Currently Booming: Is This Proof That 'RHOC' Brooks Ayers Lied About Having Cancer?

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The most recent season of The Real Housewives of Orange County wrapped up several weeks ago but there is still active speculation surrounding the main topic of the whole season: whether or not Brooks Ayers had cancer. He had dated cast regular, Vicki Gunvalson on and off for years (the two have since split, again) and she spent most of her airtime defending him to the other women. When questions arose over whether or not Ayers really had cancer, Gunvalson fought tooth and nail to support her man. Unfortunately there is now another reason to believe that he lied about his health.

Ayers claimed that his cancer treatment was through City of Hope, but according to a new report by E!, a hospital spokesperson confirms that Ayers was never treated at the facility. Apparently, Ayers had presented a supposed bill from the facility to prove that he really had undergone treatment and when the network did their checking, they were told that the bill was a fake.

Even before this nearly everyone, including Gunvalson herself, seemed to come to the same conclusion, that Ayers was faking his illness. The question is why. Do you think that the con man had been angling to get his hands on Gunvalson's money? During the reunion show she admitted that she is afraid of her ex. Do you think that he has something on her and that's why she had his back for so long?

Currently Booming: Did 'RHOC' Shannon Beador Prove That Brooks Ayers Has Lied About Having Cancer?

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Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County wrapped up another season last week and as usual, there was tons of drama. What's more than a little ironic is that this time around, the main focus of that drama is not around one of the ladies. Instead, Brooks Ayers, the on/off boyfriend of Vicki Gunvalson is at the center of the controversy. Supposedly he has been battling his third round of cancer but rumor has it that Ayers made up his medical crisis in order to keep Gunvalson by his side. She dumped him a few months back but the scandal keeps swirling.

Several of the housewives seem to have found ways to prove that Ayers was lying and Shannon Beador showed up for the reunion show taping last week, armed with her proof.

According to a report by Radar Online, "Shannon brought her report from the clinic to the taping of the reunion and pointed out glaring differences from what Brooks had given to Tamra Judge to review on camera. The letterhead was completely different along with the spacing. Shannon also pointed out that she specifically asked if her report reflected a universal format used by the clinic for all patients, and she was told it did. In her mind, this was the only proof she needed to prove Brooks was lying about his cancer diagnosis.”

Have you followed the drama on RHOC this season? Do you think that Ayers has been lying to Gunvalson and everyone else in her circle?  Do you think he has truly been sick?

Currently Booming: 'RHOC' Brooks Ayers and Ex Vicki Gunvalson Sought Help

Currently Booming: Brian Williams Already Throwing His Weight Around at MSNBC

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Brian Williams has only been back on the air for a few short weeks and already he is making his presence felt behind the scenes at MSNBC. Williams, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, caught a break earlier this year when the network decided to shift him over to the ratings-challenged MSNBC rather than flat out firing him. Williams was sidelined with a six month suspension after being caught embellishing several of his news reports and rather than returning with a bit of humility, his known ego is still front and center.

According to a report by Page Six, "Brian has been going to town at MSNBC, He’s dictating personnel changes.” Pat Burkey — Williams’ executive producer at NBC’s “Nightly News” who remained when Williams was suspended and Lester Holt got the gig — was relegated this week to executive producer in charge of afternoon news coverage at MSNBC. “Pat’s going with Brian, but it’s being looked at like a demotion,” said a source.

That situation is only one example of Williams insisting that MSNBC cater to his demands and his co-workers are reportedly furious because it has cost several people their jobs. Are you surprised that the network kept Williams on board at all?  It seems an incredibly tough task to expect a credibility-challenged former anchor to save a network that itself is known for credibility issues, doesn't it?

Currently Booming: 'RHOC' Brooks Ayers Refuses to Take Lie Detector Test to Prove Cancer Claims

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Uh-oh! Apparently it wasn't just Vicki Gunvalson's fellow cast mates that have questioned whether or not her on/off boyfriend, Brooks Ayers, has a big problem with lying. Fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County are well-aware of the fact that Ayers' cancer diagnosis has been questioned for months now. While he claims to be fighting Stage 3 cancer he has never looked better and doesn't see a need to seek standard treatment for his alleged illness. He also has refused to offer up any tangible proof of being sick and that now includes refusal to take a lie detector test.

Various media outlets are reporting that Gunvalson's family recently suggested that Ayers take a test and he flat out refused, likely was insulted by the idea. The thing is, Ayers track record for honesty hasn't exactly been stellar and Gunvalson's family and friends have all rallied for her to make the best choices possible.

