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REPORT Bruce Jenner is transgender, wants to be a woman, being blackmailed by Kris

In the latest proof that it is now impossible to walk away from a Kardashian marriage quietly, the new Star magazine cover story is claiming “Bruce Jenner Wants To Be A Woman” and that his estranged wife Kris Jenner is threatening to “expose his darkest secret” if he doesn’t handle the split the way she wants it handled. Keep reading for excerpts from the article as well as a previous article from January of 2012 that made similar claims with Bruce’s first wife Chrystie Crownover as the reported source!

Scrubbing In employer Aya Healthcare believes show will help with nursing shortage

Following a fair share of negative feedback after the trailer, the company who employs the nine traveling nurses that will be seen on MTV’s Scrubbing In has issued a press release explaining their position and why they feel the show can be an important motivational tool in recruiting “a new generation of nurses” into the profession. Read Aya Healthcare’s statement that includes the credentials of the cast members.

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PHOTO Kailyn Lowry sonogram

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen TONS of amazing photos of pregnant Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry. First there were the racy lingerie photos, then the amazing wedding photos followed by the great pics of Kailyn, Javi and Isaac enjoying a day at the beach that surfaced earlier this week. All of those photos were shot by professional photographer Kate Hedrick, and the the latest picture was also taken by a professional photographer… a sonographer to be exact!

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Duck Dynasty Halloween special episode costume photos

It’s ‘Duck or Treat’ time in Louisiana y’all! Check out these amazing photos of the RoBOOtson family from the Duck Dynasty Halloween episode airing October 25 in which reality TV’s funnest family-centric show pulls out all the stops with a wide array of costumes and what looks to be a haunted house in the warehouse!

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Jamie Foxx cast as MLK, dismisses Katie Holmes romance rumors

Director Oliver Stone has confirmed that he is moving forward with the authorized version of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life story with Jamie Foxx set to portray the civil rights leader. In other fair and balanced Foxx news (see what I did there), find out what Foxx had to say about the recent rumors that he is romantically involved with Katie Holmes.

Millionaire Matchmaker’s Patti Stanger sides with Jason Hoppy instead of Bethenny Frankel
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Millionaire Matchmaker’s Patti Stanger sides with Jason Hoppy instead of Bethenny Frankel

Even though Patti Stanger is notoriously blunt, she doesn’t think it’s right to air your dirty laundry when a relationship comes to its end — especially if a child’s involved. The Millionaire Matchmaker spoke specifically about Bethenny Frankel’s wrongdoings in her divorce from Jason Hoppy…

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Mischa Barton opens up about her “terrifying” breakdown

For the first time, Mischa Barton is opening up about what she calls her “terrifying” breakdown following her teenage fame as a star of The O.C.. Find out what Barton had to say about her down spiral, which eventually led to a psychiatric hold after she threatened to take her own life, and why she’s choosing to speak up now about her struggles.

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Study: Oreos are as addictive as cocaine

Some researches at Connecticut College have concluded that Oreo cookies are as addictive as cocaine, at least for lab rats. Neuroscience senior (read – dude smarter than me) Jamie Honohan baked up the idea with the goal of researching the impact of high-fat and high-sugar foods in low-income neighborhoods. See how they did the experiment and get a helpful music video if you suffer from “Junk Food Fever.”

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Brandi Glanville pals around with LeAnn Rimes’ ex-husband Dean Sheremet

My absolute favoritist celebrity Twitter war just took another wonderfully strange twist as Brandi Glanville just so happened to tweet out about palling around with Dean Sheremet. This means that Glanville not so subtly let everyone know that she’s buddies with her ex-husband’s wife’s ex-husband! Read her tweet and then her f-bomb response to an avalanche of #TeamLeAnn not-so-happy reactions. MEOW!!!

