Ouch! It’s got to suck learning about your divorce via an exclusive news story, and that’s exactly what happened to celebrity chef Nigella Lawson this morning. In his statement, he denies that he was ever violent towards his wife, and says she would put her hands around his neck too.
Samsung executive David Eun tweeted a dramatic photo from the scene of the horrific Boeing 777 plane crash that occurred yesterday in San Francisco. The plane crashed during landing after the tail ripped off. Two people were found dead on the runway including a woman and a 16-year-old girl. Why did the plane go down?
It’s been over two years since Rebecca Black assaulted our ears with the virulent hit “Friday,” and she’s finally redeeming herself by making charming covers of pop songs. Rebecca’s latest cover is an acoustic collaboration with Jon D. of Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop,” and it’s really nice. It’s nice to hear the song without…
For the second time this year Gwyneth Paltrow is speaking out against Botox. While Botox can keep lines from deepening or being created at all by freezing muscles in your face, it can make it difficult for a person to express emotion, or even feel it.
Courtney Love is still alive. That’s what’s she’s trying to tell the world with her “I’m Still Alive” tour that she’s currently on to promote her potential new album and biography, both of which are due to be out in time for Christmas this December.
45-year-old Christina A. Helm filed a lawsuit Friday against her ex-boyfriend, Levi Strauss heir Daniel S. Haas for stiffing her on a $300,000 payment he promised her in exchange for aborting their child last year.
Move over Michael Phelps… 18 year from now! 16-month-old Elizabeth is taking the internet by storm with her amazing swimming skills, thanks to her ISR (Infant Swimming Resource) training. Check out this jaw-dropping viral video clip in which Elizabeth demonstrates her swimming abilities, including jumping into the pool and swimming the width of it without ever taking a breath! Plus, Elizabeth’s mom and dad talk about their daughter’s abilities and address viewers’ concerns about safety.
John Travolta credits the Church of Scientology with getting him where he is today. However, insiders say that celebrity worshippers such as Travolta and Tom Cruise get a watered-down version of Scientology.
Dallas-area gym teacher Dale Irby wore the same outfit to photo day from 1973 until 2012, when he retired. Read on for how the streak began and to see all 40 pictures.
Tonight on Discovery the Warlocks Motorcycle Club will be providing viewers a rare inside glimpse at a 1% biker club on the show Warlocks Rising. Get to know the boss of the Mother Chapter, Thomas “Contender” McGarry, who’s survived rival club wars, ATF infiltration, the stabbing of his best friend and the loss of his first wife after an accident on his motorcycle.
Rachel Bilson was one of the many stars to be targeted by Alexis Neiers and the entire bling ring bunch years ago in their string of robberies. Now that the ordeal has been made into a movie, the former O.C. actress is speaking out. In the new issue of British Cosmopolitan, Rachel reacts to the movie as well as her future with Hayden Christensen, her unexpected career aspirations, and more.
In “the internet just became less pleasant” news, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, who recently announced she is expecting her first child, appears to have quit Twitter due to “all the negativity.” The 24-year-old star of The Client List made the announcement on Wednesday to her more than 600,000 followers with a heartfelt statement in which she thanked her many supporters but added “life should be filled with positivity and holding each other up, not making threats and sending bad vibes.”
To steal, and slightly alter, a line from a classic country song, a husband and father who is known to us all as simply “Mr. Houston” is the reason God made Oklahoma. When a burglar tried to rob his home, Mr. Houston hogtied the man and then his actions afterwords have him now ranked as my favorite all-time viral internet story hero.
In November, 25-year-old Timothy Cruz opened up to Dr. Phil about how he had punched, choked and kicked his girlfriend, Brittany Roberts. When the episode entitled Broken Bones, Broken Hearts, Broken Engagements reaired Monday, it provided local authorities the opportunity they needed to arrest the man and charge him with 7 counts of domestic abuse. See clips from the show, what other atrocities Cruz confessed to and what the girlfriend has done since then to try and get custody back from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services of the child she had with Cruz.
Big Brother 15 houseguest GinaMarie Zimmerman has been fired from her real world pageant coordinator job for racist comments she has made while being in the house. The company she’s worked for is appalled by her hateful comments stating that they’re shocked she’s not the role model for little pageant girls they thought she was. In perfect random reality symmetry, I came across the following video that GinaMarie Zimmerman posted to YouTube in which the now fired pageant coordinator featured on a suddenly controversial and popular reality show impersonates a young and famous lady who participated in beauty pageants and stars on a controversial reality show, Honey Boo Boo!
