PHOTOS VIDEO Rebecca Robertson to join Duck Dynasty for Season 5

ByDarren O

After all the fall out from the Phil Robertson controversy, Season 5 of Duck Dynasty is set to roll on with the patriarch back in the fold and a new family member joining the cast! Willie and Korie’s foster daughter Rebecca Robertson will be stepping out in front of the cameras, as is revealed in a teaser clip we’ve included. Get to know the stunningly beautiful woman from Taiwan and how she became part of the family including photos and information on the business she recently opened up with Korie.

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AHS: The Real Axeman of New Orleans was an anonymous killer who wrote creepy letters to the newspaper

ByStarcasm Staff

American Horror: Coven features a paranormal being based the Axeman of New Orleans. The Real Axeman’s identity is still unknown, but he murdered at least eight people from May 1918 to October 1919, usually using their own axes.

Too far? American Pie’s Jason Biggs attacks The Bachelor contestants’ looks
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Too far? American Pie’s Jason Biggs attacks The Bachelor contestants’ looks

ByEmily

Just like the rest of us, actor Jason Biggs is entitled to his opinions — particularly when it comes to people who sign up for reality TV shows. But, many believe he went too far with “offensive,” “shallow” and “hateful” messages during The Bachelor premiere. What he said then and is saying now…

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Real Housewives of NYC come undone in entertaining Season 6 trailer

ByDarren O

After much speculation, delay and even a cast standoff over salaries, we finally have the trailer for the upcoming 6th Season of The Real Housewives of New York City. Check out the highly-entertaining hot mess which includes some wonderful OMG faces, new addition Kristen Taekman, Sonja Morgan’s missing tooth and Aviva Drescher’s misplaced leg!

My 600 lb life’s Zsalynn Whitmore’s husband offers her zero support in life-saving weight loss

ByStarcasm Staff

TLC’s My 600-lb life was back tonight with 43-year-old Zsalynn Whitmore who was fighting for her life while tipping the scales at almost 600. Her biggest hurtle to weight loss was herself and her cravings for sugar, but her snarky, large-lady-loving husband turned out to be her second biggest obstacle.

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PHOTOS Shipping Wars’ Jennifer Brennan gives birth to baby boy Brennan Grey

ByAsa Hawks

Shipping Wars star Jennifer Brennan shocked fans of the show when she recently revealed in an episode that she was transporting the most precious of cargos… a baby! Jennifer has since given birth to a bouncing baby boy — keep reading for all the details, including numerous photos of lil Brennan!

Honey Boo Boo and family injured in car accident — read statement from Mama June
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Honey Boo Boo and family injured in car accident — read statement from Mama June

ByEmily

The Thompson-Shannon family of TLC’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo emerged from a frightening car wreck on Monday night with a few boo-boos of their own. Details on the accident and family members’ conditions from Mama June herself, including a lengthy post on Facebook detailing what happened.

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ABC’s Gia Allemand tribute video from The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo special

ByAsa Hawks

Tonight is the official premiere of Juan Pablo Galavis’ season of The Bachelor but last night ABC aired “The Bachelor: Countdown to Juan Pablo,” a special full of humorous clips designed to get fans excited about the new season. But, ABC also took the opportunity to get very serious and pay tribute to The Bachelor alumna Gia Allemande, who died after committing suicide in August of 2013, with a touching tribute video. Keep reading to watch a clip featuring some of Gia’s friends from The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad remembering her and get links where you can help The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in Gia’s honor.

Pretty Little Liars’ Troian Bellisario shares eating disorder, self-harm struggle
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Pretty Little Liars’ Troian Bellisario shares eating disorder, self-harm struggle

ByEmily

Pretty Little Liars‘ Troian Bellisario just got remarkably honest about her ongoing struggles with self-confidence, saying she still feels like a fraud in the company of her co-stars. She added she dealt with an eating disorder and other self-destructive behaviors as a teen.

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Mackenzie McKee shares 8-month baby bump photo, opens etsy shop

ByAsa Hawks

Teen Mom 3 star Mackenzie Douthit-McKee is currently pregnant with her second child and the 19-year-old expectant mom has been periodically sharing bare baby bump photos with fans via instagram. Mackenzie continued her generosity with a new selfie showing her HUGE belly at eight months. PLUS, see photos of Mackenzie taking her stab at Teen Momtrepreneurship with some really neat handcrafted photo frames and crosses that she is currently selling on etsy.

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PHOTOS VIDEOS Mossberg’s line of Duck Dynasty guns includes shotguns, semiautomatic rifle and pistol

ByAsa Hawks

Now that Phil Robertson is officially back in the Duck Dynasty fold the family is getting back to what they do second best (behind entertaining millions): merchandising! In addition to t-shirts, bobble heads, duck calls, Christmas CDs, prom dresses and Chia pets, fans of the popular A&E show can soon own their own Duck Dynasty firearms! Robertson family business Duck Commander has teamed up with Connecticut-based gun manufacturer Mossberg for a line of camouflaged weaponry that includes nine different types of shotguns, two rifles (one semiautomatic) and a semiautomatic pistol.

