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VIDEO Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7 preview clip

ByAsa Hawks

The original Bravo drama mamas return January 2nd as The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Barney, Gretchen Rossi and Alexis Bellino welcome brunette newbie Heather Dubrow for a seventh season of meanies, martinis, and bikinis California style! Keep reading for the just released preview clip from Bravo that seems to suggest the ladies will once again not disappoint!

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Adam Lambert arrested after dispute with boyfriend Sauli Koskinen at a Finnish bar

ByAsa Hawks

American Idol veteran Adam Lambert and his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen got into a drunken altercation last night outside the “Don’t Tell Momma” gay bar in Helsinki, Finland and both were arrested by police for what amounts to drunk and disorderly conduct. Keep reading for the sketchy deets as well as Adam and Sauli’s online response to the incident.

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VIDEO Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry in Pasión Life promo

ByDarren O

A while back Teen Mom 2 cast members Kailyn Lowry Irwin and Jenelle Evans did a promotional event for Pasión Life clothing. We showed some of the photos but now there’s an official promo video released by the company. In the clip which features club beat music and an exuberant narrator we see Jennelly and Kail clubbin’, signing autographs and modeling. Check it out.

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VIDEO PHOTOS Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in ‘Game Change’ trailer

ByDarren O

When we saw the first leaked images of Julianne Moore as Alaskan Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin we had a feeling that she was going to give Tina Fey a run for her Palin-likeness money. Now that I’ve caught the first official trailer for the HBO film Game Change nothing has swayed me from that opinion. See the trailer as well as caps of Moore as Palin, Ed Helms as John McCain and Woody Harrelson as campaign manager Steve Schmidt.

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PHOTO Jersey Shore’s Sammi Sweetheart stuns after ‘makeunder’

ByDarren O

If you’ve ever imagined what one of the gals from Jersey Shore would look like sans the orange glow and over-prepping then this is just for you. The folks with xoJane headed down to the shore and did a makeunder of Sammi Sweetheart Giancola and the results are awesome. Check out the Samformation and a eye-opening before and after.

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PHOTOS BIO Samantha Levey The Bachelor 16 contestant, Miss Pacific Palisades 2011

ByAsa Hawks

Ben Flajnik has an army of beautiful, attractive women to choose from on the upcoming 16th season of The Bachelor, including two reigning beauty queens! We’ve already profiled Miss Chicago Elyse Myers and now we’d like to introduce you to Miss Pacific Palisades 2011 Samantha Levey. Keep reading for all sorts of background info and numerous photos of this 26-year-old advertising account rep originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Is Leah Messer pregnant? Are the Rumors true or fiction?

ByAsa Hawks

Another week, another slew of overly dramatic tabloid headlines about Teen Mom 2 stars Leah Messer, Chelsea Houska, Jenelle Evans, and Kailyn Lowry Irwin. Keep reading to find out what the rags are claiming this week (including Leah being pregnant again) and how they match up with reality.

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VIDEO Michelle Duggar reads letter to Jubilee Shalom

ByDarren O

The Duggar family of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting created quite a controversy when images of their 21st child Jubilee Shalom, who was lost to miscarriage, was used during a memorial service. Michelle has now posted a letter she wrote and read to Jubilee via the family’s blog and I have included the video along with the full transcript. The video’s image is one of the photos in question so this is a heads up if that might offend you.

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Emily Maynard as the next Bachelorette is “basically a done deal”

ByAsa Hawks

Southern blond sweetheart Emily Maynard won the hearts of millions of television viewers when she competed on the 15th season of ABC’s The Bachelor. (Unfortunately for her, she also won the heart of The Bachelor, buff scruffy doofus Brad Womack.) But that unfortunate romance is long over and now it appears that Emily is ready to start dating in front of millions once again – this time as The Bachelorette!

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Joe Giudice indicted on fraud and impersonation charges

ByDarren O

While the rumors of New Jersey’s own Jon Bon Jovi having died were proven untrue the story that Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Joe Giudice got thumped by a grand jury are very real. Get the deets behind the indictment and how Joe got busted trying to be his brother.

