Colton Haynes is Engaged to Be Married

Just a month after going public with his relationship to Beverly Hills florist-to-the-stars Jeff Leatham, Arrow actor Colton Haynes has announced that the couple is engaged.

Haynes made the announcement in an Instagram post accompanied by a photo of the couple kissing on a rooftop as fireworks go off in the background.

Said Haynes in the post: “I SAID YES!!! ??❤️”

Leatham posted the same photo, writing “HE SAID YES !!! ❤?”

The photo was taken at the Las Ventanas resort in Cabo San Lucas.

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Oh? Former Disney star Cole Sprouse finally goes shirtless on ‘Riverdale’

Riverdale producers know well enough to keep the manflesh quotient quite high in every episode.

Related: These steamy new “Riverdale” scenes request your undivided attention

That trend continues in the latest episode of CW’s runaway hit, which features handsome actor Cole Sprouse (previously of Disney’s The Suite Life of Zach & Cody) parting ways with his shirt.

Related: So, the first steamy gay scene from C.W.’s “Riverdale” is here. Curious?

He’s definitely not your mother’s Jughead.

You can embrace your inner teenybopper and take a look at the whole scene HERE. (If you happen to be at work, don’t visit the site ’til you get home.)

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Kate McKinnon Calls Out Liar (or Lawyer?) Jeff Sessions on SNL

Another week, another woman playing a man in the Trump administration on Saturday Night Live.

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Having sex before work can make you like your job more, study finds

In a new study titled “From the Bedroom to the Office,” researchers claim having sex either before work helps improve a person’s job performance for 24 hours. At the same time, people who bring work home with them experience negative affects on their sex lives. So put away the cellphone, dear, and come to bed.

Over 150 couples (straight, gay and bisexual) participated in the study, which was conducted by the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Each morning and evening for a two week period, the couples would have sex then report back on how it impacted their daily lives.

Researchers found that people who had sex before work reported more “positive moods,” which, in turn, resulted in improved workplace performance and greater job satisfaction.

“We make jokes about people having a ‘spring in their step’ but it turns out this is actually a real thing and we should pay attention to it,” says researcher Keith Leavitt. “Maintaining a healthy relationship that includes a healthy sex life will help employees stay happy and engaged in their work, which benefits the employees and the organizations they work for.”

Researchers believe the reason people experienced an uptick in their workplace performance following morning sexy time may be due to that fact that, during sex, oxytocin and other neurochemicals are released in the brain, which can help make people feel more connected to one another.

“Sex helps our bodies release a cocktail of hormones and endorphins like dopamine and oxytocin that elevates our mood, helps us relax and feel more loving with our partner,” sexologist Isiah McKimmie says. “Sex also lowers our heart rate, boosts our immune system and can help us sleep better.”

Related: Straight guys confess their same-sex sexual encounters in candid new study

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Alec Baldwin’s Trump Handles an Alien Invasion on SNL: WATCH

Donald Trump has yet to face a global crisis in his presidency, and let’s hope it’s not an alien invasion because Alec Baldwin gave us a good idea of what that would like in SNL’s cold open.

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Inside the $125,000 gay prison dating scam targeting straight men

In case you needed another reminder about being careful who you agree to meet up with online, a convict accused of running an elaborate, years-long gay dating scam using cellphones smuggled into an Oklahoma state prison was just ordered to fork over nearly $125,000 to his victims, the Oklahoman reports.

34-year-old Sean Siwek was already serving 20 years in the Lawton Correctional Facility for robbery and assault convictions when he concocted a sophisticated scam using illegally obtained cellphones to create fake dating profiles on a “voice-based dating” service. The name of the specific service has not been reported.

According to prosecutors, Siwek used the phones to connect with unsuspecting straight-identifying men. He would chat them up, pretending to be a male prostitute looking for sex with guys on the DL. One of his aliases was “Devon Jones,” a strapping, young 24-year-old living in Elyria, Ohio.

Related: Four teens charged with running sophisticated Grindr extortion scheme that will make you shudder

After arranging to meet up with the men “for a good time sexually,” Siwek would then call them up claiming to be law enforcement. He would inform them they had been communicating with a minor, then demand they pay him off or be faced with criminal charges, prosecutors alleged.

To get the money, Siwek would instruct his victims to purchase prepaid debit cards then give him the numbers over the phone. According to court records, he defrauded a total of six different victims in four different states out of more than $130,000 between October 2010 and August 2012.

It’s not entirely clear who provided Siwek with the cellphones, or how he managed to keep the operation going for so long without prison officials catching on.

“I’m appalled that this kind of conduct can happen inside a state prison,” U.S. District Judge Robin J. Cauthron said on Tuesday.

Siwek pleaded guilty to wire fraud in 2015. During his sentencing this week, rather than adding anymore time to his 20 year prison sentence, Judge Cauthron credited the two years Siwek spent in two different country jails awaiting his sentencing. He then demanded Siwek repay his victims and be placed under extra federal supervision.

Swiek will be eligible for parole in 2023, but something tells us he’s probably not going to get it.

Related: Man sues Grindr over elaborate sexual harassment scheme orchestrated by his ex

h/t: Oklahoman

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