Dr. Oz Faces A Colon Cancer Scare Of His Own

Posted in Television Shows on September 1st, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Dr. Oz
Dr. Mehmet Oz from The Dr. Oz Show will undergo a colonoscopy on the season premiere September 7. He celebrated his 50th birthday in June and wanted to highlight the procedures value on the show. The doctor that performs the colonoscopy is Dr. Jon LaPook, a gastroenterologist who is chief medical correspondent for CBS News. During the examination the doctor finds a polyp, or precancerous growth inside his intestine. If this polyp was left behind or undiscovered it could have likely become colon cancer. Dr. Oz is quoted as saying “This was a shakeup for me,” he told PEOPLE. “I have done everything right. I don’t have any family history, and yet I’m high risk now.” The next step for him is that he will be screened again in three months to see if all of the precancerous tissue was removed and if any other growths have formed. He will also now have to get regular colonoscopies to see if there are any new polyps. Dr. Oz is very grateful that he did not put this procedure off like many people do and he believes this procedure saved his life. He will openly discuss the health scare on the season premiere.

‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Cast

Posted in Movies, Reality Stars, Television Shows on August 31st, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills
Bravo has now added another show that will premiere on October 14 at 9 p.m. called The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Bravo decided to add to their very successful franchise the very rich and sometimes wacky women of Beverly Hills and some of the cast members have connections to celebrities. Here is the cast that we can look forward to seeing on the new show:

Taylor Armstrong is originally from Oklahoma and she is now running a consulting firm. Her focus is being a mother to her four year old daughter in which she has been known to throw $50,000 birthdays for.

Camille Grammar who is currently going through a divorce with actor husband Kelsey Grammar. She says she will not be speaking of her upcoming divorce on the show and it is all about being a mother to her.

Lisa Vanderpump is a restaurant owner and British designer who moved to Beverly Hills five years ago after living South of France.

Kyle Richards is a former child star and is now a mother of four. She is also the aunt of Paris Hilton and has admitted to be addicted to the Real Housewives series and is good friends with Bethenny from The Real Housewives of New York City.

Kim Richards is the sister of Kyle and is also a former child star and mother of four as well as an aunt to Paris Hilton. She retired from show business after 17 Disney movies among other work.

Adrienne Maloof is part-owner of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Resort in Las Vegas and is on a mission to show people how down to earth the people of Beverly Hills are.

Samantha Ronson Is “Incredibly Sad” Over The Dog Attack

Posted in In The News, Music on August 31st, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Samantha Ronson and dog Cadillac
Famous DJ Samantha Ronson also known as being long time girlfriend to Lyndsay Lohan took to her twitter account yesterday to say “I feel incredibly sad and wish I could offer more than condolences, unfortunately there are no words to describe how sorry I am.” She is referring to the dog attack that happened yesterday at her L.A. apartment that involved her Bulldog named Cadillac and a small three pound Maltese named Tiger. The incident occurred in the hallway of the apartment building and Tiger died as a result of the injuries. A 911 call was made claiming that Tiger and Tiger’s owner were attacked by a “pit bull.” The dog that attacked was Cadillac the Bulldog.
The Victim Tiger is shown in this picture posing at a recent ‘Pattern For Paws’ charity event last month where she was widely admired.
Tiger the Maltese

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 11 Cast Revealed

Posted in Movie Stars, Music, Pop Stars, Reality Stars, Television Shows on August 30th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Dancing With the Stars Season 11
The hit ABC show Dancing With the Stars has just announced it’s star studded cast for season 11. The show will premiere on September 20 and the cast was announced during ABC’s other hit show Bachelor Pad. The first six announced were the ladies to be joining the show followed by the six men cast. They are as follows:

Audrina Patridge from the reality show The Hills.

Bristol Palin who is the daughter of Sarah Palin the former Vice Presidential nominee and Governor of Alaska.

Jennifer Grey famous for starring in the movie Dirty Dancing.

Brandy the R&B singer.

Florence Henderson, American actress and singer best known for her role as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch.

Margaret Cho, Korean American comedian best known for her stand up acts.

David Hasselhoff an actor best known for his role on Baywatch.

Rick Fox a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player.

Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, known for his role on MTV’s Jersey Shore.

Michael Bolton is an American singer-songwriter and a former hard rock singer.

Kurt Warner is a retired National Football League quarterback who played for the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals.

Kyle Massey is an American actor and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia who is best known for starring in Disney Channel sitcom That’s So Raven.

