What is a penny dreadful?

Tonight is the official premiere of Showtime’s new critically-acclaimed gothic thriller series Penny Dreadful, and the publicity surrounding the show has many people wondering, “Who is Penny Dreadful? Was she a real person?” However, the question that should be asked isn’t “Who is Penny Dreadful?” but rather, “What is a penny dreadful?”

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Eminem apologizes to mom Debbie in “Headlights” music video

Eminem has had a complicated relationship with his mother Debbie Mathers, and he’s been pretty vocal about it in his songs throughout his career. In “Headlights,” the second-to-last song from his latest album Marshall Mathers LP 2, he makes amends. He took the opportunity of Mother’s Day to release the Spike Lee directed music video.

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UPDATE Kat Scholato’s take on the Buckwild Teen Mom 2 Myrtle Manor fights

Welcome To Myrtle Manor star Taylor Burt’s now ex-girlfriend Kat Scholato, who posted photos of her facial injuries sustained after two separate altercations with former roommate (and former Buckwild star) Anna Davis yesterday, is now telling her side of the story.

VIDEO Gypsy Sisters renewed for third season: What to expect
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VIDEO Gypsy Sisters renewed for third season: What to expect

If last night’s episode of My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, which featured Nettie Stanley’s daughter’s nuptials, made you realize how much you miss the Gypsy Sisters, then worry not! The ladies are returning to TLC later this summer for a third season of down-home drama.

PHOTOS Alyson Stoner now — the girl from Missy Elliott’s videos is one stunning 20-year-old!
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PHOTOS Alyson Stoner now — the girl from Missy Elliott’s videos is one stunning 20-year-old!

All people of a certain age know who Alyson Stoner is (even if they don’t recognize her by name). She’s worked extremely steadily with voiceover work since her hey-day of dancing in Missy Elliott’s music videos, but recently got back in front of the camera… There’s just one word to describe my reaction: WOW.

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VIDEO Mila Kunis breaks silence on pregnancy, will have natural birth

lthough it’s been one of the most talked about pregnancies in Hollywood for a while now, Mila Kunis has finally opened up about her expected bundle of joy with fiancé Ashton Kutcher. Kunis is set to appear on Ellen’s Mother’s Day Special episode today and a lengthy clip has been released featuring Kunis and Ellen talking all things pregnancy. Check it out.

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PHOTOS Buckwild, Teen Mom2 and Myrtle Manor cast members connected in alleged assault

In what could be the biggest off-screen reality show crossover incident in history, an alleged brutal assault is at the center of a story involving cast members from Buckwild, Teen Mom 2 and Welcome To Myrtle Manor! It all started with graphic photos posted by Welcome To Myrtle Manor star Taylor Burt’s girlfriend Kat Scholato showing facial injuries she says she received from Buckwild star Anna Davis, who is currently living with Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans. Keep reading to find out more and see the graphic pictures at the center of it all.

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PHOTOS The Voice’s Adam Levine and Shakira swap blond hair

The Voice coach Adam Levine shocked the world this week when he revealed he had joined Team Shakira by bleaching his hair blond. The two lighter-locked singers looked like brother and sister on the Top 8 episodes this week — Adam with his shorter, Pinkesque ‘do and Shakira rocking a side braid (photo above). But, the similarities had us wondering what the duo might look like if they swapped out blond for blonde hairstyles, and the results were kind of damned amazing!

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Sad Samuel L. Jackson gazes at Obama, Springsteen, Neeson and Spielberg

This might be the only photo in existence where it’s okay that perennially cool Samuel L. Jackson is left out of the main event! In an amazing photo taken during the USC Shoah Foundation’s Ambassador for Humanity Award presentation, this year’s recipient President Barack Obama is seen at a table with host Steven Spielberg, Hollywood superstar Liam Neesen and rock & roll hall of fame inductee Bruce Springsteen. Find out about the Shoah Foundation, see a full page view of some serious celebrity as well as a couple of additional pics from the star-studded affair.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult ‘mutually ignore each other’ when apart, she says

Jennifer Lawrence shared her unconventional secret for making a long-distance relationship work: Just agree to ignore each other when apart! Jennifer, who dates X-Men co-star Nicholas Hoult, said being long-distance also helps them avoid other tricky relationship topics.

