CELEBITCHY – It’s looking more and more like the Jussie Smollett hate crime might really have been a Jussie Smollett hoax. He apparently “rehearsed” the attack against him with his two alleged assailants a few days before the January 29th altercation
THE BLAST – In related Jussie Smollett news, Cardi B’s response — that Smollett “f*cked up Black History Month,” among a few other Cardi-isms — is pretty much all that needed to be said
LAINEY GOSSIP – This story about Miranda Lambert and her young hot brand-new cop husband and the baby he apparently maybe had at home when he and Miranda got together is completely bananas and also just a delightful example of social media detective work
VOX – It seems even mega celebrities are stressed out: The gift bags going out at the Oscars this year are full of THC and CBD-based products, along with therapy in case the cannabis doesn’t work
THE BLEMISH – No, Laverne Cox is not pregnant (but she does kind of look more like a ‘Sexlantica’ than a Laverne)
JEZEBEL – The trailer for Veep‘s final season is here. If you weren’t already excited about this show coming back, perhaps the line “I took a dump on the glass ceiling and I shaved my muff in the sink of the old boys’ club” will pique your interest
THE ASHLEY’S REALITY ROUNDUP – “Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Reveals How His ‘Jersey Shore’ Co-Star Mike Sorrentino Helped Him Get Sober & What His Relationship Status with Jen Harley Is”
REALITY TEA – Kim Zolciak has some surprising thoughts on NeNe Leakes’ troubled marriage to Gregg
DLISTED – “Prince Harry And Prince William’s Royal Household Split Is Happening Soon”
(Photo credit: Jussie Smollet hoax via Rick Davis / SplashNews.com)
John Sharp is Starcasm’s chief editorial correspondent-at-large. Tips: E-mail john@starcasm.net or Twitter @john_starcasm.