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VIDEOS Teen Mom 2 S2 E3 After Show and bonus footage break down

ByDarren O

We’re just a few days from the holiday weekend and it’s a Wednesday so that means it’s time once again for our weekly break down of the Teen Mom 2 After Show and bonus footage. This week we have a tearful Leah trying to explain how she copes with Ali’s medical conditions, Kailyn stating that she’s learned how not to be a mom from her own mother, Jenelle and what made her press charges against Delp and Chelsea explaining why she chose to have surgery on a day when Adam and not her father could help. The bonus footage shows Leah and Corey as they wait eagerly for Ali’s MRI to finish.

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“Gold Rush” was the highest rated show on television Friday night

ByAsa Hawks

It looks as though Discovery Channel has hit it rich with their reality series Gold Rush! The hour-long reality series came in as not only the highest rated show on cable Friday night, but on all of television! (Based on the industry’s all-important Adults 18-49 rating.) 5.38 million viewers tuned in to watch this crew of down-on-their-luck fortune seekers trying to score big in the g|ory hole! Keep reading for all the details and the official (and joyous!) press release from The Discovery Channel.

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PHOTOS Taylor Swift CoverGirl ad banned for too much Photoshopping

ByAsa Hawks

Consumer agencies around the globe are beginning to crack down on the use of Photoshopping in advertising and the latest victim in Procter and Gamble’s campaign for CoverGirl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara, which features country music star Taylor Swift. Keep reading to find out which part of Taylor Swift the company thought wasn’t quite perfect enough and read an explanation of why the ad was pulled from the NAD president.

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Mariah still claims Justin Bieber is the father of her baby Tristyn; Ex claims she lied for 50k

ByStarcasm Staff

Despite claims last month from Mariah Yeater’s ex-boyfriend Robert Powell that he’s the father of baby Tristyn, and that Mariah concocted the Justin Bieber story to sell to tabloids for $50,000; Mariah is still stickin’ to her story.

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Jennifer Aniston: I was a ‘dumpy teenager’ who went ‘goth’

ByDarren O

Jennifer Aniston, the recently crowned Sexiest Woman of all Time by Men’s Health magazine, has revealed that she was once a “dumpy teenager” who went all “goth” as a way to rebel against her model mother. This challenged us to break out the ol’ Photoshop and try to create what that might have looked like. Read on for JA’s comments that certainly will not endear her to any goth kids and see the results of our Photogothegery!

Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson uttering "I'm untouchable bitch."
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Rob Lowe is ‘untouchable’ in unforgettable Lifetime trailer

ByDarren O

I’m a big fan of Bill Simmons and his blog Grantland. They recently threw down with the The Best Movie Trailers Ever but I believe the recent submission by Lifetime and a mustached Rob Lowe will change all that. It is that powerful and unforgettably incredible.

This is a must see featuring a one liner that I promise you will never forget but may want to.

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VIDEO PHOTO Bikini clad Courtney Stodden sits on bad bad Santa’s lap

ByDarren O

Courtney Stodden put on a skimpy bikini and sat on the lap of Santa Claus and put the ho ho ho in holiday cheer. In the following staged photo / video shoot of the “anything for a little attention” couple of the year, Doug Hutchison and Courtney managed to take their creepy love next level by perverting all of our innocent childhood memories of Santa Claus. Ladies and gentleman pry you eyelids open and enjoy a very Dortney Christmas!

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NeNe Leakes is gonna be on Glee!

ByAsa Hawks

Glee actors (and Real Housewives fanatics) Chris Colfer and Lea Michele appeared on the season finale of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live! and they had a very special announcement for fellow Glee and housewives fans: NeNe Leakes will be making an appearance on Glee! Can you say, “NeNe Gleeks?”

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PHOTOS Rachel Truehart from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Rache Truehart, a 27-year-old originally from Massachusetts currently working as a sales rep for Lucerne textiles in New York. Rachel will be hoping Ben Flajnik takes her surname literally as she tries to win his heart on the 16th season of The Bachelor premiering on ABC January 2. Keep reading for photos of Rachel as well as a brief Q&A from ABC.

