Caroline Manzo rails Danielle Staub with court testimony
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Caroline Manzo rails Danielle Staub with court testimony

Recently departed cast member Danielle Staub is currently embroiled in a court case with her ex-husband Kevin Maher. Staub’s ex is suing Danielle for defamation involving a number of disparaging and character-assasinating accusations she has publicly accused him of including rape, murdering her dog, forced prostitution and participation in a sordid game of Russian roulette.

So who did Maher’s lawyers call to back his claims? RHNJ cast member and all around Staub hater Caroline Manzo, and boy did she come through for them with some eye-popping testimony!

Jay Mariotti charged with seven separate misdemeanors

Renowned sportswriter and ESPN talking head Jay Mariotti was arrested back on August 21st in L.A. for some alleged unnecessary roughness against his girlfriend following a lovers cage match at a Santa Monica night club. The L.A. City Attorney has reviewed the circumstances of the incident and has decided to charge Mariotti with seven separate misdemeanors.

In true Around the Horn fashion see a Woody Paige chalkboard that breaks down Mr. Misdemeanors alleged crimes!

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PHOTOS VIDEOS My Latest Crush: Maria Menounos

I look through hundreds of photos everyday of A-List, B-List, No-List celebrities and on occasion I can’t help but find myself a bit smitten. Whether it’s Kim Kardashian’s backnificent badonkadonk, Marina Lambrini Diamandis sporting an unbearably adorable cartoon hippopotamus dress, Brad Pitt’s pornographically cool custom motorcycle, or even a teeny tiny horse; I have to restrain myself from surrendering my entire day to writing bad poetry and listening to Air Supply’s “Lost In Love” on repeat.

This morning as I was virtually thumbing through red white carpet photos from last night’s MTV Video Music Awards I began to hear birds chirping as well as the distant sound of atmospheric adult contemporary music thanks to the magic and wonder of Maria Menounos.

Find out who this sexy Queen of the Red Carpet is and follow me into a downward spiral of longing with tons of photos, bio info and even wrestling and tickling videos…

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PHOTOS Jersey Shore cast at the 2010 MTV VMAs Snooki, Jwoww, The Situation, Pauly D…

You can no longer have an MTV event without the network’s Guido and Guidette darlings making an appearance, and the 2010 Video Music Awards was no exception as the entire cast of Jersey Shore Season 3 stormed the red white carpet in all their formal Jerseylicious glory! See photos of all eight as well as their impregnating hot tub party with Chelsea Handler!

Lady Gaga explains why she wore a meat dress designed by Franc Fernandez to the VMAs

Lady Gaga found a way to top herself at last night’s VMAs (where she took home 8 out of the 13 awards) with a dress made of meat by designer Franc Fernandez. She accepted the night’s last and most coveted award wearing the grotesque piece made entirely of cow. The meat was cut very thin…

VIDEO: Tube Switch, do not try this at home!

Back before everybody had some sort of video recording device this would have been one of those stories you tell Mom and she would say, “that sounds nice but you boys need to be careful.” Well if sweet ‘ol Ma had seen this clip being called the “Tube Switch” I bet she darn near would have switched a tuber in her pants!

Read on and decide for yourself if this was just pure luck or one of the greatest planned water stunts in viral-video history!

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Did D.C. Housewife Michaele Salahi stiff her plastic surgeon?

It looks like D.C. Housewife Michaele Salahi is back on the wrong end of another lawsuit and this time it’s her plastic surgeon!

Find out what the procedures allegedly were, how much she is accused of owing and why the Salahis remind me of a scene from Look Who’s Talking (with video included).

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VIDEO – Watch Florence + the Machine’s spectacular “Dog Days Are Over” performance at 2010 VMAs

Famous for being the sole thing that made Eat, Pray, Love bearable, Florence + the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over” was a pitch perfect spectacle at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Florence Welch was magnificent and infection in her flowing robes, and the choreography was enchanting: 2010 MTV Video Music Awards – More VMA…

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Taylor Swift performs new song “Innocent” at 2010 VMAs, is she forgiving Kanye?

