PHOTOS BIO Emily O’Brien from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Emily O’Brien, who could very well be the most academically credentialed contestant in the history of The Bachelor! Emily received her pre-med undergraduate degree from Duke University and is currently in medical school at UNC on her way to becoming an epidemiologist! (Me neither – that’s what Google is for) Oh, and she’s also a gorgeous blond. I don’t know about Ben, but Emily is an automatic Top 4 choice in this tarheel lovin’, academic admirin’ blogger’s heart!

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PHOTOS BIO Courtney Robertson from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet 28-year-old professional model Courtney Robertson who will be one of 25 attractive bachelorettes competing for the heart of The Bachelor Ben Flajnik when the 16th season kicks off on ABC on January 2. Includes lots of modeling photos as well as a video clip of a commercial Courtney starred in for Caesars Palace! (I dunno – I think I like this gal’s chances!)

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PHOTO Farrah Abraham in a bikini with new boyfriend Marcel Kaminstein

ByAsa Hawks

Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham sure is taking to The Sunshine State! The former Council Bluffs, Iowa reality star enjoyed the beautiful weather in Miami earlier today by wearing yet another revealing bikini top with a pair of hot fuchsia short shorts while going for a stroll with her new boyfriend, Marcel Kaminstein. (Farrah looks like she’s had a complete makeover!)

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JWoww’s Maxim cover and interior photos drawing criticisms from fans

ByAsa Hawks

When Jersey Shore star Jenni “JWoww” Farley found out she was going to be on the cover of Maxim for their January 2012 issue she was overjoyed. “I cried when I found out,” she says in an interview. “I was jumping up and down and totally bugging out. This is probably my highest accomplishment.” But, that was before she actually saw the cover, which is drawing criticisms from JWoww detractors and fans alike, most of whom say the photo isn’t very flattering and doesn’t even really look like her. Keep reading for the cover shot and an interior photo that I have to agree seem a little less than flattering – and I’m a confessed JWoww fetishist!

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PHOTOS Katy Perry, Matt Damon, Val Kilmer filming for SNL

ByDarren O

Check out some randomly awesome candid photos of Katy Perry, a homeless looking Matt Damon, Val Kilmer and a bag of Depends filming a piece for Saturday Night Live. Katy has traded in her musical guest hat for the hostess with the mostess role. As for Damon with a scruff and long hair, Kilmer and the Depends… I have no idea!

Bonus I’ve got the full clip from Katy’s infamous earlier SNL skit where she wore an amazingly tight Elmo t-shirt poking fun of her Sesame Street cleavage ban.

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PHOTOS Ron Swanson and Tammy 2 at the 2011 UNICEF Ball

ByAsa Hawks

For fans of the greatest post-Michael Scott sitcom on television, this image could be cause for great concern as it would seem to indicate our country’s most rugged lip-broomed Libertarian has once again succumbed to the devilish wiles of Tammy number 2. But, relax all ye fellow fans of Parks and Recreation, Ron Swanson is still the single boat-building, bureaucracy-hating stoic we have all grown to love and admire, this is merely his slightly less Swansontastic real life counterpart, actor Nick Offerman and his real life wife, actress Megan Mullally together at a charity event in Beverly Hills.

Keep reading for the photos as well as all sorts of videos and photos paying tribute to the guy so manly he believes fish meat is “practically a vegetable.”

PHOTOS BIO Elyse Myers from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Elyse Myers, a 24-year-old personal trainer originally from Chicago, Illinois who will be competing on Season 16 of The Bachelor with Ben Flajnik. (Ol’ Ben doesn’t seem like too much of a fitness fanatic so I wonder how he’ll handle a woman who is probably stronger than he is. Me? I’m in love!)

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PHOTOS BIO Dianna from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Our next contestant from Season 16 of The Bachelor with Ben Flajnik is Dianna, a 30-year-old non-profit director from California. Her favorite romantic present was an autographed NSYNC photo and she has admittedly started five kitchen fires. Ummmmm… I don’t think I like her chances this season.

PHOTOS BIO Casey Shteamer from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Casey Shteamer, a 26-year-old trading clerk and part-time model from Leawood, Kansas and one of 25 eligible young ladies competing for the heart of The Bachelor Ben Flajnik on Season 16 of the popular romance reality series set to premiere January 2 on ABC. (You had me at “Shteamer.”)

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PHOTOS BIO Brittney Schreiner from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Brittney, a 26-year-old medical sales rep competing for the heart of Ben Flajnik on Season 16 of The Bachelor, set to premiere January 2, 2012 on ABC. There’s not too much info on Brittney out there (like a last name) but we do have a brief Q&A and photos! (That would be enough for a dating site, right?)

