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Dina Manzo appears on Chelsea Lately – September 1, 2009

This video warmed up a tiny bit of my heart for Dina Manzo. I thought she was kind of “blah” on Real Housewives, but she’s a good sport here. I kind of wanted to go have a drink with Dina and Chelsea after watching this, but I’d probably have dump a bottle of peroxide on…

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announce 19th baby – will they go for 20?
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Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announce 19th baby – will they go for 20?

The Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are continuing their efforts to populate a large country (as to where they’ll all live when this is done – I hear most of Siberia is open) by going for a 19th child. The couple have been doing their marital duties without protection for over twenty years, yet they…

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Halloween Comes Early – Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season 5, Episode 12 Recap: ‘Dude Ranch and Dress Up’

Little did I know when I turned on Jon and Kate last night that I was walking into a television nightmare. The episode lulled me in with the typical presentation of cutesy activities and family bonding, but just when I thought I had a grasp on the general plot…there was a turn. In between sweet…

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Who is Kim Zolciak’s ex-husband, Daniel Toce? Plus VIDEO of Lee Najjar on MTV’s Teen Cribs

Kim Zolciak was married to a man named Daniel Toce for more than three years, from September 2001 to February 2003. You can check out the divorce documents here. There have a been a minefield of rumors and speculation about Kim’s ex husband. Many people believe she is getting huge child support and alimony checks…

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CELEBRITY PROJECT FUNWAY Project Runway Episode Two ‘Pregnancy Chic’

Celebrity Project Funway is an exclusive feature of starcasm.net that I hope to be able to update weekly. Basically I take the winning and losing design for the week’s episode of Project Runway (plus one “bonus” design of my choosing) and “fit” them on a celebrity. I’ll offer up a little explanation for my choices…

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John Krasinski and Emily Blunt engaged! Wedding photo from the future!

John Krasinki’s rep has confirmed with People and Just Jared that the 29-year-old The Office star is engaged to his 26-year-old girlfriend, actress Emily Blunt. I’m gonna stretch the bounds between fiction and reality by dubbing the celebrity couple “Jimily.” You saw it here first! (If I absolutely have to use “real” names I guess…

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How did Lisa Wu Hartwell’s older brother Meho die?

Lisa Wu Hartwell’s storyline during Season 2 of Real Housewives of Atlanta involves Lisa’s struggle over visiting her older brother Meho’s grave site for the first time while she’s visiting L.A. for her grandmother’s 90th birthday party. Lisa’s siblings, including brother Andre and sister Marlowe, are trying to persuade her to visit the site for…

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‘Real Housewives of OC’ star Lynne Curtin to divorce husband over eviction and money issues?

CLICK HERE to read more about Lynne and Frank Curtin’s financial and legal troubles. Lynne Curtin from The Real Housewives of Orange County is having tough financial and marital times. Last week we found out that she was about to be evicted from her home for not paying over $12,000 dollars, and now we find…

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Jim and Pam from The Office SUPER-SIZED wedding photo!

The response on our Jim and Pam wedding photos post has been so great that I decided to go against the wishes of our over-strained server and offer up a super-duper wallpaper-sized photo of the happy couple! How cool is that? (We don’t allow folks to work for us unless they are a fan of…

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PHOTOS Jim and Pam from The Office wedding pictures Jenna Fischer John Krasinski

Jim and Pam got married! And here are tons of photos from the set of The Office featuring John Krasinki and Jenna Fischer looking like the perfect couple! The wedding scene was shot August 22 in Van Nuys, California. I see Toby and Kelly – but where’s everybody else? Is this an elopement? And it’s…

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CELEBRITY PROJECT FUNWAY! Silly take on Project Runway Season 6 Episode 1

Celebrity Project Funway is an exclusive feature of starcasm.net that I hope to be able to update weekly. Basically I take the winning and losing design for the week’s episode of Project Runway (plus one “bonus” design of my choosing) and “fit” them on a celebrity. I’ll offer up a little explanation for my choices…

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Nene Leakes opens up about stripper past

After denying her stripper past, Nene Leakes is now an out and proud former stripper after revealing details in her book Never Make the Same Mistake Twice. Nene owns the bewitching sway that gave her back her confidence and provided financial security for her and her son. Here’s what she had to say: “You’re nervous…

