Maroon 5 will perform as the musical guest appearance on the Nov. 17 episode of SNL - the rockers recently starred in a three-part Thanksgiving-esque SNL promo alongside actor Jeremy Renner and funny guy Fred Armisen. This will be Maroon 5's third appearance on the hit sketch comedy show (and Adam Levine's fourth) - the band's last appearance was in November 2011. Renner, star of "The Avengers, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" and "The Bourne Legacy," will be hosting the show for the very first time. Read More »
Reports confirm that Hostess Brands is requesting permission from a federal bankruptcy court to close its operations because of a widespread bakers' strike - that means no more Twinkies, Devil Dogs, or Wonder Bread - American classics! And what does New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (the butt of one too many 'fat' jokes) have to say about the sweet treat dilemma - basically don't ask, he doesn't need to see himself as the star of yet another mocking SNL skit, especially having to do with Twinkies! Read More »
Missouri police arrested 20-year-old Blaec Lammers on Friday (Nov. 16), after his own mother alerted authorities that she was worried her son was plotting a violent and deadly attack at a local Bolivar movie theater during a packed screening of the highly-anticipated "Twilight" film "Breaking Dawn - Part 2." According to reports, Lammers' mother told law enforcement that she had probable cause to believe that her son "may have intentions of shooting people at the movie" during a Sunday screening - a deadly attack that may have rivaled the Aurora, Colorado shootings by James Holmes in July at a midnight screening of "Dark Knight Rises" if carried out. Read More »
ESPN NFL Senior Producer Seth Markman reports that former NFL Hall of Famer and coach and current ESPN sports analyst Mike Ditka suffered a minor stroke on Friday (Nov. 16). The former Chicago Bears coach and player insists that he is okay and that the stroke was really "no big deal," but he will continue to rest and recover and will not appear on the network's NFL shows this weekend. Read More »
Country songstress Deana Carter recently filed for legal separation from her husband of three years, Brandon Malone. The 46-year-old "Strawberry Wine" star filed the separation documents in L.A. County Superior Court earlier this week citing "irreconcilable differences." In the court papers, Carter admits that she and Malone actually split back in August 2011 - they have not been living together ever since. Read More »
Adele as Mrs. Doubtfire - hilarious, disturbing, bizarre, pure genius? A new Tumblr account which has recently taken the web by storm begs the question, "What if Adele was Mrs. Doubtfire?" That's right, introducing... Mrs. Adelefire! And some fans apparently love the idea - just check out some of these pics of Adele's face plaster on Robin Williams' classic Mrs. Doubtfire figure. Some even feature Doutbfire's wrinkly façade plastered on images of Adele. A big waste of time, or the best thing to hit social networking since Facebook? Mstarz readers take a look and decide for yourself. Read More »
Cesar Millan, infamous star of the Nat Geo WILD channel's reality show "Dog Whisperer," recently opened up about a 2010 suicide attempt following a low point in his life in which he lost his top dog (Daddy) to cancer and went through a divorce from his wife of 16 years, Ilusion. Millan now opens up a new chapter of his life, starring in the Nat Geo WILD show Leader of the Pack (premiering in January 2013) and embarking on a fresh love adventure with girlfriend Jahira Dar. Millan candidly opens up about all these intimate experiences in an upcoming Nat Geo Wild documentary, "Cesar Millan: The Real Story" (airing Nov. 25). Millan's personal blog also offers an intimate glimpse into the Dog Whisperer's life trials. Read More »
Drug charges against Jon Bon Jovi's 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, were dropped on Thursday (Nov. 15) because of a 2011 amendment made in New York City law which applies to "overdose cases in which there was a call for help." Bongiovi was arrested on Wednesday at her Hamilton College dormitory for drug possession after police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her room. She was rushed to the hospital late that night after suffering from a supposed heroin overdose. Bongiovi was released and is now in stable condition - sources close to Bon Jovi's family insist that Bongiovi's overdose came a as a sad and unfortunate shock to her loved ones. Read More »
Rumors have it that Taylor Swift and "One Direction" heartthrob Harry Styles were getting their flirt-on backstage during a recent "X-Factor" rehearsal - and judge Demi Lovato doesn't have much to say about it. Many witnesses, including new "X-Factor" host Mario Lopez, witnessed Swift and Styles getting cozy backstage. While Simon Cowell didn't witness the flirting, he still thinks that the duo would make an awesome couple. So what's up with Lovato's cold-shoulder reaction - is she jealous she isn't getting some One Direction love of her own (from Niall Horan)? Read More »
In a recent interview for Playboy magazine's December issue, "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi proves that she's not only stunningly beautiful, but she has a pretty awesome personality too. In the exclusive 20 Q&A interview, sexy Lakshmi dishes about what type of guy she likes, marriage, her diet and weight, her impeccable ability to detect specific ingredients, and beauty and sports bras. The 42-year-old even admits that despite her classy good looks, she's really a truck driver trapped inside a woman's body. Oh, and Lakshmi poses in an "innocently" revealing white lace negligée. Read on for more details. Read More »
The Swedish insurance company Firm Folksam recently asked its customers, "What would you like to see in our newest advertising campaign?" The answer - cats skydiving to R. Kelly's hit "I Believe I Can Fly," of course! So that's just want the popular insurance agency did - and the video has since gone viral. Read More »
Looks like Bravo channel's Jeff Lewis is currently "Flipping Out" over assistant Jenni Pulos for her new upcoming tell-all book, "Hang in There, Baby -- What One of the World's Most Difficult Bosses Taught Me About Life, Work and Love" (shortened to just "Hang in There, Baby"). The memoir has yet to even be released and Lewis has already sued his reality show sidekick for supposed breach of a confidentiality agreement. 42-year-old Lewis is asking for "a preliminary and permanent injunction" against Pulos from "publishing any and all facts/or references to events . . . related in any manner to personal, private, property and confidential information." Read More »
Frederick Humphries, aka the "Shirtless" FBI Agent, did send a bare-chested photo of himself posing between two target dummies to military liaison and socialite Jill Kelley, but it was meant as a total tongue-in-cheek joke, not in any way as a "sexual innuendo." But because agent Humphries was the one to spark off the FBI investigation that ousted David Petraeus' highly-controversial extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, investigators had to look into it. The infamous "shirtless FBI agent" photo deemed "Which one is Fred?" came up clean. Read More »