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Derick Dillard Attacks Jazz Jennings AGAIN, Gets Torn Apart on Twitter

If you’re a fan of the Duggar family, then you’re probably already aware that Derick Dillard has been fired from Counting On as a result of his decision to berate and harass fellow TLC star Jazz Jennings. Back in November, Dillard directed an unprovoked social media tirade at Jennings, a transgender teen who also stars in a reality show on the network. In the months since, neither Derick nor his wife, Jill Duggar, has filmed any scenes for her family’s popular series, and it doesn’t look as though they’ll be returning to the spotlight anytime soon. These days, it seems that Derick is trying his best to make amends, but as usual, he’s just digging himself a deeper hole. The latest Derick dust-up has had to do with the former reality star’s views on the national gun control debate. Last week, Dillard attacked the survivors of the Parkland school shooting for behaving in a “ridiculous” fashion. Needless to say, his comments were not well-received. Yesterday, he tweeted a link to an article in which he was criticized for being critical of traumatized teens. “No, I criticized the media’s use of kids again…like @TLC uses Jazz,” Derick tweeted in his own defense. “My heart goes out to the victims, but all ideas should be heard, and subjected to criticism.” He probably would’ve been better off not bringing up Jazz up again, but ultimately it was a pretty tame comment by Derick standards. Unfortunately, when fans responded to the tweet, Derick chose to engage with them in offensive fashion: When one Twitter user accused Derick of bullying Jazz, Dillard responded: “Hi, please realize that I never said anything against him. “If you read that in a tabloid, I encourage you to be extremely skeptical of anything put out by any opinion or gossip publication.” Yes, while claiming that he can’t understand why people think he’s being unkind to Jazz, Derick once again misgendered the girl. Not surprisingly, fans weren’t having it: “If you are uncomfortable or against using the pronoun ‘her’ you could just use the name ‘Jazz’,” wrote one follower. “You don’t have to go out of your way with the ‘he’ and ‘him.’ It would be the kind thing to do. Just sayin.” “You are a hypocrite and a child abuser and a bully,” tweeted another. A third slammed Derick as an “ignorant piece of sh-t.” Dillard has yet to respond to the latest round of criticism against him. As for the Parkland issue, however, Dillard is sticking to his guns – literally. He recently tweeted a link to a post about a conspiracy theories and alleged anti-gun media biases with this description: “True; I think it’s pretty obvious.  My wife has over 200,000 followers and still hasn’t been verified.” Well Der, if it’s any consolation, now that you’ve gotten her kicked off her show, Jill probably won’t have that many followers for long! Watch Counting On online to relive better times for the Dillards. View Slideshow: Derick Dillard Labels Transgender Movement as Form of Child Abuse

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Wendy Williams: When Will She Return to the Air?!?

Wendy Williams has some bad news for Chris Brown: She’s returning to the small screen. Following Williams announcement that she needed to take a filming hiatus due to a diagnosis of Graves’ Disease, which apparently caused Brown to celebrate , the talk show host has now provided fans with a pair of updates: FIRST, she will sit in her purple chair again for new episode starting on March 19. SECOND, actor Jerry O’Connell will serve as the show’s guest host until then. “Jerry has been such a good friend to me and to the show,” said Williams in a statement this afternoon, adding: “We’re happy to welcome him as a guest host while I’m out getting much needed rest. Can’t wait to get back in my purple chair!” The program’s producers indicated that O’Connell will fill in for all five new installments next week, prior to Wendy’s big comeback. Said the veteran actor in a statement: “I am so excited to help out and fill in. We all know nobody can fill the purple chair like Wendy, but I am honored to sit with her co-hosts and to bring the many fans all the Hot Topics they love. “Like Wendy tells us, I am going to Say It Like I Mean It.” Oh God, no. Please, Jerry. You seem like a nice guy. Please don’t go out there and say you’re sick of the #MeToo movement or call Oprah fat or any such headline-generating nonsense. On February 21, Williams announced she would be taking some time off due to Graves disease, which is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid, in addition to other thyroid issues of which she was previously aware. “I’ll be back in two [weeks],” she half-joked at the time, adding in poor taste: “I’m not an heiress – who is going to pay my bills? Are you serious? I’m just saying, I come from working class.” Yeah. And you make seven figures a year now. Shut the heck up, Wendy. The co-presidents of the production company behind The Wendy Williams Show also released a statement. They said “our first priority is Wendy’s health and we – along with her millions of viewers – are eager to see her honest and authentically opinionated voice return to the air very soon. “While no one can duplicate what Wendy can do, we are excited to have Jerry answering Wendy’s call and revving up the audience for a week leading up to her homecoming.” Are you equally psyched to have O’Connell on board? Heck, do you wish he’d replace Williams permanently? View Slideshow: 19 Times Wendy Williams Has Totally Sucked as a Person

