June 2012 Archives

Travis Barker deserves extra special kudos this Father's Day.

Not sure how his six-year-old daughter, Alabama, will benefit over the long run if she frequently stays up late, eating candy, and playing video games while surrounded by deafening noise all night, but hey, at least she's got headphones.

And dad's gotta work. At least they get to spend time together ...

ABC has released the shameless cast of Bachelor Pad 3, its summer spinoff/guilty pleasure recycling factory of Bachelor and Bachelorette rejects. Yeah BABY!

A few contestants are no-brainers, others are boring, others somewhere in between ... and there's a handful of “super fans” thrown in as well.

Yes. Fans of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have now been added to the Big Brother-esque mix, where the contestants vie for $250,000.

One spot has yet to be claimed by a guy on the current season (The Bachelorette spoilers should offer some ideas) but other than that, it's set.

Your male Bachelor Pad 3 cast members are ...

• Kalon McMahon! Told to get the f*%k out of The Bachelorette this week!
• Reid Rosenthal! Memorable finalist on Jillian Harris' season.
• Ed Swiderski! Winner of Jillian's season! They broke up.
• Michael Stagliano! Co-winner of Bachelor Pad Season 2!
• Ryan Hoag. From DeAnna Pappas' season years ago.
• Nick Peterson. Wooed Ashley Hebert last season.
• Tony Pieper. Early Emily Maynard reject.
• David Mallet. Super fan.
• Chris Bain. Fan.
• TBA.

Your female Bachelor Pad 3 cast members are ...

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Chris Brown got into a fight - with dudes for once - and sustained a nasty gash on his chin last night after he and his entourage brawled with Drake.

Brown Tweeted the picture below, apparently a wound from a bottle attack, and suffered during a scuffle with the rapper and his crew in a club.

NYPD sources confirm that the stars and their camps got into a fight in the Big Apple's WIP nightclub, and five people were injured in the melee.

Including Chris Brown himself. Check it out:

The NYPD arrived on the scene of the throwdown after receiving a call between 4-5 a.m. Chris and Drake were not present when cops arrived.

No critical injuries were reported - just bumps, bruises and lacerations - and no arrests were made by cops. No further investigation is likely.

Brown Tweeted the photo above with the message, "How u party wit rich n**** that hate? Lol... Throwing bottles like girls? #shameonya!."

The Tweet and pic have since been removed.

Witnesses say the posses threw words, blows and bottles, and the subject of the beef was none other than Rihanna, Chris' ex and Drake's rumored hookup.

The previous night, Chris and Rihanna were seen at the same club in NYC, with the former reportedly gazing longingly at his former flame.

Whose side are you on in this feud?

UPDATE, 12:02 p.m. EDT: Reports say Brown and Drake had been hanging out in the VIP section when Drake began pointing and yelling at Brown.

Brown began yelling back, witnesses say, and that's when members of both entourages rushed in and began shoving each other repeatedly.

With tensions running high, someone threw a bottle, which set the whole thing off. Shoves turned to punches and security called the police.

UPDATE, 1:08 p.m. EDT: Check out this photo taken at the bar after the fight went down. This was apparently a pretty serious brawl!

UPDATE, 3:40 p.m. EDT: Drake's rep has issued a statement denying his role in the fight; a source says Meek Mill was the one who smashed Chris' face.

UPDATE, 4:40 p.m. EDT: Check out this photo of Chris Brown's bodyguard Big Pat, who was hospitalized last night after suffering a huge gash on his head.

The photo shows Big Pat in a hospital gurney with blood gushing all over the place. It's unclear how BP got hurt or who's responsible for the damage:

UPDATE, 5:16 p.m. EDT: New reports indicate that the crazy fight was, in fact, all about Rihanna, and that Drake was not involved ... physically.

It appears that Drake flipped off Chris, talked major trash, then recruited several of his friends at the club in advance of the altercation, however.

We're back with more photos from Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Or, we should say: Entertainment Weekly is back with more photos from Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Following yesterday's first look at Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee, the magazine has unveiled a slew of new images, all teasing the November 16 release of the Twilight Saga conclusion.

Click through now for enlarged shots of Foy, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz and more! And don't forget to pick up the latest issue of EW, on sale this Friday.

Is Amber Portwood a major suicide risk in prison?

The new cover of celebrity gossip tabloid OK! sure seems to imply that ... and given her history of drug abuse, anger issues, depression, domestic violence and 911 calls, it's probably not the biggest stretch of all time.

Wouldn't she be safer there, though? In theory?

At her worst, Amber Portwood recently admitted that she attempted to take her life by overdosing on prescription drugs, specifically opiates.

Rehab made the Teen Mom star star feel self conscious, she said, and being a quasi-celeb makes group settings with other addicts tougher.

She felt "paranoid," she said, and according to the cover above, she's been "targeted" by inmates since being locked up earlier this month.

Guess they're not huge Teen Mom fans.

"In the program there were a lot of eyes on me," the troubled star recalled. "I was very depressed, all alone, just very bitter at everybody."

Of choosing prison over her child, she said, "I felt like I'd rather do my time, and get it over with, and make the best out of the situation."

Hard to say how this is better than ... well, anything. But good luck.

Jessica Simpson has her work cut out for her if she's serious about dropping the pounds gained during her pregnancy with daughter Maxwell.

We're not being critical of Jess - it's not her fault the huge baby (9 lbs., 13 oz.) caused her to put on an estimated 75 pounds - it's just true.

On Tuesday, the 31-year-old was once again spotted hitting a gym in Los Angeles, giving us our first glimpse since she gave birth in May:

Heading into an SUV, Simpson (who's engaged to Maxwell's dad Eric Johnson) wore black leggings, tracksuit hoodie and cross-trainers.

The singer and fashion mogul was first spotted hitting the private gym of celeb trainer Harley Pastermak last week, with a lot at stake.

At the time of Elle's Jessica Simpson nude cover shoot, the 5-foot-3 star said she weighed 175 pounds. Her goal? Get close to 100.

Her motivation: A $4 million deal with Weight Watchers.

"She hasn't even thought about working out for a year!" a source told Us. "But if she wants this, she'll need to work out a good five days a week."

For four million bucks, she might even make it six.

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So You Think You Can Dance touched down in Salt Lake City, Utah last night - and its auditions were led by a praying mantis and a man with lousy feet.

No, really, that's how Gene Lonardo and Dareian Kujawa described themselves to viewers, as the former was especially focused on giving the judges something unique to consider.

He succeeded, too, as Gene was told by Nigel Lythgoe that he was "intriguing and entertaining" and used "fabulous technique." Watch now to see if you agree:

Gene Lonardo - So You Think You Can Dance Auditon

Kujawa, meanwhile, took the stage and nearly poked someone's eyes out with his nipples. Does this hopeful have a chance at going all the way? Watch his audition below and decide for yourself.

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Meghan McCain enjoys the occasional joint, but that's not the reason she thinks it should be legal, though, as she explained on The Tonight Show.

In her new book America, You Sexy Bitch, McCain devotes an entire section advocating for the legalization of pot on numerous grounds.

"I was living in Los Angeles last year, and I was shocked at how people smoke weed the way people in New York pour wine," she said.

Meghan McCain on The View

"Once I started doing research onto the potential economic benefits for our country by decriminalizing marijuana, I decided to come out publicly in support of it."

The daughter of John McCain repeated her comments on The View Wednesday morning, adding that she's "not a cannabis user ... frequently."

When Barbara Walters quipped that her "father's going to be so proud," Meghan McCain responded, "He knows everything ... and he loves me."

The discussion prompted Elisabeth Hasselbeck to suggest a breathalizer-style system for testing pot users' levels of intoxication before they drive.

Sherri Shepherd's response: "You don't leave the house when you're high."

McCain went on to name her preferred running mate for Mitt Romney - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - and lament the lack of moderates in the GOP.

Finally, Floyd Mayweather has suffered a defeat. By technical knockout, if you ask us.

Following a positively ridiculous petition from the athlete's lawyer - stating Mayweather should be released early from his 87-day prison term because he's wasting away and his career is at risk - a Nevada judge has responded and basically told the star boxer:

Cry me a frickin river.

Denying Mayweather's request, the judge said in court yesterday that the athlete's supposedly withering physical state is "self-induced, as water is made available twenty-four hours a day."

He also called BS on the gripe that Mayweather's diet consists of just a few hundred calories/day, adding that "[Floyd] chooses not to eat the food provided" and concluding:

"While the training areas and times provided to Floyd may not be consistent with his prior regimen, he is indeed provided sufficient space and time for physical activity if he so chooses."

Here's a crazy suggestion, Floyd Mayweather: the next time you're worried about your training suffering behind bars, do not beat your baby mama.

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Toward the end of Game of Thrones Season 1, this HBO epic shocked viewers by slicing off the head of protagonist Ned Stark.

Now, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have given fans another major surprise: in newly-released DVD commentary, the creators admit that one of the heads depicted on a stick during last year's finale was actually of former President George W. Bush!

Look closely at the face on the left:

"It's not a choice. It's not a political statement," the creator insist. "It's just... we had to use what heads we had lying around."

But that explanation isn't enough for Brooklyn Republican Party Chariman Craig Eaton.

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