Prosperity abounds in Preachers of L.A. premiere

Preachers of L.A. is set to premiere tonight on Oxygen but the network has already made the premiere available to watch online. If anything is abundantly clear from the first episode it’s the abundance of wealth on display by these men of God. As Bishop Ron Gibson says, “You see my bling! You see my Bentley and you see my glory, but you don’t know my story.” See a gallery of the preacher’s fleet of expensive cars and homes and read a discussion they get into about the issue of wealth and their calling. (Spoiler alert if you’re waiting for tonight!)

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VIDEO Little Cody Coots bitten by a cottonmouth on Snake Salvation

If you’ve seen even one episode of National Geographic Channel’s addictive reality series Snake Salvation, based on snake-handling pastors Jamie Coots and Andrew Hamblin and their congregations, then you know that these believers don’t “pick up serpents” because they believe God will keep the snakes from biting them, merely that they trust in God to save them if they are. As a result, it’s just over halfway through the first season and we’ve already had three people bitten — two of which were captured on camera! Keep reading to watch the shocking clip in which Pastor Jamie Coots’ son Little Cody is bitten by a cottonmouth while hunting for snakes in a Louisiana swamp, courtesy of some egregiously careless snake wrangling on the part of Pastor Andrew Hamblin.

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PHOTO Teen Mom 3’s Matt McCann gets Hannya mask tattoo as gift from fiancee Lekota Koch

Teen Mom 3 star Alex Sekella’s ex (and Arabella’s dad) Matt McCann recently got a huge new Hannya mask tattoo on his forearm courtesy of his fiancee Lekota Koch. Keep reading to see the tat, find out what it means and why that meaning is surely not going to make Alex very happy! Plus, find out which Disney character will be the next tattoo for Matt and why.

Alan Thicke advises son Robin Thicke and Paula Patton to adopt African children to become the ‘next Brangelina’
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Alan Thicke advises son Robin Thicke and Paula Patton to adopt African children to become the ‘next Brangelina’

Robin’s not the only Thicke capable of stirring up controversy! The singer’s famous dad recently joked Robin and Paula Patton should adopt African children in a bid to become the “next Brangelina.” The comment isn’t sitting so well with some people…

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Should it matter if your high school teacher once posed for Playboy?

Cristy Nicole Deweese is a first-year teacher at Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas, Texas. The magnet high school serves students in grades 9 through 12. The 21-year-old teaches Spanish, but it’s what she did for money at the age of 18 that has students in a stir and at least one area parent questioning whether she should still have her job. Read on for Cristy’s story and let us know if you think her job should be in jeopardy because she posed nude for Playboy before being hired as a teacher.

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Tom Hanks reveals he has Type 2 diabetes, did his roles play a part?

Tom Hanks sat down with David Letterman last night to discuss his latest film Captain Phillips but started out the conversation by revealing that he’s been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Find out how the legendary actor’s roles that have required weight gains and losses could have contributed to the diagnosis.

BEFORE & AFTER Marilyn Monroe’s plastic surgery records revealed for public auction
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BEFORE & AFTER Marilyn Monroe’s plastic surgery records revealed for public auction

Never-before-seen documents reveal Norma Jean Baker did get some medical assistance in her transformation into Marilyn Monroe. Although she was always a natural beauty, see what Marilyn looked like before and after. Plus, details on what procedures she had done.

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Georgia Tech broseph pens “luring rapebait” fraternity advice email

A letter penned by a fraternity brother at Georgia Tech doling out advice on how to “lure rapebait” is making the social media rounds after it surfaced on the website Total Frat Move. The manifesto, attributed to the social chair of Tech’s Phi Kappa Tau chapter, is a ramblin’ wreck of bad frat-dudeisms and rapey advice on how to “mack and succeed at parties.” So ladies of the greater Atlanta area and beyond, read on for a heads up if you find yourself at a mixer with the bros of ΦKT’s Georgia Tech crew.

Oliver Stone bashes “sad” Dream School, reality show he’s featured in

The Sundance Channel is set to premiere the 6-part reality series Dream School tonight. The premise seems very interesting as they take 15 high school dropouts and look to inspire them with a combination of great educators and some serious A-list celebrity teachers including Rev. Jesse Jackson, 50 Cent, Suze Orman and Oliver Stone. I was particularly amped about the inclusion of Stone but if you read his tweets from today, the Academy Award-winning director of Natural Born Killers might convince you not to watch what he calls a “sad/disappointing TV experience.” Read his unfavorable reviews of the show he’s on and see the trailer for yourself.

