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PHOTOS The Bachelor’s Vienna Girardi and boyfriend Brian Lee Smith – Who’s stalking who?

ByAsa Hawks

As the 14th Season of The Bachelor draws to a close and the lovably hunky Jake Pavelka prepares to hand out his final rose, folks are turning their attention away from the show and toward the controversial life of finalist Vienna Girardi. After US Magazine reported Vienna was still obsessed with ex-boyfriend Brian Lee Smith, Radar Online uncovered an arrest report that shows Brian Lee Smith was arrested for trespassing at Vienna’s home in October of 2009! So who is the stalker and who’s the stalkee?

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The truth behind Lynn and Frank Curtin’s financial trouble, evictions, debt, and legal troubles

ByStarcasm Staff

Photo: Bravo Lynne and Frank Curtin are airing their money dirty laundry (not to be confused with money laundering!) out to dry in Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Their children were served eviction notices on camera in front of BRAVO’s cameras, and later we find out that Frank concealed a $10,000…

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Did Mel B almost have a Britney moment?

ByStarcasm Staff

There’s really no explanation for this hairstyle unless Mel B was honoring the three-year anniversary since Britney Spears went completely bonkers and shaved her head in front of paparazzi. Everyone has their own special way of marking that once-in-a lifetime event (oh! the memories.) Here’s some more photos of former Spice Girl Mel B stepping…

Gary Coleman explodes into an f-word tirade on The Insider

ByStarcasm Staff

Gary Coleman was arrested last month on a domestic violence charge against his wife Shannon Price, which resulted in the above lovely mug shot. More on that here. This week Gary appeared on The Insider, like Lindsay Lohan the Hoarder, to speak out about this issue for the first time since the arrest. Luckily for…

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Real Housewives of New York, New Jersey, and Kandi Burruss to compete on Millionaire

ByStarcasm Staff

Block out your calendars now because starting February 22 a week-long themed Who Wants to Be A Millionaire: The Real Housewives of Millionaire will pair of Real Housewives from New Jersey, New York (minus Danielle Staub and Bethenney Frankel), and Kandi Burruss from Atlanta with real housewives (you heard right, real ones without television shows!)…

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Guidettes J-Woww and Snooki aren’t really Italian, UNICO makes move to sue Jersey Shore

ByStarcasm Staff

According to Jenni “J-Woww” Farley, the incendiary terms “guido” and “guidette” refer to a lifestyle, a state of mind rather than a derogatory word for those of Italian-American heritage. In fact, this morning on FOX’s The Strategy Room J-Woww revealed that neither she nor Snooki are Italian. J-Woww is of Spanish and Irish decent and…

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VIDEO Jenelle Evans’ episode of 16 and Pregnant with recap

ByAsa Hawks

MTV’s 16 and Pregnant premiered last night with Jenelle Evans, the beach-going party gal from Oak Island, North Carolina. As everyone expected given Jenelle’s unapologetic stance on smoking pot before during and after her pregnancy (read more about that HERE) as well as the spirited profanity-laden tirades from the trailer, Jenelle was quite explosive and controversial!

Watch the full episode and read my commentary with some of my favorite quotes!

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Does Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana Wolfsmith have cancer?

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of Orange County In Episode 12,  Season 5 “You Can Dish It But You Can’t Take It” Briana Wolfsmith sits her mother Vicki Gunvalson down to reveal some upsetting news, she has several tumors the size of grapes on her thyroid and through her neck and she’s going to have to a biopsy…

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VIDEO Jenelle Evans goes on a date with guy named Jared

ByAsa Hawks

During the premiere episode of the second season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant party girl Jenelle Evans realized her boyfriend of three years Andrew was great when neither of them had any real responsibilities, but his complete absence after Jace was born combined with a DUI arrest and seven days in prison made it perfectly clear he was going to be a burden at best when it came to being a father. So, Jenelle went out on a date!

Watch the awkward video and meet Jared, the spiked black-and-blond headed, soft-spoken potential daddy replacement!

