Rapper Nicki Minaj, 26, and singer Ricky Martin, 39, are joining forces as the new faces of MAC Makeup’s Viva Glam beauty line. Strange pairing, right?

Nicki Minaj Fights Back Against Rumors

This isn’t Minaj’s first time to collaborate with the famous makeup brand; On November 26, 2010 she released a limited-edition cotton candy-pink lipstick with MAC to coincide with the debut of her album “Pink Friday.” And they sold fast! I went to the makeup counter THAT day to get one for myself and they were sold out halfway through the day.

Nicki Minaj Joins Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Tour

Martin and Minaj, who are currently in Miami shooting ad campaigns with famed photographer David LaChappelle, will officially take over their roles as spokesmodels for the brand in February of 2012 when they replace the current spokesperson, Lady GaGa.

Viva Glam was established in 1994 to raise funds to support men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS all over the world. Their sales of limited-edition lipsticks and lip glosses, have raised $224 million for their MAC AIDS Fund to date.

Nothin’ like buying some makeup for a good cause!

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Teen Mom star, Maci Bookout, who was recently dumped by fiance Kyle King, is back together with baby daddy, Ryan Edwards.

In a platonic sense, anway.

According to a source close to the pair,

Maci and Ryan’s friendship has been great… They’ve been doing a good job figuring out a system of how to raise Bentley together.

In an exclusive interview with OK! Magazine, Larry and Jennifer Edwards opened up about how much Ryan and Maci have grown up since Bentley was born two years ago.

We’re extremely proud of the way Ryan and Maci are coming together to co-parent  Bentley…  They’ve both grown so much.

That’s saying a lot for a guy who was several months behind on child support not too long ago!

Only time will tell if this new friendship will blossom into anything more, but with Maci flying solo these days, I’d guess a reconciliation is on the horizon sooner rather than later.  Especially with friends seemingly rooting for them to get back together.

A part of Maci will always love Ryan… He’s the father of her son. And whenever she looks at Bentley, he’s a part of Ryan, too… Maci tried not to do anything that would hurt Ryan’s feelings or make things awkward between them.

Kyle buddy, you better step in soon!

You know a BRAVO reality show has jumped the shark when even the sweeter-than-candy Bravolebrity host, Andy Cohen, can’t keep it together.

Side note — did anyone else besides me not know that besides being the Watch What Happens Live host, Andy Cohen is also the Bravo Executive Vice-President of Original Programming and Development and “Housewives” creator?  Who knew!?

On last night’s Part I of The Real Housewives of New York Season 4 reunion special, there seemed to be the standard amounts of name calling and finger pointing, but a whole hell of a lot more yelling than I’m used to from the RHONY cast.  It was like watching a Real Housewives of Atlanta episode.  Am I right gang!?!

Tensions first seemed to come to a head when housewives Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer would not stop bickering back and forth and calling each other “low lives”.  From that point on, it was all down hill.

Andy must have asked the squawking biddies to “shut up” at least a dozen times before losing his cool and shouting,

Ladies, ladies, ladies – Shut up!  Shut up and let me ask about it, ok? God, you guys are acting like beasts today…  Let her speak; let her f***ing speak!  You guys are all f***ing talking.  Shut the f*** up!

Thank goodness Neal Patrick Harris was in the WWH Clubhouse to help Andy cool down after that explosive tirade!  Dr. Doogie to the rescue!

Part II of the RHONY Reunion airs next Monday on BRAVO at 10PM.

According to police officials in London, the autopsy results of late singer Amy Winehouse, who died in her London apartment Saturday at the age of 27, were deemed inconclusive. No cause of death has been established at this time.

Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead At 27

Police are now awaiting the results of  toxicology tests, which could take up to four weeks to return. Since no foul play is expected in Winehouse’s death, her body was released to her parents as soon as the autopsy was concluded.

Amy Winehouse’s Family Speaks Out

Fans still continue to mourn the death of the singer, as well as her parents, who have been vocal about the death of their beloved daughter. RIP, Amy.

