Breaking Boston star Caitlin Norden’s brothers both lost a leg in Boston Marathon bombings

ByAsa Hawks

One of the inspirational stories to be featured on A&E’s new reality series Breaking Boston is that of 25-year-old Caitlin Norden, whose life was forever altered by the Boston Marathon bombings in April of 2013 after both of her brothers lost a leg during the second explosion. Keep reading for the Norden family’s inspirational story that will surely be an emotional tour de force on the show’s inaugural season.

Bethenny Frankel reacts to talk show cancellation in open post — and it’s a bit surprising
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Bethenny Frankel reacts to talk show cancellation in open post — and it’s a bit surprising

ByEmily

Well, this is a bit unexpected. In the wake of her talk show cancellation, Bethenny Frankel said she’s pleased to be moving on with life. She added, “I’m a little over myself and wouldn’t blame anyone else for being over me as well.”

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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton split, issue official statement

ByAsa Hawks

“Blurred Lines” singer (and Miley Cyrus twerking victim) Robin Thicke and his wife, actress Paula Patton, have officially separated. The couple issued a statement earlier today saying, “We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time.”

UPDATES Teen Mom 2’s Adam Lind charged with 5 crimes, remains hospitalized
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UPDATES Teen Mom 2’s Adam Lind charged with 5 crimes, remains hospitalized

ByEmily

Chelsea Houska’s ex-boyfiend Adam Lind has been charged with five crimes related to his fiery car crash on Friday — which he will have to face as soon as he’s released from the hospital. Details on his charges and what sources tell us about his condition…

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MUG SHOT Party Down South’s Lyle Boudreaux arrested for allegedly stealing credit card out of a car

ByAsa Hawks

It was recently reported that the cast of CMT’s Party Down South are holding out for more money before returning for a second season, and it seems one cast member is in some particularly dire financial straits. 28-year-old Lyle Boudreaux was arrested late Saturday night in Maurice Louisiana after he allegedly broke into a parked car and stole a credit card from a purse, which he then reportedly used to open a tab at a nearby bar.

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VIDEO Dr. Drew’s daughter Paulina Pinsky discusses 7-year battle with eating disorders

ByDarren O

Dr. Drew’s 21-year-old daughter Paulina Pinsky penned an amazing piece about her own struggles with anorexia and bulimia and her work is now garnering national attention. Read the heartfelt piece in full, see an insightful interview with Paulina that aired today on CNN and read what her father had to say about her opening up.

VIDEO Watch the full Being Amber MTV special with Amber Portwood — plus recap and review
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VIDEO Watch the full Being Amber MTV special with Amber Portwood — plus recap and review

ByEmily

In case you missed it, watch the full Being Amber special, which documented Teen Mom Amber Portwood’s first few days out of prison. Plus, a recap on all of the emotional scenes — and a personal review on the special.

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Florida man arrested for soaking yelping puppy having seizure in hot sauce

ByDarren O

Officers in Sarasota, Florida received a call in the wee hours of Sunday morning from a woman who claimed that her boyfriend had covered her 3-month-old puppy Gizmo in hot sauce. Find out why this man allegedly committed this terrible act, what police did and the fate as it stands currently for little Gizmo.

Piers Morgan cites gun ramblings and poor ratings for CNN cancellation

ByDarren O

Piers Morgan tried his best to fill the suspenders of the legend Larry King but after 3 years he’s out as the host of Piers Morgan Live on CNN. It turns out that a smug foreigner telling Americans how rules should work about their guns mixed with brutal ratings isn’t a recipe for success…

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True Detective spoilers – a theory on what’s really going on

ByAsa Hawks

I’m a HUGE fan of HBO’s new series True Detective starring Matthew McConoughey and Woody Harrelson as two distinctly different detectives investigating a bizarre occult-like murder in the cane fields of Louisiana. However, my fandom is strictly reserved to watching the episodes every week, and doesn’t extend to the obsessive True Detective detective work being done online by fans and critics attempting to decipher the seemingly infinite number of clues and Easter eggs hidden throughout the show. Well, at least it didn’t until yesterday morning. Keep reading for the revealing conclusion I reached after my 32-hour Rust Cohle-worthy marathon insomniacal investigation — just in time for episode 6!

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Amish Mafia’s John Schmucker receives jail sentence for December arrest

ByAsa Hawks

Season 3 of Discovery Channel’s series Amish Mafia is set to premiere Tuesday night, but it seems the show’s producers are already getting plenty of material for Season 4 as one of the show’s stars, John Schmucker, was given a fine and a jail sentence by a Pennsylvania District judge on Friday and camera crews were there to capture it all.

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Where did The Room’s Tommy Wiseau come from, how did he make his money?

