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VIDEO MUG SHOTS It’s a Welcome to Myrtle Manor arrest fest

ByDarren O

Perhaps TLC should change the name of their southern fried look at trailer park life from Welcome to Myrtle Manor to Arrested Development. Last week we reported on cast member Amanda Adams getting arrested for slamming her big ol’ jeep into a telephone pole after having too much to drink. Now we can add two more to the wrap sheet as Darlin’ Dog Lindsay Colbert and promoter Taylor Burt ran afoul of the law over the weekend too. Get a rundown of all 3 arrests that includes 2 alleged DUIs and one charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 16 years-of-age.

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra’s secret arrest for marijuana in 2009
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Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra’s secret arrest for marijuana in 2009

ByAsa Hawks

Many of the 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom stars have been arrested since (and while) appearing on the MTV shows, but few fans know that original Teen Mom cast members Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra were arrested for “Controlled Substance Use of Marijuana” in 2009! Keep reading to find out more, including the court records.

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Ali Simms’ health history and news about her diagnosis

ByEmily

For years, fans have watched as Leah and Corey have tried to figure out what’s ailing their daughter Ali, who struggled with her motor skills. Although most doctors were only able to say what Ali wasn’t suffering from, we now know that Ali does have a diagnosis. She is also making leaps and bounds in her development!

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Why did David and Jackie Siegel build “Versailles,” the largest house in the US?

ByStarcasm Staff

The Siegel Family’s Orlando Versailles, an unfinished house that will be the biggest in the U.S., has become a symbol of the economic times. It’s an icon of wild success and flagrant excess, and also of financial turmoil and ruin. It’s a bit of a Pheonix rises from the ashes of an almost foreclosure.

According to Jackie Siegel, things are back on track with the 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by France’s 17th century Palace of Versailles. But why was it even built in the first place?

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Farrah Abraham sex tape release date and details revealed

ByAsa Hawks

Earlier today former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham finalized the sale of her “sex tape” with adult film star James Deen to Vivid Entertainment for reportedly just under one million dollars. Vivid has since issued a press release that reveals when the video, titled Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom, will be released as well as some information on what viewers can expect to see in the 70+ minute cinematic masterpiece.

Woman files lawsuit in alleged courtroom cover-up after incredible footage unearthed

ByDarren O

Back in August 2011, Monica Contreras attended a scheduled hearing at Clark County Family Court in Nevada along with her 2-year-old daughter. As she was leaving, family court marshal Ron Fox ordered her into a waiting room for an unexplained drug search. What followed has led to a massive alleged cover-up investigation which has resulted in the firing of Fox, Fox’s supervisor stepping down and now a federal lawsuit. See the incredible courtroom footage as Contreras’ pleas to the residing hearing master are completely ignored while the marshal she is alleging had just groped her attempts to force her to recant and then arrests her based on a law that didn’t even exist.

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Marisa Zanuck confirms she won’t return for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 4

ByLindsay

Marisa Zanuck hinted in her final blog that she was done with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Weeks later, she seemed to retract her “Goodbye” and said that she was hopeful she’d be asked back for more. Then today she set the record straight and revealed that she will not be returning for Season 4 — and she’s not playing coy about why.

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VIDEO Willie Nelson auditions for The Hobbit’s Gandalf the Wizard

ByAsa Hawks

Country singer (and actor!) Willie Nelson is a seemingly ageless spiritual guru with a beard and long hair who is constantly traveling, likes to smoke, and almost always has a piece of wood with him in the form of his famous guitar, Trigger. So of course he would be a perfect fit to play JRR Tolkein’s wizened wizard, Gandalf! Now, thanks to the fine folks over at Conan O’Brien’s Team CoCo, here is Willie Wizard Nelson auditioning for the role in Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Hobbit 2!

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UK woman forced 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant because she wanted another baby

ByStarcasm Staff

According to a British judge, an American mother living in the UK with three adopted children forced her 14-year-old daughter to become pregnant via sperm she purchased from a Denmark company because she wanted another child and had been denied a fourth adoption.

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How Mark Wahlberg beefed up his biceps for ‘Pain and Gain,’ rep responds to steroid rumors

ByStarcasm Staff

Pain and Gain topped the box office this weekend with it’s masculine muscle power. Everyone knows Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (40) is literally solid rock, but Mark Wahlberg (41) beefed up his guns for the part, gaining 40 pounds. His rep responds to rumors that the star used steroids to get big for the role.

