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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!

PHOTOS Sophie Turner as a living pin-up outside BOA

Model Sophie Turner challenged the laws of anatomy Wednesday night as she showed off her cartoonishly curvy body beneath a semi-transparent sparkly blue mini-dress outside of the BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood, California. Keep reading for all the curvaceous glory and as a bonus I put Sophie’s pinuptitude to the test!

Robert Randolph’s spa scandal and the long history of John Travolta gay rumors

Robert Randolph’s spa scandal and the long history of John Travolta gay rumors

A man named Robert Randolf is putting out a book called You’ll Never Spa in This Town Again about Hollywood’s “secret gay spa culture,” and he took a lie detector test when he spoke to the National Enquirer about one of the famous stars in his tell-all: John Travolta. Randolf claims that he met Travolta…

South Dakota’s GOP candidate Kristi Noem has a speeding problem

In yet another example of wacky state politics the Democratic Party of South Dakota has published a website dedicated to GOP candidate Kristi Noem’s driving record. Before you get to too much bellyaching the lady does have a legendary lead foot. Let’s see if her speeding ways are worthy of all the attention they’re getting.

Bonus: See a video of Noem in a moving car in her own campaign video!

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Axl Rose storms off stage at GN’R show in Dublin

Axl Rose and what he is calling Guns N’ Roses these days got welcomed to the jungle in Dublin with a chorus of boos and water bottles! Why were all these Irish rock fans so fired up? It probably had something to do with the band making it on stage 90 minutes after the show was supposed to begin.

See Axl’s pouty speech and watch him walk off with his toys to go home. Then see why I think he planned his whole career as a test for the greatness of Appetite For Destruction.

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Teresa Giudice’s sister-in-law Melissa Gorga is the next Real Housewife of New Jersey

It looks like the mysterious Teresa Giudice nephew story isn’t as salacious as what was widely being reported the past few days, but there’s still a good amount of drama involved. Teresa’s brother Giusseppe and his wife Melissa Gorga have a baby son. Melissa also happens to be the next Real Housewife of New Jersey,…

Eye-gouging Brandon Spikes now in Chatroulette sex video scandal

NFL’s Patriots second draft pick Brandon Spikes, who made headlines a year ago when as a Florida Gator he gouged the eyes of Georgia Bulldog Washaun Ealey, is in trouble again. This time it’s for a sex tape. It’s not a traditional sex tape, it’s video footage someone recorded from Chatroulette, where Spikes like to…

VIDEO First medical marijuana TV ad airs in California

The controversy over the legalization of marijuana has just been turned up a notch thanks to the airing of the first ever marijuana commercial! The spot for CannaCare, a medicinal marijuana store in Sacramento, California, first aired on Sacramento’s FOX affiliate KTXL.

Read on to see the spot, we’re the only place that’s got it, and then let us know your opinion in regards to having pot openly advertised on TV.

PHOTO Discovery Channel gunman James Lee protesting in 2008

Photo of Discovery Channel gunman James Lee protesting at their Silver Springs, Maryland headquarters back in 2008. James recruited children and paid homeless people to be a part of the protest but it was still a huge failure. See a photo from the event and read his reactions to the disappointing turnout as well as a first-hand description of those in attendance!

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VIDEO Hostage-taker James Lee throwing money during 2008 Discovery Channel protest

James Lee, the man who is currently holding a small group of people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters because the channel did not make the misanthropic demands he posted on his website savetheplanetprotest.com, was arrested in 2008 for protesting at the Discovery Channel HQ. He threw cash in the air during that protest, and…

Experimental video made by James Lee, the armed hostage-taker at Discovery Channel for a show to be called Race To Save the Planet

Following up on our previous post about James Lee, the man who is currently armed and holding hostages at Discovery Headquarters, we have now found a video that he produced that shows various violent and disturbing images of global destruction.

It is supposed to be an intro for a TV show that he has conceptualized to be called Race To Save the Planet.

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Did Jon Gosselin extort Kate?

It’s been a year since the Gosselins and Hailey Glassman dominated the tabloids and entertainment websites, but now Kate Plus 8 is on television and Hailey is accusing Jon Gosselin of extorting Kate. Put on your favorite Ed Hardy shirt, prepare a frozen daiquiri and settle in for some more Gosselin drama. Jon’s ex-girlfriend Hailey…

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PHOTOS Read the full demands of James Jay Lee, the armed hostage-taker at Discovery Channel HQ

There is currently a hostage situation at the Discovery Channel HQ in Silver Springs, MD, (outside of Washington, DC). Early reports say the man, who reportedly has explosives attached to his chest and has asked to not be identified, is a regular protester of the Discovery Channel. James was arrested in 2008 for protesting at…

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VIDEO: Conan O’Brien officially announces the name of his TBS show!