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Singer Lauryn Hill gave birth to her sixth child Saturday night. The baby boy joins her five children with on-again-off-again partner Rohan Marley:  Zion David-Nesta, 13, Selah, 12, Joshua, 9, John, 7, and 3-year-old Sarah.

Lauryn Hill Is Pregnant AGAIN, Rohan Marley Is The Daddy

A source revealed that Hill ”had a little scare because the baby came out the womb with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck but all is well now and everyone is happy”.

Marley was rumored to have left the 36-year-old singer for Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana, who previously tweeted: “I’m in love with @Romarley’s heart.” But Marley insisted on Twitter yesterday that he is still with Hill:

“Ms Hill is the mother of my children, whom I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for,” he wrote. “I would never do that.

“The nature of our relationship [is] something we don’t expect people who spread gossip for a living to fully understand.”

Marley sounds a little questionable, but I guess you can’t do much about that when you’ve had six kids with him, right?

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Yesterday, it was reported that former reality star Kristin Cavallari and her fiance, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, had called of their engagement. Now, reports are surfacing that Cutler may have been too controlling toward his bride-to-be.

It’s Off: Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler Call Off Engagement

A friend of Cavallari, who knew the couple socially, claims that Cutler was the one to blame:

“Jay Cutler was beyond controlling and didn’t really like Kristin to go out. When she did go out, he called all the time and demanded to know exactly where she was going and who she was with.”

The source also added:

“He made her choose between him and being friends with a lot of her girlfriends. I’m not surprised it didn’t last.”

Kristin Cavallari Shows Off Her New Engagement Ring (PHOTO)

Cavallari was spotted out on Saturday night with a bare ring finger, but she has yet to comment on the situation. I know there isn’t a wedding being planned, but have the two called it quits entirely?

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Kate Middleton and her family have been thrust into the spotlight, which has brought along a lot of issues. Now some are saying that her family’s phones were hacked by the media. This news comes on the heels of Kate’s husband Prince William‘s phone being hacked. This is not the first time that Kate’s family has paid for their daughter being the future queen of England.

Kate Middleton Wears Princess Diana’s Favorite Earrings

Prior the family was stalked by the paparazzi and even had embarrassing photos of Pippa Middleton leaked out. However, William has been a huge force in trying to protect Kate and her family from the media. In fact, the couple has yet to give an actual interview together or even alone. William and Kate have been working hard to avoid the pitfalls of his mother’s relationship.

Wills and Kate Turn Down Free Money Offer

I am shocked to hear that the media would sink that low, but then again look at what happened to his mother? I hope that they can avoid all that and still keep their life private to a degree. Do you think the paps have sunk to a new low with this? I do, and they need laws to protect celebs from things like this happening. What will it take for them to crack down?

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After wrapping their fourth season this past Thursday night, The Real Housewives of New York sat down with BRAVO host, Andy Cohen, to discuss the disfunction of the past year with the utmost etiquette and decorum.

Or not.

Tensions ran high throughout the reunion special, but things seemed to get especially out of hand when Andy brought up the infamous “conference call” that Cindy accepted while in Sonja’s home.

GASP!  Can you imagine the audacity to accept a phone call in someone else’s house!?  She should’ve just done the polite thing and texted discretely throughout their entire visit…

Sonja rehashed her side of the argument saying she thought it was rude of CIndy to take the call while she was a guest in her home.  To which Cindy replied,

Once again, Sonja, I don’t hang around here to have you teach me… The last person I would ever have etiquette [lessons] from is you with your butt hanging out [and] your boob hanging out.

Now, I’m not a huge fan of Cindy, her weird wax shops and the way she lets other people raise her kids, but the girl’s got a point.  If I had to look at Sonja’s buttcrack one more time this season I was going to – well, complain about it again.

Of course, each of the other housewives had to throw their hats into the ring regarding whether or not it was appropriate for Cindy to have taken the call. (Oh my gosh, is this really what television has come to!?)  Alex McCord and Countess LuAnn both taking Sonja’s side, while Crazy Kelly Killoren Bensimon took Cindy’s saying,

She’s a working woman with two kids. … If I came to your house and I had a call, I would take it. Sorry.

Well Kelly, it’s a good thing that you weren’t invited then wasn’t it?