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Jason Aldean files for divorce, rumored flame Brittany Kerr’s mom speaks out

ByLindsay

Jason Aldean has filed for divorce from his wife of 11 years and high school sweetheart, Jessica Ussery. The filing comes just months after Jason was spotted in a very compromising, very public fling with American Idol contestant Brittany Kerr at a popular Hollywood bar. Keep reading for all the latest, including a statement Brittany’s mom!

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Farrah Abraham issues statement about Jenelle Evans, Jenelle responds

ByAsa Hawks

Fresh on the heels of inking a deal for her professionally shot private leaked intentional sex tape porno, former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham issued a lengthy statement about fellow MTV reality star, Teen Mom 2‘s Jenelle Evans, insisting that Jenelle needs to quit “stalking my every move in my personal life” and “focus on making her marriage better, sorting out her drug addiction and helping her wonderful son that needs her in his life” so that she could be a “successful, positive and great mother” like Farrah. Jenelle took to Twitter for her response.

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NBA center Jason Collins comes out as gay

ByLindsay

Jason Collins has just become the first active male member of a major professional US sports team to come out as gay. The NBA center and current free agent announced the news earlier today, and already celebrity responses have been pouring in. In the new issue of Sports Illustrated, Jason opens up about why he came out and what he sees for his future.

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Are Clint Eastwood and wife Dina on the verge of a split? He surfaces in NYC sans wedding ring

ByLindsay

Clint Eastwood and wife Dina Ruiz have been together since first meeting in 1993 when Dina, a TV anchor at that time, interviewed Clint for a movie he was in. Three years later, they wed. The two seemed to have beat the odds until early last week when news that Dina was heading to rehab hit the web. According to reports, Dina was depressed and having anxiety issues. Could marriage troubles be the source?

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Jackie Siegel – Queen of Versailles Update: What’s she doing now?

ByStarcasm Staff

Jackie Siegel, the subject of Lauren Greenfield’s enthralling 2012 documentary Queen of Versailles, is gunning for her own reality show. Right now there’s no word if she’ll get a reality series, but Bravo will premiere her movie on cable Monday night (April 29.) Find out what she’s doing now.

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Kim Kardashian shows off bump during family Greece vacay; is she lying about her due date?

ByStarcasm Staff

Maybe the Kardashian-Jenners can help turn around Greece’s economic situation by spending a boatload of Kash during their television family vacation. Plus, there are multiple reports that Kim has been misleading the public about her due date.

Jersey Shore’s Ronnie Ortiz-Magro hospitalized for kidney stones

ByStarcasm Staff

Ronnie Oritz-Magro was in Orlando promoting his new alcohol beverage Smush Cocktails when he experienced a great deal of pain. His rep has confirmed that the Jersey Shore alum has been hospitalized for kidney stones, and that his girlfriend Sammi Sweetheart is rushing to his bedside.

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PHOTO “How to Honey Boo Boo” book cover revealed

ByAsa Hawks

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch “Mama” June Shannon revealed in March that she was working on a book “bout our lives” due out this July, and now we finally have the Honey Boo Book cover! Keep reading to check it out (with a link to pre-order yours from amazon) and find out from Mama June when the show will be returning for its second season!

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PHOTOS Duck Dynasty’s Korie & Willie Robertson at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

ByAsa Hawks

Fresh off their monstrously duckcessful Season 3 finale Wednesday night, Duck Dynasty‘s Willie Robertson and wife Korie Robertson celebrated with a trip to the nation’s capital where they participated in the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Though some may assume the bushy bearded, outdoor loving Willie might be a duck out of water at the formal affair, in my mind it made perfect sense that the Duck Commander would pay a visit to the lame duck Commander in Chief. OK, OK, enough wisequacking… Keep reading for all the pics and tweets!

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Study shows Botox can stop working after repeated use

ByStarcasm Staff

Think you’re having a down day? What if the botulism you inject in your face stops working?

Studies are now showing that some people who get Botox injections for a long time, over 10 years, may see a decrease in the drug’s effectiveness to freeze the face. The drug is essentially a neurotoxin that “freezes” the muscles of the face reducing the appearance of wrinkles, and preventing new ones from forming. It usually lasts a few months, but over time the effects may be lessened and not last as long.

