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Top Chef DC contestants: Former Iron Chef challenger Kelly Liken

33-year-old Cheftestant on Top Chef DC Kelly Liken hails from Pittsburgh, but owns a restaurant in Vail, CO, called Restaurant Kelly Liken. Like most of the contestants this season, Kelly is well established already. She graduated at the top of her class Culinary Institute of America, and serves “simple, exciting, seasonal American food” at her…

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Preview The Situation’s rap rave

O.K. here’s The Situation, Mike Sorrentino has been on a Jersey Shore vacation. So what does fab-abs do in his spare time other than throw fists and what not? You guessed it, The Situation finds himself a studio and throws down with a little rap game club mix. You know you want it, or maybe you don’t but you’re gonna listen anyway.

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Real Housewives of DC Catherine Ommanney divorcing husband, White House photographer Charles Ommaney

The Real Housewives of DC hasn’t even aired yet, and it’s already claimed a marriage. Catherine Ashely Ommaney is a British interior designer who moved to the U.S. in 2008 to marry Charles Ommaney, a renowned photojournalist, after a brief period of dating. In 2006, when she was Catherine Davies, she sold a story to…

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VIDEOS Ali Fedotowsky favorite Joshua Radin from The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette has had a musical theme so far this season, featuring an intimate performance by Jamie Cullum for Ali Fedotowsky’s one-on-one date with Jesse Beck followed by last week’s video shoot for the Barenaked Ladies. This week Ali and the boys are in New York City and she chooses to take Cape Cod dapper dude Chris Lambton on a one-on-one date where both are surprised by Ali’s favorite musician Joshua Radin!

Watch videos by Joshua Radin and find out a little background info on this singer/songwriter from Ohio!

Laura Baron
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10 Questions with ‘You’re Cut Off’ life coach Laura Baron

Laura Baron, the lovely life coach from VH1’s entertaining new show You’re Cut Off, took time out of her intense schedule to sit down with Starcasm for an exclusive interview. Among other things, Laura riffs on the show, her future plans, Nicolas Cage, and herself at 16. Check it out!

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Teen sailor Abby Sunderland’s family was filming a reality show

We should have seen this coming. The 16-year-old girl who got lost at sea while sailing around the world, Abby Sunderland, was filming a reality show. There were actually two reality shows in the works for the Sunderland family, Adventures in Sunderland, and Abby’s Journey, both being promoted on Magnetic Entertainment Studio’s website. Abby’s father…

RHONJ Danielle Staub sex tape
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SFW VIDEO Watch the Danielle Staub sex tape trailer

Only one day away from the June 14th launch of Danielle Staub’s infamous sex tape the Professional whistle wetters over at Hustler have released a preview teaser trailer video of the potential Oscar winning documentary exploring the seedy underbelly of being a divorced real housewife with a criminal record of New Jersey!

Erica Rose on VH1's You're Cut Off with a wine glass in her mouth
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VH1 YOU’RE CUT OFF ‘Tiaras and Hookahs’ episode recap & best quotes

VH1’s new show You’re Cut Off is pure genius! Whoever cooked this reality masterpiece added just the right measurements of diamonds, Louis Vuitton, boxed wine, entitlement, tiaras, nakedity, “investment banking,” cigarettes, hookahs, and green carpeting. It’s a delicate mix, and easy to get wrong. These are nine princesses who drop serious cash on tanning, sunglasses,…

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Who is Bethenny Frankel’s first husband Peter Sussman?

Bravo’s latest reality show Bethenny Frankel Getting Married? premiered tonight on Bravo just days after its star revealed to Life & Style that her marriage to Jason Hoppy was not her first! Find out the 411 on Peter Sussman, the man Bethenny was married to for eight months starting in 1996.

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Did Jill Zarin try to sabotage Bethenny Frankel’s Bravo show?

Tonight’s Real Housewives of New York Season 3 reunion (part 1 of 3) is just as stressful as we all imagined, but a curious detail slipped out: Jill Zarin may have tried to sabotage Bethenny’s show and prevent her from returning to the Real Housewives. Alex said that Jill called her and asked her not…

Who is Jaqueline Madden from Vh1’s You’re Cut Off?

Who is Jaqueline Madden from Vh1’s You’re Cut Off?

VH1’s new reality series You’re Cut Off features 9 spoiled and combustible young ladies cut off from their sugar daddies and crammed into a “tiny” house where life coach Laura Baron tries to break them of their diva-ish ways. Needless to say, it is an entertaining drama explosion!

