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VIDEO Jon Stewart addresses Anthony Weiner and “Weinergate” on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart used to visit Anthony Weiner at his house near the beach in Delaware when they were young college-aged whippersnappers, and as everyone knows Jon’s political views tend to align with the Democratic Party, so many thought he wouldn’t touch the Weiner Gate story with a (ahem!) ten foot pole. But, as Jon explains at length in this clip, a story about a picture of a man’s penis, Twitter and a dude with a name synonymous with penis HAS to be addressed! And that address is The Daily Show‘s wheelhouse!

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VIDEO: Porn Star Ginger Lee of Anthony Weiner Twitter Fame Speaks In Interview!

Porn star, exotic dancer, “follower” of Anthony Weiner, and Marcia Brady look alike Ginger Lee speaks! She refuses to talk to the press about her role in the scandal gripping the media this week. But we’ve got plenty of video of Ms. Lee opening up on the topics you most want to hear about! Here’s your chance to see a PG-13 version of what Anthony Weiner thinks is hot and sexy! (Presumably besides his wife, that is…)

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The Real Housewives of Vancouver officially announced

It appears as though Canadians will no longer need to pay import fees on their momma drama because Shaw Media announced in their Monday Upfronts that Vancouver, British Columbia would be getting it’s own Real Housewives reality show! Keep reading for all the deets as well as a carefully constructed dream team of ladies hailing from the great city of Vancouver!

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VIDEO Shaquille O’Neal announces retirement on Twitter

After a stellar 18-year NBA career that included four NBA championships and a league MVP award in 2000, Shaquille O’Neal is retiring from basketball. The 7ft 1in goliath went out 21st Century style with a tweet and video link. Keep reading to watch his tweetirement video and find out how you can help the big man find a new identity post-NBA!

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PHOTOS: Who is Ginger Lee, Rep. Anthony Weiner’s favorite porn star?

The unfortunately named Brooklyn/Queens Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner may have the most famously photographed dingaling since Brett Favre. Whether or not he sent the infamous pete tweet of his bulging briefs to 21-year-old Gennette Cordova, he’s still in a whole heap of trouble as the sensational story becomes the focus of media attention as well as the attention of his stunning newlywed wife. But Cordova wasn’t the only suspicious Twitter activity for Weiner! Meet Ginger Lee, the p0rn star Weiner fervently “followed” on Twitter!

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PHOTOS Lisa Vanderpump rocks a pair of ripped jeans and high heels

Gagillionairess and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Lisa Vanderpump is the epitome of upper class elegance and style whether she’s wearing a $10,000 designer gown on the red carpet or a pair of ripped jeans and a white tee shirt on the streets of Studio City, California. The latter of which is demonstrated in these pictures of Lisa taken yesterday looking like she just walked out of a modern-day Conway Twitty video!

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Breaking Bad season 4 official trailer, premiere date released

If you’re a fellow passenger on the Bryan Cranston as Walter White bandwagon you’ve been patiently waiting to find out when the 4th season of the best drama on TV was firing up its cookers and getting back to work. Well the wait is over and soon we can emerge from our Winnebago and get back to the impossibly entertaining world of Walter, Jesse, Skyler, Walter Jr., Saul, Pollos hermanos and the rest. Get the premiere date and see the spoiler-free but still Heisenberg-level kick-butt trailer.

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Is Kim Kardashian pregnant, changing name to Kim Humphries?

The Kim Kardashian rumor mill has been churning at full speed since her engagement to b-baller Kris Humphries. So what’s being said about the starlet as of today? Wellllll, she’s pregnant, getting married in two months and is going to officially change her name to Kim Humphries! You know those first two seem reasonable but Kim Humphries!?!

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PHOTOS Snooki sports a prank neck brace after police car crash; starts fashion craze?

Jersey Shore‘s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi wasn’t about to let a little neck injury get in her way of making her usual bold fashion statement as she proudly strutted the streets of Florence, Italy wearing a huge whiplash neck brace just one day after driving her vehicle into an Italian police car! In addition to the medichic horse collar, Snooki was also wearing an amazing pair of sunglasses you have to see to believe!

