Once upon a time there was a beauty queen named Carrie Prejean, who grew up to be Miss California and the first runner up to Miss USA. She kinda maybe would have been Miss USA if she hadn’t completely blown the interview portion of the pageant by opening her mouth and shoving her foot in it. Coming in second didn’t sit too well with Carrie Prejean, and arguments ensued between the beauty queen and the rulers of the Miss USA pageant, Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler. Carrie gathered up a little group of elves and went through the Queendom spreading the word of traditional marriage,... 

Sen. Ted Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, on Saturday evening following his funeral service earlier that morning in Boston. Senator Ted Kennedy Laid to Rest – The Insider Is Michael Jackson still alive? Like 2Pac, Elvis and the other high profile celebrities that have gone before us, a conspiracy theory exists to whether Michael Jackson is really, in fact, dead. Michael Jackson Still Alive? – Celebrity VIP Lounge In reference to Heidi thanking God after her performance, Cooper said that “I really don’t think God had anything... 

On this day in 1982, the Steve Miller Band topped the charts with their song “Abracadabra.” Fun facts about Steve Miller’s “Abracadabra”….. The 1982 song with mild sexual innuendo was a far cry from the band’s earlier work. Steve Miller is one of several Rock artists to release a slick Pop song in the early 1980s; Van Halen, Yes, and ZZ Top also had hits of the 80s featuring synthesizers. “Abracadabra” was the Steve Miller Band’s third single to hit the number one spot on the charts, following “The Joker” and “Rock ‘n’ Me.” Six months before “Abracadabra”... 

One of the worse parts of having a full-time day job that has absolutely nothing to do with my blogging, is that I can’t always get posts up right when the news breaks. Such was the case today with the news of DJ AM’s death. So, instead of pretending I was one of the first sites to report the shocking news, I’ll just leave the job of filling you in on the details to some of the folks in my Gossip Posse who were able to beat me to the punch. But before I do that, I do want to say that the instant I heard there could be prescription medication involved in DJ AM’s death,... 

This is a happy story in the sense that an 18 year nightmare is over and a kidnapping case solved – but what happened over those 18 years is just stomach-churnningly horrendous and almost beyond belief. On June 10, 1991, Jaycee Lee Dugard, age 11, was kidnapped by two strangers in a car, right in front of her stepfather, Carl Probyn. “As soon as I saw the door fly open, the driver’s door, I jumped on my mountain bike and I tried to get to the top of the hill but I had no energy. I rode back down and yelled at my neighbor, 911!” Probyn recalled. Today it was announced... 

The brilliant Hollywood true-crime writer and TV personality Dominick Dunne died today at the age of 83 from bladder cancer. Dunne’s son, actor Griffin Dunne, said his father died at home in New York. Vanity Fair – where Dominick Dunne worked for over twenty years serving as contributing editor then special correspondent – was the first to report the legend’s passing. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Dominick Dunne started off his career in entertainment in the 1950s as the stage manager for The Howdy Doody Show. He went on to produce a variety of TV shows like Dominick... 

It’s Tuesday, which means new movies come out on DVD, and another celebrity enters rehab. This time around it’s 52-year-old actress Melanie Griffith. Having battled both drugs and alcohol in the past, this will be Melanie’s third trip to rehab since 1998. Melanie Griffith’s people are insisting that this trip is more “reinforcement” than “treatment.” Whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean. “She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy,” says her rep Robin Baum. “This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors... 

Someone in the KFC kitchen over in Louisville, Kentucky is either a stoner with a horrible case of the munchies, or a pregnant lady with really weird cravings. There’s just no other way to explain Kentucky Fried Chicken’s latest sandwich creation. Currently being test marketed only in Nebraska and Rhode Island, the new KFC double down sandwich has bacon, both Swiss and pepper jack cheese, and of course KFC Colonel’s sauce – all between two fried chicken fillets. Yes, you read that right – instead of bread there is fried chicken. Gross. I can feel my arteries clogging... 

Well, it’s official – Michael Jackson’s death was a homicide. ho•mi•cide 1 : a person who kills another 2 : the killing of one human being by another criminal homicide: homicide committed by a person with a criminal state of mind (as intentionally, with premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence) deliberate homicide: homicide caused purposely and knowingly —used in Montana negligent homicide: homicide caused by a person’s criminally negligent act According to law enforcement sources quoted by the Associated Press, Michael Jackson’s... 

Answer: Heidi Montag and Miss Universe. Question: What are two words you never thought you’d hear in the same sentence? The 2009 Miss Universe Pageant was broadcast live Sunday night on NBC from Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. And for some crazy reason, Heidi Montag was chosen to perform. What. The. Hell. I hardly know where to start. First of all, Heidi’s ensemble was a total rip off of the flesh colored glittery number that Britney Spears wore a few years back – except when Britney wore it, it didn’t look like she was carrying a load in her pants. Heidi... 