Kim Kardashian secretly turns the tables on Paparazzi in keek videos

Kim Kardashian had a rare bit of fun at the paparazzi’s expense earlier today as photographers following her mom Kris Jenner and pal Jonathan Cheban into a shopping mall failed to notice that Kim was still in the vehicle. Kim made three gleeful videos of her rare “invisible” moment and uploaded them to keek. Keep reading to watch the clips in which a very blonde Kim can b heard quietly giggling and even whispering at on point, “this is the best day everrrr!”

PHOTO Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP album cover revealed

After weeks of teasing Lady Gaga finally unveiled the cover to her new album ARTPOP today in a live event featuring numerous Clear Channel Outdoor billboards around the world, including the most famous electronic billboard in the world located in Times Square. The unveiling started at 1pm EST as a partial image was shown. Then, as more and more people posted tweets with the hashtag #iHeartARTPOP, the rest of the image was revealed. Keep reading to see the full thing and let us know what you think! (Other than it being better than the Born This Way cover.)

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VIDEOS Farrah Abraham on The Doctors talking sex toy line and parenting

Former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham continues her never-ending whirlwind post-sex-tape publicity tour with her latest stop being an appearance on The Doctors where she talked about her new line of sex toys as well as her parenting skills. Keep reading to watch two video clips from her appearance with complete transcripts of both conversations.

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Florida cop punches estranged husband cop’s new cop girlfriend

An Osceola, Florida deputy was arrested and suspended after she was accused of punching a female St. Cloud police officer while she was at a park with her estranged police sergeant husband. See the mug shot of deputy Edenia Nettles, find out how bad the apparent officer love triangle scuffle got and what charges she now faces.

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BY THE NUMBERS Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Reunion Part 1 recap

Greetings, fellow Real Housewives of New Jersey fanatics (and those of you who just can’t stop watching and aren’t sure why). It’s been a scary season, what with the looming tax evasion charges, the sight of Teresa and Joe Giudice naked together in a bathtub and the equally horrifying sight of Penny’s hair extensions. Our reward for surviving all this? The reunion! Here, a recap, by the numbers, of the most important moments.

PHOTOS VIDEOS Meet the Witches of East End from new Lifetime series

Lifetime is breathing magic back into Sunday nights with their new supernatural drama Witches of East End based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The series features the bewitching ladies of the mysterious Beauchamp family living in the secluded seaside town of East Haven, New York, and has an all-star cast that includes Emmy Award-winner Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin, Mad Men ), Mädchen Amick (Mad Men, Damages), Jenna Dewan Tatum (Step Up, American Horror Story) and Rachel Boston (In Plain Sight).

Keep reading for a cast primer featuring photos and brief video clips of all the enchanting Beauchamp ladies and the actresses that play them.

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VIDEOS Miley Cyrus’ SNL live performances of Wrecking Ball and We Can’t Stop

The infamously shocking Miley Cyrus did what I would have thought nearly impossible with her live performances on Saturday Night Live last night — she shocked me! The 20-year-old singer dressed relatively conservatively (at least conservatively enough to not take away from her performance) and remained essentially stationary as she belted out hair-raisingly powerful and emotional renditions of “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop.” But don’t take my word for it — keep reading to watch both performances in HD from Miley’s official Vevo account!

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PHOTOS Buy dress designed and worn by Melissa Gorga for RHONJ Reunion

As might have been expected given the Bravontrepreneurial spirit of the Housewives cast members, The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Melissa Gorga has figured out a way to capitalize on the glamorous Reunion Special dramafest phenomenon by designing her own dress for the occasion with design house Nicole Bakti, and she has made the look available for purchase on Reve Boutique! Keep reading for photos of the design and a link to order one in your choice of four different colors and four different sizes!

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Halle Berry gives birth to baby boy

Halle Berry’s rep has confirmed the 47-year-old actress gave birth to a baby boy Saturday night at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Halle’s husband Olivier Martinez has reportedly not left her side and Halle’s 5-year-old daughter Nahlia (seen with her very pregnant mom above two weeks ago) met her little brother earlier today.