Did Jon Bon Jovi die? Death rumor proved to be a hoax

ByAsa Hawks

49-year-old singer Jon Bon Jovi is the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax as word of his demise spread like wildfire on the internet earlier today. We’re glad to report JBJ is alive and doing well – and will be performing at a charity concert this evening as scheduled. Keep reading to find out which reality star alerted me to the rumor by sharing her sadness at Jon’s passing on Facebook.

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Teen Mom Amber Portwood’s latest mug shot photos

ByAsa Hawks

Troubled Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was taken into custody earlier today after a Madison County judge issued a warrant for her arrest stemming from a number of probation violations cited in a report last month. The above mug shot photos of Amber were taken as she was booked into the Madison County Jail and feature the 21-year-old wearing her bold black eyelashes and a pink and black striped shirt.

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The somber 2011 Kardashian/Jenner Khristmas Kard is available in 3-D

ByStarcasm Staff

In case we haven’t all seen enough of the Kardashians this year, their 2011 Holiday Card in available in 3-D (as well as the 2-D version you see above.)

The whole klan is there (except for Brody Jenner and his girl Avril Lavigne, who never really get sucked into the Kardashian/Jenner entertainment machine) with Khloe and Kourtney standing by their men Lamar and Scott, while Kim stands starkly alone in her sequined tuxedo jacket.

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VIDEOS Beavis and Butt-head go after 16 and Pregnant’s Megan McConnell and Aubrey Akerill

ByAsa Hawks

MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head have picked right up where they left off 14 years ago by offering their adolescent insights on contemporary pop culture through their television viewing habits. Among the many MTV shows lambasted by the duo is 16 and Pregnant including an episode in November that goes after Megan McConnell and her baby daddy Nathan Stone and this week’s episode, which takes on infamous party gal (and gal smoocher) Aubrey Akerill. Keep reading to watch the full Megan McConnell clip and see a preview of Thursday’s episode with Aubrey. (Is it a coincidence that these are the two girls from 16 and Pregnant who have had the most negative things to say about MTV and how they were treated by the network?)

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PHOTOS Mob Wives bring it for VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul red carpet

ByDarren O

There are divas, there are soul divas and then there are Staten Island (and one bad girl Brooklynite) divas that will damage your face and look freakin’ hot while doing it! VH1’s own Mob Wives; Renee Graziano, Karen Gravano, Drita D’Avanzo, Carla Facciolo and new additions Ramona Rizzo and Angela Raiola were in attendance for their network’s DIVAS Celebrates Soul at the Hammerstein Ballroom yesterday in New York City. See photos of all 6 and get brief bio info for Angela “Big Ang” Raiola.

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The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7 to premiere February 7

ByAsa Hawks

The original drama mamas of the OC are coming back for their seventh season on February 7! The announcement came via a Bravo press release earlier today that also touted brunette newbie Heather Dubrow as the newest cast member. Keep reading for the full press release and find out some of what to expect in the upcoming season!

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Rihanna regurgitates during ‘What’s My Name,’ blasts ‘tighty whitey’ wearing racist

ByDarren O

Yes, I managed to run with a header that has “regurgitate” and “tighty whiteys” in it! I owe this wonderful set-up to pop superstar Rihanna and her forgettable night in Lisbon, Portugal. Read her tweet about having to run off stage to vomit and then a get an eyeful as she puts some racist dude on serious Twitter blast!

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VIDEOS An intimate peek into Chloë Sevigny’s closet

ByDarren O

I have to confess that I have some big love for Big Love’s Chloë Sevigny. The model turned actress is sexy, talented, funny and was consistently amazing as the frustrated fundamentalist polygamist Nicolette Grant. Opening Ceremony has just released the second part of a video series in which Chloë discusses the ins and outs of her wardrobe and how the items within relate to her life. I think it’s a great peek in to the interesting world of one of the real envelope pushing young actresses we have today. Two highlights include the original bunny ears from Gummo and the Elvis jacket worn by Linda Manz in Dennis Hopper’s Out of the Blue.

