Jesse James returns to TV with new “Outlaw Garage” show on Discovery April 9

ByAsa Hawks

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.

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Beis Rivkah High School fines girls $100 for having a Facebook account; plus, employers can demand your Facebook password

ByStarcasm Staff

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.

VIDEO Vicious girl’s soccer attack leads to an assault charge

ByDarren O

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 can’t believe he was so crazy last year

ByStarcasm Staff

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.”

Armed with spirited flute, a dapper Ron Burgundy announces Anchorman 2

ByDarren O

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!

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Gold Rush’s Parker Schnabel is hiring for Big Nugget Mine summer jobs!

ByAsa Hawks

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.)

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Bee Gees Legend Robin Gibb Hospitalized Again In London For Further Surgery

ByChris Gaines

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…

Teen Mom Maci Bookout as news anchor for Today at Chatt State
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VIDEOS Maci Bookout as news anchor for “Today @ Chatt State”

ByAsa Hawks

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.

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REPORT Bethenny Frankel’s husband Jason Hoppy moves out

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian model new Kardashian Kollection swimwear line

ByAsa Hawks

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!

PHOTOS VIDEOS Meet Alex Libby from ‘Bully’

ByDarren O

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.

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Basketball Wives’ Tami Roman suffers heart attack

ByDarren O

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.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes lands role on NBC sitcom The New Normal

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Kim Kardashian flour bomber is PETA activist Christina Cho, her sister was on Keeping Up With The Kardashians

ByAsa Hawks

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.

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VIDEO – Alicia Silverstone feeds her son like a bird: chews up the food, and spits it in his mouth

ByStarcasm Staff

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!

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VIDEO Christie Brinkley breaks down discussing ‘malignant narcissist’ ex-husband Peter Cook

ByDarren O

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.

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Gia Giudice performs in T.R.U.E. dance troupe, to be on Toddlers and Tiaras?

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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VIDEO Teen Mom 3’s Briana Dejesus & Katie Yeager on Good Morning America

ByDarren O

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.

Kendra Wilkinson refreshingly candid about her talent level

ByDarren O

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.

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PHOTOS from the 16 and Pregnant Season 4 reunion in New York City (Part 2)

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Story behind silly “Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo” song Don Draper’s wife Megan sang on Mad Men

ByStarcasm Staff

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?

We’ve launched a mobile version of starcasm – tell us what you think!

ByAsa Hawks

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 🙂

Nat Geo greenlights show about the demolition business “Bid and Destroy”

ByDarren O

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.

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PHOTOS Kailyn Lowry’s back tattoos and what they mean

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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MUG SHOTS Two 16-year-old girls charged in stabbing murder of taxi driver

ByDarren O

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.

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Was Camille Grammer fired from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

ByDarren O

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.

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Miley Cyrus is probably not engaged

ByDarren O

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.

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PHOTOS from the 16 and Pregnant Season 4 reunion in New York City

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Shahs of Sunset: GG’s nose job, before and after photos

ByRuby Turpin

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.

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January Jones is eating her son’s placenta in pill form

ByStarcasm Staff

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:

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Win a date with Teen Mom’s Gary Shirley!

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Storage Wars’ Barry Weiss getting his own show “What Are You Worth?”

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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Storage Wars expanding to New York City and Miami!

ByAsa Hawks

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!

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PHOTO Belvedere Vodka treats rape as a joke in ad

ByAsa Hawks

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.

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PHOTO AnnaSophia Robb as young Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries

ByAsa Hawks

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!

Kim Kardashian has a bag of flour dumped on her at a red carpet event
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VIDEO Woman throws flour on Kim Kardashian at True Reflection fragrance launch event

ByStarcasm Staff

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!

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Jenelle Evans has James Duffy cyberstalking charges dismissed, is legally free and clear

ByAsa Hawks

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.

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PHOTOS Snooki practices being a mom with a fake baby

ByDarren O

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!

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“I want to lick your soul” Donald Kohut seduced by sadistic murderer Christa Pike, tries to break her out of death row

ByStarcasm Staff

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.