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Jenelle Evans timeline of events since her heroin arrest

ByAsa Hawks

It’s only been four days since news broke that MTV reality star Jenelle Evans was back in jail after being arrested for heroin possession (and other charges) on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after an episode of Teen Mom 2 aired footage suggesting for the first time Jenelle had problems with drugs other than marijuana. Keep reading for a complete timeline of events from just before the arrest all the way up until this afternoon, which includes bloody photos, Gary Head, Kieffer Delp, nude Jenelle photos, and the potential cancellation of Teen Mom 2.

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EXCLUSIVE Taylor Armstrong downgraded from official housewife, will return as a friend

ByLindsay

Towards the end of filming on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 3, rumors began surfacing (as they always do around that time) claiming Taylor Armstrong wouldn’t be returning to the show. At the time, Taylor insisted that she had no plans to leave the show, and it now appears she got her wish — sort of.

Rob Kardashian’s sock line Arthur George not selling, dumped by Neiman Marcus

ByLindsay

In hopes of following in the enterprising heel steps of his sisters, Robert Kardashian launched a line of luxury socks called Arthur George late last year. Unfortunately, it appears that sales of his high end foot sweaters have all but dried up and after five months, Neiman Marcus is giving Arthur George the boot.

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VIDEO High school freshman and teacher get in brutal brawl

ByDarren O

On Monday Marlina Martinez, a 15-year-old high school freshman at Stockton, California’s Cesar Chavez High School, began applying makeup towards the end of her math class. The teacher confiscated the makeup and when Martinez demanded that it be returned things broke bad as the two engaged in a violent brawl that was caught on video via a fellow classmate’s cellphone. See the full raw footage of the fight that resulted in Martinez getting arrested and suspended while the teacher was placed on paid leave pending an investigation.

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George Jones remembered, a fan eulogy and tribute

ByAsa Hawks

Country music lost one of its all time greatest performers earlier today when George Jones passed away at the age of 81 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Keep reading for the statement issued by his publicist as well as my personal heartfelt tribute to George with a selection of some of my favorite songs.

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MUG SHOT Welcome To Myrtle Manor’s Amanda Adams arrested for DUI, told police she had “3 beers and 4 shots”

ByAsa Hawks

Welcome To Myrtle Manor‘s self-proclaimed “turtle hunting, four wheel driving redneck of the Darlin Dogs Empire” Amanda Adams can now add drinking and driving and telephone pole crashing to her resume. The Georgia-born party gal was arrested early this morning after officers found her and her mangled Jeep Wrangler near a downed telephone pole. Amanda reportedly blew a .20 on a breathalyzer and answered an officer’s question of how much she had to drink by saying, “three beers and four shots.”

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90s face of gay conversion therapy movement says he’s still gay

ByDarren O

When John Paulk appeared on the cover of Newsweek in a 1998 article about the gay conversion therapy movement, read — turning gays straight — he became the poster boy for a highly controversial social topic. Now the man who’s written books about the movement has left his wife and has admitted he’s still gay.

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Victoria’s Secret responds to Kylie Bisutti’s book I’m No Angel

ByLindsay

Kylie Bisutti caused some scandal earlier this week after doing an interview about her soon-to-be-released book I’m No Angel: From Victoria’s Secret Model To Role Model. In the book, Kylie chronicles her journey as a model and slams Victoria’s Secret for exploiting her. At one point, she claims to have modeled a sheer bikini for the brand which later ended up on a porn site. Kylie says she felt like a “piece of meat.” Now, Victoria’s Secret is responding.

Country crooner Billy Currington gives good mug

ByDarren O

“Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right” singer Billy Currington must have been doing something wrong as a mug shot has surfaced featuring the good-looking hunk of a sanger looking — well — good. The 39-year-old ruggedly handsome star, who lays claim to 6 #1 hits (see if you can find ’em all in this post), gave a ruggedly handsome booking photo after he was arrested in Georgia yesterday following a grand jury indictment. Find out what got him in hot water and check out one of the hottest mugs you’re ever gonna see.