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Teen Mom 2 tragedy: Good friend of both Leah Messer’s boyfriend and ex-husband was murdered at a party

ByStarcasm Staff

There’s a tragedy in Teen Mom 2 land. Early last Wednesday Jeremy Smith (23,) the best friend of Jeremy Calvert, Leah Messer’s current boyfriend, and good friend of her ex-husband (and babies’ father) Corey Simms’ was fatally shot by Adam Lytle (19) at a party in Roane, West Virginia.

Justin Bieber never believed in Santa because his mom wanted him to believe in God

ByStarcasm Staff

Justin Bieber revealed to AOL Music that he never believed in Santa because his mom Patti Mallette let him in on the illusion at a young age so he wouldn’t ever think she was a liar about God. Her logic does make sense, but many would say that ruined Christmas for him! What do you think?

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VIDEO montage of Phaedra Parks as a lawyer – Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson, etc

ByAsa Hawks

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks was a well-known celebrity defense attorney long before she began wooing Bravo audiences with her charismatic flair and “everybody knows” words of wisdom. Keep reading to watch a pre-Bravo Phaedra Parks: Super Lawyer video montage from various news stations in Atlanta from 2004-2008! It’s Law and Order ATL with Phaedra Parks y’all!

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PHOTOS – Kim Zolciak is renting her $3 million dream house

ByStarcasm Staff

Tonight on Real Housewives of Atlanta Kim Zolciak moves her family (including new baby KJ) into her dream house! The Roswell, GA house is listed at $3.25 million, and while the listing was recorded as being removed from being on sale May 1, 2011 on Zillow.com, it looks like the last time it sold was 2007.

So, based on that, and the fact that Kim’s frenemy tweeted that Kim was renting the house from someone named Kendra, it looks like Kim is renting her dream home! Not that that’s a bad thing! In the words of Phaedra Parks, “Everybody knows” that you can’t get all your info from the tweet of a frenemy, so we checked the Fulton County property records and found . . . .

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Jill Zarin announces she and Lady Gaga will be judges on Iron Chef America Christmas night

ByAsa Hawks

Everybody sing along…

“Foie gras, foie gras
Foie gras-razzi!”

I just got the latest issue of the Jill Zarin newsletter in my inbox and it appears that the former star of The Real Housewives of New York City is keeping good company these days! She announces that she will be judging the Christmas night episode of Iron Chef America alongside none other than the other Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga!

Wait, I just got another Jill Zarin newsletter email… What? Awwwww man!

Selena Gomez’s mother Mandy suffers miscarriage, Selena cancels concerts

ByAsa Hawks

Selena Gomez has canceled her upcoming holiday performances tonight and tomorrow with her rep saying the cancellations are due to a “”family emergency.” A source close to the situation has revealed to E! that the “family emergency” is that Selena’s mother Mandy has suffered a miscarriage. The heart-breaking news comes less than a month after Selena made the ecstatic pregnancy announcement on Twitter.

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PHOTOS Top 5 krappy things you can buy at the Kardashian Khaos store

ByAsa Hawks

The entire Kardashian clan was on hand at The Mirage in Las Vegas yesterday for the grand opening of their “Kardashian Khaos” store, which features “a variety of items only available at Kardashian Khaos, including all the products that the Kardashian girls and Kris Jenner own, represent, market and endorse, coupled with exclusive Las Vegas souvenir items.” Keep reading for my list of the worst of the worst culled to together from the limited selection of photos available to us. (In other words, I’m sure there are more, even krappier items not on the list.)

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Farrah Abraham found her new boyfriend Marcel Kaminstein through JDate.com

ByAsa Hawks

The mystery surrounding how 20-year-old Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham found her new boyfriend, 34-year-old Marcel Kaminstein, is now solved! The two met through the Jewish dating site JDate.com! Keep reading for Farrah’s description of herself on the site as well as what she was looking for in a potential mate!

