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Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell: Engaged!!

Right on the heels of news that Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth married  after all comes another cause for celebration in Arkansas: Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell got engaged! The 22-year-old and his 18-year-old fiancee announced their courtship just a few months ago, and just made things even more official. When he proposed … at Joy-Anna Duggar’s wedding! People magazine was the first publication to confirm that he popped the question right after his little sister, 19, walked down the aisle. The pair, who met through their church, confirmed it. “We are super excited. It’s great to not be courting anymore, now we’re engaged!” Joseph Duggar and his beaming bride-to-be shared. “I’m so happy and so shocked. There’s so many words I want to say, but just shocked,” says Kendra, while Joseph revealed: “I was definitely nervous going into it, but I wasn’t afraid that she was going to say no, because she has said, ‘I’m just waiting on you!’” Not a lot of marriage proposals get turned down in Duggar Nation, it’s true. A courtship, after all, is basically a precursor to an engagement. When news of Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell courting first surfaced in March, few expected they would not get engaged soon. We just weren’t expecting quite this soon! “We are so excited to share the news with others that we are courting,” Joseph said then. “Our families are close friends through church.” “This has allowed Kendra and me to get to know each other. She’s the best!” Duggar added, and obviously, the feeling was quite mutual. “I’m looking forward to getting to spend more time with Joseph as we take this exciting step toward a new season in life,” Kendra added. “It’s a really wonderful moment!” Counting On Season 4, featuring Joy-Anna and Austin’s wedding, and Joseph asking Kendra’s dad’s permission to court, begins June 12. Not much of a spoiler to say that the scene teased in the Counting On Season 4 trailer ends up with a positive result for Joe in the end. As for talk that Joseph got Kendra Caldwell pregnant before marriage and that’s why this is being fast-tracked even by Duggar standards? It makes for great gossip … but that’s likely all it is. The Duggars stick to their guns when it comes to their dating and courtship rules. Much as we’d all love a great rebellion story along those lines, we’ll have to be content with mini-scandals like  Jinger wearing shorts .  Probably for the best. View Slideshow: 16 Disturbing Things BANNED By the Duggar Family At this stage, we still know relatively little about the next Duggar in-law, but as you might expect, she comes from a similar background. Kendra and her sister Lauren both captured the attention of Counting On fans during Jinger Duggar’s wedding episode last season. The sisters, along with Joy-Anna’s now-husband Austin Forsyth, all helped assemble a large “V” made out of roses for that wedding. When that installment aired on TLC, the prevailing wisdom among the fans who watch Counting On online was exactly this scenario: Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell were secretly courting, or getting to know each other in anticipation of that very strong possibility. As for part two of the dual-Caldwell courting rumor?  View Slideshow: Duggar Family Photos: Then & Now! Either Jedidiah or Jeremiah Duggar is rumored to be interested in Lauren, though it remains unclear at press time if that’s legitimate. Regardless … congrats Joseph and Kendra!!

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Jared Martin Dies; Former Dallas Star Was 75