A year ago Kanye West stomped on the hearts of innocent puppies everywhere when he downed a bottle of Jack Daniels and ruined Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Artist at the VMAs. Taylor Swift enjoyed major success after the incident and Kanye had to hide out and lick his wounds while the world…

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Chelsea Handler spoofs Lady Gaga with an awesome house hat at 2010 VMAs

One of the highlights of Chelsea Handler’s performance as host of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards just required her to sit there with a house on her head.It was one of the best moments of the night, topped only when she got knocked up in the Jersey Shore hot tub. That‘s probably actually happened…

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2010 MTV VMA white carpet PHOTOS: Justin Bieber and mentor Usher wear matching sunglasses

Justin Bieber, who was 101% certain to win the Best New Artist award at the 2010 VMAs, arrived on the white carpet looking his usual super-cool self (with is a mix of part Usher, part hot mid-twenties lesbian). Speaking of Usher, Justin was joined on the white by his mentor Usher. They even wore matching…

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PHOTOS Katy Perry at the MTV VMAs

Never one to disappoint when it comes to the red carpet, the vivacious and fun fashionista Katy Perry delivered once again on the red white carpet at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards sporting a figure skating inspired nude and black lace minidress! See lots of photos of Katy including the ten portraits of husband-to-be Russell Brand painted on her fingernails!

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2010 MTV VMA white carpet PHOTOS: Lady Gaga in red and gold Alexander McQueen from Vanity Fair shoot

Lady Gaga’s first outfit of the evening at the VMAs was something she’s worn before! Scandal! She graced the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards white carpet in the same breathtaking red and gold Alexander McQueen outfit she posed in for her September Vanity Fair photo-shoot. It was from the last collection he put together before…

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VIDEO Danielle Staub in ‘Don’t Staub Believin” from The Dish

It was announced last week that The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s in-house prostitution wh0re Danielle Staub would not be returning for Season 3 of the hit Bravo series and it left many wondering what Danielle would do instead. Vegas odds had “celebrity stripper” as the 6:1 favorite followed by getting her own reality show, musician, supermodel mom, and prostitute.

As it turns out the good bet was “getting her own reality show” because The Dish just released this preview trailer for Don’t Staub Believin’ which promises to give the world its first glimpse of the former Real Housewife as an actual real housewife!

PHOTOS Traveling Wilburys sighting! Jeff Lynne at Madeo

It’s not often the paparazzi catch a glimpse of a member of the greatest all-star band in the history of rock and roll, but such was the case Wednesday night when Traveling Wilburys co-founder Jeff Lynne was caught off guard arriving at the Madeo restaurant in Los Angeles! Don’t know who the Traveling Wilburys are? Don’t Know who Jeff Lynne is? Keep reading and become a better person!

MOVIE REVIEW The Last Exorcism delivers, to a point

The Last Exorcism doesn’t deliver on the shock-and-awe horror promised in the trailer, but it does deliver a fresh take on “the exorcism theme” with some fantastic acting and somewhat subdued – but nonetheless entertaining – BOO! moments. For me the film was a pleasant surprise… right up until the final ten minutes. (Spoilers included, though I don’t give away the disappointing ending.)

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“The Situation” can’t trademark “The Situation”

Jersey Shore and soon to be DWTS personality Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has had a request to trademark “The Situation” denied. Find out why his application was rejected and how he isn’t the first Jersey Shore cast member to be told no friggin way!

VIDEO: Band of Horses surprises Oslo couple by performing at their wedding

So this couple from Oslo, Norway gets engaged at a Band of Horses show. Much later they realize Band of Horses will be back in town during their wedding and they feel compelled to write the band. So, of course, BoH show up unannounced at their wedding and play a devastating version of their tune “Marry Song.” Wait, what!?!

This happened and we have video of the performance that can reinvigorate hope in the best of man. It’s that good folks.

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VIDEO Phil Davison for Stark County treasurer

Watch what could very well be the most impassioned campaign speech in the history of mankind! Only Phil Davison knows how important it is to the future of humanity that he receive the Republican nomination for Stark County Treasurer! Watch the amazing video and see what I think is Phil’s inspiration and his true calling, assuming that it isn’t local politics.

The Amazing Race has cast former Miss South Carolina Stephanie Smith

Last year’s casting of pageant queen Caite Upton was apparently good medicine for CBS because they have cast three former pageant state champions for the upcoming 17th season of The Amazing Race. The lovely lady you see is another former South Carolina gal, Stephanie Smith. The 23-year-old will be teamed up with her new boyfriend Chad Waltrip in a quest to win the grand prize in the popular globe-trotting reality show.

Read on for photos, videos, bio and more!