ByStarcasm Staff

The origins of cult classic The Room‘s director, writer and star Tommy Wiseau was one of the biggest mysteries in pop culture. For someone who desired so deeply to be famous, he was extremely cagey about where he was born and where his seemingly vast amount of wealth came from. Last fall his friend and co-star Greg Sestero unearthed a great deal of information about Mr. Wiseau with the help of journalist Tom Bissell in a rollicking book called The Disaster Artist, and a sleuthing Redditor was able to piece together a little more of the puzzle.

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PHOTO Is Shahs Of Sunset’s Mercedes “MJ” Javid Pregnant?

ByAsa Hawks

Mercedes “MJ” Javid may have some rather “Shahcking” news for fans! Late Friday night the 41-year-old Shahs of Sunset star blatantly hinted that she may be pregnant by posting an instagram photo of what appears to be chocolate covered donuts and some sort of chocolate cake along with the caption, “my weird cravings have already started! how will i make it through these 9 months? #shahs”

UPDATE – Mercedes’ co-star Reza Farahan has ramped up the rumor with a couple tweets suggesting MJ is carrying a baby for Reza and his fiance Adam Neely!

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Is binge-watching bad for you?

ByRuby Turpin

When the whole season of House of Cards was released on Valentines Day, many Americans settled in to watch episode after episode of the addictive thriller; but, some people didn’t just indulge, they binged. What constitutes binge-watching, though? How many episodes is too many? Can too much of a good thing be dangerous?

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PHOTOS VIDEO Chelsea Houska’s ex Adam Lind in fiery car crash, charges pending

ByAsa Hawks

Charges are pending against Teen Mom 2 star Adam Lind after he was involved in a fiery car crash Friday afternoon. According to a Sioux Falls police, Adam was driving his 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at “a high rate of speed” when he collided with a 2003 Lincoln Town Car driven by 87-year-old Donna L. Fodness. After hitting the Lincoln, Adam’s Corvette ran into a traffic signal pole and then a fence before bursting into flames. Keep reading for more info and photos from the crash scene.

VIDEO Anchorman 2 is returning to theaters with 763 new jokes, R-rating
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VIDEO Anchorman 2 is returning to theaters with 763 new jokes, R-rating

ByEmily

Anchorman 2 is coming to theaters — again — with 763 new jokes. The raunchier version, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Super-Sized R-Rated Version, will run in 1,000 venues for seven days. “This is a stitched up, Frankenstein version,” director Adam McKay told The New York Times, explaining 95 percent of jokes from the original…

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VIDEO PHOTOS Meet the cast of Breaking Boston reality series produced by Mark Wahlberg

ByAsa Hawks

A&E is teaming up with executive Mark Wahlberg once again, this time for another Beantown-centric series titled Breaking Boston premiering in March. Unlike previous reality show attempts set in Boston that The Boston Globe described as “jokey” (Southie Rules) and “crass” (Wicked Single), Breaking Boston hopes to be inspirational as it focuses on the lives of four young women struggling to overcome very difficult situations with the help of close friends and family. Keep reading to meet the cast and see the first preview clip!

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Bieber billboard ups ante of U.S. vs. Canada hockey showdown

ByDarren O

As if there wasn’t already enough on the line in the current U.S. vs. Canada Olympic men’s hockey match (national pride, bragging rights, the dreams of these player’s lifetimes), a Chicago company posted a pic of their electronic billboard featuring Justin Bieber that jokingly raises the stakes to a whole new level!

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VIDEO Katy Perry booed at Milan FW, tells photogs ‘shut the f**k up’

ByDarren O

Katy Perry and Rita Ora attended the Moschino fashion show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday. The runway presentation was delayed nearly an hour so that the two could make their delayed appearance and the crowd expressed their displeasure by showering Perry with boos when she appeared on the catwalk. See the awkward moment that included Katy getting catty with photographers and find out what she later had to say about the scheduling.

VIDEO 3 teens break into home, mom with assault rifle ain’t got time for that

ByDarren O

On Monday night a Detroit mother opened fire on 3 teens who busted down her door in an attempt to burglarize her home and the ordeal was caught on surveillance video. See the footage from the scary situation, read the mom’s statement about how it went down and what the police chief had to say about her actions as well as the fate of the punks in question.

VIDEO Woman walks in on news report, confesses to stabbing “antichrist” mother

ByDarren O

Katie Nichols of Knoxville, TN surprised an area reporter when she walked up to the camera during a news report on the stabbing of her mom and confessed to the crime explaining that her mother was the “antichrist.” See the insane video, what the reporter did when this went down and the wild quote Nichols gave as to why she stabbed her own mom in the neck, chest and stomach.

