Josh Taekman has been outed. The husband of Real Housewives of New York star Kristen Taekman was forced to admit Monday night that he had an account with Ashley Madison, the infamous – and now infamously compromised – website that helps spouses cheat on their significant others. Taekman told People via statement, addressing his role in the scandal: “I signed up for the site foolishly and ignorantly with a group of friends and I deeply apologize for any embarrassment or pain I have brought to my wife and family.” “We both look forward to moving past this and getting on with our lives.” As fans who watch The Real Housewives of New York online know, Kristen and Josh have had marital issues ever since first appearing on Bravo. They engaged in so many fights, in fact, and viewers grew so uncomfortable by the spats, that producers decided to stop showing Josh on the series. Earlier this month, a bunch of hackers broke into Ashley Madison and released the identity of over 30 million users looking for a cheating partner. It was revealed last week that 19 Kids & Counting star Josh Duggar , YouTube vlogger Sam Rader and a Louisiana GOP official also had accounts. Who will be next? Who won’t be next? Stay tuned … View Slideshow: 20 Really Big Real Housewives Scandals
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Battling hard for his relationship with Kendra Wilkinson, Hank Baskett is opening up about suffering from depression and how that led to a costly string of mistakes. Ones that nearly torpedoed his marriage, and even his life. Once a promising NFL wide receiver, Hank was released by the Minnesota Vikings in 2011 and never made it back on the field. His self-esteem was crushed. “For 20 years, my life was, ‘Catch the football! Catch the football!’” Hank says, and he “started holding everything in because [he] felt like no one could understand.” What no one could grasp, or so he thought, was that he “completely lost [his] identity” and “felt like a failure” trying to move onto the next phase of his life. Hank said he subsequently went “through a serious struggle with depression, and during that time, lost the ability to open up to [his] best friend, Kendra.” As the scandal involving his April tryst with transsexual model Ava Sabrina London intensified, Hank hit rock bottom, facing the loss of his family. The depression was so overwhelming, Baskett recalls, he couldn’t even properly explain his actions to his wife, fearing it would make things worse. “I had trouble thinking of the right thing to say the right way, especially in a situation like this, where it’s your word against someone else’s,” Baskett said. “One wrong word and I could lose everything.” Watch Kendra on Top Season 3 Episode 13 Online Watch Kendra on Top Season 3 Episode 12 Online That’s an interesting defense, since “no, I didn’t engage in mutual masturbation with that transsexual model” shouldn’t be hard to say if it were true. The vaguely shifty non-denials continue. Whatever he did or didn’t do with Ava, “there was a point where I felt that I couldn’t defend myself and there was no way for me to make it through this.” However, “I realize there’s no way I could ever check out on my kids and my wife, he said, adding that he may be a lot of things, but “I’m not a quitter.” Thankfully, neither is his wife, whose best friend Jessica Hall – familiar to those who watch Kendra on Top online – talked her out of filing for divorce. Despite reports that Wilkinson is trapped by her reality show and conflicted, she came around to the idea that Hank is “worth forgiving and fighting for.” “All I can say is I believe Hank,” she says. “He was in the wrong place at the wrong time and unfortunate things took place … he’s very gullible and naive.” Again, they won’t say what supposedly happened, or what story he’s sticking to, but he admits that he is “still working on regaining Kendra’s trust.” Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett: In Happier Times 1. Kendra and 2 Hanks There was a time when Kendra and Hank looked to be a very happy couple. This photo was snapped in 2012. “Since day one, I’ve been comfortable with Kendra looking through my phone,” says the ex-football star. “I always want her to know I have nothing to hide.” While admitting she still has “major trust issues” in her marriage, Kendra says she is not actually single , regardless of recent tabloid gossip reports. “We’re happy today and that’s the only way we can live,” she said of the Marriage Boot Camp -bound couple. “I just want to be happy in the moment.”
Reactions to Kim Kardashian’s nude Paper magazine photos have been decidedly mixed, but Kim’s inner circle seemed supportive of the reality star’s decision to bare all right from the start. Now, however, sources are saying Kim’s mom and older sister are not happy about the pics…for two very different reasons. Kim Kardashian Paper Magazine Photos 1. Kim Kardashian: Naked for Paper Kim Kardashian wears nothing but her birthday suit in this photo for the winter 2014 issue of Paper. Looks like she’s lost all that baby weight, huh? An insider tells Radar Online that Kourtney Kardashian thought the photos were in bad taste, and she believes Kim is setting a poor example for her 1-year-old daughter, North West. “She thinks it’s disgusting, especially since [Kim] is a mother now,” the source says. “She doesn’t understand why Kim would go completely nude knowing that one day little North is going to see it and think it’s alright to pose nude too.” Sources at Paper magazine say the nude photos were all Kim’s idea and she wasn’t even financially compensated for taking it all off. Considering Kris Jenner is allergic to doing things for free, we’re not surprised to hear she was less than thrilled by this news: “Kris is pissed that Kim didn’t have her broker the deal,” says the insider. “She was mad Kim didn’t get paid to take her clothes off. Kris wanted her ten percent! She isn’t mad about the nudity – she just thinks it was a bad business deal.” So while Kourtney Kardashian and Naya Rivera are criticizing Kim for being a naked mom , Kim’s own mom just thinks she should’ve gotten paid for flashing her naked money-maker. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Kris Jenner in a nutshell. Kim Kardashian Nude Photos 1. Kim Kardashian Nude Image Kim Kardashian is totally naked once again. This is a photo from British GQ. Stare for as long as you’d like, fellas. (And, heck, ladies, too!)
