Erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey is about to officially come out April 3, 2012, but it’s already a New York Times bestseller that’s sold hundreds of thousands of copies through an on-demand Australian press, and through e-books.
It’s an addictive book that spread by the word-of-mouth of women hungry for some titillation, and has been
How did this book get so popular? Where did it come from? And who is it’s author, E L James?
Millions of single ladies held their collective breaths last night as the folks at the “Matty P’s Radio Happy Hour” created their own mini-version of The Dating Game with Teen Mom star Gary Shirley. Meet the four young ladies competing for some virtual one-on-one time with the Gare Bear with pictures and the lyrics to the songs they had to write and perform in honor of his Shirleyness! Includes the full one-hour audio, and of course the eventual winner!
In this week’s “Where Are They Now: Reality Superstar Edition,” former Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad Jon Gosselin is reportedly in such financial straits that he has moved into a Pennsylvania townhouse with his mother, Pamela Castello. But that’s not the worst of it! According to the report, his 65-year-old mom is paying the rent and is letting Jon use her “beat-up vehicle” for transportation.
If you’ve been over Celine Dion’s Titanic torch song “My Heart Will Go On,” for like, years, then you’re not alone. Titanic star Kate Winslet also hates the song, and right now she has to hear it way more than you, even with the endless commercials, because she’s doing half a million interviews to promote the 3D release and they play it in the background EVERY SINGLE TIME.
And EVERY SINGLE TIME she hears it, she eyerolls internally, and throws up a little in her mouth.
Real Housewives of Orange County couple Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley were out last night at a red carpet event when all h-e-double-hockey-stick broke loose. An as yet unidentified man, whom I will go ahead and label as the most aggressive bill collector this side of associates of Tony Soprano, came after Smiley hard core for money he owes in child support. In the clip dude approaches Rossi and Smiley as they’re trying to get in to their vehicle and berates Smiley over money he claims he’s been hired to collect.
Although Bravo ringleader Andy Cohen’s birthday isn’t until June 2, that didn’t stop comedian Amy Phillips from putting together this hilarious video birthday card in which she impersonates some of the network’s biggest stars as they wish Andy the best on his special day!
As rumors of a possible pregnancy swirl around Megan Fox a recent comment the actress made to a French publication has raised some eyebrows. The 25-year-old was discussing her well established image as one of the sexiest women in Hollywood when she made a statement that she’ll probably have a hard time living down.
When you’re down at Starbucks waiting in line and are thinking to yourself, “There’s just too many people in the world,” Michelle Duggar has now presented a counter argument to assuage your overpopulation fears. Momma Duggar was chatting up her life and chirrens to the Christian Broadcasting Network in a web interview. A follower posed the question of what effect Michelle’s huge family may have on the environment and in a larger sense her thoughts on the concept of global overpopulation. Whether you agree with them or not, she always has an interesting perspective and her take on this issue was no different. Check out the clip and then watch a graphic on global population growth that still terrifies me.
The girls of 16 and Pregnant Season 4 were in New York City last weekend to film their reunion special with Dr. Drew. But, while they were there, a few of the moms helped promote the show by making appearances and doing interviews. Briana DeJesus and Katie Yeager were featured on Good Morning America and Alexandria Sekella made a video for CBS news. Keep reading to watch the clip, in which Alex talks about what it was like getting pregnant at sixteen, how it happened, and how it has impacted her life. It also features a number of scenes from Alex’s episode, which looks to be one of the most dramatic of the season thanks to her baby daddy Matt’s drug problem.
Earlier today Ser Matthew Perry tweeted this photo of himself donned in armor and weaponry suitable for a true mummer’s farce. The picture was accompanied by the completely untrue words, “This needs no explanation right?” Keep reading for our best guesses as to why Chandler Bing looks like he is about to ask you, “What’s in your wallet?”
What do you do when you have a hugely successful reality series? You do it again in another city! (See: Real Housewives) That’s exactly what Lifetime is doing with their headline-grabbing Dance Moms show as they expand the series to The Sunshine State with Dance Moms: Miami. Keep reading to watch the preview trailers for the new series featuring Starz Dance Studio instructors Victor Smalley and Angel Armas as well as all the girls (and boy!) and moms to be featured on the show!