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VIDEO Ryan Alexander Jenkins Jasmine Fiore murder press conference

More details are emerging in the Jasmine Fiore murder investigation, including gruesome disfigurement details. The man suspected of killing the former model is her husband Ryan Alexander Jenkins, who is still at large and believed to be in Canada. Here are the bullet points of the most recent information, mostly gleaned from TMZ.com and a…

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PHOTOS Stephanie Santoro and Jon Gosselin with the kids

UPDATE: Stephanie Santoro’s mom is speaking out about Stephanie’s relationship with Jon. Read about it here. Jon Gosselin and babysitter/rumored mistress Stephanie Santoro spend a nice day in the park with the children. The first two photos were taken on August 7th, 2009 and include Stephanie’s baby. The others were taken August 8. I have…

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Miami Social Season 1 Final Episode Recap With Video Clips

Miami Social wrapped up it’s first (and probably last) season Tuesday night and in case you missed it, here’s what happened: Hardy and Trixia decide they want to celebrate their six years of not really wanting to truly commit to each other by renting a big yacht and hosting a party. They get taken out…

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Real Catfights! Ramona Singer told Nene Leakes to “Shut up!” at the Bravo A-List Awards

In Nene Leake’s new tell-all memoir Never Make the Same Mistake Twice, she mentions an interesting little incident we’d all like to be a fly on the wall to witness: Ramona Singer telling her to “Shut up!” at the Bravo A-List Awards. I can see her crazy eyes goin’ nuts on Nene, not realizing she’s…

PHOTOS Jasmine Fiore murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins was on ‘Megan Wants a Millionaire’
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PHOTOS Jasmine Fiore murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins was on ‘Megan Wants a Millionaire’

Model and Playboy representative Jasmine Fiore, who had been missing since Friday night, August 15, 2009, was found stuffed in a suitcase and left in a dumpster in Los Angeles, California, and the “person of interest” is a man who vied for the interest of Megan Hauserman on VH1’s Megan Wants a Millionaire. 28-year-old Jasmine…

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Keeping Up with the Joneses…er…Kate; Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season 5, Episode 11 Recap: ‘Battleship and Barber’ Watch Online!

As was the case with last week’s episode, it seems that the real firefight between Jon & Kate is taking place off-screen—but maybe reality television simply hasn’t caught up with “reality” reality yet. Either way, the skirmish of the sextuplet parents is far more understated on the TLC program. Maybe the subtlety of the continued…

Gear up for ‘Gossip Girl’ Season 3 with WTF? teaser trailers and ‘Gossip Girl’ Season 2 DVD out Tuesday, August 18

I personally can’t wait for the third season of Gossip Girl and the little WTF (Watch This Fall) teasers aren’t enough of a taste for me to get my fix. I’ll have to settle though until September 14th with these promos, and rewatched Season 2 episodes. Order up the Gossip Girl Season 2 DVD set,…

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Who is Kim Kardashian’s father, Robert Kardashian?

Photos and biographical info on lawyer Robert Kardashian, father of Rob Jr., Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian. Find out about his battle with esophageal cancer as well as his connection to O.J. Simpson

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Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 2, Episode 3 “Unbeweavable” – Watch as Sheree pulls Kim’s wig!

This episode picks up at last week’s cliffhanger when Kim stormed out of a restaurant during her “Kimtervention” with Sheree and Nene. Sheree and Nene followed, got into in the street, and then, the moment we’ve all seen a million times already, Sheree wraps her fingers around Kim’s Barbie hair and pulls. Kim jumps back…

Big Brother 11: Did Chima quit? Turns out she was evicted by CBS

Although rumors have swirled that Chima, the freelance journalist from West Hollywood, quit the Big Brother show early Saturday after a series of dramatic events starting Friday night, involving her throwing her mike in the pool and the Big Brother live feed going off for 90 minutes. Here’s the CBS statement: “Chima has been evicted…

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PHOTOS Jon And Kate Gosselin And Kids Reunite After Argument

Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin made headlines last night when Kate called police after Jon wouldn’t allow her inside the house. It was Jon’s night with the kids but Kate was upset that he had called in Stephanie Santoro (click for photos of Stephanie) to babysit the kids, probably because of rumors that Jon had…

Stewie is gay! Hear and watch a performance of the coming out episode [VIDEO]

Try not to fall out from shock, but Seth McFarland revealed in a Playboy interview that Stewie Griffin bats for the boy team. Fox put the kibosh on their full-fledged Stewie coming out episode, which you watch clips from a performance of below. Even though we won’t see this episode air, Stewie will continue to…

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Nene Leakes’ ‘Never Make the Same Mistake Twice’ book review

Buy your copy here. Here’s the thing about Nene Leakes: she knows herself a little better than, say, anyone else who’s ever been a reality T.V. star, especially the fantabulous girls of the Real Housewives franchise. She’s brass and crass, but what she lacks in class she makes up in a healthy dose of authenticity….

(Undead) Life after Twilight: The Vampire Diaries to premiere September 10 on The CW

Sadly (for some) the epic saga of Edward and Bella’s undying love has come to an end—please don’t pardon the pun. Sure, we can all eagerly await the next installment of Twilight or argue for Team Edward v. Team Jacob with our closest gal-pals, but it just doesn’t seem to fill the void. What’s a…

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Where’s the Drama? Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season 5, Episode 10 Recap: ‘Beach & Kitchen Reveal’

Image credit: Brian Flannery/FlynetOnline.com Despite all the drama in the ex-Gosselin camp prior to the airing of this week’s new episode, all is quiet on the TLC front. “Beach & Kitchen Reveal” hearkens back to the simpler, early days of Jon & Kate Plus 8 – minus Kate yelling at her spouse from several yards…

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Lisa Wu Hartwell loses house to foreclosure

UPDATE: As of August, 2011 Lisa Wu Hartwell and husband Ed Hartwell separated! So sad! They seemed to be really into each other, and trying very hard to have another baby. TMZ is reporting that Lisa Wu Hartwell and her husband Ed Hartwell’s home in Atlanta, Georgia has been foreclosed on. In 2007 the couple…

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Gossip Girl 2009 Teen Choice Awards Red Carpet Photos

  Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester and Kristen Bell represented Gossip Girl at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California on August 9th, 2009. Here’s a gallery of photos with all three as they arrived on the red carpet and in the press room: Photos: Juan Rico/Fame…

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Nene Leakes’ book ‘Never Make the Same Mistake Twice’ comes out today! – August 11, 2009

Never Make the Same Mistake Twice book review! NeNe Leakes book Never Make the Same Mistake Twice: Lessons on Love and Life Learned the Hard Way, which she co-wrote with Denene Millner came out, August 11, read a review here. Andy Cohen read a passage on Watch What Happens Live that’s piqued my interest, so…

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Kate Gosselin tells ‘The Today Show’ she still loves the Jon “she knew”; shocked and hurt over Hailey Glassman [VIDEO]

On the Today Show this morning Kate revealed that she still loves the “Jon she knew,” still wears her wedding ring “for the kids,” and was shocked and hurt about Jon’s relationship with Hailey Glassman, which started in May before their official separation and divorce filing. She even broke down in tears when discussing her…

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Elizabeth Hasselbeck gives birth to a boy!

Sunday afternoon, August 9, in NYC Elizabeth Hasselbeck gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Isaiah Timothy Hasselbeck, The View’s blog reported. Baby Isaiah weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and came into the world at 2:45 p.m.  Elizabeth’s husband Tim Hasselbeck, an ESPN NFL analyst and former quarterback said: “Elisabeth and Isaiah are doing great,…

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Real Catfights of Atlanta: Kim accuses NeNe of cheating on Gregg with Charles Grant

Thursday night NeNe and Kim had it out after Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Andy read a passage from NeNe’s book stating that “Every dollar that chick has is somebody else’s husband’s money.” Kim retorted that she had a “high” income, though she didn’t mention from where. Then it turned into world war…

The Real Housewives Of Atlanta Season 2 Watch Full Episode 2 Online!

