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If you’ve followed the career of Ted Cruz, you know that the Texas senator is a hard-line conservative who might also be the Zodiac Killer. Cruz is nothing if not passionate about his work, but legislating away the right of poor people to exist and sending encoded descriptions of your latest murder to Bay Area media outlets can take a toll on even the most diligent weasel demon.

At last week’s Television Critics Association press tour, HBO president of programming Michael Lombardo assured a panel of reporters that critics who have been mercilessly drubbing True Detective all season will regret it once they see what creator Nic Pizzolatto has up his sleeve for the show’s finale. Unfortunately, Lombardo is falling victim to the Shyamalan Delusion. He fails to understand is that quality TV dramas entertain and enthrall week after week, and explosive endings only work when audiences care about the characters that are affected by them.

Scott Disick is having a hard time dealing with the news of Kourtney Kardashian’s engagement to Travis Barker. Normally, we’d say "rumor has it" or "sources have indicated" that Scott is having a tough time, but there’s really no speculation or insider info needed in this case. It’s obvious to anyone who knows anything about the guy that he’s experiencing some intense negative emotions right now.

Khloe Kardashian is at the center of a fake tabloid story this week. In Touch Weekly claims Kardashian is engaged to basketball star Tristan Thompson and planning to get married on TV. We somehow doubt this is true. But there is one fake thing about Khloe that we can verify as being 100% accurate, and that is this:

Kendra Wilkinson is unrecognizable. Now that Kendra is divorcing Hank Baskett after months of hints and build-up, she’s making other major changes in her life. And she’s saying goodbye to her trademark blonde hair and going brunette. Since parting ways with Hank after recent troubles in the couple’s marriage, Kendra has been hitting the slopes and spending quality time with her children.

Believe it or not, Kylie Jenner doesn’t encounter much hate on Instagram. Don’t get us wrong, she has more than her fair share of critics, but they’re vastly outnumbered by her fans. As a result, you have to scroll pretty far into Kylie’s comments to find anything other than heart-eye emojis and pleas for her to follow back.

Did it really happen on Thursday night?!? After weeks of build-up, speculation and hype, did JWoww and Pauly D really take their relationship to the next level? Which is to say: Did these longtime friends and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation stalwarts finally rip off the band aid and smush? Following her break-up from Zack Carpinello – after all that bonkers Angelina/Las Vegas drama – JWoww was single on the latest installment of this MTV reality show – and so ready to mingle.

SURPRISE! Miranda Lambert suddenly has a brand new reason to be singing a very happy tune right now. The beloved singer stunned followers on Instagram this weekend by announcing that she’s a married woman… and some dude named Brendan Mcloughlin is her very lucky husband. As a caption to the photos above and below, Lambert wrote the following on social media yesterday:

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