PHOTOS Zac Efron goes surfing for charity in Australia

ByAsa Hawks

Completely not afraid of losing his life in a tragic cool overdose, the uber dapper whipper snapper Zac Efrom took to the beaches of Australia in surfing gear to help promote the Oakley’s Learn to Ride surfing day charity event benefiting the One Sight Foundation.

Check out the photos and turn your computer screen into the inside of a young girl’s locker!

Tila Tequila tricked by fake magazine editor into confessing that she’s not pregnant

Tila Tequila tricked by fake magazine editor into confessing that she’s not pregnant

ByStarcasm Staff

Tila Tequila got tricked into admitting that she wasn’t pregnant days before she described experiencing miscarriage pains on her Twitter page. Someone posing as a magazine editor emailed Tila promising her a photo shoot. Then “Karen,” the fake editor, emailed Tila that they couldn’t go through with the shoot because they had learned she was…

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First photo of Matthew Knowles and AlexSandra Wright’s baby son Nixon?

ByStarcasm Staff

Matthew Knowles and his camp still claim there has been no DNA test to prove he is the father of AlexSandra Wright’s newborn child Nixon, but AlexSandra is still sticking to her guns. The photo above has just been released to TMZ, and there is a slight resemblance. If he really isn’t the father, he…

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Kell on Earth Episode 3: Nicolas Petrou stiffs Kelly Cutrone’s People’s Revolution and disrepects Women’s Wear Daily

ByStarcasm Staff

Kell On Earth: Episode 3: “Highway to Kell” Nicolas Petrou was an out-there designer that Kelly Cutrone took a risk on because he deals in the artsy, avant-gard style close to her heart. Her PR company People’s Revolution decided to put on his show despite budget issues and other red flags, which involved the models…

VIDEO – Brutal Valentine’s Day marriage proposal disaster at NY Rangers game

ByStarcasm Staff

Sometimes Valentine’s day can be a heart-breaker. You confess to your crush your true feelings only to be rejected, or worse, ignored. Your significant other forgets to do anything special for you. No one sends you a Student Council Candy Gram. But this definitely tops makes the finals for worst Valentine’s Day ever for the…

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Thomas Beatie/Tracy LaGondino is pregnant with his third child

ByStarcasm Staff

Thomas Beatie is a transgendered man who may be addicted to being pregnant. Not even three years from the first time Thomas Beatie first got pregnant, he is expecting his third child with wife Nancy and their sperm donors. (via MomLogic) Beatie gave birth to a baby girl, Susan June 29, 2008, and a baby…

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Simon Monjacks’s fake charity The Brittany Murphy Foundation is giving back donations

ByStarcasm Staff

When Brittany Murphy died suddenly last December from a combination of accidental drug overdose and illenss, it was hard to ignore the questionable past of her British husband Simon Monjack. The first area of mystery is his claim to be a producer and screenwriter, when he only has one industry credit to his name, for…

Barbie has her 125th occupation, and she no longer thinks math is hard!

Barbie has her 125th occupation, and she no longer thinks math is hard!

ByStarcasm Staff

Progress is upon us. Barbie and math are presumably cool now, as Mattel, through the overpowering influence of reddit, has decided that Barbie’s 125th occupation will be computer engineer! Her laptop may be pink, but she knows how to build and program that sucker! Mattel went to great lengths to make Computer Engineer Barbie authentic…

Silent Bob strikes back against Southwest Airlines Captain Leysath

ByStarcasm Staff

Rotund director Kevin Smith was sitting securely in his Southwest Airline seat with the arm rests down, his carry-on bag in the overhead compartment, and the rest of the crew already chattering in excitement about soaring through the skies with Silent Bob when flight attendant Suzanne informed him that Captain Leysath required him to leave…

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Naked Snooki photo released!

ByAsa Hawks

It was only a matter of time! A nude photo of Jersey Shore’s vertically challenged vivacious Guidette Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has surfaced with the promise of more on the way. Radar Onine first reported the existence of the photos and now the owners have posted one on the website NakedSnooki.com.

Click to see a small, edited screen capture and find out how you can buy the rest of the pictures!

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Is The Amazing Race’s Caite Upton an amazing racist?

