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Spend Night in Jersey Shore Pad —for $2.5K

Apparently it's worth it, according to renters

(Newser) - If, for some reason, you want to live out your own Jersey Shore fantasy, all you need is $2,500 a night. That’s how much the Seaside Heights home where the reality show is taped rents for, according to the AP , which uses a bunch of terms in its...

Ted Haggard to Appear on Celebrity Wife Swap

And he'll trade mates with ... Gary Busey

(Newser) - In possibly the weirdest news you’ll hear all day, sex-and-drug-scandal-plagued Ted Haggard is going on the celebrity edition of ABC’s Wife Swap reality show … and will swap partners with Gary Busey. Yes, in case you’d forgotten, Haggard still has a wife—despite the fact that he...

Ew ... Teen Bride Signs Reality Show Deal
 Teen Bride Signs 
 Reality Show Deal 
brace yourself
Sep 22, 2011 1:11 AM CDT

Teen Bride Signs Reality Show Deal

'Nothing will be off limits,' Courtney Stodden's mom vows

(Newser) - The couple everyone loves to get grossed out about are soon to star in their own reality TV show. Courtney Stodden, now a nearly grown-up 17, and her Green Mile actor husband Doug Hutchinson, a withered 51, have signed a deal to develop a reality program with Roy Bank, president...

Ryan O'Neal: Tatum Drama All Oprah's Fault

Winfrey didn't work her magic, he complains

(Newser) - Bad news: Turns out Oprah Winfrey is not always the magic antidote for what ails you, a lesson Ryan O’Neal learned the hard way: It seems that simply appearing in a reality show on her Oprah Winfrey Network did not manage to fix the long-troubled relationship between O'Neal...

Russell Armstrong Suicide: Real Housewives to Blame?

Media offer up quite a few theories

(Newser) - After Russell Armstrong's suicide , one question is apparently on everyone's mind: Is Real Housewives to blame? The Los Angeles Times , Christian Science Monitor , and two separate Daily Beast stories all delve into that question, noting that Armstrong's marriage troubles were splashed all over television during the first...

Real World Contract: You Could Die, Get AIDS
Real World Contract:
You Could Die, Get AIDS
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 7, 2011 7:25 AM CDT

Real World Contract: You Could Die, Get AIDS

'Village Voice' highlights the frighteningly specific warnings

(Newser) - Want to appear on MTV's Real World? First you might want to take a look at the contract, an "amusingly specific ... 30-page spectacular" the Village Voice got its hands on. Highlights, as interpreted by Camille Dodero:
  • "You may die, lose limbs, and suffer nervous breakdowns."
  • "
...

Sarah Palin's Hair Salon Gets Reality TV Show

'Big Hair Alaska' premieres this fall on TLC

(Newser) - If you loved TLC's Sarah Palin's Alaska, you're in luck. The channel is getting up close and personal with another side of Palin—her girly one. The Alaska hair salon where Palin gets her up-do style will be the subject of a reality show on the network...

Italian Mayor to Jersey Shore Cast: No Partying Here!

He doesn't want Florence's image sullied by reality show

(Newser) - In case you haven't heard, the Jersey Shore cast is going to Italy —but the mayor of Florence somehow expects the reality show not to "promote Florence as a drinking town." That's just one of the rules he's given to the cast. The New ...

Students Blast 'Unfair' SAT Reality Show Question

'I guess the kids who watch crap TV did well'

(Newser) - High school students who studied instead of watching Jersey Shore say they've been left at a disadvantage by a question on the SAT college entrance exam. The students complain that the essay question, which deals with the nature of reality shows, assumes that all students have a television and watch...

Clinton: We're Not All Like Kim Kardashian

Secretary of state gives an amusing Australian interview

(Newser) - In an interview yesterday with Australian radio personalities Hamish and Andy, Hillary Clinton wanted to clarify something: Not all Americans are like the Kardashians. “If you look at American TV as much of the rest of the world does, you would think we all went around wrestling and wearing...