You may remember Antoine Dodson as the star of the famous viral video in which he encourages viewers to hide their wives and kids, because – in his words – “they’re raping everybody out here!” Antoine Dodson Interview That was way back in 2010, and a lot’s changed for Dodson in the years since. For one thing, he got married and had a kid, after declaring that he’s ” no longer into homosexuality ” last year. Additionally, Antoine is apparently training to become a boxer, and he knows just who he wants to square off against in his debut fight: Antoine Dodson to Justin Bieber: Let’s Fight! Yes, we all know there are plenty of reasons to punch Justin Bieber , but while the rest of us just dream of knocking the Biebs back to Canada, Dodson is actually issuing a public challenge! Even though Bieber’s been training with Floyd Mayweather , it seems unlikely that he’ll take Antoine up on his offer to step into the ring. Anyone who’s seen the famous Orlando Bloom-Bieber fight video knows that Justin responds to physical confrontations by curling up into a ball and waiting for his bodyguards to intervene. There’s a reason you don’t see many boxers taking that approach. Then again, the only thing bigger than Bieber’s bank account is his ego, so maybe he will put his money where his mouth is and fight Dodson. Then, hopefully, Antoine will put his fist where Bieber’s mouth is. Run and tell that , homeboy! 25 Reasons Justin Bieber Needs to Get Punched 1. He Can’t Keep His Shirt On Yeah. Selfies like this work if you’re Matthew McConaughey. Not Justin Bieber. Also, Matthew McConaughey would never post selfies like this because he doesn’t need to constantly beg for attention or prove to himself that he’s cool.
Gia Giudice has a message for anyone who wants to send a message of sympathy to her and her infamous family: Thanks, but no thanks! The 13-year old daughter of Teresa Giudice – who folks often see when they watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey online – spoke to Access Hollywood about her parents’ impending prison sentences this week and sang a positive tune. “Obviously any news that is hurtful or horrible to hear is so upsetting,” Gia said. “But my family is probably one of the strongest families I know, so we’ll get through this. It’s gonna be fine. And when it’s over, we’re gonna be better than ever.” It begins early next month when Teresa Giudice begins serving a 15-month jail term for multiple counts of financial fraud. After she is set free, husband Joe Giudice will serve 41 months behind bars. For now, Gia is focusing on her band 3KT, which she formed with friends Alexa Maetta, and Christianna Cardinale. The threesome recently released their first music video back in October: a cover of Britney Spears’ “Circus” that included many skimpy outfits and risque choreography. Did we mention that Gia Giudice is 13 years old? “My parents think it’s fun,” Gia says of her music career. “My mom was there every step of the way. And when my dad saw it, he was like, ‘Nice, Gia.’ I just want to make them proud. That’s all that matters.” If only Gia’s parents felt the same way in return. They are terrible human beings. 11 Teresa Giudice GIFs That Should Worry Her Fellow Inmates 1. Table Flipping Fiend Teresa Giudice is not gonna take any crap. Her table-flipping reputation will precede her in prison, thanks to The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 1.
Zac Efron was ugly … but now he’s not. It’s hard to know what troubled star Amanda Bynes is thinking, regarding this key issue, but she’s clarified her view. The actress, who was released from a psychiatric facility on Thursday after a three-week involuntary hold, is back to one of her infamous old tricks: Being the Twitter authority on who is or is not ugly. Zac Efron appears to be on the fence somewhat. “By the way I just want to tweet that Zac Efron is not ugly,” Bynes posted on her feed Friday night, perhaps as an apology to labeling him as such before. In 2013, a distressed Bynes tweeted, “@zacefron has an ugly face” and then deleted it. She also tweeted that she wanted Drake to murder her vagina . Amanda was hospitalized for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and placed under a legal conservatorship, with her parents in charge for a year. That lapsed this fall, and she quickly went off the rails. Bynes was arrested for DUI and spiraled out of control before being placed under a 5150 hold in L.A. in October. She was surprisingly let out last week. Very much in a fragile state of mind once again these days, she proclaimed Friday, “I’m going to USC,” as part of an epic Amanda Bynes Twitter tirade . She previously attended fashion school at FIDM and has tweeted about transferring to NYU, though she also claimed to be engaged to a guy named Caleb. That’s not true, and it’s unclear if anything she says is. 45 Seriously OMG WTF Amanda Bynes Photos 1. Amanda Bynes is Dope Amanda Bynes thinks she is dope. The actress has posted this photo to Twitter. Bynes, 28, said she was going to court “to fight my mother and father over control of my personal life and control of my finances” upon her release. However, the former child star didn’t show and the judge overseeing the new conservatorship ruled that her mother, Lynn Bynes, will remain in control. How much control she actually has is an open question.