ByAsa Hawks

The only thing worse than needing advice from Miley Cyrus is not heeding it when you do. Former Miss Teen South Carolina Caitlin Upton became an internet sensation after seriously fumbling a question during the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007. (The youtube video has been watched over 50 million times in its various forms.) The 20-year-old’s appearance on 16th season of The Amazing Race was to be her shot at redeeming herself, so you would think she would be a bit gun-shy about things like… making fun of Asian Pacific Islanders and Chinese people! But nope…

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PHOTOS Lady Gaga wears blizzard chic at the amfAR New York Gala

ByAsa Hawks

In honor of the record-setting blizzard blanketing the northeast Lady Gaga was the literal interpretation of “snow white” at the amfAR Gala held in New York City February 10, 2010!

WARNING – I like the Lady G’s fashion statements and this is one of her best, so instead of the usual snark there is an avalanche of Gaga goo-gooing on my part. Sorry ’bout that.

Jenelle Evans smoking pot video with friend Tori
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PHOTOS VIDEO Jenelle Evans smoking pot with Tori

ByAsa Hawks

The second season of MTV’s reality series 16 and Pregnant kicks off Tuesday February 16 at 10pm with firecracker Jenelle Evans from Oak Island, North Carolina. Judging from the Season 2 trailer and from Jenelle’s various online profiles (links below), she is a very confident 17-year-old with a foul mouth, an affinity for marijuana and no fear of conflict – which sounds like a perfectly volatile combination for the season premiere!

Read more about Jenelle including her defense for smoking pot while pregnant and a video of her toking on a joint when she was 15!

PHOTOS Taylor Swift looks adorable in Melbourne Australia

ByAsa Hawks

Taylor Swift was spotted out shopping in Melbourne, Australia Wednesday. The 4-time Grammy Award winning country music starlet looked adorable as usual in a strapless floral summer dress. Her shopping spree was just hours before her concert at the Rod Laver Arena, her first Melbourne concert and part of her current “Fearless Tour.”

Click to see the long and lovely Taylor and find out just how tall this Art Nouveau poster girl is!

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Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels sued for Calorie Control magic pills

ByAsa Hawks

The self-proclaimed greatest weight loss trainer in the universe Jillian Michaels has been named in a class action suit that alleges her weight loss supplement Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Calorie Control uses false advertising when it claims “Two Capsules Before Main Meals And You Lose Weight… That’s It!” The Biggest Loser trainer has always been very vocal about hard work being necessary in any weight loss plan, so it comes as sort of a surprise that she would put her name on an “easy solution” dietary product.

Read the plaintiff’s claims and other details from the suit!

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Jersey Shore Season 1 DVD sold exclusively on Amazon

ByStarcasm Staff

If you’re like the staff at Starcasm.net, you miss the Jersey Shore already. It’s only been gone from MTV for a few weeks, and the stars are popping up everywhere in real life like the Grammys, giving brides away at weddings, and of course, countless clubs around the nation, but nothing can replace watching the…

Kelly Cutrone’s first love and husband was Warhol assistant and pop artist Ronnie Cutrone

ByStarcasm Staff

“Everything is a cartoon for me. The ancient manuscripts are taken very seriously but they are really cartoons.” ~Ronnie Cutrone PR Power Girl Kelly Cutrone is at the top of her game, and is becoming a staple brand with a Bravo show Kell on Earth and a memoir/advice book If You Have to Cry, Go…

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Alexsandra Wright gave birth to baby she claims is Beyonce’s new brother, Nixon

ByStarcasm Staff

28-year-old pop royalty Beyonce has a brand new baby brother named Nixon, according her her father Matthew’s alleged mistress, AlexSandra Wright. Wright gave birth to the new baby last Thursday (February 4,2010) and says she dated the alledged baby daddy Knowles for 18 months. A source told TMZ that they even picked out the name…

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Ashley Salazar from 16 and Pregnant Season 2B blogs her entire pregnancy and eventual adoption

ByAsa Hawks

One of the young mothers-to-be on Season 2 of MTV’s reality series 16 and Pregnant is 17-year-old Ashley Salazar of McKinney, Texas. Just like Catelynn and Tyler in Season 1, Ashley plans on giving her daughter up for adoption. But, unlike Catelynn and Tyler, Ashley’s baby daddy Justin doesn’t really want anything to do with the child.