The moment all you Team Coco people have been waiting for has arrived. Conan O’Brien has officially announced the name of his upcoming show on TBS. Did he have a publicist do it? Heck no. He made a cheap video in an empty office and hand wrote the name of the show poorly on a piece of paper. Check it out here!

Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 9 Amazon Exclusive disc: Live 1963 Brandeis University

It was confirmed last week that Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 9 will be comprised of his Witmark Demos, which were 47 songs Dylan recorded solo acoustic for publishers Leeds Music and M. Witmark & Sons between 1962 and 1964. Amazon just announced that it will be offering an exclusive bonus disc to its customers that includes a previously uncirculated recording of Dylan’s performance at Brandeis University’s First Annual Folk Festival from 1963! Keep reading for all the details and links.

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Did Joe Giudice cheat on Teresa and father a child?

UPDATE –Click here for new info about the nephew Danielle was talking about, and Joe’s alledged infedility and illegitimate son. The first part of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 2 reunion was explosive just 10 minutes into it when Danielle asked this one question of Teresa: “Did you acknowledge your nephew?” After that…

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Simona Halep before and after breast reduction surgery photos

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep shocked her growing male fan base when she announced that she would be having breast reduction surgery because her 34DD breasts were causing her to have severe back pain and were affecting her performance on the court. Despite a fan petition pleading for her to reconsider, Halep went through with the surgery, reducing her bra size to a more manageable 34C. See the amazing before and after photos and a before video of Simona’s double faults in action!

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VIDEOS – Teen Mom’s Butch Baltierra goes to rehab; Catelynn’s mom April deals by verbally abusing her

Teen Mom’s Catelynn Lowell has a really crappy family situation. Recently on the show she was asked to leave her boyfriend Tyler’s house and had to return to her mother and stepfather’s abode (note: to further complicate matters, Catelynn’s step-dad Butch is Tyler’s dad, but Catelynn and Tyler started dating first.) She was upset about…

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PHOTOS Christina Hendricks and January Jones body swap

The AMC show Mad Men boasts two of the most beautiful women on the planet, but their distinctly different looks have men the world over drawing lines and choosing teams. January Jones is the svelte blond with the looks of Grace Kelly mixed with a tomboyish love of beer and sports. Christina Hendricks is a full-figured red head with more curves than the Blue Ridge Parkway.

I thought it might be an interesting experiment to swap a few things around and test guys’ loyalties a bit. Is it her hair that makes you a bigger fan of one than the other? Is it her face? Is it her body? Keep reading to test yourself!

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VIDEO: Demi Moore revisits Striptease role at a Snoop Dogg concert!

There are certain indisputable facts about America. One of these truths that we hold to be self evident is that it is good to be Snoop D-O double G. Rarely has someone held the mantle of pop-hipness-cool as long as rapper Snoop Dogg.

Well for perhaps even longer actress Demi Moore has impossibly remained smoking hot. Recently in Vegas the two seemingly unstoppable forces met on stage at a Snoop show and I have video proof of the interchange!

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VIDEO – Lady Gaga debuts new song “Living on the Radio” in St. Paul

Last night Lady Gaga gave us a little taste last night in St. Paul, Minnesota of her new album with “Living on the Radio,” a soft pep talk of a ballad. It’s not an indictment of pop stardom and success, but it’s not a complete celebration of it either. She sings of the loneliness having…

Shocking video of unidentified girl throwing puppies into a river

In one of the most shocking and anger inducing videos to go viral the following clip is of an as-yet-unidentified girl throwing 6 live puppies into a river. Let me caution you that the video is highly disturbing and depicts animal cruelty of a particularly reckless and harmful nature.

It is understandable if you don’t care to watch but you can read on to find out about the search for the guilty culprits and my opinion on whether or not this a cleverly disguised hoax.

Lindsay Lohan as Grace Kelly for Vanity Fair; denies alcoholism and prescription drug abuse
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Lindsay Lohan as Grace Kelly for Vanity Fair; denies alcoholism and prescription drug abuse

Just a few days before Lindsay Lohan took her confetti walk of shame to jail, she did a Vanity Fair interview and Grace Kelly inspired photo-shoot. In the Octobor issue, which hits stands nationwide September 7, the fallen starlet again denied addictions to prescription drugs or booze, using as evidence her SCRAM bracelet. “If I…

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Biggest Loser season 10 cast member Montina Cooper was a backup singer for Beyoncé

NBC has announced the 21 people who will be competing on season 10 of The Biggest Loser. One of the cast members is Montina Cooper from Houston, Texas and she is no stranger to cameras or the big stage. Montina is a well respected vocalist and her career highlight is being a tour backup singer for pop superstar Beyoncé!

