Long before their legal troubles began, there were lots of ups and downs in the marriage of Joe and Teresa Giudice.
It's even been rumored that Joe planned to divorce Teresabefore she headed off to prison, but didn't, simply out fear that both of them would lose custody of their four daughters.
So he's still hitched, but clearly, Joe's heart is not in his marriage. Thus, it's not much of a surprise that there are reports going around claiming that Joe recently cheated on his wife with a Jersey blonde named Jamie Jackson.
"This is Teresa's worst nightmare come true," a source close to the situation tells In Touch. The insider adds that Joe and Jamie recently met over lunch and Joe immediately told a friend that he "really, really liked her."
Joe cheating on Teresa is nothing new, but the source says things are particularly bad this time around, as Teresa isn't around to put a stop to things, and she fears Joe will have developed serious feelings for Jamie by the time she is released from prison next year.
The source claims that with Teresa gone, Joe is making no effort to conceal his feelings for Jamie, and the two of them poured on the PDA during a recent group outing.
"They were full-on making out in front of the group," says one witness. "They were chugging margaritas and were drunk out of their minds."
A friend of Teresa's says the only good thing about her being locked up is the fact that she's now able to look at her marriage in a more objective light, which allows her to better understand the truth about Joe.
"The distance she has in prison gives her a new perspective," says the insider. "She sees Joe more clearly, and she won't tolerate his infidelity."
Apparently, nothing comes between Kendall Jenner and her Calvins, as the 19-year-old Instagram celeb/model has reportedly signed a deal to become the new face of Calvin Klein.
You may recall that Justin Bieber's Calvin Klein ads became an Internet-wide joke recently, but something tells us Kendall won't require as much photoshopping as the Biebs.
That pic was actually posted before Kendall got the job with Calvin, but considering the brand is best known for its underwear, and Kendall loves being in her underwear, we suppose it's not much of a shock that she courted CK through her mega-popular social media pages.
KJ hit the runway for Fendi, Chanel, and H&M, and her packed schedule reportedly got the folks and CK to situ up and take notice.
No word on whether or not the fact that Kendall is best friends with Bieber helped her land the gig, but in the modeling world, there's nothing more important than good connections.
Of course, looking good half-naked is essential, too.
Neither Kendall nor Calvin Klein has confirmed the deal yet, but the New York Post is reporting that an official announcement might be made as early as today.
HA! Kim Kardashian is all dressed up as fashion guru Anna Wintour, while daughter North West is another fashion expert for Halloween: Andre Leon Talley.
For the most recent example of North West in costume, the 20-month-old is donning a soft and cozy accessory while sitting on a fluffy white bed, rocking a black onesie underneath her animal outfit.
And she doesn't exactly look thrilled to be photographed in such a manner, does she?
Sharon Osbourne recently came out and said North's wardrobe is sickening, accusing Kardashian of using her child as an "accessory."
Do you agree? If Kim treating her kid like a prop? Or just having the same sort of fun as many new mothers have with their toddlers?
Cycle through some photos of a costumed North West above and then sound off below!
Last month, Giuliana Rancic made a comment about Zendaya's hair that sparked outrage from fans of Fashion Police, and subsequently angered millions of others, as the wildfire of controversy spread across the Internet.
But then a strange thing happened - the Fashion Police cast began tearing itself apart with in-fighting and finger-pointing that turned a molehill of a controversy into a mountain of a scandal.
It's been rumored that producers were so pissed about Osbourne's comments that they allowed her to make a graceful exit, rather than publicly firing her.
Kathy Griffin apparently didn't learn a whole lot from Osbourne's situation, because yesterday, she chose to become the latest Fashion Police host to stick her overpriced stiletto right in her mouth and throw her co-star under the bus.
Asked about Rancic's remark that Zendaya's dreads "smell like weed," Griffin replied, "I wouldn't have made the joke in the first place. Some dude wrote it for her.
"Don't have anyone write jokes or even suggest jokes for you on Fashion Police. You have enough great insider gossip from being on the red carpet."
