Fans of Little People, Big World have been following the love life of Amy Roloff very closely for about a year now. Divorced from the father of her four kids, Amy has moved on with a seemingly very nice man named Chris Marek. They spend holidays together. They go on road trips together. They seem very happy together. But what do we really know about Chris Marek? Let's take a deeper dive, shall we? 1. When Did He Start Dating Amy? In late 2016, by most accounts. He first met Amy’s children in March of that year and, according to the kids themselves, he was welcomed with open arms. 2. It Seemed Pretty Serious Pretty Early This is a photo of the couple from Valentine’s Day. Amy was gushing about Chris early on and had no problem going public with the romance. 3. #BLESSED “I couldn’t be more blessed,” Amy wrote as a caption to this photo of her, Chris and friends during a dinner party. The couple has turned Wednesday evenings into a night to spend time with each other and close pals. 4. What Does He Do for a Living? Marek has been a real estate agent in Oregon for over 18 years. 5. Was This Always His Job? Nope! Marek worked for a period of time as a photographer and still likes to take pictures in his spare time. 6. What Else Does He Like to Do? Hike and ride around on his motorocycle. He’s even gotten Amy up on the latter a few times! View Slideshow
On November 24th, while most of us were still working on our leftover turkey, Teen Mom “star” and notorious fame-seeker Matt Baier was getting married . We’re still bewildered by the news, but we’ve learned a lot about this random relationship since the nuptuals. And now we know more about the Vegas wedding itself. Matt Baier’s wife, Jennifer Conlon, has already spoken out about him and why they decided to get married: “When you meet somebody and you have a connection, you know it in your heart.” Thinking with your heart sure will lead you to make some choices , folks. “It’s not something you question. It felt right to us.” Well, that explains their relationship … sort of. But what about marriage? “Getting married is something we wanted. We decided it was time, so he asked me to marry him.” That’s how proposals usually work. “Matt is a wonderful man,” Jennifer Conlon claims. All evidence on Teen Mom to the contrary? “What people think of him and how he’s portrayed, that’s not the man he truly is.” Ah, the ol’ “he’s a totally different person now because I say he is” line. Sure. So, if Matt Baier isn’t what the world has seen him to be, then what exactly is he like? “He is everything and more. He’s generous and loving. It’s unfortunate that people think differently.” Well, if you go on television and portray yourself as a slimy, dishonest guy who seemed to be there for the cameras and not for Amber, how are people supposed to reach different conclusions? “Matt is a good man, yet he gets attacked in a way I don’t understand. That’s not the person in front of me. His actions don’t show that.” So he’s one of those very rare people who are better behaved when they aren’t on camera. Conlon goes on to explain how Matt Baier is magically a better person now. “His past has nothing to do with the relationship.” Uh-huh. “The life we have now is what we have now. Matt is a wonderful partner, friend and someone who listens.” Sure. “I take a person for who they are today and what they do now.” It’s like the old saying goes: those who forget the past live in bliss and never regret it! “He’s my best friend. He loves me for me. We look forward to having a beautiful life together. My life led to finding my soul mate.” All of that … very affectionate nonsense tells you plenty about their relationship, in terms of feelings . But what new information do we now know about their wedding itself? Well, The Ashley reports that Matt Baier and Jennifer Conlon got married in Vegas, which we already knew, because their marriage certificate was registered in Clark County, Nevada. Remember how Matt Baier tried to get Amber Portwood to get married in the Little White Wedding Chapel in Vegas? Well, don’t worry, he didn’t try to repeat this with Jennifer Conlon. These two tied the knot in The Little Neon Chapel. Nothing classes things up like neon! The couple got the “traditional” ceremony (as traditional as you can get in a small room in what’s technically part of a shopping center). That means that they did not have the ceremony officiated by an Elvis impersonator. The best news is that it doesn’t sound like either of their children were forced to bear witness to this … touching moment of genuine affection … as all of the witnesses to their union were unfamiliar names. The Ashley suggests that they were provided by the chapel, and we are inclined to agree. Well, at least Farrah Abraham is happy for Matt Baier , for whatever that’s worth. Though this random union has left us scratching our heads, we’re reminded of one little detail: So, Conlon said that she didn’t watch Matt Baier, implying that his “fame” (is there such a thing as a W-list celebrity? Because that’s Baier) wasn’t what attracted her to him. Yet witnesses have reportedly said that she recognized him from TV when they first met. What if Conlon is running the same game on Baier that he ran on Amber Portwood? Well, part of it — getting famous by association? We’re not accusing her of anything, of course, but we can’t help but wonder. If so, well, Matt Baier might be getting a taste of his own medicine. View Slideshow: Jennifer Conlon: Who is Matt Baier’s Wife … and Does She HATE Amber?
