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“Cupcake Wars” Vegan Winner Goes For The All Stars Trophy

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, July 8th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

It’s time for another round of vegan cupcake competition on the Food Network.

Earlier this year, Doron Petersan, owner of D.C.’s Sticky Fingers Bakery, won the competition on the network’s Cupcake Wars, where she raced against another vegan baker in the quest to impress the judges with her desserts like chocolate seltzer cake topped with ganache, banana crème frosting.

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Simon Cowell Draws Criticism For Painting Sheep For “Red Or Black”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

Simon Cowell

Horses breathed a sigh of relief once they learned Selena Gomez wasn’t going to embarass them by painting them pink for her new music video, “Love You Like A Love Song.”

Now sheep must make a run for it or risk being spray painted for a new Simon Cowell show in the UK.

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“Food Network Star” Makes Paula Deen Eat Tofu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 27th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

Next Food Network Star

Reality TV cooking shows usually play devil and not angel to vegetarian contestants and meals, but during a recent episode of The Next Food Network Star, the chefs made meals from Kellogg’s products that were mostly meatless.

The bad boys and girls must be ice skating in hell right now, because when Paula Deen eats tofu the place has definitely frozen over.

And amazingly, Paula didn’t wrap the piece of soy in bacon, fry it in lard and dip it in butter.

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Liv Tyler Carries Stella McCartney Clutch To “The Ledge” Premiere

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 in Actresses, Fashion, Film & TV.

Liv Tyler

It’s no secret Liv Tyler has a love for all things Stella McCartney, especially the gorgeous, leather-free handbags the vegetarian designer carries.

Tyler once again made an appearance in style at a premiere for The Ledge as she carried McCartney’s oversized, vegan leather clutch at her side.

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Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito is the host of a new Bravo show that pits culinary contestants against each other in competition to provide the best private dinner party experience to select guests.

Good chefs know every important party will have plenty of vegetarians and DiSpirito said meatless eaters should enjoy any experience they have at Rocco’s Dinner Party.

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Henry Rollins

When it comes to the relationship between humans and animals, exotic animals may get the worst end of the deal.

Whether it’s being kept–sometimes illegally–in an unnatural environment as a pet or road show exhibit or on a hit list for the myths it will cure some medical problem, when the exotic animal makes the news, it–unfortunately–usually isn’t for something good.

The pescatarian and musician Henry Rollins will be the host of a National Geographic show that will highlight humans and their interactions with exotic animals, Underworld.

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Noah Wyle

Long before Lisa Edelstein and Omar Epps became stars on House, there was Noah Wyle, America’s favorite television doctor who happens to be a longtime vegetarian, environmental activist and human rights supporter.

Wyle’s back on a new TNT drama called Falling Skies, where he stars as a history professor turned alien fighter forced to not only defend himself from those of the other world, but free his son from capture as well.

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The King's Speech

The King’s Speech producer Emile Sherman is known for creating an Academy Award nominated film portraying King George VI and his battle to overcome stuttering.

But it may not be as well known that Sherman is also the force behind one of Australia’s biggest animal welfare organizations, Voiceless, which Sherman established in only a year after seeing video footage of factory farms during a United States animal rights conference.

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