Cougar Town and Freak & Geeks actress Busy Philipps has added another girl to her family! Busy shared a photo of her newborn daughter on Twitter today along with the caption, “So this happened…” There’s no name yet, but Busy’s rep says the little bundle of joy was born Tuesday and weighed 8 1/2 pounds. “Everyone is healthy and happy,” the rep adds.
The famously private Kerry Washington has pulled off quite the “scandal!” The 35-year-old actress (Scandal, Django Unchained) married 31-year-old Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on June 24 in… Hailey, Idaho?!? Keep reading for the sketchy details, including a copy of their marriage license!
Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty has an awful lot of things to be grateful for and proud of, but when he reflects on what he and his wife Korie’s most selfless act ever was, that would be the adoption of his son Will. Keep reading to watch a video of Willie talking about their choice to adopt and see some great photos of lil Will!
Jennifer Gabrielli was the maid of honor at her sister’s wedding in California on Saturday, but a couple minutes into her toast she turned into the Slim Shade of honor as she busted out a rap (and Victoria’s Secret hoodie) to the tune of Eminem’s “Without You.” Viral video history ensued.
They’re baaaaaack! 16 & Pregnant season 5 is coming soon at some point! More than a year after the fourth season wrapped, MTV has just announced it is casting for the show’s fifth season. The network’s official website released the statement just last week, and already fans (and detractors) are buzzing! Keep reading for the full announcement by MTV.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has just lost his lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch. The former Jersey Shore star filed the suit in 2011, claiming that the clothing brand’s request that he stop wearing their clothing was a less-than-amusing publicity stunt and that one of their t-shirt lines was a rip-off of his popular nickname and the GTL catchphrase. In the suit, Mike was requesting $4 million in damages.
TLC announced in April that they would be introducing viewers to a whole new batch of young men and women looking to leave behind their Amish and Mennonite communities for the big city in a second season of their popular “reality” series Breaking Amish, this time set in Los Angeles instead of New York City. Actually, the new cast isn’t completely “new” because it features Iva, who played the part of Jeremiah’s girlfriend in the first season of Breaking Amish! Oh, and of course there are photos of her from her Facebook page looking quite English.
Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a mother and father who prayed instead of seeking medical attention while their daughter died in front of them were properly convicted of homicide. Find out about the case of Madeline Kara Neumann, why her parents felt they did nothing wrong, the grey areas legally when it comes to prayer healing in some states and what the Court had to say.
Former New York elementary school teacher JoAnn Nichols went missing in 1985, but earlier this week her remains were finally found — in her old home! A contractor who was working on the home which she once shared with her husband discovered the body, and a medical examiner has since confirmed that it is the 55-year-old woman’s body and that she died from blunt force trauma.
We’re only into the first week of Big Brother 15 but the house guests have already made a few splashes, and some not in the way they or CBS would want. When the cast of 16 were introduced there was obviously a lot of good-looking folks and high probability for some showmances. 23-year-old Kaitlin Barnaby from Minneapolis, Minnesota certainly fell into the former and has already gotten involved with the latter. Find out what her strategies are going into the house and who she’s hooked up with all sandwiched around some bikini pics culled from the live feed and CBS.
Since essentially proclaiming herself to be Queen Beeautiful of Earth, purveyor of pretty Amanda Bynes has been very generous with her most dubious of distinctions: calling people ugly. Keep reading for photos and a complete list of celebrities and family members who have been inducted into Amanda’s Hall of Ugly, including such unattractive peeps as Rihanna, Zac Efron, and… Amanda Bynes’ dad?
Andrew Pendergraft is an all-American, clean-cut looking kid trying to make a name for himself and to get his thoughts out to the world via YouTube. All of that seems innocent enough, but what’s troublesome is that his vehicle is called The Andrew Show and it’s the Klu Klux Klan’s attempt at appealing to the (white only) youth demographic. Watch as public access TV meets Extra meets plain old antiquated hate…
25-year-old Thomas Elliot Huggins was arrested in Tampa, Florida on Thursday for allegedly choking, cutting up, cooking and eating some of his mom’s puppy. Find out about the details of the arrest, what his sister had to say and why Huggins argued that he had done nothing wrong.
My new favorite thing on reality TV just so happens to be a 1970, C-10 Chevy pickup truck called Farmtruck. It’s the labor of love of street racer Sean Whitley and it’s quickly adding to an already existing legion of fans thanks to its appearance on Discovery’s new show, Street Outlaws. Billed as “the ultimate sleeper,” Farmtruck might be the greatest road example of not judging a book by its cover. It’s designed to look like the truck your grandpa drove; with a rusted out paint job, dents, a camper shell and license plate that reads, “ZZZZZ.” Check out photos of the devil in disguise, videos of Farmtruck in action, a brief history on how Sean came upon her and some info on his loyal shotgun rider, Louise.
