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Soldiers Drew Fidler and Michelle Williams found a creative way to get married while stationed in Afghanistan

ByStarcasm Staff

Soldiers Army Sgt. Drew Fidler (27) and his wife Army Spc. Michelle Williams (27) were featured on The Today Show Saturday morning for their unconventional nuptials.

They were both deployed to Afghanistan, but they were so much in love, they wanted to get married right away. Because weddings are not performed by military chaplains in combat zones, they found another way to get hitched before returning home.

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Is Gold Rush’s Todd Hoffman a prepper? Recommends stockpiling food in case things ‘get weird’

ByRuby Turpin

Todd Hoffman isn’t focused right now on getting gold out of the ground, instead he is issuing advice about how to put food into a bunker . . . .in case things get weird. Read on to see what gold mining and storing non-perishable foods have to do with each other, and how he turned his advice into a pep talk for those who lack the self-confidence to be outspoken.

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Where is Washington Heights from the MTV show?

ByDarren O

We’ve profiled the cast from MTV’s upcoming new show Washington Heights, but after seeing the promos it’s apparent that we missed out on the main character: the actual place the show is about! In that vein I thought I’d put together a helpful post to answer the inevitable question everyone watching the show not from New York City will be asking — Where is Washington Heights?

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Ashton Kutcher files for divorce from Demi Moore after separating more than a year ago

ByLindsay

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore may have been separated for more than a year now, but neither party had filed any documents to put an end to their six-year marriage… until now. This morning Ashton filed for divorce from Demi at the Los Angeles Superior Court citing “irreconcilable differences.”

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VIDEO Kim Kardashian in Tyler Perry’s “Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor” trailer

ByLindsay

You may not like it, but Kim Kardashian is without question one of the biggest celebrities on the planet, which is amazing considering she has done it all via the small screen in shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kourtney & Kim Take Miami. Butt (hee hee) now Kim is transitioning to a format more accommodating to her huge, umm, celebrity — the big screen, with a sizable speaking role in Tyler Perry’s new film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. Keep reading to check out the first trailer from the film, which feature’s Kim’s acting chops prominently.

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VIDEO UPS driver steals iPad delivered by FedEx driver

ByDarren O

Tis the season for random viral video thefts and so it was for Mr. Al Alverson from deep in the heart of Texas. Al had come home expecting the delivery of an iPad mini he had purchased as a Christmas gift for his daughter. When he discovered it was not there, he went to his surveillance footage and got a shock when he discovered why. It turns out that a UPS delivery dude who had brought a separate package had stolen the iPad mini that was delivered by a FedEx delivery dude earlier in the day. This IS NOT logistics my friends. See the crime after Al posted it to YouTube when he got no justice from UPS.

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REPORT Rita Ora cheated on Rob Kardashian with Jonah Hill

ByLindsay

A few weeks ago, Rob made headlines when he accused his former girlfriend Rita Ora of cheating on him with 20 men. While 20 may be a pretty outlandish number, the identity of one man has now been revealed — and it’s pretty scandalous. According to a new report, Rita allegedly hooked up with actor Jonah Hill during a trip to New York.

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Carly Rose Sonenclar’s family angry about comment LeAnn Rimes denies making

ByDarren O

LeAnn Rimes just can’t seem to stay out of the unflattering spotlight. Her recent appearance on X Factor alongside young hopeful Carly Rose Sonenclar went over like a led zeppelin and had some wondering if Rimes was under the influence on stage. Now Sonenclar’s fam is upset about a statement implying it was the young singer’s fault from Rimes which Rimes is now denying she ever made. Read LeAnn’s Twitter-denial and see the performance in question.

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Cast of Jersey Shore offer advice to Buckwild cast

ByAsa Hawks

Tonight the world says goodbye to the boozing, cruising, and bruising Guidos and Guidettes of Jersey Shore as the show wraps up its sixth and final season on MTV. Following in their footprints in the sand so to speak will be the cast of the network’s latest offering, Buckwild, which features a similar batch of youthful Bohemians hundreds of miles inland and thousands of feet higher in the small town of Sissonville, West Virginia. Keep reading to find out what advice the reality show veterans of Jersey Shore would give to the newbie boys and girls of Buckwild! Plus, watch the original trailers for both shows for comparison!

