Alexis Neiers in court pleading no contest to felony burglary charges
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Bling Ring’s Alexis Neiers pleads no contest, gets 6 month jail sentence

ByAsa Hawks

Alexis Neiers, alleged ‘Bling Ring’ conspirator and star of the E! reality show Pretty Wild, has just pled no contest to felony burglary charges stemming from her involvement in the robbery of actor Orlando Bloom’s home on July 13 of last year.

The plea will result in six months in jail, three years of felony probation and paying restitution to Mr. Bloom in an amount to be specified at a later date. Alexis must surrender herself sometime before June 24.

Read all the details of the ruling and see photos from the courtroom!

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VIDEO – Betty White’s Saturday Night Live NPR ‘Delicious Dish’ lesbian Dusty Muffin sketch

ByStarcasm Staff

Betty White’s Mother’s Day SNL episode was hilarious! Her salty tongue and timing made even the most tired sketches entertaining. She was in good company too as many of the former SNL ladies returned for this special show, including Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon who revived their double-entendre riddled “Delicious Dish” sketch. The master of…

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Bethenny Frankel gives birth to 4lb 12oz Bryn Hoppy; Jill Zarin makes Facebook blunder

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel gave birth to a 4lb 12oz baby girl, Bryn Hoppy, this morning at 8 a.m, a month early. Jill Zarin, Bethenny’s frenemy from the show,was the first to break the news Friday night, but Bethenny was still in labor and she got  the sex of the baby…

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PHOTOS: 24 Show Finale Party arrivals including a very pregnant Renee Walker (Annie Wersching)!

ByDarren O

It is with a heavy heart and tear in my eye that I present to you this photo gallery from the 24 Series Finale Wrap Party that was held at Boulevard 3 in Los Angeles. Many of the present and former cast members were on hand to celebrate one of the most succesful dramas in television history. I can personally attest to having many Sunday and Monday nights set aside to watch Jack Bauer (the greatest action hero in TV history?) do his thing. Don’t miss a very pregnant Renee Walker (Annie Wersching)!

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PHOTOS – Jersey Shore’s Snooki and Jwoww pretend to make out

ByStarcasm Staff

Jersey Shore‘s cuties tried to ramp up their ratings with a little Cinco De Mayo lime-swapping action. Snooki and Jwoww took some time off from bustin’ a$$ and shopping at Ed Hardy to guzzle margaritas the size of their heads (or in Snooki’s case, body) and then pretend to make out. We can all thank…

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Bethenny’s father dies on tonight’s Real Housewives of New York, will Jill call?

ByStarcasm Staff

Tonight’s Real Housewives of New York will be filled with real, actual, non-manufactured, heart-breaking drama. Bring your tissues, a stressball and your personal masseuse because shiz is about to get emotional. To start, Bethenny Frankel’s estranged father dies of leukemia. She’s had a strained relationship with him all her life, and when she went to…

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VIDEO Meet Dr. Drew’s new patient Warren the Ape Demontague: a celebrity puppet with reality problems

ByStarcasm Staff

While Dr. Drew is currently busy trying to score high-profile alleged celebrity addicts to rehab on his VH1 show, and building his very own media empire, he’s managed to squeeze in a little comedy into the mix. His newest patient isn’t Lindsay Lohan (unfortunately for him), it’s an alcoholic, out-of-work, celebrity fictional ape named Warren….

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VIDEO: Did Jay Leno link Conan O’Brien to NYC carbomber Faisal Shahzad?

ByDarren O

Following Conan O’Brien’s interview with “60 minutes” in which he vaguely at best criticized Jay Leno the returned host of “The Tonight Show” got a little payback in the form of a little fake facebook page graphic. Check out the image and the video.

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VIDEO Chely Wright’s coming out interview on ‘The Today Show’

ByAsa Hawks

Country singer Chely Wright has announced to the world that she is gay on the cover of this week’s People magazine, in her autobiography Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer released today and in an interview on The Today Show early this morning.

