First it was the #KylieJennerLipChallenge. Then came the mysterious Game of 72. Now, following in the foodsteps of those grand trend-itions (sorry; couldn’t resist), it’s the #CharlieCharlieChallenge: the latest Twitter sensation to sweep across the nation. The Charlie fad didn’t originate in America, but it sure is gaining visibility and followers here. So–what is this…
Last week, we reported the story of a closeted Michigan pastor forced to resign from his church when his Grindr profile went viral. Matthew Makela was on record saying some pretty terrible things about homosexuality and gay people and also on record as a power top who loved to cuddle. So those two worlds…
At 65 years old, Annegret Raunigk welcomed her fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth children last week–making her the oldest woman to ever deliver quadruplets. The German grandmother made headlines just last month when she announced her controversial pregnancy. She defended getting fertility treatments by saying she believed she was fit enough to avoid any…
Tonight is the world premiere of the original Lifetime movie Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story based on the abduction of 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and the murder of her mother and brother in California in 2013 by family friend James “Jim” DiMaggion. We did a little research to try to answer the question many viewers are…
There’s a new reality show on the Czech TV scene–but it’s getting worldwide attention for some controversial reasons. Holiday in the Protectorate (Dovolená v Protektorátu, in the original) is a back-in-time style show, where participants will live in the Czech mountains circa 1939. What’s the controversy, then? Well, by 1939, the Czech government was…
Calling for executives to recognize the “social, political and juridicial changes taking place in our county,” Boy Scouts of America president Robert Gates called for scouts to “seize control of our own future” by ending the ban on gay troop leaders. The announcement comes shortly after the Girl Scouts confirmed they will welcome transgender girls….
It’s the middle of the week, which means it’s time for a brand new issue of The Farrah Abraham Crier! The past seven days have been relatively slow considering Farrah’s superhuman ability to make headlines, but we still have plenty of stuff that you may have missed that should get you all caught up on…
More than 170 people were charged in the wake of Sunday’s biker gang shootout at a Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas. The violence left 9 people dead and 18 injured.(Mug shot photos of 40 of those arrested can be seen above.) Processing the massive influx of inmates has been a “slow and tedious…
Modern Family’s Ariel Winter has been legally emancipated from her parents: the 17-year-old is now a full adult in the eyes of the law. Winter has been in the custody of her sister, Shanelle Gray, since 2012, after a guardianship hearing found Winter’s mother guilty of emotional and physical abuse. According to that hearing,…
With 45+ women now accusing him of sexual assault, Bill Cosby spoke directly about the situation this week for the first time. In an interview with Good Morning America about his partnership with the Black Belt Community Foundation, the 77-year-old comedian said he isn’t concerned the high-school students he will meet through the organization will…
Bobbi Kristina’s family is moving her back to her Roswell GA townhome–ostensibly because they think the setting will be good for her, but, practically, so they can say goodbye. The current family plan is to throw out all traces of BK’s drug-ridden life with Nick Gordon, surround her with photos of her mother, and let…
Harry Shearer, the voice of some of the most memorable characters in the entire Simpsons universe, has been fired from the show. That’s if tweets from Shearer’s official Twitter account are to be believed. Shearer tweeted out the following missives late last night: from James L. Brooks’ lawyer: “show will go on, Harry…
It’s been a rough few months for Johnny Depp. He made a bit of a fool of himself with his drunk introduction at the Hollywood Film Awards. He placed second–behind only Adam Sandler–on Forbes’ list of the most overpaid actors in Hollywood. He married Amber Heard, but all signs point to a rocky marriage…
We’re about as diligent as anyone on the web when it comes to covering the antics of Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, but even we are unable to cover 90% of the newsworthy products, quotes, photos, feuds, appearances and everything else from this headline-generating tour de force! We debuted the very first issue of The…
A fraudster living under an alias has been charged with faking a cancer diagnosis in order to have the state of Arizona pay for her late-term abortion. 29-year-old Chalice Renee Zeitner was arrested Friday in Columbia County, Georgia. Prosecutors accuse Zeitner of telling her obstetrician back in March of 2010 that she suffered from a…
WomenOn20s.org, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to do away with President Andrew Jackson’s visage on the $20 bill and put a woman on it instead, has been working for months to try and find a suitable replacement. Thanks to some savvy social media interplay and a successful internet voting campaign, they now have…
Cute dog gets left in hot car. Veteran frees said pup from vehicle. Police arrest said veteran. Wait.. What!?! Police in Georgia arrested Army veteran Michael Hammons on Saturday after he busted out the window of a Mustang convertible (the top was up) to free a Yorkshire terrier that was panting away inside. Hammons noticed…
A particularly clever man from Texas has had his vanity license plate revoked after he sported the deceptively “offense” tag (pictured above) for over 3 years. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has sent Safer Hassan a letter notifying him that the plate featuring a series of seemingly jumbled numbers and letters would be cancelled….