It's a BS response for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that many think Griffin made the joke first. It's also worth noting that Griffin likely would've vehemently defended her friend and mentor Joan Rivers for making the exact same joke.
Oh, and there's also the fact that blaming the writers is one of the oldest, cheapest and dirtiest tricks in television.
Meanwhile, despite all the controversy, Fashion Police is still scheduled to return to the E! network on March 30, and there's been stiff competition to fill Osbourne's vacant seat.
Khloe Kardashian was considered an early front-runner, but Amber Rose and Chrissy Teigen are also reportedly being considered for the spot.
Frankly, we think those three should just distance themselves from Ms. Rivers' sadly sullied franchise and start their own show.
Joan was a frequent guest and fill-in host on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. She and Carson never spoke again after she launched a rival late night show.
As we all know by now, not one but two women, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, were named The Bachelorette for the coming season on ABC.
In other words, they were squaring off for Chris Soules' heart on The Bachelor and now they're rivals once again, only for 24 additional men this time.
Kaitlyn Bristowe will be The Bachelorette for 2015, and it's not hard to see why she got so far on Chris Soules' season, or picked for the starring role.
For Kaitlyn, who was all but confirmed as The Bachelorette since coming in third on Chris' season, this shocking turn of events has to be disheartening.
Or, as she put it more diplomatically on Monday's episode, less than ideal.
Host Chris Harrison heralded the twist as something everyone will be talking about, and for once, his hyperbole was accurate. For better or worse.
Sean Lowe called the move disgusting in a lengthy blog post, but at least publicly, Kaitlyn says she's trying to look at it as optimistically as she can.
"It's definitely not ideal, but it's an incredible opportunity. And if the outcome is me meeting the guy I spend the rest of my life with, then it is all worth it."
Sharing the spotlight with Britt was not something she saw coming.
Nor did anyone else, Britt included, for that matter. Not after how she left The Bachelor, following a tearful and bizarre turn of events a few weeks ago.
Nilsson, who weathered a firestorm of jealousy and drama during her tenure in The Bachelor house, says she's "grateful" to even be in the running.
"I don't know if they've ever had someone who has been controversial," Nilsson says. "I don't feel like I did anything wrong, but people dislike me."
"I don't really get that but it's true. So I'm super grateful."
Britt Nilsson will be The Bachelorette in 2015! She will at least start out that way, along with Kaitlyn Bristowe, and the 25 guys will choose who to pursue.
As far as weighing in on the competition, which got fierce on The Bachelor and likely will again, Bristowe calls Britt Nilsson "a lovely human being."
Genuine? Or playing it close to the vest? It's unclear.
"She's a very positive, intelligent, nice girl," says Bristowe, once again being politically correct in noting, "at the end of the day, we're very different people."
Nilsson, for her part, says she's not exactly looking forward to this unexpected competition: "There are insecurities [for me] because I really like Kaitlyn!"
"She's very likable, and she's gorgeous obviously."
Britt notes that given the unusual circumstances, "part of me is scared, but the more I think about it, [I realize] it's just going to be what it's going to be."
"If Kaitlyn's husband is in that group of men, then it's going to work out for her, and I'll go home and I'll have to be okay with that. But I'm excited!"
She certainly has little to lose at the onset.
It's a game-changing move, and a controversial one, to say the least, even if it isn't necessarily as nefarious or degrading as Sean Lowe seems to think.
Pitting the consensus fan favorite (Kaitlyn) against one of the most polarizing figures in recent years, but one who single guys will no doubt lust over?
Who should be The Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe or Britt Nilsson? The 25 men cast on the show will get to make that call, but until they do, cast your votes! View Poll »
Naturally, there were lots of expensive products, but ultimately, it didn't sound all that different from the daily routines of millions of non-famous women.
Of course, some folks pointed out that Kim looks very different from when she first gained fame over a decade ago, and it ain't just her makeup that's changed.
Now, Us Weekly is claiming to have the inside info on Kim's altered appearance and the beauty secrets she won't talk about in interviews:
"She's had fillers all over her face," an insider tells the tabloid. "Nose, cheeks, and chin."
