Just a little under three weeks before she passed away from cardiac arrest, Brittany Murphy appeared at the Across The Hall premiere in Beverly Hills looking rail thin. The above picture was taken there on December 1. The LAPD is currently investigating her death, and according to TMZ, were seen entering her home this afternoon….
Brittany Murphy, who died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest, acted in a lot of pretty cool movies like Clueless, Sin City, Spun, and Girl Interrupted, but it may be that her biggest impact was voicing the ditzy blond Texan Luanne Platter on King of the Hill for 12 years. Luanne’s backstory was a…
Actress Brittany Murphy passed away earlier today at the early age of 32. There are lots of wonderful things that can be said about Murphy’s acting career, but in addition to her charismatic on-screen talents she was also one of the most photogenic celebrities on the planet. Not only was she a very beautiful woman, but she had that Drew Barrymorish way of always being able to look like she was having a great time, and for someone that flips through hundreds of these photos a day, it was always refreshing when Brittany’s smile popped up.
I gathered some pictures of her from over the last few years and I think you will see right away exactly what I am talking about.
Who knew? Brittany Murphy (1977-2009) could sing as well as act, and not just as one of those actresses who’s a “singer” with a hefty slathering of Autotune. She had hit number seven on UK’s singles charts with Paul Oakenfield on “Faster Kill Pussycat,” and then she really belted it out as Gloria in the…
The situation is that The Situation and Snooki are the breakout stars of MTV’s controversial ratings darling Jersey Shore, and they’ve been busy doing the talk show circuit to seal the deal on their new-found celebrity status. Last week they hit up NBC big time, appearing on Jaywalking (with D. J. Pauly D, who’s hair…
Actress Brittany Murphy passed away this morning at the tender age of 32, and former boyfriend and Just Married costar, twittered about her death. Ashton (@aplusk) tweeted minutes ago: “2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother, Sharon. see you…
Photo Credit: Juan Rico / Fame Pictures 32-year-old actress Britney Murphy died this morning from cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. A 911 call was placed around 8 a.m. to the Los Angeles City Fire Department from the home of Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Brittany was found…
Muse performed on last night’s Saturday Night Live’s pre-Christmas show. Below is the Radiohead-inspired band’s rousing rendition of “Starlight.” If you’re itching to see them live, they’ll begin a world tour January 7, starting in Seaoul, Korea. Their first USA tour will be February 27. To check out the dates, CLICK HERE. Subscribe to Starcasm…
Pamela Anderson is talented. She can juggle a full champagne glass (from her to-go “top off”) a PDA device AND sign autographs for all her fans at the same time – all without a single glittery eye shadow smudge! I’m a little in awe. Forget all those hot messes who can’t hold their meth and…
Dylan Ratigan invited Democratic Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC’s Morning Meeting so he could yell at her about insurance company stock prices. Schultz was mistakenly told the show would be about recent changes made to the healthcare bill. Watch the unpleasantness unfold and read my impression of this style of “bombastic” journalism.
Beyonce’s mom, Tina Knowles, hasn’t lived with her dad, Matthew Knowles in almost a year, and now she’s ready to be legally done with him, TMZ reports. In early October a woman named AlexSandra Wright named Matthew Knowles in a paternity suit. She was about six months pregnant at the time, so that means she’s…
TMZ has learned that Judge Arthur Tilson signed the final papers to official dissolve the dysfunctional reality couple’s marriage. Kate had this to say: , “I am very relieved that our divorce has been finalized, and I look forward to the New Year, focusing on our children.” Kate Gosselin is now legally unwed to a…
PopEater claims that NBC is ready to drop Conan O’Brien after only a few months on The Tonight Show! Not only that, but they also might shopping around for Jerry Seinfeld. “NBC just can’t carry on like this. ‘The Tonight Show’ has lost 52 percent of its viewership in just one year. The November ratings…
For about two hours Thursday night beginning at 10 PM EST, Twitter was reportedly hacked and redirected to a website claiming to be the “Iranian Cyber Army” with with following message (via TechCrunch): Iranian Cyber Army THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY iRANiAN.CYBER.ARMY@GMAIL.COM U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their…
26-year-old NFL star Chris Henry has passed away after suffering injuries from falling from the bed of a truck during a domestic dispute with fiance Loleini Tonga yesterday. He reportedly chased after, jumped onto and then fell from a moving truck after a fight with Tonga. He suffered “grave injuries” that resulted in his death…
The first released trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, out March 5, was pretty and intriguing, but this new one delightfully highlights more facets of the familiar Lewis Carroll storyline. Helena Bonham Carter is exquisite at the Queen of Hearts, Johnny Depp is a wacky Mad Hatter, and Mia Wasikowska is the perfect mix…