EXCLUSIVE Brian Dawe responds to Dr. Jenn Berman with more fake Farrah Abraham relationship info
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EXCLUSIVE Brian Dawe responds to Dr. Jenn Berman with more fake Farrah Abraham relationship info

ByEmily

After Couples Therapy counselor Dr. Jenn Berman denied any knowledge that Farrah Abraham and Brian Dawe’s relationship was staged, Brian presented us with more evidence — including a photo of the girlfriend he claimed to have all along.

REPORT Real Housewives of New York in danger of cancellation
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REPORT Real Housewives of New York in danger of cancellation

ByEmily

Is the end of an era just around the corner? Sources report the second longest-running series from the Real Housewives franchise is in danger of cancellation if the upcoming season isn’t a ratings success.

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REPORT The Bachelor’s Juan Pablo Galavis had child support issues

ByDarren O

On Sunday night hunky former soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis is set to start handing out his roses for the 18th season of The Bachelor. Juan Pablo is portrayed by the network as a dedicated single dad but a recent report citing official court documents might paint Galavis in a different light.

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PHOTOS VIDEOS Maci Bookout celebrates New Years in Miami

ByAsa Hawks

Former Teen Mom star Maci Bookout is celebrating the New Year with a vacation in sunny Miami and earlier today the paparazzi caught up with her and gal pal Hope Black chillaxing on the beach. Keep reading for the The Teen Momerazzi shots, personal pictures from her Southern Florida getaway and even a couple brief video clips including Maci showing off her dance moves!

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PHOTO North West holding Kim Kardashian’s engagement ring sums up Kim’s 2013

ByAsa Hawks

Kim Kardashian paid tribute to 2013 with a photo of her daughter North West holding mom’s HUGE diamond engagement ring in her tiny hand. Kim captioned the picture, “It was an amazing year!!!” Keep reading to see the full photo, read Kim’s year-end message to fans and watch a fan-made tribute video to Kimye through the years.

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EXCLUSIVE Brian Dawe says Farrah Abraham relationship faked for Couples Therapy

ByEmily

Confirming what many suspected all along, Brian Dawe exclusively revealed to Starcasm that his “relationship” with former Teen Mom Farrah Abraham was solely for the purpose of appearing on VH1’s Couples Therapy. Keep reading for all the details, including an email sent from Brian to show producers before filming began in which he explains that the relationship was fake.

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MUG SHOT 16 and Pregnant’s Weston Gosa arrested yet again

ByAsa Hawks

16 and Pregnant Season 1 star Weston Gosa has once again run afoul of the law in Floyd County, Georgia, and as a result, we have yet another addition to his ever-growing hairbrush-averse mug shot collection! Keep reading for details on his most recent arrest as well as a timeline of his previous memorable moments in front of the police booking camera.

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MUG SHOTS Chrissy and Mr. Jones’ Chrissy Lampkin arrested for assault after bloody bar brawl

ByAsa Hawks

If I’ve learned anything from five years of blogging about pop culture and the off-screen shenanigans of reality show stars it’s that if you’re ever in a bar in New Jersey and you recognize someone from a reality show then you need to get out quick because somebody’s about to get hurt and/or arrested! Such was the case in the AM hours Sunday morning at the Spirit Lounge in Edgewater, New Jersey where a bloody brawl led to the arrest of Chrissy & Mr. Jones star Christine “Chrissy” Lampkin.

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The Little Couple’s Jen Arnold shares cancer updates, chemo photo

ByAsa Hawks

Earlier this month The Little Couple star Jennifer Arnold revealed that she was battling stage 3 uterine cancer and the 39-year-old neonatologist and mother of two has been keeping fans updated on her condition through the holidays via Twitter with lots of photos, including one of herself smiling with no hair that was accompanied by the tweet, “Day2 inpatient chemo- sleeping alot, liking new anti nausea med this time, & looking to get home today! #GetWellJen” Keep reading for more from Jen!

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PHOTO Is Breaking Amish’s Sabrina High pregnant?

ByAsa Hawks

Breaking Amish super couple Abe Schmucker and Rebecca Bylar made headlines this year when they revealed Rebecca was pregnant again during the Brave New World: “The Shunning Truth” reunion special, and the internet is abuzz with rumors that the Breaking Amish family might be expanding once again!