The source adds that Kim refuses to get any injections around her eyes as the result of a bad experience in 2012. "She didn't like it," the insider claims. "She avoids that area now."
Of course, Kim Kardashian plastic surgery rumors have been circulating for years, and at this point, Kim's face is a little like the Kennedy assassination: everyone has a theory, and we'll probably never know the truth.
Many aren't satisfied by the "fillers" explanation, and it's widely believed that Kim has had more done to her face than just injections.
Just for a little side-by-side comparison (in case that Us cover doesn't make it clear enough), the photo on the left is Kim in 2006, the one on the right was taken this week:
Obviously, Kim's blonde hair helps to highlight how dramatically different she looks these days, but gold locks aside, we think it's safe to say Mrs. West has undergone more than just a few Botox treatments.
Kim will probably continue to have work done as she ages, we just hope she doesn't take it to such an extreme that North doesn't recognize her mama.
None other than Britney Spears is reportedly in talks to perform the next Super Bowl halftime show, 15 years after she first took the stage at the big game.
This sure gives new meaning to “Oops I Did It Again” ... or something.
“She’s definitely doing a part in the Super Bowl halftime show next year,” an industry insider said of the 33-year-old pop megastar's Super comeback.
“The details haven’t totally been worked out yet, but it will be huge.”
Britney Spears lays one on Madonna. Yes, that's Madonna and Britney Spears (who appears to be waring a lace teddy) in an open-mouthed kiss. Let's take a long, long, LONG look at this one, shall we? Yes. Let's.
Britney Spears and Rihanna kiss at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2011. Guys, try to contain your obvious excitement right now, even though it's hard. Pun intended.
Britney Spears is like an animal, caged and waiting to be set free so that she may inundate us with sensual, pulse-pounding music. And the occasional crotch shot.
Britney Spears gives men everywhere some very compelling thoughts with this photo from Out magazine. Nice to see that after all these years she remains so limber.
Spears will probably also bring along some famous friends, most likely Miley Cyrus, in a special guest appearance (the celebs share the same management).
"She’s conquered Las Vegas with her shows there and now she’s ready to do something massive” at the NFL championship game, the insider added.
Spears previously played the Super Bowl with NSYNC and Steven Tyler in 2001, which would make the 2016 bonanza her 15th anniversary on the field.
Following in the footsteps of Beyonce and Katy Perry will be difficult, especially since this is so far from Brit's snake-donning, latex-wearing heyday.
At the same time, everybody lip syncs at the Super Bowl, and Twitter is looking to ridicule the performer anyway, so expectations aren't as high as you think.
What do you think? Can Britney still get it done on the biggest stage?
Lindsay Lohan fails a lot, and unfortunately social media brings her missteps into sharp focus.
Just in the past week, Lindsay dropped an N-bomb on Instagram (she quickly deleted it) and tried to worm her way into the Kardashian clan by tweeting "family" photos from Paris Fashion Week.
Amazingly, the above pic has not yet been deleted from Lindsay's Instagram page, even though several commenters have pointed out that she seriously sucks at Photoshop.
Of course, Lindsay has done a lot of drugs over the years. Maybe in her mind, doors actually look all bendy and weird like that.
Now, we can't help but wonder what exactly Lindsay was trying to 'shop out of this pic. Is she rocking that much sag at 28?!
And if her diet of Smirnoff and Parliament Lights has left her in such rough shape, then why is she posing for pics in some kind of weird leotard?!
Let that be a lesson to all the young aspiring tabloid trash out there: If you have to pose drunk, make you sure you Photoshop sober.
We'd say you could just stay off of social media altogether, but then the world might stop looking at you for 4 seconds, and if that happens you might as well be, like, dead or something
British author Sir Terry Pratchett - an icon in the world of fantasy literature - has passed away at the age of 66.
Pratchett published more than 70 books over the course of his 40 year career. He is best known for the Discworld series of novels.
Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2007, but continued working until the end. He published his final book in 2014.
The Discworld series - which take place in a flat world perched on the backs of four elephants - began in 1983 and eventually included more than 40 installments.