Deciding whether having the baby, giving it up for adoption or having an abortion was a heart-wrenching decision for Ashley and she detailed the entire process on her blog. See photos and read excerpts!

How did fashion PR ‘Kell-raiser’ Kelly Cutrone get her start?

ByStarcasm Staff

Kelly Cutrone was well known in the fashion industry before he made her television debut as a b!tchy boss on MTV’s The Hills and The City (as well as a True Life cameo), but now she’s got her very own reality show on Bravo, Kell on Earth, and nothing’s really stopping her from riding her…

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VIDEO – Watch Betty White and Abe Vigoda get tackled for 2010 Snickers Super Bowl commercial

ByStarcasm Staff

Betty White is as much of a deadpan killer as ever, and Abe Vigoda proves he doesn’t need Conan O’Brien to remind people that he’s not dead in a 2010 Super Bowl ad spot for Snickers. Because they pulled out these two, Snickers is hereby the best candy bar ever! Plus it has peanuts in…

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Real Housewife Tamra Barney’s dating Eddie Judge

ByAsa Hawks

Where are the Bravo cameras when you need them?!? On January 7 Simon Barney filed for divorce from his wife of eleven years Tamra Barney, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Less than a month later Simon reportedly walked into the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas where he saw Tamra holding hands with his good friend Eddie Judge.

Find out the juicy details and read diva Simon’s Facebook tears!

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Real Socialites: Nicole Richie’s mom Brenda Harvey & Paris Hilton’s aunts Kim and Kyle Richards to be Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

ByStarcasm Staff

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills might be a showstopper. The Housewives franchise has never before brought together a cast of already pretty well known women, or at least they’re related to someone well known. They’re also probably the most truly wealthy ladies to ever grace the franchise. Nicole Richie’s mom Brenda Harvey is now…

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VIDEO – Conan O’Brien almost joined Jay Leno and Oprah in Super Bowl ad promoting David Letterman’s Late Show

ByStarcasm Staff

The last two people anyone expected to be sitting on the same couch are David Letterman and Jay Leno, but the Super Bowl is a magical game. Sunday night the entire US almost choked to death on their pretzels and chicken wings when Letterman told Oprah that he was having the worst Super Bowl party…

Casey Johnson cause of death: diabetic ketoacidosis caused diabetic coma

ByStarcasm Staff

Socialite Casey Johnson’s cause of death was released by the coroner today, she died after slipping in a diabetic coma after her body went into diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a state the body falls in when there is too little insulin in the body to break down sugar in the body and have it…

Brittany Murphy cause of death accidental drug overdose; alledgedly received daily drugs for ‘Lola’

ByStarcasm Staff

The Las Angeles Coroner’s office has officially released Brittany Murphy’s cause of death: accidental drug overdose. She also suffered from “community acquired pneumonia,” and had an “iron deficiency.”Full autopsy results will be available in two weeks. Yesterday Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter personally spoke with Brittany’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Susan Murphy at their…

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PHOTOS – Snooki before and after her de-poofed Inside Edition Makeover

ByStarcasm Staff

Photos by Shervin Lainez/Inside Edition The folks at Inside Edition gave Snooki-Snook-Snooks a “glamorous” makeover! I don’t know about you, but I like Snooks better with her poof and bronzer. In this first one she looks like a middle-aged real estate agent who likes to inject “personality” into her professional look with leopard-print accents. In…

Is A & E listening? Lindsay Lohan tells Niecy Nash about her hoarding problem on The Insider – PHOTOS

ByStarcasm Staff

In another moment of celebrity absurdity Lindsay Lohan will be on The Insider today telling Niecy Nash all about her hoarding problem. That’s right, Niecy Nash, from Reno 911. Since Lindsay always looks so gaunt and unhealthy, everyone has assumed that she’s dealing with her massive childhood issues with drugs and eating disorders, but it…

VIDEO – Is My Life as Liz a real, scripted, or complete fiction? Liz Lee addresses the rumors

