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Ireland Baldwin wants the world to forgive her dad, stop making mean comments about her appearance

ByStarcasm Staff

t seems no one in the public can forget the leaked tapes of Alec Baldwin calling his then-11-year-old daughter Ireland a “nasty little pig,” and other hateful things. There’s a good reason for that: it was verbal abuse, and a very difficult thing to hear. But Ireland, who is now 17 and seems to have a wonderful relationship with her dad, wants to stop hearing about it. She took to tumblr to make a plea:

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Sofia Vergara to use a surrogate for next baby because she’s a thyroid cancer survivor

ByStarcasm Staff

40-year-old Sofia Vergara is freezing her eggs and plans to use a surrogate for her next child. She already has one child, Manolo Gonzalez (21), from a previous marriage, but she wants to have a child with her fiance Nick Loeb, which could be tricky not only because of her age, but because of a past battle with thyroid cancer.

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Why did David and Jackie Siegel build “Versailles,” the largest house in the US?

ByStarcasm Staff

The Siegel Family’s Orlando Versailles, an unfinished house that will be the biggest in the U.S., has become a symbol of the economic times. It’s an icon of wild success and flagrant excess, and also of financial turmoil and ruin. It’s a bit of a Pheonix rises from the ashes of an almost foreclosure.

According to Jackie Siegel, things are back on track with the 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by France’s 17th century Palace of Versailles. But why was it even built in the first place?

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UK woman forced 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant because she wanted another baby

ByStarcasm Staff

According to a British judge, an American mother living in the UK with three adopted children forced her 14-year-old daughter to become pregnant via sperm she purchased from a Denmark company because she wanted another child and had been denied a fourth adoption.

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How Mark Wahlberg beefed up his biceps for ‘Pain and Gain,’ rep responds to steroid rumors

ByStarcasm Staff

Pain and Gain topped the box office this weekend with it’s masculine muscle power. Everyone knows Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (40) is literally solid rock, but Mark Wahlberg (41) beefed up his guns for the part, gaining 40 pounds. His rep responds to rumors that the star used steroids to get big for the role.

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Jackie Siegel – Queen of Versailles Update: What’s she doing now?

ByStarcasm Staff

Jackie Siegel, the subject of Lauren Greenfield’s enthralling 2012 documentary Queen of Versailles, is gunning for her own reality show. Right now there’s no word if she’ll get a reality series, but Bravo will premiere her movie on cable Monday night (April 29.) Find out what she’s doing now.

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Kim Kardashian shows off bump during family Greece vacay; is she lying about her due date?

ByStarcasm Staff

Maybe the Kardashian-Jenners can help turn around Greece’s economic situation by spending a boatload of Kash during their television family vacation. Plus, there are multiple reports that Kim has been misleading the public about her due date.

Jersey Shore’s Ronnie Ortiz-Magro hospitalized for kidney stones

ByStarcasm Staff

Ronnie Oritz-Magro was in Orlando promoting his new alcohol beverage Smush Cocktails when he experienced a great deal of pain. His rep has confirmed that the Jersey Shore alum has been hospitalized for kidney stones, and that his girlfriend Sammi Sweetheart is rushing to his bedside.

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Study shows Botox can stop working after repeated use

ByStarcasm Staff

Think you’re having a down day? What if the botulism you inject in your face stops working?

Studies are now showing that some people who get Botox injections for a long time, over 10 years, may see a decrease in the drug’s effectiveness to freeze the face. The drug is essentially a neurotoxin that “freezes” the muscles of the face reducing the appearance of wrinkles, and preventing new ones from forming. It usually lasts a few months, but over time the effects may be lessened and not last as long.

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Why Will Smith doesn’t “punish” his kids

ByStarcasm Staff

Raising children can be a fearsome task, and every parent has their own philosophy about how to go about it the right way. Actor Will Smith recently revealed his views on parenting children involves letting them be as autonomous as possible as soon as possible, and avoiding “punishing” them because of the negatively involed.

What do you think of Will’s parenting style?