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PHOTOS Meet Ramona Rizzo of Mob Wives

ByDarren O

The explosive trailer for season 2 of Mob Wives featured quite a bit of the newest cast member Ramona Rizzo. From all indications she’s going to play a major role in this upcoming season so I thought I’d break it down with a little meet and greet for the Staten Island sister who’s definitely got the credentials to bring it. Come along as we find out about Ramona’s connections to “the life,” her relationship with Karen Gravano and very important photos of her dressed as a hot devil and a sexy policewoman!

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PHOTOS The Bachelor’s Courtney Robertson dated actor Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives

ByAsa Hawks

28-year-old professional model Courtney Robertson will be one of 25 ladies looking for love on the 16th season of the The Bachelor, but scoring a one-on-one date with Bachelorette runner-up Ben Flajnik wouldn’t be her first time gettin’ intimate with a famous dude because Courtney once dated Desperate Housewives hottie Jesse Metcalfe! Keep reading for photos of the two looking young and sexy at the 2005 EMMY Awards as well as a preview clip for The Bachelor that seems to suggest the lovely Courtney will be playing the part of hen house villainesse this season!

Jenelle Evans and her roommate Amber Lane in New York City
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Jenelle Evans blasts ‘friend’ for selling her out to tabloids

ByDarren O

Teen Mom Jenelle Evans has completed anger management courses but she displayed some of that ol’ Oak Island fire in a recent Facebook blast of her friend Amber Lane. Read some of the tabloid comments that Evans attributed to Lane that set her off and catch Evans’ no-holds-barred reply via her Official Facebook Fan Page.

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Jason Trawick proposing marriage to Britney Spears tonight after getting permission from her dad

ByStarcasm Staff

According to TMZ, Britney Spears is about to get engaged y’all! (BTW, this photo was picked strickly because of the middle guy’s priceless face!)

They have sources spilling that her long-time boyfriend Jason Trawick is set to propose tonight in Las Vegas. Supposedly, he also got permission to pop the question the old fashioned way: he asked Britney’s dad Jamie Spears for her hand in marriage.

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Barbara Walters calls the Kardashians like she sees them

ByStarcasm Staff

Barbara Walters caught some flack for naming The Kadashians (Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, and Kris Jenner) as one of her 10 Most Interesting People, but footage from her interview with the reality empresses shows she didn’t let them off easy. (This was shot before Kim’s Krazy divorce, so there were no questions about that.)

Here’s what Babs had to say:

“You don’t really act. You don’t sing. You don’t dance. You don’t have any – forgive me – any talent.”

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Leah Messer’s mother addresses In Touch cover story accusing Corey Simms of being a bad father

ByAsa Hawks

The second season of Teen Mom 2 premiered last week to the highest premiere ratings of any premiere in either of the Teen Mom franchises with 4.15 million viewers. The high numbers didn’t go unnoticed by the tabloids, who have once again cranked up their coverage of the four young moms, including an In Touch cover story on Leah and Jenelle with the headline “Teen Mom Shockers: Shotgun Wedding & Prison Baby!”

As you might imagine, the story is purportedly full of inaccuracies and Leah Messer’s outspoken mother took to Facebook to lambaste the tabloid for it’s portrayal of Corey Simms as a bad dad after he was absent for his twin daughters’ second birthday party. Keep reading for the Momma Dawn smackdown as well as an explanation of the “prison baby” Jenelle story.

The sexy Brandi Passante and Jarrod Shulz from Storage Wars
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Are Storage Wars’ Brandi Passante and Jarrod Schulz married?

ByAsa Hawks

A&E promotes their Storage Wars superstar couple of Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante as a “husband and wife team of underdogs,” and just watching 30 seconds of the two bickering and fuming would seem to all but prove the two are stuck together until death does them part. But are they really married? The answer may surprise you!

(I’m not sure what kind of suspense I was going for there – it’s probably pretty obvious what the answer is. Or is it? Yes, it is.)

Even without the suspense, Brandi’s lockers beckon you in!

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Amber Portwood hit with laundry list of probation violations

ByDarren O

Teen Mom Amber Portwood has been hit with a laundry list of probation violations and could very well see jail time and lose renewed rights to see Leah. Read the list obtained from court records that paint a very gloomy future for Amber and her upcoming January date before the judge.