Often at the center of the cat fighting is 23-year-old Jaqueline Madden, a smoking-hot, blinged-out brunette from Mahwah, New Jersey. I did some poking around on the internet and found out all kinds of interesting things about the pretty pouty princess of all things purple and put it in a post!

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VIDEO: Countess LuAnn de Lesseps ‘Money Can’t Buy You Class’ LIVE!

The Countess and her angelic voice descended upon the City of Angels leaving Los Angeles and the Golden State in ruins. KTLA out of L.A. had the guts to let Real Housewives of New York City star LuAnn de Lessepes step on their morning news studio stage and belt out “Money Can’t Buy You Class.” “Rick roll’d” move over, it is now officially time to begin getting “de Lesseps duped.”

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Keeping Bravo in the family: Countess Luann de Lesseps’ niece Nicole Nadeau on Work of Art

Recording artist Countess Luann isn’t the only one in her family being creative or heating up the Bravo screens this summer, her niece Nicole Nadaeu will compete on Bravo’s latest competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. Keep reading to find out more about the Countess’ niece and the type of artwork she creates!

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ judge Bill Powers

Bravo will debut its Project Runway inspired reality competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist tonight featuring 14 aspiring artists competing for $100,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. In our Work of Art profiles we have met sexy show host China Chow, mentor Simon de Pury and judges Jerry Saltz and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn. Now we’re going to take a look at the final judge, Mr. Bill Powers: co-owner of Half Gallery, Editor-in-Large of Purple Fashion magazine and all around hip dude.

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RHNJ’s Jacqueline Laurita accuses Danielle Staub of leaking her own sex tape!

Jacqueline Laurita from Real Housewives of New Jersey had a little to say about the forthcoming sex tape from her co-star Danielle Staub. Via her Twitter page Laurita dropped a bomb with a stunning accusation of who she thinks leaked the raunchy romp. She says Staub leaked Staub! See her tweet in all its fierce glory.

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Gregg Leakes apologizes to Nene, feels betrayed by Corey King over leaked taped

Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Nene Leakes has hinted that she might leave her husband Gregg Leakes for some time, even in her book, but their marriage issues became very public when radio host Corey King tricked Gregg into dishing about his wife and marital problems on air. This conversation, which wasn’t very flattering to Nene,…

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Melissa Rycroft and Chris Harrison to co-host ‘Bachelor Pad’

Arguably the sexiest female contestant to compete on ABC’s The Bachelor is returning to the Bachelor mansion! But instead of looking for love, Melissa Rycroft will be co-hosting a spin-off of the two popular match-making reality competitions calledBachelor Pad alongside Bach and -Ette veteran host Chris Harrison. Find out what she has to say about her new job and get the 411 on the new show Bachelor Pad.

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RHONJ Ashlee Holmes ‘I Hate Danielle Staub’ Facebook and text message drama

After really a really slow start, The Real Housewives of New Jersey is finally starting to gain a really weird kind of momentum. Danielle no longer goes anywhere without  the “protection” of her new wise-guy BFF Danny Provenzano (esp. when arriving to cancer benefits for sick babies), Jacqueline Laurita’s 19-year-old daughter fights for some air-time…

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The Bachelorette’s Ty Brown music videos

In the second episode of season six of The Bachelorette country sanger Ty Brown pitched some Nashville woo at Ali Fedotowsky by pickin’ a geetar and singin’ the song “Living in the Moment” during the calendar shoot group date at the beach. For those that want to hear a little more of Hunk Williams, Jr., here are some videos of him performing live and in the studio!

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Jill Zarin responds to “haters,” contacts authorities

Real Housewives of New York City star Jill Zarin is firing back at what she calls her “haters.” This weekend Zarin stated that she was forced to contact authorities when these so-called haters posted her address online and requested that folks send threatening mail. The Season Three villain also used her public Facebook page as a platform to respond and defend her family. See the allegations and Jill’s responses, including plans to regulate her Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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Danielle Staub Recording A Song With Lori Michaels

Get ready: another housewife has decided that she has a beautiful voice that MUST be heard. This time it is the most hilarious/dangerous one! Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Danielle Staub, former alleged “prostitution whore” is joining the ranks of Kim Zolciak and LuAnn de Lesseps as another ear abuser. This time, she’s…

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Teresa Giudice and Joe are broke; owe $11 million

And we all thought the Housewives in Atlanta and OC were broke! For two seasons we’ve all ogled Teresa and Joe Giudice’s flagrant opulence, as they bought designer clothes for their diva children, drove around a Cadillac Escalade, slapped down  gobs of money for Gia’s birthday, moved into a McCastle of onyx and marble in…

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Nene Leakes and Gregg Leakes divorce drama

Gregg Leakes got caught by radio show host Corey King, on air, admitting that he’s trying to divorce Nene Leakes (real name Lenithia Bonita Smith) and wants her to pay him back the $300,000 he spent making her into a Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise star. The pair have been coy to the media about…

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BOOK REVIEW: Is Real Housewives’ Danielle Staub / Beverly Merrill finally telling ‘The Naked Truth’?