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Kim Kardashian Eats Noodles Naked, Twitter Loses Its Mind

If there were an Oscar for Achievement in the Field of Creative Nudity, Kim Kardashian would win it every year. You see, Kim is naked a lot , but she almost never serves up the same type of nudity twice. Take the latest addition to her body of work, which we call Noodles in the Nude : Yes, that’s Kim eating what appears to be some sort of udon dish while topless. Obviously, this is very dangerous, as hot liquids and nipples are a bad combination. But Kim is happy to do it for the ‘Gram, as the kids say, and for that, we thank her. As usual, the comments on Kim’s latest nude are a mixed bag. Most people were just duly appreciative of some unexpected boobs, but for some reason, mom-shaming Kim Kardashian is one of the internet’s favorite activities. “Like no, put on some clothes, like at this age with how ever many kids you have and you doing this, isn’t working for you,” commented one user who seems like a lot of fun at parties. “You should be embarrassed to show your body as much as you do with your ridiculous wigs,” wrote another Mom of the Year candidate. “Your a very poor role model for your children. I watch your photos as you post them for many years but never say anything. Somewhere you really need to stop.” You’d think before criticizing the parenting of a person you’ve never met, you’d edit the living hell out of your comment to make sure your grammar was 100 percent on point. But apparently, Kim’s haters don’t have time to distinguish between “your” and “you’re.” Anyway, Kim is obviously fully aware of the fact that living well is the best revenge. Rather than take the time to respond to the trash-talkers, she simply continues having an amazing life and looking impossibly good while naked. It’s a wonderful method of coping with douche-baggery that’s unfortunately not available to everyone. Some of us still have to handle things the old-fashioned way. By which we mean crying, deleting our account, and then quietly reactivating it like three hours later. View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian: 19 Reasons Why She Isn’t That Terrible

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Trailer: Bedlam in Berlin!

Brace yourselves, Berline: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are headed your way. Bravo has released an extended trailer for the second half of Season 8, which looks very much like it will NOT be short on drama. Stunning, right? In the following preview, we see these rich and spoiled cast members on horseback in Germany, for example, as each braces for the very end as a result of this adventure. “I’m not ready to die with these women in Berlin,” Lisa Rinna says with a laugh, for example. The 54-year old mother of two later models some very revealing lingerie, an apt outfit for an upcoming trip that takes the ladies to a sex club. Why? For Erika Girardi to perform a rendition of “XXPEN$IVE,” of course. And you ought to see the ensemble she breaks out for this number! Aside from German beers and latex, however, we see glimpses of in-fighting among the regulars, most notably when Girardi calls out one of her castmates. “I have one issue: pretend amnesia,” Girardi tells this women, while we also see Vanderpump remark to Girardi:  “It’s taken me two f-cking years to get close to you.” Elsewhere: Dorit Kemsley debuts her swimwear line on the runway as the women cheering her on… while Mellencamp storms out of an outing and gets into a cab crying. Someone is labeled a “cry baby.” Someone says she is having “phone calls with heaven.” And someone talks at length about meeting her father for the first time — at the age of 25. Oh, and the women also meet up with a psychic, to whom Erika says at one point: “I was once kidnapped as a boy who lived in the bottom of a shoe.” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 9/8c. Check out the trailer now:

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KUWTK Recap: Kim Kardashian Brings Her Surrogate to Meet Her Family

Keeping Up With The Kardashians fans got to watch Khloe learn what gender baby she's expecting and got to watch Kourtney deal with her endless boy drama despite being a grown mother of three. But Kim's storyline — aside from reacting to Kourtney's situation — had to do with her surrogate. Before Chicago West was born, Kim brought out her surrogate to meet her family, and you can see that beautiful moment in the video below. Sunday's Keeping Up With The Kardashians was a busy episode. Kourtney Kardashian was preoccupied with Scott Disick drama to the point where she didn't seem “present” in the eyes of her sisters. Kim addressed it to the confessional while Khloe confronted Kourtney about it. This led Kourtney and Khloe to get into a spat, which resulted in Kourtney calling Khloe a “pregnant whore.” Yikes. Khloe, in the meantime, seemed visibly bummed out when she got the news that she was expecting a daughter. Apparently she didn't “feel like” she was having a daughter. While the idea of one of the Kardashians having a trans son would be neat representation, this sounds like a case of Khloe just wanting to have a boy to be a little different from her sisters. The big moment, however, was when Kim invited her surrogate, Lorena, to meet her family. This was an extra big deal because Lorena was still pregnant — so we get to see her baby bump (hi, Chicago!) while Kyie and Khloe both sport their baby bumps. And Kris was there to take in all three of her grandbumps and, one imagines, run the numbers on how much she can make by managing the little ones' brands and careers. (Of course Kris is a loving grandmother but, come on, folks, it had to be on her mind) Take a look at Lorena's baby bump. Lorena admits that she is enjoying the surrogacy. “I like being pregnant. I know it sounds really weird. The pregnancy itself, you know, it just feels natural, like I’m supposed to do it.” If the Kardashians were actually soap opera characters, that's the sort of line that would cause Kim — who chose surrogacy because it's unsafe for her to get pregnant again — to either weep or plot her surrogate's murder. (Also, if this were a soap opera, Kanye would be inexplicably in love with the surrogate) Instead, Kim just calmly snacks while leaning against the fridge and watches Lorena meet her family. Honestly? The best part of all of that is the idea of introducing Lorena to the Kardashians by name. It's good manners but, like, it's a safe bet that Lorena knows who Khloe is. Lorena bonds with Kylie and Khloe in particular, of course, because they're all pregnant. They're pregnant with three cousins who are each due within a few months of each other, in fact. That's a huge deal. Also, it's kind of a reminder of how great Kylie looks without makeup. ( Obviously , Kylie can wear as much or as little makeup as she likes, but her preferred makeup style has always aged her and when she sports a more natural look, she looks younger and prettier and more like Kendall) You know, it's always possible that Kim had some weird feelings when Lorena met her family. Maybe she felt that she should be the one bonding with Kylie and Khloe during their first pregnancies. But … she has been bonding with them. All throughout this experience. She's expecting, she just isn't pregnant. As for Lorena, viewers never got a real look at her face — which is good, because she deserves peace — but she seemed absolutely charming. Watch the video below!

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The Bachelor Secrets Exposed: Affairs, Herpes & More!