MTV’s Generation Cryo preview trailer video, photos and info

What would you do if you found out you have 15 half-siblings you’ve never met? If you’re 17-year-old Breeanna Speicher you set out to try to meet them all — oh, and you bring the MTV cameras along to document the entire thing for a brand new reality series called Generation Cryo. Keep reading for tons of info on Bree and the show and watch the two-minute preview trailer just released today!

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Why don’t the people on Snake Salvation die when they’re bitten by snakes?

NatGeo’s Snake Salvation is reality show that’s hard to turn away from. It follows the leaders of two churches in the south who abide by the signs listed in March 16:17-18. As well as laying on hands of the sick and casting out demons, the verses also say that if you believe in Jesus, you can drink poison and not get hurt, and handle serpents and not be harmed. On the show three people have been bitten and survived so far. Is their recovery the work of God, or are the snakes they’re handling dangerous, but not necessarily deadly?

Rielle Hunter’s apology for affair with John Edwards: Too little, too late?
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Rielle Hunter’s apology for affair with John Edwards: Too little, too late?

Seven years after her affair with John Edwards made national news, Rielle Hunter’s trying to stay relevant with the re-release of her memoir, What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me. She also apologized to Elizabeth Edwards, who died in 2010.

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Catfish star Mike Fortunato dies from pulmonary embolism at 26

MTV shared some sad news today, announcing that Mike Fortunato, who was featured in the Catfish Season 2 episode “Ashley and Mike,” has died. Mike’s younger sister, Gena, confirmed the death to MTV. Keep reading to find out more about the cause of death and to read his co-star Ashley’s reaction to the tragic news.

Florida 12- and 14-year-olds arrested for bullying that led to classmate’s suicide
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Florida 12- and 14-year-olds arrested for bullying that led to classmate’s suicide

Two Florida middle school students were arrested on felony charges in connection to the suicide of their classmate (portrayed in the picture). The arrests come on the heels of a new Florida law that expanded the actions police can take against bullying to include cyberbullying.

VIDEO EBT spending limits glitch ignites run on food at Louisiana Walmarts

Walmart locations in Mansfield and Springhill, Louisiana had to call in for police assistance over the weekend when a systematic error in the Electronic Benefit Transfer System, and a bad decision from Walmart’s corporate office, caused a run on food supplies at the stores. See video footage of the free-for-all, why a local Police Chief said it was worse than any Black Friday he had ever seen and why many carts stuffed full of food were eventually left abandoned.

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PHOTOS Pregnant Kailyn Lowry, Javi and Isaac at the beach

A week before Teen Mom 2 star Kaily Lowry had the wedding of her dreams with the man of her dreams, Javi Marroquin, the couple took Isaac for an adventurous and fun-filled family day at the beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Also tagging along for the adventure was Kailyn’s favorite photographer extraordinaire, Kate Hedrick, who was kind enough to give us permission to share a few of her AMAZING photos with you here!

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AUDIO Courtland Rogers back in jail, girlfriend Samantha explains what really happened

Jenelle Evans’ estranged husband Courtland Rogers is back in jail after relapsing on heroin and reportedly bolting on his probation officer when asked to take a urine test last week. Courtland was booked after being pulled over Sunday while riding with his girlfriend Samantha. Keep reading for Courtland’s tweets before and after being pulled over and listen to an interview with his girlfriend who explains what really happened over the last week and when Courtland will be getting out.

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MTV announces Teen Wolf Season 4, adds Wolf Watch companion series

MTV was in attendance at New York Comic-Con over the weekend where they announced their popular supernatural drama series Teen Wolf will be back for a 12-episode fourth season in 2014. The network also revealed the premiere date for the second half of the third season and that they will be launching a companion talk show series titled Wolf Watch that will air after each new episode of Teen Wolf and will be hosted by actress Jill Wagner, who plays Kate Argent on the show.

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Sir Anthony Hopkins to Bryan Cranston: “Best acting I have seen – ever.”