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5 Megamind character posters: Metro Man, Minion, Roxanne, Tighten, Megamind

Dreamworks has released character posters for five of the main characters from the upcoming animated 3D film Megamind including Megamind himself (Will Ferrell), Metro Man (Brad Pitt), Tighten (Jonah Hill), Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey) and Minion (David Cross)! Click to see the posters and watch the latest trailer for what is looking to be another well-done all-ages animated superhero flick!

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VIDEO A blowoutless Pauly D fresh out of the shower

DJ Pauly D looks more like DJ Pauly Bieber in this hilarious video clip from Jersey Shore! Pauly has just gotten out of the shower and decides to share his “natural” look with roommates Sammi and Angelina, who serenade him with awwwwws and giggles before swooping in with combs and brushes for an impromptu hairstyle makeover!

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PHOTOS from the set of Captain America: The First Avenger

Filming has begun on Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger and the first photos from the set are beginning to surface! This batch of Cap snaps feature Steve Rodgers in costume riding a WWII era U.S. Army Indian motorcycle riding around the countryside in England as well as a couple Hydra agents on some Power Rangers inspired futuristic choppers from the past!

Did Basketball Wives star Gloria Govan assault Matt Barnes?

L.A. Laker guard Matt Barnes was arrested last night on charges of Domestic Violence. The rumored woman involved is Gloria Govan, the star of VH1’s show Basketball Wives. Barnes has come to his own defense, going as far as to claim that he was the victim. Read on to find out about the arrest and see the comments Barnes has made accusing Govan of assaulting him!

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Lou Reed diss causes Susan Boyle to flee ‘America!’

While Lou Reed and Susan Boyle may both be honorary members of the “hard to look at music star club” Reed apparently wanted nothing to do with Susan Boyle singing any of his songs.

Boyle was set to sing his tune “Perfect Day” when Reed at the last minute said no. Find out what prompted the diss and why Boyle responded by fleeing the country!

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First photos of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

For all us addicted to the late Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy, this is pretty exciting. The first photos of Rooney Mara in character as Lisbeth Salander while filming the U.S. version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo have leaked. Thankfully she looks a little less styled-edgy, and more like a true lone spirit than…

AUDIO Joe Montana debunks ‘Rudy’ myth

Joe Montana is a living legend and one of the most recognized Notre Dame football alums alive. In a radio interview with Dan Patrick he gave some surprisingly candid answers when asked about the adored ode to Notre Dame football film Rudy.

Hear what he had to say and read the full transcript of Montana debunking much of the film that has moved so many, especially all those die-hard golden domers!

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PHOTOS Halle Berry steals a romantic kiss with co-star Olivier Martinez

People has obtained a grainy photo of Halle Berry making out with her Dark Tide co-star Olivier Martinez in Paris! CLICK HERE to see the photo! 44-year-old Berry is playing a diving instructor who’s being coaxed back to her career after nearly dying by her ex-husband, played by 44-year-old Olivier Martinez. A witness of the…

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The Amazing Race has cast former Miss Kentucky Mallory Ervin

Last year’s casting of pageant queen Caite Upton was apparently good medicine for CBS because they have cast three former pageant state champions for the upcoming 17th season of The Amazing Race. The lovely lady you see is Miss Kentucky 2009, Mallory Ervin. The 24-year-old will be teamed up with her father in a quest to win the grand prize in the popular globe trotting reality show.

See photos,videos, bio and more for the southern sass from the bluegrass state.

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VIDEO 1977 Harrison Ford Star Wars interview

Earlier today I ran across this amazing video interview of Harrison Ford from 1977, just as the Star Wars phenomenon was taking off. Han Solo talks with KXAS-TV (NBC5) reporter Bobbie Wygant about the amazing special effects in the film and his relative ignorance about the sci-fi genre while sporting a white button-up shirt with HUGE X-Wing collars! This video really deserves a Wook-see!

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Is Khloe Kardashian not a Kardashian?