California students defend ‘prom draft’ after social media backlash

While the sports world has eagerly waited to find out the fate of Johnny Manziel during tonight’s NFL Draft, some highs school students out in California were conducting their own type of wheeling and dealing in the form of a “prom draft.” The story drew some serious social media backlash but now the organizers of said draft are defending the practice.

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Third time’s the charm: A look back at Kim Kardashian’s previous ill-fated marriages

As Kim Kardashian gears up to marry Kanye West, there’s been a lot of talk about how she’s been married a lot before. Kim herself seems to have been at one point a little smitten with collecting husbands. She once told Elizabeth Taylor that she wanted to be just like her, but was a few husbands and jewels behind.

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Angelina Jolie talks about wayward youth and believing she’d never find love

38-year-old. Angelina Jolie has something in common with Maleficent: they’re both misunderstood. When she was a starlet in her 20s, she was known as a dark, wild girl of Hollywood, who allegedly did drugs, french-kissed her brother, and had strange obsessions. She once revealed in an interview that she didn’t think she was going to live very long.

Catfish Cassandra Razmus pretended to be Zoe Craig’s friends

When Craig fell in love with a beautiful girl on Facebook, he had no idea that his potential Catfish would terrorize his sister and friends. Somehow she convinced Craig to let her get into his Facebook, and she somehow continued to hack into his account after he changed passwords. He can’t get over his feelings for her, but the things she did to his friends reduced him to tears. “I fell in love with somebody that’s just evil,” he cried after breaking down.

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Justin Bieber’s new girl Yovanna Ventura is a fitness model

Justin Bieber has a new girl, and it’s serious enough that he’s appearing in Instagram photos with her. Justin still calls the high school Yovanna Ventura “my friend,” but they’ve been seen on a date in Venice Beach, CA eating popcorn and getting snuggly. “Justin wanted to meet her,” a source told E! News. “He sought her out. It hasn’t been too hot and heavy, but they have been hanging out a lot. Their relationship is blossoming. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have now started dating.”

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PHOTOS Candie’s Foundation honors Maci Bookout, Vanessa Hudgens and Sean Lowe on National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

The Candie’s Foundation celebrated National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy earlier today by hosting an event in New York City honoring Maci Bookout, Vanessa Hudgens and Sean Lowe for their courageous efforts to educate teens on the consequences of teen pregnancy. Keep reading for the photos and details on The Candie’s Foundation!

Is MTV’s Catfish real? Former participants spill details
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Is MTV’s Catfish real? Former participants spill details

Catfish is coming back to MTV tonight with bigger, better and catfish-ier stories than ever before. With the bar continually getting raised, the question about just how real the show is seems more relevant than ever… Here’s what we know, based on comments from former participants, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph.

VIDEO Kevin Durant knows mom is real MVP in emotional speech

There is no one alive at the moment who is better at putting the ball through the basket than NBA superstar Kevin Durant. It turns out he’s just as good at being a human being as he is at his craft. See his moving testimonial as he explained to everyone listening while receiving the NBA’s MVP award why his mom was the “real MVP.”

Hilarious Dear Abby twerking question: Does that mean my kid’s on drugs?!

And you think your parents are clueless?! A Troubled Mom in Connecticut wrote into the national Dear Abby advice column for enlightenment on whether twerking means her Princeton-bound son is throwing his life away to drugs. (She was already certain that “catfishing” was a drug slang term.)

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VIDEO Miley Cyrus gives unusual anti-cigarette speech at London concert

Apparently on a health kick after her extended hospital stay, Miley Cyrus advised the crowd at her London concert to give up cigarettes because they give you stinky breath and no one will want to make out with you. But, if you love the act of smoking as much as she does, she offered a (predictable) alternative…

VIDEO Overprotective stepmom barges onto school bus, assaults 7-year-old

Tennessee woman Kela Hand was arrested last month after forcing her way onto a school bus and spending more than four minutes verbally and physically assaulting a 7-year-old boy she believed smacked her stepdaughter. The irony of how ridiculous it is to punish a child for being violent by being even more violent was apparently lost on her.

