(UPDATE–Former Dual Survival host Joe Teti has addressed recent speculation about his Dual Survival firing in a Facebook Q&A; click here to see what he had to say.) Wait a minute–why did Matt Graham leave Dual Survival? For that matter, why did Joe Teti leave Dual Survival? Fans of the popular show have been asking themselves these questions…
The latest Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble update lends creedence to the old saying “Kris Jenner never met a controversy she didn’t like.” The legendary Momager has been fighting two fronts for the past couple of days: one that says the sexagenarian and her 35-year-old alleged fiancé Corey Gamble are all but broken up, and another that’s…
Could there be a new Duggar show in the works? Last year, the idea seemed an impossibility, given the ongoing Josh Duggar scandals and his family’s fast fall from reality television grace. In 2016, though, new comments from network executives–including higher ups at TLC, the Duggars’ former home network–have made a new Duggar show look…
The lawsuit between Josh Duggar and Danica Dillon won’t be heard in court for another couple of weeks, but attorneys for the fallen Duggar star are doing everything they can to challenge Dillon in the court of public opinion beforehand. Duggar’s legal reps went on the offensive this week, calling the Danica Dillon lawsuit a…
The newest Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom update sees the reality TV star sticking to the firm stance she’s taken with regard to her estranged husband, despite his weakened condition–and dealing with growing fan backlash because of it. Khloe, who’s been making the publicity rounds to support her current book, Strong Looks Better Naked, as well…
Kylie Jenner breakup rumors are heating up, in light of the 18-year-old’s continued avoidance of her 26-year-old boyfriend Tyga. Tyga remains under a cloud thanks to the news that he allegedly tried to have an “inappropriate” relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Tyga’s reps have attempted to downplay the controversy, saying that the girl lied about…
Kylie Jenner and Tyga are apparently sticking together despite the latest round of Tyga allegations–though her family has some choice words for the 26-year-old man, in light of the news that a 14-year-old girl has accused Tyga of trying to have an “inappropriate” relationship with her. Tyga’s been under fire for two weeks regarding the social…
Rumors about Tyga allegations–that the 26-year-old rapper had some sort of a relationship with a 14-year-old girl–have swirled for weeks, ever since the latest round of Kylie Jenner and Tyga drama. Now, it appears that those rumors have something more specific behind them: namely, a teenaged model who says Tyga reached out to her and…
The latest Josh Duggar jail update focuses on the likelihood of the current civil lawsuit against Josh Duggar in Pennsylvania leading to criminal charges. According to several sources–as well as known legal experts–a criminal indictment is a possibility, depending on several factors related to porn star Danica Dillon’s allegations. According to a recent Josh Duggar jail…
The Bobbi Kristina Christmas card that Nick Gordon chose to share with the world this year has gotten attention for all the wrong reasons. Gordon, who remains the sole suspect in the ongoing criminal investigation into Bobbi Kristina’s death, photoshopped his late ex-girlfriend into a card and shared it with his followers on social media….
The latest Anna Duggar divorce update appears to put an end to weeks of speculation and rumor–but does leave the door open for the possibility in the future. Last night’s episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On opened with a long-awaited interview from Anna Duggar, who finally broke her silence regarding embattled husband Josh Duggar’s…
Anna Duggar rumors are circulating wildly in light of the Former 19 Kids and Counting star finally opening up for the cameras as part of TLC’s continuing Jill & Jessa: Counting On special. According the Anna Duggar rumors, the embattled mother of four might have had plastic surgery in the wake of Josh Duggar’s infidelity and child molestation scandals. The more concrete news,…
The possibility that Anna Duggar has forgiven embattled husband Josh and is prepared to share a home with him once more hangs over the Duggar family as TLC readies the second episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On. Several new reports indicate that Josh Duggar is indeed participating in sex addiction therapy, and has been for months–and that a…
TLC’s Duggar-based special Jill & Jessa: Counting On, the first part of which aired last night, was notable for several reasons. One of these was the fact that the special featured Josh Duggar’s rarely seen brothers John-David and Joseph Duggar discussing Josh’s involvement in the Ashley Madison hacking scandal, and swearing that they want to be nothing…
