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!
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!
Social media has finally been GOOPed! Gwyneth Paltrow is “trying to join the 21st century” and has created both a Twitter and a Facebook account for her millions of fans (and detractors). Keep reading for the links and to watch the video posted by Gwyneth on both accounts to announce her arrival in the 21st century!
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!
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.
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!?!
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak and her booty beauty beau Kroy Biermann gave birth to a boy yesterday (May 31)! Keep reading for Kim’s tweet and the appropriate Phaedra Parks “Everybody knows…” reference.
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!
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.
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?
Maci Bookout is in love. She’s so in love with boyfriend Kyle King in fact that she can’t help but sharing it with the world and with US Weekly. Read her glowing comments and tweets about the young man she moved to the Nashville area to be closer to.
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.
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.
Check out this gross and awesome video of Panic! At The Disco lead singer Brendon Urie revealing to a live audience in Florida an ankle swollen so badly from being broken that he said it, “Looks like my grandmother’s goiter.”
Bonus: Find out what a goiter is like I had to!
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.
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!
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…
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!
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…
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?
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!
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!
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!
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.
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,…
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…
Snooki was tipping the scales at 126 lbs. last summer after binging on fried food and alcohol, but now she’s lost nearly 20 pounds through exercise and the diet pill Zantrex-3. Is the drug safe?
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…
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?
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer gets some starling news from a Moroccan fortune teller. Is her marriage in trouble?
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.
Simon Cowell flexed his executive producing muscles and canned Cheryl Cole from her job as judge on America’s version of X-Factor. Find out the reported reasons for the diss, what Simon is asking Cheryl to do now, and who will be her replacement on the show.
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…
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.
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.)
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!
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!
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.
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!?!
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.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 isn’t hitting theaters until November but that hasn’t stopped Summit Entertainment from releasing the first official ominous poster for the most anticipated film of the year. Check it out (includes one click link to full page image)!
Gary Shirley likes to get his tweet on and has been in overdrive following the reports that have surfaced involving his recent arrest for driving with a suspended license. Read his disputes in regards to what is being said about him and the incident. It’s Gary’s time to defend himself!
Just yesterday as in YESTERDAY I rambled on about how Gary Shirley and Amber Portwood would somehow be the couple to stand the test of time in the Teen Mom universe. Now we have Gary’s first known serious run in with the law that happened following an alleged confrontation with Amber. Incredible!
See the two mug shots and find out how an argument with Amber caught the police officer’s attention and what offense Shirley got double handcuffed and taken to jail for.
You read that right! Kim Kardashian is engaged to be married to NBA baller Kris Humphries. Find out how Kris proposed, how the Kris that’s already a Kardashian helped plan the party and exactly how many karats it takes to get Kim K to say yes (a lot)!
Jersey Shore continued it’s domestic violence drama last night in Florence after Ronnie sent Mike The Situation to the hospital with a blow to the face.
16 and Pregnant‘s Kayla Jackson is a Formspring gal! In addition to answering well over 8,000 questions from friends, family, fans, haters and random spammers on the popular Q&A site she also treated her readers by answering some of their questions via recorded web cam videos! Keep reading to watch the two clips totaling over 12 minutes with extended cameos by lil Preston!
Find out just about everything you need to know about Kayla Jackson, the anorexic teen mom from the little town of Winthrop, Minnesota featured in tonight’s special hour-and-a-half episode of 16 and Pregnant. How did her eating disorder affect her pregnancy? What’s her relationship with the baby’s father now? What’s her favorite flavor of wings? It’s all here!
Chelsea Handler is an executive produer for some of the most mind-numbing reality tv on the planet: Pretty Wild. It featured two teenage girls who badly wanted to break into Hollywood. One of them, Alexis Niers, had to serve time in jail for being involved in the Bling Ring of kids who robbed stars’ homes,…
Call me crazy but when the dust settles in the Teen Mom universe and MTV is doing a 30th Anniversary Special my money is on troubled lovers Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley to be the couple together holding hands laughing at it all. Read Gary’s latest sweet-tweets to his tweetheart Ambs that includes the following poster child for social media information overload:
“Next to me half naked. Wearing my shirt.”
During the filming of the finale for Mob Wives Karen Gravano and Drita D’avanzo got into a fight that left another cast member cut and bleeding! Find out who got cut, where the melee went down and if VH1 will even show the fight due to its graphic nature!
Even though the Teresa Gorga Giudice and brother Joe are engaged in a bone-crushing fight-to-the-death in the media at at various social events in New Jersey, there is one bright spot in all of this: Joe Gorga dressing up like Snooki from Jersey Shore. He dons the costume for a Halloween adult’s night out with…
Homer Simpson is reportedly getting some competition in the hilariously charming buffoon category as the round-headed star of The Ricky Gervais Show, Karl Pilkington, will be paying a visit to Springfield in an upcoming episode! Actually, Karl’s animated visage may not actually be in Springfield, but will reportedly be on the show in the form of a clip according to Ricky Gervais. Keep reading for what Ricky actually said and satisfy your trivia thirst by finding out Ricky’ previous connection to Matt Groenig’s show!
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