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PHOTOS BIO Blakeley Shea from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Blakeley Shea, a 34-year-old VIP cocktail waitress from North Carolina with one of the most impressive “hottie” resumes in the history of The Bachelor. In addition to being a former Hooters calendar girl, Blakeley was also included in Maxim’s “Hot 100” in 2006! But will “dayumm sexy” be enough to win the heart of The Bachelor Ben Flajnik? Keep reading, scroll through the photos and video, and see what you think!

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Kim Richards broke up with Ken Blumenfeld?

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards is currently undergoing a 30-day rehab treatment at Betty Ford. She’s been accused of being an alcoholic on camera by her sister Kyle, and also listed on camera three prescription drugs she was on.

A source tells People that before entering rehab she was no longer staying with boyfriend Ken Blumenfeld, they may have broken up, and Kim was essentially homeless.

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Khloe Kardashian trying IVF treatments to conceive with hubby Lam-Lam

ByStarcasm Staff

Khloe Kardashian Odom, the hands-down favorite Kardashian/Jenner according to starcasm.net followers on Twitter and Facebook, is undergoing IVF treatments to help her conceive with husband Lamar Odom.

Older sis Kourtney Kardashian is having her second baby with long-time boyfriend Scott Disick, and Khloe can’t wait to give Mason and his-sibling-on-the-way a cousin!

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PHOTOS BIO Leah Messer’s momma Dawn Spears shares her story

ByAsa Hawks

Thanks to MTV’s popular docu-series Teen Mom 2 the world has gotten to know Elkview, West Virginia’s Leah Messer and her twin daughters Aliannah and Aleeah. Now get to know Leah’s famous mother “Momma Dawn” Spears, who also found herself “16 and pregnant,” although under completely different circumstances. Keep reading for her story as well as numerous photos including Leah on the day she was born!

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West Virginia not so wild about MTV’s ‘Buckwild’

ByDarren O

MTV has ordered 12 episodes of a docu-series that will follow the lives of recent high school graduates from West Virginia to be called Buck Wild. While you may think that folks would get excited to hear that MTV would be featuring their state you’d be wrong on this one. Read on for the premise of the show and find out why residents and the state itself ain’t so wild about Buck Wild.

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PHOTOS BIO Amber Bacon from The Bachelor 16 with Ben Flajnik

ByAsa Hawks

Meet Amber Bacon, one of twenty-five eligible bachelorettes competing for the heart of hunky wine maker Ben Flajnik on Season 16 of The Bachelor set to premiere January 2, 2012 on ABC. Amber is a 23-year-old nurse from British Columbia, Canada with no tattoos and fond memories of hunting witches as a kid.

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Mob Wives: Renee Graziano’s ex-husband Hector Pagan Jr. FBI informant for Renee’s dad Anthony Graziano

ByStarcasm Staff

This will shake some things up on VH1’s Mob Wives. Mob Wives‘ Renee Grazian’s dad Anthony Graziano is a consigliere in the Bonanno crime family, so that makes things awkward now that her ex-husband, and the father of her 17-year-old son Hector Pagan Jr. is an FBI informant who was wired for a year! On…

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PHOTO Chelsea Houska and Rob Kardashian bring peace to Teen Mom vs. Kardashians feud?

ByAsa Hawks

Teen Mom and The Kardashians ambassadors Chelsea Houska and Rob Kardashian met in New York City this evening to see if they couldn’t iron out the animosity between the two reality show families after Farrah Abraham recently stoked the flames with some disparaging remarks about Rob’s sister Kourtney and her boyfriend Scott Disick, who had just announced they are expecting their second child.

Or was it that Rod Kardashian just happened to be DJing at Chelsea’s hotel? Either way, they posed for a momentous reality show crossover photo together!

Teen Mom 2 Season 2 premiere pulls in ratings of over 4.1 million viewers
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Teen Mom 2 Season 2 premiere sets Teen Mom record with 4.15 million viewers!

ByAsa Hawks

It seems the gals of Teen Mom 2 are breaking out of their older sisters’ shadows! Last night’s Season 2 premiere registered 4.154 total viewers, which is the highest number for any premiere in the history of either of the Teen Mom franchises! The show helped propel MTV to its highest rated Tuesday night ever and their all-important adults 18-49 number was tied for the number one show on cable last night! Keep reading for more amazing numbers and more exclamation points!