Kourtney Kardashian’s boyfriend Scott Disick is reportedly threatening her family with a tell-all book and pushing for his own reality show. InTouch claims  he’s promised to spare Kourtney, but will go after the rest of the family ruthlessly. Here’s a sample tidbit to whet our salacious taste-buds: Khloe Kardashian isn’t a Kardashian,but the lovechild between…

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Ryan Simkin’s tell-all book about Joe Francis includes scandalous Paris Hilton cocaine smuggling story

Joe Francis is trying to legally halt the sale of a tell-all book by former Girls Gone Wild employee Ryan Simkin, but it hasn’t worked (the book’s publishers responded to Francis’s claims by calling him a variety of names via legal documents). The book, titled FLASH! Bars, Boobs, and Busted: Five Years on the Road…

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New Lindsay Lohan Fall/Winter 2010 Fornarina photos

No one can say Lindsay Lohan hasn’t been working a lot this past year. She managed to film a scene in a bad comedy flick with the ShamWow guy, and about a million photo-shoots in between court dates, jail, and rehab. The most recent shoot to come out is with Lindsay’s old pal, Fornarina clothing….

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How did Rachel Zoe become a celebrity stylist? Where did she get her start in fashion?

Rachel Zoe, the twig of a woman who graces our Bravo 10 o’clock spot Tuesday nights and has enough nervous breakdowns over the course of an episode to make the home viewer need an arsenal of Xanax, is a curious fashion force. She is at once insufferable and fascinating. She’s a shallow obsessed woman who…

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VIDEO Raquel Welch space girl dance from the 1970s

Perhaps Lady Gaga isn’t as avant-garde as we thought! It seems the fashion-envelope-pushing pop diva is just delivering on a promise of what the future would look like made by Raquel Welch in the 1970s! Check out this dance video of Lady Gagaquel Welch as the first Fame Monster recorded for her eponymous television show!

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Tareq Salahi’s parents Dirgham & Corrine Salahi Oasis Winery Saga: history of family feuds, lawsuits, and bankruptcy

Real Housewives of DC‘s Michaele and Tareq Salahi may be in a heap of trouble over crashing the White House, but their biggest headache is probably the family business: Oasis Winery. Last episode of RHCD (aired Aug. 26, 2010) we were treated to an embarrassing display of stomping store bought grapes (which, to make matters…

VIDEO PHOTOS Saint Angelina Jolie blesses Pakistan with her presence

In an attempt to raise awareness of the damages caused by severe flooding in the region, actress Angelina Jolie made a two-day visit to Pakistan in her role as “goodwill ambassador” for the U.N.’s refugee agency. Read more about the worst flooding in the country’s history and Angelina’s reaction to her visit.

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The Amazing Race has cast former Miss Oregon Brook Roberts

Apparently CBS liked what last season’s beauty pageant contestant Caite Upton brought to the show because they have cast three separate state Miss USA pageant queens for season 17 of The Amazing Race. The lovely woman you see is former Miss Oregon Brook Roberts. She has moved on since her beauty pageant days and is now a popular home shopping host.

See photos, videos and read bio information on the beautiful blonde TV shopping host who is looking to win it all this year.

PHOTOS JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater drinking and party photos

See photos of former working class hero Steven Slater boozing and partying while working as a flight attendant for JetBlue. The famous quitter is in court today and is reportedly seeking a plea bargain that would “include Slater voluntarily seeking mental health treatment.” See the photos, read the details about the potential plea bargain and mourn the loss of a hero.

Jesse Jackson has Cadillac SUV stolen while at Detroit rally for green jobs

Famed civil rights leader Jesse Jackson rented a gas-guzzling behemoth tank-like Cadillac SUV to attend a green-jobs rally for economically depressed Detroit recently. The SUV was then stolen and stripped of its wheels in a city struggling with crime.

Read on for more ironic tom-foolery and see how Jackson defended his particular choice of chariot.

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Is Danielle Staub getting her own show?

Love her or hate her Danielle Staub has arguably been the biggest star on the popular reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Rumors that the firestarter would be walking away from the show have officially been confirmed by Bravo. See what the network and Staub have to say about her exodus and then find out if a spin-off show focusing on Staub is in the works.

PHOTOS: Marisa Tomei and Logan Marshall-Green ride a tandem bicycle in NYC

Random celebrity couples out on the streets of New York City aren’t my favorite posts to work up but a number of things intrigued me about the following candid shots of Marisa Tomei and boyfriend Logan Marshall-Green.