Watch the video and find out which country music performer had Chely contemplating suicide after his condemning remarks.

Alexis Neiers
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Pretty Wild’s Alexis Neiers’ statements in Orlando Bloom Bling Ring robbery admissible

ByAsa Hawks

A judge ruled that Alexis Neier’s admission to being present but drunk at the Bling Ring robbery of Orlando Bloom’s home is admissible. Alexis faces up to six years in jail if convicted of the felony charge. With the trial set for May 10 my guess is that E! is about to start filming Season Two!

Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ judge Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn?

ByDarren O

Work of Art: The Next Great Artistis Bravo’s newest reality competition featuring 14 fine artists competing for $200,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. Sitting on the judge’s panel will be host China Chow, Simon de Pury, Bill Powers, Jerry Saltz and Salon 94 co-founder Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn. Read a brief bio of Jeanne and find out what qualifies her to be Work of Art‘s Nina Garcia!

RHNJ Theresa Giudice explains why Italian women can’t make red sauce while on their period
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RHNJ Theresa Giudice explains why Italian women can’t make red sauce while on their period

ByStarcasm Staff

Teresa Guidice’s segment on making traditional Italian red sauce (marinara) included a little tidbit that makes women roll their eyes. Basically, women are forbidden from making delicious red sauce while on their periods. Teresa’s reason? “It spoils the sauce.” It only spoils the sauce if you straddle the boiling vat naked, but that’s beside the…

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From Jersey Shore to Miami Beach: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi swimsuit pics

ByStarcasm Staff

The Jersey Shore kids are still heating up Miami Beach while they film the second season of their explosive MTV hit, and we’ve got some pics of Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) enjoying the sun in something that very closely resembles a bikini! Sure, it’s a one-piece but it’s a cut-out, and it looks like Snooks may…

Real Housewives of New Jersey interview
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VIDEO Real Housewives of New Jersey talk about Season 2

ByAsa Hawks

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 2 premieres tonight on Bravo and all the ladies that like each other (in other words, Danielle wasn’t there) sat down with Us Weekly to dish about the new season. Is there more bubbies talk on the horizon? Yup!

Real Housewives Weave-pulling 2.0: New Jersey Style
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Real Housewives Weave-pulling 2.0: New Jersey Style

ByStarcasm Staff

Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey (a.k.a. the Sopranos and the prostitution-wh0re-turned-born-again-virgin), debuts tonight, and so far the biggest drama they’ve been advertising is a weave-pulling incident. Yawn. If you’re a Bravo fanatic, you know that  Real Housewives of Atlanta already pulled this mess when Sheree Whitfield tugged Kim Zolciak’s weave. Kim’s weave should’ve gotten…

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PHOTO Kelly Bensimon bikini centerfold

ByAsa Hawks

The Real Housewives of New York City‘s Kelly Bensimon has gotten quite comfortable wearing next to nothing in front of the paparazzi ever since she made the cover of Playboy magazine back in March. See a centerfold-length photo of her from Miami earlier today sporting a multi-colored Eres bikini and over-sized sunglasses, appearing quite happy to be hundreds of miles away from all The Big Apple drama.

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VIDEO Conan O’Brien 60 Minutes interview preview clip

ByAsa Hawks

60 Minutes has released a preview clip of Steve Kroft’s interview with Conan O’Brien where the late night talk show host and comedian talks openly for the first time about his acrimonious departure from NBC and The Tonight Show. Keep reading to watch the video – the full interview airs Sunday, May 2 on CBS at 7 PM ET/PT.