Though Duggar family turmoil continues to rage in light of Josh Duggar’s ongoing infidelity and molestation controversies, the family recently surprised observers with an unexpected update on Josh and Anna’s daughter Meredith Grace. TLC’s upcoming Jill & Jessa: Counting On special, which premieres December 13th, has Duggar family members at odds with each other. According to recent…
A Tarek and Christina controversy has soured the premiere of new Flip or Flop episodes for the couple. They’re being taken to task by a legion of concerned homeowners, who say that the El Moussas’ property-flipping ways are destroying the fabric of their community–and whose rallying cry is being echoed elsewhere in the country. In fact, the…
The latest Josh Duggar update brings more potential bad news for the disgraced reality TV star. According to new reports, Josh is “desperate” to save his marriage, and trying to come up with a plan to save it. Apparently, Josh doesn’t believe that he can convince embattled wife Anna Duggar to have another child with…
Anna Duggar is finally opening up about the ongoing sex scandal that’s rocked her family and turned her husband into a pariah. TLC has just released a new promo for this December’s three-part series Jill & Jessa: Counting On; in it, Anna shares some of her thoughts on husband Josh’s devious ways, and reflects on where her…
There’s a new controversy brewing for the coffee giant–and, this time, it isn’t revolving around the high price per cup. Instead, Starbucks is facing criticism over its holiday cups. Aficionados of the brand are familiar with Starbucks’ holiday cups, which include pictures representative of Christmas: including reindeer, ornaments, carolers, and the like. However, this year, the company went…
In the latest Anonymous KKK list update, the group has distanced itself from yesterday’s release of a list of prominent politicians who are also members of the famed group. According to Anonymous–which is decentralized, and has no single leader making its decisions–yesterday’s list was unintentional, and not necessarily part of what will be the official release on Thursday,…
Today, the hacker collective known as Anonymous made good on its promise to release the names of and contact information for alleged KKK members. In a shock to the political establishment, the list includes many prominent politicians, including several United States Senators, and mayors of large cities. The group, which bills itself as a “Hacktivist”…
It might be November, but the Bill Cosby Halloween costume controversy continues to captivate onlookers. Nicki Minaj waded into the ongoing #PillCosby debate with a Halloween Instagram post in which she appeared to take defenders to task. In case you missed it, the Bill Cosby Halloween costume controversy erupted over the weekend, thanks to the…
Time’s annual “Most Influential Teens” issue has rankled feathers once again, and the same people who objected to a “Kylie Jenner most influential” award in 2014 remain against it now. For the second consecutive year, Time named Kylie to its list of 30 teens–which irks critics, who say that the 18-year-old is influential for the wrong reasons….
The “Bobby Flay naked dancers” fiasco has gone viral–probably because people can’t figure out exactly what in the heck happened to Flay at the New York Food and Wine festival this past weekend. The Times Square Desnudas, a group of topless women who pose for photos and sometimes dance with tourists, were hired to parade…
Sports Illustrated model Robyn Lawley has set off a firestorm of commentary following a post-pregnancy photo she shared on Facebook. In the commentary accompanying the Robyn Lawley stretchmark photo, Lawley calls her stretchmarks “bada** tiger stripes” and takes the whole notion of body shaming to task. The Robyn Lawley stretchmark photo came about as a direct…
Editorial columns are generally polarizing, but one writer for the Daily Mail seemed to intentionally drum up controversy when she argued airplanes should charge overweight people more. In her column, “Why fat people should be charged more to fly: It’s not fair for thin people to suffer through the age of the supersize traveler,” writer…
Mia Matsumiya, a Los Angeles-based violinist, has been receiving disgusting, aggressive, sexual social media messages for more than ten years. Now that she’s saved well over a thousand of them, Matsumiya has decided to create an alter ego–the “Perv Magnet”–to share the treatment she’s received, and help shine a light on the pervasiveness of online harassment. The…
When Jennifer Lawrence decided to write a brief essay about the gender wage gap in Hollywood, she didn’t mess around! The Oscar winner sounded off on the issue via Lena Dunham’s “Lenny Letter.” In the piece, titled “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?”, Lawrence wrote: It’s hard for me to speak…