ByStarcasm Staff

MTV’s My Life is Liz is almost like a documentary, but the production is so polished and seamless that we can safely assume that this is not a candid “reality” show in the same way MTV’s 16 & Pregnant and Bravo’s Real Housewives are, but parts of it may be a “real” recounting of how…

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Leif Garrett arrested again for heroin possession; Compare his mug shots

ByDarren O

I have no idea if Leif Garrett is from North Carolina or not but the former teen idol and perennial adult troublemaker is obviously a tarheel fan! Leif “Gair Jordan” was arrested in Los Angeles Monday morning for having black tar heroin in his shoe after police saw him in an L.A. Metrolink Station shaking and sweating profusely.

See his mug shot and compare it with his 2006 booking photo when he was arrested for the same thing.

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VIDEO Is Amber Portwood from Teen Mom pregnant again?

ByStarcasm Staff

UPDATE June 23, 2010: The Season Two trailer for Teen Mom reveals that Gary may be cheating on Amber, and that she may, in fact, be expecting again! On “Teen Mom Finale Special: Checkup with Dr. Drew” Amber Portwood tells her now on-again boyfriend, Dr. Drew, and the rest of the world that she may…

Lady GaGa promotes MAC AIDS fund lipstick Viva Glam GaGa; tells women to stick a condom in their purse

ByStarcasm Staff

Lady GaGa is one smart cookie. For all her outrageous outfits and theatrics, she’s probably one of the most organized, hardworking, and responsible – yes responsible – pop stars now, or ever. And it’s paid off: her addictive dance tunes and spectacular performances have been rewarded with five #1 singles from her first album and…

Oscar Nominations 2010 – Complete list of 82nd Academy Awards nominations!

ByAsa Hawks

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released it’s list of 2010 Oscar nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, to be held Sunday, March 7. The revamped Best Picture category now includes ten nominations, but most critics think it is a race between The Hurt Locker and Avatar, each of which garnered 9 total nominations.

See the complete list!

Is Maxim spread hottie Amanda Bynes dating multiple Grammy nominee Kid Cudi?

ByStarcasm Staff

According to her Twitter, Amanda Bynes is dating/banging a multiple Grammy nominee who didn’t win. In fact, her Twitter feed is burning up with tweets about love for her new beau. but she refuses to say his name until they are “OFFICIAL.” Since she’s definitely not keeping quiet about the romance, and keeps dropping hints…

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PHOTO The Bachelor’s Vienna Girardi topless calendar picture. Are more on the way?

ByAsa Hawks

There has been all sorts of controversy surrounding Season 9 of ABC’s reality love competition The Bachelor including a “sex scandal” between contestant Rozlyn Papa and producer Ryan Callahan, a spoiling blogger revealing the details of how the entire season would play out including the eventual winner and now one of the remaining five women might have a bunch of topless photos out there for sale!

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PHOTO – Katy Perry hangs out with Snooki at 2010 Grammy Awards

ByStarcasm Staff

Katy Perry knew it was a good omen when she saw Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi on the way to the 52nd Grammy Awards Sunday night, so she stopped to take a pic and tweet about it. She posted the above photo on her Twipic account with the caption: “Tonights gonna be a good good night!” Unfortunately,…

Jersey Shore’s Mike Sorrentino shows off his “Situation” at the 2010 Grammy red carpet

ByStarcasm Staff

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s abs are famous for being a “situation” that distract women, even women with dates and boyfriends, but at the 2010 Grammy red carpet the Jersey Shore star wanted us to know he’s got another situation: his pecks. Both Mike and his Jersey Shore pal/hookup friend Snooki attended the royal music event…

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VIDEO – Full quote of Prince and Paris Jackson’s speech at 2010 Grammy Awards

ByStarcasm Staff

Paris Jackson (11) spoke at her dad’s public memorial back in July 2009 in a tearful plea that did more to humanize Michael Jackson in the public mind than anything Madonna or Brooke Shields could have said. More than half a year later, her older brother Prince Jackson publicly spoke (for the reported first time…

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PHOTOS – Lady GaGa’s sparkly orbital Armani 2010 Grammy red carpet dress