Sir Anthony Hopkins is widely considered one of the greatest actors in cinematic history. In a 2005 poll, Hopkins was selected as the greatest British actor of all time. If you want to get more modern, Hopkins comes in at #8 on IMDB’s list of the greatest 100 actors of all time from anywhere. What I’m trying to say is that Hopkins’ credentials are pretty top-notch so when he shares an opinion about the profession of acting people tend to listen. In a remarkable fan letter from Hopkins to Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, the living legend exalted the latter’s performance as Walter White using a heaping, helping load of superlatives that you’ve got to read to believe.

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The Walking Dead Season 4 premiere watched by more than 16 million… so far

Most everyone was anticipating a huge premiere for last night’s Season 4 premiere of AMC’s popular zombie drama The Walking Dead, but I don’t think any one anticipated it to be this huge! The Nielsen ratings are in and The Walking Dead Season 4 premiere shattered previous records with 16.1 million viewers tuned in for the 9/8c airing! And remember, that doesn’t even include those folks that recorded it to watch later — those viewers are expected to bring the grand total to well over 20 MILLION!!! Keep reading for the full press release that also includes some rather staggering statistics on how many tweets and Facebook posts were made about the show during the airing.

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PHOTOS Pregnant Kate Winslet glowingly perfect at Labor Day Premiere

Method acting is one thing, but Kate Winslet seems to have taken it to a whole new level with her new film Labor Day! The very pregnant Winslet is due to have her own “labor day” in just a few weeks, but that hasn’t stopped her from promoting her new movie and walking the red carpet at the 57th London Film Festival Premiere of Labor Day at the Odeon Leicester Square.

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Is the actor who played head pirate Muse in Captain Phillips from Somalia?

Captain Phillips is a really good movie, and the last scene was absolutely phenomenal acting on the part of Tom Hanks, but for most of the movie you could argue that he was upstaged by Barkhad Abdi, who played Muse, the head Somali pirate. Is Barkhad Abdi from Somalia?

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PHOTOS Top paid male model Sean O’Pry not mad about gender wage gap

Forbes released a list of the top-earning male models and the handsome man at the top is 24-year-old Sean O’Pry from Kennesaw, Georgia. According to the rankings, Sean made a cool $1.5 million for doing his thing while being really, really, really, really, ridiculously good looking. That ain’t chump change but in comparison to the top earning female model, Mrs. Tom Brady – Gisele Bundchen, who made an estimated $42 million last year, it’s apparent there’s a big time gender gap in model earnings. Don’t worry though – you can look at photos of one seriously gorgeous young man while getting his explanation as to why he ain’t mad about it and the reasons for the disparity!

The Little Couple’s Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein finalize adoption of daughter in India
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The Little Couple’s Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein finalize adoption of daughter in India

After months in an adoption gridlock, Bill Klein and Jennifer Arnold from TLC’s The Little Couple were able to finalize the adoption of daughter Zoey. The family — including big brother Will — is in India to pick up Zoey.

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Kim Zolciak defeats Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks in “Tardy” court case

Usually the ladies of The Real Housewives of Atlanta can settle their differences over some wine, wigs and hand gestures but when it came to the dance track “Don’t Be Tardy for the Party” it all wound up in court. Find who started the legal wranglings, how it ended up in Kim’s favor and what Zolciak had to tweet about the news hitting the internets.

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Washington state 5th grade boy convicted in murder plot of female classmate

In Washington state on Friday, an 11-year-old boy was convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in a fifth-grade plot against a female classmate. A fellow 10-year-old student had already plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder among other charges. Read on for the disturbing details, including a confiscated knife and gun, of what presiding judge Allen Nielsen called “the most serious of my career.”

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BY THE NUMBERS Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 Reunion Part 2 recap

Sheesh. There’s nothing like 30 or so minutes of heavy, will-they-or-won’t-they-go-to-jail-for-50-years talk to take all the joy out of a Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. That said, it was infinitely more interesting (and depressing and joyless) than Part 1. Let’s get to the numbers!