George Zimmerman reportedly suffered a minor gunshot wound in Florida today during an apparent road rage incident with another driver. Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell told WESH the shooting involved Zimmmerman and one other man and occurred shortly before 2 p.m. He explained the encounter may have been related to an “ongoing dispute” between…
Pennsylvania police are searching for Jon Steindorf after he disappeared without a trace last week. His parents discovered he was missing when they went to his apartment to pick him up for graduation — but later learned he dropped out in 2014. “We love him and want him to come home to us,” dad Paul…
Nancy Gordeuk found herself at the receiving end of intense scorn this weekend, after racist remarks she made at her own school’s graduation went viral. And “her own school” really does mean “her own”–Gordeuk is the founder and principal of the TNT Academy in Stone Mountain GA. When an oversight on Gordeuk’s part led…
Lifetime movie Double Daddy features cheating teen who gets two girls pregnant–Even though Connor is doing everything he can do to be there for both of his teen moms, this high school drama takes social backstabbing to a whole new level. Beyoncé says she lost 65 pounds by going vegan–Beyonce said she immediately experienced…
Nancy Gordeuk, principal and founder of the TNT Academy out of Stone Mountain, Georgia has come under intense criticism following a racist remark she made during graduation ceremonies on Friday. Video of her outbursts were posted to YouTube by a member in attendance. In the following clip Gordeuk is attempting to get people’s attention after…
It’s been a bad week for children. First came the story of the 11-month-old Nebraska boy who’d been left for dead in a dumpster. Then, though that child was found and will be fine, it emerged that his five-year-old brother had been thrown into a nearby river. Now, it appears that the story of…
Although the search continues, Omaha police announced today they have reason to believe 5-year-old Josue Ramirez-Marinero was thrown in the Elkhorn River. He is the older brother of the 11-month-old boy found in an area dumpster on Wednesday. When baby Angel Ramirez-Marinero was found safe and sound earlier this week, police said they believed the…
Are beards really dirtier than toilets? A recent wave of pseudo-science articles has swept across social media, and claims that the average beard is dirtier than the average toilet. Is that accurate? How clean are our hairs? Should you be worried? (In case you’re really worried: The short answer is “No.”) You may have noticed…
Horrifying CCTV footage of a newborn baby being beaten and bitten has resulted in the arrest of a Belgian nurse. Emiliya Kovacheva is seen hitting the 4-day-old baby girl named Nicole with her hands and a glass bottle. The gruesome incident happened back on April 18 at Sofiamed Hospital. Prosecutors have charged Kovacheva, who has…
Sabrina Broadbent left the FLDS church led by Warren Jeffs eight years ago, but at that time she had to leave her four children behind. Last month, after a grueling 15-hour-standoff with members of the church, she was able to gain custody of them again. “There was nothing I could do at that point because…
While cleaning out his car on Wednesday afternoon, a man in La Vista, Nebraska, heard a strange sound coming from the nearby dumpster. “I went and looked on the inside the dumpster and I seen a little hand with an empty water bottle moving,” the man, who asked not to be identified, told KETV. The…
It didn’t take long for #HowToSpotAFeminist to become more than just a viral sensation. In less than a week, the Twitter hashtag has gone from weapon to means of empowerment, and has begun a far-reaching debate about the meaning of feminism in the early 21st century. In case you missed it: a few days…
An Arizona school bus driver has resigned after he locked up kids who he felt were being too rowdy on his bus, not allowing them to get off all the while scaring the bejesus out of many of them and their parents. Nearly 40 kids were inside as the driver gave them the what for…
A fast-thinking Florida mom used an online order to Pizza Hut to notify authorities that she and her children were being held hostage by her boyfriend. Cheryl Treadway, along with her three children, were held hostage at knifepoint by Ethan Nickerson Monday afternoon. During the terrifying ordeal she managed to get permission from Nickerson to…
