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PHOTOS It’s a holiday celebrity bikini round up!

As we all get ready to ring in the New Year, many of our celebrity favorites are vacationing in warmer climates (because they can) and rocking out their bikini bods while doing so. Our image feed has been peppered with all this holiday skin and we figured it would be downright selfish not to share ’em with our readers. Enjoy Friends friends Jennifer and Courteney, Charlize, a stunning Stephanie Seymour at 45 and more!

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EXCLUSIVE Brian Dawe says Farrah Abraham relationship faked for Couples Therapy

Confirming what many suspected all along, Brian Dawe exclusively revealed to Starcasm that his “relationship” with former Teen Mom Farrah Abraham was solely for the purpose of appearing on VH1’s Couples Therapy. Keep reading for all the details, including an email sent from Brian to show producers before filming began in which he explains that the relationship was fake.

PHOTOS Kim Kardashian makes fashion statement skiing with Kanye West, Kourtney Kardashian + a caption contest!
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PHOTOS Kim Kardashian makes fashion statement skiing with Kanye West, Kourtney Kardashian + a caption contest!

Hidden within a photo set of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Kourtney Kardashian skiing may be my new favorite celebrity image. Check it out and tell us how it should be captioned!

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VIDEO Reporter Brooke Graham rallies after passing out cold

Brooke Graham of KUTV showed the kind of dedication that would make Ron Burgundy proud in a video that is going seriously viral. The Salt Lake City area reporter was doing a live segment on cross-country skiing when she quickly got tipsy and passed out cold, landing with an audible thud in the snow. See the video, get Brooke’s reaction to the live incident via her blog and see a GIF we created of the “TIMBER!”

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List of titles being added to Netflix streaming on January 1, 2014

The beginning of the new year brings a bit of good news/bad news for Netflix streaming subscribers. We shared the bad news earlier in the form of a list of more than 80 TV show and movie titles that will no longer be available to watch online after the ball drops ringing in 2014, but now we’d like to offer up the good news in the form of another rather impressive list of titles that will be added to the Netflix streaming catalog effective January 1, 2014!

Netflix deleting 80+ movies and TV shows January 1 including Titanic, Braveheart, Kids In The Hall

Due to licensing agreements, on January 1, 2014 Netflix will be losing the rights to such classic films as Titanic, Top Gun, Braveheart, In The Name Of The Father, Flashdance, Platoon, and Requiem For A Dream as well as entire television series such as the 1960s cult classic Dark Shadows and sketch comedy game changer Kids In The Hall. Keep reading for a complete list of the more than 80 titles that will be gone by the end of the week!

16 and Pregnant Weston Gosa mugshot photo December 2013
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MUG SHOT 16 and Pregnant’s Weston Gosa arrested yet again

16 and Pregnant Season 1 star Weston Gosa has once again run afoul of the law in Floyd County, Georgia, and as a result, we have yet another addition to his ever-growing hairbrush-averse mug shot collection! Keep reading for details on his most recent arrest as well as a timeline of his previous memorable moments in front of the police booking camera.

VIDEO Despite harsh words about ‘Botoxed idiots,’ Lily Allen makes good points about Hollywood
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VIDEO Despite harsh words about ‘Botoxed idiots,’ Lily Allen makes good points about Hollywood

Lily Allen didn’t mince her words in a recent interview when talking about her impression of Hollywood: “I arrived and it was a bunch of sterile f**king Botoxed idiots that stank of desperation.” More from her interesting interview…

Beyoncé responds to space shuttle tragedy sampling controversy

Beyoncé pulled a fast one on the world this month when she digitally dropped her self-titled new album with absolutely no prior warning. The collection of songs debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and quickly became one of the most acclaimed releases of the year. While praise has been fierce for Queen Bey’s bold new work, there’s also been a fair share of criticism involving the album’s lead single “XO,” in particular the sampling of audio from the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster that claimed the lives of all 7 crew members aboard. Read what a widow of one of the Challenger crew members had to say, see the video for the song which includes the sampled intro, get Beyoncé’s response and let us know if you think she showed poor judgment in using the recording in question.

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MUG SHOTS Chrissy and Mr. Jones’ Chrissy Lampkin arrested for assault after bloody bar brawl

If I’ve learned anything from five years of blogging about pop culture and the off-screen shenanigans of reality show stars it’s that if you’re ever in a bar in New Jersey and you recognize someone from a reality show then you need to get out quick because somebody’s about to get hurt and/or arrested! Such was the case in the AM hours Sunday morning at the Spirit Lounge in Edgewater, New Jersey where a bloody brawl led to the arrest of Chrissy & Mr. Jones star Christine “Chrissy” Lampkin.

