Tonight’s episode of History Channel’s The Bible showed Joshua and his army of Israelites taking down the great walls of Jericho. What really happened, though? What can modern archaeology tell us about the oldest city on the planet and what might have happened there when the children of Israel finally made it out of the wilderness?
Gypsy Sisters stars Nettie Stanley, Mellie Stanley, Kayla Williams, and Laura Johnston have come to be known as “The Stanley Sisters,” and they even had a one-hour special by that title on TLC after their initial appearance on My Big Fat America Gypsy Wedding. But, despite what their nickname might imply, these four gals are not sisters at all — something that has caused a little bit of confusion for those tuning in to Gypsy Sisters in its inaugural season. So, I’ve gone through the trouble of putting together the Gypsy Sisters Stanley family tree that explains just how the four main characters are related!
27-year-old former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain is telling her story about what it was like being a member of the small family church known for picketing the funerals of soldiers, and threatening to protest at a memorial service for the victims of the Newtown massacre.
It seems Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans is going to complete her 30 days of rehab 7 days at time. Despite numerous reports that her most recent stint would be for a full month, Jenelle looks to have gotten out last night after only a week — and, as you would expect, she hit the ground tweeting.
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat (real name Tardar Sauce, nickname “Tard”) has stolen the hearts of the internet, and now she’s invading SXSW and landing commercial deals. But why does she look so grumpy all the time?
Vick Gunvalson has gotten some work done on her face, which according to Rumor Fix, she reveals on the first episode of season eight of Real Housewives of Orange County. Find out what procedures she had done.
Justin Timberlake joined the 5-Timer’s club last night on SNL, but he wasn’t even in one of the best parts of the show: a fauxmercial for Nuva Bling.
This time last year, commercials featuring a pregnant cheerleader named Mackenzie Douthit were all over MTV, promoting the fourth season of 16 & Pregnant. The first episode of the season followed Mackenzie and her adrenaline loving boyfriend Josh McKee as they welcomed son Gannon. Her story was such a hit that MTV chose her as one of four girls to star in the upcoming series Teen Mom 3. Unfortunately, after months of planning a move to southern California and an April wedding, Mackenzie and Josh have called it quits.
On the premiere season of TLC’s drama-packed reality series Gypsy Sisters the family hierarchy gets turned on its ear when Mellie and sister Nettie’s mom Lottie Mae Stanley is released from prison after serving nine years for a 2004 bank fraud conviction. Mellie seems to make the adjustment as well as Mellie makes any sort of adjustment, but matriarch Nettie seems to have a hard time adjusting back to the way things were more than a decade ago. And speaking of the ways things were more than a decade ago, keep reading to check out photos of a young Lottie Mae, including one with Nettie as a young child!
All those fabulous designer shoes Sarah Jessica Parker wore in Sex and the City have ruined her feet! Maybe I’m not so jealous of Carrie Bradshaw after all.
Topanga is back!
Young men who grew up crushing on Danielle Fishel’s Boy Meets World character Topanga are getting to continue their fantasies into adulthood. Danielle, who will reprise her role as Topanga in the new Girl Meets World spinoff, is featured on the April 2013 issue of Maxim looking better than ever!
We discuss Macklemore’s name originate from, his unique sound and support of social equality issues like gay marriage, and, of course, if he really shops at thrift shops.
Yesterday reporter Lisa Ling gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, with oncologist husband Dr. Paul Song. Find out what she named the little girl.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has quite the full plate running her multi-million-dollar empire. Now, in addition to her promotional appearances, her reality show, and taking care of her newborn son Lorenzo, this motivated mommy has just announced she will soon be publishing another book. But, this time around the former Jersey Shore star won’t be writing about getting her G.T.L. on or meeting gorillas at the beach, she’s writing a book about her pregnancy.