The unexpected and tragic death of Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Goldberg has shocked millions. Goldberg was known as “a genial bear of a man,” someone former Yahoo! president Sue Decker called “a perfect cross between a teddy bear and a tiger.” His wife, billionaire and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Goldberg, rose to national…
“You never underestimate the power of a mother to protect her children. To have three gunshot wounds and to get off that bridge and save her children is incredible.” – Dr. Ray Georgen of Theda Clark Medical Center Mother-of-three Erin Stoffel managed to escort her 5-year-old daughter, Selah, and 7-year-old Son, Ezra, off of a…
Actress Ellen Albertini Dow, best known for her throw down of “Rapper’s Delight” in the hit film The Wedding Singer, has passed away at the age of 101. Via Pierce College Theatre’s Facebook page: Today the LAPC Theatre Department lost the matriarch of its family. It is with great sadness that we report the news…
On Sunday afternoon witnesses said that 19-year-old Johnesha Monae Perry pushed her 1-year-old baby in a stroller out on to the Hamilton Street Bridge (pictured above) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She took her young son out, tossed him over the edge into the Lehigh River and then climbed over the railing herself and jumped. According to…
Tonight marks the final performance of Bill Cosby’s beleaguered Far From Finished stand-up tour. What was supposed to be a triumphant return to the stage has been anything but: about one-third of the shows were canceled amid a constant stream of protests and rape accusations. The number of women who have accused Cosby of…
Relax, America: The 76-year-old breastfeeder story is a hoax. The weirdest viral story of the week has been disproven. But it is still the weirdest story of the week. The internet was taken aback earlier this week–and rightly so–when the story of a 76-year-old mother getting kicked out of a KFC for breastfeeding her 42-year-old son…
Friday night’s Dateline delves into the world of self-proclaimed psychic and seer Daniel Perez, who was convicted this year in the 2003 murder of one of his followers. The woman, 26-year-old Patricia “Trish” Hughes, was told by Perez that he saw she was going to die, and because she believed in him, she participated in…
Leeza Pearson received a pretty aggressive note after she put some Oreos in her 4-year-old daughter’s lunch for a snack. She says she doesn’t usually do that, but she was out of fruit and vegetables for the week. Children’s Academy in Aurora, Colorado responded with this missive, which includes an odd demand that if a…
The new issue of Time magazine (above) features a black-and-white photograph taken on the streets of Baltimore during the recent protests and asks the questions: What has changed between 1968 (the year Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated) and now? And what hasn’t? Although the issue of race in this country has many aspects that…
It’s been exactly one year since three young ladies from Oregon went viral after they were seen twerking outside of Beaverton City Hall (and peeing in the parking lot) before then being pulled over by police with drugs in their possession and being arrested. Filmmaker Joe Hackman was particularly moved by this Twerkspearian tragedy and…
Premium cable network Showtime announced earlier today that it will be releasing the Warren Jeffs documentary Prophet’s Prey and the Marlon Brando documentary Listen to Me Marlon in theaters. Both films debuted this year at Sundance, and the move marks a potential new paradigm for the ever-growing cable documentary business. Here’s the press release from…
Sawyer Sweeten, whose career in show business began when he was just 18 months old, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot at the age of 19. Sawyer (on the left in the above photo) and his twin brother, Sullivan, played Michael and Geoffrey on Everybody Loves Raymond for the duration of the show’s 10 season…
Eight years ago, Howard Davies-Carr uploaded a video of then 3-year-old Harry Davies-Carr and 1-year-old Charlie Davies-Carr to YouTube to share a silly moment between brothers. Little did he know it would become one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time with more than 816 million views to date. In the time since…
It wasn’t too long ago that man-caves were the hottest thing in real estate. You couldn’t go twenty minutes without a stoic, polo shirt-wearing fella spout words to the effect of “This would be a great basement for my man-cave” on HGTV. Well, the long-awaited counter-punch has come, only it’s not quite striking back…