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PHOTOS Alexis Bellino knows how to pack a pair of red pants

ByAsa Hawks

My mercurial Real Housewives of Orange County fandom finds me with a new favorite cast member each week, but there are a few of my favorite things that remain constant – Gretchen Rossi in a bikini, Tamra Barney in a bubble bath, Vicki Gunvalson in a catfight, and Alexis Bellino in a pair of high heels and tight pants! (I’m reluctant to say her husband Jim Bellino probably agrees.)

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VIDEO MythBusters accidentally fire cannonball through neighborhood

ByDarren O

Even experts like MythBusters’ Jamie Hydeman and Adam Savage make mistakes from time to time. The only difference for these dudes is that their accident sent a cannonball hurtling at 1,000ft/s through a concrete wall, over a hill, into and out of a house, across a street, off of a roof, and eventually ending up in a minivan that was parked only minutes previously! See a great local news report about what will have to be the most watched episode in MythBusters’ storied history.

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VIDEOS Teen Mom 2 S2 E1 After Show and bonus footage

ByDarren O

Last night our girls from Teen Mom 2 got things started for another season on the roller coaster ride of being a young mother. Each Wednesday following the show we like to do a quick break down of the After Show and include the bonus footage that MTV provides. Leah, Jenelle, Kailyn and Chelsea filmed the interviews after the season was over and they usually provides some interesting bonus insights on what they think of what happened during each episode. For the premiere Jenelle talks about her anger issues and Delp, Chelsea talks about her love for Adam, Kailyn drops a hint that maybe she and Joe could one day be a family again with Isaac and Leah talks about why she wanted to get out and get to work.

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VIDEO – Taylor Armstrong looks healthy, speaks out about abuse, husband’s suicide, and Kim Richards’ rehab

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong has been through the ringer this year, when she separated from her husband Russell Armstrong, spoke out about him abusing her, and then dealt with his suicide this August. Since that tragedy, Taylor has been picking up the pieces from the settling dust, and trying to help…

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Leah Messer and boyfriend Jeremy Calvert set the record straight on “cheating” rumors

ByAsa Hawks

Teen Mom 2 star Leah Messer and her new boyfriend Jeremy Calvert address the rumors that she cheated on former husband Corey Simms as implied in the Season 2 trailer video. And perhaps even more newsworthy, she actually gets a Twitter hater to apologize!

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VIDEO Teen Mom 2 Season 2 Episode 1 preview – Jenelle vs. Barbara

ByAsa Hawks

Can’t wait for tonight’s Season 2 premiere of Teen Mom 2?!? Then here’s a two-minute-plus preview clip from the episode to help tide you over featuring a rather heated spat between Jenelle Evans and her mom Barbara after Jenelle gets dropped off by supposedly former boyfriend Kieffer Delp.

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VIDEO Jersey Shore reclaims America with season 5 ‘Official Trailer’

ByDarren O

Jersey Shore has unleashed the trailer for season 5 as our guidos and guidettes get back to GTL, drinking, fighting and catching crabs! Check it out as we’re reminded in a wind storm of Jerseylicious footage why we love or love to hate our Seaside Heights crew so damn much!

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Jersey Housewife Melissa Gorga does some stripper rumor bud nippin’

ByDarren O

Jersey Housewife Melissa Gorga is fed up with the rumors that she was a stripper and she’s gathered proof and a lawyer to come after detractors. Read on to find out why what Gorga’s bringing is enough for this blogger to declare Gorgagate officially over.

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VIDEO Chelsea Houska, Kailyn Lowry Irwin on Good Morning America

ByDarren O

Tonight is the night when deuces are wild as the second season of Teen Mom 2 hits the airwaves of MTV. In a little promotional big city action cast members Kailyn Irwin and Chelsea Houska sat down with the fine folks of Good Morning America to talk about the upcoming season and how their lives have changed since their 16 & Pregnant episodes.

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PHOTOS Kyle Richards and Camille Grammer in Santa hats and boxing gloves

ByAsa Hawks

More great photos of former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills rivals Kyle Richards and Camille Grammer posing in Santa hats and over-sized red boxing gloves during Kyle’s Christmas party Saturday night! Are you ready to rummmmmmmmmmble?!?

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PHOTO Farrah Abraham and new boyfriend Marcel Kaminstein together in Miami

ByAsa Hawks

We posted earlier that Teen Mom Farrah Abraham appears to have a new boyfriend in the form of businessman Marcel Kaminstein, and now we have the photograph to almost pretty much prove it! Keep reading to see the two holding hands while heading to brunch together in Miami Sunday.