As fans of Teen Mom 2 may already know, Courtland Rogers’ Twitter account was recently suspended. Hours later, another Courtland Twitter account surfaced and shortly after that it was also suspended. Out of jail and with no contact with his 60,000+ followers, Courtland had plenty to say so he linked up with OK! Magazine and let it roll. In the new interview, Courtland talks about all his recent arrest, where his marriage with Jenelle Evans stands, her stint in rehab, and what his future holds.
Former Playboy model Holly Madison gave birth to her first daughter on Tuesday, and although she and boyfriend Pasquale Rotella were very forthcoming with some of the details of the birth, they refrained from revealing her little girl’s name. “We have her name picked out,” Holly said, “but that has to remain a secret for now . . . It’s such an unusual and difficult name I have a feeling we’ll add something simpler once she’s arrived safely in our world.” Well, ow the cat is out of the bag! I’m not certain if she chose something simpler than what she had in mind originally or not, but Holly’s daughter’s name is certainly unusual! And colorful!
Sofia Vergara and her fiancé Nick Loeb have been on and off since 2008, and like most couples they’d love to be parents. Unfortunately, Sofia’s busy career doesn’t leave much room for a pregnancy, so they have reportedly decided to explore other options and are currently in the early stages of arranging a surrogate.
The Big Apple saw a Real Housewives invasion last night as a few of the Bravo ladies got gussied up in support of good causes. Ramona Singer of The Real Housewives of New York City (above) joined Cynthia Bailey of The Real Housewives of Atlanta at The Doe Fund’s “Sweet: New York” event in Manhattan. Across town, Ramona’s cast mate (and other half of Frick & Frack) Sonja Morgan was in attendance at the Love Heals Gala.
Justin Bieber has had a rough week in London. First, he reportedly got into a nightclub altercation over underage drinkers at his birthday party, and then he was welcomed by a chorus of boos after arriving two hours late to his Monday night show at the O2 Arena in London, and then, at another of his O2 shows last night, the 19-year-old singer collapsed backstage, causing a 20-minute delay before he eventually came back to finish out the show and immediately be taken to a nearby hospital. To finish out his rough week (TGIF right?), the Biebs has now been caught on tape going ballistic on a member of the London paparazzi!
Modern Family actress Ariel Winter experienced some real-life drama in recent months, as she claimed her mother was verbally and physically abusive. Now in the comfort of her sister’s stable home, the 15-year-old Winter said she is much happier. “My life is definitely more normal — and that’ll help me grow up like I’m supposed to,”…
You can now add Courtney Stodden to the long list of people saying hateful things about Courtney Stodden! In yet another desperate cry for attention, the teen bride dressed herself up as her foul-mouthed goth brunette sister Courtland, who lashes out at her “fame wh0re” sibling and Courtney’s “old, washed up D-list, saggy-ball actor” husband, 52-year-old husband Doug Hutchison in a new Youtube clip.
After more than 16 years as a co-host on The View, Joy Behar announced she plans to leave the popular daytime talk show when her contract ends this August. Once Behar departs, Barbara Walters will be the only remaining original cast member.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney recently did an interview in which she claimed that none of the Real Housewives should sing — including her co-star Gretchen Rossi. “Have you heard her sing?” Tamra asked. Gretchen was obviously not thrilled with the comments and is now responding to her (former?) friend’s harsh words.
In our third “celebrity rushed to the hospital” story of the day, Justin Bieber reportedly collapsed backstage during his concert at the O2 Arena in London earlier tonight. The 19-year-old singer began to feel disoriented while performing “Beauty and the Beat” and left mid-performance before collapsing. Keep reading to watch the live announcement from the show and find out if Justin was able to finish the show before being taken to the hospital!
Vanessa Lachey recently opened up in a uniquely candid blog post about her not-so-unique experience with baby blues. In it, the new mom to baby Camden described feeling inadequate and frustrated with any little mistake.
When Carine Roitfeld stepped down from her position as Vogue Paris editor in 2011, she vowed to never again photograph smoking models. Yet, less than two years later, she went back on her word. In the recently released second edition of CR Fashion Book, Roitfeld’s brainchild, she includes a spread of three photographs featuring a model smoking.