Kevin Gillespie, everyone’s favorite pork-lovin’ leprechaun, lost Top Chef Season 6 to Evil Robot Michael, and I’ve been inconsolable ever since. Now the lovable Yukon Cornelius lookalike has revealed that a personal issue that may have affected his performance during the final round. Gillespie was a standout favorite in a Top Chef season devoid of…
Vladimir Putin is reportedly a new father, according to the NY Post. Putin’s rumored girlfriend Alina Kabaeva is said to have recently given birth to Putin’s only son, named Dmitry. Alina Kabeava is the most decorated gymnast in history with two Olympic medals and 18 World Championship medals. The 26-year-old athlete retired from the sport…
Rachel Uchitel’s “friends” are still spilling beans to gossip magazines, and one of them told US Weekly that Rachel is still receiving text messages from Tiger Woods trying to woo her: “Rachel said he told her he was going to leave his wife for her, that he needed to be with her.” This sounds preposterous,…
Kate Hudson, A-Rod’s now former fling, mended her broken heart by taking her mom, Goldie Hawn, to the Nine premiere. Also present at the premiere was another one of Alex Rodriguez’ conquests, Madonna, who looked stunning in a tasteful homage to herself. No word yet if they cat-fought or swapped horror stories about what went…
In what could be argued as a bold move, Time Magzine named Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernake Person of the Year 2009 because of the actions the depression scholar took to prevent another great depression. Bernake’s actions have been praised and criticized heavily, but the true impact (or lack theirof) of his decisions will never…
Oral Roberts, founder of “prosperity gospel” and televangelism, died Tuesday at age 91 from pneumonia. Roberts left behind a university, and a legacy of a financially driven evangelism that is still broadcast in those dizzy gray hours of early money channel-flipping. Nestled in between offers for the world’s sharpest knives, or exercise equipment that will…
Okay, so it’s probably not “dirty” per se . . But now we lowly plebeians can own something a Lohan has worn, thrown aside, and is now desperately trying to sell to support their coke and/or spray tan habit. But seriously, one day you’re in India pretending to save 40 children and criticizing others for…
The 2010 Gold Globe Nominees were announced this morning at 5:30 PST. The awards show will be shown January 17 on NBC at 8/7c, and will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. Sandra Bullock gets nominated twice, and Meryl Streep got nominated twice in the same category! Awards list below with stars by Starcasm’s favorites to…
Eminem stopped carrying a deranged adolescent torch for Mariah Carey long enough to record a pretty slick track with Lil Wayne in Weezy’s third leaked track from upcoming album Rebirth. This collaboration, called “Drop the World” features a solid beat from Hit Boy and ChaseNCashe and highlight both Wayne and Eminem at their best. “Drop”…
Friday, December 11, Courtney Love lost legal custody of her daughter, 17-year-old Frances Bean Cobain, for the second time. Love wasn’t present at the court proceedings, and wasn’t mentioned in the document. Responsibility for Frances’ personal and financial well-being was granted to her grandmother and aunt, Wendy O’Connor and Kimberly Cobain, who are father Kurt…
Cori Rist is the latest woman to give a major television interview about her relationship with Tiger Woods, and her story sounds very familiar. Like several others, her affair with Tiger lasted over two years, Cori thought she was the only woman in his life besides wife Elin and she claims to have received no money from Tiger during their relationship.
Watch the interview!
Source: Flynet Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who’s currently embroiled in a number of corruption and sex scandals, was hit by a statuette at a rally Sunday by mentally ill graphic designer Massimo Tartaglia, breaking his nose and knocking out two of his teeth. Although the attack immediately brought the sight of blood, the 73-year-old billionaire…
Taylor Lautner has succeeded in inverting the universe with this cute SNL skit. All the girls (and cougars) on Team Taylor may have to take a moment of reflection and soul searching because it turns out Taylor, who plays the werewolf Jacon in The Twilight Saga is actually on Team Edward! Or, he would be…
In what is both a PR move and an act of fatherhood, Slade Smiley went shopping with his 9-year-old son Grayson Arroyo-Smiley, who suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. Earlier this year Slade was arrested for failing to pay almost $80,000 in child support for Grayson. A few months ago Smiley’s ex, Michelle Arroyo, claimed…
During Season 6, Episode 5 of Real Housewives of Orange County: “Friends, Facelifts, and Florida,” Tamra and Gretchen met up to talk out their troubles. At some point they sort of made-up and Tamra asked Gretchen to take down a blog post from her website (gretchenrossi.com, which is no longer in service). Thankfully, the folks…
Tiger Woods’ statement last week about “transgressions” seemed a little too vague, but tonight he issued a statement that actually uses the term “infidelity.” In addition to asking for forgiveness he also announced that he would be taking a break from golf as his never-ending list of mistresses grows, and bleeds promotional partnerships. Read the complete statement!
