Lex McAllister, a contestant on season 14 of The Bachelor – has been found dead. According to TMZ, authorities believe that McAllister took her own life by overdosing on prescription medications. Lex’s family says she suffered from bipolar disorder and depression throughout her life. Early reports indicate that a 911 call was received on Saturday afternoon after McAllister was found unconscious in her home. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where her condition quickly stabilized. Sadly, McAllister reportedly took an unexpected turn for the worse on Sunday, when her organs began to shut down. On Monday, her family made the difficult decision to remove her from life support, and she passed away on Tuesday afternoon. McAllister was featured on one of the show’s most popular seasons, in which Jake Pavelka served in the title role. Shockingly, she is not the first season 14 cast member to take her own life, as fellow contestant Gia Allemand committed suicide in 2013. Following Allemand’s death, Pavelka spoke openly of his shock and grief. There’s no word on whether or not he’s been informed of McAllister’s passing. A successful career woman, McAllister’s Twitter page describes her as a “business development expert, franchise consultant and entrepreneur.” Her family has requested privacy during this difficult time. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Passed Away in 2016
Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner made a big debut in The Big Apple on Monday night. Just a few days prior to the opening of New York Fashion Week, the sisters made an appearance in The City That Never Sleeps to launch their clothing and footwear collection, Kendall + Kylie. They did so with a loft party in TriBeCa loft party. As you can see in the Instagram-shared photo above, the 20-year-old model represented her label by wearing a sleeveless thigh-high slit dress and knee-high heeled sandals. Kylie, meanwhile, opted for a black sleeveless jumpsuit and black pumps. No word on where Kim Kardashian , Kourtney Kardashian or Khloe Kardashian were at the time of the event, but Kylie and Kendall did receive in-person support from Kanye West and Kris Jenner. Here’s another look at attire you can purchase from the Kendall + Kylie line: “We designed it according to what we love, and how our style is,” Kendall told People Magazine of the fashion line. “It’s someone who is really similar to us. A young girl wanting to have fun. That’s mainly what we designed.” Kylie adds that the Keeping Up with the Kardashians stars had a major say in each piece of clothing, getting their hands dirty along the way: “We absolutely tried on everything, you can’t wait to see how the finished product turns out. It’s an exciting process.” This collection is available at high-end stores such as Bloomingdale’s, Shopbop, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Will you go out and pay a lot of money to get all dressed up like Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner? View Slideshow: 19 Times the Kardashians Have Been in Krisis
On The Bachelor Season 20 Episode 6, Ben Higgins narrowed his field of contenders considerably, sending three ladies packing. Was now-infamous villain Olivia Caridi one of them? Watch The Bachelor Season 20 Episode 6 Online As always, if you wish to know who makes it to Ben’s final four and – and wins Ben’s final rose – peep The Bachelor spoilers here. If you prefer to remain spoiler-free, or if you love spoilers but just want the brief 4-1-1 on another cringe-worthy episode, read on! Picking up where last week left off, The Bachelor Season 20 Episode 6 saw Ben pull Olivia to the side before the rose ceremony began. Would this be the end for Olivia after the previous week’s cliffhanger? If you thought so, obviously you don’t watch The Bachelor online . The editors are better than the action. Just saying. Jennifer is sent home instead. Then it’s off to the Bahamas, where it’s twin Emily vs. Olivia for all the marbles … kinda. But first: Ben takes Caila on a one on one, which leaves Leah (who is feeling so overlooked that we don’t even know who she is) crushed. Despite considerable nonsense babbling on the part of Caila, she ends up with a rose. Ben says it was an awesome date … somehow. View Slideshow: The Bachelor Season 20: Meet the Ladies! The group date involved a collection of swimming pigs involved, Ben hitting it off with Lauren