The Naked Truth (written with help from Steven Pirgge) is reality star Danielle Staub’s chance to explain the story of her incredibly dark past, brought to light in season one of the The Real Housewives of New Jersey. But, instead of delivering on the promise of the title, the book piles layer after layer of cliches and excuses on top of whatever the truth may have been, and the only thing it reveals about Danielle Staub is that she can’t admit the truth – to us or herself.

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Shallon Lester of MTV’s Downtown Girls explains how she handles sex in the city

Just as the Sex and the City franchise is taken out behind the barn (or Moroccan desert) and inhumanely put down by writer/director Michael Patrick King, another group of sexy young Big Apple BFFs are ready to step up and take its place. Shallon, Gurj, Nikki, Victoria and Klo are the next New York City estrogeneration and the stars of MTV’s Downtown Girls, a “reality sitcom” that follows the lives of these five real girlfriends as they traverse the treacherous landscape of career, fashion and boys in the City That Never Sleeps.

At the helm of this friendship is Shallon Lester, a relationship blogger for Glamour.com’s Smitten and former gossip columnist for New York Daily News‘ Rush & Molloy and Gatecrasher. Just as this witty, pretty City kitty prepares to cross over from writing about celebrities to becoming one herself, she sat down with us to discuss dating, writing, why boys send girls penis pictures, and how hard it is for a girl to get everything she needs from just one guy.

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EXCLUSIVE Did The Bachelorette’s Ty Brown cheat on wife Lindsey Grant?

The Bachelorette contestant Ty Brown confessed to Ali Fedotowsky in Monday night’s episode that he had been married before, telling her he “got divorced and it was not a bad divorce, it was one of those things where it just wasn’t right.” Ty’s ex-wife Lindsey Grant has a different story to tell!

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Mug shot photo RHNY star Sonja Morgan arrested for DWI in Long Island!

Sonja Morgan, the New York Housewife with a heart of gold, forgot to not drive during a Long Island Memorial Day vacay after she partied like she was back on a Hooters yacht. According to The New York Post, the 46-year-old lusty divorcée sent a red flag to the coppers when she cruised right past…

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Recycle or Reuse? Shallon, Victoria, Nikki and Gurj swap ex boyfriends on the premiere episode of Downtown Girls

Tonight blogger Shallon Lester takes her turn at reality television with four of her closest girlfriends in Downtown Girls, airing at 11pm (EST). It’s a stylized “reality sitcom” that’s both more real and more constructed than reality shows it follows: The Hills and The City. The series also borrows heavily from the spirit of Carrie…

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Kim Zolciak bikini photos!

I must have been a good blogger this year because Bikini Claus left me (and the world!) a fantastic present today! Check out these Kimtrulescent photos of The Real Mistress of Atlanta Kim Zolciak showing off Big Papa’s Big Tatas while relaxing in a tiny blue bikini with her daughter, Brielle, in Miami yesterday!

She’s got the wig and she’s got the booze, but keep reading to find out which Kimmy-Z accessory is missing!

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INTERVIEW Countess LuAnn’s “Money Can’t Buy You Class” video was leaked!

Fans of The Real Housewives of New York City were taken by surprise Friday when the much-anticipated debut music video for “Money Can’t Buy You Class” by the Countess LuAnn de Lesseps surfaced online with no notice or fanfare. As it turns out, LuAnn and her record label Ultra Records were also surprised by the unannounced release, which occurred as they were still making plans for both private and public premiere events! That’s right, the video was leaked!

Read our exclusive interview with the video’s creative director James “Jersey” Murray who talks with us about the leak and what it was like working with The Countess!

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The father of the baby with cancer on RHNJ speaks out against Danielle Staub’s behavior

Chris Stilianessis, the father of the infant with the rare form of cancer featured on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is speaking out against Danielle Staub and her entourage’s behavior at the benefit for his sick child at the Brownstone. Talking to Zap2it.com, Stilianessis thanks Danielle for raising awareness about his daughter’s disease, but…

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Bachelorette weatherman Jonathan Novack beat up while working at WSVN?