VIDEO Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy delivers weather forecast

ByDarren O

Every time I’m zoning in and out to Wilco’s unforgettable Yankee Hotel Foxtrot I think to myself, “It sure would be cool if Jeff Tweedy would randomly do a weather forecast.” Well my handshake drug dreams have been realized as the aforementioned Tweedy stepped in during WGN’s weather report this morning and gave being a meteorologist a shot. It was his hometown turf so that probably gave him an extra dose of courage. See the hilarious clip that includes one of Tweedy’s best one liners ever and man that’s saying a lot!

PHOTO Kelly Osbourne receives “Saint Barbie” print by Mark Ryden as a gift from her parents

ByAsa Hawks

Are you a huge Kelly Osbourne fan and you’re wondering what the perfect Christmas gift for her would be? Too late, her parents already gave it to her! It was an original Mark Ryden lithograph of his painting “Saint Barbie” featuring a Kelly Osbournesque little girl worshiping at the feet of a glowing naked Barbie doll floating on a pink cloud.

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MUG SHOT PHOTO Rodney Atkins arrested allegedly trying to smother wife with a pillow

ByDarren O

Country music superstar Rodney Atkins was arrested last month in Tennessee for domestic assault after he allegedly tried to smother his wife, Tammy Atkins, with a pillow. Rodney has filed for divorce since this incident and is insisting that Tammy made it all up. Read the he said / she said in this bitter divorce and the disturbing alleged details as Tammy explained them from that evening.

UPDATE – Rodney Atkins mug shot photo added!

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Jubilee Duggar miscarriage baby photos included in memorial service

ByAsa Hawks

The Duggar family from the TLC reality series 19 Kids and Counting held a memorial service today for their 20th child, Jubilee Shalom Duggar, who passed away after Michelle Duggar suffered a miscarriage earlier this week. During the service the family passed out photos that included Jubilee’s hand and foot with inspirational quotes like “There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world.” Keep reading for the controversial censored pictures and a link to the originals.

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Kieffer Delp’s latest mug shot photo

ByAsa Hawks

Last night’s episode of Teen Mom 2 featured an emotional and violent scene between Jenelle Evans and her boyfriend Kieffer Delp after he refused to quit guzzling a bottle of booze in front of her on their way to the Planet Fun bowling alley. For those of you looking for an update on Jenelle’s rebel hobo beau, he is currently in jail in North Carolina serving time for a drug possession charge. Keep reading for his latest booking photo and links to his vast collection of prior mug shots.

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Dolly Parton deemed hottest female country artist of all time

ByDarren O

Needless to say I was pretty stoked to see Miss Parton on Men’s Health’s, “The 100 Hottest Women of All Time.” She was actually the only female country artist to appear on this list. So Shania, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Loretta Lynn and the rest ya’ll will just have to stand to the side and observe what the magazine deems to be the hottest female in country music history! Read on for two great pics and some fabulous quotes from Dolly that back up this honor.

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Teen Mom Catelynn and Tyler announce wedding date!

ByAsa Hawks

We all watched Tyler Baltierra’s tearful proposal to Catelynn Lowell in the Teen Mom Season 1 finale, but since that time the two have been unwilling to set a date until they were more situated with their lives, including getting their high school diplomas. Apparently their lives are now situated (and they both graduated from high school some time ago) so Catelynn took to Twitter a little while ago and announced the exact date we will be seeing her and Tyler walk down the aisle!

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Demi Moore explains why she is still @mrskutcher

ByDarren O

I will finally be able to rest at night now that Demi Moore has explained why she still uses the Twitter handle @mrskutcher following her publicized split from Mr. Kutcher. Apparently tweet-peeps were wanting more from Moore and were constantly peppering her with requests to change the name of her Twitter account. I’ll admit it’s a little odd but in the big scheme of things this ain’t that big a deal. Or is it? Read on for Demi’s sarcastic answer as to why she’s still @mrskutcher.