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VIDEO 50 Cent signs Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D to G-Note label

ByAsa Hawks

Jersey Shore‘s resident DJ Pauly D announced a while back he was working on a project with 50 Cent and apparently the rapper liked what he heard because he has officially signed Pauly to his G-Note record label! Keep reading to see a video of Pauly and 50 Cent at the official announcement party held over the weekend.

(BTW, if that headline didn’t read as complete gibberish to you, congratulations! You are officially not unhip!)

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Beverly Hills Housewife Kim Richards enters rehab again

ByDarren O

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Kim Richards has entered rehab again. Read on for the latest deets including her past attempt at rehabilitation, her sister’s accusations of her being an alcoholic and the cocktail of prescription drugs the former child actor has admitted to taking.

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Farrah Abraham spotted out with rumored new boyfriend Marcel Kaminstein

ByDarren O

Teen Mom Farrah Abraham can certainly multitask! While the young mother has been busy waging Twitter war with the Kardashian family she’s also apparently got herself a new man. Abraham was spotted out by the Teen Momarazzi holding hands and having lunch with one Marcel Kaminstein, who was identified as her boyfriend, in Miami on Sunday. Find out about Farrah’s apparent new beau including photos and bio info.

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PHOTOS Sonja Morgan tries on bikinis in Miami

ByAsa Hawks

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Sonja Morgan was caught by the Bravorazzi in Miami this weekend trying on bikinis on the balcony of her hotel. The 48-year-old blond somehow managed to transition from a white two piece to a red one without exposing herself, which is quite shocking given the reality starlet’s propensity for flashing cameras! Also on the balcon are Sonja’s Season 5 co-stars Ramona Singer and Aviva Drescher.

Lisa Vanderpump Kyle Richards Gretchen Rossi and Camille Grammer Christmas party
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PHOTOS Kyle Richards throws a multi-city Housewives Christmas party

ByAsa Hawks

On the fifth day of Christmas Kyle Richards gave to us…

Five housewives a-partying!

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star threw a Christmas bash this weekend at her Beverly Hills home and invited close to 200 guests, including fellow Beverly Hills cast mates Lisa Vanderpump, Camille Grammer and “friend of the Housewives” Dana Wilkey as well as NeNe Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Gretchen Rossi from The Real Housewives of Orange County. Keep reading to see the festive photos and find out which two Bravolebrities not listed above stole the show!

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Farrah Abraham implies Scott Disick’s comment about her was racist?

ByAsa Hawks

The Farrah Abraham vs. The Kardashians Twitter feud has taken a bizarre turn as the Teen Mom star has suggested a tweet about her made by Scott Disick may have been racist! Oh, and she calls him a “loser” to boot!

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Teen Mom Farrah Abraham responds to Kourtney Kardashian Twitter feud

ByAsa Hawks

See screen caps of the entire Farrah Abraham vs. Kourtney Kardashian Twitter battle including tweets from Kourtney, Scott Disick, Khloe Kardashian and Demi Lovato. Plus, read Farrah’s response to the controversy from earlier today in which she defends her initial comments!

Taylor Armstrong writes tell-all, Hiding from Reality, about her personal experience with domestic abuse
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Taylor Armstrong writes tell-all, Hiding from Reality, about her personal experience with domestic abuse

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong is writing a tell-all book called Hiding from Reality about the domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of her late husband Russell Armstrong (who committed suicide this August) and another abusive relationship with an ex-boyfriend, RadarOnline reports. Click here to pre-order Hiding From Reality: My Story…

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Teresa Giudice had blow-out fight with Victoria Gotti on Celebrity Apprentice

ByStarcasm Staff

Mob daughter Victoria Gotti did not confirm or deny to her buddy Wendy Williams that she was on Celebrity Apprentice, which means she’s on it. She also mentioned that she worked with a “fellow Italian woman” on a project, who is from Jersey, married, and has all girls . . . . Teresa Giudice! But…

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Teen Mom Kailyn Irwin addresses falling out with Dustin Lee of LIG

ByAsa Hawks

Teen Mom 2 stars Kailyn Irwin and Jenelle Evans seemed to be having a blast in Fayetteville, North Carolina yesterday as they participated in a number of events set up by Life Is Good Agency Group, headed up by Dustin Lee. But, something happened late last night that had Kail tweeting some very harsh words about Dustin and LIG and how she was treated. Keep reading for the complete story straight from Kail herself!