One of the 25 guys competing for the heart of Ali Fedotowsky in season 6 of The Bachelorette is 30-year-old Jonathan Novack, a weatherman and on-air personality currently living and working in Houston, Texas.

Originally from Boston, Jonathan’s career has moved him all over the country including stints with WAER in Syracuse, KCBD-TV in Lubbock and WSVN in Miami, Florida. I’m sure Jonathan did his fair share of tropical storm coverage while in Miami, but his extensive meteorological education didn’t help when Hurricane Tom rolled into town! Read all about how fellow WSVN weatherman Tom Johnston whooped up on “Chicken Legs” while both were employed at the station, leading to Johnston’s termination and potential promotion for Novack!

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VIDEO The Bachelorette sneak peek Speedo calendar shoot

How does a woman decide between 17 attractive single males, all vying for her hand in marriage? She takes ’em down to the beach for a charity Speedo calendar shoot! Or at least that’s what Ali Fedotowsky is going to do in Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette! Keep reading to see the dehumanizing meat market!

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Team Coco minus Coco to get TBS special

While Conan is out on his ‘The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour’ it looks like his writers have received a green light from ‘TBS’ for their own special. The special is tentatively being called ‘Team Coco presents Conan’s Writers Live’ and will feature Conan staples Andy Richter and Reggie Watts. Find out the when and where and see a great video from Reggie Watts.

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Is Betty White going to be a grandma on ‘Gossip Girl?’

Betty White train boarding, all aboard! In yet another piece of you can’t stop Betty White news it looks like she may be targeted to become part of the cast of ‘Gossip Girl’, the uber-popular teen series on the CW. Find out what the show creator had to say about the possible White connection and how ‘Mad Men’ and Chuck Bass fit into the picture.

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The Bachelorette’s Chris Lambton video shot by the Cape Cod Times

Contestants on popular reality shows often become the talk of their hometowns, and that is literally the case with The Bachelorette contestant Chris Lambton! Friends and neighbors of Chris talked to CapeCodOnline.com for the site’s multimedia series called CapeCast. See what they had to say about Chris and whether or not they think he has what it takes to win the heart of Ali.

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Thanks to Dr. Drew, we now know what Tila Tequila’s addicted to, besides fame and Twitter

When TMZ announced that Tila Tequila will appearon Dr. Drew’s VH1 show Celebrity Rehab 4, nobody was surprised, but now we get to find out approximately which cocktail of drugs helps Tila engage in her particular brand of oddball behavior. Tequila (real name Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen) rocketed, or more like slowly buzzed, to a D-list level…

Who is Pamela Lynn Blazewski from VH1’s You’re Cut Off?

Who is Pamela Lynn Blazewski from VH1’s You’re Cut Off?

So who is the brunette bombshell from the NYC that is all smiles in the princesss pink? That folks is Pamela Lynn from Vh1’s reality show ‘You’re Cut Off’. I did a little digging and found out some information (other than her last name) on the lovely Miss Pamela. Read on to get your Pamelicious fill!

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Biggest Loser winner Michael Ventrella before and after photos

Michael Ventrella won Biggest Loser Couples by shedding over half of his original weight of 526 pounds, finishing up a svelte 262 at Tuesday night’s weigh-in. Not only did Michael set the record for the heaviest contestant to ever participate in the nine seasons of the show, but he also broke Danny Cahill’s weight loss record of 239 pounds from last year!

See lots of before and after photos of Michael’s amazing transformation!

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American Idol final two: Up To The Mountain and Beautiful Day video with lyrics

Check out the video and lyrics for the final two performances of American Idol this season. Crystal Bowersox with ‘Up To The Mountain’ and Lee Dewyze with ‘Beautiful Day’. Also check out Simon Cowell’s final critique and our top ten suggestions for his replacement.

Danny Provenzano mug shot
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RHONJ Danny Provenzano’s mug shot and criminal record

The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Danielle Staub played right into the mafia stereotypes the show is often accused of by bringing in convicted felon Danny Provenzano to be her bodyguard for an event at the rival Manzo family’s charity fundraiser. See Danny’s mug shot and read his criminal record that includes a racketeering conviction and over four years behind bars!