Kelly Osbourne has been taken to the hospital after suffering from a seizure. The Fashion Police star reportedly fell out of her chair and began shaking while on the set on her hit E! show and was rushed via ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Before they were cast in the acclaimed Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO show, Girls, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet were just… girls… albeit, girls who came from famous families with a few more privileges than most, but girls nonetheless. We take a look at what the girls were like before becoming involved with the hit show.
Courtland Rogers was arrested on March 5 for a slew of assault charges brought on by his wife Jenelle Evans. The two, who wed in December after dating just three months, didn’t officially split until January 21 but by then, Courtland had reportedly assaulted Jenelle four times. In Courtland’s just released arrest warrants for the four assaults, we are learning exactly what Jenelle claims went down between her and Courtland.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth announced they were engaged in the summer of last year after dating for nearly two years. The lovebirds have been going steady ever since and some reports even claim that they have already tied the knot. However, after Liam reportedly got cozy with actress January Jones, things reportedly took a turn for the worse, and now Miley isn’t wearing her ring! They seem to be on the rocks but have Miley and Liam really ended their engagement?
It may be the cheesiest, but Kraft Macaroni & Cheese may also deliver some negative side effects. Now, a petition started by two North Carolina mothers to get Kraft to stop using yellow #5 and yellow #6, has been signed by more than 50,000 supporters.
Chris Brown attended a charity event last night at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, and while you’d think that it would be something beneficial to his not-so-great image, he wasn’t exactly charitable after the event. When Chris and his posse made their way out and prepared to leave, Chris Brown did as Chris Brown does and threw a fit after learning that there was a $10 valet charge.
Kim Kardashian was in tears as she was rushed to her doctor Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The pregnant reality star was fearful she was having a miscarriage after feeling ill on the plane trip back from Paris, where she had joined the baby’s father Kanye West for Paris Fashion Week.
Jessica Simpson is currently pregnant with her second child and has been doing a great job at keeping the sex of her daughter Maxwell’s little sibling a secret — until last night. Jessica appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where she spoke on her “awful” pregnancy and accidentally revealed the sex of her baby while making a crude joke.
Jurors were allowed to submit questions for defendant Jodi Arias. Jodi is charged with the first-degree murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Today was the first day Jodi responded to questions; this is expected to continue tomorrow.
The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Tamra Barney was in rare form in a recent interview, answering the question of who her favorite singing Housewife is by boldly declaring “None! They all suck!” And then adding, “No Housewives should sing!” So what should a Housewife do? Her job! And what’s her job as one of Bravo’s Real Housewives? Tamra breaks it down for you as only Tamra can!
When a woman is a gestational surrogate, what rights should she have if something goes wrong?
Teresa Giudice seems to have turned over a new leaf! Less than a week after reportedly smoothing things over with sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, Teresa has now also allegedly reconciled with The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s mother hen herself, Caroline Manzo!
In 2004, standout high school basketball player Robert Swift was selected in the first round of the NBA draft. Nine years later, Swift was found living in squalor in a mansion… Nearly two months after the home was purchased by another couple.
Demi is finally filing divorce papers, 16 months after announcing her separation from Ashton Kutcher, and three months after Ashton filed his divorce papers. Why has it taken so long for her to file?
Justin Bieber seems to be on a downward spiral lately — reportedly getting into an altercation with club security and arriving to his own concert late. But could it just be the media who is painting him in a bad light? That’s what Justin thinks, and today he took to his Twitter account to vent about it — a lot.
Taylor Swift is known to maximize on her break-ups with a hit song or two, but recently, she took things to a whole new level. According to reports, the country singer has made nearly $1 million off her split from Conor Kennedy. So, how did she do it?
As we reported earlier, Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans’ estranged husband Courtland Rogers was taken into custody earlier today in Brunswick County, North Carolina and charged with assault on a female. We now not only have Courtland’s most recent mug shot photo, but we’ve also obtained a copy of the warrant detailing his alleged attack!