If you’re a fan of Artie Lange, then you probably know the beloved comedian, radio personality, and podcast host isn’t exactly Joe Rogan when it comes to clean living. Lange has struggled with addiction and other health issues for most of his adult life, and he’s been refreshingly candid about the toll that a decades-long cycle of rehab and relapses has taken on his body. Now, following a string of canceled gigs and some troubling tweets, fans are worried that Lange’s years of recklessness may soon cost him his life. The 50-year-old canceled a scheduled appearance on his webseries The Artie & Anthony Show this week, and his explanation has sparked serious concern: “The AA show is the best job! I really have the flu. I got a flu shot! I got the flu. Antibiotics are working &I plan on being in tomm. Anthony & I are good on air,” Lange tweeted “Please stick w us. I will make this work! U fans must feel I’m like a loser cousin u tolerate. Thx for that.” Several followers pointed out that antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections, not viruses like the flu. Still, Lange simply may have been mistaken about what sort of treatment he was receiving. The comic initially seemed optimistic about his condition, but later tweets led fans to the conclusion that his illness is more serious than he let on at first: “Doctor seemed worried. Took blood. I promise if I die it will be on the AA show. Howard used to beg me to agree to this! I refused. This is special. I’m willing to put it in a contract. If u think I’m joking u did not see the look on my Drs face,” Lange tweeted yesterday. He elaborated in a way that did little to assuage his fans’ greatest fears: “Also with regards to my appearance. Fans. Followers. (whatever the f-ck ppl call themselves today) I’ve crossed some sort of disgusting line. I will most likely never look good again. The best I can do is try not to make anyone vomit! My body has been ravished by awful living. Thx.” Lange later re-tweeted a follower who suggested that he may have meant that his appearance had been “ravaged.” In an interview with Radar Online, Artie’s mother, Judy Lange, confirmed that his situation is dire: “Artie has to take care of a few things. He’s got diabetes, so that doesn’t help. He’s okay, as much as he can be. But he is fighting addiction — trying to get through that, and hopefully he will,” Judy told the outlet . “He told me he went to the doctors, but I haven’ t received a report yet from him as to what’s going on. So I don’t know,” she added. Lange first checked into rehab back in 1997, when he was a cast member on the sketch comedy series Mad TV. In the decades that followed, he sobered up several times, but slipped back into addiction just as often. View Slideshow: 25 Celebrities Who Have Been to Rehab In 2010, Lange attempted suicide by drinking bleach and stabbing himself in the abdomen several times. It was not the first time he had attempted to take his own life. Lange survived the incident after being found unconscious by his mother, and he returned to his job on The Howard Stern Show after being released from the hospital. Lange has enjoyed a career renaissance recently thanks to his roles on The AA Show and the Judd Apatow HBO series Crashing . We wish Artie and his loved ones all the best.