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Bachelorette’s Ty Brown’s ex-wife Lindsey Grant photos and bio

Guitar-picking Ty Brown from Nashville mentioned in his bio video during the season premiere of The Bachelorette tonight that he was married for two years and just recently got a divorce. I’m sure all of you Ali fans are curious about this hunky good ol’ boy suitor and are wondering about his first wife, so I tracked down all the information the internet had to offer on singer/songwriter Lindsey Grant and compiled it for you in a convenient little blog post!

Real Housewives of New Jersey Danielle Staub's felon friend Danny Provenzano
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Danielle Staub’s friend Danny Provenzano is an ex-con with mafia family connections

On Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, there have been jokes about the Manzos, Lauritos, and Giudices potentially having mafia connections because of things like the “let me tell you somethin’ about my family: we are as thick as thieves” comment, and the crazy level of conspicuous consumption. But, it turns out the one with…

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Is Peregrine Honig from ‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ a panty pusher?

One of the contestants for the upcoming Bravo reality series ‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ co-owns an intimate apparel shop called Birdies in Kansas City. Find out about the very interesting Peregrine Honig and her shop.

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Kelly Bensimon did not have a nervous breakdown but a nervous ‘breakthrough’

Kelly Bensimon is on a a little spin control campaign after her volatile appearance in the RHNYC May 20th episode in which she looked like she was totally losing her marbles and that all the other Real HW’s were finally getting the best of her. It ceratinly seems like she needed to explain herself at least a little. So how on Earth will Kelly explain it away? Check for yourself.

Erica Rose of ‘The Bachelor: Rome’ fame resurfaces on VH1’s ‘You’re Cut Off’
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Erica Rose of ‘The Bachelor: Rome’ fame resurfaces on VH1’s ‘You’re Cut Off’

For die-hard veterans of the ABC hit show ‘The Bachelor’, one of the new cast members from Vh1’s ‘You’re Cut Off’, Erica Rose, should seem very familiar. The tiara that she is sporting is a dead give away. That’s right, it is none other that the tiara princess who really shook things up during The Bachelor: Rome! See what Rose has been up to, some great photos and a video from an appearance on Ellen.

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Pretty Wild season finale preview – Will there be a season 2?

E!’s controversial reality series Pretty Wild concludes this evening with what is sure to be 30 minutes of jaw-droppingly explosive reality drama! Find out what’s in store tonight when the only reality show featuring a star convicted of a felony and sentenced to prison wraps up! (Hint: There are courtroom scenes, drugs and a tiny silver bikini!)

Also, we asked E! about whether or not Pretty Wild will be back for a second season – find out their response!

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Is RHOC Tamra Barney’s son Ryan Vieth in jail?

It looks like Ryan Vieth, the son of Tamra Barney from ‘RHOC’ is in trouble with the law again and this time it has landed him in prison. TMZ is reporting that Ryan was pulled over and that during the stop the officer realized there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest. This warrant stems from a missed court appearance connected to prior traffic violations. Check out Ryan’s status and why he can’t seem to take care of his traffic ‘problems’.

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VIDEO – Is Kelly Bensimon crazy, unraveling? Why is she scared of Bethenny?

Tonight’s Real Housewives of New York episode was a real whammy! Kelly Bensimon literally had some kind of breakdown during dinner, and basically didn’t let anyone else get a word in while she babbled on about her Bethenny nightmares, how she thinks Bethenny is trying to kill her, how everyone is “white noise”, Al Sharpton,…

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Bethenny Frankel is in Kelly Bensimon’s nightmares

Krazy Kelly Bensimon gives us all a glimpse into her murky subconscious while talking on the phone with Jill Zarin in this week’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City. During the call she reveals details about her nightmares that feature a Bethenny made out of knives trying to kill her! See the movie poster from the soon-to-be-released Bravo horror film inspired by Kelly’s dark dreams!

Bethenny Frankel reveals first pics of her daughter Bryn Hoppy
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Bethenny Frankel reveals first pics of her daughter Bryn Hoppy

Bethenny Frankel released the first photos of her newborn baby girl Bryn Hoppy to People. Baby Bryn was born 12 days ago, May 8, a month ahead of schedule: a tiny preemie at 4lb, 12oz, but still healthy. Baby B doesn’t play, she must’ve been listening to all the show-producing going on in her mommy’s…

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VIDEO Chad Ochocinco Deep Seis-ed from DWTS

Arguably the biggest mouth in the NFL got eliminated last night from ‘DWTS’ as it came down to Chad Ochocinco or Erin Andrews. It looks like America wanted to keep peeping at Erin so everybody’s favorite legal name changer was left to two-step out the door. See the results video and his Twitter reaction. Bonus – listen to the song Chad used to let the healing begin!