Jared Martin, a veteran actor likely best known for his role as Steven “Dusty” Farlow on the beloved series Dallas , died on Wednesday night from pancreatic cancer. He was 75 years old. Martin’s son, Christian, has confirmed the sad news via Twitter and also to The Hollywood Reporter, telling the publication that his father passed away at home in Philadelphia. Farlow was a rodeo cowboy who seduced main character on the aforementioned drama, He actually perished in a plane crash… only to have producers resurrect his character by popular demand shortly afterward. As for the actor himself? Martin was born in Manhattan and attended Columbia University where he roomed future filmmaker Brian De Palma, who cast his pal in his 1968 film Murder à la Mod. “I played a mad photographer-murderer who liked to lick the blood off his victims’ bodies,” Martin told People Magazine way back in 1981, adding: “Brian used Hershey syrup for blood and paid me $35.” Martin’s impressive resume also included starring roles on two sci-fi TV shows: 1977’s The Fantastic Journey at NBC and a 1988-1990 adaptation of War of the Worlds, which aired in syndication. He signed on for just three episodes of Dallas Season 3 in 1979 as Dusty. But he became such a fan favorite that producers had no choice but to keep him around for longer than initially planned. “They brought Dusty Farlow on to make goo-goo eyes at Sue Ellen [Linda Gray], become moderately involved with her, tempt her and then she basically remembered who she was and went back to J.R. [Larry Hagman],” Martin said a few years ago in an interview for a Dallas fan site. The character was killed off in a plane crash to conclude Martin’s initial stint on the series. However… After J.R. Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant in what many consider to be the most buzzworthy season finale in TV history, viewer polls and Las Vegas oddsmakers made Dusty a favorite to be the answer to the question on literally everyone’s minds: “Who shot J.R.?” For this reason, the series brought Dusty back from the dead. “My agent said, ‘Get ready, they are going to bring you back,'” Martin said in the past, explaining: “I said, ‘How? I’m dead.’ My agent says, “Oh, this is Hollywood, they will think of something.'” HA! That remains the case today, really. Dusty would make an amazing recovery and even return to the rodeo circuit. Upon his retirement from acting, Martin co-founded and served as the creative director for the non-profit Big Picture Alliance, which brought the world of filmmaking to inner-city kids. He also spent his time as a painter and photographer after his acting days were over. Martin is survived by Christian, wife Yu Wei, and grandchildren. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2017: In Memoriam We send our condolences to the family members and loved ones of Jared Martin, as well as to those close to every celebrity who has passed away this year. May they rest in peace.

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Bella Thorne: Embarrassed and Ashamed of Scott Disick Fling?

Hey, remember when Scott Disick and Bella Thorne were a thing? Their relationship just ended yesterday, and it only began a few days before that , but you may have trouble remembering it due to the large amount of ladies Scott has been seen with recently. Anyway, the point is that Bella was one of the most recent stops on Scott’s latest downward spiral. It was revealed last week that they’d been on a couple of dates, and this week he took her to Cannes , where they were photographed cuddling in swimwear. But Bella wasn’t the only girl receiving some scantily clad snuggles from Scott — he was also seen with his old flame Chloe Bartoli, along with a couple of other women. After those new photos started making the rounds, Bella promptly left Cannes , claiming that the “fancy life” wasn’t for her, and that she wasn’t doing anything with Scott. And thanks to some insiders who spoke with Hollywood Life, we might know why she’s playing off her fling with The Lord. Hint: it’s because the girl is downright traumatized. “Bella is still young and pretty inexperienced,” one source explains , “so many people warned her and she didn’t listen.” “She thought she could handle Scott, but she’s just not as grown up as she likes to think. She wants to forget she ever even met him.” In fact, “He’s hurt her so much that she’s swearing off dating.” Another source adds that “Bella had one of the worst dating experiences ever and it was a million times worse because the whole world was watching.” “She cares a lot about what people think, she’s sensitive. She feels very judged and she’s embarrassed.” Poor Bella is “trying to act like she doesn’t care but this has really thrown her, she’s been crying on and off since it happened.” “She’s kicking herself now for getting sucked in by Scott,” the source claims. “So many people warned her, even Kylie but she didn’t listen.” “She regrets not taking their advice, he’s just as awful as everyone said.” What a nightmare. Think about it: Bella is 19 years old, and she’s dated a few guys, but nothing really serious. She’s a hot teenager acting like a hot teenager. Meanwhile, Scott is 34-year-old father of three who is also a self-proclaimed alcoholic and sex addict . This was never going to end well. We can see Bella being a little cocky, thinking she can handle it, but maybe she doesn’t watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians or read the tabloids. If she did, she’d have seen that Scott seems to be in a very, very bad place right now — so bad that friends are allegedly concerned he’ll drink himself to death . Consider this a lesson learned, Bella. And maybe next time just go after Bieber or something. View Slideshow: 33 Hottest Bella Thorne Photos EVER!

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22 Love Letters So Cute You May Just Die

Kids don't just say the darndest things. They also write the darndest things. Especially when they're in love. We've collected a number of adorable/precious/hilarious notes below, all of which were passed from young student to another and all of which express true feelings of adolescent affection. Good luck trying to determine the one you like best! 1. The Sweet Science This is smarter than any letter we’ve ever written to anyone in our entire lives. 2. Going After an Older Woman We wonder what he said to his first Valentine… 3. This is a Photo of a Butt But for a very romantic reason. 4. This May Seem Random… … but this kid REALLY loves dairy. 5. But This, Too, Shall Pass Yet my feelings never will! 6. Is There a Third Box? Because I’m under too much stress to answer this question right now. View Slideshow

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Kylie Jenner: Slammed For Photoshopping Thigh Gap!