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PHOTOS BIO Meet 16 and Pregnant’s Izabella Tovar

On this week’s episode of 16 and Pregnant the MTV cameras take us to Utah to meet 16-year-old Izabella Tovar, her son Enrique Jairo and her baby’s father Jairo Rodriguez. As we try to do every week with the 16 and Pregnant gals, we’ve put together a little pre-show primer with photos and background info to help you get familiar with Izabella, her son Enrique and her fiance / baby daddy Jairo Rodriguez.

Was that really Eric Ripert’s Le Bernardin kitchen in HBO’s Treme?

As if great acting, great stories, and amazing music weren’t enough to make HBO’s Treme (now in its second season) worth watching, the producers have stirred a culinary plot line into the show and hired celebrity chef extraordinaire, Anthony Bourdain to help write it for them. Since the city of New Orleans is as much a character on the show as Davis or Ladonna or Antoine, it isn’t surprising to get glimpses into actual New Orleans restaurants; but, were the scenes in Eric Ripert’s famous New York seafood restaurant, Le Bernardin REALLY Le Bernardin?

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Meet Kym Nguyen of Love in the Wild

NBC has delayed the premiere of their upcoming dating reality contest meets Survivor themed show Love in the Wild. This is fine with me because it’s giving me more time to patiently decide which smokin’ hot contestant I’m gonna profile next. After looking at about a thousand photos of Kym Nguyen, a hairstylist from Quincy, MA, I have to admit this decision was made for me! Bikini photos, video, brief bio information and links for the 5’3″ powerhouse.

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PHOTO O’ The Day: Urban Outfitters tries to sell Ramen Noodles for five dollars

Ramen noodles are those fried, salty pieces of heaven you can live off of for $.20 a pack when you are 20, in college studying philosophy and women and gender studies, and up to your ironic little neck in student loan debt. Urban Outfitters tried to unload them for $5 a pop.

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PHOTOS Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore (Tempest) in X-Men: First Class

Check out lots of pictures of Zoë Kravitz as sexy former go-go dancing mutant Angel Salvadore! Includes information on the Angel character (she spits acid y’all!) as well as quotes from Zoë about playing the role and her positive experience making the film.

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Teen Mom Jenelle Evans releases a rap video?

In addition to playing the part of talent scout and agent, Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans is also using her time in rehab to test the waters of another potential career: being a rapper! That’s right, Oak Island was representin’ as Jenelly took to the ‘tube to deliver some rhymes old school black and white style!

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Bachelorette: How did Ashley Hebert’s ex-boyfriend Joe Olszewski die?

Right before Bachelorette Ashley Hebert started filming for Brad’s second season of The Bachelor this fall, one of her ex-boyfriends died of a respiratory illness! How heartbreaking! Ashley started dating Joe in 2006, after they both graduated from the University of Maine. They remained in contact after they broke up, though they ended up on…

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Snooki crashes car into police vehicle, currently in custody in Florence, Italy

The cast of Jersey Shore have spent a relatively quiet couple of weeks in Florence, Italy with the only headlines being Ronnie’s scuffle with The Situation and Deena’s novelty nude David apron. Snooki must have realized their reputations as fun-loving rabble rousers were at stake so she apparently took matters into her own hands and drove her car into a parked police car!

VIDEO – House arrested Lindsay Lohan made an art film with Richard Phillips

Lindsay Lohan is currently serving a cush house arrest sentence, and she’s also starred in a 98-second film by fine artist Richard Phillips. It’s got shots of Lilo in a bikini, long shots of her face, shots of her in the water, and one of her watching a giant wave crash. She also watches a…

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Rumor smashed: Is Teen Mom 2’s Leah Messer dating Corey’s friend Tyler?

InTouch had an interesting story about Teen Mom 2’s Leah Messer this last week. They claimed Leah was dating Corey’s friend Tyler, and that she tried to get back with Corey while she was vacationing in Orlando. According to the rag, when that didn’t work out, Leah supposedly bragged that Tyler had a “better truck.” Is any of this true?