Over the past six years we have written more than 400 articles about Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, and even with that many posts there were numerous headline-grabbing antics and quotes that we didn’t cover. In honor of her official return to Teen Mom OG tonight we are launching the very first issue of The…
Ben Affleck has gotten in a bit of a pickle regarding slavery–but it’s not for the reasons you might expect. B-Aff was recently featured on the hit PBS show Find Your Roots. The show explores the genealogy of a wide variety of folk, from commoners to superstars, and presents its findings for the world…
An Argentine man is making worldwide headlines for his relentless and bloodthirsty self-defense. The unnamed steelworker awoke to rustling and crashing sounds in his house, and found three burglars attempting to loot him dry. The groggy Córdoban went for the first thing he could think of–one of the decorative samurai swords he had on…
If you’ve been on the internet in the past eight years, you’ve seen the “Success Kid” meme. It’s the one of the adorable, chubby-cheeked little boy pumping a fist full of sand at the beach. And probably eating some of the same sand. But he’s adorable and chubby-cheeked and eminently meme-able, so who cares?…
23-year-old Justin Whittington was arrested on Friday in Bakersfield, California after video was released of him punching his young son Jeremiah in the face. It didn’t take long after making bail for the father to respond to the incident via Facebook – explaining how it was all just a “misunderstanding.” Whittington was charged with a…
The two children of Maryland parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv have been taken into custody of Child and Protective Services for the second time in a month after the children, ages 10 and 6, were picked up by the police while walking by themselves Sunday evening. The couple practice a “free-range” parenting style that encourages…
65-year-old retired Berlin teacher Annegret Raunigk already has 13 children, but that didn’t stop her from trying fertility treatments to have another one. Her fertility treatments turned out to be a success, and now she’s carrying quadruplets. Her doc recommended a “selective reduction,” but she wanted to continue to carry all the fetuses, and doesn’t…
There’s a viral story currently making the rounds about a woman named Jenny Peak who was arrested in Chicago after winning a $12 bet with her stepfather after he said she couldn’t “kick her own ass.” According to the story, police were called to a home where they found Jenny hitting herself in the head…
Sources close to Katie Holmes say Tom Cruise has been out of their daughter’s life for close to a year, even after he finished filming Mission Impossible 5 in London and was able to make the trip back. TMZ reported last month that Tom and Katie were no longer on speaking terms and had resorted…
Last night SNL took aim at Scientology with a hilarious spoof of the organization’s 1990 music video “We Stand Tall.” As the HBO documentary Going Clear pointed out, many of the high-ranking people featured in the original video went on the leave the church, and some are now extremely outspoken critics. Here’s the original: SNL’s…
Something interesting happened during Catfish: The TV Show on MTV on Wednesday night, and it had nothing to do with that sweet single dad getting duped by a phony using photos of a gorgeous model. (Poor Felipe.) No, what most caught my attention was a departure from yearrrs of overly sanitized advertising practices. Specifically, when…
So how does a dad from Florida with the professional wrestling name of Rob Venomous go about pulling out his son’s loose tooth? He ties that dangling chomper to his Camaro SS, which features a vanity license plate that reads “BALLSS2,” and removes it with good old-fashioned horsepower of course! Venomous–whose real name is…
21-year-old Argentinian Sofia Davila earned the nickname “Black Widow of Facebook” after she lured 15 men online to her for sex, then drugged them and robbed them blind. She admitted to robbing 15 men with the help of two accomplices, and said she was “forced,” to play this con in order to pay back drug…
In the HBO documentary Going Clear that aired Sunday night it was revealed that according to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s second wife Sara Northrup, the leader kidnapped their daughter and then told his wife he had killed her. Sara’s writings also recount an incident where he hit her across the face with a gun…
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