PHOTOS Dannielynn Birkhead at the Kentucky Derby, plus Celebrity Wife Swap appearance details
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PHOTOS Dannielynn Birkhead at the Kentucky Derby, plus Celebrity Wife Swap appearance details

Kentucky residents Larry Birkhead and daughter Dannielynn Smith continued their tradition of attending the Kentucky Derby last weekend. The pair is also gearing up for an appearance on Celebrity Wife Swap later this month…

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Florida teen earns college degree at 16 a week before graduating high school

Grace Bush is 16, has 8 siblings and enjoys playing the flute. Oh yeah, she also just received a bachelor’s degree a week before her high school graduation. Read on for her inspiring story that turns all this “Florida news” and “teens acting up” stuff on its head.

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Apollo Nida pleads guilty to fraud charges, blames pressure from being a reality star

Apollo Nida pleaded guilty to charges of wire, mail and bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia earlier today. During his court appearance he owned up to his crimes and claimed that he was just trying to keep up with his wife Phaedra Parks, who he says had a $600,000 contract with Bravo for her role on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Keep reading for highlights of what else Apollo had to say about his crimes as well as how much time he is facing at his sentencing on July 8.

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PHOTOS: All of Dean McDermott’s Tori Spelling tattoos

Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling working to save their seven-year marriage on television in the aftermath of Dean’s cheating scandal, alcoholism, and suicidal breakdown and Tori’s hospitalization. Although they tried to put up a front of perfection for many years after falling in love while they were married to other people, their more candid Lifetime…

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Small Town Security’s Irwin and Joan Koplan throwback photos

AMC’s cult favorite reality series Small Town Security returns tonight at 11/10c. In celebration of our favorite batch of eccentric peace keepers making their return to the small screen, we though we’d share some throwback photos of Joan and Irwin Koplan from their rowdier days.

PHOTO Brooke Birmingham in a bikini — the Success Stories picture Shape Magazine didn’t want us to see
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PHOTO Brooke Birmingham in a bikini — the Success Stories picture Shape Magazine didn’t want us to see

Blogger Brooke Birmingham was contacted by Shape Magazine to share her success story after losing an incredible 170 lbs. However, she was disappointed when the women’s health magazine hypocritically asked her to submit an “after picture” in which she was more covered up… Even though skimpier pictures are prevalent within the women’s health mag.

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VIDEO Abortion counselor Emily Letts films her own abortion (SFW)

Emily Letts is a 25-year-old abortion counselor at Cherry Hill Women’s Center in New Jersey who has sparked quite the controversy after she decided to document her own abortion and post the video on Facebook. The video has since been posted on Youtube and Vimeo and went viral after winning the Abortion Care Network’s Stigma Busting video competition. Keep reading to watch the safe-for-work clip and read what Emily, a former professional actress and doula, had to say about her motivation for filming and sharing her own procedure.

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PHOTOS Kirsten Dunst visits dark side in Death Star dress at Met Gala

Melancholia star Kirsten Dunst kept the “May the 4th Be With You” vibe going as the actress stepped out to the Met Gala in New York City in a full-length black dress featuring the graphic visage of the Death Star from the Star Wars film franchise. See the look that is getting mixed reviews but had this fanboy proclaiming, “Wore the dress well she did!”

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PHOTOS The Little Couple’s Bill Klein surprised Jen Arnold with a vow renewal on her birthday

After Jen Arnold simultaneously battled cancer and adjusted to life as a new mom, husband Bill Klein thought she was in for a little spoiling… So he secretly planned a vow renewal ceremony for her 40th birthday. See pictures of the big day and what both Little Couple stars said about the experience…

PHOTO Monica Lewinsky opens up on Bill Clinton affair for first time in a decade
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PHOTO Monica Lewinsky opens up on Bill Clinton affair for first time in a decade

Rather than forever be remembered for “something that’s not so great to be known for,” Monica Lewinsky opened up this month with her side of the scandal that nearly lost Bill Clinton the presidency in 1998. She added she’s motivated to speak out now after learning of the abuse others have suffered at the hand of Internet commenters.

Candy Spelling reignites feud with daughter Tori Spelling in tell-all, Candy at Last
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Candy Spelling reignites feud with daughter Tori Spelling in tell-all, Candy at Last

Candy Spelling is opening up the Spelling Family Closet and letting all the skeletons spill out! In her new memoir, Candy at Last, Aaron Spelling’s widow reveals Tori wasn’t even speaking to her father at the time of his death in 2006. She also said she’s tired of Tori’s excuses about her upbringing leading to money trouble.