Recently the reality star confirmed that she split from Ayers but she has always backed up his cancer diagnosis in spite of never going to chemo with him. Sources close to Gunvalson fear that once this seasons backlash dies down she will indeed reconcile with Ayers. Do you think that'll happen yet again? What are your thoughts on his supposed illness? Is Ayers lying about it or has he just lied so many other times that it makes it impossible to trust him now?

Currently Booming: Anna Duggar Reportedly Living in Florida With Parents- Will She Leave Josh for Good?

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It sounds like hunkering down with the Duggar clan was a little too overwhelming for Anna Duggar, the young wife of Josh Duggar. Since her husband admitted to paying for sex via Ashley Madison (a bombshell that came just months after he also admitted to molesting his sisters) she has quietly taken her kids and moved in with her parents in Florida. Apparently, Anna's parents' home is kind of like a retreat for the young mom of four who is left to pick up the pieces after being deeply humiliated by Josh.

While the family supported Anna bringing her four kids to spend time with them, a new report by In Touch claims that her parents will ultimately encourage her to work out the problems in her marriage with Josh. He is currently in a religious rehab of some kind, seeking help for his addiction to sex and Anna does intend to eventually visit. 

“She’s looking forward to seeing him in a month or two when the first spousal visitation is allowed. She just prays that he gets the help he needs so they can go on with their life together, despite everything he did to her.”

I have to admit, I'm actually pretty surprised that the controlling Duggars even allowed Anna to take the kids and go even temporarily. While she is supposedly playing the role of dutiful wife, as demanded by them, this girl obviously does have a bit of a backbone if she is challenging them on anything. Do you think that she will dare to actually leave Josh for good?

Currently Booming: Brooks Ayers Slams 'RHOC' Castmates That Doubt His Cancer Diagnosis

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Have you been watching the season of The Real Housewives of Orange County that is currently airing on Bravo? If so then you know that some serious allegations have been made by the ladies regarding the real medical status of Brooks Ayers, Vicki Gunvalson's on/off boyfriend. He is supposedly fighting cancer, yet the lifestyle choices that he has made as well as his treatment choices have certainly caused many to wonder. When the ladies came to Gunvalson with legitimate questions, rather than listening she flipped out and systematically began cutting people off.

She recently did split from Ayers but in a new interview with ET he insists that he does indeed have cancer and that the women were just looking to cause drama.

"Most of the women are making on the minor stuff in my opinion, and so yeah, there’s gonna be some questions being asked, but the challenge for me -- if you’ve got questions, come to me directly, Don’t talk behind my back, don’t assume and try to put the pieces together, and there has only been one time that these ladies have ever asked me about my cancer and my treatment. It's interesting to note that none of the women since we've gotten through filming in May have reached out to me asking how am I doing. How are my numbers going,"

Since the rest of the cast seemed to come to the conclusion that Ayers was lying it makes sense that none of them would be reaching out to be supportive. What are your thoughts on this situation? Do you think that Ayers would go so far as to fake a deadly illness?

Currently Booming: Brian Williams Debuts on MSNBC

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Brian Williams made a somewhat triumphant return to the anchor desk yesterday when he took over the afternoon coverage on MSNBC. Williams first task is to report on Pope Francis' visit to the United States which means that he was brought in the door with a decent breaking story to kick off this phase of his career.

By now everyone knows that the former NBC Nightly News anchor sat out a six-month suspension for lying on air about his active involvement in several of the stories that he was hired to report on. While Williams never fully admitted to lying it is obvious that he had developed quite a pattern of "misremembering". While many insiders believed that he would and should ultimately be fired from NBC, the powers-that-be opted to reassign him to the ratings-challenged MSNBC instead.

In other words, this guy with serious credibility issues has been brought in to help save a network that also has credibility issues. That seems like a pretty tough task to master, doesn't it? We know that Williams is scheduled to handle any breaking news between the hours of 3-5 p.m. weekdays on MSNBC. Do you support NBC giving him an opportunity to redeem himself and if so, do you think that it's a realistic possibility that he can do so and give MSNBC a boost as well? Or is his coming back just a pipe dream?

You can check out Williams first broadcast on MSNBC right here.

Brian Williams 'Misremembering' is Limiting MSNBC's Katrina Anniversary Coverage

If you have watched any news coverage over the last few days then surely you realize that his weekend marks the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Back in 2005 the monster storm wrecked havoc on New Orleans and left the ninth ward only slightly intact. Most news coverage has sent anchors back to the once-devastated area to see how things have been rebuilt and sadly, in many cases, how they have not. When NBC opened a full investigation of Brian Williams reporting they quickly realized that he had a bad habit of "misremembering" many prominent stories and embellishing to make himself part of the drama. This included his coverage of Katrina and MSNBC's programming is now affected by that.