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VIDEO Extended Couples Therapy super trailer

ByAsa Hawks

The fourth season of VH1’s Couples Therapy doesn’t premiere until January 2, but VH1 is giving fans an extended sneak peek at what we can expect this season with a nearly-five-minute-long extended preview trailer! In the clip we get a CliffsNotes overview of the struggles faced by the five four and a half couples featured on the show as Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah wrestles with infidelity, Jon Gosselin continues being haunted by Kate Gosselin, The L Word‘s Whitney Mixter and Sara Bettencourt try to reinvigorate their relationship, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Taylor Armstrong tries to salvage her self and regain trust after being in an abusive relationship with her ex, and Teen Mom‘s Farrah Abraham tries to deal with being stood up by her boyfriend as she becomes the first celebrity to appear on Couples Therapy by herself.

VIDEO Couples Therapy’s Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s goals
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VIDEO Couples Therapy’s Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s goals

ByEmily

We knew it seemed too perfect: Teen Mom‘s Farrah Abraham madfae her faux-to shoot debut with “boyfriend” Brian Dawe just weeks before jetting out to California for season four of Couples Therapy. (Not to mention the rumors Farrah tried to employ a fake boyfriend for the third season.) Now Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s motivations for joining Couples Therapy.

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Taylor J. Burt leaves Welcome To Myrtle Manor for new reality show

ByAsa Hawks

Earlier today Welcome To Myrtle Manor star Taylor J. Burt announced to fans that we won’t be seeing him much on the second season of the show because he is currently working on a new reality show! Keep reading for our exclusive interview with Taylor about the new show, his current relationship status, his headline-grabbing run-ins with the law, his new pal Jenelle Evans and his old pal Gus the bulldog.

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson doubles down: I will not back off from my path
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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson doubles down: I will not back off from my path

ByEmily

After allowing reporters into his Bible study on Sunday night, Duck Dynasty‘s Phil Robertson stood by his controversial statements on sexual sin: “From the beginning Jesus said, ‘It is a man and a woman.'”

See what else Phil said, plus the reaction from fellow Christians in his community.

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Cracker Barrel waffles on Duck Dynasty merchandise, networks offer to take Duck Dynasty from A&E

ByAsa Hawks

Caught in the middle of the fallout from Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s controversial comments about race and homosexuality are the businesses selling Duck Dynasty merchandise. Tennessee-based restaurant chain and retailer Cracker Barrel, who are still trying to rebuild their image after the U.S. Department of Justice found them guilty of numerous racist practices in 2004, announced last week that they would be removing “selected products which we were concerned might offend some of our guests.” As you might imagine, the decision drew quite the backlash from a large number of Cracker Barrel customers, and this weekend the company did a complete turnaround and even offered an apology. Keep reading for all those details and find out what other networks are offering to take Duck Dynasty off of A&E’s hands! Oh, and there’s a lengthy poem thing dedicated to Phil Robertson written be Charlie Sheen too.

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PHOTOS Teresa Giudice shares 2013 Giudice family Christmas card

ByAsa Hawks

It’s been a pretty rough year for The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Giudice family as Teresa Giudice and husband Joe Giudice were indicted on dozens of federal fraud and tax evasion charges. With that pending trial as well as Joe’s fake driver’s license case, it may very well be that this will be the family’s last Christmas together without mom or dad (or both) being behind bars and the whole Giudice family celebrated with a trip to a poinsettia farm to pose for the 2013 Giudice family Christmas card!

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Robertson family issues statement on Phil’s suspension: “We cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm”

ByAsa Hawks

The Robertson family from Duck Dynasty issues an official statement addressing the suspension of patriarch Phil Robertson after his controversial comments about homosexuality and race in a new GQ interview. In the statement the family acknowledges Phil’s comments were “coarse” but adds that they were “grounded in the teachings of the Bible.” The statement then casts a shadow on the future of the series when it reveals the family is “in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of Duck Dynasty,” but that they “cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm.”

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VIDEO PHOTOS Shahs of Sunset’s Reza Farahan shaves off his mustache on Bethenny

ByAsa Hawks

So, what comes after Movember? Apparently it’s Detrimber as reality television’s most-loved lip broom gets whacked off! Shahs of Sunset star Reza Farahan allowed Bethenny Frankel to trim off his famous mustache Wednesday for an upcoming episode of her talk show, and the results were Farahunbelievable! Keep reading for the video clip as well as before-and-after photos for comparison.

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#IStandWithPhil petition demands Phil Robertson return to Duck Dynasty, calls A&E “discriminatory” and intolerant

ByAsa Hawks

Phil Robertson’s suspension from Duck Dynasty in the wake of a new GQ interview in which Phil makes numerous negative comments about homosexuality and says black people in the South never complained “pre-entitlement” has angered some of the show’s conservative Christian fan base, and now there is an online petition that is being marketed with the hash tag #IStandWithPhil calling for his reinstatement. Keep reading for more information on the petition, which now has well over 16,000 signatures (it had just under 10,000 when I started writing this post).

