Congressman Randy Weber of Texas couldn’t hold back the tears when he was asking the good Lord for forgiveness on abortion and gay marriage. RightWingWatch.org
She’s put away her lasagna recipes . She’s broken out her sweats. And the results have been positively stunning for Marissa Jaret Winokur. The Hairspray star turned heads and dropped jaws at this week’s premiere for Wreck-It Ralph, showing off a figure that has reportedly dropped from a Size 14 to a Size 2. Damn! You go, girl… Marissa Jaret Winokur Before and Marissa Jaret Winokur After. Rather impressive, no? Winokur said she started to shed the weight in January, after a doctor recommended a change to her eating and workout habits. She’s since lost 60 pounds, but recognized on the red carpet that “I’m still in Hollywood. I still will be considered a chubby actress.” Still, Winokur isn’t about to get that get her down. She has life firmly in perspective. “I’ve had a great career. I’m happily married. I have a beautiful son,” she said. “I’ve never felt like my weight defines me.”
John Bluher is reportedly getting very hot and extremely heavy with Taylor Armstrong, although sources remain unclear as to why. The couple met because Bluher – who hails from Colorado and is married with three kids! – handled a lawsuit that stemmed from the August 2011 suicide of Taylor’s estranged husband, Russell Armstrong . “Taylor is head over heels with John, but she never really gave herself time to process Russell’s death properly,” an insider tells Radar Online. “She just jumped right into a new relationship.” That’s not entirely true. She totally exploited Russell’s passing first and made a lot of money off it. Meanwhile, Armstrong’s castmates on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are not on board with the speed of this relationship. “The girls on the show just think Taylor is making herself look really bad and isn’t thinking ahead in the best interest of her daughter,” this source says, adding: “Taylor just doesn’t think ahead. Once a cheater, always a cheater. He cheated on his wife with her and their relationship has basically put an end to his marriage.”
Blake Shelton’s acceptance speech after winning Song of the Year honors made his co-winner and wife, Miranda Lambert, cry at the CMA Awards Thursday. Blake and Miranda co-wrote her song “Over You,” and when he reflected on the emotions behind the track, she couldn’t hold back the tears on stage: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Acceptance Speech (2012 CMAs) “I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14,” said Blake, tops among 2012 CMA Award winners . “When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my father always told me, ‘Son, you should write a song about your brother.’” Shelton also lost his dad earlier this year, but he was clearly with him last night. “It’s so amazing to be, that even now, after he’s gone, he’s still right,” he added. Lambert, who wed Shelton in May 2011, was visibly moved when she spoke. “Thank you, Blake, for allowing me to sing this beautiful song and write it with you,” Miranda said, clearly choked up. “It’s really emotional. We love y’all.” Sweetest couple ever?
The first two elimination rounds of American Idol featured the surprising save of Casey Abrams, followed by a double ouster of Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia. Was the third contestant voted off tonight someone we expected, or did the voters have another surprise up their sleeves after Wednesday’s performances? Most pundits felt the Bottom Three would be made of Jacob Lusk, Paul McDonald and Stefano Langone. Two out of the three did in fact land there. But … The third member of the trio in danger was someone no one saw coming, and not only did that person land in the bottom three, they’re the one going home! Follow the jump to see which finalist left American Idol tonight … Pia Toscano was shockingly sent packing by voters this week! American Idol viewers eliminated their fifth consecutive female singer tonight, leaving Jacob, Stefano, the judges and plenty of fans beyond shocked. Many considered Pia to not just be safe tonight, but to have given Wednesday’s best performance and to be almost a lock for the Season 10 finals. “What a shock, what a surprise,” Ryan Seacrest said amid boos. Jennifer Lopez could not even hold back the tears. “I have no idea what just happened here. I’m shocked. I’m angry. I don’t even know what to say.” “A mistake is one thing, but a lack of passion is unforgivable,” Steven Tyler added, upset and nearly at a loss for words himself. “They’re wrong.” “We’re all in shock,” said Randy Jackson. “I’m gutted.” Think they’re regretting that save of Casey Abrams?! After her swan song (The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand By You”), Pia Toscano broke down and was given a standing ovation from all, with many in tears. What do you think? Did America really blow it this week, or was Pia actually deserving of the heave-ho? Sound off in the comments …
The first two elimination rounds of American Idol featured the surprising save of Casey Abrams, followed by a double ouster of Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia. Was the third contestant voted off tonight someone we expected, or did the voters have another surprise up their sleeves after Wednesday’s performances? Most pundits felt the Bottom Three would be made of Jacob Lusk, Paul McDonald and Stefano Langone. Two out of the three did in fact land there. But … The third member of the trio in danger was someone no one saw coming, and not only did that person land in the bottom three, they’re the one going home! Follow the jump to see which finalist left American Idol tonight … Pia Toscano was shockingly sent packing by voters this week! American Idol viewers eliminated their fifth consecutive female singer tonight, leaving Jacob, Stefano, the judges and plenty of fans beyond shocked. Many considered Pia to not just be safe tonight, but to have given Wednesday’s best performance and to be almost a lock for the Season 10 finals. “What a shock, what a surprise,” Ryan Seacrest said amid boos. Jennifer Lopez could not even hold back the tears. “I have no idea what just happened here. I’m shocked. I’m angry. I don’t even know what to say.” “A mistake is one thing, but a lack of passion is unforgivable,” Steven Tyler added, upset and nearly at a loss for words himself. “They’re wrong.” “We’re all in shock,” said Randy Jackson. “I’m gutted.” Think they’re regretting that save of Casey Abrams?! After her swan song (The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand By You”), Pia Toscano broke down and was given a standing ovation from all, with many in tears. What do you think? Did America really blow it this week, or was Pia actually deserving of the heave-ho? Sound off in the comments …
The Bachelor finalist Tenley Molzahn couldn’t hold back the tears when Jake Pavelka dumped her for Vienna Girardi on Monday night’s powerful season finale. But looking back, she says she’s better off, and she’s right. In an interview airing Thursday on The Bonnie Hunt Show , Tenley Molzahn says despite the heartbreak, she is “feeling good and ready to see what’s next.” On the finale, Jake Pavelka claimed he was in love with both Molzahn and Vienna Girardi. He said he proposed to Vienna because he felt more of a spark. “I think it is actually a better thing that I am here today in this position,” Tenley says, even as Jake has Vienna in all sorts of different positions right now. DUMPED : Jake Pavelka sends Tenley Molzahn home . “If he was in love with both of us, really in love with us, if he was saying ‘I do love you’ to me the same day he told Vienna, ‘I love you, will you marry me’ … then I think I am in a good position because I don’t want to be someone’s second.” On Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show, host Chris Harrison said he doesn’t understand why so many viewers are opposed to Pavelka choosing Girardi. “Who are we to say that they don’t deserve each other and aren’t happy?” he said. “If this was put up to popular vote, Vienna would not be the girl.” “Jake did what was best for him … I am proud and appreciative of that. He fought like hell for Vienna. Maybe that shows how in love he is with her.” If nothing else, Jake has made a pimp daddy proud, and that is a wonderful thing. Click here for a photo gallery of true love between Jake and Vienna. Will Jake and Vienna last?