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Sexy cougar Betty White’s anti-aging secrets

ByStarcasm Staff

Cancel your plans to go out Saturday, May 8 because the hottest party in the world is gonna be on your television when Betty White hosts SNL! Here’s the promo clip, which dispels all those rumors about Betty Swirling on the internet: Transcript: “Thanks to the internet I’m hosting Saturday Night Live! But don’t believe…

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Book Review: RHNY Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen’s Little Kids, Big City

ByStarcasm Staff

On the first season of Real Housewives of New York Alex McCord and her hip-attached Simon van Kempen acted like ridiculous social climbers. They spoke in haughty tones about getting in the social papers after visiting the Met’s Grand Opening, avoiding nonexistent paparazzi, grotesque sneers about “living in the suburbs,” and conspicuously blowing tens of…

Real Housewives of New York newest housewife Jennifer Gilbert

ByStarcasm Staff

The newest New York Real Housewife on the scene, Jennifer Gilbert, has been described as “easygoing” and “the nice one.” She’s a businesswoman, like Ramona, and is president of the event-planning organization “Save The Date.” She’s introduced on the show planning a skating party for Jill Zarin. She also owns PortaMee, a baby sling company….

Alexis Neiers Arlington talks with attorney Jeffery K. Rubenstein, Esq.
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Alexis Neiers strikes back at the Vanity Fair Nancy Jo Sales article by talking to a group of five school children

ByStarcasm Staff

Sunday’s episode of E!’s controversial reality frolic Pretty Wild, showed Alexis Neiers’ bittersweet dance with fame and publicity. She was excited about getting a “spread” in the respected magazine: Alexis: “I got an offer to do a spread in Vanity Fair just about me to explain my side of the story.”   Tess: “And there’s…

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Michael Scott to leave ‘The Office’ after one more year?

ByStarcasm Staff

The folks over at Office Tally noticed with their diligent ears a heartbreaking little statement from Steve Carell during an interview with BBCRadio:  he probably won’t stay on The Office after he contract runs through next season! Without Mike Scott, there is no office. Unless, of course, Ricky Gervais shows up as David Brent to…

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VIDEO The Bachelor Jake Pavelka cries after Dancing with the Stars elimination

ByAsa Hawks

The hunky and charming Jake Pavelka must have been experiencing flashbacks to when Jillian booted him off of The Bachelorette as America decided being really nice and humble wasn’t enough to justify bringing him back to perform another week. Watch as an emotional Jake expresses his thanks and gratitude to the show, his dance partner and viewers.

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VIDEO – Heidi Montag’s plastic surgeries leave her unable to chew a hamburger

ByStarcasm Staff

Tonight on the season premiere of the final run of The Hills, Heidi Montag takes her newly altered body and face (thanks to 10 plastic surgery procedures) and her giant void of self-esteem to visit her family. In the clip (via US Weekly) below she’s seen trying to explain to her mother (who comes off…

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Listen to Countess Luann De Lesseps new single “Money Can’t Buy You Class”

ByStarcasm Staff

Real Housewives of New York’s resident Playgirl Countess LuAnn De Lesseps’ wobbly dance (Auto)tune “Money Can’t Buy You Class”  is finally out! A couple of weeks ago on Watch What Happens Live Andy Cohen cheekily stated that the best $.99 of his life will be spent downloading this sucker. He probably washed that statement down…

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ mentor Simon de Pury?

ByDarren O

Bravo kicks off its Project Runway inspired fine art reality competition show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist June 9th, featuring 14 aspiring visual artists competing for $200,000 and a show at the Brooklyn Museum. The announcement has sparked a good deal of debate about whether or not a Project Runway type format can work when trying to measure the talents of visual artists trained in different media against one another, but that debate pales in comparison to the more important question:

Who did they get to be their Tim Gunn?!?

The answer: Simon de Pury. Keep reading to find out more about this charismatic gavel guru of the art world including photos, video and brief bio. Will he be able to “Make it Work?”

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VIDEO: Zach Galifianakis dances with help from Peter Cetera

ByDarren O

Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! This is the name of a show, no I am serious. Hard to believe but true and on ‘Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!’ on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim is a skit featuring maybe the funniest guy going right now Mr. Zach Galifianakis as Little Dancing Man. ‘The Hangover’ star and highly regarded stand-up plays a, well, uh, just watch the preview clip! And yes that is THE Peter Cetera with the vocal assist.

