Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar Enter Marriage Counseling

It’s been a tough year for the Duggar family. 

Obviously, the various Josh Duggar sex scandals created the biggest headaches, but the past few months have seen the 19 Kids and Counting clan have seen coping with lots of other stumbling blocks and mini-scandals.

Just last week, Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard refunded donations to fans who became outraged after realizing they helped fund missionary work that never actually happened. (At least when Josh shells out for “missionary work” he gets what he paid for!)

Yes, the Duggar situation has gotten so bad that using charitable donations from fans to pay for a vacation is considered a minor scandal.

We imagine seeing your kids’ faces accompanied by some lurid headline every time you check out at the grocery store would be a pretty major source of stress for anyone, so we’re not surprised to hear that Michelle and Jim Bob have decided to get away from it all and give their marriage a tune-up.

Radar Online is reporting that Michelle and Jim Bob have embarked on a marriage retreat, where they’ll spend time in the woods discussing their relationship along with counselors and several other couples. 

The Duggars confirmed the news on there Facebook page today, but did not offer any information regarding when they’ll return from the outing in Ozark National Forest.

A website for the pastor who runs the retreat states that he offers “Biblical solutions to critical family problems.”

Well, that’s good. After all, the Duggars’ family problems are of Biblical proportions.

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Brandi Glanville Encourages 12-Year-Old Son to Ask Girls If They"re Virgins, Continues to Be an Idiot

Brandi Glanville is a mom. If you follow her career or her bonkers Twitter account then you probably already knew that, but it’s a strange thing to actually contemplate.

A woman whose public image is defined by hurling wine glasses and criticizing the smell of other people’s vaginas is responsible for the proper upbringing of two humans.

We’re not trying to suggest that Brandi is a bad mom, frankly, we have no idea. We are saying, however, that it’s not surprising that her approach to parenting is similar to her approach to everything else in life.

Sometimes her honesty is refreshing; other times her insistence on saying whatever the hell pops into her head is seriously cringe-worthy.

Take, for example, the “good boyfriend homework” that Brandi recently assigned her 12-year-old before his first date (and, of course, tweeted to her many followers):

We remind you again that the kid is 12, which means his date should consist of holding hands at the Goosebumps movie, not asking the poor girl if she’s DTF.

If this girl comes home and tells her parents that Brandi’s son asked if she’s a virgin, he’s gonna be the first kid in 6th grade with a restraining order.

Naturally, Brandi experienced some backlash for the tweet, and she made a somewhat decent argument in her own defense:

“Listen people !!Our ages 15&16 are the new 12yrs- thanks to the Internet-if you’re in denial about this do some major research,” she tweeted.

Yes, Brandi we agree that kids are growing up faster than ever, but “Are you a virgin?” is a pretty weird first date question at any age, ya dig?

Look, your sons already have LeAnn Rimes as a stepmother and a mom who doesn’t know the difference between “there” and “their.”

Don’t put them at a further disadvantage by teaching them how to be total creepsters at a young age.

Lamar Odom: Shady "Fixer" Shows Up, Takes Unconscious Star"s Stuff, Peaces Out!

How’s this for a twist:

Some “shady” man claiming to be Lamar Odom‘s manager reportedly turned up at the Love Ranch brothel hours after the former NBA star was found.

With Odom unconscious and on the brink of death, the man demanded to take his belongings, according to the business’ owner himself, Dennis Hof.

The unidentified man took the ailing athlete’s phone among other personal items, Hof says, and made himself scarce. Oh, and it gets even weirder:

A few hours after that took place, another man, identifying himself as Odom’s bodyguard, arrived … and had no earthly idea who the first visitor was.

“I don’t know if I got conned,” Hof said afterward. “When this all shakes out, this was a shady motherf–ker. I didn’t recognize him. Something was up.”

No word if Mike from Breaking Bad has an alibi last Tuesday.

Seriously, who was this “cleaner” and what does he know? If Hof – who Khloe Kardashian wants to shut the eff up – doesn’t even know … who does?!

Speaking of Khloe, she remains by Odom’s side as the 35-year-old continues to make progress following his nearly fatal overdose last week.

Despite reports that Lamar Odom died or was brain dead, has been brought out of a medically induced coma, and is now breathing on his own.

He has even smiled and kissed Khloe and Kim.

Odom faces a long road to recovery, but there is reason for hope … and we also hope he can tell us who this Mike-like “fixer” might be.

Because WTF.

View Slideshow: Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom: Romance Rewind … Then Unwind

Blake Shelton Sues Tabloid for $2 Million: Find Out Why!

Plenty has been written about Blake Shelton since his divorce from Miranda Lambert.

But there’s one story in particular that has the country music star fighting mad.

According to TMZ insiders, Shelton has filed a lawsuit against Bauer Media, the parent company behind In Touch Weekly, due to the cover story featured above.

As screamed in the lead headline, the supermarket tabloid alleged in its September 28th issue that Shelton was in rehab.

But his attorney says Blake was never in rehab, never plans to go to rehab and In Touch Weekly has defamed his character by claiming otherwise.

Inside the actual article, anonymous sources say “friends are terrified that [Shelton] could end up dead” at the rate he is going and he was “caught by” Lambert with a “bunch of naked women” inside the couple’s home.

Shelton is suing In Touch for $ 2 million, denying each one of these charges.

Of course, it does make one think:

A different recent cover story claimed Shelton is marrying Gwen Stefani… and he’s NOT suing over that allegation.

Might this mean he really is set to wed his fellow coach on The Voice?!?

No? Not at all? Darn. That’s too bad.

Here’s a look, meanwhile, at many other celebrities who didn’t exactly agree with magazine stories written about them:

View Slideshow: 49 Hilariously Untrue Tabloid Stories