Find out more about Cooper and check out two great performances featuring Montina live on stage with Beyoncé.

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VIDEO – Real Housewives’ Teresa Giudice pushes Andy Cohen down trying to attack Danielle Staub

The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Teresa Giudice went from flipping tables to tossing Andys during part one of the RHONJ Reunion Special tonight! The incident happened when the “ladies” were discussing whether or not Danielle had ever called to congratulate Jacqueline Laurita on the birth of her daughter and in her defense Danielle asked…

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PHOTOS Björk poses as purple piñata for polar prize

Icelandic singer Björk looked looked like a violet Ruffleupagus at a press conference for the Polar Music Prize 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 30, 2010. Björk will be receiving this year’s award along with film score maestro Ennio Morricone. (You know, the guy who did the music for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as well as 46% of all movies made in the last 30 years.) See photos of Bjork’s pinata-inspired look and find out what the “Polar Music Prize” is!

PHOTOS 14-year-old Elisany Silva is 6′ 9″ tall, looking to become a model

See photos of aspiring Brazilian model Elisany Silva who is almost 7 feet tall (2.06 meters) and only 14 years old! (If you’re an owner of a fashion magazine you need to act now – just think of the thousands of dollars you will save by avoiding all that PhotoShopping!)

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PHOTOS Bethenny zaps Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon with shrink ray?

Let’s see if you can guess the real caption for this series of perspective-altering photos of Big Apple Housewives Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon:

A. Bethenny zaps Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon with shrink ray!

B. Bravo and SyFy team up for The Real Housewives of Wonderland

C. Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon continue to make a huge racket

D. Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon attend the USTA and Heineken’s 2010 US Open Player Party at Empire Hotel on August 27, 2010 in New York City.

Keep reading to find out the real answer and see photos of Kelly playing with a pair of huge furry balls!

MOVIE REVIEW ‘Shotgun Stories’ – Aeschylus in Arkansas

Shotgun Stories is the directorial debut from Jeff Nichols that plays out like a Greek tragedy set in the modern-day South. Vengeance, violence and family honor steamroll the small town of England, Arkansas as two sets of brothers clash after their mutual father’s death. Nichols does a masterful job of handling the age-old themes with a rare quietness and absence of sentimentality that left me knowing I had just watched a great film. Keep reading for the full review with clips!

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HBO’s movie about autistic Temple Grandin sweeps the 2010 Emmys

The HBO movie Temple Grandin staring Claire Danes swept the 2010 Emmy Awards in almost all movie and mini-series categories. Every acceptance speech included mention of Temple, who was in the audience wearing her signature flashy cowgirl shirt and western belt buckle and she proudly stood up almost every time. She was even able to…

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The Apprentice 10 contestant and former synchronized swimmer Poppy Carlig is gainfully employed

Trump and the folks at NBC are giving regular folks as opposed to celebrities a chance to compete for the upcoming 10th Season of The Apprentice. One of the contestants is 24-year-old former synchronized swimmer Poppy Carlig from Richmond, California.

See a great personal photo of Poppy, videos from her swimming days and spoiler information that I found that lets us all know if she is in fact the next apprentice or not!

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Something was missing in the Restoring Honor rally crowd, anything but white people

Glenn Beck has a dream, or at least a 100-year plan to return America back to God. He sort-of let America know about this plan of pulling the U.S.A. out of its darkness during his “Restoring Honor” rally held at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

After reviewing the crowd photos one major thing appeared to be missing from this rally; anything but white people! Check out this “a bunch of white dudes hangin’ with Glenn” photo gallery and then let us know if you think it even matters.

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VIDEO Jimmy Fallon’s Green Day farewell to “Lost” with altered lyrics

Watch Jimmy Fallon’s hilarious musical tribute to the passing of the television show Lost from the 62nd Prime Time Emmy Awards show. Jimmy impersonates Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and does a parody of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” Altered lyrics included!

Jewel performs unrecorded “The Shape of You” for 2010 Emmys’ In Memorium

For the 2010 Emmy Awards In Memorium Jewel Kilcher performed the unrecorded song “The Shape of You,” a tune she wrote for a friend who died of cancer. It was a song that sounded like old-school Jewel, who admitted to NBC’s preshow that it was a difficult song to sing because it was so personal….