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2011 UK X Factor judges officially announced

After Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole’s departure from the UK X Factor‘s judging panel at the conclusion of last season there has been a whirlwind of rumored replacements that has included such names as Frankie Sandford, Alesha Dixon and Danni Minogue – all of which have since announced that other obligations prevented them from signing on. Today ITV made an official announcement via press release ending speculation once and for all! The 2011 UK X Factor judging panel will consist of Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Louis Walsh and Kelly Rowland. Keep reading for the full press release and photos of the new judging panel!

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VIDEO: Avril Lavigne Drops “F” Bomb At Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Game Family Event

Newly unveiled video of Avril Lavigne takes you directly to the controversy that has been swirling the last couple days since her controversial performance after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays game in St. Petersburg, FL. But is the real offense the “F” bomb…or the anti-social, anti-parent sing-along that came afterwords? As always at Starcasm, you get to be the judge!

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LeAnn Rimes tweets skinny bikini photos from honeymoon in Mexico

LeAnn Rimes has taken a bit of criticism of late because of her diminishing frame with some saying the singer has crossed the line from skinny to being unhealthily too skinny. But LeAnn wasn’t about to let the criticisms put a damper on her honeymoon with husband Eddie Cibrian in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as she proudly showed off her svelte self with a couple bikini photos posted to Twitter!

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VIDEOS Teen mom Jenelle Evans uses rehab to… become a music agent?

It appears that rehab is already having positive effects on Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans as the troubled teen seems to have found a potential new career as a music talent scout and agent! Watch a video of Jenelle’s talented discovery while in rehab – a singer and guitar player named Julia who performs an acoustic cover of “Breakeven” by The Script.

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Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio try to conceal that they’re dating, leave hotel separately

After huggin’ all over each other in Cannes last week, and then again in Italy, newly single Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively were photographed exiting the same hotel in France at different intervals. Don’t know if the A-lister and the Gossip Girl star are “dating,” or if they’re just “enjoying their time” together in Europe,…

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PHOTO O’ The Day- HBO sent Ricky Gervais a silver Karl Pilkington head from Tiffany’s

I recently got emotionally and cerebrally attached to Ricky Gervais and his personal plaything Karl Pilkington, and I can’t get enough. They are my drug of choice. Sooo, when I saw this on Ricky’s blog, I suddenly have never wanted something more from Tiffany’s. HBO sent it to Ricky to as a good luck charm…

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PHOTOS – Will Kim Kardashian’s wedding be better than the Royal Wedding?

Kim Kardashian and her fiance Kris Humphries have emerged in person at Amber Fashion Show at the Meridien Beach Plaza hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco.after they successfully conquered the U.S media with news of their engagement, Kim’s 20.5 carat $2 million ring, and plans to televise their wedding. Sister Khloe Kardashian even went so far…

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Did Rulon Gardner break his contract to Skip the Biggest Loser finale?

When Rulon Gardner left The Biggest Loser abruptly in the middle of the season even though he seemed to be poised to win the competition, I wasn’t as surprised as a lot of folks out there. And, once Rulon started talking and acting like he might try to make a comeback in competitive Greco-Roman wrestling, it made perfect sense for him not to want to go below his competition weight. But, Rulon’s decision not to show up for the Biggest Loser finale feels different. Rude, even. So, why did he do it?

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Scottie Pippen blasphemes His Airness

We usually avoid straight sport stories here at Starcasm but when someone goes Benedict Arnold on your childhood hero you got to stand your ground. Scottie Pippen, whom Michael Jordan carried to 6 rings has suggested that Lebron James is already greater than his famous teammate. Read Pippen’s stupid statement that can only rationally be explained by some seriously deep-seeded second fiddle jealousy.

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Teen Mom Leah Messer addresses separation from Corey Simms and dating rumors

Leah Messer and her close friend Amy LaDawn took to Facebook to address Leah’s separation from husband Corey Simms and the recent dating rumors surrounding the couple. Keep reading to find out what they had to say as well as Leah’s distaste for the Team Leah/Team Corey mentality.