Bushnell, and Leah losing it once again. Leah tries to sling mud at Lauren in the hopes that something will stick, but it comes off like she’s lying, trying much too hard, or both. Probably both. Ben sends her to pack her bags ASAP. Finally, the two-on-one date between Emily and Olivia begins, and man alive, there is a storm brewing. Of the weather variety. Literally. Oh, the symbolism, Bachelor Nation. The symbolism. You have to give props to nature and the producers for working together to create this kind of atmosphere for the high-stakes showdown. In the end, it’s about the girls, though, and wow. WOW . When Olivia tells Ben that “deep, intellectual things are my jam,” well, she’s reached Peak Olivia. But what can we surmise from that? Ben knows what he has to do. Even though Emily had all but assumed defeat, Higgins took the rose and … sent Olivia home instead! Emily got a rose and another 15 minutes of fame on ABC. Olivia got left behind on the beach, where for all we know she’s still there or getting blown out to sea by a high pressure weather system. Hurricane Olivia returns to her tropical roots, if you will. One of our favorite subtleties is how the show always leaves the impression that the two-on-one date loser is literally left in the dust. Wherever she ends up … she will be in the gallery above! There was no cocktail party after that, and at the rose ceremony, Lauren Himle was sent home to complete Ben’s elimination trifecta. In previews for next week and beyond, Ben QUESTIONS EVERYTHING, is in love with two women , and brings back someone who left. It’s gettin’ real, ladies and gentlemen. More real every day. Still In This Thing : Lauren Bushnell (below), Becca Tilley , Emily Ferguson, Caila Quinn, Amanda Stanton and JoJo Fletcher. Out : Olivia Caridi, Lauren Himle and Leah Block. View Slideshow: Lauren Bushnell Photos: Ben Higgins’ Bachelor Babe?
On The Bachelor Season 20 Episode 2, Ben Higgins’ journey for love continued, as did rising tensions between some of the women. For The Bachelor spoilers revealing the final four and winner, follow the link. For a rundown of last night’s show … follow along below! View Slideshow: Lauren Bushnell Photos: Ben Higgins’ Bachelor Babe? Picking up where last week left off, The Bachelor Season 20 Episode 3 saw romance heat up and feuds escalate. You know. Standard. Before we delve into the chaos, Lauren Bushnell (above) solidified her fan favorite (and Ben favorite) status with a one-on-one date. This was one for the ages, despite (or perhaps because of) the awkwardness of a first kiss that was the romantic version of an airball. For his other one-on-one, Ben chose Jubilee, who opened up about losing every member of her bloodline. It was pretty powerful stuff. Now, for the insanity. At the rose ceremony, Ben announced that two of his close family friends died in a plane crash the night before. Jubilee decided to pull Ben aside for a private massage, which the other women ( Becca Tilley ‘s rage face was amazing) did not dig. When the other women ganged up on “Jubs,” she ditched them and screamed at the mean girl pack to just “Leave me the f–k alone!” Yes, the Amber-coordinated attack completely backfired. “What I like about Jubilee is that she doesn’t walk on eggshells. I want her to make jokes and feel comfortable,” Ben said of his crush. Amazingly, that was not even the night’s peak drama. Just before the rose ceremony, Lace pulled Ben aside to bow out of the show voluntarily, saying, “I have a lot to work on myself.” “I just feel like going home might be easier.” “You can’t love somebody else until you truly love yourself and I don’t know if I truly love myself yet. I think it’s better that I go.” Very noble of Lace. Meanwhile, a rumor started that Olivia spent a whooping $40,000 on clothes just for the ABC reality show. The women also ripped on her toes, breasts and bad breath. Such a nice group setting these ladies have found themselves in. That’s all she wrote for this week. You can watch The Bachelor online to see it in full, or you can take our word for the results below: Still In : Rachel Tchen, Jen Saviano, Lauren Bushnell, Amber James, Becca Tilley, Olivia Caridi, Lauren Himle, Emily Ferguson, Haley Ferguson, Jubilee Sharpe, Leah Block, Caila Quinn, Amanda Stanton and JoJo Fletcher. Out : Shushanna Mkrtychyan, Jami Letain, Mandi Kremer and Lace Morris. View Slideshow: The Bachelor Season 20: Meet the Ladies!