The Bachelor has been on for 22 seasons… and counting. It's the rare network show that continues to rise in the ratings every season, despite practically every couple breaking up long before they ever make it down the aisle. What is the secret to its success? That's hard to say. But what are the secrets behind The Bachelor itself? Reporter Amy Kaufman has penned a book titled “Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure Hardcover” that aims to answer this question. Here's a look at some of the more unexpected tidbits and stories we learned from the memoir… 1. Sharing Her Experience Kaufman is a journalist for The Los Angeles Times, who was actually once banned by ABC for her coverage because she uncovered one too many secrets from backstage. In this book, she relies on that experience to shape her narrative, while also conducting interviews with countless staff members. 2. Help from… Heidi Fleiss? Did you know that Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss is cousins with the infamous Hollywood madam, who ran prostituion rings that included clients such as Charlie Sheen? Kaufman writes that Mike learned from his cousin just how hard people would fight for love… or companionship. 3. High on… Ideas “If you go into his office or you were brought in for a meeting, you were probably going to smoke,” ex-production coordinator Brad Isenberg told Kaufman of Mike Fleiss and his penchant for marijuna. Who says stoners are lazy?!? 4. Hatred for Harrison “He was the dullest guy I’ve ever seen,” Fleiss famously said years ago about host Chris Harrison, following their first meeting. It took a second meeting for Fleiss to reverse course… and the rest is rose ceremony history. 5. A Real-Life Affair Kaufman writes about an affair between Fleiss and executive producer Lisa Levenson, with one casting associate saying the flirting between the pair was pretty apparent to everyone on set. (They were both married at the time.) 6. More Real-Life Affairs! And then there was Elan Gale, the current executive producer. Kaufman alleges that she dated Casey Shteamer after the contestant was eliminated from Ben Flajnik’s season. (Gale is now dating actress Molly Quinn, the author adds.) View Slideshow

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Amber Portwood, Farrah Abraham BOTH Bail on Teen Mom OG Reunion!

Well, it’s that time of year again. Another Teen Mom OG reunion special is upon us, but it’s looking like things will be very different this time around. For instance, if you’re looking forward to another Amber Portwood-Farrah Abraham fight , it seems you’re out of luck for the simple reason that neither party will be in attendance this year. Although to be fair, both women have very good reasons for staying home. As you may recall, Farrah was recently fired from Teen Mom OG due to her refusal to stop performing in live online sex shows. For her part, Amber is pregnant with her second child and is reportedly too far along to fly. Sources say she was able to participate in the reunion from afar using Skype. Believe it or not, Farrah was also represented on set … in a way. Sources say Abraham’s mother, Debra Danielsen, sat down with Dr. Drew for a surprise interview. And when we say “surprise,” we mean pretty much no one saw it coming, as Deb had previously gone on record as saying she would not participate in the reunion. As for the other ladies, it seems both Catelynn Lowell and Maci Bookout were able to attend. Maci reportedly spent much of her segment updating fans on her increasingly tumultuous relationship with Ryan Edwards. No word on what Cate discussed, but the fact that she attended the taping at all is already creating controversy. Sources say Lowell left rehab early in order to prepare for the reunion. “Cate got permission to come home a few days early,” a source tells Radar Online. “She wants to be home for a while before getting ready for the reunion.”  Given that this is the third time Lowell has left treatment ahead of schedule in the past year, fans are understandably concerned that she’s prioritizing her role on the show over her mental health. Obviously, no one other than Cate knows if that’s true, but we can certainly see why she may have felt pressured to attend. A one-hour interview with Maci wouldn’t make for much of a reunion show. Watch Teen Mom OG online to get caught up in time for the season-capping special. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham: Fired From Teen Mom OG, Getting Replaced By Who?!

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Stevie J: Headed to Jail for Being a Deadbeat Dad?!?