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VIDEO Amber Portwood tells Dr. Phil she was high every time she was on Teem Mom

ByDarren O

Former Teen Mom cast member Amber Portwood will appear on Dr. Phil tomorrow for her first post-prison television interview. See the preview clip in which Amber discusses her drug addictions, her suicide attempt and is brought to tears when asked about Gary Shirley.

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson suspended by A&E after homosexuality comments in GQ interview

ByAsa Hawks

We posted earlier about Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s sure-to-be controversial quotes from his new interview in GQ on topics ranging from politics to race to homosexuality, and his harsh comments on the latter have gotten him suspend from filming any more episodes of Duck Dynasty by the show’s network A&E. Keep reading for A&E’s official statement as well as Phil Robertson’s statement in response to the news that he has been suspended from the show indefinitely.

TEEN MOM 2 When did Jenelle Evans get an abortion?
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TEEN MOM 2 When did Jenelle Evans get an abortion?

ByEmily

Just when we thought we knew everything about the ladies from Teen Mom 2, MTV goes and drops multiple major bombshells in the fifth season trailer. As per usual, the arguably biggest shocker came from Jenelle Evans: She got an abortion! Here’s what we know about the circumstances surrounding that decision…

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Brandi Glanville says she doesn’t need rehab “yet,” wouldn’t be “fun”

ByDarren O

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member, LeAnn Rimes nemesis and author of Drinking & Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders, Brandi Glanville, took to Twitter following the most recent episode of RHBH to let her followers know she doesn’t believe she needs rehab. Read Brandi’s tweets in which she apologizes for being a sloppy lesbian on one hand while on the other explains how the show only makes it seem like she has a problem.

PHOTOS Teen Mom 2’s Ali and Aleeah celebrate 4th birthday — and mom Leah Calvert announces exciting news
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PHOTOS Teen Mom 2’s Ali and Aleeah celebrate 4th birthday — and mom Leah Calvert announces exciting news

ByEmily

Yeehaw! The Simms twins rang in their fourth birthday this weekend with a cowgirl-themed party. Mom Leah revealed she’s making a big decision in terms of her health that will likely keep her in the girls’ lives for a lot longer!

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TLC’s My Strange Addiction Season 5 to feature Pony Play, drinking paint and lots of plastic surgery

ByAsa Hawks

The show that made headlines for bringing us such memorable addictions as rock eating and sex with an automobile is back again for a fifth season as TLC’s My Strange Addiction returns on January 1st with a whole new batch of homo sapiens addicted to all sorts of bizarre things from pretending to be horses to eating mattresses to chewing on dirty diapers. Keep reading to watch a preview clip and see photos of some of the folks to be featured this season!

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Tinley Park mayor says MTV’s 16 and Pregnant film crew not welcome on city property

ByAsa Hawks

Tinley Park, Illinois Mayor Ed Zabrocki says MTV is not welcome on Tinley property while filming an episode of 16 and Pregnant featuring local resident Maddy Godsey. Listen to a phone interview with Zabrocki in which he explains that he has only seen one episode but believes the show “glamorizes unwed mothers.” Also find out about Michael Papandrea, the owner of the restaurant MTV wanted to film at who initially agreed with Mayor Zabrocki, but later had a change of heart and decided to let the network film the scene at another of his locations not on Tinley Park property.

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Games of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke to play Sarah Connor in Terminator reboot

ByAsa Hawks

Relatively unknown 23-year-old actress Emilia Clarke took the world by Stormborn after being cast as the ruthlessly compassionate Daenerys Targaryen, Queen of Dragons in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones in 2010, and now she will be putting her fireproof brass ovaries to the test as one of the big screen’s toughest female characters of all time as she has been cast to play Sarah Connor in the new Terminator movie set to premiere in July, 2015.

Sister Wives Kody Brown Meri Christine Janelle Robyn
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Sister Wives lawsuit: Judge rules Utah anti-polygamy laws unconstitutional

ByAsa Hawks

Polygamist Kody Brown and his family, stars of TLC’s Sister Wives reality series, filed a lawsuit in 2011 challenging the state of Utah’s anti-polygamy laws and on Friday U.S. District Court judge Clarke Waddoups issued his ruling on the case, declaring most all the laws to be unconstitutional and essentially legalizing polygamy. Keep reading for the full 91-page ruling as well as Kody Brown’s statement about the ruling.

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More Jenelle Evans arrest information released by police

ByAsa Hawks

As we reported last night, Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans was arrested Saturday and booked for breach of peace after an alleged altercation with her boyfriend, and father of her unborn child, Nathan Griffith outside of their North Myrtle Beach home. Jenelle took to Twitter to say that the whole thing was a big misunderstanding and that Nathan was just talking on the phone. But, earlier today, North Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson Patrick Dowling revealed more information about the arrest from the police report which seems to indicate that Jenelle and Nathan were indeed involved in an argument.