Bachelorette Contestant Shot Himself: Friend

Julien Hug's body found in remote area of national forest

(Newser) - The body of former Bachelorette contestant Julien Hug has been found in a remote area of California's San Bernardino National Forest. Police say they don't suspect foul play, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. No cause of death has been officially reported, but a friend tells Radar that Hug, who had...

Steven Slater, Reality TV Host?
 Steven Slater, Reality TV Host? 
Aug 16, 2010 10:25 AM CDT

Steven Slater, Reality TV Host?

Disgruntled former flight attendant has offer on table

(Newser) - Can't get enough of former flight attendant and newly minted folk hero Steven Slater? Then this is good news: He may not be able to get his job at JetBlue back , but he has been offered a reality show. Reality TV powerhouse Stone Entertainment wants Slater to host a show...

Bristol-Levi Reunion Reeks of Reality TV

Forget Sarah—they're just addicted to attention

(Newser) - So we're choking a little on the too-cute, made-for-celeb-mags story of the Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston reunion. But maybe it’s not her mother behind it all —maybe it’s those crazy kids themselves. After experiencing the high of topping Google Trends in 2008, maybe they were suffering from withdrawal...

20 Reality Shows With Awful Prizes

Fame? Money? Marriage? Think again

(Newser) - Before you bust out your Michael Jackson impression for a shot at $1 million on America’s Got Talent, consider this: That $1 million is actually $375,000. Unless, of course, you want to take $25,000—before taxes—per year for 40 years. The Daily Beast tells the truth...

5 Reality Shows That Shouldn't Be Popular

James Hibberd explains why we love them

(Newser) - Sure, some reality shows are undeniably awful (Keeping Up With the Kardashians, anyone?) yet ridiculously popular. But there are other, less trainwrecky shows that manage to succeed—in spite of the fact that they really sound like they shouldn’t. James Hibberd offers up the top five in the Hollywood ...

Sin City's Latest: Virginity-Auction Reality Show
Sin City's Latest:
Virginity-Auction Reality Show
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
May 10, 2010 3:30 PM CDT

Sin City's Latest: Virginity-Auction Reality Show

Australia threatened producer with prostitution charges

(Newser) - If you're going to round up a bunch of sexual novices, auction off their virginity, and make a reality show out of the stunt, you might as well do it in Las Vegas. At least, that's what the would-be producer of said show quickly decided after Australia threatened prostitution charges...

Why Kim Is the New Paris
 Why Kim Is the New Paris 
Apr 26, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

Why Kim Is the New Paris

They're both 'famous for doing nothing'

(Newser) - Just when you were getting relieved—Paris Hilton gossip seems to be waning!—the Sun has some bad news for you: There’s a new Paris Hilton in town, and her name is Kim Kardashian. Evidence:
  • Kim is dating Paris’ ex: Cristiano Ronaldo, to be specific.
  • She finally crossed
...

Tiger Mistress Rachel Uchitel Pitches Reality Show

'Romancing Rachel' would follow her dating life

(Newser) - If you're tired of reality shows and Tiger Woods, this is very bad news: Mistress No. 1 Rachel Uchitel is pitching a reality show, reports TMZ . Called Romancing Rachel, it would follow her quest for true love. VH1 and the Oxygen network are reportedly considering it, while E! and Lifetime...

Kate Gets New Series ...and Specials

Yep, she's back on TLC, and you'll be seeing a lot of her

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin may never appear in Playboy , but she will be back on TV…in more ways than one. TLC is planning to air several Kate Plus 8 specials focusing on her family life, and the network is also giving her her own series. Twist of Kate will feature Gosselin...

No Playboy for Kate: Hef
 No Playboy for Kate: Hef 
Apr 8, 2010 8:44 AM CDT

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

He just doesn't think she's bunny material

(Newser) - Good news for anyone who thinks America has been seeing too much of Kate Gosselin: You won't be seeing all of her any time soon. “No! No!” Hugh Hefner says when asked about the very possibility of Kate gracing the pages of Playboy. And while he’s on...

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