Kylie Jenner is one of the most popular people on Instagram, which means her every selfie is scrutinized in a way that few of us could ever really imagine. Fortunately for Kylizzle, most of the comments on her pics are just teens trying to get other teens to follow them back, so she doesn’t receive much in the way of criticism – even when she’s guilty of some obvious re-touching. Yes, Kylie Photoshop controversies are nothing new, but for the most part, her followers don’t seem to mind. After all, they’re far more interested in the ways in which Kylie enhances herself in real life. ( Kylie’s lips remain high on the list of Instagram’s biggest obsessions – along with pretty much every other part of her body.) But sometimes, Kylie’s manipulation of her own form is so blatant that even the biggest Ky-Hards can’t ignore the deception. Recently, some fans have noticed that Kylie appears to have taken steps to slim down her famous figure in some of her photos. It’s an unusual approach for the model, who in the past, has been busted adding curves to her naturally slender frame. Some fans have come to Kylie’s defense, claiming that the 19-year-old may have simply lost some weight in recent weeks. Others, however, insist that Kylie has simply taken to altering her pics before posting, adding, they claim, a “thigh gap” by narrowing her legs. Fortunately, it’s 2017, which means instead of debating these things to death, we can have an expert settle the matter for us! Enter Photoshop specialist Alan Barry. Barry analyzed some of Kylie’s photos recently and weighed in on whether or not she’s guilty of retouching. “It is my professional opinion that areas of the image have been manipulated in Photoshop or some other image editing software,” he tells Radar Online. “I have illustrated the image areas that I believe have been altered.” “There are a number of places where it appears that straight lines have been created (legs, torso, left arm),” Barry adds. “It appears that there is an attempt to reduce the volume of her face in the area of the cheeks. All detail of her chest, including her collar bones have been all but obliterated. The fingers of the right hand appear to have been altered as well.” So there you have it. Kylie occasionally makes relatively minor alterations to her selfies. You’re stunned, we know. View Slideshow: Kylie Jenner Selfies: A Kandid Kollection

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19 Most Terrible AND Hilarious Dad Jokes of All-Time

Dads, huh? They may mean well. They may love you and be protective of you and do absolutely anything for you. But that doesn't mean they also won't make your eyes roll with a classic Dad Joke. Below, we present either the 19 best or 19 worst Dad Jokes in the history of the Internet. You may decide for yourself which category they belong in… 1. What About the Glue? A-HA! You walked right into that one! 2. Some People Might Not Find This Funny We are not among those people. 3. The Sun Came Out Tomorrow It happened! 4. A Lesson in Grammar And a funny lesson in that! 5. Wait For It… Wait For It… … Keep waiting for it. 6. What Do You Meme? The Internet has really opened up a whole new avenue for Dad Jokes. View Slideshow

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Chris Cornell: Final Conversation with Wife Revealed, Chilling