Sir Terry was knighted in 1998, and in 2000 he was declared the UK's second most popular author, beaten only by J.K. Rowling.
Known for his distinct style of dress and sharp wit, Pratchett was a favorite on British talk shows and at fan conventions.
Pratchett stated in interviews that he had no fear of dying, and the manner in which his passing was announced seemed to confirm that he remained courageous until the end.
In the Discworld books, the character of Death spoke in all capital letters, so when it came time to break the sad news of Pratchett's passing, his family did so in a fan-friendly fashion:
"AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER," the tweets read. "Terry took Death's arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. The end."
A statement from Pratchett's publicist states that the author passed away "with his cat sleeping on his bed, surrounded by close friends."
ESPN's Stuart Scott (1965-2015) will forever be missed. The beloved anchor and personality passed away after a long battle with cancer in January at the age of 49.
Charmayne Maxwell was a Grammy-nominated singer who tragically died at the age of 46. According to report, she passed away from wounds suffered after accidently cutting herself at home.
“I don’t care what you are doing, but I do think that because she is my mom’s friend, she deserves to be a part of the conversation,” Kim tells her step-father in one sneak peek.
She then goes on to say that Kris Jenner cries herself to sleep every night over Jenner and Kamihira's relationship, which first made news in October after the pair attended an Elton John concert together.
A major focus of the new season, of course, will be a very different secret Bruce Jenner is hiding.
Multiple insiders have confirmed that Jenner will open up to his family about his impending sex change... while cameras are rolling, of course.
How will they react? What other shenanigans will take place on this scripted series?
If you have an Internet connection and a set of working eyes, you're probably aware that Kim Kardashian's blonde hair made a big splash in Paris this week.
But, of course, her Lannister locks aren't Kim's only weapons for taking the City of Light by storm.
(This is, after all, the country where it's acceptable to think snails are delicious and Jerry Lewis is a comic genius. No accounting for taste.)
Unfortunately for Kim, not everyone is impressed by her classic combination of blonde hair and giant exposed breasts, and it seems one A-lister is not shy about expressing her anti-Kim feelings.
"Katy Perry looked mortified when she ran into Kim at Givenchy and people wanted to take pictures of them," a source tells Hollywood Life.
"Kim was in one of her boob-exposing outfits, and you could tell Katy wanted to get away. Katy has worn revealing outfits in the past, but even she thinks Kim is not dressing appropriately for Paris Fashion Week."
Really? Really, Katy Perry?! Either this story is BS, or Katy is a hypocrite of the highest order.
Anyone who's heard Katy sing without the benefit of studio magic knows that she basically owes her career to her amazing boobs.
She's been calling attention to her girls for so long that millions of people have made bets on Katy's cleavage.
We're thinking it might be best for Katy to get off her high horse and dial down the criticism a bit.
She's already feuding with Taylor Swift. If she goes after Kim too, she's basically messing with the Internet's two favorite things that aren't cats or porn.
"Who needs a lob when you can have a bb (blond bob)!! Thanks to my boo @kristinabarricelli @gemini14salon," Hudgens penned as a caption to the above Instagram image.
Prior to this style change, Hudgens rocked a long bob with serious bags. Her shiny new locks, though, are cropped directly above her shoulders and feature a sleek center part.
And you... love them? Hate them? Are indifferent to them? Just want to see Hudgens get back together with Zac Efron?
Sound off below and click through a number of wild and crazy celebrity hairstyles now:
Say what you will about Madonna - she somehow manages to stay relevant decades past the point at which most bubbly blonde pop stars dry up and blow away in the wind.
Madge has a new album to promote, so she's been in the public eye more usual lately, and her press tour included a stop by Howard Stern's Sirius radio show for an interview that's got the celebrity gossip world buzzing.
After referring to Kanye West as the black Madonna and saying that she sometimes wishes she were a gay man, you might think that the 56-year-old Queen of Pop would be all out of headline-grabbing quotables. You would be wrong...