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VIDEO and Photos: Kristin Cavallari of ‘The Hills’ in Las Vegas sporting a tiny black bikini

ByDarren O

The Hills have eyes, and other assets! Following on the “heels” of ‘The Hills’ co-star Audrina Patridge’s Vegas pool party the lovely Kristin Cavallari wowed the fine folks at the Liquid Pool Lounge at Aria in MGM’s Center City. She was on the scene to host the party and she didn’t disappoint sporting a tiny, wee-little, is it even there, black bikini bottom and see through top along with the fashion must, stripper high-heels. Check it out!

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SPOILER Bachelorette Season 6: Ali Fedotowsky’s surprise phone call

ByAsa Hawks

Ali Fedotowsky hasn’t even finished filming Season 6 of The Bachelorette and there’s already headline drama from the set! No need to worry diehard fans, the spoiler alert here is pretty minor and gives nothing away about who gets eliminated when – just an unbelievable turn of events that is sure to make your jaw drop to the floor – all because of one phone call!

ABC’s ‘Wife Swap’: Watch Joey Fulco and The Fulco Family Band music videos

ByStarcasm Staff

An aspiring music star family from Las Vegas, the Fulcos, are featured on the ABC show Wife Swap tonight, with the mother Vanessa trading her life for time with the Samel-Garloff, who value the earth and laid-back living about all else. During the swap the father Joey Fulco exhibits some anger and control issues as…

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Bret Michaels hospitalized with brain hemorrhage, in critical condition

ByAsa Hawks

Poison front man and reality show veteran Bret Michaels is in critical condition at an undisclosed hospital after suffering a “massive subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding at the base of his brain stem).” Michaels just had an appendectomy April 12 and began experiencing severe headaches Thursday night before being rushed to the hospital.

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Who is Bravo’s ‘Work of Art’ host China Chow?

ByDarren O

Find out all about the sexy China Chow who will be hosting the upcoming Project Runway-inspired reality show on Bravo titled Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. The show will bring in 14 aspiring artists in a competition for a high profile show and a large cash prize. See photos, and video of the lovely Chow and find out what qualifies her to be the Heidi Klum of the art world!

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Arrest warrant issued for RHOC Gretchen Rossi in Jay Photoglou lawsuit

ByAsa Hawks

Earlier today an Orange County Superior Court judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Real Housewives of Orange County’s Gretchen Rossi after the controversial reality starlet failed to appear for a court hearing stemming from a lawsuit filed by Gretchen’s ex-boyfriend Jay Photoglou.

But, before things escalated into a high speed chase involving multiple police cars and a hot blond on a Harley Davidson, the judge had second thoughts and said he would hold onto the warrant for one more week, allowing Gretchen one last chance before she and Slade Smiley become Bravo’s new reality show Bonnie and Slade.

Read all the legal details of the bitter feud between Jay and Gretchen. Plus, there’s an Old West wanted poster!

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RHNY Ramona Singer and Mario Singer renew their vows; better than the first time

ByStarcasm Staff

Ramona Singer is quickly turning into my favorite New York Housewife. Maybe her Tru Renewal™ process is actually working, but her on-camera persona has shifted from close to bat-sh!t to maybe the sanest person in the room (if not a little quirky, tipsy, and shamelessly outspoken). It’s Ramona’s relentless honesty that reels me in. Who…

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Video: Bravo to premier ‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ reality show

ByDarren O

Bravo is rolling out a new reality series that I think has a great chance to be a wonderful show. Much in the style of ‘Project Runway’ the new show ‘Work of Art’ takes 14 aspiring artists and puts them in a competition for a generous cash prize and an all-important showing at a nationally recognized museum. Check out the VIDEO preview.