Paris Hilton Has Been Charged With Felony Cocaine Possession

Posted in Movie Stars, Music, Pop Stars, Reality Stars on August 30th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Paris Hilton Mugshot
Paris Hilton was charged Monday with felony cocaine possession. Hilton and her boyfriend Cy Waits were pulled over on Friday night in a black Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas strip. According to Police they pulled over the vehicle in front of the Wynn hotel driven by Cy Waits because they noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Waits was arrested for suspicion of DUI, meanwhile a crowd of around 100 people were onlookers as Paris was questioned. She said that she needed to use the bathroom and was then taken into the Wynn security office restroom. When she went to grab lip balm from her purse that is when the officer noticed the bindle that was determined to contain 0.8 gram of cocaine fall out. Paris first said that the purse was not hers but has later changed the story to the purse being hers but she had lent it to a friend. She claims the cocaine must have belonged to the friend, other items in the purse were credit cards, 1,300 cash a broken albuterol tablet that Hilton said were her possessions. There were also zig zag rolling papers and some cosmetics in the purse that she said did not belong to her. The picture above is Hilton’s new mugshot, she was held in jail for about 3 hours and released on her own recognizance. Hilton is facing a category E felony which in Nevada carries with it a sentence of one to four years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000; the court can also grant probation on a first offense.

Elin Nordegren Speaks Out For The First Time On Tiger Scandal

Posted in In The News on August 25th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Elin Nordegren People Interview
Elin Nordegren gave an interview to People magazine. It is the first time she has decided to speak out following the scandal with Tiger in which he admitted to his infidelities. The interview comes two days after the divorce between Elin and Tiger was finalized. Elin said this is the first and last interview she will be giving regarding the scandal as she would still like to maintain her privacy. In the interview Elin says “I never suspected, not a one,” she told the magazine of the multiple affairs. “For the last 3 and a half years, when all this was going on, I was home a lot more with pregnancies, then the children and my school.” She went on to say “I felt stupid as more things were revealed — how could I not have known anything?” and that “The word ‘betrayal’ isn’t strong enough. I felt embarrassed for having been so deceived. I felt betrayed by many people around me.” Elin went on to say “I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children. I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself.” When speaking about the car crash that began the whole scandal she said, “There was never any violence inside or outside our home. The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous. Tiger left the house that night, and after a while when he didn’t return, I got worried and decided to look for him. That’s when I found him in the car. I did everything I could to get him out of the locked car. To think anything else is absolutely wrong.” Elin 30, spoke of where her life is headed from here on saying that her “immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation” and that she’s “going to keep taking classes, but [her] main focus is to try to… heal.” She is currently working on a degree in Psychology. Elin even had kind words about her ex husband Tiger saying, “I wish him all the best in the future, as a person and as an athlete,” Nordegren said. “I know he is going to go down as the best golfer that ever lived, and rightfully so. I feel privileged to have witnessed a part of his golfing career.”

Heidi And Spencer’s Divorce Scam And Sex Tape Lies

Posted in Pop Stars, Reality Stars, Television Shows on August 24th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Heidi and Spencer
Heidi and Spencer have a big scam going from the recent reports of the separation and divorce all the way to the new reports of Spencer releasing a sex tape and that Heidi has been crying over it. Radaronline is revealing the multiples lies involved in Heidi and Spencer’s scam. The first lie involves Spencer blackmailing Heidi so that he can release a sex tape of her to Vivid Entertainment. Legal experts say that Heidi would have to consent to the release of the tape which means she is probably in on the deal with Spencer in which Heidi would profit on the deal as well. Also the duo has been acting as though they have been living separately since their split. Not true, a source states that the couple along with Cougar Zank have all been living in the same Malibu house all summer. The divorce papers and the separation papers that Heidi filed didn’t even have the correct marriage date on them. Another lie they are telling is that Heidi is stay out of the spotlight so that she can focus on herself and her career, she wants to star in movies now. The truth behind this though is that she was told if she isn’t photographed for a while when she does reemerge her photos will be worth a lot more. Everything that Heidi and Spencer do is very planned and orchestrated around media attention and making money since they don’t really have any talent.

Comedian ‘Whitney Cummings: Money Shot’ Debut

Posted in In The News, Movie Stars, Television Shows on August 23rd, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment


Whitney Cummings
Young comedian Whitney Cummings new one hour show debut was August 21 on Comedy Central called “Whitney Cummings: Money Shot.” At the Young Hollywood Awards she has already won “Comedian of the Year” and Entertainment Weekly as named her ‘Comedy Star of Tomorrow.’ Cummings is an American actress and comedian who started out on MTV’s Punk’d. She also had a role in the movie Made of Honor. She also recently made headlines when she appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff where she made fun of everybody a little bit. She currently is on tour with Denis Leary and the Rescue Me Comedy Tour to promote the show’s 6th season.

