Jersey Shore Gets a Book Deal

City denies permit to spin-off featuring Snooki, Jwoww

(NEWSER) - Those poor kids of the Jersey Shore: They've been hit with numerous lawsuits , slammed by scientists , dissed by a clothing chain and the governor of their state , and banned from partying on film in Florence . Now Hoboken, of all places, has publicized its disdain. A spin-off to the reality show featuring Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer "JWoww" Farley was to be filmed in the city, but the mayor denied the necessary film permit, the Huffington Post reports. More»

Kate Gosselin isn't even the worst

(NEWSER) - Kate Gosselin is the latest in a long line of “celebrities” throwing temper tantrums on national television. E! rounds up eight more reality show meltdowns—watch the videos in the gallery:

• Kenley Collins, Project Runway: She flips out when judges say her final creation looks like a “pink snake” or “tight sausage,” and refuses to remove the belt.
• Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model: The host loses it on a contestant who wasn’t taking the show seriously.
• Teresa Guidice, The Real Housewives of New Jersey: In a moment of true Jersey class, Guidice flips over a restaurant table.

Jersey guidos, guidettes fail Leno's Tonight Show game

(NEWSER) - Considering how well they did during their first stint on Jay Leno’s “Battle of the Celebrity All-Stars,” it’s no surprise the Jersey Shore cast members didn't come off as brainiacs during their rematch on last night’s Tonight Show. Snooki completes the title of Catcher in the… with “Closet”; J-woww mistakes a picture of Ben Bernanke for the “president of Iraq” and a picture of Kim Jong-Il for Jackie Chan; and Ronnie imagines a world in which, should the president and vice president both die, Sarah Palin would be named president. More»

Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley comes clean

(NEWSER) - Get ready for your world to be rocked, because everything you thought you knew is wrong: Jersey Shore guidettes Jenni “JWOWW” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi are not Italian. Farley told Fox 's The Strategy Room last night that she’s actually Spanish and Irish, while Snooki is Chilean. So why does Snooki call herself a “guidette”? Because it’s a “lifestyle,” Farley explains. Perhaps that will make the Italian-American groups boycotting the reality show feel better. More»

Photos of naked Jenni 'Jwoww' Farley being shopped around

(NEWSER) - Well, it was only a matter of time before this happened: Jenni Farley, otherwise known as Jersey Shore’s “Jwoww,” is the star of her very own nude photo scandal. Radar gleefully reports that the pictures “leave NOTHING to the imagination,” and at least three are being shopped around to media outlets. Fittingly, the news broke just as fellow guidette Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was refusing to meet with Jerry Springer, claiming to be “way classier than that,” the New York Post reports. More»