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Pierre Dukan, the creator of the very popular Dukan diet, which has often been compared to Atkins, faces an ethics hearing after suggesting that teens should get higher grades in school if they’re thin – with the reverse also applicable. The famous diet guru suggested that French students taking the Bac... |
28 March 2012
14:11 GMT |
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Channel 4 is currently under serious fire online for its upcoming show, “Undateables.” While the name might not say much at first sight, it's a show about people with various disabilities, looking to find a date and, hopefully, their soul mate. The idea of the show in itself might not be that offen... |
27 March 2012
10:23 GMT |
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Just a short while ago, Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., came under serious fire after photos of him on a hunting trip to Zimbabwe emerged online. Authorities are now investigating the legality of the safari.
As we also noted at the time, the photos were snapped back in 2011, but it took them one year to ... |
27 March 2012
03:25 GMT |
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Jenna Talackova, a 23-year-old stunning blonde competing in the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant, has been disqualified from the competition after it emerged she was born a man. She is now considering her legal options. In a statement announcing the decision, the Miss Universe Canada organization says that Jenna ... |
26 March 2012
14:41 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3 came out at the beginning of the month and people reacted to its ending in all sorts of ways.
Now, after BioWare promised to deliver some downloadable content that will address the ending by “answering the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey,&rdquo... |
24 March 2012
16:31 GMT |
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After initially saying she had no plans to go on the record with the name of the person she considered responsible for Whitney Houston's death, Leolah Brown, Bobby Brown's sister and Whitney's former sister in law, is now pointing the finger at Ray J. In a new interview with Dr. Drew, which you can see... |
24 March 2012
07:20 GMT |
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Ever since she was sprung from jail after being acquitted in the case of her daughter's death, Casey Anthony has been in hiding. A new report claims she's turned to religion in the hope it might offer her a chance to start a new life. Sources close to the 26-year-old tell Radar Online that she's bee... |
23 March 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Susanne Eman, the Arizona woman who, some time ago, claimed that she wanted to become the world's fattest just so she could prove fat could also mean healthy, has found love. She's about to be married – to a cook, no less.
The 33-year-old mother of two talked to the British tabloid the Daily Mail abo... |
20 March 2012
15:41 GMT |
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A while back, when Tiger Woods' former swing coach Hank Haney announced that he would be coming out with a book about his career so far, which would also include his 6-year stint with the golfer, Haney insisted Woods had nothing to worry about.
This isn't really the case, it would seem.
Excerpts from &ld... |
20 March 2012
05:57 GMT |
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Bobbi Kristina, Whitney Houston's 19-year-old daughter, seems to be confirming reports that she's engaged to the boy she used to consider, until not long ago, her brother, Nick Gordon. The Daily Mail has the photos.
For some weeks now, there's been a lot of talk online that Krissi, as her late mother... |
20 March 2012
04:16 GMT |
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Jason Russell, the co-founder of Invisible Children and the man responsible for one of the biggest viral campaigns in years, Kony 2012, had not taken drugs or consumed alcohol prior to this weekend's meltdown, the family says in a new statement.
Russell was detained in San Diego after having a very public melt... |
19 March 2012
09:58 GMT |
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Mass Effect 3’s ending has caused a heated debate on the web and now BioWare’s Chris Priestly has revealed that the studio will finally talk about it soon, after more people finish the actual game.
Mass Effect 3 appeared last week and was a huge success, not just in terms of sales but also critically, al... |
16 March 2012
16:51 GMT |
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Rihanna is finally addressing the controversy she and Chris Brown created when they decided to release not one but two records together. It was all about the music, she tells Ryan Seacrest.
The pop star spoke to Ryan on the phone for a radio interview the other day and, among other things, she also talked about her... |
16 March 2012
11:20 GMT |
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As one dietitian puts it, since nothing beats sweating your way through an 8-pound (3.6 kg) mountain of beef, cheese and bread while watching athletes at work, the Washington Nationals have introduced the StrasBurger, which they describe as a “monstrosity” for the entire family.
In a statement released t... |
14 March 2012
14:51 GMT |
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One of the documentaries getting a lot of media attention these days is The Weinstein Company's “Bully,” a film that aims to expose the chilling “tradition” in US schools and, at the same time, send victims of bullying the message that they're not alone.
However, it can't do t... |
14 March 2012
10:51 GMT |
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27-year-old Amanda Whittaker is in love and in a long-distance relationship with the Statue of Liberty. She calls herself Amanda “Liberty” and believes this is the romance of a lifetime, as she says in a recent interview with UK's This Morning show.
You can see video of it below, embedded at the en... |
14 March 2012
08:43 GMT |
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A very heated debate on plastic surgery started when the lid on the doings of one Oneal Ron Morriswas lifted. She was injecting women with a compound made of cement, tire sealant and mineral oil, leaving them deformed for life.
