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reality shows stories: 23 news summaries

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SIGNS OF THE apocalypse

 Spencer Vs. Al, Round 2 

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

Nov 17, 09 8:06 AM CST
(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’... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Al Roker • celebrity • feud • Spencer Pratt • The Hills • Heidi Montag • Speidi • reality shows • Spencer Pratt Al Roker

ROLE MODELS

 Jon Made Up Abuse Allegations 

Gosselin, desperate for money, told Hailey Glassman to badmouth him

Nov 3, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin’s quest for fame hit a new low with Hailey Glassman’s Insider interview—the octodad apparently invented Glassman’s claims of emotional abuse. “Jon and Hailey get paid for their appearances on these shows and they need the money,” a source tells Fox News , adding... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • tabloids • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • reality shows • Hailey Glassman

CELEBU-STUNTS

 Real Housewife 
 Frankel Preggers 

Bethenny gets a fiancé, a baby, and her own spin-off, conveniently enough

Oct 19, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Real Housewives of New York’s Bethenny Frankel announced her engagement over the weekend—but failed to mention she’s also pregnant. It will be the first child for the 38-year-old reality star, who is also—coincidentally?—getting her own spin-off show. A source close to Frankel tells Perez... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity pregnancy • Real Housewives of New York City • reality shows • Bethenny Frankel

 Colo. Sheriff: 
 Balloon Boy 
 Case a 'Hoax'  

No charges yet, but evidence points to stunt to boost reality show

Oct 18, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado sheriff announced this afternoon that the balloon boy case was a hoax and that he would be pursuing criminal charges. In a rambling news conference, Sheriff Jim Alderden said that the drama surrounding Falcon Heene was likely a publicity stunt designed to hype a reality show. More »

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sheriff • reality shows • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • Falcon Heene hoax

WATCH IT

 Housewife, Osmond Ream Jon 

Gosselin defends himself against odd pairing of singer, Bethenny Frankel

Oct 7, 09 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - His reality show may be washed up, but you just can't keep Jon Gosselin off TV. The octodad subjected himself to yet more pounding on the Insider last night, this time by—of all people—Donny Osmond and Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel. Frankel doled out... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Donny Osmond • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Real Housewives of New York City • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • reality shows • Bethenny Frankel

 Ryan Jenkins 
 Left Suicide Note 

Reality TV contestant mentions Jasmine Fiore, jealousy in page-and-a-half letter

Oct 6, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Jenkins, the reality TV contestant suspected in the murder of model Jasmine Fiore, left a suicide note titled “Will and Testament” on his computer before hanging himself in a Canadian hotel room. Though the letter talks in detail about Fiore and blames her for his situation, Jenkins never... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • suicide • murder • murder-suicide • reality shows • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Jenkins

OPINION

 8 Perfect 
 New Shows 
 for Jon Gosselin 

Former star of Jon and Kate Plus 8 would excel in any number of reality ventures

Sep 30, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Jon Gosselin’s been bumped from Jon and Kate Plus 8, he’s free to take part in some much more appropriate reality TV fare. Josef Adalian offers some suggestions on the Wrap:
  • The Other Half, Redux: Think a male version of
... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • reality shows

TMI ALERT

 Details From 
 Khloé, Lamar's 
 Blessed Union 

Kardashian, Odom take month-long relationship to the next level; gossip sites rejoice

Sep 28, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - In case you somehow missed yesterday's Khloé Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding, the gossip sites are here to bring you up to speed. TMZ, in particular, has more information than you ever needed to know:
  • Guests ranged from the expected (Odom’s Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Kardashian’s reality show cohorts)
... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Los Angeles Lakers • Joe Francis • Lamar Odom • Ryan Seacrest • Khloe Kardashian • celebrity marriage • Brody Jenner • reality shows

 Real Housewives 
 Spawns Fashion Line 

Plus, NeNe Leakes calls out co-star Kim Zolciak for stealing her song

Sep 18, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not sure what to wear as you lounge around in your fancy house, engaging in catfights with your neighbors while your reality TV show's cameras roll? Never fear: The Real Housewives fashion line hits a store near you this fall. The collection, inspired by Bravo’s franchise, will consist... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • fashion • cable TV • Bravo • fashion label • Real Housewives of New York City • Real Housewives of New Jersey • reality shows • Real Housewives of Atlanta • NeNe Leakes • Kim Zolciak