Check out Tomei’s flower britches, a couple managing to look austere while pedalling a tandem and the strange intesection of Hollywood chic and tandem bicycles in this odd celeb photo gallery.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Anton Corbijn’s The American a beautiful but disappointing adaptation of A Very Private Gentleman

If you’ve read Martin Booth’s decadent novel A Very Private Gentleman, George Clooney seems like perfect casting of the dubious main character for the film adaptation The American (which opened at the #1 spot over Labor Day Weekend). Unfortunately the screenplay (by Rowan Joffe) and style fail the book’s rich potential, and Clooney loses his…

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PHOTO Katy Perry partying in South Park pajamas with a bottle of Dom Perignon

If you’ve ever read the ingredients label on pop princess Katy Perry you will notice she contains 100% of the recommended daily allowance of fun in every serving! Her latest serving is in the form of a photo she tweeted yesterday featuring herself in some sexy form-fitting South Park pajamas and a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne! See the full-sized photo and find out which famous fashion mogul designed the SP PJs!

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Has photojournalist Charles Ommanney’s life been ruined by filming Real Housewives with ex-wife Cat?

Charles Ommanney is an undeniably talented Newsweek photographer who chronicled President Bush’s time in the White House, and followed Barack Obama on the campaign trail. CLICK HERE to see some prime examples of his work. Then, about two years ago he married an old flame, Cat Ommanney, and soon after agreed to be filmed with…

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Teresa Giudice elementary school yearbook photos and baby pictures

See numerous photos of Teresa Giudice long before she was flipping tables, declaring bankruptcy or tossing Andy Cohen! The pictures range from young Teresa Gorga as an infant all the way up to her 7th grade class photo from 1985, including shots with her mother an dfather as well as her younger brother Giuseppe Gorga!

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Rumor: Did Joe Giudice father a son with mistress Tara G.?

Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice nearly took down both Andy Cohen and Danielle Staub after Danielle asked if T. if she visited her nephew when he was born. Rumor mills have since ground out various explanations, and it turns out that some of them may be true. Where there’s smoke, there’s often fire….

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After hair extension removal, Vienna Girardi has to tell people she was on The Bachelor

Vienna Girardi has a new man, and now she has new hair. The reality starlet, who has argued that she just wants to live a normal life and “hates Hollywood,” is making sure everyone knows what’s up with her hair. Not only that, but now less people are recognizing her on the street, and like…

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PHOTOS RHONJ Ashlee Holmes’ dad and Jacqueline Laurita’s ex Matt Holmes

Jacqueline Grippe Laurita’s daughter Ashlee Holmes is stealing the spotlight from her mother and some of the other women on Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey by picking an immature fight with Danielle Staub. Her behavior is childish, mean, and unrepentant; instead of ignoring Danielle, Ashlee started up a Facebook hate group for Danielle, and…

The most ridiculous moment in music video history!

I’ve seen a bunch of music videos in my days going back to Night Tracks and when MTV actually showed music videos. I submit for your amazement and probable judgment my nomination for the most ridiculous moment in the history of music video!

80’s, DLR, and a drummer that looks like Garth from Wayne’s World. Check it out then try to top me if you dare.

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Lisa Rinna does a Demi Moore impression with a bikini Twitter post

Attention all 47-year-old women that still have bangin’ bods. It is now a customary cultural act of kindness to post proof of how hot you still are by taking a photo of yourself with a cell phone and posting it on Twitter.

Inspired by Demi Moore’s recent bikini Twitter pics Lisa Rinna has done the same hopefully starting a wonderful new viral trend. See Lisa and Demi’s twit pics and then read my list of other plus-40 actresses who I believe should fall in line. Not you Roseanne Barr!

PHOTOS: Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley, lands role in indie film

Media empire sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have a younger sister who is on the verge of stepping out of their shadows. Her name is Elizabeth Olsen and she is set to star in an independent film Martha Marcy May Marlene directed by Sean Durkin.

Find out about this and another indie film she has already finished and see a photo gallery of the lovely young star-to-be.

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PHOTOS: Kat Von D says she loves Jesse James at her gallery opening

Nothing says forever like tattoos I suppose as world famous ink artist and all around smoking lady Kat Von D has professed her love for the Sandra Bullock heart breaking bad boy Jesse James.

See photos of the couple arm-in-arm from her gallery opening where she professed her love and then read what Kat had to say about James, that whole cheating dirt bag thing in his past and then decide for yourself based on what James said if he feels the same.

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PHOTOS The Situation has himself a Bitchuation! Awwwww…

Perhaps in an attempt to make himself more palatable to Dancing With The Stars fans, Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was photographed in Seaside Heights, New Jersey yesterday holding a furry little bitch!

No, I don’t mean Snooki the Wokiee. The Situation has himself a puppy! Keep reading for all the Guidorable glory!