FINALLY, right?!? View Slideshow: 13 Hottest Bachelors in ABC History ABC has announced that The Bachelor Season 20 will mark the debut of The Bachelor Live, the first-ever after-show related to this reality series that will feature famous guests, deleted scenes and live calls from viewers. Many other networks, of course, have found success with similar programs, such as The Talking Dead on AMC, which comes on after each episode of The Walking Dead. Chris Harrison, naturally, will host The Bachelor Live. The next season of The Bachelor will star Ben Higgins, a very good looking young man who made it to the final three on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette. According to various Bachelor spoilers , he DOES end up with a fiancee at the end of this upcoming run. But you’ll need to click on the above link to learn her identity. Here’s a look, meanwhile, at what you can expect when you watch The Bachelor online or on your television this winter: The Bachelor: Ben Higgins is Back! Watch the New Promo!! The Bachelor premieres January 4 at 8/7c on ABC; followed, now, by The Bachelor Live. We can hardly wait. To build anticipation, get to know the women who will be vying for Ben’s heart and crotch below: View Slideshow: The Bachelor Season 20: Meet the Ladies!
Chris Harrison may have actually hit the nail on the head by promising us the most dramatic Bachelor in Paradise episode EVER last night. He says that just about every week, but Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 Episode 11 lived up to its billing with drama on all romantic fronts. You’ll have to watch Bachelor in Paradise online to fully appreciate all that went down on ABC, but here’s a brief relationship rundown … Despite lots of promos hinting that “Kardashley” was no longer a virgin – or that Jared got Ashley Iaconetti pregnant – neither occurred. He did not deflower her, but Jared did dump Ashley, again , and she wept, again, pushing the limits of how embarrassing she can get. Before the rose ceremony, Ashley opted to save herself more humiliation by … exiting the show of her own volition (in tears, obviously). Unlucky in move Juelia got dumped by Mikey , who told her he had been forcing it; Juelia packed her bags and peaced out in tears. On a positive note, Justin hit it off with Cassandra , which was refreshingly boring as they hit it off without any fights, tears or drama. After begging and groveling his way to a date card via Jaclyn, Nick asked out Samantha , who he is just so taken with. Just smitten. “Why did you want to pursue me so much?” Sam asks. “You are absolutely the most gorgeous girl I’ve ever seen in my life,” Nick replies. Tight. At the rose ceremony, Dan bowed out of the show after thanking Ashley S. and Amber for their time, even if it didn’t work out. The roses given out: Kirk to Carly , Tanner to Jade , Nick to Samantha , Joshua to Tenley and Justin to Cassandra . That left Mikey. He tried to offer a rose to Mackenzie, but was rejected. As such, Mikey, Chelsie, Jaclyn, Ashley S. and Amber are out of Paradise . View Slideshow: Bachelor in Paradise Season 2 Cast Photos Then for what surprisingly became the main event of the night as Chris Harrison said it was make or break time for the five couples. No more games or roses. The final week was just for love, so that they could figure out if theirs would sustain outside of the show. With that came another Fantasy Suite date, which Carly was legitimately giddy about, an excitement level Kirk did not seem to share. That’s when the show’s “married couple” began to unravel, though it was one-sided as Kirk revealed he was gonna dump Carly hard. “Kirk owed Carly more than this,” said Tanner of his co-star. “To wait until the 11th hour to break her heart is kind of an a–hole move.” Jade Roper added some similar thoughts: “He could have stopped it. He could have slowed it down. Instead, he just let her free fall.” As he pulled her aside, she genuinely had no idea even as Kirk rambled forever before he finally got to the point he was trying to make. Saying he was “a lot behind” in terms of their relationship, Kirk broke her heart as the cameras rolled, and she ran away from him crying. As Carly began to pack her bags for the airport, Kirk found her and tried to continue their talk, but was shot down in pretty epic fashion. “You broke my heart,” she told her now-ex-boyfriend. “I don’t want to talk to you ever again. I want nothing to do with you, ever again.” Damn. That was some cold s–t right there, Kirk. Remind us never to go steady with you on a reality show if we can avoid it. View Slideshow: The Bachelor & Bachelorette: 26 Most Stunning Exits