Discussing her notorious 1994 interview with David Letterman in which she dropped the F-bomb 14 times (a record for network television in those days), Madonna stated she blames her then-boyfriend Tupac for encouraging her to acts "gangsta." Seriously:
"I was in a weird mood that day," Madonna said to Stern. "I was dating Tupac Shakur at the time and the thing is, he got me all riled up on life in general. So when I went on the show I was feeling very gangsta."
Yes, Madonna dated Tupac, and she used the word gangsta with a straight face. We apologize if your world suddenly seems like it makes less sense.
April Price, who says she was one of three girls to whom Stephen Collins molested at a young age is speaking out about the alleged abuse in graphic detail.
In a new interview with the Daily Mail Online (UK), the 44-year-old Price says she met the future 7th Heaven dad in the summer of 1983, when she was 13.
She was visiting her aunt in the L.A.-area apartment complex where Collins lived at the time, and was a fan of his work on The Tales of the Gold Monkey.
Collins exposed himself to her three times that summer, she alleges.
The first alleged incident occurred while she was in the kitchen cooking breakfast, she recalls, adding that Collins walked past the window buck naked.
"At the time, I didn't think it was necessarily sinister really, but I thought it was odd," she recalled to the newspaper. "It was not like he tried to cover up."
"He knew I was there while he was naked. He could see me there."
A few days after that, she claimed, the actor, volunteered to help hook up her Atari in her aunt's living room ... and ended up whipping it out once more.
"I don't know at what point he did it, but when he turned around, his pants were completely unfastened. His penis was hanging out and I'm just shocked."
"He doesn't make any mention of it. He doesn't act any differently."
Price said she decided to "play along" and act "normal," too, even though she was freaking out. "Honestly, I was 13 and hadn't even kissed a boy yet," she says.
"This was not something I was even remotely prepared for in my life and I shut down ... I didn't want to be rude. He was doing something for me."
"I didn't want him to think I wasn't appreciative of that."
Price said she knew something was amiss with the TV star, but that she fooled herself into thinking it was "an aberration" and he was a "nice guy"
As such, she said yes when he reportedly asked if she wanted to come over to look at all of his cool memorabilia from The Tales of the Gold Monkey.
While she was there, he disappeared into his bedroom, came back out "completely naked" and proceeded to "put his genitalia right at [her] eye level."
"I was panicked," she said. "I don't know if I was afraid for my life, but ... I don't think he ever made me feel that he was capable of physical harm."
"But I was not prepared on any level to handle that at my age. I shouldn't have had to see that, at that point in my life," she adds, and she "bolted."
Astonishingly, she didn't see Collins again until years later, when she was working the craft service table on the set of - you guessed it - 7th Heaven.
At that point, it was he who brought it up, apologetically.
"He was very intense ... he said, 'I want you to understand what I did. I know it was extremely wrong. I really apologize for it, if I ever made you uncomfortable.'"
Price said she accepted his apology and tried to move on.
When Married...With Children matriarch Peg Bundy, aka Katey Sagal, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, her TV family showed up to support her. No, the OTHER TV family. The ones without motorcycles.
If you build it...they will reunite to promote it. Probably. (Because what else does Kevin Costner have going on these days besides really, really terrible movies?)
We're pretty much always hoping for the day the Friends grace Central Perk together again, but for now, we'll settle for the women showing up on Jimmy Kimmel.
It's a Gossip Girl reunion!!! Chace Crawford, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Rutherford and Michelle Trachtenberg all hung out at a post-Academy Awards party in 2015.
Naturally, that's not the "official" explanation, as such a portent of declining popularity would be a massive embarrassment for Iggy, particularly so early in her career.
So Iggy sat for a radio interview today to clear things up. And by "clear things up," we mean lie through her teeth about why her team decided to "postpone" her tour at the last minute.
"It is bumped back because I am a psychopath," Iggy says. "It's my first arena tour, so it's a big undertaking. I'm doing a lot of the creative direction...So it's tough when it's your first time working on an arena situation."
"This is all really boring stuff I guess, for people to hear talk about, but when you're building a stage and things like that, you do it about six months in advance. My tour would've started in April, we have not started building. That is not six months."
Yes. April is not six months away from March. A valuable math lesson from Iggy-Igs.
