten closer to her gender reassignment surgery weight goal! Chay, who looks terrific in her latest photos, announced her intention to transition in her most recent episode. Since then, she’s…
It’s one of the most successful shows on TLC, and has only gotten more popular with each new season. But does My 600 Lb Life pay its cast members? And does the show pay for surgery, or relocation to the Houston area so the cast can be treated by Dr. Nowzaradan? We’ve learned about some…
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