UPDATE: Vancouver Sun August 23, 2009 6:54 PM METRO VANCOUVER — Fugitive Ryan Jenkins, wanted in the murder of his swimsuit model ex-wife, has been found dead in a motel in Hope, police have confirmed. It appears the reality TV star “took his own life,” said RCMP Sgt. Duncan Pound, spokesman for the RCMP’s federal border integrity program. “The hotel staff had gone in to check on him… it would be speculation to say how long he had been in there,” said Pound at a press conference just minutes ago. Earlier this afternoon, Mounties met with the... 

A lot of my friends email me stuff for my blog to do whatever with; most of the time I hang on to it until it fits in with something in my life. Which is exactly what happened today. I had a bit of a shock this morning – and without going into too much detail – it was once again a lesson that I ultimately do not have control. Oh sure, I can control when I eat or when I pee and stuff, but in the grand scheme of things, I’m not in charge. Today I need to remember the mayonnaise jar and the two beers….. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in... 

Ryan Jenkins, a VH1 reality show contestant, has been formally charged with murdering his wife, Jasmine Fiore. Today it was reported that when authorities found Jasmine’s dead body, her fingers had been cut off and all her teeth removed. Jasmine Fiore’s Teeth, Fingers Removed – Celebrity Smack Police are now saying that in the weeks before he died, Michael Jackson was hurting himself on purpose in an effort to get more drugs from doctors. Michael Jackson “Hurt Himself” To Get More Painkillers – Celebrity Dirty Laundry The cast for the next season of Dancing With... 

August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year. 1735 Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) 1872 1st mail-order catalog issued by A. M. Ward 1920 Shelley Winters born 1926 Weather map televised for 1st time 1933 Roman Polanski born 1937 Robert Redford born 1943 Martin Mull born 1952 Patrick Swayze born Image Source 1956 Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel” reaches #1 1957 Denis Leary born 1958 Madeleine... 

Melissa Huckaby, 28, has officially been indicted on charges she kidnapped, raped and killed 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, and that she drugged two additional people in Tracy, CA. Huckaby cried as San Joaquin County Judge Linda Lofthus read the indictment against her. You can read the full indictment HERE Rather than hold a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not Melissa Huckaby would stand trial, prosecutors convened a grand jury in late July. The grand jury transcript will not be made public. Melissa Huckaby’s next hearing as been scheduled for September 10th, at the... 

Who: Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart, Kari Ann Peniche What: Yet another celebrity sex tape Why it’s different: Um, did you see the “who”?? Super hot Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric Dane, 36, and his wife of five years Rebecca Gayheart, 38, (the Noxema Girl) are the latest celebrity couple to be caught up in a celebrity sex tape scandal. Except this time, there’s a third person thrown into the mix – Miss Teen USA turned Playboy model turned alleged madam Kari Ann Peniche, 25. The video, which you can see in its edited version at the Defamer, shows the trio lounging around... 

After more than 30 years in the slammer for trying to kill President Gerald Ford, 60-year-old Manson Family member Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme has been released from Fort Worth’s Federal Medical Center Carswell. And it almost went unnoticed. Being a sly little devil Squeaky Fromme slipped past the media laying low in one of many cars going in and out of the prison’s front gate. The prison officials are not saying where she is planning on living or what she plans to do with the rest of her life. In September 1975 Lynette Fromme made her way through a crowd of people gathered... 

I don’t really know how I feel about Michael Vick being allowed back into the NFL and signed to a team. On the one hand he’s done the time for his crime, but on the other hand the activities he was involved with which landed him behind bars were brutal and violent, and not at all the role model behavior an NFL football player should demonstrate. While taking responsibility for his actions is a good thing for his young fans to see, I’m not sure if it’s enough to erase the whole Michael Vick dog fighting thing. After much speculation and rumors of various teams, Michael... 

UPDATE: A day later, Kourtney has revealed her baby daddy. I found this article: Kourtney Kardashian, her ex-ex expecting “It’s Scott. My ex-boyfriend. Who is now my boyfriend,” she said. The couple split in January but have seen each other on occasion, Todayshow.com said. I hope that poor baby has stability in its life because as of right now, it doesn’t seem like it. Good luck, Kourtney. Thanks Mo!! * * * I can safely say that I never thought I would write a post about Kourtney Kardashian – especially one about her being pregnant. Of course I never thought I would... 

You know what…..I’ve got a big problem with Miley Cyrus pole dancing at the Teen Choice Awards. I’m not a prude by any means, but a 16-year-old girl gyrating on a pole at a kids award show is just not appropriate. Not at all. It wouldn’t be so bad of the stupid girl wasn’t trying to convince us she’s a virgin. If you’re gonna play the virgin role my dear Miley, you need to actually act like a virgin – not some skank in a micro mini. There’s nothing wrong with being a skank in a micro mini – heck, that’s how Paris Hilton makes her living. But when you’re...