Tiger Woods and Elin’s Divorce Finalized

Posted in In The News on August 23rd, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Elin and Tiger Woods
The divorce of pro golfer Tiger Woods and wife Elin is final. The couple had been going through a rough time since is now famous car crash in November of 2009 which started the revelations of his extra marital affairs. The golfer publicly admitted his infidelities which included many women. The settlement was not made public but the media has been saying Elin would receive up to 100 million in the settlement. The couple released a pubic statement saying “We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us. Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.” The couple will share custody of the two children Sam Alexis, 3, and Charlie Axel, 18 months. The news comes as no surprise as the couple had already been living separate lives for months. The divorce papers state the marriage was “irretrievably broken”. Elin asked that her name be restored to her maiden name Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren.

Mean Woman Throws Kitten In Garbage Can

Posted in In The News on August 23rd, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment


A woman in the UK was caught on a surveillance video walking up to a stray cat and petting it. She then looks around a bit a throws the cat into a garbage bin. The cat was reportedly found 15 hours later and is surprisingly doing okay. How awful, I hope they catch that woman!

Mary Bale
UPDATE: Mean cat woman has been identified as Mary Bale a middle aged bank worker. Since Bale has been identified she is under police protection and they are guarding her door as thousands of facebook users are showing her how upset they are over her actions towards Lola the four year old cat. Ms. Bale’s mother Celia has spoke out saying that her daughter is a “cat lover” and that she “did not know what came over her.” She also stated that Mary is “distraught” over what she has done and ‘Her father Maurice is hospital in the moment and is very ill. I think she was just in a world of her own. We all are at the moment.
‘Mary said she just didn’t know was possessed her, or what came over her, it’s just very strange because she cannot explain her actions at all.
‘We’re all living on edge at moment, she doesn’t know what happened.
‘She absolutely adores cats, she’s an animal lover, it just doesn’t make sense.
‘We’re just hoping we can all get through this because I know a lot of people are not happy about it.
‘If she didn’t have to work then think she might keep animals herself – but that wouldn’t be fair to the animals.
‘I know that sounds ironic considering what has happened but she does love cats.’

Rolling Stone’s Controversial ‘True Blood’ September Cover

Posted in In The News, Television Shows on August 18th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Rolling Stone True Blood
Hitting newsstands today is the new issue of Rolling Stones featuring the naked and blood covered Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard, and Stephen Moyer of the hit HBO show True Blood. The controversial covering is grabbing headlines because some believe it is too racy. This is not the first cover of Rolling Stones magazine that has had nudity though. Christina Aguilera was on the cover with a pair of boots a guitar and nothing else and recently Lady Gaga appeared on the cover mostly naked as well. I wonder if this cover is getting all the heat because of the fake blood splattered all over the characters. Either way this cover will be one of the greatest moments in Rolling Stones long nude history.

Famous Plastic Surgeon Frank Ryan Dead At Age 50

Posted in Country Stars, In The News, Movie Stars, Pop Stars, Reality Stars on August 17th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Dr. Frank Ryan
Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan 50, was in a car crash in which his 1995 jeep wrangler went over the side of Pacific Coast Highway rocky embankment landing on it’s roof yesterday at around 4:30 PM. Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene. He had posted on his twitter account moments before the crash “After 25 years of driving by, I finally hiked to the top of the giant sand dune on the pch west of Malibu. Much harder than it looks! Whew!” He also posted a picture of his dog on his twitter. The dog was in the crash with him and was injured but survived. This is the image and last tweet he sent “Border collie jill surveying the view from atop the sand dune.”
Dr. Frank Ryan's Dog
Dr. Ryan had made headlines recently after performing 10 plastic surgeries in one day on reality star Heidi Montag. Some of his other celebrity clients include Janice Dickinson, Gene Simmons, Shauna Sand, Vince Neil and Adrianne Curry.

UPDATE: It is being reported that Dr. Frank Ryan was twittering that message on his phone which may have distracted him causing his jeep to go over the side of a cliff in Malibu. His cause of death is being reported as “blunt force trauma” to the head. This is a reminder that texting while driving is very dangerous.