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VIDEO Beyonce’s amazing American Idol dressing room rehearsal

If there’s one clip you have to see this week it’s this one taken by Jay-Z backstage in the dressing room of American Idol. It’s a candid beautiful clip of his wife Beyoncé rehearsing and you get a full dose of her talent without anything needed to enhance her sound other than her talented back-up singers. Girl has got soul. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

PHOTO Loretta Swit (Hot Lips Houlihan) looking great at 73

Loretta Swit proved that not all wartime bombshells are a bad thing with her ground (and heart) breaking role as M*A*S*H‘s Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan for the entire eleven-year run of the series from 1972 to 1983. The 73-year-old actress was photographed leaving a Broadway production of The Normal Heart at the Golden Theatre New York City last night looking like she just stepped off a Korean War medical chopper – and I mean that in a good way!

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Courtney Love: Lady Gaga is ‘weird, sexless Barbie doll’

Courtney Love opened her yap for an incredible sprawling interview for The Fix, a website that focuses on recovery and addiction, things Courtney knows a thing or three thousand about. She singles out who’s primarily to blame for Kurt Cobain’s death, advises never to take random pills from Andy Dick, shares what her drug addiction bottom was and provides her assessment that Lady Gaga could very well become a lonely drag queen because gay men and stylists have turned her into a weird, sexless Barbie doll!

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Celebrity Rehab’s Jeff Conaway taken off of life support

In sad news, Grease, Taxi, and Celebrity Rehab veteran actor Jeff Conaway has been taken off of life support after being in a coma induced by pneumonia and sepsis.

UPDATE – Conaway has reportedly died at the age of 60. Keep reading for all the sad details and relive a little of his happier days as Kenickie in the musical Grease.

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Will Jenelle Evans fight Danielle Staub to avoid court for fighting Britany Truett?

Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman is trying to help Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans out by buying her out of pending assault charges, but only if she’s willing to assault someone else: former Real Housewives of New Jersey provocateur Danielle Staub!

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PHOTOS Justin Bieber’s new Yeshua (Jesus) tattoo

Less than a month after visiting Israel as part of his My World Tour, singer Justin Bieber revealed a new tattoo written in Hebrew while going shirtless in Hawaii with new girlfriend Selena Gomez this week. The tattoo is on the side of Justin’s chest under his left arm and reads “Yeshua,” which is Hebrew for Jesus. Keep reading for a zoomed-in view as well as a graphic showing what the usual horizontal Hebrew spelling looks like in comparison to Justin’s vertical interpretation!

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PHOTOS Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez kiss and get frisky in Hawaii

The hottest young couple on the planet are currently vacationing in Hawaii and are definitely no longer afraid to reveal to the world how they feel about each other! Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez got seriously PG-13 as the two kissed while enjoying a rather suggestive embrace in the Ocean in Maui earlier today. Keep reading for the PDA as well as individual photos of Selena Gomez in her sexy fuchsia bikini and The Biebs being The Biebs in a pair of surf trunks.

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VIDEO Bravo launches 2011 Summer by Bravo campaign with summer camp commercial

It’s been a year since Bravo launched their fun and immensely popular star-studded “Summer By Bravo” commercial featuring dozens of Bravolebrities enjoying an elegant pool-side party. As any fan of the network knows, Bravo likes what the fans like so they have a brand new star-packed “Summer By Bravo” commercial for 2011!

Instead of the elegant poolside party they’ve gone with the summer camp theme and the commercial features a slew of the most entertaining folks in reality programming as they get off a bus for a fun-filled summer of ping pong, archery, practical jokes, campfires and fireworks!

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Mob Wives land 2nd season, reunion show

All aboard the Staten Island reality ferry because our hard-core girls Renee Graziano, Karen Gravano, Drita D’avanzo and Carla Facciolo have been re-upped by VH1 for a second season of the popular docu-soap Mob Wives. Get the particulars and read what Renee had to tweet to her minimemobsters about season 2.