One of Oneal's victims was a 48-year-old woman named Rajee Narinesingh. Born a man ... |
13 March 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Beef Products Inc. (or BPI for short) is fighting back at claims that its “lean finely textured beef,” or LFTB, which goes into the composition of ground beef, is not safe to be served to children in schools all across the US. The controversy started when the announcement was made that BPI and the US go... |
13 March 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Donald Trump Jr., The Donald's son, is a skilled hunter. On a hunting expedition to Zimbabwe last year, he shot and killed various animals, prompting outrage from various animal rights groups, it has emerged.
TMZ has the photos from the expedition, as well as the story.
Apparently, while the hunt took place ... |
13 March 2012
11:52 GMT |
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The latest diet fad to take the world by storm is something called KEN, or the Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet. Initially recommended for epilepsy sufferers, it is now being used to shed weight because it forces the body to go into controlled starvation mode.
In the UK, it's pushed by one of the most reputed ... |
6 March 2012
15:01 GMT |
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“Mad Men” returns to the small screen this month with a brand new season, its fifth so far. To promote it, AMC has put up billboards all over New York of the now-iconic falling man and, in doing so, has stirred up controversy because many believe the image mocks the events of 9/11. The photo attached to t... |
2 March 2012
05:55 GMT |
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On the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards, Angelina Jolie caused a stir by striking the now infamous leg pose, which had her uncomfortably thrusting her leg out of her dress for photographers. One psychotherapist believes it was all a cry for attention. Insiders have already told the press that Jolie only struck ... |
1 March 2012
11:20 GMT |
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After the 2012 Academy Awards, as all the big afterparties were about to start, actress Sean Young was arrested after slapping a guard. In a post on her Facebook page, she explains what happened and announces her intention to sue the Academy.
As we also reported at the time, Young spent 4 hours at the police statio... |
1 March 2012
04:59 GMT |
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Chris Rock presented the award for Best Animation at last night's 2012 Oscars but, in doing so, he managed to step on quite a few toes. What most offended, it would seem, was his saying that doing animation work is not that hard. However, he wasn't referring to making animated movies, as some of those who ... |
27 February 2012
04:36 GMT |
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Three years after they broke up because he put her in the hospital in a fit of rage, Chris Brown and Rihanna have teamed up again for two tracks. Now, The-Dream is saying it was all Rihanna's idea. The two tracks emerged online last week and, since then, that haven't ceased to get people divided on whether ... |
25 February 2012
06:12 GMT |
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The National Enquirer has proven, once more, that it doesn't hold back to scooping to new lows in order to sell more copies. The latest issue brings on the cover the “final” photo of late singer Whitney Houston. As fans must know, the diva was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on F... |
23 February 2012
05:36 GMT |
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Each year, right after or before the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is accused of being an elitist, exclusive organization that favors only one type of movies / industry people. The LA Times has an explanation for why that happens: just look at those who vote.
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Granted, that's easier s... |
21 February 2012
07:06 GMT |
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One of the most controversial and intensely mediated reality shows now playing on TV is, without a doubt, TLC's “Toddlers & Tiaras.” Anderson Cooper had a special with the moms on his show, where he gave them makeovers to look like their daughters.
Various previews for The Anderson Cooper Show have... |
17 February 2012
09:41 GMT |
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Keith Martin is believed to be the world's fattest man at the moment. Costing taxpayers a fortune and requiring the help of an entire army to go through the day, he's pleading people at home not to judge him – at least, not until they've walked a mile in his shoes.
Details emerged the other day ... |
15 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Ever since she started OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, the Queen of Media has been fending off rumors that she was in the ratings limbo and that she might never get back up in the saddle again. Her most recent tweet isn't helping either. On Sunday night, as a new episode of her show aired at the same time as t... |
14 February 2012
09:46 GMT |
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While Twitter is on fire with praise for Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown and their respective performances at the Grammys 2012, Miranda Lambert seems to be the only celebrity bold enough to speak up against them. Taking to the social networking website shortly after the awards show, Miranda held nothing back when it came... |
14 February 2012
06:42 GMT |
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Three years after beating his then-girlfriend Rihanna to a pulp, Chris Brown made what can only be described as a glorious comeback into the spotlight at Sunday's Grammy Awards 2012. Reactions to his performances are disturbing and very sad.As we also informed you yesterday, Chris Brown performed twice during th... |
14 February 2012
06:16 GMT |
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Nicki Minaj has come under serious fire from the Catholic League for her performance at the Grammys 2012. The League's president Bill Donahue, for one, believes Nicki made a complete fool of herself and is very likely possessed. As we also noted the other day, Nicki took to the stage at the Grammys and perform... |
14 February 2012
05:31 GMT |
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TLC is no stranger to controversy and definitely no stranger to shocking reality television either. The brand new season of its hit series “My Strange Addiction” is the perfect example of that. As the clip below will confirm, the new season of the show will include one of the strangest, most shocking case... |
11 February 2012
06:39 GMT |
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Almost one week after her Super Bowl Halftime performance, Madonna is finally speaking out about the incident that has been keeping the media very busy these past few days: M.I.A.’s flipping the bird at the camera on live television.As we also reported at the time, at the end of her verse on Madonna’s &ld... |
11 February 2012
04:08 GMT |
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June Holler from Virginia is already a serious contender to the title of worst mom of the year, after footage for TLC's “Toddlers & Tiaras” showed her giving her 6-year-old daughter Alana a concoction of Red Bull and Mountain Dew. Here's more to make your blood boil.