A day after penning an open letter to her late husband , the wife of Chris Cornell has spoken in detail about the final conversation she had with the rocker. And she has revealed a number of chilling details in the process. On Wednesday, Cornell’s wife Vicky released a lengthy message to the late singer, who hanged himself in a Detroit hotel room earlier this month. “We had the time of our lives in the last decade and I’m sorry, my sweet love, that I did not see what happened to you that night,” she wrote in a letter posted to Billboard.com, adding: “I’m sorry you were alone, and I know that was not you, my sweet Christopher. “Your children know that too, so you can rest in peace.” Cornell had two kids with Vicky and a third child from a previous relationship. Meanwhile, on Thursday night, TMZ published excerpts from Vicky’s final conversation with Cornell , which the website reports took place by phone about a half hour before Cornell ended his own life. According to friends, Vicky says Cornell started slurring his words as he expressed anger over the set he had just played in Detroit. “They f-cked up again. They had 3 days to fix my in-ears and I was getting static. I couldn’t hear,” the artist complained to Vicky, adding over and over that “I blew my voice. I blew my voice.” Cornell then changed the topic abruptly, making very little sense to his wife. She could sense something was seriously wrong. “I need to know what you took tonight,” Vicky asked, well aware of Cornell’s history of drug abuse. You don’t sound right, sweetheart.” Replied the singer: “I was really angry and I just took 2 Ativan. I’m really pissed and I had to calm myself down.” But Vicky pressed for more information. She said it didn’t sound like Cornell merely took Ativan. She also made a point ahead of time of saying “I forgive you” for falling off the wagon. TMZ writes that Cornell grew “cocky and aggressive,” which prompted Vicky to flash back to 14 years ago when he almost died from an Oxycontin overdose. After Cornell continued to ramble incoherently, Vicky called the star’s bodyguard and demanded he go check on Cornell. The bodyguard eventually knocked down two doors to get inside Cornell’s hotel room… and that was when he saw the singer’s body hanging in the bathroom. In a disturbing new detail only just revealed now, Vicky was apparently still on the phone with the bodyguard when this horrible discovery took place. View Slideshow: Chris Cornell: Mourned, Remembered by Stars Everywhere “I’m broken, but I will stand up for you and I will take care of our beautiful babies. I will think of you every minute of every day and I will fight for you,” Vicky wrote in her aforementioned open letter, concluding as follows: You were right when you said we are soulmates. It has been said that paths that have crossed will cross again, and I know that you will come find me, and I will be here waiting. I love you more than anyone has ever loved anyone in the history of loving and more than anyone ever will. Always and forever, your Vicky. Insiders had connected with the investigation previously told TMZ that emergency technicians who responded to the scene  saw fresh track marks on Cornell’s arm. Vicky has said he wasn’t known to have used needles in his earlier substance abuse battles and she had just been walking with him the day before. She says he was in short sleeves and there were no signs at that time of track marks on his arms. It’s all very sad. We continue to send our condolences to the loved ones of Chris Cornell and we hope he’s resting in peace at last.

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Scott Disick Banging Chloe Bartoli; Bella Thorne Peaces Out of Cannes!

Looks like Scott Disick is back to his old ways again. His old ways being Chloe Bartoli, the very same woman he was linked to two summers ago when Kourtney Kardashian dumped him. As for Bella Thorne … looks like she’s seen enough. Yesterday in Cannes, France, the 33-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians train wreck was seen in his villa with a mystery brunette. Suffice it to say, she is a very attractive woman. Mind you, this is just days after making a show out of taking Bella Throne to Cannes  in an obvious play to make Kourt jealous. Hard to believe he could parade around town with a teenage actress only to ditch her just hours later, but that’s Scott for you. Brazen is one word for him. Reckless, another. It turns out the Lord’s mystery plaything wasn’t that much of a mystery at all; Chloe Bartoli has once again linked up with him. The two, as we said above, have a history. View Slideshow: 11 Hottest Chloe Bartoli Photos: Scott Disick’s Side-Piece is Smokin’! As for Bella Thorne, she has now met Scott Disick up close and personal, and on the receiving end of a million “I told you sos” online. Sources close to their Cannes crew say that after seeing just how out of control this guy is, the 19-year-old backed away from Scott. And the whole Cannes scene, altogether. Despite the fact that she’s an entertainment industry veteran, Scott’s heavy drinking was truly shocking, TMZ reports, to Bella. To her credit, when Scott invited Bella to Cannes, she insisted they bring her older sister Dani along as a chaperone of sorts. Even then, and with several friends around to look out for her, Bella’s long fuse ran out after being exposed to this s–tshow. Insiders connected to Thorne’s family say that her parents were worried about this trip from the start, for the obvious reasons. Her young age, the Cannes Film Festival’s reputation as a playground for rich a–holes partying … and Scott Disick, in general. Still, they believe she’s an adult and can handle her own decisions, so they stayed out of it, and in the end? She proved them right. Sure, she probably should’ve taken a hard pass in the first place, but at least she put the brakes on before getting in too deep. Apparently, the final straw was Bartoli, whom Scott was not just “hanging out” with … hanging out on top of would be more apt. Anyway, Ms. Thorne’s tweets on the subject: Yes, this fancy life is not for her, Thorne says. No, nothing happened with Scott, she says.  A little bit of revisionist history, perhaps – that life could’ve been awesome with a guy who’s not a total f–king mess – but we’ll allow it. Despite rumors that Scott and Bella stalked Ella Ross , hoping for a threesome with his most recent ex, it doesn’t look like that happened. We think. And hope, against all hope. Disick is reportedly determined to have three-way sex in an attempt to stick it to Kourtney … which may be his lowest point ever. Seriously, this goes beyond his typical propensity for partying and “dating” young models and ventures into dangerous territory. How many lives can this guy ruin? View Slideshow: 33 Hottest Bella Thorne Photos EVER!