This year, the argument against Columbus Day seemed to reach a fever pitch, with an increasing number of cities agreeing it is more appropriate to mark the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Within just the past two months, eight towns — including Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has the highest concentration of Native Americans…
A Texas-based textbook publisher is under fire and promising to make revisions after an image of one of its book’s sections on slavery went viral. What’s the controversy? The book refers to slaves as “workers”–a whitewashing that’s prompted ire from a number of sources. Pearland, Texas-based McGraw Hill Publishing apologized for referring to “workers” in…
After her “Dear Fat People” video garnered a huge amount of negative attention, YouTube comedian Nicole Arbour appears to be embracing the “no such thing as bad publicity” concept with yet another controversial video that has a lot of folks angry — this time about abortion. “Today, we are going to talk about abortion, because…
The latest Donald Trump controversy of Campaign 2016 emerged on Friday, the morning after Trump failed to correct a man who called President Obama a Muslim and who said Obama “isn’t even American.” Fellow candidates from both parties were swift to condemn Trump’s remark; Trump himself has not commented on the flap. The Donald Trump controversy unfolded…
YouTuber Nicole Arbour has doubled down on the fat shaming comments in her “Dear Fat People” video–comments which have drawn the ire of observers across the internet, seen Arbour lose thousands of followers, and gotten her fired as choreographer from a major motion picture. In response to widespread criticism of what critics say is Nicole Arbour…
Nicole Arbour, the former YouTube star whose video “Dear Fat People” has sparked a massive online backlash in just one week, has been fired from the major motion picture on which she had been working. Arbour was beginning production as the choreographer on an anti-bullying film entitled Don’t Talk To Irene. Then, director Pat Mills saw…
A portrait of Bill Cosby done up in canola seed–also known by the archaic but nonetheless accurate name of “rapeseed”–has been quietly removed from an art exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair. Artist Nick Rindo managed to get his Bill Cosby rapeseed portrait into the State Fair in the first place, which is an impressive enough feat. It lasted a full…
On Friday, Texas deputy Darren Goforth was murdered, allegedly by a black suspect, while pumping gas into his police car. On Saturday, protesters at the Minnesota State Fair appeared to threaten officers by chanting, “Pigs in a blanket/ Fry them like bacon.” Reacting to all of that during a segment on Monday’s episode of Fox…
Dylan’s Candy Bar owner Dylan Lauren and husband Paul Arrouet are busier than ever, now that they’re parents of 4-month-old twins Cooper Blue and Kingsley Rainbow. Given everything on their plates, Dylan said she has no regrets about bypassing the hassle of nine months of pregnancy. “We chose to use a surrogate as the way we…
Though she’s already discussed her remarks regarding the Louis CK sexual misconduct allegations, comedian Jen Kirkman recently further explained her original statement and intent in an episode of the Nerdist podcast with Chris Hardwick. Kirkman made headlines back in May when an earlier episode of her own podcast, I Seem Fun, came to light because of the…
An 11-year-old girl in Paraguay has welcomed a healthy baby. The new mom has been at the heart of a fierce abortion debate in the country since her pregnancy was revealed when she was just 10 years old. Asunción Red Cross Director Mario Villalba confirmed the c-section birth to CNN, saying mother and baby “are…
When Lowe’s employee Marcus Bradley and his partner showed up to make a delivery at a woman’s house in Virginia, the woman turned them away. Their manager later told them it was because Marcus is black and “They don’t want you at the house.” A white driver was sent in Marcus’ place. “I mean, I thought that…
As a runner, I know it’s common to see some otherwise unusual things on the course: Men bleeding from chaffed nipples, a few people who weren’t able to make it to the bathroom in time, etc. But Kiran Gandhi took it a step father during the London Marathon in April when she decided to run…
Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump has been dropped from the guest list at a meeting of conservative activists in Atlanta today–and his gender-specific insults of Megyn Kelly are the reason why. Donald Trump’s disinvitation marks the third day of controversy and fallout from his arguments with Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, following what Trump called…
When the youngest Jenner took to Instagram to plug what many began referring to as the Kylie Jenner butt cream, the company came under fire for endorsing a minor. Now, the company has stepped forward, to try and stem the tide of the Kylie Jenner butt cream controversy before it gets out of hand….