Catch a teaser for tonight’s premiere of Pauly D Project as Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D heads out to Vegas from Providence with crew in hand. They’re set up at The Palms in some over-the-top swag digs and they act accordingly by losing their collective (expletive). Clip includes possibly my favorite Pauly D quote.
The man who cheated (apparently hundreds of times) on America’s sweetheart, Sandra Bullock, is coming back to television! Discovery Channel, which was the home of Monster Garage from 2002-2006, is welcoming their fabricating (wink wink) star back for the special “Jesse James: Outlaw Garage” on April 9. Keep reading for all the details, including Jesse’s comments on why he thinks people will forgive and forget and welcome him backto the small screen.
Having a Facebook account these days is turning out to be a hassle!
There’s a report of an all girls high school in Brooklyn, Beis Rivkah High School, fining students in the 11th grade $100 if they have a Facebook account! Girls were pulled out of class, and handed slips telling them they had to delete their Facebook accounts right away, AND pay $100. If they didn’t do both things, they would be expelled from school. The fine will be returned at the end of the school year.
Down in South Carolina there was a good old-fashioned high school girl’s soccer game going on when, seemingly out of nowhere, things got extremely violent. The schools, Chester High School and Lewisville High School, are rivals, but what transpired went beyond the pale for any rivalry game. See the footage from the attack as one player lost it pulling hair and throwing 11 punches before being stopped.
Charlie Sheen’s coming back to the small screen with FX’s Anger Management, and he’s a completely different guy than he was a year ago. In fact, even he can’t recognize the raving guy he was around this time last year.
When he visited The Today Show this morning he said all the interview footage of himself last year was “a little cringeable to watch because I don’t recognize part of who that guy was.”
Forget impartiality, I freaking love Anchorman almost as much as Ron Burgundy loves scotch so when the dapper news anchor from San Diego dropped by Conan I was beside the sides of myself in anticipation of what would happen. Not only did Burgundy blow the roof off the studio with the cats in Conan’s band, he also gave O’Brien some advice on his looks and dropped one of the happier bombshells of 2012. Grab your tridents, slap on some Sex Panther cologne and get ready to party because there officially will be an Anchorman 2. Sweet Lincoln’s mullet!
Has watching Discovery Channel’s hugely popular reality series Gold Rush given you a bit of gold fever? Are you willing to take orders from a high school student? Do you know how to work on diesel engines or operate an excavator? Then get your resume together because young Parker Schnabel just announced the Big Nugget Mine is hiring! Keep reading for the announcement from Parker Schnabel and find out what kind of workers he’s looking for. (Sadly, “blogger” is not one of them.)
Bee Gees fans will be distressed to learn that the Brother Gibb with one of the the most dramatic vibrato voices in pop music history has been readmitted to a London hospital for yet another surgery. His most recent public appearances have carried an upbeat message of health, but the frail figure carried by Robin could not be denied. His strong voice is still there, though, giving hope that he will carry on to full health. For more details, keep reading…
MTV announced a couple weeks ago that the upcoming fourth season of Teen Mom would be the last for the four original cast members. Filming has already ended for Season 4, and as you might imagine, the young moms are having to try to figure out what they are going to do now that the cameras have stopped rolling and the MTV checks stop rolling in. Keep reading to watch Maci Bookout trying her hat as a news anchor for Chattanooga State Community College, where she is currently pursuing a degree in journalism.
Uh oh. It sounds like Bethenny Ever After star Bethenny Frankel may not be living Hoppily ever after after all! According to a source for In Touch, the 41-year-old reality star and “Skinny Girl” brand honcho has done run her husband Jason Hoppy, 40, out of their New York City apartment and into the nearby Cosmopolitan Hotel!
I realize that the blogosphere (as well as the media in general) is overly saturated with the Kardashians, but when Kim Kardashian dons a bikini all other topics seem mundane and insignificant. That being said, check out Kim and sisters Khloe and Kourtney modeling the new swimwear from their Kardashian Kollection fashion line! Plus, photos of all the suits available with current prices!