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PHOTOS Asa Soltan Rahmati is dating Jermaine Jackson Jr

ByLindsay

Shahs of Sunset‘s Asa Soltan Rahmati is in the midst of her second season on a reality show, and yet she’s never had a love interest or even seemed remotely phased by any of the many men the gang parties with. So what’s the deal? Asa already has a boyfriend — and he comes from a very famous family!

Meet our new 2012 Miss USA Nana Meriwether

ByAsa Hawks

Nature abhors a vacuum and apparently so does Miss USA. Because 2012 Miss USA Olivia Culpo won the Miss Universe pageant last night, that means she is no longer Miss USA — that title goes to the first runner-up, Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether! Keep reading to see photos of your new 2012 Miss USA and check out her rather impressive resume.

What happened to that kid from R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” video?

ByDarren O

Some peeps are trembling in their conspiracy theory boots that tomorrow’s predicted Mayan apocalypse will bring about the end of the world. This doomsday theorizing immediately made me think of one of the very first music videos I ever loved and still one of my favorites, R.E.M.’s “It’s the End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” from their 1987 release Document. Mainly, I wondered what the skateboard wielding kid in the clip was up to these days. Well, I’ve got the answer as well as some photos as we learn from him that life moves on, as it will after Friday.

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Ben Affleck suddenly too busy to be in film requiring steamy scenes with Kristen Stewart

ByBilly Devon

According to Variety Ben Affleck has fallen out of Focus, or perhaps gained a little marital focus depending on how you look at it. He was all set to co-star with Kristen Stewart in the upcoming comedy that would have required some rather intimate scenes between the two. Find out why he’s no longer going to be in the film, or at least the reason given anyways.

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Ryan Edwards proposes to Maci Bookout on Twitter

ByLindsay

Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards surprised everyone when they were spotted hanging out at a local club over the weekend. While Maci has been single for months, Ryan was fresh off his break-up from long-time girlfriend Dalis Connell just one week prior, not to mention the former couple’s seemingly irreconcilable differences we all saw on screen for four seasons! Now it appears as though Ryan may be serious about a reconciliation — real serious. Sor serious in fact that he popped the question on Twitter last night!

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Suri Cruise is getting a $24,000 playhouse with running water and electricity for Christmas

ByStarcasm Staff

Katie Holmes reportedly bought Suri Cruise an impressive playhouse for Christmas worth $24,000 from Sweet Retreat Kids.

The house comes with it’s own running water and electricity, so the six-year-old basically has her own house.

LeAnn Rimes performs Borrowed song about affair with Brandi Glanville's ex-husband Eddie Cibrian on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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VIDEO LYRICS LeAnn Rimes performs “Borrowed” about Eddie Cibrian affair on Jay Leno

ByAsa Hawks

Brandi Glanville has been using her gig on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a chance to blast LeAnn Rimes in front of millions of television viewers, so LeAnn returned the favor last night by performing a new song about her affair with Brandi’s ex-husband Eddie Cibrian on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Keep reading to watch the performance and read the lyrics to “Borrowed,” which includes some rather harsh lines like, “Do you tell her that you love her like you do me? Do you make love to her the way you make love to me?” Also, LeAnn talks with Jay about the song and about her feud with Brandi.

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Farrah Abraham responds to Twitter hacking

ByAsa Hawks

As we reported earlier, former Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham had her Twitter account hacked and the culprit (who was apparently a “[spineless] boy”) tweeted a bunch of nasty things about Farrah, including an obscene image claiming to be her. Earlier today Farrah announced on Twitter that “Hacker Control is happening” and she has since posted a long statement on Sulia addressing the incident. Keep reading for the full statement, although you should be forewarned that Sulia apparently doesn’t have a spellcheck feature.

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PHOTOS January Jones as a gun-toting former prostitute in Sweetwater

ByAsa Hawks

If January Jones is trying to distance herself from her role as Mad Men‘s Betty Draper then she’s doing a great job! First we got to see her as Frosty the Snowbitch Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class and next we get to see her as 19th-century former-prostitute-turned-gun-toting-homesteader Sarah in the new film Sweetwater, set to premiere at Sundance in January, 2013. Keep reading for photos from the set, including January’s character toting a vast amount of weaponry, all while keeping it sexy in a frilly bright fuchsia Victoria’s Victorian Secret dress. (Did I mention Jason Aldean is in the movie?)