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TLC officially announces Breaking Amish Season 3 spin-off Return To Amish

ByAsa Hawks

We previously reported that the cast of TLC’s original Breaking Amish reality series was recently seen filming again, and now the network has confirmed fans will soon get to see Abe, Rebecca, Jeremiah, Sabrina and Kate on our televisions again in what they are calling a “spin-off” series (???) with the working title Return To Amish. Keep reading for all the details, including when the show is set to premiere!

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Sarah Hyland groped by fan at Modern Family event in Australia, leaves in tears

ByAsa Hawks

The stars of ABC’s Modern Family are currently in Australia filming a family vacation episode and on Wednesday night Qantas airlines threw the cast a party at The Sebel Pier One in Sydney. 23-year-old actress Sarah Hyland was in attendance (photos included), but left abruptly after a male fan allegedly groped her breast after asking to take a photo with her.

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VIDEO Circus elephant meets own kind for first time in 37 years, sweetness ensues

ByDarren O

Watch one of the sweetest and most elephantastic clips you’ll ever see as Mila the circus elephant, who had been separated from her kind for almost 40 years finally meets another elephant. Photos included as well as the background on how the passionate dedication of one of Mila’s former caretakers helped make this moment possible.

PHOTOS Barbie-obsessed Blondie Bennett undergoes hypnotherapy sessions to make her ‘brainless’
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PHOTOS Barbie-obsessed Blondie Bennett undergoes hypnotherapy sessions to make her ‘brainless’

ByEmily

One California woman with a dream of becoming “completely plastic” and brainless is doing regularly hypnotherapy sessions to make herself more easily confused. Her ultimate goal is to become a living Barbie doll.

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VIDEO Fallon strikes viral gold again as Brian Williams raps ‘Rapper’s Delight’

ByDarren O

Fallon does it again! Watch the immaculately edited clip of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams laying down the flow on the 1979 game-changing Sugar Hill Gang song “Rapper’s Delight” with a cameo from his partner in news, Lester Holt.

PHOTOS Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips welcome baby girl — without revealing they were expecting

ByEmily

That 70s Show‘s Danny Masterson and Raising Hope‘s Bijou Phillips welcomed a daughter on Valentine’s Day — but never revealed they were expecting. You can’t blame us for not catching on, either… Bijou wasn’t showing when they were last photographed in January.

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3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell arrested for DUI, was already facing vehicular homicide by intoxication charges

ByAsa Hawks

Habitual DUI offender and 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell was arrested yet again for driving under the influence after police found him “slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle” at an intersection in D’Iberville, Mississippi Tuesday night. Harrell had previously been arrested for driving under the influence of prescription drugs in 2012, and then again in April of 2013 when he was allegedly driving under the influence and clipped the back of a pick up truck on the interstate, killing the other driver.

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‘Bible’ producers cast out Satan that looks like Obama from upcoming film

ByDarren O

Producers of the wildly popular The Bible series that aired on History have cast out scenes featuring the Obama-lookalike Satan from its upcoming Son of God film adaptation. Find out their explanation as to why and let us know if you agree with the decision.

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Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner (kind of) wrote a dystopian book, Rebels: City of Indra

ByEmily

Kendall and Kylie Jenner are set to release a young adult dystopian novel, Rebels: City of Indra, in June. The publisher revealed the cover and concept yesterday. Plus, find out how involved Kendall and Kylie really were in authoring the book…

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VIDEO Jason Isbell puts foolish fighting fan in his place

ByDarren O

Former Drive-By Truckers musician Jason Isbell was confronted with a seriously dumb motherfu**er trying to start a fight at a recent show in Madison, Wisconsin and the critically acclaimed alt-country star knew how to handle the situation. Watch as Jason gives us all a lesson on how to deal with a moron who’s ruing a good time for everyone else.

Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen welcome first baby

ByDarren O

Orange Is the New Black actor Jason Biggs and his wife Jenny Mollen never shy away from #nofilter sharing via social media when it comes to what’s going on in their lives. This was certainly the case again with the welcoming of their first child together as the proud mom posted videos of the delivery to her Instagram account. See an adorable pic of their new addition, get the little one’s sex and name and see the funny way they shared the news!

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Utah teen with terminal cancer donates Make-A-Wish money to her school

ByDarren O

When the Make-A-Wish foundation asked 13-year-old Jayci Glover what she wanted, her unselfish reply was just another example of a person with a beautiful spirit and an understanding far beyond her years. She didn’t ask to meet anyone famous or to be taken to some exotic destination but instead she asked that the organization purchase a new scoreboard for her high school’s gymnasium. Do yourself a favor and get to know Jayci as she sets an inspiring example of how to live a life that others can aspire to.