Michelle Duggar was in the hospital recovering from gallstone pain when she was sent to the OR yesterday for an emergency C-section. Baby Josie Brooklyn Duggar is the family’s 19th child, and only weighed 1lb. 6oz. at birth. The baby is in stable condition, but is extremely premature. Josie was supposed to arrive mid-March. The…
This morning Jamie Jungers answered questions from Meredith Vieira about her relationship with Tiger Woods. She wore a fancy sparkly beauty spot near her eye for an extra dash of “class.” Jamie says she met Tiger in 2005 in at a Las Vegas nightclub when he asked a VIP host to send her over to…
Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow didn’t win any of the awards at the ESPNU College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Florida Thursday night, but he still managed to garner some positive publicity with his date selection.
20-year-old Kelly Faughnan of Clifton, Virginia was diagnosed with a brain tumor just prior to Thanksgiving 2008 and underwent surgery in December. The huge Florida Gators fan was at Disney World this week and was hoping she would catch a glimpse of Tebow, who she knew would be in attendance at the awards show. According to NBC Sports, the couple met Wednesday and Tim Tebow made the decision to bring her to the College Football Awards as his date.
“I was really touched,” Tebow told NBC.
President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Norway today. Here is his acceptance speech in which he reminds the audience that he is the commander-in-chief of a country and military that is currently involved in two different wars, one of which seems to be nearing resolution but the other is not.
Chris Cuomo has announced that he’s officially leaving Good Morning America for a spot on another ABC show, 20/20. Juju Chang is his rumored replacement on GMA. Diane Sawyer is also leaving GMA to anchor World News, starting December 21. It’s rumored that George Stephanopoulos will replace Sawyer to co-anchor the morning show with Robin…
Tonight was the concluding hour of Season Six of the great Bravo reality competition show Top Chef. The season started with 17 aspiring chefs and tonight there were just three left. Click to see my recap (typed out as I “watched what happened” live!) and to find out who took home the honor of… TOP CHEF!
On 16 and Pregnant and the first season ofTeen Mom, Farrah Abraham doesn’t reveal much about the father of her daughter, Sophia Abraham. All viewers are told is that Farrah cut him out of her life. On 16 and Pregnant, Farrah’s mom Debra tells her to block his number to keep him from calling her…
Danny Cahill looked unrecognizable when he stepped on The Biggest Loser stage Tuesday night, and it was obvious he was going to blow the other two finalists away. Danny began his journey at The Biggest Loser at 430lb., and last night he weighed only 191 lb. with a total weight loss of 239lb, the most…
The House Homeland Security Committee has plans to vote Wednesday to subpoena the gatecrashin’ Tareq and Michaele Salahi to testify in court. If that happens, the Salahis plan to plead the 5th and not talk, according to a letter their lawyer sent the committee Tuesday. They will decline to answer every single question the Committee…
Real singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss has inked a deal with Aslyum Records to release her solo album B.L.O.G. February 2010, according to BV Buzz. During an episode of Season 2 of Real Housewives of Altanta, former Xscape member Kandi Burruss met with executives at Capital to make a deal for her first solo album in ten…
A source told the NY Post that Mickey Rourke proposed to Russian girlfriend Elena Kultskaya over dinner last week, and is reportedly planning a spring wedding in Moscow. Kuletskaya does modeling work, but she got acquainted with Rourke when she started tutoring him in Russian for his gig as Whiplash in Iron Man 2. Rumor…
The ladies multiply and the plot thickens. Following the emergence of documents that indicate Tiger Woods had Vicodin and Ambien in his blood the night of the infamous car crash, TMZ has learned that he was admitted to the hospital as an overdose case, not an accident victim. This information is supported by a neighbor…
Although there are reports that Elin might take millions to stay with her straying husband Tiger Woods, Radaronline claims that she’s moved out of the house she shared with Tiger. There is so much going on with this scandal, it’s difficult to keep up with. The identities of Tiger’s mistresses have been revealed at a…
Disgraced Teen Queen and star of the McSteamy nude tape Kari Ann Peniche almost got kicked out of of Celebrity Rehab: Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew for throwing vases at people. It was only a matter of time because Kari wasn’t playing well with others from the very beginning. She never got up early enough…