Iggy apparently thinks her fans don't understand calendars, but that's not the only that she insults their intelligence in this interview.
For one thing, "Satan in the Form of Mayonnaise" expects her Azaleans to believe that it takes six months to build a portable stage for an arena tour.
On top of that, she claims that the many, many people who would make a ton of money from a successful arena tour just totally spaced on building a stage until one month before things were supposed to get underway.
Riiiiiiiiight. Next, Iggy will be trying to convince us she writes her own raps.
She used to stage dive at shows, but stopped because audience members were "always trying to finger" her. She adds that more women were guilty of it than men.
“I’ve met Kanye twice,” Obama explained. “The first time was when I was a senator and he was with his mom. He’d just gotten big. He’s from Chicago, so they wanted to meet, and he was very soft-spoken and very gracious. He was a young guy, and hadn’t quite come into his own.
"And about six months ago, he came to an event... I love his music and he’s incredibly creative."
Does Obama really have West's home phone number, as the artist recently implied?
No, "I don’t think I’ve got his home number," he said.
Sorry, though, Kanye. Perhaps he just wanted to keep your ego in check, but Obama failed to make you seem like a very big presence in his life last night.
It was an easy mistake to make - Wayne has a remix of of O.T. Genasis' "Coco" on his new mixtape, and the DJ accidentally played the version with O.T.'s original lyrics.
You could see how something like that might happen, but at the same time, dude gets paid (probably a lot of money) to play the right beat on cue, and we imagine it's kinda hard for Weezy to rap over a track that already has vocals.
So we're gonna go ahead and give Mr. F. Baby a pass for this tantrum. After all, the dude's got a lot on his plate these days.
Yesterday, police reported a shooting at Wayne's home in Miami. A 911 caller claimed there were four victims, but the shooting turned out be a hoax, because that's the sort of thing that happens in the strange life of Weezy.
In addition to that drama, the Lil Wayne-Birdman feud is still going strong. In fact, the "Coco" remix that Wayne wanted played includes some lyrical jabs at the Cash Money Records boss.
Sometimes you just wanna trash your former mentor in front of a sell-out crowd and your DJ plays the wrong track. We've all been there.
As teased above, the Girls star will fulfill a professional fantasy when she appeared on Scandal Season 4 Episode 16 as a woman who aims to expose sex secrets of the political elite.
In response, Olivia confronts Dunham's character (who looks all innocent and naive at first, but who then comes across far more determined later in the preview) in order to neutralize the threat.
Elsewhere during the hour, Elizabeth will have concerns about Mellie's sister and how she could negatively impact their political plan.
Kerry Washington's breakout role came in the Julia Stiles-driven film Save the Last Dance. She played Chenille, a teen mother who befriends Stiles' character.
One of Tony Goldwyn's first major roles came as Carl Bruner, the guy who killed Patrick Swayze in Ghost. But hey, if he hadn't killed his best friend, we wouldn't have gotten that pottery scene and Unchained Melody wouldn't mean anything.
NOEL!!!! Scott Foley's time on Felicity led to his marriage to Jennifer Garner (before she cheated on him with Michael Vartan. WHO CHEATS ON SCOTT FOLEY!?!? NO ONE, THAT'S WHO!)
Is he a bad guy? Is he a good guy? NO ONE CAN DECIDE! One thing we know is that Scott Foley as Jake Ballard adds a certain something-something to the Olivia Pope love drama.
On Scandal, Bellamy Young turned what started as a three episode guest appearance into a full-fledged character, Mellie Grant, the First Lady everyone loves and loves to hate.
Terrence Steadman was a central figure on Prison Break. Lincoln Burrows was framed for his murder. That sounds like a character right up Jeff Perry's alley.
These days, Jeff Perry plays Cyrus Beene, a gay Republican White House Chief of Staff convinced his man is the best man for the job because it puts him closer to power.
Guillermo Diaz played a character named Scarface in the Dave Chappelle comedy Half Baked. He later reprised the role for several episodes of Chappelle's Show.
As Abby Whelan, Darby Stanchfield plays one of the most polarizing Gladiators. Some people love her. Some people hate her. She'll go over the cliff for Olivia Pope no matter what.