Scarlett Johansson is in a terrible shoot for Vanity Fair, celebrating how terrible movies have become, by featuring all the comic book heros from the movies in a shitty fucking photoshoot… It’s too bad that comic book shit is all the studios make money off of, the same boring story, over and over again with some virgin loser’s idol…a character they grew up on resonates with everyone…while good stories of real human experience gets back burnered cuz movies are about escaping and theatres need to be filled..fine, whatever, I don’t care.. I just don’t understand why all these people look like garbage, even though we know they are garbage. Not to mention Scarlett Johansson is not hot, not exciting, she expired long ago….but more importantly Gwyneth Paltrow is fucking vile…what is this bootleg shit? How are people into this… Makes No Sense. The post Scarlett Johansson and Other Sluts for Vanity Fair of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
Great leaders rise, often from humble beginnings, to lead their communities and their nations to ever greater heights. But one day, they’re forced to step out of the spotlight. Sometimes, they retire sooner than we’d like. And then there’s Kid Rock and … whatever he’s actually been doing this year. Because he’s announced an update on his plans to run for Senate , but the language that he used was much, much more colorful. 2016 was nuts in a surreal way. Like the year was somehow cursed and nothing made sense anymore. 2017 is nuts, in that we’re all living with the consequences of all of history but especially of 2016. Kid Rock announcing his plans to run for Senate would have been totally bonkers at any point in the past. But now that there’s a deranged reality star sitting in the Oval Office, anything can happen. In fact, it seemed that Kid Rock might have been inspired to make that announcement after spending time palling around with Trump, Ted Nugent, and Sarah Palin in the White House. (Honestly, whoever gets elected next is going to need to have that whole place cleaned. Like, spiritually. Burn some sage, have a member of every different faith come by an perform a blessing, whatever) Kid Rock didn’t stop at announcing his plans to run for Senate, however. He launched an actual website, effectively a declaration of game on, motherf–kers . The website wasn’t much, just some products like Kid Rock for Senate shirts that you could buy. Oh, and some lawn signs that you could by. (Honestly, they could make for some great Halloween decorations) But either Kid Rock realized that being in government is actual work (well, for everyone except the Golfer in Chief who goes on vacations every week) or he realized that there wasn’t enough un-ironic support for him to go to DC, because … In an interview with Howard Stern, Kid Rock shot down claims — which he himself had made — that he was planning a Senate run. “F–k no, I’m not running for Senate,” he said, as if offended that anyone would take him at his word. “Like who the f–k couldn’t figure that out?” He hadn’t filed the necessary paperwork, but … this is a guy who associates with the likes of Trump and Sarah Palin. No one actually expected him to know anything about government work. But that didn’t mean that no one took him at his word. Kid Rock did share what he’s planning on doing instead: “I’m releasing a new album. I’m going on tour, too.” That’s almost as bad as Kid Rock in the Senate, but … most of us won’t actually have to suffer through his concerts. As to why he went so far as to havea website and stupid merchandise? “Since someone said I was going to run for Senate in Michigan, I was like, ’F–k it, let’s get some signs made.’” “I have people that work for me, that are in the in, and I’m like, ‘F–k no, we’re not doing it, but let’s roll with it for a little while. This is awesome.” But that long national nightmare is at last behind us. There are other, bigger national nightmares that are still ongoing, however. It’s worth noting that Kid Rock shared some of his keen political insight about the New York Times . “It’s a little bit gay.” We don’t think that he was quoting Honey Boo-Boo, and Howard Stern asked him to clarify, which he did. “They have a narrative of a left-wing agenda.” They don’t, and we wish that we could say that Kid Rock’s 1995-era use of the word “gay” as an insult were a surprise. But nothing is a surprise anymore. It’s 2017 and all that lives wails in despair as the universe slowly succumbs to entropy’s callous embrace. View Slideshow: 13 Stars Who Are Actually Happy Donald Trump is President