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PHOTOS The Walking Dead Season 4 official cast portraits and poll

Tonight the highest-rated scripted drama in basic cable television history returns as the survivors of the zombiepocalypse continue to fight the undead as well as each other on the fourth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. In honor of the momentous occasion I’ve gathered together all of The Walking Dead Season 4 official cast portraits from AMC and created a poll to see which cast member is the favorite among Starcasm readers!

“And that’s the way we became The Zombie Bunch!”

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Camille Grammer has hysterectomy after endometrial cancer diagnosis

Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star (and Staracasm fave) Camille Grammer is currently recuperating after undergoing a radical hysterectomy on Friday. The 45-year-old reality star had the procedure done as a precautionary measure after being diagnosed with early stage endometrial cancer, according to her rep. Keep reading for all the details, including Camille revealing that she shares the same genetic mutation as her mother.

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VIDEO Robin Thicke blames Miley Cyrus for VMA controversy in Oprah interview: ‘I’m the twerkee!’

Robin Thicke hasn’t said much about his now-infamous performance with Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, but in a new interview with Oprah airing later tonight, he makes one thing clear: it was all Miley’s fault. Keep reading to watch the preview clip in which Robin refers to himself as the victimized “twerkee” and see our exclusive look at how it might look if Oprah was the target of a drive-by Miley twerking!

VIDEO Justin Bieber shows off mustache in trailer for new Believe movie

Justin Bieber wants his fans to know two things. First, he has a new movie coming out. Second, he has a mustache. (Actually, the latter is nothing new as The Biebs was proudly sporting his attempt at a lip broom as recently as last month.) Keep reading to watch the brand new preview trailer for his upcoming movie Believe, due out Christmas Day, in which Bieber explains he is no longer a kid, as evidenced by his #stache.

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Kelly Clarkson wants a baby, and she wants it now

Most celebrities try to keep their plans for engagement, marriage and babies (and breakfast, lunch and dinner) under wraps, but Kelly Clarkson has no problem sharing this information with fans. Find out what the singer just told Access Hollywood, which suggests she may be getting the ultimate present “under her tree” this Christmas!

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Iggy Azalea’s DIY career: From cleaning toilets in Australia, to being a teen runaway in Miami

23-year-old Iggy Azalea has already lived quite a life. Iggy was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly in Sydney, Australia, and her family relocated to Mullumbimby, New South Wales to live in a house her father, an artist, built himself with mudbricks. She’s since propelled herself from humble beginnings, and skipped across continents to build a solid fan-base through DIY methods. Find out more about Iggy’s background, name, and if her butt is real.

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Charlie Hunnam drops out of 50 Shades of Grey, Christian Grey role up for grabs

Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam has backed out of the 50 Shades of Grey movie meaning the most desirable (in more ways than one) role as seductor Christian Grey is available once again! Keep reading for the official statement from the production company explaining why Charlie backed out, and find out our prediction for who will take Charlie’s place as Christian Grey!

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PHOTO Chelsea Houska gets a skull tattoo

If I had bet money on which of the Teen Mom 2 ladies would be the last to get a skull tattoo I would have just lost a fortune as my sure-fire bet Chelsea Houska revealed Friday night that she has joined the ranks of the skull-inked alongside Jenelle Evans and Kailyn Lowry by sharing a photo of her little Houskull on Twitter. Keep reading to see the photo and see Chelsea’s tattoo-averse dad Randy Houska’s reaction.

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REPORT Courtland Rogers on the run after heroin binge, bolting on probation officer

Things have apparently really broken bad for Jenelle Evans’ estranged husband Courtland Rogers. After admitting publicly yesterday that he relapsed and used heroin again after six months of sobriety, it was revealed by Radar Online that he had tried to sell them a video of himself shooting up. Now there are reports he is on the run from police after bolting from his probation officer when asked to take a urine test.