David Rosen was supposed to be a guest role only, but fans reacted so well, and Shonda loved Joshua Malina so much, she decided to keep him around. For now.
Joe Morton showed up on Scandal as a mystery man called Command. It was later revealed that he is Olivia Pope's father, Rowan Pope. He's the baddest of the bad.
The Internet is fueled primarily by porn, cats and outrage, so it's never surprising when a heated debate erupts over what seems to be a non-issue.
But even knowing that the mentality of the average comment board troll is that of a cranky toddler, this morning's Controversy of the Day is particularly baffling.
That's a photo taken by Navy veteran and professional photographer Vanessa Hicks.
The image shows the 8-day-old child of one of Hicks' friends draped in an American flag that's being held by a sailor.
You might not expect it to look at the photo, but judging from the reaction on social media ... People. Are. Pissed.
The pic made its way onto a Facebook page titled, "You Call Yourself a Photographer?" (Yes, there's a Facebook devoted solely to bashing photographers. Because, ya know, there's just too much positivity online.)
Commenters accused Hicks of using the flag as a "prop" and violating American flag code in a "rude, disrespectful and tacky" fashion.
Between this kerfuffle and the controversy over the fake baby in American Sniper, there are entirely too many babies being caught up in debates over patriotism these days.
We call it babe-riotism and it's gotten out of hand! What's next, we won't be allowed to use copies of the Declaration of Independence to treat diaper rash?! Enough is enough!
All joking aside, Hicks says she was hurt by the online reaction and her intention was never to offend, but to celebrate that which inspires our nations troops.
She responded thusly on Facebook:
"I do believe that picture right there shows what it is to be an American. That flag, the uniform, the baby - exactly what every service member is out there fighting for."
We'll leave it up to you to decide if Hicks misused the flag when she was setting up her shot, but surely her intentions in taking the photo can't be argued with.
Patricia Heaton attacked Georgetown student Sandra Fluke in 2012 after the young woman testified before Congress that contraception should be covered by insurance. The actress later apologized and even deleted her Twitter account.
In November 2012, Kim Kardashian Tweeted (and then deleted) "praying for everyone in Israel" and "praying for everyone in Palestine and across the world!" She proceeded to apologize for offending any followers.
Ashton Kutcher angered many when he shared his thoughts on the Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal in November 2011. He later said he was sorry and did not have all the facts when sending his original message.
In June 2014, January Jones #TBT picture from her early modeling days. It depicted her in a tribal-themed sweater vest, standing between what appeared like two shirtless African men. "I had to swap my #tbt pics because I was receiving to many negative comments and assumptions," Jones wrote as a mea culpa. "This forum should be a happy and fun place I had no patience for hate."
On Twitter, Dr. Phil asked: “If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her? Reply yes or no to @drphil #teenaccused." He later removed this Tweet and denied accusations that he was promoting date rape.
Oh, Caroline Forbes. You may want to be careful about what you ask for.
As an act of vengeance against her friends last night, a humanity-free Caroline threatened to kill Sarah Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries Season 6 Episode 16... unless her uncle turned off his humanity, that is.
Stefan had no choice but to acquiesce, which led to a fun closing scene in which he and Caroline shared a couple of margaritas.
Titled "A Bird in a Gilded Cage," the installment will find Caroline perhaps biting off more than she can chew with Ripper Stefan.
Elsewhere, an unexpected gift from Bonnie will leave Damon shaken to his core, while she and Kai actually help Elena and Damon try to rescue Mrs. Salvatore from the 1903 prison world.
Back at Whitmore College, meanwhile, Enzo and Alaric will also team up to reel Caroline back in. But theirplan doesn’t quite go as well as they hope it would after they realize they've been outmaneuvered.
How good looking is Stephen Amell? Even with his shirt on in this photo, the actor just caused half the women reading this post to dump their boyfriends.
You thought we forgot him, didn't you? Damon Salvatore has SUPERatural ability and, whether he wants to admit it or not, the guy acts like a HERO on a weekly basis.