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Why Will Smith doesn’t “punish” his kids

ByStarcasm Staff

Raising children can be a fearsome task, and every parent has their own philosophy about how to go about it the right way. Actor Will Smith recently revealed his views on parenting children involves letting them be as autonomous as possible as soon as possible, and avoiding “punishing” them because of the negatively involed.

What do you think of Will’s parenting style?

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MTV announces Snooki & JWoww Season 3, new series based on Scream movies, 15 returning shows

ByAsa Hawks

GTL lives on! MTV announced earlier today that their Guidette enriched Jersey Shore spin-off series Snooki & JWoww has officially been renewed for a third season. The announcement came at the network’s annual Upfront presentation held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, where it was also announced MTV has given the greenlight to four new one-hour series, including a scripted one in partnership with Dimension Films based on the popular Scream comedy/horror movie franchise! Keep reading for all the details, including the full MTV press release.

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Does Demi Lovato look better with, or without makeup? Side-by-side photos

ByStarcasm Staff

“When I don’t have makeup on, I feel confident,” Demi Lovato proclaims in her video shoot for People Magazine‘s “Most Beautiful 2013” issue. She joined Olivia Munn, JordanaBrewster, Kelly Rowland, Morena Baccarin and Famke Jannsen in the Not a Drop of Makeup section, and she’s simply stunning!

Bruno Mars is grateful for his success because his musical family struggled financially

ByStarcasm Staff

Bruno Mars covers Rolling Stone for the first time for their May issue, and while he’s trying to look badass with his silk leopard-print shirt and cigarette, he’s nothing but grateful for the success he’s had. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he says. “Because I feel like I can enjoy this so much.”

Find out more about Bruno’s years performing with his family, and what his real name is!

VIDEO Beyonce’s H&M Summer Collection 2013 with new song “Standing On The Sun”

ByAsa Hawks

As fans anxiously await the release of Beyonce’s new album, she continues to dole out tantalizing teasing tune tidbits in a brilliant marketing ploy that may very well reshape the music industry — releasing singles all tied to marketing campaigns for various products. “Grown Woman” was used in her Pepsi campaign and now we have 90 seconds of the new song “Standing On The Sun” in a new video promoting the H&M Summer Collection 2013! (Includes lots of screen caps of Mrs. Carter!)

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Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield got married, find out why she wore red to her wedding

ByDarren O

Even thought they’re no longer 30 something, perhaps Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield will live out their own dreams in a little white house on the prairie as the two actors have officially announced they’re married. Laura Ingalls Wilder is sneaky!

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Aviva Drescher signs on for Real Housewives of New York Season 6, plans to visit Boston victims

ByLindsay

Despite previous reports suggesting otherwise, Aviva Drescher has reportedly just signed a six-figure deal to return to the cast of The Real Housewives of New York for the upcoming sixth season. The show is set to begin filming on May 6, but before then, Aviva will be heading to Boston where she will visit with the victims of the Boston bombing.

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In most states there is no minimum age requirement for motorcycle passengers

ByDarren O

For those who don’t use motorcycles as a mode of transportation it may be surprising to learn that in the vast majority of states there is no minimum age restriction for passengers. Find out which states do have laws on the books in regards to this and discover which two don’t even require that children wear helmets.

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Clint Eastwood’s wife Dina Eastwood enters rehab for depression

ByLindsay

While starring on screen in the reality series Mrs. Eastwood & Company, Dina Ruiz Eastwood appeared to be on an even keel, but apparently the wife of famed actor and director Clint Eastwood was struggling behind the scenes because she has reportedly checked herself into rehab to deal with mental health issues.

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Is Andy Dick dating Jennifer Gimenez of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

ByLindsay

On Tuesday night’s Dancing With The Stars, Andy Dick was seen doing a little dance in the parking lot surrounded by friends and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills regular (among other things) Jennifer Gimenez. After he showed off his moves, he and Jennifer were seen holding hands. They’ve been friends for years now, but is there a romance blooming between them? There sure is.

Michigan man sentenced to jail for having sex with his dogs on multiple occasions

ByDarren O

37-year-old convicted sex offender Kurtis Peterson has been sentenced to jail after he was found to have had sex with his pit bull and blue heeler at his Muskegon, Michigan apartment. Find out why the judge felt it was necessary to go above state guidelines with his sentencing and how it was the same unfortunate person who discovered Peterson committing his crimes twice.