Though The Bachelor couple Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff split earlier this year, there are rumors that they might be getting back together! In May Whitney pulled the plug on the wedding plans to Prince Farming and moved back to her home city of Chicago. Since then the former Bachelor contestant and fertility nurse has been off the radar trying to live a normal life. However, Chris’ recent social media post have left many wondering if the former couple will rekindle the romance . On August 29, Chris Soules posted a photo on Twitter of himself and Bachelorette star Cody Sattler. The caption of the photo announced that he and Cody will be partying in Chicago – where Whitney lives. Cody said that they were partying that evening at Vertigo Sky Lounge, but the big question everyone is asking is did Chris and Whitney meet up? We aren’t entirely sure. But it is definitely a possibility! The duo hasn’t been very candid or open about their split. Of course, there were rumors that Chris cheated on Whitney with his Dancing With the Stars partner Witney Carson, torpedoing his engagement. Others say that Chris is obsessed with fame and has no desire to settle down, which runs counter to ABC’s entire narrative about him. According to the those insiders, the Iowa native soaked up his 15 minutes of fame and begged for more by signing up for more reality shows. Did throwing himself into Dancing with the Stars (Carson fling or not) instead of wedding plans doom his future with Whitney? Speculation has run amok, but mum has been the word thus far. So it is safe to assume that any reconnection will also be kept under the radar. If Chris tries to win her back, it will likely be for the sake of the spotlight … which would be ironic, in that Bachelor Nation has already moved on. Hopefully, Whitney will just run the other way! View Slideshow: The Bachelor Couples: Are They Still Together?
Though The Bachelor couple Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff split earlier this year, there are rumors that they might be getting back together! In May Whitney pulled the plug on the wedding plans to Prince Farming and moved back to her home city of Chicago. Since then the former Bachelor contestant and fertility nurse has been off the radar trying to live a normal life. However, Chris’ recent social media post have left many wondering if the former couple will rekindle the romance . On August 29, Chris Soules posted a photo on Twitter of himself and Bachelorette star Cody Sattler. The caption of the photo announced that he and Cody will be partying in Chicago – where Whitney lives. Cody said that they were partying that evening at Vertigo Sky Lounge, but the big question everyone is asking is did Chris and Whitney meet up? We aren’t entirely sure. But it is definitely a possibility! The duo hasn’t been very candid or open about their split. Of course, there were rumors that Chris cheated on Whitney with his Dancing With the Stars partner Witney Carson, torpedoing his engagement. Others say that Chris is obsessed with fame and has no desire to settle down, which runs counter to ABC’s entire narrative about him. According to the those insiders, the Iowa native soaked up his 15 minutes of fame and begged for more by signing up for more reality shows. Did throwing himself into Dancing with the Stars (Carson fling or not) instead of wedding plans doom his future with Whitney? Speculation has run amok, but mum has been the word thus far. So it is safe to assume that any reconnection will also be kept under the radar. If Chris tries to win her back, it will likely be for the sake of the spotlight … which would be ironic, in that Bachelor Nation has already moved on. Hopefully, Whitney will just run the other way! View Slideshow: The Bachelor Couples: Are They Still Together?
Kim Kardashian has eclipsed Kendall Jenner’s Instagram follower tally, but critics are accusing her of purchasing fake fans to reclaim the crown. All these years, while we watch Keeping up with the Kardashians online , we rarely think of how daunting it must be for them to keep up. Especially regarding social media followers, the pressure to stay on top has to be intense. Especially if you’re cash cow Kim Kardashian. Undeniably the most famous of her siblings, Kim has recently seen her status as most “liked” threatened by Kylie and Kendall Jenner . Not for long. The 34-year-old took to her Twitter to share news that she “woke up to over 40 million Instagram followers.” Like, OMG! That jump of over three million in one week was met with skepticism, however. Three million new people just decided to follow Kim? Kim came under fire in December when Instagram’s purge of fake accounts showed that she had more than 1.3 million bogus fans. Buying followers is a common practice for people looking to boost their totals, and is increasingly easy to do even for amateurs. Why would Special KK care about something so petty? Well … This is sort of all she does for a living. She does it well, obviously, given her immense fame and wealth, but just saying. Too many fame-hungry girls in one family? It’s not that hard to believe in other words. Says a source: “Kim has been really bothered by the fact that some of her family members, specifically Kendall, have been catching up to her.” “She’s jealous and she is not having it at all.” “Kim has made it very clear to all of her family that she will never allow any of them to have more followers than she does.” “Her jealousy,” the source adds, “is just pathetic.” That it is … and the younger ones know it. Being younger and hotter and more in touch with their fans, they needle Kim with it, too. On July 1, for example, Kendall got more likes on one photo in a single day than Kim and hubby Kanye West’s wedding photo. Jenner even wrote, “Take That KimYe!” Kim’s follower bump was swift retribution … so swift, it’s a little fishy, especially when you look at the numbers a little deeper. Going back to 2007, no one in the family has added more than 1 million followers to Instagram or Twitter in a one-month span. Considering that this is 2015, the number of new users just getting into these networks has to be dwindling, not growing, right? Makes you think. Says the family insider: “Kim just buys anything she wants and her social status is not something that she is ever going to be willing to compromise.” Consider the gauntlet thrown down, girls. View Slideshow: Kendall Jenner Instagram Photos: A Racy Rundown
Kim Kardashian has eclipsed Kendall Jenner’s Instagram follower tally, but critics are accusing her of purchasing fake fans to reclaim the crown. All these years, while we watch Keeping up with the Kardashians online , we rarely think of how daunting it must be for them to keep up. Especially regarding social media followers, the pressure to stay on top has to be intense. Especially if you’re cash cow Kim Kardashian. Undeniably the most famous of her siblings, Kim has recently seen her status as most “liked” threatened by Kylie and Kendall Jenner . Not for long. The 34-year-old took to her Twitter to share news that she “woke up to over 40 million Instagram followers.” Like, OMG! That jump of over three million in one week was met with skepticism, however. Three million new people just decided to follow Kim? Kim came under fire in December when Instagram’s purge of fake accounts showed that she had more than 1.3 million bogus fans. Buying followers is a common practice for people looking to boost their totals, and is increasingly easy to do even for amateurs. Why would Special KK care about something so petty? Well … This is sort of all she does for a living. She does it well, obviously, given her immense fame and wealth, but just saying. Too many fame-hungry girls in one family? It’s not that hard to believe in other words. Says a source: “Kim has been really bothered by the fact that some of her family members, specifically Kendall, have been catching up to her.” “She’s jealous and she is not having it at all.” “Kim has made it very clear to all of her family that she will never allow any of them to have more followers than she does.” “Her jealousy,” the source adds, “is just pathetic.” That it is … and the younger ones know it. Being younger and hotter and more in touch with their fans, they needle Kim with it, too. On July 1, for example, Kendall got more likes on one photo in a single day than Kim and hubby Kanye West’s wedding photo. Jenner even wrote, “Take That KimYe!” Kim’s follower bump was swift retribution … so swift, it’s a little fishy, especially when you look at the numbers a little deeper. Going back to 2007, no one in the family has added more than 1 million followers to Instagram or Twitter in a one-month span. Considering that this is 2015, the number of new users just getting into these networks has to be dwindling, not growing, right? Makes you think. Says the family insider: “Kim just buys anything she wants and her social status is not something that she is ever going to be willing to compromise.” Consider the gauntlet thrown down, girls. View Slideshow: Kendall Jenner Instagram Photos: A Racy Rundown