The network has struggled with ratings and credibility issues over the last few years and while some sweeping changes have been made in recent months, they are also stuck with Williams. Rather than NBC firing their fallen evening news anchor they instead have shuffled him over to MSNBC, which quite frankly, won't help their credibility issues.

According to a report by Page Six, "MSNBC is sensitive about Brian Williams and his reporting on Katrina. None of their anchors are there this weekend. Brian’s mid-September start date was carefully scheduled to avoid the Katrina anniversary, among other considerations.” Williams had spoken of seeing a dead body float past his hotel, the Ritz-Carlton in the French Quarter. He said that gangs had “overrun” the place and claimed that he got dysentery and the hotel had no medicine. But then-manager Myra ­DeGersdorff said the Ritz-Carlton was secure, there had been a medical unit on-site, and told the Washington Post, “Maybe he misremembered . . . It wasn’t impossible he could have encountered a body, but I don’t think it was in the French Quarter."

Supposedly the network is already ticked that they are stuck with Williams. Having to not report on such a significant story in American history has to be making the already bad blood even worse, don't you think?

Anna Duggar Likely to Take the Blame for Husband Josh Duggar's Cheating

Once the scandal first broke online it didn't take Josh Duggar long to admit that he had indeed cheated on his wife of seven years, Anna Duggar, while using an Ashley Madison account. The 27-year-old has spent the last few years peddling family values and pretending to be a Christian role model while poor Anna has delivered four babies in rapid succession. She has remained silent since her husband admitted to living a fairly active double life and insiders are now saying that regardless of what Duggar has done, divorce simply won't be an option.

According to a new report by People, "Anna Duggar will likely not be leaving her husband Josh despite his admitted infidelity, a source with ties to the family tells PEOPLE. “Anna will not leave him,” says the source. “As with her in-laws, she is turning more to her faith than ever, she and Josh are probably praying around the clock right now, I would assume.”  The source says that from their knowledge of the Duggar family, Josh and Anna, “no way is she leaving him” – and says it would not come as a surprise if “on some level” Anna tries to “absorb some of the blame.”

“Maybe not publicly, ever, but privately, there will be some suggestion of whether or not she should have been more aware of the pressures Josh was under, of the issues he was facing, and how she could have better counseled him or helped him,” says the source. “She is fully and permanently committed to her marriage and her children. And she’ll have the support of Jim Bob and Michelle and everyone else in their circle in terms of staying with him and making this work,” continues the source. “Divorce is not even something that will be discussed.”

Last spring Duggar admitted to molesting four of his younger sisters well over a decade ago and at the time his wife spoke out professing her support for him. As horrific as that situation was, Duggar hadn't done anything directly to Anna to cause her pain. This situation is entirely different and it's hard to imagine that she is being so forgiving of the hurt and public scrutiny that his cheating has brought to them.

While the Duggar family will no doubt push Anna to stay married, do you think that she is having second thoughts now? Is Anna trapped in this marriage and if so do you think that there's any chance that she'll break free of the controlling Duggar family?

'RHOC' Vicki Gunvalson Splits From Brooks Ayers Again

While the currently airing episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County show Vicki Gunvalson's relationship with Brooks Ayers being just about as solid as ever, we are now hearing that the on/off couple has split yet again. Over the weekend the former couple issued a press release regarding their split saying,

"After much prayer, thought, counseling, and consideration, we have decided to end our four-year relationship. We both wish nothing but a great future for each other. We have come to realize that one can indeed love someone in their heart, but that the time may come for their lives to take separate paths. Though the remaining episodes of Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Orange County will show us as a couple, the filming took place in January 2015 through May 2015. There will be no further statements or interviews regarding our relationship as we choose to move on with our lives. Though we choose to live our lives in the public eye, we thank you for your understanding and ask privacy during this difficult time.”

The two have been involved with each other for about four years with a few different bust ups along the way. In the beginning Gunvalson's family and friends made no secret of the fact that they collectively disliked Ayers and it doesn't seem like he ever made much ground in winning their trust. The couple supposedly reunited last fall when Ayers was reportedly diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer, something that some RHOC cast mates have claimed is a lie.

Do you think that Ayers was once again deceiving Gunvalson and that led to yet another split?