It will soon become know that Tiger Woods has bagged every hostess, party girl, “model,” restaurant manager, and porn star in the lower 48 states (no one’s come forth from Hawaii, Alaska, or abroad, yet). In the meantime, we’ve got two more names and stories: Former Hooters waitress and New York party girl Cori Rist,…
Her money and business deals will still be out of her hands possibly for the rest of her life, but Britney own personal freedom as adult citizen might be within her grasp, according to TMZ. Soon, Britney might be able to shave her head, attack paparazzi SUVs with umbrellas, flash her lady parts, and consume…
A weave-pulling lawsuit, and it isn’t even in Atlanta? Unbeweavable! BRAVO’s cameras were reportedly rolling for the moment that provoked Danielle Staub to head to court over weave-mistreatment. The extension-pulling went down at a country club on November 11 when Danielle got into another disagreement with Teresa Guidice, Jacqueline Laurita, and Laurita’s 19-year-old daughter, Ashlee…
Zhu Zhu pets are this year’s Tickle Me Elmos, but they may be toxic. Consumer green watchdog group GoodGuide rated Zhu Zhus a 5.2 out of 10 after finding unacceptable levels of the poison antimony in the fur and nose of the popular Mr. Squiggles Zhu Zhu. Russ Hornsby, the CEO of Zhu Zhu’s maker,…
After laying low for a few years, Sandra Bullock has been churning out the movies recently. Her latest film, the feel-good sports flick “The Blind Side,” has knocked New Moon off of it’s box office pedestal. In the U.S. The Blind Side pulled in $20.4 million this weekend rocketing it to the number one spot….
Here is the complete statement issued by Montana senator Max Baucus in response to a recent story revealing he recommended his girlfriend and staff member Melodee Hanes for the vacated position of Montana U.S. attorney back in March. The list of nominations was narrowed down to three names before being submitted to the White House, but Hanes would eventually withdraw herself from consideration and take another position with the Department of Justice.
Tim Teboohoo was all tears once again, this time over a loss to to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship game, which eliminated Tebow and the rest of the University of Florida’s hopes of consecutive national championships. Here’s video of Tim on the sidelines doing his best to win the Criesman Trophy.
23-year-old singer Alexa Ray Joel, daughter or Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, was rushed to the hospital after an overdose. Police are ruling the incident as a suicide attempt. Alexa’s roommate called 911 and paramedics were dispatched to her Manhattan home around 12:21 p.m. Saturday, according to the NY Post. Sources told WABC-TV New York…
Jamie Jungers is the fourth Tiger Woods mistress to be identified, leaving only 489,594 that we don’t know about yet! Radaronline.com had identified Jungers as number four and says a British newspaper is set to publish her story. Not only that, but a competing UK mag will publish ANOTHER Tiger mistress story, and at least…
Fortunately for all women, Marilyn Manson is off the market again, but unfortunately for men, Evan Rachel Wood is taken as well. The tragedy is that the talented and attractive 22-year-old actress is back on the depressed, alcoholic, cokey arm of the 40-year-old (with a 14-year-old mind) shock-musician. They’ve been splits for for about a…
Before Alexis Bellino was fixin’ plates for her husband Jim and ordering SkinnyGirl margaritas on TV, she was just a regular small-town girl from Hannibal, Mo. married to a regular guy. Of course, this regular girl had dreams; like a smaller nose, bigger boobs, and a bucketful of money. At least that’s the song her…
Before Jaimee Grubbs was claiming a long-term affair with Tiger Woods, she was on Tool Academy with a guy (Shawn “Loud Mouth Tool” Southern) who was such a tool he dumped her for another girl on the show named Aida. I haven’t ever really watched this show outside of short hilarious clips on The Soup,…
Tool Academy participant Jaimee Grubbs is the latest woman uncovered as being involved in an affair with Tiger Woods, after an extremely strange car accident on Thanksgiving night. Although the Woods’ have remained mostly tight-lipped about the incident that left the pro golfer bloody after running into a fire hydrant and tree going less than…
Until recently no one’s really paid attention to Tiger Woods’ wife, the pretty blonde Swedish model Elin Nordegren. She’s a beautiful woman who’s always smiled sweetly by Tiger’s side and posed in charming family photos as their family grew. The Woods have stayed quiet and their personal life has stayed out of the media until…
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