On this day in 1985 radio shock jock Howard Stern was inexplicitly fired from his job at WNBC AM in New York. The next day, the following article was published. WNBC Shuts Up Howard Stern By Wayne Robins October 1, 1985 Newsday CITY Off-the-wall Howard Stern is off the air. Stern, WNBC radio’s top-rated on-air personality, was fired yesterday and his controversial program was abruptly canceled. “Conceptual differences exist between Stern and the management...  Read More »

Once upon a time there was a prime minister from Spain named José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He and his wife, Sonsoles Espinosa, considered themselves quite lucky because there’s a law in their country preventing the media from publishing any photographs of their daughters, 16-year-old Laura and 13-year-old Alba. As a result of keeping their young daughters out of the papers, however, the country of Spain has never actually seen the girls and has no real...  Read More »

On Wednesday actress and recovering junkie Mackenzie Phillips took to the Oprah stage and announced to the world that she and her father, 60s musician John Phillips, had a consensual incestuous relationship. Michelle Phillips, Mackenzie’s step-mother, says the tormented former child star is a liar. Mackenzie’s two half-sisters, however, are backing up her claims. While they’re not exactly happy that their family’s skeletons are being exposed, they understand...  Read More »

Reminiscent of the Ryan Jenkins/Jasmine Fiore murder, Reality TV participant Brian Lee Randone, 45, was arrested for allegedly torturing and murdering his girlfriend, model Felicia Lee, 31. According to police, Felicia Lee, better known as the soft-core porn star Felicia Tang, showed evidence of multiple injuries sustained in the 24 hours before her death. Former self-proclaimed preacher Brian Lee Randone, who appeared on the 2000 Fox reality TV show “The...  Read More »

I’m sorry, but did I miss the memo stating that celebrities with tons and tons of money are allowed to not pay taxes and can skip out on hotel bills? Former Saturday Night Live actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid were arrested today on felony charges of burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy. They’re accused of staying at the San Ysidro Ranch near Santa Barbara, CA and running out on the bill. According to reports, both Randy Quaid and Evi...  Read More »

Tonight was the first elimination on Dancing with the Stars, and it was a double whammy – two couples got the boot. The men were up first. In the bottom three were Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova, Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Sliwinska, and Tom DeLay and Cheryl Burke. After the obligatory forced tension, Ashley and Edyta were eliminated. After the tribute to Patrick Swayze – which I’ll talk about in a second – it was the women’s turn on the gauntlet....  Read More »

Just when I thought nothing in Hollywood could shock me, Mackenzie Phillips drops a bombshell. The 49-year-old troubled actress appears on Oprah Wednesday to promote her new autobiography, High on Arrival, and took the opportunity to reveal that her dad, John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas shot her up with heroin for the first time, and forced a sexual relationship upon her which lasted for years. ….. she was already a star playing a boy-crazy teen on the...  Read More »