  Here is the complete Season Two Episode Two “Kim-Tervention” episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta watchable online! How cool is Bravo to do that!?! They are absolutely our favorite network! (It sucks they lost Project Runway, though) Enough rambling – here is the episode in its entirety, split into 6 parts:

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Season Two, Episode Two Recap: “Kimtervention” Bonus Clips

Find out why Kim started wearing wigs. Whew! This show is FUN with a capital F, U and NeNe! By far the most joyful Housewife show to watch! In case you missed this week’s episode, thanks to the fine folks at Bravo you can watch it in its entirety here. This week’s episode started off…

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Bachelorette’s Ed Swiderski cheated on Jillian Harris with two other women

It turns out Ed Swiderski might not be Jillian’s fairy-tale love after all. Two women who claimed to be Ed’s lovers during and after filming for the Bachelorette have come forward to tell their story, and it’s not pretty. Maybe Ed found it so easy to say “I love you” to Jillian and propose to…

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Paula Abdul quits American Idol via Twitter?

Girlie/Fame Pictures Paula Abdul took to Twitter Tuesday night to tell her fans she will not return to American Idol. The past month or so has been full of a negotiation nightmare between the often loopy-yet-lovable former pop star and the executives of the multi-million dollar show. Just a few days ago Paula tweeted that…

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Bethenny Frankel will be back for Season 3 of ‘Real Housewives of NYC”

For a while there we were worried that Bethenny Frankel wouldn’t be coming back to crack jokes with Jill Zarin and spar with Kelly Bensimon. There were talks of Frankel branching out into her own show, Skinny in the City with her new beau Jason Hoppy, but that idea supposedly got squashed by a lawsuit…

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Season Two, Episode One Recap: “New Attitude, Same ATL” or “NeNe’s Back, B*tch!”

NeNe Leakes is sent from heaven above to entertain us with her grace an loveliness. She is the brightest shining star on the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kim’s wig comes in second, but is still miles away from NeNe’s glory. It’s only fitting that she kick the season off with mimosas and…

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VIDEO Party Planner Anthony Shorter Responds To She By Sheree Whitfield

This is video from the Watch What Happens Live show that aired immediately after the season premiere of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Thursday night. The show had Sheree Whitfield on to answer viewer questions and address the fight scene she had with party planner Anthony Shorter, which Bravo knew would be the hot topic….

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Anderson Cooper asks Bachelorette Jillian Harris the question we all want to know

Thursday Anderson Cooper stopped by Regis and Kelly to ask Bachlorette Jillian Harris a few questions we’ve all been dying to hear the answer to. Anderson is yet again trying to beef up his record as a reporter willing to go into the trenches for the sake of the story, never wavering, never turning back…

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Atlanta Real Housewife Sheree Whitfield’s ‘She by Sheree’ really is a fashion line!

UPDATE: As of 2010, Sheree put her She by Sheree fashion line on hold! Although the website for She by Sheree is still “coming soon,” Sheree did debut a fashion line this spring at Atlanta’s W Hotel. There were even clothes there! You can view photos of the garments at Young, Black and Fabulous. and…

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VIDEO “Who Gonna Check Me? Boo?” Sheree Whitfield and Party Planner Anthony Shorter Fight!

Check out this video of Sheree Whitfield and party planner Anthony Shorter in an out-of-control shouting match from The Real Housewives of Atlanta! Here’s the setup: Sheree was planning a party to celebrate her separation from husband Bob Whitfield in conjunction with the Atlanta Music Festival. The party was to be crazy, over-the-top, with Sheree…

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Are Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski still together?

As of this morning (July 29, 2009), yes! Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski appeared on Good Morning America this morning still beaming from their new romance. Jillian is still moving to Chicago and the pair expect to get married in the next 12-18 months. Jillian says, “We’ll probably get married in Canada.” Ed revealed that…

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The Bachelorette Season 5 Jillian Harris: After the Final Rose Recap

Season 5’s “After the Final Rose“ episode started with everyone’s favorite girl, Melissa Rycroft, for an update we didn’t really need. We all know that getting dumped on television was the best thing that ever happened to her. She’s since had a really impressive run on Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second…

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Season 5 Bachelorette Finale Results: Jillian Harris Chooses Ed Swiderski