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The Avett Brothers: Carrying on the legacy of Bruce Springsteen

I’ve been a Bruce Springsteen fan ever since I was a kid and while I’ve discovered many other musical artists that are just as if not more important no one seemed to fill what I call that “belief music” space that The Boss owns. Well that was until I came across The Avett Brothers from Concord, North Carolina. Read how a cover of “Glory Days” lead me to realize that Scott and Seth Avett are carrying on Bruce’s legacy more than any other artist I know of.

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Trial date set for taped Jenelle Evans fight

Teen Mom Tar Heel firecracker Jenelle Evans knows it’s hard to make a court date in Brunswick County, North Carolina when you’re rehabbing in Malibu, California. Thankfully her lawyer did too and got a newly scheduled court date in regards to her now infamous videotaped fight with Britany Truett. Find out how Jenelle is doing, when she’ll be coming home, when the trial will be (as of now anyways) and a special tribute to the great state of North Carolina.

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Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana had a serious headache from spinal fluid leak (CSF)

Vicki Gunvalson and her daughter Briana Wolfsmith haven’t had the best health year. This season on RHOC Vicki suffered from internal bleeding, and had to have surgery, and last season the Real Housewives of Orange County taped Briana as she went through a harrowing cancer scare. Last week (in real life time, not on the…

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PHOTO Halle Berry wears “Reveal”ing dress to 2011 FiFi Awards

The FiFi Awards (basically the Oscars for fragrances) were held last night in New York City and actress Halle Berry was there to represent her “Reveal” perfume in a dress that lived up to her fragrance’s name! Keep reading for some serious Berry belly and find out if her fragrance was good enough to take home the Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award.

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PHOTOS Pia Toscano arrives for American Idol season 10 finale

On what should have been her night to shine, the prematurely rejected Pia Toscano was in attendance for the America Idol finale last night looking flawless as usual in a sparkly white textured mini-dress with some (tasteful) see-through lace.

(WARNING – Post contains vast amounts of Pia fan bitterness. Alfred E. Newman fans need not proceed.)

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VIDEO Bridesmaids outtakes from Funny or Die

The sure-to-be blockbuster comedy of the summer just got funnier thanks to this video clip of hilarious (and a bit raunchy) outtakes! Watch as Kristen Wiig’s character Annie gets taken through the entire Jon Hamma Sutra (not as pleasant as it sounds), Wendi McLendon-Covey unleashes a barrage of horrifically foul metaphors for what her house smells like, and scene-stealer Megan (Melissa McCarthy) rambles through every ill-conceived and preposterous bachelorette party idea ever!

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Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry and Jordan Wenner launch online shop

You can now add “entrepreneur” to teen supermom Kailyn Lowry’s résumé as the single mother, student and Forever 21 employee has launched her own online Amway store with partner (and rumored ex-boyfriend) Jordan Wenner! Keep reading to find out how you can buy skin care products, energy drinks and more, all while adding to little Isaac’s college fund!

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Congratulations Olivia Ward Biggest Loser Season 11 Winner! Before and after photos

Every year The Biggest Loser finale offers up some dramatic before an after shots of contestants who have lost unbelievable quantities of fat and built up impressive muscles. This season gave us all of that and a bit more with its winner, Olivia Ward.

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Amy Poehler high school yearbook photos

Just when I thought I couldn’t like Amy Poehler any more, I ran across these flawless images from the 1989 Burlington High School yearbook in which Amy is sporting a toweringly elegant ’80s hairdo – the construction of which must still be having a negative impact on the ozone layer! Also includes a picture of her as a member of the drama club cheerleader!?!

VIDEO Tornado vs. Tractor Trailer

I recently visited friends in Birmingham, Alabama and was overwhelmed by their stories of fear and hopelessness in relation to the horrible storms and tornadoes that recently descended upon their region. In the following video you see another recent tornado literally demolish a semi as if it were made of paper on Interstate 40 near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Check out the video and find out about the fate of the driver who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.