Love, Hip Hop and… jail time? Maybe so for Stevie J. The VH1 reality star is in rather serious trouble with the law, according to TMZ, and may very well face prison time in the near future for failure to pay child support. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York tells this celebrity gossip website that Stevie must turn himself in to authorities by April 10 because has fallen way behind with these payments. By how much, exactly? The occasional rapper reportedly owes $1.3 million in back child support! This is typically a state issue, but it’s a typical for someone to owe this much money. Considering the amount and considering the length of time Stevie has been in arrears (along with the fact that Stevie and the baby mamas involved live in different states), this case has been moved to the federal level. That does not bode well for Mr. J. Stevie rose to fame as a critical cast member in the Love & Hip Hop franchise. He was even given his own spinoff, Leave It to Stevie, but it only lasted a single season. Back in February of last year, Stevie pleaded guilty to failure to pay child support, accepting responsibility at the time and being ordered to make good on $1,304,835.86. Yet he has failed to make a dent in this giant number in the 12 months since. As a result, federal prosecutors plan to toss Stevie in the clink after he turns himself in, something that we heard was a possibility as far back as January of 2017. Stevie has SIX children overall, by multiple women. He most recently welcomed a daughter named Bonnie Bella with on-again/off-again/on-again/off-again girlfriend Joseline Hernandez. The two have engaged in a number of epic fights and traded a multitude of crazy insults over the years, but they appeared to reach a detente last May, as Joseline shared a number of cute baby photos online . We can’t say for certain whether Joseline is the woman to whom Stevie owes child support, but odds are very strong that he owes these legally-obligated payments to more than one individual. After all, we’re talking about $1.3 million here. That’s a mammoth chunk of change! As a matter of record in this scandal, here’s a rundown of Stevie’s kids and baby mamas: – Son Dorian Jordan was born in 1995. His mother is someone named Rhonda Henderson. – Daughter Sadie Jordan was also born in 1995 (LOL) and her mother is someone named Felicia Stover. – Son Steve Jordan was born in 1997 and daughter Savannah Jordan was born in 1998. They were each birthed by Carol Antoinette Bennett. – Daughter Eva Giselle Jorda was born in 2009. Her mother is VH1 star Mimi Faust. – And then Bonnie Bella Jordan was born to Joseline and Stevie in December of 2016. The real question here is whether or not Stevie can actually name all of his children. We somehow doubt it. View Slideshow: Love & Hip Hop Cast Rankings: Who Can Actually Sing?

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Derick Dillard Continues Attacking Parkland Shooting Survivors, Also Slams Jazz Jennings

Derick Dillard must be going for some kind of world record lately. If there’s a world record for “most poorly timed, poorly worded, horrifically offensive tweets,” that is. And hey, if there’s not, maybe Guinness can make a special new category, just for him. Because seriously, the things he’s been thinking up in his little head and then typing up on Twitter are that bad . He’s been doing this for a long, long time now: he’ll hop on Twitter, say something super ignorant and/or offensive, act like he said it from a place of love, then tweet some bible verses to get some easy likes. It’s never really worked out all that well for him — TLC did fire him from Counting On for his tweets about Jazz Jennings (more on that in a bit). He also made himself extremely unlikable, to the point that even some actual Duggar fans can’t stand him. But, wouldn’t you know it, he still hasn’t learned. A few days ago, Derick got quite a bit of criticism for a tweet he made about the Parkland shooting survivors . As you surely know, 17 people were killed in a school shooting last month in Parkland, Florida, and many of the survivors have been speaking out about the need for stricter gun control laws. Derick retweeted a story about the subject, writing “This has gotten a little ridiculous; at least 2 networks are now using kids to push their liberal agendas.” “It’s obviously not all about the kids when voices like @KylieKashuv aren’t as elevated. Liberal Media… at least be consistent so you can hide your biased tactics better.” It wasn’t great. He apparently can’t consider the idea that the survivors aren’t kids being used to “push liberal agendas,” they’re people who have their own ideas and who have been through something that he couldn’t imagine. There have been many, many survivors sharing the same ideas and voicing the same opinions about gun control, because that’s what they believe — why wouldn’t a media outlet cover such a huge story? After that tweet, Derick got quite a bit of attention, and tried to defend himself, but, well … It didn’t go as well as he may think it did. For example, he actually wrote “My heart goes out to the victims, but how does being a victim of a tragedy suddenly make you an expert on how to solve the problem of stopping mass shootings?!” Because you have to be an expert to believe in something and to voice those beliefs you formed based on a significant experience you had, right? Someone made an excellent point by responding to his nonsense with “Doesn’t your family use children to push your conservative agenda as well?” She even added that alarming old photo of a bunch of Duggar kids posing together with t-shirts that read “I Survived Roe Vs. Wade.” “No,” Derick argued, “because we couldn’t wear those while filming. I’m talking about what the media allows and doesn’t allow.” Sure, but he’s also talking about using kids to push agendas, which the Duggars have obviously done. At one point, he even shared a story about his tweet with a headline about how he slammed the survivors — which he definitely did, even if he doesn’t think so. He tried to correct the headline by explaining “No, I criticized the media’s use of kids again…like @TLC uses Jazz. My heart goes out to the victims, but all ideas should be heard, and subjected to criticism.” For one, that’s twice that Derick used the phrase “My heart goes out to the victims, but …”, and that’s two times too many. For two … is he seriously bringing Jazz up AGAIN?! He first started attacking Jazz , a 17-year-old transgender girl with her own show on TLC, last year, saying that he pitied her “4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda.” Oh, and he called her a “him” because “‘transgender’ is a myth,” apparently. Since then, he’s brought her up again and again, out of nowhere, really, and it really does seem like he has some kind of bizarre fixation on her . In his own defense, when someone advised him to get over the Jazz thing already, he wrote “I was only addressing it because it was brought up again in the article, and I wanted to clarify so people aren’t misled.” “I agree, I wish people would get over that already.” Later, he wrote “I seek to live in a way that pleases Jesus Christ. I realize that some people will be turned off by that, but it is actually the norm throughout history.” “I only want to reflect Christ, and I don’t apologize for that.” You don’t apologize for anything, huh, Derick? Even though you really, really should. View Slideshow: Derick Dillard Labels Transgender Movement as Form of Child Abuse