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Teen Mom Farrah Abraham says Kourtney Kardashian should have learned from Teen Mom to not get pregnant again

ByAsa Hawks

It looks like we have a new chapter in the Teen Mom vs. The Kardashians feud! Keep reading for the condemning tweets made by Farrah Abraham after it was announced Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant with her second child.

UPDATED – Kourtney Kardashian responds to Farrah!

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PHOTOS Kailyn Lowry (Now Kailyn Irwin) and Jenelle Evans clubbin’ in Fayetteville, NC

ByAsa Hawks

The eventful day for Teen Mom 2 stars Kailyn Lowry Irwin and Jenelle Evans has spilled over into the night as the gals get their party on at the official Rookie of the Year CD release party being held at Club Hellas near Fayetteville, North Carolina!

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PHOTOS Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry at signing event in Fayetteville, NC

ByStarcasm Staff

It’s only five days until the season two premiere of Teen Mom 2 and stars Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry are celebrating by kicking off their joint promotional junket with a fashion event, autograph session, and CD release party for Rookie of the Year in Fayetteville, North Carolina! We reported earlier that the two girls…

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VIDEO ABC’s ‘Work It’ is an unfunny redux of ‘Bosom Buddies’

ByDarren O

Somewhere deep in the halls of the corporate networks very important suits spend hours, day, weeks, even months going over pilot after pilot trying to find that next smash hit. Feelers are put out and through a thoughtful process we are given what they deem to be the best of the best. Having just witnessed the teaser promo for ABC’s comedy Work It I’m left with one question…

What the freak happened here!?! See the promo for “Work It” and decide for yourself if you believe this show is doomed even before its January 3rd premiere.

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Adriana De Moura confirms 2nd season of Real Housewives of Miami

ByDarren O

Brazilian brunette bombshell Adriana De Moura has verified after much prolonged speculation that there will indeed be a second season of The Real Housewives of Miami. This certifies one extremely important fact to take note of on the reality TV horizon, we will be getting more Mama Elsa Patton and that could never, ever be a bad thing! Get the deets on who will not be returning and how the show will try to right the ship after a rough first season.

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VIDEOS 5 new Teen Mom 2 Season 2 commercials featuring Leah, Chelsea, Jenelle, Kailyn, and the babies

ByAsa Hawks

During the Teen Mom 2 Catch Up Special that aired on MTV last night the network unveiled five new commercials for the upcoming second season of the show! Keep reading to see the clips, each of which features one of the girls’ stories with one focusing on just the babies. (Only six more days!)

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PHOTOS Snooki and Drita Davanzo of Mob Wives meet, The Situation trembles

ByAsa Hawks

Could it be that Snooki has found a replacement for her towering Guidette powerhouse pal JWoww? Normally I would scoff at the mere suggestion of being able to replace the incomparably intimidating Jersey Shore star, but that was before I realized there is a comparable intimidating reality powerhouse gal that could do it… Mob Wives‘ Drita Davanzo! Keep reading to see photos of the pair together on Staten Island earlier today as well as their mutually adoring Twitter exchange.

(All I have to say is, The Situation needs to watch out!)

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Stanley from The Office drops sexified video for “2 Be Simple”

ByDarren O

Everything about the video for Leslie David Baker’s “2 Be Simple” is perfect Stanley Hudson, his crossword wielding indifferent character from The Office. Stanley is nonplussed and immovable in his ability to maintain a curmudgeonly air except for his quasi-secret love life. Thanks to this video bomb from the world of LDB we get a full taste of what Stanley’s life is like outside the confines of Dunder Mifflin.

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Mob Wives season 2 primer: Promo video, poster, new cast member and arrests

ByDarren O

I figured I’d do a little checking to see what my Staten Island fairies have been up to and holy freakin’ crap Drita D’Avanzo, Renee Graziano, Karen Gravano and Carla Facciolo have been busy. Instead of breaking this all up I figured I’d just give a big ol’ here’s what’s up with the upcoming 2nd season of the breakout reality hit Mob Wives on VH1. Check out a new promo video and poster, meet the newest addition to the cast, Ramona Rizzo, and find out about the recent arrests surrounding Renee including her father and ex-husband.

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Kris Humphries’ Kim-look-alike ex-girlfriend says he married Kim Kardashian for fame; Kris horrified at show edits

ByStarcasm Staff

Here’s a shocker, Kris Humphries may have married Kim Kardashian for fame, and mocked Kim and her family when he dated ex-girlfriend Bianka Kamper (above, who sort of looks like Kim.) Plus, Kris is “horrified” by Kourtney and Kim Take New York edits!