On Friday the film Bully will hit theaters on a limited release. The documentary about the bullying epidemic in America has already generated a lot of controversy over its R rating by the MPAA because of real life adult language used in the film, often by those who are doing the bullying. One of the people featured in the film is Alex Libby from the town of Sioux City, Iowa. He suffers serious bullying as a 12-year-old beginning his middle school years. See photos of Alex, videos from an interview with Anderson Cooper and the official trailer for the film. There’s something about Alex’s smile that makes me want to see this film and I think you might feel the same after “meeting” him.
Twitter is an amazing thing. You can actually get the before and after of a reality star having a freakin’ heart attack! Last night 41-year-old Tami Roman of Basketball Wives fame made a tweet about not feeling so well while watching her own show. Then her next tweet was about a “minor” heart attack! Read on for the deets and to see what kind of condition Tami’s condition is in.
Insiders close to the 25-year-old actress, frequently considered one of the sexiest women alive, are claiming that Fox and actor-hubby Brian Austin Green are expecting and they couldn’t be happier about it. Read on for the source’s comments then decide for yourself if there could be a lil’ Green-Fox bun in the oven.
It seems Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy likes what he sees in The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes, who has been playing the recurring roll of swim coach Roz Washington on the popular high school musical comedy. It was announced Tuesday that NeNe Leakes has landed a recurring role on Murphy’s latest project, The New Normal, a sitcom pilot for NBC!
The Flourgate plot thickens! Not only is the infamous Kim Kardashian flour bomber Christina Cho an award-winning PETA activist, but her sister Michelle Cho also works for PETA and was featured on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians! Keep reading for all the latest in this huge conspiracy including Khloe’s denouncement of PETA and Kim’s change of heart about pressing charges.
Alicia Silverstone released this video through her vegan diet and lifestyle site thekindlife.com of herself feeding her 11-month old son Bear Blue like a bird: by chewing up the food and spitting it in his mouth!
Christie Brinkley appeared on TODAY this morning with the initial intent to talk about her return next week to Broadway’s “Chicago.” There was just one major problem. The conversation never really made it there as Matt Lauer lead in about her heated divorce from her 4th husband Peter Cook and the entire interview became about that. See the full emotional clip that drove Christie to tears and get some background information on the couple’s fiery past.
Check out photos and videos of the real star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Gia Giudice, performing with her T.R.U.E. dance troupe, including a performance at a beauty pageant that was taped for TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras reality show! Did I mention that one of the girls in the pageant was dressed as Gia’s mom, Teresa Giudice? Yup, we’ve got a photo of them posing together too!
Good Morning America welcomed two of the cast members from Season 4 of 16 & Pregnant to discuss the show and their lives this morning. Katie Yeager, who will be featured tonight, and Briana Dejesus, coming up April 3, chatted up all things teen pregnancy including the different roles that their baby-daddys play in their lives and the struggles they face as young mothers. See the full interview along with a transcript of the Q & A that includes an emotional Dejesus talking about a different choice her sister made when she discovered she was pregnant. Disclaimer – the girls do talk a little bit about their lives as they are now so if you’re waiting on the show for the full scoops there is some spoilage.
There’s a reason why Kendra Wilkinson has remained relevant on television other than her very obvious sex appeal. The girl has a keen sense of self and this was on serious display during a recent appearance in Vegas. Read her wonderfully candid quote about her lack of talents that she made while hosting a party in Vegas while clad in a bikini.
There are so many pictures of the the 16 and Pregnant Season 4 girls in New York City for the reunion taping that we had to create a second post! Keep reading for all the new pics of the gals, including Mackenzie Douthit, Lindsey Harrison, Sarah Roberts, Alexandria Sekella, Devon Broyles, Kristina Robinson, Briana Dejesus, Myranda Trevino, and Katie Yeager!
Mad Men fans heads’ were invaded by a silly little tune during last night’s Season 5 premiere. Don Draper’s new wife Megan (played by French-Canadian Jessica Paré) did a seductive little dance during his birthday party while singing what sounded like “Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo.”
What does it all mean, and why did she infiltrate our brains with this repetitive nonsense?