19 members of the same elite firefighting team died Sunday while battling a raging and fast-moving wildfire in Arizona. The tragedy marks the deadliest single incident for firefighters since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, officials said. Find out about the Granite Mountain Hotshots and what President Obama stated in the wake of the tragedy
Sarah Guyard-Guillot, an acrobatic performer in the Cirque du Soleil show Kà, died Saturday night after falling during a performance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. According to audience members in attendance, the incident occurred during the final battle scene when Guillot-Guyard was ascending the vertical wall that served as the battleground when she somehow came free from her safety wire and fell more than 50 feet into an unseen pit below the performers. Guillot-Guyard, 31, is survived by two children ages 8 and 5. Keep reading for statements from Cirque du Soleil and the MGM Grand about the tragedy, and find out more about Sarah with photos and videos of her amazing acrobatic skills.
Just days after nanny cam video footage of a violent Millburn, New Jersey home invasion went viral authorities have arrested 42-year-old Shawn Custis, who now faces charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment. The arrest was made Friday in Manhattan by the prosecutor’s office and the FBI just hours after authorities released a mug shot photo of Custis from a previous burglary arrest.
Midwest City, Oklahoma police have released a video that shows the frightening abduction of a 2-year-old little girl at an area Walmart. Sammie Lamont Wallace took the child out of a cart and began a hostage situation that only ended after an officer shot him point blank in the side of the head. See the edited footage that reveals a highly trained and professional police officer making exactly the right decisions in a moment of unbelievable intensity and pressure.
The First Lady joined Instagram today… And has already shared four pictures and one video! Check out her profile to see what she has to share.
Aaron Hernandez was arrested and taken away from his home in handcuffs this morning after an acquaintance of the NFL star tight end was found dead near his home. It took less than 2 hours for the New England Patriots to make a move as they have decided to drop Hernandez from their roster completely. Find out what sources think the charges will be against Hernandez and the Patriot’s official statement on why they let Hernandez go after signing him to a 5-year, $40 million contract last summer.
Last week a Millburn, New Jersey mom was put in the hospital after a man invaded her home and viciously beat her in front of her motionless 3-year-old daughter. The brutal crime was caught on a recently installed nanny cam and the family, along with area police have released the video in hopes of catching the criminal.
It’s been 20 years since Lorena Bobbitt lopped off her husband John Wayne Bobbitt’s business in a fit of rage and then drove off and chucked it in a field. At the time the media was obsessed with this story, and the “Bobbitt” jokes flowed incessantly. How are Lorena and John Wayne doing now?
Photos circulated earlier of a dude being taken off in a neck brace via ambulance after he was said to have had a run-in with retired NBA star Scottie Pippen. Speculation ran rampant as to what this man might have said or done, and if he deserved the beat-down he received. If the latest reports are accurate, the man had it coming and then some.
This is Lurlene, a Cleveland cat mommy who adopted an orphaned pit bull puppy dog when the the one-day-old was dropped off at the Cleveland Animal Protective League.
Our national nightmare will end as Twinkies and the rest of the delicious Hostess snack cake line will be returning to shelves in July.
“Leave no man behind” is one of the creeds that a U.S. Marine lives by. This dedication to their fellow-man shown greatly when young Daran Wankum gave up on his dream of becoming a member of the elite fighting force after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Find out how he was protected during his surgery and the honor he was bestowed, which has only been given to 22 others in history.
A group of moms in Beverly Hills are advocating the usage of marijuana, going as far as to claim that the habit makes them better parents. These really stoned housewives of Beverly Hills call themselves “Marijuana Moms” and they’re currently huffing and puffing their half-baked position to media outlets, creating quite a buzz.
Almost every time following a major beauty pageant at least one unflattering clip makes the rounds from the question and answer segment. This time the dubious distinction goes to Miss Utah, Marissa Powell. Real Housewives of Atlanta’s NeNe Leakes asked Marissa, “A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does this say about society?” Click on to see and read her answer!
Ismael Martinez picked the wrong mom to mess with when he hid in the backseat of a minivan with a knife for an attempted robbery. See a video report and read the amazing story of the mother-of-two who fought off her attacker (a convicted rapist), punched the dude in his face and then ran him over resulting in the criminal needing to be airlifted to an area hospital. #DONOTMESSWITHTEXASMOMS
Congratulations to Miss Connecticut Erin Brady who took home the crown of Miss USA 2013 in tonight’s pageant held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada! Erin was crowned by Nana Meriwether, who became Miss USA 2012 after Olivia Culpo won the title of Miss Universe 2012, beating out the other five finalists from Utah, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina and Illinois. Keep reading for lots of photos of Erin as well as background info and even a childhood picture!