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16 & Pregnant Kailyn Lowry: Season 2, Episode 10 recap and review

ByStarcasm Staff

When we meet Kailyn Lowry, an 18-year-old from Easton, Pennsylvania, she’s in a predicament much bigger than just being pregnant. She’s never met her father, but is interested in finding him after his sister finds her on Facebook, her mom is living in a hotel with her boyfriend, and Kail is living with her boyfriend…

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The Bachelorette Files: Kasey Kahl Videos Photos and bio

ByAsa Hawks

The latest installment of “The Bachelorette Files” features 27-year-old Kasey Kahl of Fresno, California, who will be one of 25 eligible bachelors competing for the heart of Ali Fedotowsky. See photos, read a brief bio and even watch a couple videos of Kasey so you’ll be ready when the season starts May 24!

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True Life “I Hate My Face:” Inside the myths and reality of body dsymorphic disorder (BDD)

ByStarcasm Staff

Many people completely misunderstand body dysmorphic disorder, the condition featured in tonight’s True Life “I Hate My Face” (MTV, 11 pm EST). It’s not a condition of vanity, a character flaw or something that people can simply snap out of. There are two causes of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which may be interlinked: neurological and…

How did 9 By Design’s Cortney & Robert Novogratz get their start?

ByAsa Hawks

Robert and Cortney Novogratz are the husband-and-wife owners of the design firm, Sixx Design and stars of the new Bravo reality series 9 By Design alongside their seven children. Read how this aspiring actress and stockbroker from the South became one of the top design companies in New York City!

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SNL VIDEOS Ke$ha performs TiK ToK and Your Love Is My Drug

ByAsa Hawks

Pop hottie Ke$ha did her best Lady Gaga during her two musical performance on Saturday Night Live last night. For “TiK ToK” she donned a skin-tight shiny body suit with an American flag-lined cape and performed a Pink Floyd laser light show and later she became a Native American blacklight poster for “Your Love Is My Drug.” So, was “her best Lady Gaga” good enough? Watch the videos and find out!

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Sonja Tremont Morgan says Ramona Singer used to be “crazier” 20 years ago

ByStarcasm Staff

Sonja Tremont Morgan is a new “Real Housewives of New York” but she’s not really new to the girls; she’s pretty well acquainted with everyone except Alex, who she had only met briefly before. In particular, she lunches with LuAnn regularly, and used to party at Studio 54 with Ramona 20 years ago. Sonja has…

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Who is Sonja Morgan’s ex-husband John Adams Morgan?

ByStarcasm Staff

The newest Real Housewife of New York Sonja Tremont Morgan has a direct style and a posh background: she was once married to John Adams Morgan, a great-great grandson of the American Gilded Age financier John Pierpont Morgan (aka J.P. on the street). Sonja’s ex is also a great-great-great grandson of John Adams on his…

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Jane Lynch and Glee cast recreates Madonna’s Vogue

ByStarcasm Staff

Newly engaged funny-lady Jane Lynch’s Glee character Sue Sylvestor took on Madonna in a big way in a promo for the show’s Madonna-extravaganza next week. This is pretty much almost a frame-by-frame recreation of the video, with Lynch trading in her no-nonsense short hair and tracksuit for full-on G-L-A-M-O-U-R. Madonna’s version (the sound quality is…

Are 16 & Pregnant’s Lizzie Waller and Skylar Sickles still engaged?

ByStarcasm Staff

Lizzie Waller’s teaser for her 16 & Pregnant episode airing tonight at 10 p.m. EST on MTV involves drama and betrayal with her boyfriend/ baby’s daddy Skylar Sickles. After learning Lizzie was pregnant Skylar initially pledged his devotion to her, but cheated on her with another girl, leaving her with the sting of betrayal. Here’s…

Bailey and Jay from True Life’s “I’m Relocating for Love”

ByStarcasm Staff

The most recent installment of MTV’s True Life documentary series dealt with couples who relocated for love, and most viewers were a bit perplexed by Bailey Mosier and Jay Reynolds. How did they get together? Why did Bailey love him so? The service of the television show, which featured two other couples, focused on the…

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16 and Pregnant Nicole Fokos’ boyfriend Tyler Keller modeling pictures!