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Farrah Abraham Sends Final Message to Teen Mom Cast

As many adult entertainment fans know well, Farrah Abraham has no problem with the backdoor. But the long-time MTV personality has now been shown a door of a very different kind: She’s been fired from Teen Mom OG. Not only has the controversial parent been let go from this franchise, she’s already been replaced. Sources tell The Hollywood Gossip that former Teen Mom 3 star Mackenzie McKee is already shooting episodes as the latest OG series regular. How does Abraham feel about this development? She previously told Us Weekly that the show will miss its “biggest star” and that she’s content to focus now on “scripted opportunities, taking a pretty high road for someone who has never been afraid to hurl some serious shade at producers and colleagues over the years. And now Farrah has spoken out again about her departure. Did she slam the living heck out of McKee or any of her veteran co-stars? Not really, we’re very sad to report. “I wish all the women of Teen Mom the best as their jealousy, hatred, and women-hating should stop and more so lift up and empower women,” Abraham told PopCulture.com on Friday, adding: “This show lacks [confidence], [security], honesty and integrity, which is why the adults of this show must be controlled and puppeteered by producers and staff.” Not exactly a sweet parting shot. But nothing like what Abraham has said in past about the series , either. Speaking specifically to Catelynn Lowell, Maci Bookout and Amber Portwood, Farrah said she hopes these women really take a long look in the mirror. If not for themselves, then for their kids. “The effect on their children is concerning,” she says. “I deeply hope the mothers and fathers take their children’s development and safety more serious.” As someone who keeps nude photos of her young daughter on her phone , Farrah does know a thing or two about proper child development and treatment. “As I start a new chapter, I wish all the families the best in safety and health,” she concluded in this interview, ending on as mature a note as she could muster. Having seemingly accepted her fate, Farrah also sent a message to her haters and critics. She knows they are out there. She knows they are waiting to jump on her every word and action. But they can talk all the walk they want, she taunts; she’s out here walking the damn walk! “To make a change in society, ‘see something say something,'” she explained here. “Many [trolls] aren’t leaders and making world changes. I chose this life, I will always continue to make this world a better place above all the lies and attacks against me.” What kind of legacy does Farrah think she has left? Where does she rank herself among all time villains or favorites on MTV or even on other networks? She didn’t say, exactly. However, just like the erect penises of men who view her sex tape are pointing toward the ceiling, she is holding her head up high: “I think I’ve done this better than most in reality TV.” View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham: Her Hilarious Dating Profile Revealed! [Exclusive]

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