Good news for all you mobile device using ‘casm lovers out there – we’ve gone mobile! Whip out your smart phone and check out the new smart phone friendly version of starcasm.net that we hope will be much easier to use on the smaller screen without gobbling up near as much of your data plan! Check it out and let us know what you think 🙂
Coco T (or Nicole “CoCo” Austin) could be featured in a celebrity spinoff (they should totally do that) of My Strange Addiction. The Lady of Booty gets high by sniffing dryer sheets.
National Geographic looks to demolish the ratings with the announcement that they have given a greenlight for the show “Bid and Destroy.” I did a little following up and thought I’d provide you with some background information on Mr. Lee Danley and the crew of Danley Demo, the New Hampshire based company to be featured on the show. Photos, videos, company info and links included.
Getting big, bold tattoos is becoming a rite of passage for the stars of Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2! The latest serious entrant into tattoopalooza is Kailyn Lowry, who shared a photo of her massive back tat earlier today along with the tweet, “Back piece session 1.”
UPDATE – We spoke with Kail and she not only explained what the tattoo will look like when it’s done, but what it means!
Back on August 23 cab driver Adam Williams, only 2-weeks on the job, was dispatched to the Hickory, North Carolina Fudruckers restaurant. He was carrying a mere $39 in fare from the evening but that was enough to motivate a brutal stabbing that ended up in the death of the 32-year-old. 3 young men were originally popped for the crime but now the authorities have added two 16-year-old girls as they’ve arrested and charged Consandra Tyree and Emily Starnes with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Noooooooooooooooo! Hurricane Camille Grammer is hitting the off ramp from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Read the initial scoop via People and then her own statement to Us Weekly as well as a tweet in which she wanted to make it clear that she was not fired from the show. We hate to see Grammer on the outs. You can reference our likability chart after the jump as to the reasons why.
I gots to give Miley a little bit of a hard time, or perhaps credit, after doing what appears to be some attention seeking, or cross promotion by posting up a Twit-pic featuring a massive rock on that most important of fingers while discussing nails. She then appeared out and about wearing the same girl’s-best-friend at a Saturday event. So is she engaged? Probably not according to recent sources. Is she selling some nail foundations? Mos def! See the sparkling pics and what insider sources had to say.
It’s still two days until MTV premieres its fourth season of 16 and Pregnant, but the network has already gotten all twelve girls together to tape a reunion special with Dr. Drew! The gals, most of the guys, and all the babies were in The Big Apple over the weekend where they got to meet each other for the first time. As you can imagine, there was an outpouring of excited tweets and pics from the weekend and we’ve compiled most all of them here for you!
Forget Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, or even Elizabeth Banks and her stunning fashions as Effie Trinket, the breakout star of the box office smash hit The Hunger Games is Seneca Crane (Wes Bentley)’s beard!
The The Shahs of Sunset‘s youngest and most outspoken Tehrangelino, GG, hasn’t always had that cute little button nose to prop up her fabulous Gucci shades, and Mike Souhed made sure we new about it in the series premiere. In case you didn’t get a good look at the before photo Bravo threw on screen for an instant, here’s a side by side before and after for you to check out.
January Jones, who headed back to work on Mad Men just weeks before giving birth to her baby Xander (still no one knows who the daddy is,) says she’s getting her energy and stamina from eating her baby’s placenta. Her doula had her placenta encapsulated so January can just swallow it down with her daily vitamins. This can sound a bit weird for some, but it’s definitely a strong niche trend. (CLICK HERE TO read more about placenta eating)
January told People Magazine:
Surely we must be joking?!? No we’re not, and for those Airplane! fans out there, please do call him Shirley!
That’s right, you could be snuggling up with the Belden Lineman Camp t-shirt wearing teddy bear Gary Shirley from MTV’s Teen Mom! Burly Shirley will be appearing live in the studio on The Matty P Radio Hour Show this Thursday, March 29, where three young ladies (actually, the contest doesn’t specify age or sex – we’re just assuming) will compete for a cyber date with “America’s #1 Baby Daddy!” KEep reading to find out how you can get your entry in and possibly be basking in some of that “Gary Time” you’ve heard so much about!