Tonight is the 2013 Miss USA pageant from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and one of the all-star judges is Duck Dynasty star Jessica Robertson, wife of the youngest Robertson brother, Jep. Although Jessica tells us she hasn’t had any pageant experience, we did manage to find these photos of her looking pageant-ready at homecoming court during her freshman and senior years of high school. Check it out, Jack!
“I had a lot of shame because of the way that we think about what mothers should be,” Talyaa Liera says of her situation. She talks to her children regularly, worries about their health, sends them recipes and advice, but only sees them once a year because they live 2,800 miles apart. This situation isn’t exactly a strange one for some fathers; but is Talyaa judged more harshly for being a long-distance noncustodial parent because she’s a mother?
Should she be?
On April 11, 28-year-old Suyima Torres paid $2,300 in cash for rear-enhancing injections at Cuerpos Health and Aesthetics in Miami, Florida. Torres tragically died 10 hours after receiving the injections, leaving behind two daughters, ages seven and eight. Find out about the mysteries involving that day including the man who performed the procedure, the owner of the center and why police are now investigating and treating the actions as a manslaughter investigation.
The Miss USA Pageant is all set to air this Sunday night at 9/8c on NBC, and earlier today Donald Trump announced the lineup of all-star judges that includes reality stars like NeNe Leakes and Duck Dynasty‘s Jessica Robertson as well as actress/singer Christina Milian, fashion designer Betsey Johnson, NFL Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald and more! Keep reading for the full press release with a list of all the judges.
17-year-old Alondra Gervacio was walking her daughter, Perla Galindo, in a stroller on the sidewalk Tuesday in the Bronx. A cab on the street unexpectedly careened toward them when the driver suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel. The image you see is what remains of the stroller… Read on to find out how her 8-month-old miraculously escaped this horror nearly unscathed and see the footage as the mom does what a mom does.
My dad, one of my two heroes growing up, taught me there are those who say and those who do. When a helpless 4-year-old girl was in danger of drowning, Michael Patterson proved himself to be very much in the latter as he dove from a dam in northwest Georgia to save little Jevaeh Jones. Read on for Mike’s inspiring act of heroism, how he had put himself in harms way for another stranger just two weeks earlier and what his friends are doing to help raise money to fund his mounting medical bills as his selfless reaction has left him paralyzed from the chest down.
A 50-year-old man from St. George, Utah is in hot water after he claims to have had sex with his unconscious 29-year-old neighbor in an attempt at saving her life. Rodger William Kelly was charged with first-degree rape on Monday but he insists he was just being a good samaritan.
While attempting to firebomb a parked car, a Kentucky man set himself, his own ride as well as an unintended house on fire. This tomfoolery would seem to qualify the guy for a stupid criminal award but after all of the fiery madness he managed to escape apprehension! See pics from the inferno of fail and find out how Angry Kentucky Guy managed to get away.
Jessie Thornton is a 64-year-old retired firefighter who resides in the retirement community of Surprise, Arizona. After being pulled over for what he claims is the 10th time, Mr. Thornton is sick and tired of the law enforcement “surprises” he’s been receiving and has filed suit after he was arrested and charged with DUI even though he blew a 0.00 on a breathalyzer test. Find out about the many-layered aspects of his arrest that has the man, and his daughter who works in law enforcement, convinced that his only crime was “driving while black.”
A Florida Key deer got a little too buck wild with a bag of Doritos and the resulting photo of the endangered little dear reminds us all not to litter!
Mothers who live in Finland get to take home everything in this photo when they bring home their new baby. In a government program that started in the 1930s, new moms receive maternity boxes to help them care for their new child. Finland had an extremely high newborn mortality rate in the 30s, which has plummeted over the years.
On Sunday afternoon some good folks of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina found themselves at a traffic standstill as a mother duck and her ducklings were crossing a busy highway. 72-year-old Robert Allen Willard was having none of this as he sped up his convertible BMW and intentionally ran over the mother goose and her ducklings, according to a police report. Find out what happened to the ducks and what the police did about Willard’s alleged crime.
Coke, pop or soda? Tennis shoes, gym shoes or sneakers? They may not be the world’s most meaningful questions, but how their answers vary throughout the country still is interesting. Check out a set of maps that demonstrate just how much our ways of pronunciation vary.
During her 20 years as a Navy SEAL, Kristin Beck kept her true identity hidden. Now she’s speaking out about her experiences and hopes for others who are struggling with their gender identities. Learn more about her message and see how she looks today…
Chelsey Ramer, a member of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians, had her high school diploma withheld for violating the private academy’s dress code. The offense: Wearing a ceremonial feather that was bestowed upon her by her tribe.
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