Police Called After Joe Giudice Locks Oldest Daughter Gia Out of Home Intentionally

Joe Giudice is grabbing headlines again and for once it's not because of his rumored affairs with random chicks while wife Teresa Giudice is serving time for fraud in a Connecticut prison. Unfortunately, the reason is no better and might actually be a whole lot worse. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star has never been accused of being the best father on earth and over the weekend a screaming match with his 14-year-old daughter, Gia Guidice led to a police call.

According to a report by TMZ, the Giudice's were spending time at their New Jersey beach house when an argument led to Gia being locked out for several minutes. A neighbor called the police after an attempt at diffusing the situation between Joe and his daughter went bad. Sources claim that Giudice's raging temper made him pretty unfit to be around his kids, yet his daughter's begged police not to arrest him.

Since Teresa turned herself in back in January it has been Joe that has been handling the kids round-the-clock and many have wondered just how that was working out. Unfortunately it sounds like the kids are suffering, not only because of the temporary loss of their mother, but also because of being left with a parent that just can't seem to get things right in terms of setting a good example.

Brian Williams Off Suspension, Heading to MSNBC in September

Brian Williams six month suspension without pay from NBC quietly ended last week. Back in February the popular news man was removed from the NBC Nightly News anchor spot because he was caught and later admitted to embellishing a story about being shot down in a plane in Iraq.  The network imposed a six month suspension and when they did some digging NBC turned up several other instances where Williams was caught being dishonest. His lies eventually cost him the coveted top seat at the network but Williams somehow still does have a job waiting for him over at the always-struggling MSNBC.

Rather than firing him outright, NBC news honcho Andy Lack instead decided to create a position for Williams at the sister-network. Beginning in September he will be in charge of breaking news segments for MSNBC. While Williams should be thanking his lucky stars that he has a job, rumor has it that MSNBC is none to happy to be stuck with him. The network's ratings are dismal and they are struggling with credibility issues as a whole so bringing in Williams, with his reputation in shambles hardly seems the best move.

Still, Lack is hoping that Williams presence will somehow not only steady the ratings, but also prompt people to tune in to watch his exclusive coverage of important breaking events. Do you think that Williams still has that kind of power? Or will his credibility always be called into question after his past chronic lying on camera?

'RHONJ' Teresa Giudice Has Friends House Hunting for Her

Can you believe that Teresa Giudice has already been locked in a Connecticut prison for 8 months? Time really is flying, at least for us on the outside and The Real Housewives of New Jersey star is anticipating a December release.  That means that the reality star will be at home with her four daughters in time for the holidays, but where exactly will home be? The mansion that she has lived in for years is currently in foreclosure and rumor has it that her husband, Joe Giudice has been caught cheating yet again.

According to a new report by Radar Online, Giudice has enlisted friends to help her to find a suitable home for her to live in with her family once she's released from jail.  While Joe has been spotted looking quite cozy with a handful of different women since his wife was first locked up, it looks like, at least initially she does intend to live with him as well as the kids.

Divorce talk has surrounded this couple for years and perhaps Giudice is holding off on making any sudden moves because the reality is that once she is released from prison her husband will then be incarcerated for the better part of four years. That means that even if she wanted to spend quality time with Joe it's just not going to be a possibility so rushing to divorce is kind of unnecessary right now. Do you think that the Giudice's will eventually go their separate ways?

Kim Richards Fired- Was NOT Asked Back for Season 6 of 'RHOBH'

Was Kim Richards fired by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? Did she quit? Well, it seems to depend on who is doing the talking but one thing is for certain and that's that she certainly will not be returning to the hit Bravo series for season six. The bottom line seems to be that no one at the network wanted to deal with Richards lies about her sobriety any more and so she was not asked back. Of course, she has tried to put a different spin on it, proving that Richards still has an issue with accountability.

Back in April, just hours after the RHOBH's reunion show aired (which featured the reality star viciously defending her sobriety and slamming her cast mates for claiming that she wasn't okay) Richards was arrested in Beverly Hills for disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and in the chaos she even was accused of kicking an arresting officer. Richards went to rehab, left to attend her daughters wedding, went missing and then returned to rehab. She is rumored to be staying with her sister, Kathy Hilton, after recently being released.

While Richards struggle with alcohol and pills has been pretty obvious to anyone who has tuned in for an episode of RHOBH, just as troubling is her inability to take responsibility for her own behavior. Unfortunately, her shifting blame once again this week onto Bravo rather than blaming her firing on her own bad behavior certainly makes it seem like she still hasn't surrendered to the idea of accountability.

Do you think that the reality star has really hit her own version of “the bottom” just yet? Will she manage to finally stay sober and finally be able to take the steps necessary in order to put her life together for real? Will you miss her on RHOBH or are you glad to see her go?