Teen Mom 3 Mackenzie McKee
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Pregnant Mackenzie McKee reportedly attacked, dragged off a concrete porch on her stomach

Teen Mom 3 star Mackenzie McKee is having an extremely difficult time since finding out she was pregnant with her second child earlier this year. In addition to the complications from being a Type 1 diabetic and pregnant, Mackenzie also broke her foot a couple weeks ago and then announced on Facebook yesterday that she was attacked, writing, “A big women. . BIG… grabbed my hair and drugg me off a concrete porch on my stomach.” Keep reading for all the details!

Cops catch caught-on-film goon who punched out female clerk over 41 cents

On September 7, 35-year-old Kendrick Ruth walked into a Los Angeles area Chevron wanting a Swisher Sweets cigar. The cashier, Yadira Lara, informed him that the price would be a $1.41. Unfortunately for Lara, all Ruth had on him was a dollar and a disgusting violent streak. Police released the violent footage of Ruth punching the clerk in hopes of catching him.

Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri, was also a background singer for Roy Orbison
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Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri, was also a background singer for Roy Orbison

Like many of us, Susan Bennett was a little creeped out the first time she heard Siri’s voice. Her reaction was just for an entirely different reason: She was listening to herself! “Oh, I knew,” she told CNN in an exclusive interview. “It’s obviously me. It’s my voice.” A voice actress from Atalanta, Susan said…

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REPORTS Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom split may be “unavoidable”

Sources close to the Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom situation have stated that Khloe is reaching a breaking point in the relationship and that a split may be “unavoidable.” Find out what these insiders have to say including a recent confrontation allegedly involving a pipe and stash of crack that was “the last straw” for the reality star.

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PHOTOS Superfly ‘American Hustle’ posters are retrolescently glorious

So what do you get when you add perhaps the greatest cast of in-their-prime critically acclaimed A-listers in decades to a film project about an infamous FBI investigation of the late 1970s and early 1980s? In addition to one of the most-anticipated movie releases of 2013, you also get a collection of five throwbacktacular character posters! Check out actors Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper as they get in character for these just-released promotional images from David O. Russell’s latest film, American Hustle. (Includes a synopsis of the movie as well as the preview trailer.)

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PHOTOS Lilly Ghalichi looking dirndelicious in Germany for Octoberfest

Shahs of Sunset star Lilly Ghalichi is currently in Munich, Germany where she is celebrating Octoberfest with a translator from Sweden named Matilda. As result, we have what are easily my favorite Persian Barbie Octoberfest photos ever! Keep reading for all the Shahctoberbreast fun!

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Jenelle Evans uploads videos she says show Courtland Rogers doing heroin, he says he staged them to make money

The bitter feud between estranged spouses Jenelle Evans and Courtland Rogers continues as Jenelle uploaded a series of videos to Youtube today which she describes as featuring Courtland “lining up some heroin on a CD case” and talking about “buying/selling pills and heroin bags.” But, as is the case more often than not with Jenelle feud posts, there’s more than one side to the story as Courtland is reportedly claiming the videos were fake and were made to sell to the media for money. Keep reading to watch the clips and read all the tweets and screen capped text messages about them from Jenelle and Courtland.

AUDIO Britney Spears felt pushed too far sexually in latest video

In a radio interview this morning Britney Spears discussed her recent music video for “Work B**ch,” in which she admitted that she felt like she was being pushed too far sexually during filming. There’s some interesting quotes from the star on how much she had to cut out from the S&M themed clip and having to “play sexy mom.”

Woody Allen’s daughter Dylan Farrow speaks out about sexual abuse

Mia Farrow and Dylan, one of the daughters she adopted with ex-boyfriend Woody Allen spoke to Vanity Fair in quite an explosive piece. The first minor spark that came from that interview was the revelation that Mia’s only biological child with Woody, Ronan, may actually be her ex-husband Frank Sinatra’s kid. But that was a minor, speculative detail. The meat of the story is the harrowing tale Dylan, who is now in her 20s, has about sexual molestation she says she suffered at the hands of her adoptive father.

VIDEO Giuliana Rancic explains how cancer changed her diet and exercise routines
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VIDEO Giuliana Rancic explains how cancer changed her diet and exercise routines

Giuliana Rancic recently opened up about how her experiences with surviving breast cancer and becoming a mother have changed her goals with diet and exercise. Unlike fellow cancer survivor Christina Applegate, Giuliana said she is now more laid-back about her routines…