Accused ‘Craigslist Killer’ Philip Markoff Commits Suicide

Posted in In The News on August 15th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Philip Markoff
Philip Markoff 24, was found dead in his jail cell at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Boston’s Nashua Street Jail where he was being held awaiting trial. Markoff was accused of being the Craigslist Killer famously named that because the killer met the women on the popular website Craigslist in the erotic section. He was suspected in three robberies that took place in Massachusetts and Rhode Island of three women one of which wound up dead. Markoff had plead not guilty to charges that in April he lured masseuse Julissa Brisman, 25, to a Boston hotel, then bound her, beat her and fatally shot her. At the time of his arrest he was a second year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. A former English teacher described Markoff as “a good student and just a really nice kid. Smart, wanting to succeed, nothing strange, nothing out of the ordinary.” At the time of his arrest he was also engaged to be married to Megan McAllister and their wedding was planned for August 14, 2009. At the time of his arrest McAllister believed in his innocence and described him as “beautiful inside and out” and stated that he “couldn’t hurt a fly.” However though on April 29 she visited him in jail to tell him the wedding plans were “dismantled” and then when she visited him again on June 11, 2009 she told him it would be “a long period of time, if ever, before she would see him again.” He died exactly one year and one day after his planned wedding date.

Patti Stanger Of ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Calls Off Engagement

Posted in Reality Stars, Television Shows on August 15th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Patti Stanger and Andy Friedman
Patti Stanger, star of the hit show on Bravo Millionaire Matchmaker has called off her engagement to boyfriend of six years Andy Friedman. Stanger who calls herself a third generation matchmaker also met Friedman through a matchmaker six years ago and he proposed to her in Maui, Hawaii, on her May 31 birthday last year. Stanger took to her twitter account to announce the news by saying “I just ended my relationship with Andy. It hit me really hard that I want kids in my life. You have to agree on the non-negotiables.” The newly single Stanger is currently working on the fourth season of her show and has expanded her matchmaking business to New York City.

Tila Tequila Attacked At Concert In Illinois

Posted in Music, Reality Stars on August 15th, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Tila Tequila
Reality t.v. star Tila Tequila took the stage to perform at a music festival in Illinois called the “Gathering of the Juggalos” and was attacked. The crowd of nearly 2,000 was immediately angry when she took the stage. In a statement to tmz she gave she described in detail what happened to her saying “I went onstage and immediately, before I even got on stage, DUDES were throwing HUGE STONE ROCKS in my face, beer bottles that slit my eye open, almost burnt my hair on fire cuz they threw fire crackers on stage, and they even took the sh*t out of the port-0-potty and threw sh*t and piss at me when I was onstage.” She went on to say “These people were trying to kill me. So then after the last blow to my head with the firecracker they threw at me exploded, my bodygaurd and the other security grabbed me and ran as fast as they could to the shitty trailor. Since their security SUCKS, the 2 thousand people ran after us, trying to kill me. They almost got me so they finally reach the trailor, blood all over myself, cant stop bleeding, then all of a sudden, all 2 thousand people surround the trailor and busts the windows!!! Even the guys INSIDE with me were shaking! Their hands were shaking cuz they were so scared! So 3 guys inside the trailor had to grab a table and push it over the broken windows and grabbed all the chairs they could find so hold the people from outside back. It was scary as hell!” The fans at the festival which was organized for the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, are generally young people who wear clown make up and are referred to as juggalos and juggalettes. A performer that night who didn’t not want to be named because he did not want to anger the juggalos said Tila was then chased to her trailer where they rocked it and broke out her windows. She finally escaped in her SUV but windows were broken in that too.

Men’s Dress Shirt Fashion Tips

Posted in Fashion Trends on June 23rd, 2010 by Almostfamous – Be the first to comment

Mens Dress Shirts
There is a difference between a sport shirt and a dress shirt for men. Just because it may look like a dress shirt does not mean that it is, a sport shirt will be more loosely fitted. Sport shirts can be long sleeved or short sleeved and have become increasingly popular because they can be worn with blazers, jeans, or under a v-neck sweater however they should not be treated as a proper dress shirt. A proper dress shirt is going to be more tailored and will be meant to be worn with a tie under a suit. Mens dress shirts also tend to be more expensive because the construction of them is more detailed and they are made of higher quality cottons. Here are some quick tips on how your dress shirt should fit:

  • Around the neck of the shirt it should be snug but you should still be able to fit two fingers inside.
  • The sleeve length should be about one inch above your wrist bone and this will allow about a quarter inch of the dress shirt to be seen from the sleeve of your suit.
  • Make sure the shirt does not pull uncomfortably across your chest.
  • Bend your arm and make sure that the sleeves are long enough so that they do not ride up your wrist when you move your arm.

Another thing to consider when choosing your dress shirt is the fact that most will shrink when washed so select a size that allows you a little room now for a good fit later.