Sad news out of Hollywood today, as Emmy-winning actor Robert Guillaume has passed away at the age of 89. Reports of Guillaume’s death were confirmed this afternoon by his wife of 31 years, Donna Guillaume. You may not be familiar with Guillaume’s name, but if you’re a film and television fan, you’ve almost certainly encountered and enchanted by his work. For seven seasons, Guillaume portrayed the title character on the ABC sitcom Benson , a spinoff of the popular series Soap , on which he also starred. His work on the two shows earned Guillaume a pair of Emmys. While Benson may be the role fans most commonly associate with Guillaume, the Broadway alum went on to produce decades of acclaimed work on both stage and screen after his signature series came to an end. Almost as well known for his rich baritone voice as he was for his comic timing, Benson was nominated for a Tony for his work in a 1977 production of Guys and Dolls . Guillaume later became the first African-American actor to play the title role in The Phanton of the Opera . To younger fans, he’s perhaps best known as the voice of Rafiki in the 1994 Disney animated classic The Lion King . Throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, Guillaume remained a television staple appearing in guest roles on such popular series as Good Times , The Jeffersons , Sanford and Son , Saved By The Bell: The College Years, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and A Different World . In his later years, Guillaume appeared in Tim Burton’s Big Fish , and was a regular on the short-lived, but critically-acclaimed Aaron Sorkin sitcom Sports Night. After suffering a stroke in 1999, Guillaume returned to Sports Night , and his slight speech impairment and reliance upon a cane were written into the show in a memorable story arc. The actor was widely applauded by health advocacy groups for his honest and courageous portrayal of life after a stroke. All told, Guillaume racked up nearly 100 screen credits over the course of his 50-year career. He is survived by his wife and four children. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2017: In Memoriam
Get ready for a blast from the past! Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt welcomed their first child into the world. Of all of the reality couples on all of the shows, those two are the ones who are still together and starting a family. But we’ve only just now learned who little Gunner Pratt’s godmother is: none other than Jen Bunney. The Hills was a veritable pioneer of reality television. It wasn’t a competition or a documentary — it was just a group of ridiculous people being filmed living their ridiculous lives. That’s not unusual at all, now. Back in the day, though, only a few shows really matched that description. Jen Bunney wasn’t as big of a name as Heidi Montag or Lauren Conrad, but she had her moments. What might have been her biggest and most life-changing moment of all was allegedly hooking up with Brody Jenner, Lauren Conrad’s crush, during Lauren’s own birthday party during the show’s second season. Yikes. And Lauren Conrad was, from that point on, completely done with Jen, and excised her from her life entirely. Whatever “shady thing” she did with him was the subject of no shortage of speculation until just a couple of years ago, when Brody Jenner denied that they’d hooked up. Specifically, he was at the time blasting The Hills (and perhaps reality television in general) as “fake” and mentioned that he “didn’t have sex with Jen Bunney.” He went even further, insisting that he “didn’t hook up with any of these girls.” Jen Bunney took to Instagram to respond to Brody Jenner’s admission, succinctly writing: “Cool #toolittletoolate” Considering how much that one allegation changed Jen’s life, that’s an understandable response. Though Heidi and Spencer had been the ones who encouraged Jen to kiss Brody at the time (even though we now know that it didn’t lead to sex), Jen has maintained a fast friendship with Heidi in particular. But also with Spencer. They’re a package deal. Both Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were guests at Jen Bunney’s 2014 wedding to Taylor Dunphy. It’s not unusual for friends to be there for such major life milestones, of course, but it’s a great sign that they formed a lasting bond. It’s clear that the stars of The Hills have done a lot of growing up over the years. (Well, Spencer Pratt still makes an ass of himself , but … that’s who he is, we guess) Heidi’s reconnected with her mom, and now Heidi and Spencer are new parents. And look at who the proud godmother is: In a clip from Heidi’s Instagram story, Heidi and Jen celebrated baby Gunner Stone Pratt. ( Gunner is an odd name that may refer to the Viking name Gunnar, which basically means “warrior.” And Stone is a perfect middle name for a child whose parents spent considerable chunks of their lost fortune on, well, crystals) Heidi announced: “Cheers, I have one of Gunner’s godmothers here, Jen Bunney!” We love that “one of” line. Exactly how many godmothers does Gunner have? Jen Bunney added: “We’re celebrating Gunner. He’s the best baby ever. We love him so much!” These days, by the way, Jen Bunney is working in the healthcare field and, last we checked, was working on her Masters. Considering that the original cast members of The Hills are all in new stages in their lives, now seems like a perfect time for a revival of the series. Especially since there’s a new Pratt that fans could watch grow up. Spencer, who has changed his Twitter name to “Pratt Dad” in honor of Gunner’s birth, says that everyone who was on The Hills would be up for such a reboot. Well … almost everyone. “The entire cast is in minus LC” Yeah, Lauren Conrad’s gonna be a hard sell.