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Wife stabs husband with squirrel for failing to procure Christmas beer

44-year-old Helen Ann Williams from North Charleston, South Carolina sent her old man out on a b-double-e-double-r-u-n late on Christmas Eve. After learning that her hubby had returned empty-handed because the store was closed she got so mad that she allegedly stabbed him with a squirrel. Read on for this squirrelly tale of one woman’s need for her Christmas spirits!

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1st photo from Gone Girl movie starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike

20th Century Fox’s big screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s wonderfully entertaining, brain-whiplash-inducing suspense novel Gone Girl about the disappearance of main character Amy Dunne is one of the most highly-anticipated films of 2014, and the production company wet the whistles of fans with the first photo of Ben Affleck as Amy’s husband Nick Dunne as well as Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne, albeit in the form of a “Missing” poster.

Brain surgery triggered 140-lb gain for girl who now needs gastric bypass
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Brain surgery triggered 140-lb gain for girl who now needs gastric bypass

Alexis Shapiro, 12, gained 140-lbs. after surgery for craniopharyngioma. She now has hypothalamic obesity and requires gastric bypass. The surgery isn’t covered by her family’s insurance plan, but strangers touched by her story have donated nearly $57K in the course of two days.

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Jon Gosselin blasts “a**hole” Kate Gosselin, gets philosophical about “sh*t”

Jon Gosselin, who is cast for the upcoming season of Couples Therapy on VH1, played the ol’ “hate on Kate” card to drum up a little attention for himself and possibly the show in a recent interview. In addition, the 36-year-old parsed out a bit of his worldly wisdom in regards to finding oneself and the brand that is “Jon Gosselin.”

PHOTOS Robin Roberts comes out by thanking her fans and long time girlfriend Amber Laign
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PHOTOS Robin Roberts comes out by thanking her fans and long time girlfriend Amber Laign

In a Facebook post today, popular Good Morning America host Robin Roberts acknowledged she is gay for the first time by thanking her “long time girlfriend, Amber.” The thank-you note was a subtle, classy way to confirm persistent questions about Robin’s sexuality. Of course, it’s also raised a whole new set of questions about Robin’s lady… We get to bottom of some of those.

PHOTOS Britney Spears’ Planet Hollywood residency, Piece of Me, opens to positive reviews
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PHOTOS Britney Spears’ Planet Hollywood residency, Piece of Me, opens to positive reviews

Smoke and mirrors. Numerous costume changes. Mario Lopez on a leash… Britney Spears’ Piece of Me show had all the makings of a Las Vegas hit! See pictures from the opening night, plus how the show was reviewed.

PHOTOS Kim Kardashian’s rubbing her ugly Christmas present from Kanye in our faces
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PHOTOS Kim Kardashian’s rubbing her ugly Christmas present from Kanye in our faces

You know the saying that money can’t buy you good taste? Kanye West’s Christmas present to Kim Kardashian and her subsequent use of that gift is proof. Check out the $$$ Hermes Birkin bag with customized artwork that Kanye gave his betrothed for the holiday…

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The Little Couple’s Jen Arnold shares cancer updates, chemo photo

Earlier this month The Little Couple star Jennifer Arnold revealed that she was battling stage 3 uterine cancer and the 39-year-old neonatologist and mother of two has been keeping fans updated on her condition through the holidays via Twitter with lots of photos, including one of herself smiling with no hair that was accompanied by the tweet, “Day2 inpatient chemo- sleeping alot, liking new anti nausea med this time, & looking to get home today! #GetWellJen” Keep reading for more from Jen!

PHOTO Miley Cyrus claims hijinks are for show, proceeds to makeout with Cara Delevingne
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PHOTO Miley Cyrus claims hijinks are for show, proceeds to makeout with Cara Delevingne

Let’s get this straight: Miley Cyrus kissed a girl, but only because her audience likes it! The twerking superstar explained this week that she isn’t really a Molly-popping sex freak. She also addressed Joe Jonas’ accusations that she introduced him to pot.

Modeling photos of Nadine Belfort, wife of the real Wolf of Wall Street
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Modeling photos of Nadine Belfort, wife of the real Wolf of Wall Street

Before she was Jordan Belfort’s wife and long before she was renamed “Naomi Belfort” in Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street, Nadine Belfort was a successful model and Miller Lite girl. See her in action in photos and throwback Miller Lite commercials from 1990…

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PHOTOS Simon Cowell and pregnant Lauren Silverman on the beach in Barbados

The X Factor judge Simon Cowell and his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman put the “tide” in Yuletide by jetting off to Barbados for the Christmas holiday. The happy couple was photographed strolling the beach holding hands — Simon, 54, showing off his infamous furry chest and Lauren, 36, putting her growing baby bump on display in a black one-piece swimsuit. Plus, Simon tests out his daddy skills by holding a baby boy!

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PHOTO Is Breaking Amish’s Sabrina High pregnant?