ByAsa Hawks

Everybody’s favorite 16 and Pregnant Season 2 baby daddy wasn’t always a skateboarding anti-establishment rebel. At least for a brief moment, Tyler dreamed of making it as a fashion model, going so far as to don a shirt and tie and strut the catwalk! Click to see the great pictures of Tyler’s transition from Tony Hawk to Tommy Hilfiger!

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VIDEO: Tina Fey Creates The Sarah Palin Network On SNL

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Tina Fey did such a fabulous job on last night’s SNL that she’s now trending on Twitter! That’s the pinnacle of human achievement these days. Tina reprised her role as former VP candidate and future reality star Sarah Palin to hilarious results. Check out the video of the “Sarah Palin Network” which includes such hits…

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SNL Teacher Skit VIDEO: Ladies’ boy Justin Bieber and funny lady Tina Fey flirt

ByStarcasm Staff

The biggest pop star in The World (according to People, and well, Twitter) is now Justin Bieber, who got his start on Youtube. It’s a new era folks, but guy also rules the still-in-existence Tiger Beat! (Who knew THAT was still around?) Before you role your eyes and lament the publications that your teenage daughter…

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16 & Pregnant’s Leah Messer wants to eventually get back together with Corey Simms

ByStarcasm Staff

UPDATE: Leah and Corey were married October 17, 2010, and will be featured on Teen Mom 2 UPDATE: On the reunion special for Season 2 16 & Pregnant both Leah and Corey expressed the desire to eventually get back together. In fact, there was a moment when they smiled at each other while talking to…

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The Bachelorette 2010 contestant Ty Brown was in a Kellie Pickler video

ByAsa Hawks

31-year-old Ty Brown of Nashville, Tennessee is no stranger to getting himself on camera with an attractive blond! In addition to being a contestant on Season 6 of The Bachelorette where he will be competing with 24 other single men for the heart of the kind-hearted blond bombshell Ali Fedowtowsky from The Bachelor, Ty also made an appearance in the 2006 Kellie Pickler music video for “Red High Heels!” Watch the complete video or just Ty’s part in slooooooow motion!

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Ali Fedotowsky Bachelorette Files: Ty Brown photos and background info

ByAsa Hawks

In the second installment of “The Bachelorette Files” you get to meet Ty Brown: a tall, muscular and handsome country singer originally from Mississippi. See photos of Hunk Williams and read a little bit of background info, including this sure-to-be-controversial tidbit: Ty Brown got married in October of 2007! DUM DUM DUM!!!

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Who is Bethenny Frankel’s father, Bobby Frankel?

ByStarcasm Staff

When RH NY’s Bethenny Frankel isn’t serving up scathing comments, healthy meals, or SkinnyGirl Margaritas, she expresses that she’s broken and damaged from a very toxic childhood. In fact, she barely even knew her father, renowned horse trainer Robert (Bobby) Frankel. Click to find out more about their relationship!

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Trendy is a strange word: Kelly Killoren Bensimon’s fashionable writing career

ByStarcasm Staff

During episode six of The Real Housewives of New York, we see Kelly Killoren Bensimon, asking people on the streets of New York about their necklaces and their underwear as she researches an article for Niche Media’s Gotham Magazine.

What does Kelly write about? What ever happened to that Gotham Magazine article she was writing? Keep reading to find out!

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16 & Pregnant’s Leah Messer discusses life with twins

Bycarrieglass

UPDATE: Leah and Corey were married October 17, 2010, and will be featured on Teen Mom 2 Leah Messer is the first teenager on MTV’s gripping and controversial reality show 16 & Pregnant to have twins. The extra child and an extra helping of baby daddy drama meant an extra 30 minutes as Leah’s episode,…

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Jimmy Fallon recreates Kate Gosselin’s ‘Paparazzi’ dance

ByStarcasm Staff

The judges and the American public may have seen tabloid queen Kate Gosselin’s paso doble to Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi,” as a complete disaster, but Late Night host Jimmy Fallon saw a brilliant work of art. Jimmy adorned himself in a Captain Kangaroo disco blazer and expensive blond hair extensions before mimicking Gosselin’s beautifully robotic clunkiness…