Ralphie May launched his comedy career after being the first runner-up on Last Comic Standing in 2003. Since then, he’s had endless stand-up specials. Unfortunately, Ralphie May has died at the age of 45. And we have a few details about that. … Ralphie May often joked about his own mortality. During one stand-up special (I want to say that it was Girth of a Nation , but I can’t swear to it), he refers to how surely no one in the audience would be surprised if he fell over dead of a heart attack at that very moment, given the degree of his obesity. In his no-holds-barred stand-up (including titles — again, he had a show titled Girth of a Nation ), he didn’t shy away from referring to his weight. Some of his clothing seemed selected to emphasize his frame rather than, as many might do, minimize it. TMZ reports that Ralphie May has died of cardiac arrest. After a 6-week battle with pneumonia during which he nonetheless continued to perform his shows in Vegas, Ralphie died of cardiac arrest. He was in a private residence in Vegas, and that is reportedly where someone discovered his body. After 10 years of marriage, Ralphie and his wife and fellow stand-up artist Lahna Turner had gotten a divorce … which quickly became an ugly custody battle. Back in October of 2015, Lahna Turner filed divorce documents, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple has a 10-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son, and the fight over custody has continued even in 2017. Earlier this year, Ralphie May — who has never been shy about his fondness for marijuana — even agreed to random drug tests in order to be allowed to have visitations with his children. He was granted two visitations a week (which were to be supervised) and an additional Skype call. Ralphie will be remembered for more than just his comedy career. (Though we expect Netflix views of his shows to go up over the weekend) In late June of 2016, TMZ reported that Ralphie May had saved a baby’s life . In an airport, the baby was choking and the mother cried out for help. One person tried but failed to help, and then Robbie successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver and restored the baby’s ability to breathe. It’s not really a surprise that he learned it — custody battle or no, he was a parent, and he’d no doubt learned as so many parents do about how to potentially save their children’s lives. Or maybe he’d just picked it up like others do, from television or whatever. It’s easy to see celebrities who just do one thing — like comedy — as totally one-dimensional when, in reality, they’re anything but. While Ralphie May joked about his mortality and would doubtless joke about his own demise if he could, this is definitely sad news. He had a tremendous talent for making people laugh and bringing people joy. We can only imagine how much his chidlren will miss him, because even those who were merely his fans are already in mourning. Rest in peace, Ralphie. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2017: In Memoriam
Rebecca Romijn Stamos…who is no longer a Stamos….Stamos dropped her and this is what life after John Stamos does to you. You know you get with the fat kid from Stand By Me and the ghetto superhero in My Secret Identity, was that even a show, I remember it existing and being shit but did other people ever see it? She done got old…fast and the hot thing about it is knowing that at one time she was a hot bikini model…and at another time…she was acting in XMEN or some other comic related movies and nerds love that shit…and you are nerds…so here is her throwback thursday pic..trying to remind you, matter, exist, whatever posting a body painted shot is.. The post Rebecca Romijn Posts a Pic of her Body Painted 100 Years Ago of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .