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Price is Right Contestant Sets Plinko Record, Goes Awesomely Insane

The price was very much right for a contestant named Ryan on Thursday morning. On the latest edition of this beloved program, this enthusiastic young man was at first called down to play. He then bid closest the actual price of an item and got to go up on stage with Drew Carey. And, in case this wasn't exciting enough for Ryan, he then learned that he would be trying to win lots of money via the most popular game on all of The Price is Right… … PLINKO! Dropping his first chip, Ryan won $10,000, the most one can win with a single Plinko drop. But he was just getting started. From there, he earned himself a $1,000 more on his second chip, another $10,000 on his third, a meager $500 on his fourth drop and then, yes, ANOTHER $10,000 on his last! That would be a total of $31,500. And that would be a new Plinko record! At this point, both Ryan and the studio audience lost their minds. Chants of “RYAN! RYAN! RYAN!” broke out inside the venue, with Ryan himself happily joining in. It was a special and historic moment. And Twitter was there to document it for all of eternity. Watch the greatest Plinko game in history now!

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Chris Cornell Funeral: Wife Pens Heartbreaking Letter Prior to Farewell

Prior to laying her husband to eternal rest, Chris Cornell’s wife wrote a public letter to her husband on Wednesday that was published by Billboard.com We’ve shared it below. But be warned: it will almost definitely make you cry. One week after the former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer killed himself  following a show in Detroit, Vicky Cornell addressed the artist directly on a moving message. “To my sweet Christopher, you were the best father, husband and son-in-law,” she wrote, adding: “Your patience, empathy and love always showed through. You had always said I saved you, that you wouldn’t be alive if it were not for me. “My heart gleamed to see you happy, living and motivated. Excited for life. Doing everything you could to give back. “We had the time of our lives in the last decade and I’m sorry, my sweet love, that I did not see what happened to you that night. I’m sorry you were alone, and I know that was not you, my sweet Christopher. “Your children know that too, so you can rest in peace.” Cornell battled a substance abuse problem for years prior to passing away. A friend recently came out and said the star was high during his final performance . As is the case with any suicide, we’ll likely never have all the answers to every question, but Vicky is determined to keep a positive memory of her husband. She concluded her open letter as follows: I’m broken, but I will stand up for you and I will take care of our beautiful babies. I will think of you every minute of every day and I will fight for you. You were right when you said we are soulmates. It has been said that paths that have crossed will cross again, and I know that you will come find me, and I will be here waiting. I love you more than anyone has ever loved anyone in the history of loving and more than anyone ever will. Always and forever, your Vicky. Cornell’s death has officially been ruled a suicide by hanging. He was cremated in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 22 and he will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Friday, May 26. The singer’s body was found in a hotel bathroom by a family friend after Vicky had not heard from him in hours. She grew concerned and asked this acquaintance to try and track Cornell down. The couple has two kids together and Vicky told TMZ the day after this tragedy that she saw no signs in the weeks preceding it that Cornell was in such a bad place. Cornell had checked into a rehab facility in 2013 and Vicky said last week she believed her husband remained clean ever since. Vicky thinks that prescription drugs may have played a part in her husband’s death. In a previous statement, the grieving mother wrote that Cornell would never intentionally hurt his family by taking his own life. “I noticed he was slurring his words; he was different. When he told me he may have taken an extra Ativan or two, I contacted security and asked that they check on him,” Vicky said at the time. “What happened is inexplicable and I am hopeful that further medical reports will provide additional details.” View Slideshow: Chris Cornell: Mourned, Remembered by Stars Everywhere The couple got married in 2004 and are the parents of daughter Toni, 12, and son Christopher, 11. Cornell is also father to 16-year-old daughter Lillian from a previous marriage. May he rest in peace.

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