The fact that someone got Snooki pregnant is truly a scary thought.
Fortunately, it looks like the Jersey Shore star herself got the memo.
According to those close to the MTV train wreck, she's undergoing a major personal transformation, determined to become a responsible member of society who takes pregnancy and impending motherhood very, very seriously.
Sources close to Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi say that ever since discovered she was expecting her first child, she quit drinking, quit screwing around and convinced the people around her that she could not only handle it, but be "mother of the year."
We'll believe that when we see it. No offense Snook.
Snooki does come from a loving family and despite being a total drunken promiscuous mess, understands what it takes to become a responsible mother.
As far as her upcoming Jersey Shore spinoff goes?
At least one baby store has agreed to let her film there, but don't expect her life to continue to unfold in the public eye for too much longer. The premise of the spinoff with BFF JWoww is that it's the girls' "last hurrah."
The untitled show will follow the girls' transition into adulthood - moving into an adult apartment, taking some serious adult steps with their boyfriends, etc.
Speaking of which, Jionni LaValle is the father of her child. Supposedly.
Snooki hasn't confirmed the pregnancy, though the cat is out of the bag, and she's with Jionni still ... so it seems likely he's the father. Likely.
The boyfriends (Jionni and Roger Williams) will not have starring roles on the show ... but the relationships will be "key." So, there's that.
The Dallas Mavericks star - who had volunteered to play a game in the D League in order to get back into shape after missing a week of action for personal reasons - will suit up tonight for a game against the Utah Jazz.
"Our fans want to know that Lamar's in," Carlisle told ESPN Dallas 103.3. "Our players want to know that Lamar's in. It's not about how many points he's scoring or rebounds; those things are a factor. Our fans, our players want to see the guy playing like his pants are on fire and we haven't seen that so far and that's got to change."
Don't worry, though, Rick, Khloe Kardashian Tweeted late this week that she's "putting fantastic vibes out into the universe. Vibes do your thing."
Rush Limbaugh is literally paying for the comments he made this week about Sandra Fluke.
On Thursday, the Georgetown University Law School student - who has been a vocal supporter of the Obama administration's decision to require insurance companies, even those used by religiously-affiliated employers, to cover the cost of contraception - was denied a chance to speak at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on religious liberty and birth control.
She proceeded, though, to take part in a press conference in which Fluke told the story of a friend who was prescribed birth control to deal with ovarian cysts; could not afford the cost when school insurance refused to pay for it; and has since suffered grave medical consequences as a result.
Fluke also said the price of birth control in general can be thousands a year. Limbaugh's response?
He referred to Fluke as a "slut" and a "prostitute" and added:
"If we're going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch."
Limbaugh said that her speech made it clear "she's having so much sex she can't pay for it, and we should."
(NOTE TO RUSH: That's not how birth control works. You don't pop a pill each time you have intercourse.)
The issue has since taken on national prominence, with President Obama even calling Fluke and telling her her parents ought to be proud of her actions. And now the scandal has hit the Internet.
The hashtag #BoycottRush has spread around Twitter and two Facebook pages calling for a boycott have garnered more than 18,000 and 6,000 Likes by this morning. Moreover, nine companies - including Legal Zoom, Citrix Success, Heart and Body Extract, AutoZone and Quicken Loans - have pulled ads from Limbaugh's show.
Where do you stand on this issue? Should Limbaugh have referred to the student as a "slut?
Kirk Cameron's recent comments to Piers Morgan on gay marriage and homosexuality in general - he's not a fan, to put it mildly - are causing quite a stir.
Cameron, a born-again Christian, said on Friday's show that he does not support gay marriage, and when it comes to homosexuality in general, he said:
"I think that it's ... unnatural. I think that it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization."
Piers then noted that if one of his sons told him he was gay, he'd say it's great as long as he was happy, and asked Kirk how he would treat such a situation.
Cameron responded that he'd talk to them about the "issues" we "wrestle through" in our lives and encourage them not to act on everything they feel.
He also criticized Piers for trying to "define" morality. Pot, meet kettle?
Herndon Graddick, Sr. Director of Programs at GLAAD, says Cameron, a Born-Again Christian, has views more dated than his Growing Pains character.
He calls Kirk "out of step with a vast majority of American, particularly people of faith who believe their gay and lesbian brothers and sisters should be loved and accepted based on their character, not condemned because of their sexual orientation."
GLAAD plans on monitoring Cameron's media bookings to ensure "the news and entertainment industry is aware of his outrageous anti-gay views."
Cameron has also taken on Stephen Hawking and Darwin in recent years. Spoiler alert: He doesn't subscribe to those guys' views either.
So much for a pretend elopement. Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have now gone through a fake breakup.
According to Life & Style, Bush has "been seeing" a Kim lookalike, despite the fact that Kardashian believed these two would give it another shot after she divorced Kris Humphries.
“Reggie’s her one true love," an anonymous friend told the tabloid. "He could easily fire things up with Kim now, but he’s chosen not to.”
But don't cry too hard for Kim, people! Star Magazine claims she has many other options, namely a Saudi billionaire who gave her his phone number when she was in Dubai last November.
“She wants to be taken care of,” a source tells this magazine. “She’s done being a sugar mama.”
We're down to it now on American Idol: the final 13.
With more live performances scheduled for this week and the votes entirely in the hands of viewers, we're comparing various contestants to get an idea of who you think has the best chance to win.
Phillip Phillips or Colton Dixon? Jessica Sanchez or Hollie Cavanagh? And now we present a matchup between two very different singers, Deandre Brackensick and Joshua Ledet. Compare their styles and their voices and choose who you think will go the farthest on season 11.
Lindsay Lohan hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and ... meh.
We wouldn't say she bombed last by any means, but we expected better. Maybe all the hype and expectations were just too much, or the show itself just isn't that good.
In any case, it left something to be desired from start to finish.
Several late changes - such as ditching a singing monologue in favor of one with cameos from Jimmy Fallon and Jon Hamm (above) - may not have helped matters.
Some critics and fans are calling it an epic fail (EW asks in its headline if she was the worst host all season), but people are also predisposed to hate on Lohan.
Linds did look a bit tired, worn out and nervous, but that's to be expected, and she can't take all the blame for mediocre skits. Do you agree? Vote in our poll:
Khloe Kardashian was already annoying as hell with the baby talk thing.
Last night took it to a new level, though, as she full-on embarrassed her man at a photo shoot with her babying tendencies. Weak, girlfriend. Get it together.
Meanwhile, Rob Kardashian makes a big career decision, but K is not exactly supportive. Come along for THG's latest recap of the Khloe & Lamar madhouse:
"I probably baby Lamar more than the average wife." - Khloe. Probably. Minus 10.
She annoyingly explains, "I don't have a baby right now. He is my child." Fail. Not everyone with no kids talks to grown ass men that way, so Minus 100.
When she calls the coordinator at his shoot to make sure he eats, Lamar says, "I'm a grown man, and it's just embarrassing." To say the least. Plus 20.
Later, Lamar handcuffs himself to Khloe, saying, "You play silly games with me, so I'm going to play silly games with you." Good one, writers. Plus 10.
Seriously. Last week it's insomnia, now baby talk. Is nothing sacred for Lamar anymore? The guy was sent to the D-league! Give him a break. Minus 40.
The two go to a meeting for their new fragrance still handcuffed. Plus 10.
Khloe babies him during the meeting, then the fight continues. Plus 10.
At home, Lamar is in a less playful mood. "I love that you take control and that you're a take-charge woman, but there's a time and a place for everything," Lamar says, adding, accurately, that she's "overbearing." Khloe apologizes. Aww. Plus 20.
Rob decides to found a sock company, as he loves socks. Ah, America. Plus 30.
DWTS has given Rob confidence to believe he can do anything. Plus 10. Khloe is happy for Rob, but skeptical. "It's just random," she says. True, so Plus 10.
Rob meets with friend Nick Bijan to gain some inspiration. "I tend to not really vocalize my thoughts or ideas," he says. Nick likes his ideas, actually. Plus 10.
"No idea is too small," he says. "I think it's a good idea. I don't think you should worry about what other people think." Good advice from a good pal. Plus 10.
Rob recruits Malika Haqq to help him get his idea off the ground, having her model his socks (and nothing else), so he can put together a lookbook. Plus 20.
Khloé changes her mind about Rob's new endeavor after seeing the photoshoot. She's a sucker for seeing Malika Haqq nude apparently. Who isn't? Plus 20.
Rapper Young Buck was nearly killed in an attempted drive-by this weekend. His car took 11 shots, but he emerged unscathed, according to Nashville's WSMV-TV.
Metro Police said that Young Buck's car was hit 11 times at approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday when a white Chevrolet Tahoe rolled up, drove by it and opened fire.
The 30-year-old and another passenger were unhurt, but his girlfriend Kenyetta Rainey was taken to Vanderbilt Hospital after getting hit once in the shoulder.
She has since been released from the hospital. Buck, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, told police he was back in town for a music project.
Before the shooting took place, the "Let Me In" rapper and his girlfriend had an argument with other people at the night club La Bamba in South Nashville.
The pair and the people they argued with left the club at the same time.
The rapper pleaded not guilty to gun possession charges in March 2011 after federal agents alleged they found a .40-caliber pistol and ammo at his Nashville home.
Seven years prior, he stabbed a man in the chest at the VIBE Awards.
The full-frontal nude photo circulating around the Internet this weekend purportedly of Olivia Munn is a phony, according to sources close to the actress.
Several Olivia Munn pics hit the web, appearing to show the Daily Show correspondent naked or close to it, allegedly having been hacked from her phone.
In the pics, she is in pink lingerie, a black bra, a white bra, a pink bikini, a low-cut v-neck ... and then she is fully nude. Even more than in this PETA ad:
Several of the shots are legit - namely the black bra, the bikini, the v-neck - all of which Olivia has previously posted on her blog or Twitter. Obviously.
But all the ones where you can't see her face (usually a giveaway) are 100 percent doctored or not her ... including the full-on nude Olivia Munn shot.
Someone with a similar body and complexion to Olivia is taking provocative photos and trying to pass them off as the real thing, according to TMZ.
Why, we have no clue. But someone did a similar thing and tried to pass herself off as Katy Perry nude. Way to go, not-as-pretty Katy quasi-lookalike.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta spent 10 days in South Africa, but did anything really change besides Cynthia's hairdos? We recap the homecoming in THG's +/- review.
First we have to leave South Africa which may take longer than you'd think given the amount of shoes that Marlo has to pack. Oh, but she has help. Some poor resort worker comes in so that Marlo can lounge on her bed and explain how each shoe must be packed in it's own separate little bag so that they don't rub together in flight.
Then "Blue Eyes" as NeNe calls their personal helper must run across to help NeNe close up her suitcases. There are several but at least NeNe packed them herself so Plus 5.
I want to believe Blue Eyes got a decent tip for this nonsense but somehow I doubt it.
When the ladies finally leave, there is singing and dancing. Yes, it's supposed to be some sort of ceremonial custom but honestly, can you imagine how relieved the staff must be to see these high maintenance, bossy women finally leave?
Somehow Phaedra seems to think that all of their positive experiences at the orphanage will have this crew headed back to the States as better women. Ha! Minus 8. I didn't know they made rose colored glasses that strong.
Back home Cynthia brings back presents from South Africa for Noelle but nothing for Peter. Apparently she didn't speak to them much while she was gone. Minus 10. She was away from her husband and daughter for 10 days. You'd think she'd keep in touch.
It's Peter and Cynthia's one year anniversary and Peter's overcompensating by throwing a big bash. Yes, he wants a black tie event for 150 people from 7 p.m. to midnight but with as little food as possible because he's on a tight budget.
I think that party planner had the same look on his face that I did. Minus 12. Who wants to go to a party and starve. I'll pass.
Does anyone else notice that Cynthia, the woman he's supposedly throwing this party for, doesn't seem the least bit interested?
Peter recruits NeNe for help with the party but it really gets interesting when they talk about her son. Bryson got picked up for shoplifting from Walmart and has spent the last five days sitting in jail. Minus 15. He's 21 and not a child. Idiot.
I could see both sides of NeNe and Peter's debate. NeNe wants to let him sit his butt in jail and learn a lesson. His life's been easy. It's time to learn that there are consequences. Plus 10 for the tough love.
But Peter mentioned that he did less than two days in jail when he was the same age for running a red light. OK, my first question is what else did he do because they don't generally arrest someone for running a light ... but let's move on. He says one day in the slammer had him scared straight and he knows friends who have had very bad experiences in county lock up. Maybe it's time to spring the kid. NeNe says she'll consider it.
Finally we head over to Kim and apparently we're suppose to feel sorry for her. She's so frazzled. She has a 17,000 square foot home, two housekeepers, a personal chef, an interior designer, and a pseudo assistant but damn, she hasn't found a nanny yet and this three month old is just too much for her.
Minus 15. Oh, the horror. She has to take care of her own kid.
And what is up with the nude photos of her and Kroy as art work? Is she trying to scare her guests? Minus 8.
Sheree, Phaedra, and Kandi all stop by Kim's for a friendly lunch ... uh, not really. Sheree suddenly has it out for Kandi and seems downright gleeful to be driving a wedge in between these two friends. Minus 10.
Sheree's screeching, Kandi's screeching back, and Kim's yelling over the fray as Phaedra sits quietly eating her red velvet cupcake. She's not about to out scream these fools but when she's pulled into the argument she tries to be the voice of reason. Plus 12.
Of course that voice gets drown out by more screaming before it can even finish a sentence.
So what's up with Sheree? She's got the new Porsche but nothing but a hole in the ground where her new home should be. And is Kandi right? Do you think Kim would have gone to South Africa if she didn't have baby KJ?
George Takei has been beamed out of Celebrity Apprentice.
After Donald Trump served up arguably the competition's most difficult challenge for the celebrity teams yet, the fan-favorite contestant became the casualty.
With a fashion-related challenge, the 0-for-2 women's team (which has two models as members) finally won their first challenge to get the zero off the board.
In the boardroom, Takei ended up paying the price.
Sunday's assignment was to create two living window displays at Lord & Taylor to promote Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line ... convenient.
The teams were judged in three areas: creativity, brand message and overall presentation. The women's team project manager? Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza.
The men's manager? Takei. The deck was stacked on this one.
The men spent a lot of time complaining about Takei's leadership (Clay Aiken even called his leader "slower") while the women's team benefited from Aubrey O'Day.
In addition to Mendoza leading the way, O'Day came up with the concept and took over a lot of the planning, helping key a demonstrative win for the females.
Takei brought Lou Ferrigno and Arsenio Hall into the boardroom, where both blamed his lack of leadership ... at which point George threw himself under the bus.
It wasn't exactly a surprise to see Takei fired at that point. Just sad.
Next week, Trump says he's firing two celebrities. Who should go next? What did you think of Sunday's episode? Were you sad/shocked to see Takei fired?
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax earned $70.7 million at the box office this weekend, easily besting its competition and taking the honor of highest-grossing debut of 2012 so far.
The second place film, Project X, made almost $50 million less in its first week.
Those two combined with Act of Valor and its $13.7 million haul gave the top three films over $100 million combined, an impressive first for Hollywood this year.
Fourth place belonged to Denzel Washington’s Safe House, while Tyler Perry and his Good Deeds continued to do well in fifth place with a $7 million weekend.
Best Picture winner The Artist returned to the top ten after the buzz of its Academy Awards triumph, banking another $3.9 million. The weekend Top 10:
Despite some lyrics that make clear reference to a relationship falling apart and love gone wrong, Katy Perry insists "Part of Me" isn't about Russell Brand.
"I wrote it two years ago, which is funny because everybody is like 'God, it sounds so current,'" the pop star, 27, told MTV News about her latest single.
The song is full of jabs - "You can keep the diamond ring/It don't mean nothing anyway" etc. - leading many to conclude that it was a dig at Russell.
Not the case, says Perry, whose split with Brand remains amicable.
Katy and Russell wed in October 2010 and split in December 2011.
"Some people that I work with were like, 'Just say you wrote it a couple of weeks ago,'" she says. "I'm like, 'I'm not a d---, I'm going to tell the truth.'"
"I wrote it two years ago when I was writing and recording Teenage Dream, [but] it didn't feel right on the record. It's not about [Russell Brand]."
Still, Perry admits that the timing is eerie in a sense.
"Sometimes I'm like, 'Am I living in The Truman Show?' It just feels like sometimes I'm caught in this movie where my life is paralleling my music!"
"It seems very serendipitous, but, as un-fun as it sounds, I prepare everything. I'm overly prepared and kind of a control freak in the best of ways."
Count Snooki's ex-boyfriend Emilio Masella among the millions upon millions who worry that the world is by no means ready for a mini-Snooki spawn.
Still, who the heck says this:
"I hope for her sake ... not to be rude or anything ... but I hope she has a miscarriage." Well then, tell us how you really feel there, Emilio.
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Emilio says hearing that Jionni LaValle got Snooki pregnant is scary: "When I was with her, she said she wanted twins. She would always say 'Let’s have twins.'"
"I would def recommend her to get a paternity test to see who the father is because I’m sure there are other subjects ... Vinny could easily be the father."
As for whether Snooki, who is not only pregnant, but engaged to Jionni LaValle, will marry her man? Yes, Emilio says, but Snook will "pull a Kim Kardashian."
Someone's going to be getting a cease and desist letter REAL quick.
Speaking of which, lawyers for Snook (real name Nicole Polizzi) apparently sent a legal threat to Emilio, ordering him not to bash her. Clearly that worked.
A month before he made this miscarriage comment, he told another media outlet he could be Snooki's baby daddy too ... implying he recently nailed her.
The comment didn't sit so well with her attorneys, who responded with a cease and desist letter, threatening to sue if he continued to blab about Snook.
Her lawyers were pretty clear:
"Demand is hereby made that you cease and desist making public statements regarding Ms. Polizzi that could in any way be taken to be offensive by her."
A month later ... Emilio hopes she miscarries. Pretty offensive, no?
Let's continue with our face off of American Idol finalists, shall we?
With the final 13 named last week and all contestants performing live for your vote on Wednesday, we've been pairing off men and women against each other in order to determine the season 11 favorites. Deandre Brackensick, for example, is currently a more popular finalist than Joshua Ledet, according to THG readers.
Now we're back to the fairer gender, specifically two contrasting crooners: Shannon Magrane and Skylar Laine. The former was compared to Lauryn Hill during her semifinal rendition, while the latter rocked out to some country.
On the bright side, this may make people forget about that whole drunken-hamburger video...
Actor-turned-singer-turned-occasional-trainwreck David Hasselhoff performed a show at the IndigO2 in London over the weekend, singing songs in a variety of get-ups, from a lifeguard costume to a long-haired wig to an Adolf Hitler mustache and suit.
In the Hoff's defense, he was singing a song from the movie The Producers, which is based around a play titled "Springtime for Hitler." But still. There are a lot of plays out there from which he could choose a number.
It didn't help that Hasselhoff reportedly forget the lyrics to the track and that an attendee referred to the show (via The Sun) as "complete shambles."
What do you think of Hasselhoff dressing as Hitler?
Pets. They continue to amaze, amuse and surprise us every day.
You never know when they're going to start drinking from the tap ... or channel their inner virtuoso on a piano symphony! This video of a dog (Runty) playing and singing is trending across the Interwebs today, and for good reason. He's not bad!
Your move, cats. The gauntlet has been thrown down.
Already embroiled in controversy over her recent disclosure of diabetes, Paula Deen is now accused of sexual harassment in the termination of an employee.
The queen of Southern fried cooking nixed allegedly philandering general manager of one of her restaurants because, as she put it, "If you think I have worked this hard to lose everything because of a piece of p**sy, you better think again."
Paula replaced the G.M. with a woman, and now she's suing Paula and her brother for ... sexual harassment. That qualifies as irony right there.
Lisa Jackson worked as G.M. for Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House in Savannah, Ga., from 2005-2010. Paula's brother, Bubba Hiers, is part owner with Paula.
Lisa claims Bubba brought "inescapable pornography" to the workplace all the time, often visiting XXX websites on the kitchen computer and failing to log off. Smart.
According to the suit, Bubba allegedly asked Lisa to bring pics of herself to work, photos of her when she was younger, telling her, "You have nice legs."
Bubba also told Lisa two women at the restaurant were "fat girls" and shouldn't be wearing capri pants or skirts. Lisa also says Bubba once told another female employee who had just received dentures, "I bet your husband is going to like that."
Lisa goes on to say that Bubba once told a joke to the staff that described why men should have sex with women who had flat heads ... "because you can sit your beer on top of her head while she is giving you a b**w job."
And Lisa says Bubba is racist, using the N word a lot and making racist jokes.
There's a lot more, including alleged violent behavior on Bubba's part and an incident where he allegedly kissed Lisaand spit on her. Lisa, who says she was forced to quit because of intolerable working conditions, is suing for unspecified damages.
Bachelor Ben Flajnik was allegedly caught kissing a girl not named Courtney Robertson or Lindzi Cox recently. You can see the photo of the kiss at Radar Online.
We think. That could be her name, but that'd be an major coincidence.
The finale of The Bachelor will air March 12 (see The Bachelor spoilers we've compiled for clues at how that turns out), but Ben and his fiancee are reportedly on the rocks already. There have even been rumors that it's over.
The alleged photo, taken on February 18, shows Ben clearly kissing a woman ... and not in the way one kisses a friend or one's sister. At least we think not.
Ben and the brunette spent the evening walking his dog and made out in the cool San Francisco night. The two of them were all over each other, PDA style.
Supposedly. Radar is not exactly reliable, though Ben has said that being The Bachelor was the worst experience ever, and watching this season has to hurt.
Tonight, Courtney makes a surprise appearance on The Women Tell All special, during which she apparently acted annoyed and not very into Ben either.
We'll find out for sure in a matter of hours. In the meantime, who do you think Ben should choose on the finale one week from tonight, Lindzi or Courtney?