Storage Wars is taking over reality television! We posted earlier today that the popular A&E series was expanding into New York City and Miami, but those may not be the only new Storage Wars inspired shows coming to the small screen soon. The same casting company that posted the casting call for Storage Wars New York and Storage Wars Miami last April later asked for potential families in need of $5,000 – $15,000 for a show titled “What Are You Worth?” featuring Barry Weiss!
A&E’s popular reality show franchise Storage Wars is growing faster than McDonald’s! With it’s flagship show centered out of California continuing to dominate the ratings and it’s second installment in Dallas, Texas following close behind, producers have decided to expand into the huge east coast markets of New York City and Miami!
Belvedere Vodka took tasteless advertising to an entirely new level Friday when they posted a photo on Twitter and Facebook featuring a seemingly terrified woman trying to resist a man grabbing her from behind along with the slogan, “Unlike some people, Belvedere always goes down smoothly.” Keep reading to see the full advert, which was pulled soon after, as well as the cavalcade of apologies from Belvedere Vodka’s execs.
18-year-old actress AnnaSophia Robb has some big Manolo Blahniks to fill as she tackles the role of a young Carrie Bradshaw in the CW’s Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diaries. See the first official photo from the set as well as a side-by-side look of AnnaSophia and Sarah Jessica Parker as 1980s Carrie Bradshaw!
See what very well may be the world’s smallest puppy named Beyonce and read her remarkable story of survival. She was set to be aborted, then euthanized and when born was a mere 4oz. Be ready for a little tears and awwwwws!
Kim Kardashian was attending the launch of her new True Reflection fragrance at a red carpet event held at the London Hotel in West Hollywood last night when an unknown woman walked up on her from behind, shouted “Fur hag!” and then dumped a bag of flour of the reality star. (It all happened so fast some in attendance mistook it for a marriage.) Keep reading for a video of the moment Kim got dumped on as well as before and after photos!
Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans was in court yet again today, and yet again the result was more dropped charges. This time it was the cyberstalking charges filed by Jenelle’s former boss James Duffy that were dismissed. Those charges were filed after the two had a very public online feud stemming from Jenelle’s falling out with her former roommate Hannah Inman, who moved in with Duffy after her spat with Jenelle. (This is complicated stuff! Jenelle could seriously have a spin off show that airs five nights a week!) Keep reading for the details and find out the only legal issue remaining for Jenelle.
Anything and everything is a photo op for the denizens of Jersey Shore and this was apparent for the forthcoming parent Snooki as she was photographed strolling around a doll with JWoww. Yes. GTL BFFs Snooki and JWoww were seen out and about around Jersey City each in possession of a baby doll. The fake mommies purchased strollers for their fake babies and went as far as to buy clothing for their little not real ones. See photographic proof of this silliness and then caption a photo with your best GT(one)L-iner!
So Marilyn Manson, Barry Manilow, and Lana Del Rey walk into a bar…
Despite the setup, this is no joke. What’s behind this incredibly odd trio getting together a photo op? Your answer is as good as ours!
Check out the preview clip from Katie Yeager’s episode of 16 and Pregnant, which will be one of two airing Tuesday, March 27 as part of the Season 4 premiere! The other is Mackenzie Douthit and you can check that out here.
It seems like Hilary Duff had been pregnant for years but she’s finally had that baby! Read her Twitter announcement about the happy news and find out her son’s name.
This should be the entry in the dictionary under “crazy love.”
Donald Kohut, a 34-year-old physical trainer from Flemington, New Jersey, was one of many men corresponding with one of the U.S.’s most dangerous women, Christa Pike, but he was the only one willing to develop a plot to help her escape from death row.
Check out the preview clip from Mackenzie Douthit’s episode of 16 and Pregnant, which will be one of two airing Tuesday, March 27 as part of the Season 4 premiere! (The other premiere episode will feature Katie Yeager.)
Janet Jackson fans are up in arms after the singer shared this photo of a gift she received from a fan along with the tweet, “During the tour, I was given this doll named Maria. She was advertised as lifelike. How does Maria make you feel?” Keep reading to find out the origins of these “Golliwoggs” or “golly dolls” as well as a link to a site in Australia where ones identical to the one received by Janet are still for sale!
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