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VIDEO PHOTOS Meet the cast of MTV’s Washington Heights

ByDarren O

While one new show via MTV from West Virginia featuring 9 youth has drawn the ire of a Senator ( Buckwild ), another show coming to the same network focusing on a separate group of 9 young Americans is flying under the radar. The show is called Washington Heights and we’re here to introduce you to the cast. Check out the trailer as well as cast bios and photos for the show premiering January 9.

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PHOTO Taylor Swift with Harry Styles getting a clipper ship tattooed on his arm

ByLindsay

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles are reportedly dating ; the young globe-trotting supercouple have been spotted together in such places as London and New York City.. Recently, Haylor (Stift?) hit up the popular Shamrock Tattoo Parlor in West Hollywood where Harry added some ink to his upper left arm. The tattoo is of an old clipper ship and looks eerily similar to the one Taylor’s video guy rocks in the music video to her new single, “I Knew You Were Trouble.”

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REPORT LeAnn Rimes obsessed, stalking Brandi Glanville

ByLindsay

LeAnn Rimes and Brandi Glanville have been going back and forth for years now. Whenever one of them is featured in a magazine, or makes an appearance on a talk show, or walks down the street they are bombarded with questions about LeAnn’s affair, with both seemingly always willing to offer up their thoughts. Between accusations of eating disorders, angry emails, and questionable Twitter photos, the drama never ends, and LeAnn is reportedly getting overly obsessed with it, including buying the same clothes and car as Brandi and even visiting the same doctors and haircare specialists!

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PHOTO Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson before the beard… and with a mullet?!?

ByAsa Hawks

We here at starcasm love us a good Duck Dynasty “before the beards” photo, and we here at starcasm love us a good mullet photo, but never did we ever expect the twain to meet! Keep reading to see a baby-faced mulletastic yearook photo of Willie Robertson when he was a student at LSU!

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Justin Bieber hangs with Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin again

ByLindsay

Justin Bieber just can’t seem to be tied down. The teenage heartthrob split with his longtime love Selena Gomez after two years of dating back in November, but shortly after, they began hanging out once again leading fans to believe they had reconciled. But now it looks like Justin has once again been caught with another woman — the same one he was hanging out with just days before Selena and him split.

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Instagram issues statement about new terms of service controversy

ByAsa Hawks

The internet was all in a tizzy yesterday after the popular photo App Instagram (now owned by Facebook) announced their new terms of service, which appear to give the company the right to sell your photos, name, and comments to advertisers without your consent and without notifying you at all. Because of the outcry the company’s co-founder posted a statement addressing users’ concerns in which he says it was never their intention to sell users’ photos and that the wording of the terms would be amended before they go into effect in mid-January. Keep reading for the full statement, which sounds a little like they just plain ol’ got busted!

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Melissa Gorga writing relationship advice book about her “hot, happy” marriage

ByLindsay

Melissa Gorga is the latest Housewife to sign a deal to write a book, but don’t worry Teresa Giudice, the only recipe Melissa is cooking up in her upcoming release is the recipe to a good marriage. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star will be teaming up with St. Martin’s Press (the same publisher who released Andy Cohen’s Most Talkative) to bring us Love, Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage.

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Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy are reportedly headed for divorce, insiders deny

ByLindsay

This isn’t the first time we’ve read that Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy were heading for divorce and it likely won’t be the last, but this time things appear to be much more serious. Bethenny has allegedly already met with divorce lawyers and has even been spotted out in New York City without her wedding band.

VIDEO PHOTOS Over 1,000 guns sold in Camden buyback program following Newtown massacre

ByBilly Devon

Camden, New Jersey, one of the deadliest towns in America, launched a gun buyback program on the same day as the Newtown massacre and officials on Tuesday stated that over 1,000 guns were sold back, no questions asked, setting a record. See a video report, some mind-boggling images of the weapons all together and why officials believe the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook was the catalyst for the record haul.

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Honey Boo Boo’s official holiday family photo

ByDarren O

You didn’t think the Kardashians were the only reality family to share an official holiday family photo did ya? The crew from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Mama June, Sugar Bear, Pumpkin, Honey Boo Boo, Kaitlyn, Chickadee and Chubbs got their pose on for a festive holiday photo in front of a snowflake back drop. Deck the halls with Honey Boo Boo y’all!

