Mark Cuban Involved in Insider Trading?

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is being charged with insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil suit on Monday claiming that in 2004, Cuban sold off his shares in a company right before the prices fell. By selling before the share prices dropped, Cuban saved himself $750,000, but that type of activity is illegal. Just ask Martha Stewart – she was fined $30,000 and did five months at Alderson Federal Prison Camp for it! (This photo by James Duncan Davidson/O’Reilly Media, Inc. is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License) The SEC suit … Continue reading

Karina, Mario and Mario

You have to wonder what happens when Mario Lopez visits his girlfriend Karina Smirnoff during rehearsals for her latest appearance on “Dancing with the Stars.” I’m sure there’s a lot of head turning going on… especially when the pro dancer compliments Mario… her new dance partner. For season six of the popular ABC dance show Smirnoff has been paired with multi-platinum recording artist and actor Mario. (Hard to believe it was just three seasons ago that the sizzling hot Ukrainian-born dancer took Lopez all the way to the finals.) Mario meet Mario. Talk about déjà vu. The new Mario calls … Continue reading

“New Kids” Planning to Reunite—Are You Ready for This?

First it was the Backstreet Boys, now it’s New Kids on the Block. What’s next… a 98 Degrees reunion? In case you haven’t heard the good (or bad, depending on if you were a fan) news, word has it the legendary boy band New Kids on the Block is getting back together. If you grew up in the ‘90s then you likely swooned with the rest of the nation over Jonathan Knight (who is now a 40-year-old real estate developer), Donnie Wahlberg (a 38-year-old singer turned actor), Joey McIntyre (a 35-year-old new dad and former “Dancing with the Stars contestant), … Continue reading

Mark Cuban vs. Mario Lopez vs. Donald Trump?

It’s unlikely we’ll ever see former “Dancing with the Stars” contestants Mark Cuban and Mario Lopez going toe-to-toe on the dance floor, but that doesn’t mean the two raven haired two-steppers won’t be duking it out on another reality series. The “Dancing with the Stars” alum having been kicking around the idea of creating a “celeb mixed-martial-arts program where Hollywood stars beat the heck out of each other.” The billionaire businessman and Karina Smirnoff’s live-in boyfriend have already displayed their fancy footwork in front of millions, but can they pull off a show that requires “beautiful” celebs risk getting their … Continue reading