Hallelujah: E! Goes Speidi-Free

Once reality royalty, now they're forced to eat 'tacos and burritos'

(NEWSER) - The famewhoring and ridiculous antics of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag finally backfired, leaving them broke and forced to live rent-free at Spencer's parents' house. (Although, it is a Santa Barbara beach house, so don't feel too sorry for them.) They explain to the Daily Beast how it all went wrong:

• They thought that living a fake life in front of the cameras (for example: Through it all, they never actually broke up ) would pay off for them in the long run, but it turns out "you can be too famous," Spencer says. "Reality TV is not a career." His antics for the camera made him so widely detested he can't find a job, and is considering going back to school. Heidi has been appearing on a reality competition show.
• Spencer says they never truly had any money, because they spent it as quickly as they got it. A whopping $2 million went toward hiring writers, producers, and engineers for Heidi's failed music endeavor .
• "I probably spent a million dollars on suits and fancy clothes,” Spencer says. “My whole million-dollar wardrobe—I would never wear that again. They’re props. Everything we were doing, we were buying props."

Pratt is leaving the Hills for a while, but not for noble reasons

(NEWSER) - Poor Spencer Pratt just is not having a good week. First, the reality star’s wife fired him as her manager and replaced him with a psychic . Now it comes out that Pratt’s story about leaving The Hills to fight cyber crime is a lie. The truth? “He is leaving The Hills for six weeks because he was asked to,” a source tells Us . Pratt allegedly “flipped out” when a female producer asked him to do something, and she was so “rattled” she filed a complaint. More»

MTV reality villain in talks with LA firearms-training firm

(NEWSER) - Spencer Pratt aims to remove both the “reality-TV” and “villain” facets of his character, as he’s planning a break from MTV’s The Hills to focus on fighting cyber crime. Pratt, 26, is studying software engineering, and, inspired by President Obama’s recent pronouncement that online threats are among the biggest challenges facing the US, Pratt is in talks to head a cyber security division of a Los Angeles firearms-training firm. More»

'The Hills' star will, of course, record their reunion for reality TV

(NEWSER) - In case you’ve been on Mars and haven’t heard, Heidi Montag had 10 plastic surgery procedures in 1 day—and now she’s scared to confront her “horrified” mother with her new face. The reality star, featured in an exclusive in People (timed to coincide with the release of her debut album), will continue to maximize her earnings potential by facing her mother for the first time on camera. The reunion will appear in a future episode of The Hills. More»

Plus, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag want their own show—of course

(NEWSER) - The inexhaustible Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are at it again, re-fueling their feud with Al Roker and campaigning for their own show. Pratt insulted Roker via Twitter (“WEATHERMAN I thought you were out of town today getting your stomache [sic] stapled again?” among other gems) when the couple’s interview yesterday was canceled, Us reports. Meanwhile, Speidi tells the AP that although they’re shopping their own show, they will also—joy!—stay on The Hills. More»