The WWE ended its long relationship with legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan this week after the organization learned he made vulgar, racist comments in his unauthorized sex tape. “WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan),” they announced today. They also removed him from the WWE Hall of Fame. “WWE is committed to embracing…
In a recently-revealed deposition from 2005, Bill Cosby admits to having paid for sex, drugs to coerce women into sex, and the silence of women with whom he’d cheated. The New York Times has just published a report on the startling revelations, which involved an unsealed deposition Cosby gave in 2005. Cosby gave the deposition in…
President Obama commented both directly and indirectly on the Bill Cosby controversy when he answered a question about revoking Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom–something that’s never been done, for any recipient. Obama gave a general answer about the Medal, and a blunt one about the behavior of which Cosby has been accused. A reporter at…
The Kylie Jenner Cornrow Controversy continues to grow. Today, it’s Miley Cyrus who’s in the spotlight, as the pop star has been showering her Instagram page with cornrow shots of her own over the past few days. Kylie put her hair in cornrows over the weekend and was criticized by many–Hunger Games star Amandla…
Justin Bieber has come to Kylie Jenner’s defense in the ongoing argument over whether Kylie’s cornrows are racist. Yesterday, the oft-derided pop star commented on the above photo on Kylie’s Instagram page, hours after Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg’s initial interrogation sparked a furor. Bieber’s response to the debate? Chill, y’all: @kyliejenner…
View image | gettyimages.com Despite never having fertility issues when conceiving their two teenage sons, Texas parents Vincent and Rose Costa spent more than $100,000 on seven rounds of IVF to ensure they would have a daughter. “I love my boys very much and wouldn’t change them for the world, but having a girl is…
Recently, Kanye West headlined the prestigious Glastonbury Festival in England. While onstage there, Kanye raised some eyebrows and rankled some feathers by proclaiming himself to be the Greatest Living Rock Star. Or, more precisely: What he said to the crowd was “You’re watching the greatest living rock star on the planet!” Kanye did not describe any…
After a 2005 testimony in which Bill Cosby admitted to giving women quaaludes before having sex with them was released, most of his remaining supporters jumped ship. “About Bill Cosby. Sadly his own testimony offers PROOF of terrible deeds, which is ALL I have ever required to believe the accusations,” tweeted Grammy-winner Jill…
The entire Brown family–with the sole exception of father Bobby–remains banned from the Bobbi Kristina hospice, in light of the Bobbi Kristina deathbed photo controversy. The Brown family was banned from the facility earlier this week, by special order of the conservator of Bobbi Kristina’s estate. Bedelia Hargrove was given control of Bobbi Kristina’s…
Donald Trump insults Jeb Bush’s wife with a tweet the beleaguered real estate mogul has since deleted. The tweet had to do with Trump’s controversial comments on Mexican immigrants; Bush’s wife Columba hails from Mexico, and has frequently critized the GOP for its stance on immigration. Trump tweeted out the insult on the evening…
Despite deleting the original video from social media, Teen Mom 2‘s Jenelle Evans says she isn’t sorry for instructing her dog Jax to fetch a lit firework. Defending herself to TMZ, Jenelle said she was just having “innocent” fun on the Fourth of July. She added Jax is totally fine and she wouldn’t hesitate…
The Bobbi Kristina hospice story has taken another turn, as the facility where Bobbi Kristina is on her deathbed has gone into full “lock down mode.” Following last week’s revelation that a family member had taken a surreptitious deathbed photo of Bobbi Kristina and was shopping it to the highest bidder among major tabloids,…
Amber Roof was due to marry fiancé Michael Tyo just days after her brother, Dylann Roof, allegedly murdered nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In a GoFundMe page created this week, she asked for donations to cover a new wedding and her dream honeymoon — which did not…
We’ve used several variations on the phrase “Donald Trump is having a rough week” to introduce articles on the real estate mogul over the past couple of weeks, but, as it turns out, Donald Trump is really just having an extremely bad time of things right now. First, he announced his bid for the…
Sharon Green, a mother from Bolton in the United Kingdom, wanted to celebrate her three-year-old daughter’s induction into the Anglican church. So she bought little Tahlia a cake from Occasion Cakes, which, as you might expect, tailored the cake for the event. It was a box cake, flanked by adorable, pink-ribboned teddy bears. In front…
Retailers nationwide are tripping over themselves rid any trace of Confederate flag merchandise from their shelves. The reaction comes in the wake of the massacre last week in Charleston SC that left nine black parishoners dead. Killer Dylann Roof shouted racial epithets as he opened fire, and shared a racist manifesto before committing what’s…
Barack Obama became the first president in generations to publicly speak the n-word when he used it in a conversation about race and racial violence in the context of the Charleston church shooting. President Obama appeared on comedian Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast over the weekend; the podcast was released Monday. Maron has turned “WTF” into a…
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