Kate Middleton and Prince William have stayed extremely mum about their pregnancy since making the official announcement that they were expecting back in December. But during a recent event in Grimsby on Tuesday, Kate seemed to have a slip up in which she may have revealed her baby’s gender.
Adrienne Maloof, who recently announced she is leaving Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is reportedly planning to open her own restaurant just blocks away from Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant, Villa Blanca. For someone who said she was glad when Lisa Vanderpump moved away, Adrienne Maloof seems to be going out of her way to be neighbors again.
When Lois Woods falls asleep, she can’t be quite sure when she’ll next wake. It could be a few hours. Or it could be two months.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has come a long way since we first watched as she burst into the Jersey Shore house announcing, “Party’s here.” She’s lost tons of weight, cleaned up her act, gotten engaged, had a baby, and now, she’s lost even more weight. In the latest issue of Us Weekly, Snooki is showing off post-baby body in a bikini.
It appears Courtland Rogers’ two-week long multi-state police-eluding tour of America is over. The 27-year-old estranged husband of Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans tweeted yesterday, “they.got me…brunswick.coybty jail i am.on my way…write me …sorry i got caught,” and a Brunswick County Sheriff spokesman confirmed earlier today that he is in custody for assault on a female.
Have you been wanting to see more of the infamous Tan Mom? Yeah, us neither. But, Patricia Krentcil is back and she’s making a movie about her life. No, it’s not going to be a Jersey Shore meets the Brady Bunch type flick — it is actually going to be a bit darker and will show the ups and downs she’s been through after making headlines for her tanning habits.
Lamar Odom was in court yesterday to address the child support and visitation of his two children with ex-girlfriend Liza Morales. But he doesn’t seem to concerned with the case. In fact, the Los Angeles Clippers forward fell asleep and had to be nudged awake.
Sheree Whitfield walked away from The Real Housewives of Atlanta nearly one year ago after four seasons with the show (although some claim she was fired). And now, she’s heading back to television — but this time around she won’t be engaging in catty arguments with other women. Instead, she’ll be trying to settle the issues she has with her ex-husband Bob Whitfield on OWN’s Iyanla: Fix My Life. Plus, get an update on the three restraining orders Sheree reportedly took out on Atlanta area bloggers!
Taylor Swift is on the cover of Vanity Fair this month where she explained her breakup with Harry Styles. She also gave her thoughts about Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s joke about her at the Golden Globes: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”
Tina and Amy respond.
If we each got a nickel for every time a new diet comes into existence, then we would all be rich. Some of these diets lose traction as soon as the first cookie comes into sight. However, a few other diet regimens seem to have real merit that make them worth considering. The Aztec Diet falls into the latter category.
The X Factor judge found out about her secret sister earlier this year.
Lauri Peterson returns to Real Housewives of Orange County this season after a long hiatus, with some shocking news. We have an update about what’s been going on in her personal life since leaving the show.
Will.i.am’s $900,000 one-of-a-kind car has been in the headlines lately after TMZ posted a photo of the mysterious vehicle on the back of a flatbed truck at a Lowe’s in Los Angeles and speculated that it belonged to Will. Shortly after they posted the photos, they verified the Black Eyed Peas rocker was the owner. But what exactly is it? Believe it or not, it actually started as a 1958 Volkswagen Beetle!
In a family of larger than life characters, Phil appears to be the laid back, quiet one. But sitting on the sidelines isn’t always what made the Duck Commander happy happy happy. Check out some amazing video footage of him QBing the 1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in a game against Ken Stabler and the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1966! Plus, lots of Phil Robertson football photos from college and high school, including ones with his backup, future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw!
Bradley Cooper opened up to GQ about the life-changing experience of watching his dad pass away.
Holly Madison gave birth Tuesday afternoon to a healthy 7 pound, 2 ounce baby girl with boyfriend Pasquale Rotella.
A newly released 911 voice recording describe a violent scene at a pre-wedding party for Olympic soccer star Hope Solo and now-husband Jerramy Stevens last November.
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