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Does Demi Lovato look better with, or without makeup? Side-by-side photos

ByStarcasm Staff

“When I don’t have makeup on, I feel confident,” Demi Lovato proclaims in her video shoot for People Magazine‘s “Most Beautiful 2013” issue. She joined Olivia Munn, JordanaBrewster, Kelly Rowland, Morena Baccarin and Famke Jannsen in the Not a Drop of Makeup section, and she’s simply stunning!

Bruno Mars is grateful for his success because his musical family struggled financially

ByStarcasm Staff

Bruno Mars covers Rolling Stone for the first time for their May issue, and while he’s trying to look badass with his silk leopard-print shirt and cigarette, he’s nothing but grateful for the success he’s had. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he says. “Because I feel like I can enjoy this so much.”

Find out more about Bruno’s years performing with his family, and what his real name is!

Ben Affleck, Jonah Hill among celebs to live in poverty next week for “Live Below the Line”

ByStarcasm Staff

Could you live on $1.50 a day? Ben Affleck is joining fellow celebs Jonah Hill, Sophia Bush, and Transformers‘ actor Tom Hiddleston on a week-long challenge to live on $1.50 a day, an amount the World Bank estimates as the extreme poverty line in the U.S.

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Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy’s relapse: “I’m devastated right now”

ByStarcasm Staff

Never one to shy away from being candid, Sharon Osbourne spoke openly about her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s relapse with drugs and alcohol. Although the couple is not divorcing, Sharon has been spending some time way from Ozzy. He spoke about his relapse on Facebook, and Sharon came back from a Mexican getaway to talk about the issue on The Talk.

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Kim Kardashian on pregnancy: “I’m in pain, physically”

ByStarcasm Staff

In the same interview special with Ryan Seacrest where Kim Kardashian admits she’s a hypocrite, she goes into detail about the pain she’s experiencing with her pregnancy. “I was waiting for this amazing experience where I can just do whatever I want, eat whatever I want, feel great…and it hasn’t been that way. I’ve had…

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Porsha Stewart found out about divorce from Twitter, is still living with Kordell

ByStarcasm Staff

Porsha Stewart was defending her husband Kordell Stewart on The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion even though he wasn’t there to show her support just one week before he filed divorce papers. She was completely blindsided by the divorce and found out via Twitter. Porsha spilled the whole story to Andy Cohen on Sunday night’s…

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Want to smell like Tyrion Lannister?

ByStarcasm Staff

Peter Dinklage’s character Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones was written to be hot. He’s the intellectual black sheep of the rich and powerful Lannister family, who stands out as much for his ultimately warm heart as he does with his wits, but Peter definitely brings his own mojo to the role.

He speaks with Playboy about his DwILF status, and jokes about plans for a fragrance line.

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Are NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak really friends again? Will Kim attend NeNe’s wedding?

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s royalty Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes have had a rocky road since they started filming the popular reality show several years ago. We’ve had years of drama, name-calling, screaming, and makeups. This last time it seemed like both women were ready to never speak again, but it seems like they’re back to being friends again. Not best friends by any means, but NeNe has invited Kim to her televised wedding, and they both have buried their hatchet (if shallowly.) Will it stayed buried forever?

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Tori Spelling would stay pregnant forever if she could

ByStarcasm Staff

39-year-old Tori Spelling has four children with husband Dean McDermott, and says she loves being pregnant so much, she’s stay pregnant forever if she could! Even though she had severe complications from her last C-section with baby Finn that landed her in the hospital for four months, Tori told US Magazine “I love being pregnant. I’m one of those crazy women. It’s so beautiful. I love how I am now because I can wear all my clothes but I wouldn’t mind being pregnant forever.”

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PHOTO: Bradley Cooper visits Boston marathon victim who lost both his legs

ByStarcasm Staff

Bradley Cooper visited the bedside of Boston Marathon victim Jeffrey Bauman Jr., who lost both of his legs in the bombings on Monday. The actor, who in town to shoot a David. O Russell when the bombings occurred, visited the Boston Medical Center with New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who posted this heartwarming…

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REPORT Tylenol can alleviate anxiety, existential fear of death, and pain from social rejection

ByStarcasm Staff

Tylenol isn’t just for headaches, cramps, and muscle soreness. A new study suggests that the pain medication can relieve the psychological pains we get from fearing death, watching David Lynch films, and being rejected by our friends.