My favorite part of the entire reunion was when tempers were really flaring and Kelly was trying extra hard to get her ridiculous two cents in and exclaimed, “I gotta be the peacemaker!”

To which both Jill and Andy responded – “You’re not.”

The first installment of the two part Real Housewives of New York City’s reunion airs tonight on BRAVO at 10PM.  Who’s watching???

Jenny McCarthy was once known for her humor and beauty, but when she got preggers with her son-she lost all of that. For 9 years now she has been saying that she went over 200lbs, then lost it via Weight Watchers. Yet nobody ever believed her since she looks so fabulous now. So she shared a photo of her very pregnant body to prove that she did weight a lot.

Jenny McCarthy Talks About First Playboy Shoot

Jenny who has been a spokesperson for Weight Watchers in the past seems determined to prove that she did not lie. Jenny who is now an outspoken person on the topic of Autism, wants the world to know that she was overweight once. While most stars would not do this, Jenny seems to feel okay enough within her own skin to share this photo. No word on how far along she was when it was taken.

Jenny McCarthy Shares Details On Split With Jim Carrey

I have so much respect for her! She has no shame when it comes to being honest, even if it is not the most common path. I love the fact that she posted a photo as proof. We need more people like Jenny who are not wrapped up by what people think about her. What do you think about her choice of posting a photo of herself like that.
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Since making his Jersey Shore debut, Jersey Shore star, DJ Pauly D DelVecchio, has been spinning in clubs all over the country and charging up to $129 a ticket for events bearing his name!

While it may seem absurd to us “normies”, it certainly appears as though his marketing tactics are paying off, because the greased up deaf guy, I mean, DJ, has been asked to join Britney Spear’s Femme Fatale Tour for several guest appearances.  According to the MTV star,

What it means to DJ a concert like a Britney Spears concert or something like that, it’s an association with monsters like Britney Spears and it just legitimizes your career… And it’s just fun being onstage with Britney Spears performing like she’s performing. I love it. I couldn’t ask for more.

Apparently, Pauly is being asked to act as one of the guys who wheels Ms. Spears around on an amp for a entire song so she can rest her “bum knee”.  I kid.  I kid.   Mr. D will be doing some sweet DJ stuff on stage – whatever that is.  I’m not really sure what a DJ is doing on stage at a concert, but I guess that’s why I’m not in “the biz”.

According to MTV.com you can catch B.Spears and Pauly D teaming up at:

»August 17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
»August 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ CONSOL Energy Center
»August 20 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
»August 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
»August 24 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
»August 25 – Charlotte, SC @ Time Warner Cable Center

Get your tickets while they’re hot!

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Despite numerous reports to the contrary, it looks like Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi will not be joining the cast of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.  Snooki’s manager Scott Talarico, is setting the record straight and says any reports claiming that the pint-sized Guidette will be sashaying her way across the DWTS dance floor is simply, “not true.”

I’m devastated.  Where else can we see Snooki dance drunkenly in front of millions of viewers every week!?

Oh right, every single episode of Jersey Shore.

While she may not be making any small screen cameos for the time being, Snooki and the rest of the Jersey Shore cast will be making their big screen debuts in the Three Stooges movie, starring Sean P. Hayes, Jane Lynch and Sofia Vergara, due out in 2012.

While the movie adaptation of the famous vaudevillian comedy act certainly won’t be getting any Oscar nods, I am excited to see Snooki going head to head with Sue Sylvester.  She’d have Snooki kicked off the Cheerios faster than you can say “I’m going to the Jersey Shore, B*itch!”

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Rumor has it, Glee star Darren Criss is headed to the Great White Way. The television actor is in talks to take over Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe‘s role in the Broadway show How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Chord Overstreet Leaving ‘Glee’

If the deal goes through, Criss, who earned a BFA in Performance from the University of Michigan, will play the lead role of corporate climber J. Pierrepont Finch in the show from Jan. 3 to Jan. 22.

Original ‘Glee’ Cast To Graduate In 2012

Criss earned fame in college for starring as the boy wizard in A Very Harry Potter Musical, which became a huge viral hit on YouTube. Perhaps he’s coming full circle?

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