ByStarcasm Staff

Lady GaGa lived up to herself at the 2010 Grammy Awards red carpet, showing up in a glittery orbital dress that exposes most of her legs, which were encased in sparkly tights that turned into Dr. Seuss-shaped platform heels. GaGa accessorized with a pointy chandelier, and wore the comic-book yellow extensions she’s been featuring lately…

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VIDEO Lady Gaga and Elton John GRAMMY Awards performance of Poker Face and Speechless

ByAsa Hawks

Lady Gaga kicked off the 52nd Grammy Awards with a HUGE bang! She was introduced Broadway circus-style in front of an elaborate industrial Charles Dickensian “Fame Factory” set. Click to watch her entertaining theatrical performance of Poker Face and her sooted duet with Sir Elton John on Speechless!

Elvis Costello 2010 GRAMMY Awards Red Carpet photos

ByAsa Hawks

Elvis Costello hit the red carpet at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards red carpet looking like the album cover to Pimperial Bedroom! Dude was rocking a pimptastic fedora that was Mighty Red Like A Rose! And he brought the bling too, sporting All That Useless Beauty on his neck and fingers. Elvis has always been a bit of a genre hopper – should we expect a rap album soon? Bloods and Tupacolate by DC EC!

(That’s all the puns I promise)

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‘Teen Mom Finale Special: Check-Up with Dr. Drew’ February 2 and ‘Unseen Moments’ February 9

ByStarcasm Staff

Sadly the first season of MTV’s Teen Mom series came to an end last week (satch the finale and read a recap here), but we can still get our fix of Maci, Amber, Farrah, and Catelynn for another two weeks!

Click to find out how to ease your Teen Mom withdrawal symptoms!

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MTV News Correspondent Snooki 2010 GRAMMY Awards Red Carpet photos

ByAsa Hawks

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards are getting under way and even they aren’t immune to the Jersey Shore Invasion sweeping the nation! Here’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi with her stacked little Guidette bod packed into a short and tight violet dress. Sadly, the “poof” stayed at home, although she did try to compensate with a poofy coat. Perhaps it doesn’t react well to the altitude when flying? (Pauly D’s Blowout should have no problem!)

See the photos!

PHOTOS Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron is Miss America 2010

ByStarcasm Staff

22-year-old Fredericksburg, Virginia native Caressa Cameron took home the crown in the 2010 Miss America Pageant last night. The Virginia Commonwealth University Communications major won the Miss Virginia title in her fourth year trying and carried that momentum to Las Vegas, where she took home the top prize in American pageantry.

See pictures of Caressa (of course there are swimsuit photos!), find out how she feels about gay marriage and read her complete resume!

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VIDEO Rush Limbaugh fist pumping to ‘Poker Face’ at Miss America pageant

ByAsa Hawks

The Jersey Shoritization of the planet took a huge step forward by converting one of the most influential media personalities on the political landscape. Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh revealed his new religion during a preliminary event at the Miss America Pageant called “Judge the Judges.”

The host introduced the talent portion of the “Judge the Judges” competition, explaining that they would be dancing to Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.” Rush seemed reluctant at first, but then he must have heard the call because he started convulsing and speaking in fist pumps! I’ll let the video speak for itself…

New Jersey ‘Housewife’ Danielle Staub is a born-again virgin and is saving sex until marriage
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New Jersey ‘Housewife’ Danielle Staub is a born-again virgin and is saving sex until marriage

ByStarcasm Staff

Apparently Danielle Staub picked up a new set of shiny virginity with her new face! The 47-year-old infamous Real Housewives of New Jersey star has had a colorful life full of carnal pleasure, some of it documented on the first Season of RHNJ, and more of it detailed in a book by her ex-husband, but…

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Jay Photoglou sues Gretchen Rossi for libel and slander: does he have a case?

ByStarcasm Staff

UPDATE: Gretchen sued him right back, and Nov. 2012 she won her case, and was awarded $500,000. More details here. Jay Photoglou is seeking punitive damages against Gretchen Rossi over what he calls slanderous comments, RadarOnline reports. He alleges that Gretchen cost him his business standing because she lied about their relationship (claiming they were…