PHOTO Janet Jackson receives racist golly doll as gift from a fan while on tour

ByAsa Hawks

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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PHOTOS: Jennifer Lawrence’s stunning gowns from Hunger Games premieres around the world

ByStarcasm Staff

Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest celeb right now with the impending release of the film adaptation of Hunger Games. The young star was nominated for an Oscar last year for Winter’s Bone, and has been used to doing indie flicks, but she’s about to get a real taste of superstardom when everyone goes nuts of…

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VIDEO It’s a Teresa war for the Season 4 teaser of Real Housewives of New Jersey

ByDarren O

Bravo has untethered their first look at the upcoming 4th season of Real Housewives of New Jersey and it looks like it’s all about the Teresa drama folks! Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita and even her husband Joe all want a piece of the recent Celebrity Apprentice cast member Teresa Giudice. In addition to the explosive TG mama-drama there’s also some seriously fantastic one liners as the crew heads out RV style to the Napa Valley in California.

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Kendra Wilkinson gets new show “Kendra On Top” on WE tv

ByAsa Hawks

As you might expect from a former Playboy bunny, reality starlet Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett is great at hopping around! The 26-year-old mother of one is leaving behind the E! network and her popular Kendra reality show for a new home on WE tv and a new show called Kendra On Top. Keep reading for all the details, and find out which op music icon is also joining the network with a reality series of her own!

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Photos of Gold Rush’s Jack Hoffman and wife Georgia Hoffman from back in the day

ByAsa Hawks

Fans of Discovery Channel’s treasure-seeking reality series Gold Rush Alaska are all too familiar with the grizzled, hard-working, and eternally optimistic crew patriarch Jack Hoffman, whose failed attempt at gold mining 25 years previous inspired his son to try again. But back before he was a white bearded heavy machinery wizard with a propensity for homoerotic innuendo (gl0ry hole any one?), Jack Hoffman was a recently enlisted, clean-cut 18-year-old military man with a beautiful young wife, Georgia Hoffman. Keep reading to see the pictures of this handsome young dude just before he headed off to Vietnam and way before he would become a huge reality star! This is hot stuff!

Report: Casey Anthony to get baptized to see Caylee again

ByDarren O

An “insider” close to 26-year-old Casey Anthony is stating that the controversial figure wants to get baptized to signify a new beginning in her life following being the center of the most public U.S. trial in the last decade. As with anything involving Anthony this latest story has set comment boards across the internet on fire.

VIDEO Firefighters in drag put out car fire

ByDarren O

When things got a little overheated during a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Padua, Minnesota firefighters on hand did what they do and braved the danger to put out a car fire. What makes this particular blaze noteworthy is that two of the firemen just so happened to be wearing dresses! See two clips of the hilarious footage and find out how it all went down.

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The Situation was in rehab before, just prior to being on Jersey Shore

ByStarcasm Staff

Yesterday Jersey Shore’s The Situation admitted that he was in rehab receiving help for a problem with prescription pills. Some reports have also cited his drinking as a problem, something that wouldn’t be too much of a surprise since we’ve all seem the footage.

Even so his drinking seemed to be on par with the rest of the crew, but there were other things going on that made The Situation’s behavior erratic even when everyone else was sober (or made his behavior seem more extreme even when everyone else was wasted, remember when he slammed his own head in the wall in Italy?)

The Situation’s dad told Radar Online that this isn’t his son Mike’s first time at the rehab rodeo. He went once before at the age of 27, after years of substance abuse.

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In Japan Nicki Minaj rocks a treat of an dress made out of real popcorn and candy!

ByStarcasm Staff

Nicki Minaj tweeted some fun photos of herself wearing a carnival popcorn dress with real popcorn and candy coming out of the top Toyko, Japan right where she’s promoting her second album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (drops April 3, click here to pre-order.)

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The Situation issues a statement about prescription drug problem

ByAsa Hawks

Looks like we have ourselves and official prescriptuation! Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has issued a statement confirming earlier reports that he is currently seeking treatment for a prescription drug problem. Keep reading for the full statement form his website.