Breaking Amish super couple Abe Schmucker and Rebecca Bylar made headlines this year when they revealed Rebecca was pregnant again during the Brave New World: “The Shunning Truth” reunion special, and the internet is abuzz with rumors that the Breaking Amish family might be expanding once again!

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VIDEO Extended Couples Therapy super trailer

The fourth season of VH1’s Couples Therapy doesn’t premiere until January 2, but VH1 is giving fans an extended sneak peek at what we can expect this season with a nearly-five-minute-long extended preview trailer! In the clip we get a CliffsNotes overview of the struggles faced by the five four and a half couples featured on the show as Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah wrestles with infidelity, Jon Gosselin continues being haunted by Kate Gosselin, The L Word‘s Whitney Mixter and Sara Bettencourt try to reinvigorate their relationship, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Taylor Armstrong tries to salvage her self and regain trust after being in an abusive relationship with her ex, and Teen Mom‘s Farrah Abraham tries to deal with being stood up by her boyfriend as she becomes the first celebrity to appear on Couples Therapy by herself.

VIDEO Couples Therapy’s Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s goals
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VIDEO Couples Therapy’s Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s goals

We knew it seemed too perfect: Teen Mom‘s Farrah Abraham madfae her faux-to shoot debut with “boyfriend” Brian Dawe just weeks before jetting out to California for season four of Couples Therapy. (Not to mention the rumors Farrah tried to employ a fake boyfriend for the third season.) Now Dr. Jenn Berman admits she doubted Farrah Abraham’s motivations for joining Couples Therapy.

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Taylor J. Burt leaves Welcome To Myrtle Manor for new reality show

Earlier today Welcome To Myrtle Manor star Taylor J. Burt announced to fans that we won’t be seeing him much on the second season of the show because he is currently working on a new reality show! Keep reading for our exclusive interview with Taylor about the new show, his current relationship status, his headline-grabbing run-ins with the law, his new pal Jenelle Evans and his old pal Gus the bulldog.

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson doubles down: I will not back off from my path
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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson doubles down: I will not back off from my path

After allowing reporters into his Bible study on Sunday night, Duck Dynasty‘s Phil Robertson stood by his controversial statements on sexual sin: “From the beginning Jesus said, ‘It is a man and a woman.'”

See what else Phil said, plus the reaction from fellow Christians in his community.

DUI arrestee calls drunk friend who gets a DUI who calls drunk friend who gets a DUI

In shaking-my-damn-head-worthy scary-as-hell news, 34-year-old Carmen Reategui of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey called a friend to come pick her up after she was arrested for driving under the influence and her friend showed up drunk and was also arrested for DUI. They called a third friend and (yep!) he also showed up drunk and was also charged with DUI. They called a third friend and (yep!) he also showed up drunk and was also charged with DUI.

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Cracker Barrel waffles on Duck Dynasty merchandise, networks offer to take Duck Dynasty from A&E

Caught in the middle of the fallout from Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s controversial comments about race and homosexuality are the businesses selling Duck Dynasty merchandise. Tennessee-based restaurant chain and retailer Cracker Barrel, who are still trying to rebuild their image after the U.S. Department of Justice found them guilty of numerous racist practices in 2004, announced last week that they would be removing “selected products which we were concerned might offend some of our guests.” As you might imagine, the decision drew quite the backlash from a large number of Cracker Barrel customers, and this weekend the company did a complete turnaround and even offered an apology. Keep reading for all those details and find out what other networks are offering to take Duck Dynasty off of A&E’s hands! Oh, and there’s a lengthy poem thing dedicated to Phil Robertson written be Charlie Sheen too.

Mariah Carey’s Christmas bikini photo tradition revealed

This weekend Mariah Carey shared photos of what is an apparent annual Christmas tradition: taking her dog for a walk in the Aspen snow wearing a naughty-list-worthy red bikini! Keep reading for that picture as well as two others, including another of Ms. Bikini Claus and one of her and her 2-year-old twins having a blast in the hot tub!

Three 6 Mafia rapper Lord Infamous dies from reported heart attack at 40

Ricky “Lord Infamous” Dunigan, one of the founding members of Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia, was found dead in his mother’s home in Memphis Friday night. Keep reading to find out the cause of death from his half-brother and Three 6 Mafia bandmate DJ Paul and read reactions shared online by friends and family.

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PHOTOS Teresa Giudice shares 2013 Giudice family Christmas card

It’s been a pretty rough year for The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Giudice family as Teresa Giudice and husband Joe Giudice were indicted on dozens of federal fraud and tax evasion charges. With that pending trial as well as Joe’s fake driver’s license case, it may very well be that this will be the family’s last Christmas together without mom or dad (or both) being behind bars and the whole Giudice family celebrated with a trip to a poinsettia farm to pose for the 2013 Giudice family Christmas card!