Okay, so it was down between Kiptyn Locke, and Big Ed Swiderski. Jillian took them one at a time to meet her family and get interrogated by her mom.  Ed had to explain to them that he left the competition because he’s a workaholic, but the experience taught him there is more to life than…

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Man arrested in American Idol “Glitter Girl” Alexis Cohen’s death

A bright and glittery star has faded from the earth. Alexis Cohen, famous American Idol Glitter Girl and Official F-Uer of Simon Cowell, was found dead on the side of the road in New Jersey after being struck by a car. Police are ruling it a homicide and 23-year-old Daniel Bark has been arrested in…

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Katie Holmes “So You Think You Can Dance” video

Katie Holmes performed a tribute to Judy Garland last night on the 100th episode of So You Think You Can Dance. The show’s title was appropriate, because Katie is obviously doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “dance”, maybe she got it confused with the word “prance.” Honest mistake. Actually, I think Jordan did a…

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Jonas And Kate Plus 8? Kate Gosselin Takes Daughters To A Jonas Brothers Concert

The pro-Kate army continues to grow as she actively recruits the teenie bopper crowd by taking two of her daughters to a Jonas Brothers concert in Philadelphia. The lucky girls were Cara and Mady, who travelled to the Wachovia Center in style, hopping out of a limo with at least two bodyguards in tow. Conversely,…

Fun Fact Highlights from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” – The Lost Footage
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Fun Fact Highlights from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” – The Lost Footage

Tonight Bravo! aired some lost footage from the premiere season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Here are some fun facts we learned tonight about the Hot ‘Lanta big-spenders. They’re really not that earth-shattering: Kim treats her kids like friends because she wants them to tell her about boys they likes or girls that are…

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MTV’s 16 and Pregnant – Catelynn Lowell

The full episode is at the bottom on this post. I highly recommend that you take an hour to watch Catelynn and Tyler’s amazing story. Catelynn’s story (often misspelled Caitlynn by Googlers) was definitely the most intense and moving episode of the compelling 16 and Pregnant MTV series. The last episode dealt with Whitney, who…

MTVs 16 and Pregnant with Whitney Purvis from Rome Georgia
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MTV 16 & Pregnant: Whitney Purvis episode recap

“Reality” shows often-times go a little over-the-top at the cost of “reality” and I often wind up angry because I’ve been tricked into watching what amounts to a poorly filmed, poorly scripted, poorly acted sensationalist work of fiction. But, Whitney Purvis’s story on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant bordered on being completely absurd without going anywhere…

Project Runway Returns! Season Six To Premiere August 20 On Lifetime – List Of Contestants Announced!
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Project Runway Returns! Season Six To Premiere August 20 On Lifetime – List Of Contestants Announced!

It’s official! Lifetime has announced a date for the season six premiere of their newly acquired reality show Project Runway and they’ve launched the new PR website with photos, bios and videos of the new contestants! The critically acclaimed fashion reality show formerly on Bravo will air August 20th at 10 p.m. EST and will…

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Who’s coming back for Real Housewives of New York City season 3? Bravo issues a casting call

by Carrie Glass E! Online is reporting that there’s a bit of real drama swirling around the Real Housewives of New York. Bravo has apparently issued a casting call for two more housewives to replace the duo who may be leaving if Bravo doesn’t meet their high pay demands for the third season of the…

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Danielle Staub Videos – All My Children, Today Show, Umbra And Mu Dills

For anyone who has watched an episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey or read the book Cop Without A Badge, it’s obvious that Danielle Staub gets around. And now, thanks to her newfound infamy, she’s not just exposing herself and getting intimate with any man that so much as winks in her direction,…

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Cop Without A Badge Is Back In Print! Order Your Copy Now!

****UPDATE 7/10/09 – It looks as though the paperback edition of Cop Without A Badge has been delayed. The new date listed on amazon is August 4th and the new price is $15. The price has fluctuated quite a bit since I first saw it and that may be why amazon has created an entirely…

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What Danielle Did To Dina And Why Caroline Was So Upset?

****UPDATE 6/29/09 – Cop Without A Badge is back in print and due out July 10! Click here to see the brand new paperback listing on amazon! Everyone that watched The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special is dying to know what Danielle Staub tried to have done to Dina Manzo! In case you…