Holler first came to the at... |
10 February 2012
07:23 GMT |
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Sony's new Spider-Man film might have a new viral campaign out, but Russia has the upper hand. While some people have problems walking on a suspended bridge, here's a guy who can do so much more. Uploaded the other day on LiveLeak, the video above shows a Russian teen doing the kind of (parkour) stunts on... |
8 February 2012
10:07 GMT |
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Ioana Spangenberg, a 30-year-old woman / model from Romania, has a waist that can be easily circled with the hands. Though she's abnormally thin, she claims she eats well and even gorges on junk food, a claim various nutritionists have already challenged. Ioana started to make headlines after sitting down with... |
7 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but Ioana Spangenberg, a model from Romania with an impossibly thin waistline, eats 3 meals a day and doesn't even shun junk food or sweets. The 30-year-old girl, whose tiny frame you can better appreciate by checking out the video below, embedded at the end of the ar... |
6 February 2012
15:41 GMT |
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A while back, Miley Cyrus got a tattoo meant to show her support for marriage equality, a gesture that brought her plenty of criticism and even hateful comments from her fans. In an essay for Glamour magazine, she explains the decision to speak up for equality. Miley has never made a secret of having plenty of gay fr... |
6 February 2012
09:28 GMT |
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When everybody should be talking about Madonna's incendiary performance halftime in the Super Bowl, they're debating how scandalous M.I.A.'s gesture during the same gig was. Check out the video above to see what the fuss is all about. While performing with Madonna on “Give Me All Your Luv,”... |
6 February 2012
03:58 GMT |
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When most of us were 7 years old, we were probably blissfully playing with dolls and robots, begging mom for sweets and running outside with our friends. Giuliano Stroe has other hobbies, set as he is to prove that he is, indeed, the world's strongest boy. The Romanian kid first caused waves in the international... |
2 February 2012
16:41 GMT |
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One Florida man has just found a legal loophole that might save his millions in case he's found guilty of wrongful death in a civil case stemming from a 2010 car crash: he's adopted his adult girlfriend. The video here will offer more details. John Goodman, a very successful Florida businessman, is now bein... |
2 February 2012
09:56 GMT |
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Today's Viral of the Day brings us not a video, but a photo – and one of the scariest you've seen in months, if we're to believe voices online. Just click on the image above to see it in full. As IBTimes also notes, the pic is getting a lot of attention online, especially on social networking web... |
2 February 2012
04:41 GMT |
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In December last year, Eric Boiling of Fox Business Network caused quite a stir when he went on air to say that the latest film “The Muppets” was brainwashing kids against capitalism. Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are weighing in. Above is a video from a recent press conference in the UK to promote the f... |
31 January 2012
07:30 GMT |
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Fran Drescher, she of the “Nanny” fame, believes she was once abducted by aliens. Not only that, but she was also probed and had a chip implanted – and she says she has the evidence to back up her claims. Drescher made the startling revelation in a brand new interview with The Huffington Post, sayin... |
30 January 2012
08:33 GMT |
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The latest man vs. nature film to arrive in theaters is “The Grey,” directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson. While earning the number 1 spot at the box office over the weekend, the film has also managed to attract negative criticism from various animal rights groups.As we also reported on a coup... |
30 January 2012
07:50 GMT |
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Christina Aguilera is again at the receiving end of harsh criticism, after her appearance and performance at Etta James' funeral. It's not the singing that's criticized, though, as the photo below can confirm.
This is just one of the many pictures that are making rounds online, with voices claiming t... |
30 January 2012
04:34 GMT |
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That First Lady Michelle Obama is a fashion icon, that she supports young black designers and that she's a trendsetter is not a secret. According to a recent editorial on Elle France, Michelle Obama is also the reason why African-Americans finally know how to “dress up.”
In a piece called &ldquo... |
27 January 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Earlier this month, TLC came under heavy fire after airing footage of 6-year-old Alana apparently being doped during a beauty pageant show on “Toddlers & Tiaras.” The mystery of the Go Go Juice has just been solved. Those not familiar with the TLC series should just know that it centers around moms an... |
25 January 2012
04:16 GMT |
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