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PHOTOS Teen Mom Farrah Abraham’s Twitter hacked

ByAsa Hawks

Farrah Abraham is no stranger to controversial tweets, but imagine my surprise when I checked my Twitter feed earlier this evening and read this little 140 characters or less message from @F1Abraham: “The album I made sucks ass. I dont know what I was thinking. Thank God I autotuned it otherwise it would have been even more of a disaster.” Keep reading for more of the hacked tweets . We will update as soon as we have any sort of official statement from the actual Farrah Abraham about her account being hijacked.

UPDATE – Farrah just tweeted, “Hey Everyone! Hacker Control is happening, sad when people act out in disgusting ways but that is life and I’m better then that! Thanks fans,” so apparently things will be cleaned up soon!

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REPORT Kail Lowry’s husband Javi Marroquin to join the Air Force

ByLindsay

Kail Lowry and her husband Javi Marroquin have been busy planning their upcoming wedding (they reportedly got married in at the courthouse in September, but are planning something bigger) lately, even making a trip to Philadelphia a few weeks ago. However, their big day has been put on hold as Javi pursues his career aspirations. Although Kail and Javi have yet to confirm exactly what he will be doing, tweets from friends and family have implied that he is heading to military training to prepare him for the Air Force.

VIDEO PHOTOS Meet the real-life Ken doll Justin Jedlica

ByLindsay

By now, you’ve probably seen the human Barbie, Valeria Lukyanova, and her friend. But there was one key piece missing in this Barbie Dream World — a Ken doll. Enter Justin Jedlica. Justin has spent around $100,000 on plastic surgery including five rhinoplasties, a cranial drown bone shape and augmentations to his cheeks, lips, buttocks and chin, all in hopes of looking just like Barbie’s boyfriend.

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VIDEO Carrie Underwood vows to return money to city after shortened set

ByDarren O

American Idol alum Carrie Underwood has been struggling through some vocal issues the past few days (Underwood has been under the weather). On Friday night in Des Moines she soldiered through a set that was slightly shortened and towards the conclusion she did something quite out of the oridnary. Not satisfied with her own performance she announced that she would be returning all the proceeds from that evening’s show back to the community. See a clip of the gracious gesture that came as as surprise to those in attendance.

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Gossip Girl’s true identity revealed — find out who!

ByLindsay

Last night, after six seasons, Gossip Girl came to an end — and the person behind the infamous gossip blog was revealed. Dan had given the last chapter of his book to Nate to publish on his site, The Spectator. Shortly after the cast members past and present found out who had been tormenting them and stalking their every move for so many years.

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REPORT DJ Pauly D to move his spinoff to E!

ByLindsay

Jersey Shore is coming to an end tomorrow night after six fist-pump-worthy seasons, but Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio isn’t done with reality TV. Although his spin-off, The Pauly D Project, wasn’t exactly the ratings draw MTV thought it would be, the E! Network is ready to sign Pauly on for a season two with them — but it won’t be quite the same.

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Farrah Abraham recommends asking Santa for a “tummy tuck classic,” lipo, or a face lift

ByLindsay

It’s no secret that Farrah Abraham is a fan of plastic surgery. The Teen Mom star may only be 21-years-old, but she’s already gotten a breast augmentation, a chin implant, and nose job. On top of that, she recently revealed plans for even more surgery, including a second breast augmentation and liposuction, so it’s not that surprising that Farrah would market the idea as a Christmas gift.

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Emily Maynard and Jef Holm have cozy Charlotte reunion

ByLindsay

Emily Maynard and Jef Holm announced that they would be going their separate ways back in October after falling in love and getting engaged on The Bachelorette. Since then, they seemed to have moved on, Emily with NASCAR driver Jason White and Jef with New Orleans native Katiana Bear. But now, it’s looking like they are having second thoughts about their split.

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VIDEO – Vintage Sesame Street clip on death helps children deal with Sandy Hook tragedy

ByStarcasm Staff

This 30-year-old Sesame Street clip about Big Bird learning about death is making the rounds on the web in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting as a means to help children, and adults too actually, cope with the grief of this terrible shooting.

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2012 Kardashian Khristmas Kard is all white, includes the late kitten Mercy

ByStarcasm Staff

The 2012 Kardashian-Jenner Khristmas Kard is noticeably brighter and cheerier than last year’s dark, somber card. (Last year’s card was also available in 3-D.)