FBI releases photos, video of Boston bombing suspects, asks public for help identifying them

ByStarcasm Staff

The FBI is asking for help identifying two men they have surveillance footage of that they believe are suspects in the horrific Boston Marathon bombing Monday. Boston FBI agent Richard DesLauriers noted “Somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members of the suspects. Though it may be difficult, the nation…

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Carey Mulligan says Daisy Buchanan is like Kim Kardashian

ByStarcasm Staff

Carey Mulligan, who plays Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby says she got a little inspiration from Kim Kardashian for the part. Fitzgerald based the character partly on his wife Zelda, who once said “I seem always curiously interested in myself, and it’s so much fun to stand…

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Amanda Seyfried laments the loss of her teenage D-cup boobs

ByStarcasm Staff

Amanda Seyfried covers Allure magazine for May, and was excited to pick o ut a Zac Posen dress that accentuated her cleavage.

“It gave some shape up here—they’re assets,” she said of the flowery dress. She once called her breasts “sacks of fat,” in an interview, but she’s stopped thinking of them that way. “Actually, I saw a picture a couple of days ago from when I was 19, and my b00bs were way bigger. They were a D, and now they’re a small C, because I lost weight. There was something so beautiful about the size of them. When I look back, I’m like, Why did I always give myself such a hard time?”

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Two Boston Marathon Bombings victims identified: Krystle Campbell and Martin Richard

ByStarcasm Staff

There are still no answers in the tragic Boston Marathon bombing that occurred yesterday afternoon. Close to 200 victims were injured, with some in critical condition, and three people have reportedly lost their lives. One of them has not been identified, but it is known that 8-year-old Martin Richard and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell were killed in the twin blasts.

Why Bradley Cooper lives with his mom

ByStarcasm Staff

In the May issue of Details magazine Bradley Cooper talks about the huge transformation that’s taken over his life in the past two years that was sparked by a bigger dose of fame and critical praise, but more profoundly by the death of his father in January 2011 after a long bout with cancer. Since then his mom, Gloria Campano, has moved in with him.

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Kris Humphries misses mandatory marriage fraud trial settlement hearing

ByStarcasm Staff

Kris Humphries failed to attend a mandatory hearing today for his lawsuit alleging his 72-day marriage to Kim Kardashian was a fraud.

Humphries’ lawyers were present, but Kris is saying he had a problem with his flight, and couldn’t get there in time from New York.

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Puppy tied to train tracks narrowly escaped death

ByStarcasm Staff

“It’s probably one of the worst things I’ve seen,” said Union Pacific Special Agent Sal Pina, who untied a 10-month-old puppy from train tracks near Mecca, California.

The poodle-terrier mix’s owner, a 78-year-old man, tied him to the tracks and walked away, but an alert train engineer was able to apply emergency brakes to stop the train before the dog was injured.

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World of Jenks’ Kaylin Andres health update

ByStarcasm Staff

World of Jenks Season Two tells the compelling stories of three individuals, one of which is literally fighting for her life. Andrew Jenks was with 27-year-old fashion designer and comic-book co-author, two-time cancer survivor Kaylin Andres as she moved to New York to follow her dreams last year, and then almost immediately suffered a recurrence of Ewing’s Sarcoma, the first kind of cancer she was diagnosed with.

Celebrity SWATTING pranks are out of control

ByStarcasm Staff

“Swatting” is a prank that involves placing a hoax 911 call about a violent crime taking place at a home. Sometimes the reported incident is so outrageous that entire SWAT teams are sent to the residence in question. When calls come in it’s too risky to doubt to the legitimacy of the complaint, so resources (paid for by taxpayers) are wasted responding to these calls. TMZ reported that a swatting prank on Ashton Kutcher’s home in 2012 cost about $10,000.