OPINION

 Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow 

After her stellar performance on America's Got Talent, it's time to take Boyle seriously

Sep 17, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s performance last night on America’s Got Talent “was exactly what Boyle's mentor, Simon Cowell, could have hoped for—lovely, inspirational, free of surprises,” writes Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter that it was canned” or that she was... More »

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entertainment • music • reality TV • Simon Cowell • celebrity • singing • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • America's Got Talent • reality shows

 Twins: Creepy 
 Jenkins Kept 
 Hitting On Us 

Reality TV contestant wanted to do it 'twin style' while married to Jasmine Fiore

Sep 1, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Jenkins tried to pick up twin sisters months after marrying Jasmine Fiore and was still obsessively text messaging them just weeks before Fiore’s murder and his suicide, Radar reports. The two-time reality show contestant told the Canadian bikini models he was in an open relationship and invited them... More »

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 Bachelorette 
 Cheater's 
 Emails 
 Exposed 

Shameless contestant doesn't mind seeing them splashed across gossip sites

Aug 25, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ed Swiderski, who won the heart of Bachelorette Jillian Harris and almost immediately started battling cheating rumors, “never” took the show seriously, Us reports. In a series of emails published by RealitySteve.com, it's clear that Swiderski wooed two other women while competing on the show, promising... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • cheating • celebrity engagements • reality shows • The Bachelorette • Ed Swiderski • Jillian Harris

 Dad: Marriage Was 
 'Hell on Earth' 

Claims Fiore lied, cheated

Aug 25, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Friends and family of Ryan Jenkins and Jasmine Fiore are speaking out, painting a picture of a toxic relationship that ended with her murder and his suicide, the New York Daily News reports. Their marriage “was hell on Earth—I advised him 50 times to get out of... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • suicide • murder • reality shows • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Jenkins

 Jon Mulls 
 a New 
 Reality 
 Show 



Oh joy! Even if TLC ditches him, he won't go far

Aug 19, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The good news: TLC might cut ties with Jon Gosselin for violating his contract by frequenting bars, TMZ reports. The bad news: He’s already in talks with another production company to appear in a new reality show, Divorced Dad’s Club, which chronicles the lives of famous divorced... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • reality shows

Reality Show Contestant Sought in Model's Murder

Canadian, 32, reported girlfriend missing

Aug 19, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A reality show contestant who once bragged he “left many amazing women in his life primarily because he wanted more women” is a person of interest in the murder of swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fiore, 28, was last seen with boyfriend (or husband,... More »

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reality TV • murder • swimsuit model • reality shows • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Alexander Jenkins • Ryan Jenkins

 Paula, Don't Let 
 Door Hit You 
 On Way Out: 
 Idol Staff 

Employees toast departure of 'difficult diva'

Aug 6, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest may be sad to see Paula Abdul go, but he’s in the minority: Longtime American Idol staffers were so overjoyed at her announcement, they threw an impromptu party, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Can’t you hear our celebration?” one veteran staffer says. “We... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • The View • Simon Cowell • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • Diana Ross • So You Think You Can Dance? • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • Natalie Cole • reality shows

Reality TV: Hollywood's Sweatshop

Producers make contestants suffer to bring out the drama

Aug 1, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - They work up to 20 hours a day, often without breaks, and usually for no pay. Sometimes they're a little tipsy. Welcome to the secret lives of reality TV contestants. With no union to represent them, these “performers” suffer grueling conditions, the New York Times reports. “They... More »

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reality TV • labor • reality shows

(Newser) - Although not fatal, renting out your pad to a reality star babe through Craigslist can be destructive, Gawker reports. A tipster says she rented out her apartment to America's Next Top Model contestant CariDee English and her beau, and returned home 2 weeks later to witness the remains: "... More »

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(Newser) - Nadya Suleman's 14 kids will be paid $250 a day for starring in a reality show under a deal she signed yesterday, E! Online reports. The octuplets and her six other children will earn a total of $250,000 for 71 days of shooting over three years under the contract... More »

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television • reality TV • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • reality shows

 Jon's Galpal Resigns From Tab 

Sources say she's just using him to get her name in the papers

Jul 24, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stop the presses. Jon Gosselin's new Kate—not the one in Jon and Kate Plus 8—resigned from her post as a reporter at Star yesterday, citing a conflict of interest with her new relationship. But giving up her job doesn't quiet skeptics on Jon's latest flame, Kate Major. She’... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • reality shows • Kate Major

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