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VIDEO Sharon Osbourne says “MTV lost all credibility” when it started airing Teen Mom

ByAsa Hawks

Quality reality programming pioneer Sharon Osbourne was asked about the recent uproar over the new MTV series Buckwild and she responded by stating the network lost all credibility for her when they started airing 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. Keep readin to watch the clip and see if you agree that 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. were the end of a Golden Age of elevated original MTV programming like Real Word, Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, Punk’d, and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.

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Amish Mafia’s Lebanon Levi Stoltzfus MySpace photos and bio

ByAsa Hawks

Discovery’s new series Amish Mafia had a hugely successful premiere last week as more than 3.6 million viewers were introduced to “Lebanon” Levi Stoltzfus and his band of Amish Country vigilantes. While researching ol’ Lebanon Corleone’s criminal history (which is 100% booze-related arrests from what I could discern) I ran across his profile on the internet’s version of the horse and buggy, MySpace.

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PHOTO Brandi Glanville book cover for “Drinking and Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders”

ByAsa Hawks

The seemingly restraintless Brandi Glanville of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills announced in September that she would be sharing her “breakup blunders” with her fans in the form of a book due out in early 2013. The title of the book, Drinking and Tweeting And Other Brandi Blunders, was announced shortly after that, but Brandi fans (fandis?) have been kept in prolonged suspense as to what the cover would look like… until now!

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VIDEO PHOTOS Miley Cyrus dedicates “Rebel Yell” to deceased dog Lila at VH1 Divas concert

ByLindsay

Miley Cyrus was one of the performers at last night’s VH1 Divas concert, but her performance was different the rest — it was dedicated to her late Yorkshire pup, Lila, whom she lost tragically earlier this week. While details surrounding the death were kept secret at first, her mother, Tish, has opened up about the heartbreaking incident in a new blog post.

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PHOTO Are Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards back together?

ByLindsay

Maci Bookout has been enjoying the single life for months. And now, her ex-boyfriend (and Bentley’s dad), Ryan Edwards, has recently rejoined the dating scene as well. So when the two were spotted out together together this weekend, tongues began wagging with rumors of a reconciliation. Could this Teen Mom couple really be getting back together after all they’ve been through? Plus, their exes Dalis Connell and Kyle King were also photographed together recently! We need to get those MTV cameras back in Chattanooga ASAP!

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INTERVIEW Marisa Zanuck on joining RHOBH and what she thinks of her co-stars

ByLindsay

Marisa Zanuck will be joining the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on tonight’s episode as a ‘friend of the Wives,’  but first, she’s talking to Starcasm about catching the reality TV bug, who she doesn’t love in the cast, and her all-time favorite housewife. Plus, find out what she has to say about the Adrienne Maloof/Brandi Glanville feud!

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EXCLUSIVE Kailyn Lowry explains the symbolism in her new arm tattoo

ByAsa Hawks

Earlier this evening Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry tweeted a couple photos of the latest addition to her skin art collection — an intricate design incorporating roses, an anchor, a skull and a stopwatch that nearly covers all of the underside of her left arm! (I feel obligated to say… “OUCH!”) Keep reading to see the photos and find out from Kail what the elements symbolize!

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Westboro Baptist church plans to protest the Sandy Hook Elementary vigil, says God sent the shooter

ByStarcasm Staff

Westboro Baptist Church, a small church famous for protesting outside funerals for U.S. soldiers, has announced that it will protest Sandy Hook Elementary to “sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment.”

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Ax Men’s Jimmy Smith lost his battle with cancer on November 1

ByRuby Turpin

There were a lot of familiar faces in the premiere episode of Ax Men Season 6, but one long-time cast member didn’t look like himself at all. S&S Logging’s Jimmy Smith appeared to have lost at least 50 lbs. and his graying dark hair had turned almost completely white. It didn’t take the show long to give an explanation for Jimmy’s transformation: he was fighting cancer. Sadly, Jimmy lost his battle with the disease on November 1. Keep reading for his obituary and a statement from The History Channel on his passing.

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Meet Ana Belena, the girlfriend of Rodolfo Jimenez

ByLindsay

During a recent cast trip to Bimini, Karent Sierra was bombarded with a photo of her boyfriend kissing another woman. While the Real Housewives of Miami star didn’t seem to be that effected by the news of her man’s new relationship, they split shortly after. So, who is the mystery woman? According to a new report, it seems as though it is actress Ana Belena.